Repaint in and out and on going build project
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Repaint in and out and on going build project
when i first got her...(Looked ALOT worse in person)
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
I spent many many nights stripping it out. removing all the sound deadening etc everything ready to paint it.
Picked up some cheap wheels...Autostrada modenas but they had seen better days. They had been Matte blacked after being attacked by a grinder for some un-godly reason
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
but again i spent many many hours and got them looking pretty mint. All done by hand
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Thought i would try something a little different for my intercooler
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Picked up a full cut bridgeport rebuilt 13bt block and a holset turbo (hx40 or wh1e)
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
It is a bit large but we will see
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
here she is as a bit of a work in progress
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
I spent many many nights stripping it out. removing all the sound deadening etc everything ready to paint it.
Picked up some cheap wheels...Autostrada modenas but they had seen better days. They had been Matte blacked after being attacked by a grinder for some un-godly reason
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
but again i spent many many hours and got them looking pretty mint. All done by hand
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Thought i would try something a little different for my intercooler
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Picked up a full cut bridgeport rebuilt 13bt block and a holset turbo (hx40 or wh1e)
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
It is a bit large but we will see
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
here she is as a bit of a work in progress
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Last edited by ben.farnath; 11-05-11 at 11:13 PM.
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making use of my (destroyed by previous owner) finishline front bumper, I made a lower lip. It has since been sent to a bumper reco shop and is now one peice. Just need to finish a few bits then its done
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Engine bay getting done
By benfarnath at 2011-09-28
Basecoat
By benfarnath at 2011-09-28
Cleared and all done
By benfarnath at 2011-09-28
Interior all stripped and ready
By benfarnath at 2011-10-20
MMMMmmmm shiney
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Took a while but i finished all the body work (Im a panel beater btw)
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Guide coat so i can block it all down then re-sand it to get it smooth as poss
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
picked up a Blitz manifold and 50mm gate cheap as chips.
By benfarnath at 2011-09-12
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Engine bay getting done
By benfarnath at 2011-09-28
Basecoat
By benfarnath at 2011-09-28
Cleared and all done
By benfarnath at 2011-09-28
Interior all stripped and ready
By benfarnath at 2011-10-20
MMMMmmmm shiney
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Took a while but i finished all the body work (Im a panel beater btw)
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
Guide coat so i can block it all down then re-sand it to get it smooth as poss
By benfarnath at 2011-11-05
picked up a Blitz manifold and 50mm gate cheap as chips.
By benfarnath at 2011-09-12
Last edited by ben.farnath; 11-05-11 at 11:15 PM.
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A hell of alot of hard work has finally paid off. ( the only work that wasn't done by me was the spraying of the car and wheels.) I went for a subaru colour interior and engine bay and the exterior is factory satin gold metallic (1A)
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question!
i was wondering how you removed all the sound padding in the interior so well? im planning on repainting my interior soon also i just need to get it all looking nice first
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Oh it was the biggest job of the whole car. Do NOT do it how i did it. Haha. I used a heat gun, scraper, solvent, scotch brites and one hell of a lot of elbow grease. Took several week ends. Hours and hours and hours. Then when i finished i found out you can use dry ice and a hammer. Like this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbb5d...eature=related :s
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arrived home today.
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busy next couple weekends so wont be going back together till december but engine wont be done for a long while yet.
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busy next couple weekends so wont be going back together till december but engine wont be done for a long while yet.
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Of course, once it's all removed, any issues fixed and then painted, you'll need to add sound deadening back. Assuming the car is actually going to be driven, and is not a dedicated track car.
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awesome keen to see it.
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depends how tolerant of bumps, creaks, and all the road noise you are. but seeing as you are daily driving not having it as a weekend warrior or track car i would put it back in or just paint over it if its still all intact and uncracked.
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cheers aparently they are not everyone's cup of tea. I was actually looking out for a set and they came up for 150 NZD for the whole set. 17x7.5 and 8.5 but in fairness they were in really, really bad shape when i got them
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started removing wiring for stuff no longer in use. started with the easier loom for the rear section (tail lights, speakers, electric suspension etc) removed all speaker wiring and the auto adjusting suspension wiring, antenna and wiper. wasnt too hard but there are a few wires i believe may be for the american delivered 7 such as high stop and side lights. also is there pretensioned seatbelts as an option? it was worth the effort, removed about a third of the wiring from that loom. next is the front harness (headlights, indicators, emissions which are all deleted so will probably remove it.) ill be rewiring it to hide all the wiring. found this site which is quite helpful http://mazdarx7.iougs.com/training.shtml
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