Bit more done today,

Car all blocked down, ready for 3 nice coats of primer,


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When I stripped the boot off, you can see the lack of paint, actually see the sealer through it lol


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Tomorrow ill take the rest of the panels of and paint the shuts and the body,

Jake

 

3 coats is that not sacriledge on a Spec C - they're supposed to be light

 

Thats why you said it would take 2 days to do my bumper, Because your car is always in there!!

 

Next level clean!

 

3 coats was a 1500 grams of primer, ill prob block back about 1 to 1.5 coats, just lets me block it completely flat,

I'm really please with the overall condition of the car, all the arches are completely rust free as is the back panel, the front crossmember has a bit of surface rust. But that's easily sorted,

Chris were actually really busy lol, was surprised when dad said get it on the ramp, must of been the treat of going fishing lol. Only spent a couple hours on the car today.

 

Wish I had the money to have my whole car painted!! but i'll have to get rid of my missus first if I ever want to have any money to get it done!!

Top work as usual mate!!!

 

I love it! My wife and I are tossing around the idea of heading back to belgium or germany. If I do I'll be storing or selling my cars here and buying a white blob spec c or a group n car over there.

Your car is ****

 

Good day today,

Me and dad both started prepping the car, 320 blocked, then 800 blocked followed by all the edges and what not by hand

Car was then put into the booth and I started to paint her,


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The cars sat air drying now, so won't get touched till at least Thursday/Friday.

Tomorrow before end of play I need to paint:

Boot and spoiler (now I know all my decals can be bought)
Handles
Mirrors
Scoop
Bumpers

I'm hoping I can do all of those in one sitting, a new front screen trim has been ordered too.

A tired jake

 

Bloody hell I thought it looked clean at the start of the thread!

Nice work.

 

great read,i could imagine what all this work would cost.well done

 

Mate, ive already said if you going to get anything painted on your car send it to Jake, I think he has the same OCD levels of detail as you!!!

 

i want it white now haha

 

rest of the bits done,

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build up time tomorrow, then glass friday, car will stay gun finish now for 3 weeks or so before flatting and polishing

jake

 

On the final stretch now,

Car is 99% built up,

Went and picked the new screen trim up ready for the glass to go in tomorrow,

New clips fitted, it's gone back together better than when I bought it, few bits of blacking doing on the scoop, and bumper. And I'm awaiting my new decals and badges from Japan, via cotton competition

Few pics,


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Jake

 

looks mint, better than subarus effort!

 

Jake, Anything you need from japan go direct to japan parts, They are usually cheaper, I got my oil cooler pipe nearly £100 cheaper than RCM quoted me and it still needed ordering from japan as nobody in the UK had one...i got it for £55 all in, was a ball ache to swap though, lol

 

Gaz

I think I am in love again mate

 

They are only cheap to be fair bud, but I hear u on the big stuff,

What happened to your oil cooler pipe?

 

Its hard to lose it mick

i still am

i was just unlucky in one respect but lucky in another, the pipes are very tight behind the drivers headlight and it must have had a bit of light rubbing at some point and corroded and resulted in a small pin ***** hole which decided to leak oil through my spotlight cover, Easy enough fix with the part

 

Lovely car bud. Any one know how many blobeyed spec c were made before they brought out the widetrack spec c? I know they did a 16 and 17inch wheel model.

Seen a few for sale and didnt know if they were built to a limited number like 1000?

 

Lovely car bud. Any one know how many blobeyed spec c were made before they brought out the widetrack spec c? I know they did a 16 and 17inch wheel model. Seen a few for sale and didnt know if they were built to a limited number like 1000?

 

App they made a 1000 in red. White and blue.

My car was registered new in the UK, by Litchfield

 

Getting there now bud

 

1000 ltd's combined in red, white and blue...With most being white :P

 

WOW. Beautiful!

 

Excellent work, looks great.

 

Glass and new window trim went in today, I fitted the rest of the parts on and then blacked the bumper and the vent,

Pics


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Just awaiting decals and badges now.

Jake

 

 

Stunned at you lack of patience, don't hang around do you, but stunning end results. Your thread always get a click from me.

 

Haha cheers, some times too quick as it gutted the stock sti back box and it sounds **** hahah


Jake