Is no problems Darren..

This weeks progress..

First, received this..



Along with my uprated fuel pump, and fuel pressure regulator, all courtesy of Lateral Performance.

Also, managed to take possesion of a rather nifty Nukabe tow eye for the front, courtesy of a good customer, and now good friend, Craig Levens.

Which goes something like this..








And due to one of my customers changing his mind on his car, I also ended up with this flocked dashboard also..



With the first of several Defi's installed in the air vent..



This week I have also recieved my brake calipers from the machine shop, and will be going to the anodisers this next week, then back to the machinists for finishing off..

Slow, but steady progres it seems...

 

excellent progress, the finish quality of this car is going to be mental!

 

Really like the towing eye mate. Id like one of those

As for the flocked dash... been there done that and my god i love it

The car is really coming together mate, your work is fantastic as ever

 

Neil,
That towing eye should be yellow for the race car look


and so people passing by don’t trip over it

 

Cheers chaps..

Wonder wagon...that is going to be one of many comedy moments I will be looking out for.

 

looks great mate cant wait till this gets finished.

 

Small teeny tiny, if not a bit boring update..

I wanted a black carpet, but seemed a bit tricky to get hold of, for what I wanted to pay...

So, I managed to get a grey one, and after a thorough jet wash and dry, preceeded to 'waft a bit of fabric dye over it'


Here you can see it after the first coat..



And all done, with std carpet alongside for comparison..





And in..






Looks a bit patchy in the pics, but looks good as in the flesh...

 

Gettin there now mate

 

nice touch. although all adds weight

 

This is not a race car
This is not a race car
This is not a race car.....so he says!

You can't resist spraying things can you ?
Is it sitting on the ground yet? Your watchful audience is getting impatient for the picture we are all waiting for!

Graham.

 

yea, regards the carpet dye, i bought a new bootmat for mine and it was black, the classic side panels in my car were grey, it took 3 wafts of black dye to get them dark enough to make it all match

 

Patience Graham....



Wheels turned up today...

 

Bloody tease!

I am very bored here while I move from Impreza to race car in 2008, and you are the only entertainment!

It really will be a nice car when down and done.

I guess Body men do it Slowly,
while us hillclimbers do it in seconds +/- 1/100th.
DropShots.com

 

where do u get the dye and hows it applided car looking sweet by the way any updates on delboys (craigs) impreza i see in back grounf i know hes had lot work don just wondered if any pics???

 

LOL @ Graham

Japtorque, the dye was purchased by the missus from somewhere like Wilko's (other retailers available )

I just put it through a spray gun, as I do, and it seems ok to me.

 

Oh, and Craigs car's work is highly secretive, so I'll leave it up to him.

 

this has really turned into something

 

no worrys on craigs car and cheers ill have check the dye out few bits i think i could use it on depending how i can use it keep up the good work car looking stunning i maybe pop down see u later in the year wanting colour change on my scooby and few custom bits done

 

C'mon i wanna see the rims Neil

 

oooooo i'll have a peek at your wheels on Monday when i come to collect my car Neil......

mine will be alive again in 4 weeks ready for 08 show season... got a couple of new bits to show off but really just can't wait for a drive after 7 months of it being in Neils....

Thanks for the storage Neil... oh and the couple of hours you have put into it, and if you have time to actually read this post:

'sell me your clocks' & get my car finished

Seriously tho this truly is an awesome build, none of the pictures on this thread do the car justice, in the flesh it's stunning.....a credit to hard work, determination and taking modification to the next level...

 

Craig....


Brake discs are ready for fitment..



Front..



Rear..

 

Are we SURE this is a road car?

 

What are those disks... tres cool

 

Mmmm, handbrake..????

 

Them brake discs look absolutly awesome, what are they??? Bet they set u back a buck or two!

Fiar play mate, this car is gunna an awesome machine! So much attention to detail is being paid, wish i was this patient! lol

Good luck and keep it going mate. Show us pleanty more pics

 

you are certainly cracking on there my m8. mine has stalled a bit getting some one off parts custom made and waiting fo brakes. soon as they come then im off and running again. car looks the dogs neil credit to you and your skill.
mick
see you soon i hope with my front bumper etc.

 

For those asking, and interested, the brake set up started life as a K-Sport 356mm set up, and the handbrake arrangement is as per the standard car...

Cheers Mick, hope you get back on track m8.


Due to the size of the rear discs, I had to remove the shroud off the rear backplate, like so by drilling out the spot welds, and a bit of touching up was neccesary of the powder coating..





Handbrake assembly is also now complete, and discs are fitted..

Onto the interior, I have got some bits fitted..

JDM Defi style clocks..(cheers Conrad)





And I also got some of the 2005 centre console fitted, along with the modified location for the electric mirror switch.
2005 models have the electric mirror switch in the door, whereas my 2003 has it in the centre console.
The 2005 centre console has a space for 2 heated seat switches, which I simply altered to take the mirror switch, and re-wire the direction outputs to coincide with the mirror movements.





Sort of resembling some kind of interior now..

Also recieved this today, along with my up-pipe and downpipe, all ceramic coated...No more heat wrap for me.

 

Are the 05 centre consoles a straight swop for the earlier ones then, I wanted to get one for my bug recently but wasn't sure if it would all fit.

 

Ive got the same Zircotec coated headers Neil. you wont belive how much cooler they are compared to wrapped items.

Are the door cards black, flocked or retrimmed?

I can't see

 

Yeh, yeh, yeh, just great Neil . . . . . . .



















































Just show us a picture of the f*cking wheels man !!!!



(but seriously) A soooooooooperb job you're doing.

Do you have any pictures of previous projects you've completed ?