Look forward to seeing the end result
What's your name btw as you know mine now lol

 

Its nice to see Neil, keep it up mate, loving the whole aspect of the thread with the details, banter, pics, regular updates and the fact your doing it all pretty much yourself.

Also what did happen to the car to cause the reason for the recent work on it? I couldnt read/see a mention although I did see a pic in another post somewhere but it didnt highlight the amount of damage nor pictured.

Out of curiosity what prices ranges are a full re-spary for a newage these days, just curious for the future soon as your only up the road so to speak.

Rob

 

Neil


Rob, a woman driver lost control in the snow last December and slid into the front of my car.

Prices of repaints are as long as a price of string.

I'd rather not go into it on here, as I'm not an authorised trader, and don't want to risk my membership.

Neil

 

I completely agree Neil,a price depends on what is needed to be done and what end result the customer is looking for.
That's one job I hate is pricing,it's very hard to get it right most of the time.

 

I don't think there is a paint shop Trader on here so it cant rock up a **** storm lol

Questions for Neil and Ryan, if I wanted day the odd door painting, what's colour matching like these days? I had a 20 yr old Renault Alpine which was fibre glass, both doors blistered so getting it resprayed was going to be a pain, ie colour match with age and the non baking, anyway it came out a treat and the colour was almost perfect.

 

I doesn't matter whether there is any paint shops on here, the issue is that as a self employed person (me) I cannot actively promote my business, or sell any goods that may be for profit.

I have had discussions with Kieran, and understand and accept the terms of Scoobynet.

I could easily become an authorised trader, and I'm still thinking of it, but right now I feel like I don't need to.

 

Fully understand mate, ive also been in conversation with Kieran regarding the 'said' topic recently for myself, but its not viable so Im not going to be bothering anymore.

Best of luck with the car, and I take it you intend on competing in sprints with it in 2012?

Rob

 

Yup, planning on doing Elvington events if they go ahead, and if funds / time allow, there are talks of a sprint series to be run alongside the MLR series which I fancy a pop at.

 

Few more holes welded up..





Bit more filler.



Don't think I'm far off now on the bulkhead, and going to try and get some primer on it Monday morning.

 

OMG I thought you couldn't improve on an already perfect car, but you've shown me otherwise That engine bay is gonna look schweeet

Glad you've seen sense and decided to keep. Pleeeaaaasssse tell me its going to stay as a blobeye though

 

I'm not sure whether is going to be blob or hawk.

I'm also not sure what colour it's going to be.

Basically I haven't got a clue.

 

see how you feel on the day lol

 

just to answer robs question, most colours these days need blending into the next panel,

neil knows i love this car,

 

Without doubt it NEEDS to stay a blob and white imo

 

yep i agree with that!

 

White is the fastest colour after all...

 

I'm thinking wide body hawk eye in Porsche seal grey

 

 

White and keep it blob.

 

Yes white is faster .
I'd be a shame to change the outside as its perfection as it is. Save the hawk and colour change for another project, like the two door one

 

white is 2 common now its diffrent and needs to stand out, that's my 2pence anyway

 

Yup, whites been done to death. Its just a trend thing, much like the matte colours floating around. Im thinking Porsche seal grey, with either some crazy offset JDM rims in maybe a candy teal or purple or go VAG classy and some Polished BBS LMs.

I think classy is the way forward with a super clean build Neil

 

the grey scheme would look cracking on a Hawkeye methinks

 

You lot aren't helping much...

I think White is a colour that has kind of had its day in terms of 'trends', but will always be a good colour for Scoobs, especially track based cars.




Managed to get the bulkhead finished and into primer today, but forgot my camera. but' I'll get some tomorrow.

Definately need to decide on a colour soon though, even if it is just for the engine bay.

 

Silver engine bay?

 

Neil, stick with white mate, then price it up for sale (my direction lol)

 

I have been thinking a matte metallic grey bizarrly enough, lol.


It is for sale, in any state, whether it's as a shell ready for rebuild, or as a car to your spec.

 

Silver or grey engine bay is deffo the way forward mate. Classy!!

 

Tell me more, PM me options as a car complete , I have a mate whom is looking for blob STI.

 

Rob, there are plenty of normal blobs for sale ranging from £6k to £8.5k.

This as a complete car even in basic STi spec would be above that.

It really depends what sort of car they're after.

Neil