neil will you bloody calm down m8. you are causing me sh-t loads of extra work. i have extended my build by twelve months because of the increase in spec. cant compete with a full strip down, but mine will be sharp. dont need the calipers done know, putting carbontechnics 12 potters on now, still be coming early in the new year with parts for painting. pm me with the suppliers of the uprated braces on the outer wing pls
cheers mick see you in the new year happy xmas and new year.
i am banned from garage until 2 of jan no excuses.

title should say calm down not bown lol

 

i keep thinking of those two ghost things in the matrix 3 (just like newwww)

 

Awesome!

 

Ok, now that Christmas is out of the way, I managed to sneak a quick day on the car, albeit in total darkness due to having some new electrics fitted at work, hence the crappy pics...

With a zillion freshly powder coated parts lying around, I have resisted the temptation to just simply bolting everything I can back on it..

Instead I've concentrated on getting the car back on it's wheels, and simple things like getting the door catches on, along with the check straps to avoid any potential disasters..

Enough of that, and on to the pics..









Rear hubs/backplates ready for wheel bearings to be pressed in, along with one of the many piles of plated nuts/bolts...

It's amazing how long it takes to identify the correct nuts/bolts once they have all been re-plated, and then to copper slip them all prior to fitting...



Once assembled, I may have to trim the outer backplate for the new rear brake set up, though I won't know until they arrive in Feb

Doors, handles and fuel cap fitted.

 

This is lookin super mint mate, also looks like you have Brian Spillners car in your work, super famous

 

.....a Newage Gobstopper??

Really amazing work mate.. and you've gone for the best colour you could have done IMO.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Can't believe the attention to detail

This has got to be the best newage build.

 

is that a 'fast and the furious' eclipse in the background?????

loving the build tho

 

It is...

Cheers for the comments

 

Right, got a bit more done last night..

Rear diff and driveshafts have had a bit of a clean up, and ready for a coat of etch primer and gloss 2K black...



And all bolted up..





Also got the box in place..



And here's a bit if bling for the under the diff..





Hopefully should have it back on its wheels by the weekend

 

neil m8 your becoming a hard act to follow. the car is looking really good cant wait to come over with my stuff to get painted. then i can see the car in the flesh. one question why didnt you paint the gear box
looking good m8
cheers mick

 

Looking forwards to the pics on Sunday night with it on all fours.

 

No such luck I'm afraid Graham, a bit of a small hiccup with the car at the moment...

It appears that the rear hub/drive flange/brake back plates that I have are in actual fact from a 2003 STi, not a WRX as I originally thought.

As I have found out, the diff/shafts I have are not compatible with them, so no chance of getting the car on its wheels this week.

Anyway, after thinking about it, I have decided to try and get hold of an STi (R180) UK rear diff and shafts...Which means dis-assembly of this weeks work, and another diff/shaft set up to blast/clean and paint..

Pi$$ing in the wind is a term that springs to mind...

 

We have all been there. A 'dry' build first before paint etc finds these things (I do not usually do as I say....I must add)

Irritating though, 5 forward, 2 back.

 

Indeed Graham dry builds are the ideal, but I never do them either..

Oh well, decided to sort out another little job that needed doing on the car.

As I am not going to be running the usual big rear spoiler on my car, there are some holes that needed removing on the boot lid..

First step, clean up around the holes..



Next, I made up some small metal plates to slide underneath the holes..



Now comes the time consuming part, welding,and patience is required here...(something I am running out of at the mo).

The trick here is to tack weld, and strike up on the new metal plate, rather than the boot skin.
This avoids distorting the boot skin, as the boot metal is usual recycled washing machine thickness.

Another trick, is to weld opposite each existing weld, and once each weld has been carried out, immediate cooling is required, which I did via an air line..



After what seems like ages, I ended up with this..



Once ground down, there were a few gaps, which are welded up again, and ground smooth.

This technique was applied to all the holes on the boot lid, along with the boot lock hole, which although quite time consuming, was well worth it as I had minimal metal distortion.

Once ground down the boot lid looked like this..



And t'other side..



I think it took me about 3 hours just to get to this point

All that's required now is a small amout of filler prior to priming, and another little job is done..

 

Stunning work mate..

The effort is fantastic and its clear to see the end result is both stunning and a real credit to your time and skills.

Well done

 

Speechless

 

thats a lot of work on the bootlid, i have seen people in the past just tack the plate on, grind it back and then fill the void, rather then trying to build it all up with weld to use less filler?

why did you go with building it up with metal rather then more filler?

 

Cheers for the comments chaps...

As regards the boot welding, the reason for fully welding up the hole as opposed to just tacking and filling, is that if there is the smallest gap, or break in the weld, then the filler will crack after a period of time, and rust internally...

And I don't do rust..

 

Got a bit bored a few weeks back, and took the O/S headlamp, and got hold of my small grinder thing, and did this...




I then bought one of those inlet trumpet things, and re-shaped it to the shape of the headlamp, and fits just nicely..



All that remains now is to split the headlamp and cut away the inner to allow fitment of a cold feed duct.
Should make for a nice inlet area for cool air, and away from the low down, bumper type, water intake system...

Also got a bit of trim on this week..



Really liking the back/white contrast, and I'm even thinking of having a very light, legal tint applied to the glass before installation..

Thought I'd tackle the loom next...

Bit of a nightmare, as the original had perished in the fire, so a second hand one was obtained, and preceded to fit it, but I'm getting there..







And a quick shot of some nice luverly bolts used for the bonnet and front wings..



Hopefully I should have the loom fully transplanted today, along with a few other little jobs...

 

Looking good, starting to take shape now

 

can't wait see it finished, picking up pace now eh??

 

This is very very nice.

It will be a shame to get it dirty!

 

Stunning !

 

COMEING ON REALLY NICE THAT LOOM LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OFF A HORROR MOVIE LOL.....

 

Fantastic.

 

Update time..

Loom first...

The loom I got was out of a 2002 WRX, so I thought it might have done the job, however upon installation, there were just too many differences to make the job right.

Allied to this, the loom did in fact turn out to be from a wagon, so definately a FAIL on this bit.

Anyway, new loom (hopefully the corrct one) is on it's way this week..


After the diff/driveshaft scenario, a new R180 diff and driveshafts made their way to me via Andy @ Scoobyteknix ( Welcome Page ) so I should be able to get them cleaned up, painted and installed some time soon.
This then means I can get it onto its wheels also..


The only pics I have recently, are these showing the outcome of the boot lid modifications. Not very exciting I know, but a bit more progress non the less..

 

Looks the dogs nuts


Dougie

 

What gun do you use?

 

what kindda price is the powder coating and where could i have this done at??? also the green eclips in background whos is that???