no deffo not, i think andy wants them haha,

had the last three days off so got the lads to get some building up done on the car

but popped in this morning to see this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637593/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637593/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637281/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6337637281/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

the door handles are back in now too, one thing to note, blob arch liners are different to hawk too...bugger haha

rear bumper was a bit of a mess so had to repair that, but its now painted along with the skirts so should be finished hopefully for the middle of next week,

fitted the square boot lock to mine too

jake

 

Fitted a boot lock, surely you should have taken the opportunity to smooth it off

Coming together nicely

 

Didn't want it smoothed off mate. Wanted it to look as factory as poss
Fitting my factory decals after machine polish and arch extensions and front splitter

 

Fair enough, but I bet it'll be finished a hell of a lot better than when it came out of the factory - I know mine is now it's back

 

Hope so mate, I have told Jake I want it like a mirror , this didn't phase him atall. I am sure it will be a good finish mate. Even all factory clips are being used

 

Looking at his bug I don't think the mirror finish will be an issue

I got all my black trim resprayed in gloss too, it really set it off a treat, just need to start applying liberal amounts of back to black on the rubbers to get them looking as clean

 

 

scary job today,

my roof latch actually arrived, so decided to bite the bullet and cut the roof sking

customary crap catcher bag

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roof hole template

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345377404/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6345377404/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

hole cut and dressed

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added the seal and then the vent was finished

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the water is from the jet wash leak test haha

inside is a work in progress, as i still need better clips that match the trim

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andy's car is now built up, tried the carbon mirrors on and they dont fit amazing so there going back to the supplier, the skirts are on now so its final polish time and then stick the arches on

jake

 

i am picking car up on saturday, dont know what it looks like yet but i will post some pics on here when i get it home. i imagine its prob lookin ok now. i will no more on saturday. just want it home now, its been toooooooo long

 

andy's car is fully machine polished and has been valeted on the interior too, new number plates fitted.

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tomorrow will see the arches go on and its ready for pick up, headlights have been leveled and the final part of the puzzle painted


http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6354832121/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6354832121/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr


http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6354833259/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6354833259/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6354833833/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6354833833/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

thing is, with it fitted i cant get it out of our garage lol

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Amazing Jake . Job well done

 

Nice job Jake,wonder how long that splitter will stay in one piece!

 

well judging from the condition it was in ie a million pieces not very long lol

 

i reckon it should stay in one piece for at least a lap of oulton, on a serious note i will have to higher the susp a bit i think,

 

what a cracking job mate

 

both cars are now done,

here are a few good pics as the car was due to go today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363739637/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363739637/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363709795/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363709795/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363634209/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363634209/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363568253/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363568253/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363518621/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363518621/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363548415/http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuprajake/6363548415/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/cuprajake/, on Flickr

jake

 

 

 

massve thanks to jake @ panelcare

picked my car up today and the finish is amazing, also his attention to detail was amazing too, the paint is like a mirror
his price was very good aswel

very genuine and helpful guy

well done jake and thanks matey

andy

 

No probs mate glad it all worked out for us both. Don't forget no wax for another 4 weeks unless it's bodyshop safe then, after Christmas well have it back in for final polish and detail. Oh and well repair the spliiter once fitted lol

 

Amazing work & a great thread!

 

Good effort all round! Roof vent? Ballsy guy! What sort of cost do you recon that would be as a one off?... I like your thinking!

 

the cutting took about an hour or two

 

hey mate can you tell me where you got or the make of the spltter

 

the splitter on the hawkeye is a charge speed splitter used to be carbon finish we donated it to andy damaged and jake made it all good again hope this helps

scott

 

Nice job.How do they feel to drive now?