JonMc's Winter 2013 Re-work
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funny that I've painted my cam belt covers this weekend!!!
Looking good... interested to see them in wrinkle finish I was tempted but used halfruads flexible paint...
Looking good... interested to see them in wrinkle finish I was tempted but used halfruads flexible paint...
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I'm not too impressed by the VHT red so far - instructions said three heavy coats 5-mins apart which has created runs - I'll see how obvious it is once the wrinkles start to create. The halfords stuff I used for the black was much better
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Well the VHT wrinkle red looks like an extra from Benidorm - not happy at all with the finish so I'll strip it off and apply using the method that worked with the halfords stuff. Three 'heavy coats' simply looked like a bad job that dried out. Luckily I have plenty of paint and etch
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Agree mate, that's how I did the TB but I thought I'd check out the instructions on te can - wish I hadn't now as it's still not set enough for me to be able to strip it back
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It's been a while but work has gotten in the way of me doing anything other than ordering a load of stuff and hoarding it in the garage - so whilst I was had a few days leave I thought I'd sort the garege out ready for getting stuff in but I got sidetracked - I need to say a big thanks to Advanced Automitoves in Bristol for sorting me some stuff includng a Sterab oil cooler kit. I also got hold of a Revotec oil cooler duct but it was desgined for AP and MOcal coolers so didn't quite fit
So a little fettling later and the duct is sorted, but the bracket holes still don't quite line up...
And after opening up the holes
More to follow
So a little fettling later and the duct is sorted, but the bracket holes still don't quite line up...
And after opening up the holes
More to follow
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Having been away for the last 8-months with work not a great deal has happened except online shopping. The pics of the shelves will prove that...
With that amount to fit plus more I reckon it'll be done spring 2016. Plans include:
At the same time it will get a full service and new fluids; it is MOT'd until July so it needs to be done before that expires so I can road map it.
In the meantime I visited Maggy at RTS today and shod my new Comp MOs...
...witb a set of NS2-Rs
I will be clearing out soon and myold Rotas will go along with some oil catch cans, aerolocks etc - watch this space
With that amount to fit plus more I reckon it'll be done spring 2016. Plans include:
- removing the engine and welding/smoothing the engine bay as well as making new front cross-members to replace the rotten ones
- remove the spare wheel well
- paint the bonnet, boot and underside gloss white
- flip the intercooler
- make a CAIK
- podwercoat the subframes
- fit all of the stuuf which includes a VF34, baffle platres, oil coller, beatrush engine and gearbox mounts, SGS air-oiul seperator (no catch can), parallel fuel rails etc, etc
At the same time it will get a full service and new fluids; it is MOT'd until July so it needs to be done before that expires so I can road map it.
In the meantime I visited Maggy at RTS today and shod my new Comp MOs...
...witb a set of NS2-Rs
I will be clearing out soon and myold Rotas will go along with some oil catch cans, aerolocks etc - watch this space
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Also, I need to find a reliable zinc plater - the guy who did all my nuts and bolts has gone off the radar, and the replacement never returned all of the parts from my TB - the picture of them looked mint but I've had to obtain another spare TB to strip for the metal-work
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There's plenty of clearance Iain - the arches have been rolled and pulled and even with 12mm spaces on the old Rota's only caught on the most extreme corners. I will probably raise it a little though as the drive shafts are currently slightly inverted and I'd rather they were parallel (or at least closer to parallel) but I'll see how it sits after I weld the boot floor flat and finish playing under there
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Finally got around to repainting my cambelt covers...
After I'd finished I popped the bonnet to change the bolts on my bonnet catches and noticed that the rocker covers are different so I hope they fit - they were sold as bug WRX ones. I've also noticed that the spare filler neck I have doesn't fit my rocker cover so I hope they fit too, otherwise I'll be selling a load of red-wrinkle painted stuff and doing a load more painting.
A bit more successful was my new number plate
After I'd finished I popped the bonnet to change the bolts on my bonnet catches and noticed that the rocker covers are different so I hope they fit - they were sold as bug WRX ones. I've also noticed that the spare filler neck I have doesn't fit my rocker cover so I hope they fit too, otherwise I'll be selling a load of red-wrinkle painted stuff and doing a load more painting.
A bit more successful was my new number plate
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Yeah it was all sorted mate, just haven't fitted it yet with work commitments and going away for 8-months - it'll get done over the winter....