OK, here is my car......with some very minor mod's, including designer stone chips on the front spoiler a la Maclaren F1





Bob - now its your turn

Gastro

 

Nice car Gastro. Wish I could have that. Unfortunately none available here. I think I'll get a set of those P1 wheels for my MY 00, as I also have the sonic blue colour. The colour and pattern of the wheel suit it better than the gold IMHO. Very nice, look after it.

WREXY.

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[This message has been edited by WREXY (edited 29 May 2001).]

 

That's it, Calliper paint here I come

MIKEY

 

I live her in Iceland and I have one stupid question. I haven’t seen the P1 with Red brakes be fore did you pant them if so how did you do it and get the Subaru markings so good in white nice picks

 

spr,

I bought 2 types of paint..... red and white
Each caliper took 4-5 coats of red caliper paint & then I used a hard roller and dipped it in silver caliper paint (once the red was dried!)...... gave it only a couple of coats.
The result is excellent & it has kept like this for 4 months without chipping.......

Glad you like it !

Gastro

 

Oh yes...... it took around 5 hours to do all 4 calipers...... it took the longest actually cleaning the calipers with a rotary steel brush (a la Dremel)......then degreased with solvent and then the paint !

Gastro

 

Gastro > looks nice young man

I also like the method of the caliper painting, could do something similar with my inlet manifold as it has a raised part also.

 

mook,

Depends if you consider 30 young

Gastro

 

hehe, well, I own a Rover at the mo so I call EVERYBODY young - just turned 28 myself

 

Gastro,
For what its worth......
I think what you have done to your P1 is almost unforgiveable........ It looks awful (IMHO) - if it was a 22B fine - but christ - this is a £25K banger that was designed by an award winner etc..... ???????
Wake up Gastro, smell the teabag...........?
Sh!te Stirring Bob,

PS - Red Paint splattered ***** nilly all over the place, next thing you'll be hanging wallpaper on the inside.

 

Nice car Gastro, brakes look quite smart but I don't think I will be doing that to my Alcons. Brakes or quads each to there own.

 

*lmao* @ the camaraderie

 

Bob,

Glad you like the bravado
I agree - if I update the fronts.......not sure what to do with rear brakes...... may be tempted to get the 4-pot rear conversion as well.......
mmmmmm if only I had £2K a6round........

Cheers,

Gastro
PS - got to agree though my headlights look much better

 

I had the Prodrive Alcons on my MY00 with DS2000 rear pads they work very well. I don't think you need the rear converted. I sold the brakes for £500. I then go and buy the P1 and need the brakes again. I just love wasting money.

[Gastro wrote]
PS - got to agree though my headlights look much better
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You will wish you had my Quads when driving in the dead of night. They are not only for looks they light up the road much better.

 

Very very nice car, but havnt you put your wheel back on upside down ???

 

testing.........

 

Surprised you don't get a nice red pinstripe down the side too - then it'll look just like the modded XR2 you think Bobs looks like

 

Craig, now your talking
Perhaps just weld up the doors, remove the windows, paint it red and put a white strip S&H style............
Then I really would live to my P1MPS name

Gastro

 

Gastro,

Now this would look REALLY cool.

How about some nice Cobra/Viper stripes - bonnet,roof and boot.

In Gold

 

Nice One Gat's

I can remember when my dad used to paint his calipers on his FORD CORTINA , wow do you sell flower power Shirts as well (

(BIG WOODEN SPOON)
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Actually, I'm thinking of using the rest of the caliper paint up and painting the whole car --> halford's sonic red
<its Gast's, or more commonly, Gastro! - I've no affiliation with the famous speed camera visual >

Gastro

 

for all you red caliper lovers