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Old 11 December 2012, 10:48 AM
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Trying to get ideas for colour schemes. I got a yellow car/ bay , blue samco s. purple andiondised pitch mount , oil cap and bat tie so a few colours . Gonna get ps res bottle , header tank and alt powder coated to mint them but what colours? Cheers rob
Old 11 December 2012, 12:49 PM
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Mine was originally quite bright and in your face but ive toned it down lately and now prefer the more subtle look.

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Prefer the stealth look myself

Old 11 December 2012, 01:46 PM
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Both of those engine bays look awesome......

Just finished mine, can't beat a bit of black powdercoating.
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Hmmm some tidy bays there any more pics
Old 11 December 2012, 05:40 PM
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heres mine, looking a bit tatty, hasnt had a polish in months.

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SONIC - where did you get the round header tank ??
Old 11 December 2012, 06:03 PM
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Old 11 December 2012, 06:35 PM
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last pic taken before more mods to be added {turbo, braided lines ,battery to boot etc etc } work in progress
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Originally Posted by sunnyjones003
SONIC - where did you get the round header tank ??
Do you mean ironbridge

Was thinking the same thing

Where did you get it from bud?
Old 11 December 2012, 07:29 PM
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Standard(ish)

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Old 11 December 2012, 07:36 PM
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Not quite a finished picture but close enough, not taken any since its been back on the road
Old 11 December 2012, 08:23 PM
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Old 11 December 2012, 08:54 PM
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Guys who painted your Ic pipes do u paint to where the hose and clamp sits or just above ?
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Mine are powder coated but left 20mm where the clamps go. As the coating gets wet its slippery so now u got grip.
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Ok fair enough how much that cost ?
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Work in progress wait to next years time as just started










Plans include
Line green samco hoses
Replacement hose brackets
Gold or green candy hydrotech coatings on snorkel ,alternator cover and fuse box holder
Gold washers on rally techs super polished bolts
Rally tech Intercooler cover
Another 40 hours polishing using autoglymn and chemical guys products
Gold cdf racing pullies
Painted manifold ( colour to be decided )
Powder coated bits and pieces
Replacement of sound deadening materials





Or I could leave £800 in the bank and get a £20 interest ,yeah right
Old 11 December 2012, 10:49 PM
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Just a quick one of mine in the hatch, How it stands for now
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Originally Posted by Infected by sti
Do you mean ironbridge

Was thinking the same thing

Where did you get it from bud?


Oh **** yeah. Woops lol.
Same question :-)
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Originally Posted by sonic93
Ok fair enough how much that cost ?

Everything added on you see in red is in powder and my wheels in white all for £200.
Bead blasted. Cleaned. Powder and cleaned again.

Oh and flocked dash in the price aswell. BARGAIN
Old 12 December 2012, 12:49 AM
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Been posted a million times, but here's another.


Old 12 December 2012, 01:09 AM
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Here's my V3 STI
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Originally Posted by Infected by sti
Do you mean ironbridge

Was thinking the same thing

Where did you get it from bud?
We make them - they're aluminium, my other car has the square one:
Old 12 December 2012, 05:32 PM
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Old 12 December 2012, 05:33 PM
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Any one got any polished bits ?
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Let us see yours sonic93
U started thread , & it would be rude not 2
Old 12 December 2012, 07:16 PM
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Lol you sure its pretty bad . Iv not fitted any of my new bits yet tho
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Just remembered my laptop screen gone so can't put pic up can I send to someone's mobile so they can stick pic up please ?
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After I re painted the manifold and done a bit more polishing![IMG][/IMG]

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Old 12 December 2012, 09:50 PM
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Hmmm I like that mate what other bits I gonna polish


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