verry nice

 

love this thread, keep it goin no matter how painful it is to type with that cast! i believe in you, youuuu can do it!

 

ok got the finger out....

drying infront of the oven on under 80oF





Everthing was really smooth id say ive spend in excess of 7 hours rubbing this thing down.

First of 3 coats of paint, then leaving it for 24 hours before lacquering it

 

looks good. stupid me, i looked at the guage pod and thought the picture was flipped totally forgetting it's a RHD. i also vote for the bronze wheels.

great work.

 

Looks awesome. Wish I had the time/patience/money/skill to do the same.

 

me 2

 

got clearcoat on. theres some tiny bits of grit in base coat. maybe two or three small bits. to be honest i wasnt expecting it to be perfect, i painted it in my driveway basically. so ill probably redo it at somepoint.

So i got the lacquer on. any advice on how long i should wait before flattening it and advice on rubbing it down, as theres alot of small bits hard to get into like the lips of the pod itself

thanks

pics

 

Small advice... paint it again with some matte colour, like black or so.
This kind of paint, like the pod itself will make a lot of reflexes on your windshield.
That's the only thing i hate about my lotek pod, but it keeps the stock plastick colour.

 

thanks for the advice. i didnt think that about windscreen.

If i paint it matt i want to be able to seal it without getting a satin finish. any ideas

 

there are transparent\non lucid finishes, like the ones you use to camouflage guns and such.

 

any auto body supply store sells matte clear coat.

 

This thread is da best Can't wait to see the final outcome.

 

Ain't much been happening recently but i got a 106 to run about in and since its now mot'd and taxed i think its time to get some work done before i get back to work.

Some parts arrived today

List:

Yukon coil packs
8.5mm MSD leads
Spark plugs
Zex NOS kit 55 wet shot
BHR throttle body spacer and jets.
Stainless steel clutch line
Evo r adjustable drop links for my sway bars

What was missing, my braided brake lines , charles will be posting them out soon

 

Ok so today i made a new panel to house my battery switch of for the battery in the boot. Another security feature for when the car is in a dodgy area. new button up is a 12v power supply, then the engine start button and to the right the NOS button.



With that done and out of the way i moved on to the coilpacks

air filter removed



new and old



Packs are now fitted



braided clutch line fitted



While throttle body was off for the bhr spacer going in i cleaned it up a wee bit...



started on alternator too



Ok so back to the nos i left the instructions at home and couldnt remember how to tap into the fuel, so i got it all wired up, and the hoses ran to where they need to go

 

very nice

 

very nice
might want to wetsand the inside of the gauge pod a bit. something looks a bit caked up

 

Coming along really nicely Craig, never been a fan of glossy interiors but I can appreciate the craftsmanship,, good job...

 

I'm definitely impressed by your work ethic - is this all in your spare time?

 

coming along nicely! well done!

 

Sick build man. You pay attention to detail, thats great. Keep up the good work.

 

nice work!

 

THaanks for the comments. to be honest im not keen on a glossy interior either which is why im going to send it off to be flocked professionally.

All work is carried out in my sparetime. All i need is your turbo alec

 

wow man your car is coming out great! i was hoping this thread would never end! cant wait to see what you have coming.

 

Didn't get much done this weekend but got a bracket made and fitted for the control unit because the braided hose was hitting the conduit





trhen i needed to replace/upgrade fuel line for a 12 bar one and t in to it





finished with nos

 

Bit more progress tonight, Heatshields installed (exhaust and gearbox) this time bolt so no rattles. New earth strap for exhaust fitted.




Painted sway bars, and rubbed down the rusted brackets for the sway bars, and then galvanised. nuts as well.

before:

After:


Then, now this made me laugh, not only is it bad enough my 4 year old mazda oil sump has rusted but the 19mm bolt has corroded so much it just ringed. Great. I needed tro remove the sump but this meant MESS. removed all 6mm bolts and i got covered in oil.

Crap pic