Nik's Mk1.5 aka ZOMBIE (aka KYTII)

[nik]

Now is a good a time as any.

For me this is a very big moment, ive never had a swap thread before as KYT was pre TB :icon_cry:

KYT is dead, long live ZOMBIE !

Yes KYT is officially just a distant memory.
Well Si being the star he is has decided that i really should be back in a mk1.5 again and is getting ZOMBIE (KYTII) to a ready to wire state for me.
Si basically took ownership of my entire garage, KYT and KYTII after i decided i had had enough, what was i thinking?!

She has KYTs rev3 3S-GTE providing pushing power, with a ST205 Chargecooler keeping her honest with the added bonus of a ST205 ECU which hopefully means in the future possibilities of daughter boards and better maps.

All suspension components were blasted and powder coated last year by me before i went all pete tong.
New poly bushes all round.
Keri's superb alloy brakes up front.
Beautiful Borbet A's deep dish alloys 9 on the back and 7.5 on the front using Adams excellent alluminum spacers to line them up.

With regards to body work i plan to de-swage her all round, ZW frunk vent, boot lid and ZW/WS TD engine lid.
ZW/WS bolt on wide arches.
Mk1a nose with something in way of a new splitter but not sure what to go for yet, same goes for the rear.
I have toffers newly re-covered leather seats and door cards to go in.

I'm also planning on a full paint job to melt even the coldest hearts, i'm currently thinking a candy cobalt blue to show off her lines (though this will probably change over the next 6 months).

I am planning for this to be a winter project so expect her to be complete by JAE 2011!.

How fucking excited am i..??!!!??!!

[nik]

[update 28-12-10]

no updates due to it being to damn cold out there, but did take the camera out. not very exciting but does give me some idea of where i'm at with bodywork/rust etc. door pillars are good, triangles are good, sills are good, arches i have cut off anyway so theyre good ;-)
the subframe and suspension arms were blasted and powdercoated and also polybushed.
generally she's pretty good, not as good as i had hoped but standing outdoors for a year hasn't had as much of an impact as i had feared. the only problem area is passenger side above windscreen and a small bit of re-welding drivers side front sill. a remedial fix has been done but this needs grinding down and re-doing..
the only major headache i have is paint removal..i would like to strip her back to the blue paint, anyone got any advice, i was thinking of just using thinners to get the black paint off, its flaking off anyway so am hopeful its going to be pretty easy. as for the rear wings i think i will probably nitromors these back to the bare metal.

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im off to bsm's tomo to pick up some missing bits (doors + misc) so hopefully will have a start-up next week.

[Diesel Meister]

Nice - especially interested in some of the tasty Zombie addenda (frunk lid, arches etc.) for Project Mindf*ck :icon_lol:

Looking forward to the updates.

[Jiff Lemon]

Ah.... I can finally speak of the work!

Current engine lid was my idea! :thumbsup: Its the way I always thought it should be and badgered BSM into doing it!

[nik]

of course you need thanking as well jeff..i know you've put a lot into this project too, cheers fella!!

[Goldy]

Nice one nik, glad to hear you've been re-united!

[nik]

ooh not for a while goldy..bsm's got a holiday to have and a job that leaves little play time..
plus i need to sell a westfield to clear some room!

[adamh]

great news, good to see back into yota ownership! projects are good for the heart and soul..

[nik]

thanks adam, its all about heart and soul for me now chap..

[OlberJ]

Nice one Nik :thumbsup:

Looking forward to seeing these 240Z arches!

[Paul Woods]

Back where you belong in a 1.5 Nik, fantastic news!

[OohMatron]

Stoked for you Mate! Here's to a happy future with a 1.5!

[rattymr2]

So if Si is going to be a while prepping the mota for you can i borrow your bonnet as the front of the black beast of rustiness is all over the road above 70mph (ish)

[Charged]

Good luck wit the new project Nik, the bolt on arches sound a great idea.


So if Si is going to be a while prepping the mota for you can i borrow your bonnet as the front of the black beast of rustiness is all over the road above 70mph (ish)#

The good old 100+ leptons front end lift!

Be careful with that one mate..

[nik]

thanks everyone, i am pretty excited again..


So if Si is going to be a while prepping the mota for you can i borrow your bonnet as the front of the black beast of rustiness is all over the road above 70mph (ish)
yes of course you can chap..sure Si wont mind having less bits lying around..

[rattymr2]

Cool. Will see what difference it makes and may well have one of ya.

[Jim-SR]

do you have 240Z arches? if not then ive got a set im not using that im looking to part with.

[nik]

hi jim, i have access to some but there's something more exciting in the pipeline..i will be more than happy to make fg 240Z arches for those that want.

[OlberJ]

Any ideas how much they'd be per set of 4 knocked out Nik? The 240Z arches that is.

[nik]

Any ideas how much they'd be per set of 4 knocked out Nik? The 240Z arches that is.

should be around £60 a set for fibre glass and £25 per corner in pre-preg carbon.

[OlberJ]

Absolute bargain sir!

I'll have my name down for a set of fibre glass ones 1st please.

[Gary.H]

My old Helios blue Mk1b rides again as KYT II then Nik ?

Got any more pics.

[nik]

well after a tiring day driving across the country with my friend brian james ;-) i met up at jeff's house to load zombie onto brian. then onto bsm's lock-up to get whatever bits i could fit in..fuck i forgot how sexy those borbetts are!!!!!
i've got a lot to do (or it seems a lot at the moment anyway) but just wanted to get this swap thread bumped with interest.

[OohMatron]

Woo Hoo! Bring it on! Just so you know those Borbets will always have a home with me if you tire of them ;-)

[nik]

"tire of them.."i get it!! haha
cheers stephen.

[OohMatron]

"tire of them.."i get it!! haha
cheers stephen.

Hadn't even thought of that!

I am a comic genius!

Have fun with putting her back together, can't wait for pics!

[snowtigger]

Hope you get this ready for summer if not Santa pod, definitely jae nod wink.
Lovely jubbly nik a very good base to put all those carbon goodies on her.

[nik]

so zombie is now up on axle stands in the temp workshop.
all the suspension arms and subframe were powder coated and a new set of polybushes fitted. all needs torquing up now.
will be wiring up next week and getting her started, before moving onto brakes..
then its onto bodywork..

ive been sat indoors in the warm today eating toblerone and drinking beer, so i decided to break out potatoeshop and mock up a new back end..
i have a eurosport rear end sitting in the garage doing nothing so i thought i could use it with a bit of modding..
this is what i conceive..basically its the eurosport back bit with a carbon diffuser inserted into the middle of it. would promote a new exhaust with rectangular tips sitting in the side bits..i also envisage it taking a chunk out of the rear bumper to break up that rather boring rear bumper line..
not too chavvy i hope!!

[Goldy]

CHAV!!!!!!


Only joking, quite like it really, will look great with some wide arches me thinks!

[snowtigger]

Nooooooo more like the 458 or f50 not like that mate looks a bit chavcar magazine.

[Paul Woods]

I actually like that, suits it very well.

Love your work!

[snowtigger]

Be interesting to see it in the flesh if you do go ahead with it, oval exhausts would be interesting either side.
I must say I wasn't keen on a 458 until I saw one in the flesh that car is exceedingly low to the ground.

[nik]

updated beginning of thread with some pics..[28-12-10]

[Paul Woods]

She looks nice and solid in all the right areas mate.

[adamh]

yup looks good in all the right areas, if i could add one to check also.. have a looksie under the rear light clusters behind the bumper bar that one caught me short on this mr2 build and the last even although the rear valence looked spoltess at the bottom. I have an issue also just above the driver on the screen, water comes through in drips in heavy showers .. i'll hopefully get that fixed when its sprayed

[BSM]

In my defence that satin black was thrown on to hide the blue in a big hurry, was moving house and needed it covered..so please dont think i'm a crap sprayer!! :-)

[nik]

I wasn't criticising fella, just want to know the best way to get it off :-)

[snowtigger]

Industrial vapour blasting or dry ice, maybe faster than nitromors mate or rubbing and sanding.
If going for the media blasting you will need it etch or just primered as Quick as possible as soon as the metal is exposed it begins to rust unless you user por15 straight after.

One good thing if using vapour it just takes the paint off and doesn't distort the panels.

[nik]

possibly the bargain of the century..just bought this for £10 and only 5 miles down the road..http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280606774345

its half the weight of the kakimoto i have on at the moment and i am loving the symmetry!!

[Paul Woods]

That really was for nothing! Should flow well too.

[nik]

well today she started up for the first time..:thumbsup:
i just did the minimum to get her firing up so now need to connect all the vacuum lines and get her idling properly.

[snowtigger]

Vid? "Your message is too short please lengthen this message"

Have done so there raspberry thrrrrrrup.

[nik]

will upload one tomo.. ;-)

[OohMatron]

A fire up is always good! Even without a vid!

Nice one Mr Farmer!

[Lee]

Nice one on getting it fired up! That exhaust looks perfect for MR2's, let me know if it's quiet compared to a fujitsubo. I'm on the lookout for something quieter.

[snowtigger]

I may look into some thing a bit quieter as my zorst sounds like Thor the thunder god gargleing thunder, you will Defoe here my car from 3 miles away before you see her.

[BSM]

Nice one centurian, knew there wasn't THAT much left to do.....

[adamh]

first 2011 start!..woooooo.. well done :0)

[nik]

no massive updates today, she ran for a good 30 mins at idle without incident.
refitted the blue doors and the blue bonnet.
fitted Keri's lovely clappers up front.
took a trip to the local tip to bin KYTs doors, wings, seats, boot, spoiler and bonnet.


all in all a good day, and it didnt rain :eusa_dance:

[keri-WMS]

fitted Keri's lovely clappers up front.


Sweeeeet! :-)

[nik]

just need some for the rear now Keri ;-)

[keri-WMS]

Yep yep, can do that but not with a handbrake....yet. :P

[nik]

got some nice new afterburner style lights (from an impreza again)..loving the ebay bargains recently..
will make some custom housings for them to tie in with the new-look rear end when i get that far!

[Paul Woods]

Jeremy Beadle had a hand like that lol

[nik]

go monkey weld your nuts together..

[Paul Woods]

LOL, are you going to lose the reflectors in the middle of that light unit? Or make a whole new housing just for the afterburners?

[nik]

i may keep them, the top one is illuminated anyway..i think they look okay with them tbh.

[Paul Woods]

See what they look like in situ, i'd personally just go for the main lights, that'll look the biz.

[nik]

just a picture update today though a milestone has been reached.
all wiring finished, protected and tidied away, cant believe i'm actually going to have a boot this time!!

have ordered the following from mr.t;

2 x Long Throttle Body Bolts w/washer - T90119-08870
4 x Throttle Sock Bolts - T91511-B0825
1 x Throttle Sock - T17861-88480
1 x Accel. Bracket - T78024-88480
1 x Throttle Body Support - T17871-88480

that's all the bits needed to connect the st205 CC to the intake.

i was worried about the water outlet/inlet fouling on the 3s-gte water pipe knuckle as i had read somewhere it would but thankfully there is plenty of room..!

[adamh]

you have a boot!, not too worried about an access panel?

[nik]

no ads, if i need access i'll worry about that at the time but cant really see it being needed. would rather have a bit of luggage space :-)

[nik]

my parts arrived at mr.t's this morning :thumbsup:

basically i have to replace the two aluminium throttle body bits shown in the first pic with a rubber throttle sock an new tb support bracket and a few extra bolts in order to connect the chargecooler to the intake. £110.98 for that little lot..:icon_confused: what's great is they have them in stock which isn't normally the case with 3s-gte bits.

[nik]

today i mounted the chargecooler with my new parts.
mounted the mk1 expansion bottle.
fitted anything else that needed fitting.
the only thing left to do engine-wise is get rid of a code54 being thrown buy the st205 ECU. this is because im not running the standard CC water pump so the ECU thinks its not working hence the fault code.

stratup with all the gubbins fitted..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRfGcrjXjSg

[snowtigger]

Sounds nice and quiet and looks good, Billy bonus keeping a boot plenty of room for spares/tent/alcohol .

[adamh]

nice one guv, great to see a runner. is there a bov added right now?

[nik]

yarp..just to the rear left of the CC..

[adamh]

i see it but i didn't really hear it that much, i heard a little whisp like a silent fa*t !. you have a long list of to do's?

[nik]

hi adam, got a fairly long list but nothing too scarey.
yesterday i hung my bargain (£10 with delivery mileage only) impreza exhaust now i can snot together two bits of mild. will tack together the mid section today hopefully and get it sent to woodsport for proper welding!
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just for you adam here's a list in no particular order.
1. buy mk1b disks, paint 22v clappers to finish brakes, bleed and check.
2. buy clutch slave cyl hose, fit and bleed.
3. fit st205 pump, run coolant hoses, fit CC rad, fill and bleed.
4. fit new ali coolant rad in new position (when it arrives).
5. fit interior.
6. make battery tray in frunk.
7. repair area above windscreen.
8. fit impreza rear lights.
9. lots of body work, custom rear end, custom front end and arches.
10. off to paint!!!

thats probably not an exhaustive list (no pun intended) but off the top of my head this morning.

[snowtigger]

Exhaust looks nice will be a great sound when finished, people will think oh here comes another scoobie/mitzushitesiz and will be surprised when this little mr2 comes whizzing and farting past.

Will it all be done for the pod in June ?

I reckon with your talent and this great thing that is tb, you will have all the mechanicals finished well in advance just bodywork takes ages.

Are you ever going to do a carbon mk1a bumper skin as well?

[nik]

june? bloody hope so!! even if shes running with primer..
i am hopefully doing front and rear bumpers in fg, something rigid enough to get rid of or at least replace the bumper bars. wish i still had those moulds now..!!

[adamh]

i still have a male to male clutch line adaptor here.. no one wants the damn thing! anyone need a metal supository ? it'l give you swift bowel movements..

[nik]

just a parts update today.

my new radiator arrived, its slightly smaller but thicker cored over stock so should be fine. i went smaller as this isnt going to be sitting in stock position, which reminds me, must put the oven on today and bake me a zombie frunk vent! just waiting for my st205 pump to turn up then i can get the cooling side of things finalised.:eusa_pray:

had a big box arrive from woodsport this morning as well. :thumbsup:

[snowtigger]

This couldn't be more exhausting to read, could it ?

[nik]

haha what do you mean tiggs?

[snowtigger]

Reading through your posts between the lines you sent your zorst to Paul to weld up the pipe, unless he's sent you a flat pack mk1 in KITT form (see what I did there) lol.

[nik]

ooh no afraid not..the box from paul is not exhaust related, sorry ;-)
okay so had a few hours this afternoon whilst the oven was baking carbon pie, fab'ed up a frame for the CC radiator and fan.
also made a template from ali which will channel the incoming air up into the radiators and out the frunk lid.

view from above of scoop.
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rad resting in place to check clearances.
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what the incoming air sees.
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room to keep hood release.
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frame for CC rad and fan.
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[nik]

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can you tell what it is yet?

[T.I.M]

A talking calculator in wicked wild green?

[nik]

haha..that's the beset invention since inventions were invented..

[nik]

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can you tell what it is yet?

how about now? no point using ali when you can bake a sheet of carbon instead.
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[Paul Woods]

That's fantastic!

[snowtigger]

on the awesome scale definately a 10 out of 10 on that one, should you do this as a kit me thinks with your hood scoop?

[adamh]

you still have a frunk left aswell, top drawer sire.

[nik]

Thanks for the words.
Yes adam, I am keeping a spare up front this time.

[nik]

this weekend saw the completion of the Charge Cooler install with st205 pump. Got a bit confused during the wiring up as the two reference diagrams i was working from contradicted each other..! never mind it's all in and working though i do need to address a bubble trap at the pump which i have installed in the boot. No big deal.
i also welded in a battery tray in the passenger footwell, plenty of room when your girlfriend is only 5 foot and 7 stone!! very please how its all turned out actually. will put pics up tomo.
tomorrow will see me tackling the bonnet vent :-)

[adamh]

she'll be abled to plug in and charge up :smile:

[snowtigger]

Do vibes come with crock clips these days, goes and hides behind the sofa.

[nik]

m'kay time for a photo update.

battery in footwell.
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st205 cc pump in the boot. (notice air bubble on top hose, will need to fit a bleed on that one)
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at the cc rad end of things.
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started the new bulkhead to keep the frunk watertight.
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now with the main rad in place.
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the new bonnet vent taking shape.
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[OohMatron]

Loving those rad mountings Nik!

Fancy taking on a commissioned job to redo mine ;-)

All in all she's looking great!

[Paul Woods]

That's looking rather good.

[adamh]

nice work. i like the placement of the battery . check out the upturned lip also that's another little mod . bonnet always lifts.

[nik]

thanks adam..
the flap will be more vertical and not as big, think gurney flap. its more to aid the operation of the vent than help reduce lift.
photo update coming today.

[nik]

okay so more pics.

pretty much finished with this part of the swap now.
new bulkhead welded up, seam sealed and painted.
tested it last night, all bled and working. that's the cooling side finished.
chargecooler plumbing done and bled and working, really impressed as the top of the CC rad stays uber cool but will fit a heatshield or wrap just to avoid heatsoak.

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didn't really know what to do about bleed valves for both rads so went to wickes and bought some cock taps (ooer) and some braided hose with compression glands on the end and they work a treat for a few quid spent.

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got my steel from jetix and had a go at fabricating the exhaust, welds arent pretty but im chuffed with what i managed to do (gasless MIG).

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started refitting interior too.
found the carpets were very wet passenger side, basically it was all slimey underneath and can only assume that all the silica gel packets that were in her to keep her dry had actually done the opposite and created this weird non evaporating slime. she's been in the tent since arriving here so must have been wet before i picked her up.

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[snowtigger]

Always put the silica gel packs in a Tupperware container,so if they burst or pick up to much moisture it goes into the tub and not all over the carpet.

[Paul Woods]

Love the venting in the front, and the Elise-esque radiator placement, lovely stuff.

[nik]

today saw the 22V calipers and pads (plus 6mm spacers) mounted over stock mk1b front disks on the back end.
i need a new clutch flexi as it's not in my selection of spares from KYT :icon_confused:

fitted a bleed on the cc pump outlet pipe so no more air trap :thumbsup:

apart from bleeding the clutch i don't need to get under her again for a while so i may stick the borbets on her tomo and see how she looks.

coming along nicely so soon it will be time to start the bodywork! :icon_mrgreen:

[snowtigger]

Pics with the borbets on boss would be nice?

[nik]

no borbet action today..was so bloody wet out there all i did was bleed the clutch :icon_confused: tomo sposed to be better :thumbsup:

[OlberJ]

Can't remember which version it is but if you're going for a clutch hose then there is one that has the correct male/female ends so you don't need to make up an adaptor.

Looking good Nik. Well in.

[nik]

photo update.
suspension and brakes all finished apart from new rear hoses and a bleed.
fitted a seat and the steering wheel and felt great sitting in a mk1 again even if it was to move 1 foot forward and 1 foot backwards a few times!! :thumbsup:
anyway here are the borbets to give me some idea of how far back to cut the arches. the geometry isn't anywhere near yet hence why they're sitting a bit skewy.

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and for tiggs here's the clearence up front.

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[snowtigger]

I couldn't get an anchor strap round last time there was about 2 mm of clearance with the old rims on, are them borbets 16s as that would explain a lot.

This jae is going to be awesome is it not, pity we can't get mindfuck to come along?

[Paul Woods]

Those Borbs give me a woody.

[nik]

yes tiggs theyre 16's..
i know paul they are special aren't they..!! shhwiingg!!

[snowtigger]

Those Borbs give me a woody.

Hardwood or softwood ? I bet your pinning for a good bit of French polishing after looking at them borbets ?

The 16s says it all nick you will have acres of room, about an inch.

[adamh]

looking ace cap'n the dish on those rears is enough for a hamster !.

[nik]

not much to report today, had to remove the offside 22v caliper and strip it down as it was sticking.
full bleed of all four corners.
also painted the 22v calipers and rear ARB, which also threw up a problem with the exhaust! so had to remove the scooby exhaust and remount it 20mm lower to avoid catching the ARB. this also screws up my plans for the rear end too so ive got to rethink that too now.
just before packing up for the day i grabbed the rear wing that i will be using and took a few pics.
what do you think? stock position and approx height to keep the stock look but just a bit more aggressive looking i reckon.

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also mocked up the paint color i have chosen in potatoshop. its actually RAL5012 a standard flat color which i have fallen for, i think it looks great with the alloys and ali wing, once i get the wide arches on in carbon grey to match the boot lid and roof..

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[Paul Woods]

That wing really suits a Mk1s lines, i didn't think it was going to work but i was wrong, that really looks right.

[snowtigger]

i like the color mate very nice, the wing looks like my one with out the alloy uprights using the ends as the mounts it looks very good though i wonder if my one would do the same or if you could make some carbon end plates with an L shape bracket on the bottom so we can bolt them through the boot lid, just a thought.

[nik]

cheers fellas.
yeah carbon end plates with 90deg lip on the bottom edge would be a doddle matey.

[adamh]

side/rear looks bob on and modern

blue looks a bit bright will probably hang better in the flesh! is that the old mk1a light blue? here (http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWxUX60KkKuH8Y-oaoXGfJjIS4r0WbfIEkfZ8xfBN-O5d9Xbmq&t=1)

[Torero]

cheers fellas.
yeah carbon end plates with 90deg lip on the bottom edge would be a doddle matey.I think black roof, boot and wing with CF end plates would sit well with the RAL5012 flat blue, personally Nik.

[nik]

side/rear looks bob on and modern

blue looks a bit bright will probably hang better in the flesh! is that the old mk1a light blue? here (http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWxUX60KkKuH8Y-oaoXGfJjIS4r0WbfIEkfZ8xfBN-O5d9Xbmq&t=1)

it is quite bright adam yeah, its not an mr2 colour stock colour though..i just toyed with a few choices and after i painted something with RAL5012 enamel paint i fell in love..its actually a strange colour in that its a light blue but its bright and somewhere between loud and calm, like i say its odd..but with the aluminium and dark grey carbon it should look okay.


I think black roof, boot and wing with CF end plates would sit well with the RAL5012 flat blue, personally Nik.

cheers :thumbsup:

[Jiff Lemon]

That wing fella..... Now my opinions on kits is well known on this forum but.... if the end plates we're a touch wider, I think you'd be onto a winner! More pics please!

[nik]

I won't be widening, too much work, so it will be a touch narrow.

[nik]

right this weeks report..

spent all bloody week doing the rear end! i went through half a dozen designs all of which threw up other issues.

whatever i decided on had to be removable, so how about this..fix the new rear end to the rear bumper bar so that it all comes off in one go with the bumper!

it was so much work working with small tolerances of a removable part, not only that but because the left hand side of the exhaust has the 'in' pipe it mean each side had to made seperately instead of just making one side and copying it accross..never again..:eusa_naughty:

now i know this is a bit marmite but i didnt build zombie to please the masses, she's to please me and i love how she's beginning to look, if anyone else agrees with me then i would of course be very chuffed indeed!! :eusa_pray:

this is the space i had left after cutting all of the rear valance off to make fitting the scobby exhaust easier.

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frame build onto the bumper bar.

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so can you tell what it is yet? :icon_tumbleweed:

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not particularly functional methinks is a vast improvement on the standard rear end, imho at least. :rofl:

[keri-WMS]

I'm liking!!!! :-)

Could do CF versions of the ends of the wing to match the visuals up? (sorry if it's already suggested/planned)

[nik]

cheers!!
it has been mate and i have already made them :-)

[keri-WMS]

Sweet.....

I want a TVR style clear rear spoiler on my one, so I can see where I'm going properly when I'm crashing!

[nik]

haha..wonder how easy that would be to make? buy some clear tube, heat it up and squash it..hmmm

[snowtigger]

Just a thought can you do a perforated carbon bit in the middle to cover the central silencer.
Or even at an angle sloping up so cover the silencer but looks very 430 ish.
Am liking this look carry on that man.

[keri-WMS]

You know you want to! Or heat clear sheet and drap it over the existing spoiler profiles?

[adamh]

marmite lover!.

[nik]

thanks all..


Just a thought can you do a perforated carbon bit in the middle to cover the central silencer.
Or even at an angle sloping up so cover the silencer but looks very 430 ish.
Am liking this look carry on that man.

you read my mind mike, i was going to do something along those lines but have run out of carbon!! so black hi-temp paint will have to do for now.

[snowtigger]

thanks all..



you read my mind mike, i was going to do something along those lines but have run out of carbon!! so black hi-temp paint will have to do for now.

fools seldom differ and all that jazz, i like the rice racer look so what can i say and adam i loves the marmite in beans on bread basicaly i have a marmite fetish so there.

[Paul Woods]

That looks spot on Nik, i think you're onto a winning look there.

[nik]

just a little photo update for you..
spent the weekend painting the exhaust, cutting out the spoiler end plates, making a little bracket for the filter/BOV and other non-seen rustproofing stuff..
i decided to raise the spoiler a little by adding a couple inches to the bottom of the end plates and also went for aluminium angle as i wasn't sure what height to go for, just gave me a bit of freedom. i will be widening as suggested by jiff, just need some little spacer ends machining for each of the 'aerofoils'.

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little bracket thing for filter and BOV and engine bay temp sensor.
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showing the painted exhaust box.
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toffer's old new leather seats.
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[Rowdan]

Those seats look the business, this car is coming together very nicely indeed :-)
Bang tidy!

[snowtigger]

Hubba hubba drool, very tasty mate this is looking bang on.

[nik]

a little rain guide and coil/wires vanity panel..

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[adamh]

nice seats , the car is lookin mean! send me a sketch for the spacers if req'd.

[Jiff Lemon]

He'll need two sets making up adam, as my fee for the idea with be a spoiler :icon_razz:

[nik]

thanks for the offer adam but im going plastic!

right progress report........my wings arrived from http://www.honeybournemouldings.co.uk so time to do some front end work for a change!

how to fit a woodsport style auto front end piece.

i found that putting a bar accross the bottom of the sub frame allowed the style auto front end to sit nicely on it using the light recesses. this helped shitloads as it meant it would hang by itself and level, the bonus being as the light recesses are tapered, the more you pushed it back the firmer it was held.
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to get the fit i wanted i had to cut 40mm out of the centre of the front end, seems a lot but i wanted it to sit 'inside' the bumper on either side. ive also never been a fan of how the light holes dont line up with the mk1 indicator/side light holes, well mine do now :-) though i wont be having lights in mine, i have decided to use the holes to duct air to the front brakes.
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welded in some 'kick out bars' to push the wings out as far as i needed them.
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hairy bodge to hold it all together for when i remove it.
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inner edges saw lots more hairy bodge once off the car and the outside surfaces all sanded down.
all done ready to go back on.
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back down on the deck and looking pretty!
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one thing i would say about the woodsport style auto kit is it is incredibly well made, too well made! expect to do a lot of sanding (buy a palm sander if you don't have one already) to bring the wall thickness on the sides down to a more usable size. in some places i went from 8mm down to around 3mm, but of course i would rather have way too much material and sand than not enough.
the fit is of course not 100% perfect, most kit pieces aren't but this one is easy to work with, doesn't feel at all fragile and has a nice thick gel coat.

[Paul Woods]

Looks great that does! Well i'm bound to say that, but it really is the best bumper spoiler for a Mk1 in my opinion.

[Goldy]

Nik, the front end looks really good, I have to say it looks rather mean, especially with the borbets and bonet vent, I think it works really well!

[nik]

so more progress..(btw the rear wing isnt fitted yet its just sat there waiting)
last week saw me finishing the front end, had to make a new bumper retaining strip (you know the one that has the M5 bolts in it the rust away).

i fitted the mx5 coilover adapters but found the rear sits a little high maybe only as little as 5mm but enough to make me order some shorter springs! so theyre coming tomorrow and will fit them so i can tick that job off. painted the shocker tubes in RAL5012 to match the body.

also whilst i was at the rear end i pulled the longshaft out and replaced the inner cv boot as it was split.
today saw me fitting the arches, theyre all bonded on drying over night so tomorrow i can get hairy bodging followed by the rubbing down.

i still haven't decided what depth to go to on the raer of the arches but im kinda liking them long so if i find a way that looks okay i will keep them as long as possible instead of the usual angular chop level with the rear body. i welded in steel inner arch liners to the inner wing out to the ws arch lip which will get some serious waxoyl-ing tomo.

i tried to get a bit of a sweep to the profile of them to tie in a little with the stock front arches, overall im really pleased how it went.

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also noticed today whilst fitting blue leds for the dash backlight that the speedo cable is broken so another small job to add to the list.

[Paul Woods]

WS arches FTW! :thumbsup:

[nik]

they are ace mate, easy to cut easy to fit..look the dogs..love your work!

[Charged]

I've probably missed it Nik but where is the rear spolier from, £how much and was it an easy fit? I like it a lot!

Ollie

[nik]

ollie, it was just a generic bi foil aluminium spoiler second hand off ebay. i made new carbon end plates for it so it mounts up on the original spoilers holes. it is slightly narrow so have made some perspex spacers to add a few mm.

[nik]

arch update.

got the right hand side fibraled up, with a full inner arch welded in.
also made a decision on the rear, im going loooooong and loooooooow :thumbsup:
had to weld in a little extension to the rear to give me something to fibral onto.
the plan is to make new carbon diffuser end plates to replace the short present ones to com down to the same level and shape them on the diagonal to match the lines of the exhaust outlets and wing end plates..:icon_biggrin: maybe hard to visualise.

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[Paul Woods]

Sexy as.

[adamh]

shaping up nicely , those dishes are working real well with it

[Diesel Meister]

Nik - Those. Wheels. Major trouser tent!

Mike - I'll try to be at JAE providing the car's running and I've manageda bit of tidying up. Can'ty pass the oppo to see the MR8, Walletrape, Zombie and a few choice others in the metal heh :thumbsup:

[Goldy]

Nik that is going to look seriously phat! Those arches remind me of another car and I can't quite put my finger on it

[snowtigger]

Seems to be the in thing this year major big wide rubber and extended arches, maybe mr woods has started a new tb trend.

[nik]

thanks everyone, i wasnt sure if it would work as the whole look from the rear is a llittle un-mk1 now, but im glad you like it as much as i do.


Nik that is going to look seriously phat! Those arches remind me of another car and I can't quite put my finger on it

yeah i know what you mean mate, i cant put my finger on where the inspiration cam from either, maybe a bit of DTM in there? possibly?

[Goldy]

thanks everyone, i wasnt sure if it would work as the whole look from the rear is a llittle un-mk1 now, but im glad you like it as much as i do.



yeah i know what you mean mate, i cant put my finger on where the inspiration cam from either, maybe a bit of DTM in there? possibly?

I found what it reminds me of...... wide and low arches, dished alloys agressive stance..... only my favourite car of all time ....
http://chrisescars.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Lancia-Stratos-HF-Group-4-.jpg

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/155.jpg

[nik]

mmmm now there's a car!!!

[snowtigger]

Shite engine crap electrics and bad driving position don't you just love the lancia stratos , one of the replicas with alfa v6 power or if I could fit the 2gr with a supercharger mmmmm lovely car.

25 thou tho makes it a wee bit on the expensive side, gorgeous with the rally pack.

[nik]

lots of hairy bodge and sanding today saw me get to the first phase on the rear right quarter :thumbsup:

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its all hairybodge over steel so plenty solid enough.

[Paul Woods]

Love the way you finished off the arch bottom :thumbsup:

[Jiff Lemon]

Love it - just one thought though, can water / dirt / crap get trapped or have it got escape routes?

[nik]

Love it - just one thought though, can water / dirt / crap get trapped or have it got escape routes?

it 'shouldnt' jeff, ive tried to make it a closed unit..

spent today playing with the rear lights as a break whilst more filler dried..
i am blown away how good these scooby lights look, much better in the flesh..
theyre just hanging on a spot welded chassis but once the position is finalised theyll be mounted solidly and have a carbon light facia fitted to match the profile of the OEM light facia.

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/217.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/218.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/219.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/220.jpg

and one with the side lights turned on
http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/221.jpg

[Paul Woods]

Boiiing! Instant woodie! Love the lights, that's going to look special.

[adamh]

dogs danglies mate

[snowtigger]

Very Ferrari italia 458 as mr woods said instant wood there mate, they look brill.

[Garbe]

Those lights will finish the rear perfectly.

[nik]

not much to report as ive been unwell, but managed a couple of hours making a new light fascia. once i have it complete i can take a mould if anyone wants one in the future, any 4 1/2 inch light should fit.

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/228.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/229.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/230.jpg

[Garbe]

I thought you were going to use the existing surround, the fit looked good.

[nik]

i have mate. just chopped the middle out of it and moulded around the lights. will widen the holes with some sanding to make it look more 'factory'.

[Paul Woods]

Just remembered where i'd seen this before, anyone remember Beckys old red Mk1 from many years ago?

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/231.jpg

Have to add Nik's looks 100% better!

[nik]

cheers matey, i knew id seen a mk1 with roundy roundy lights..
i used the original fascia as my units will be removable so stock lights can go back on if req'd for mot.

[nik]

bit more sanding and detailing of the fascia.
http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/232.jpg

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/180.jpg

spent some time reprofiling the WS arches, making them a bit flatter and adding a chamfer.
http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/233.jpg

coming along.
http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/234.jpg

[Spook]

Those lights look really 'Tokyo' Nik, love it

love the red mk1 Paul, bugger can i get a mk1 & a mk2

[adamh]

brill look.

[snowtigger]

Those lights look really 'Tokyo' Nik, love it

love the red mk1 Paul, bugger can i get a mk1 & a mk2

Well I keep thinking of a mk2 but I'm a masochistic person and need pain, and the mk1 is just to easy to live with, I'm not worrying enough about going backwards into a hedge lol.

[hmmmmm]

Loving the back of that thing nik! Looks like its not going to fit in any garage!

[nik]

bought one of these cheap and cheerful LCD boost gauges. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5-LCD-Colour-Digital-Boost-Gauge-Toyota-Turbo-GT4-GT-/250786971306
fitted it today and i love it..
think it ties in nicely with the 80s interior of the mk1, comes with a pressure sensor so just need to run a wire from the boot to the dash instead of 3 metres of vacuum hose so hoping i get a bit more accuracy from it over a mechanical gauge.

[snowtigger]

Sorry mate I just keep getting the theme tune to knight rider playing in the back ground "turbo boost kitt" "yes nick".

I can't fault it mate it is very 80s and in keeping with the car and if it gives a better reading Billy bonus.

If you need the rest of the knight rider dash is available from the states.

[Paul Woods]

I've seen those a few times on Ebay and always thought they suit a Mk1 styling very well, i'd love to build a dash with that incorporated in with a few more of them.

[nik]

theyre great little gauges if you can live with the styling..i read somewhere they were s'posed to be rebranded autogauge. be nice to have a couple more for oil press' etc

[snowtigger]

Square gauges are more mk1 than mk2, and I'm not a big fan of the round pod gauges there a bit To 90s.

[nik]

i agree tiggs..though there are some nice smoked round gauges out there now, that have good illumination and look more 2011 than 1990..i wanted to get away from having pods littering the dash or side pillar..will take a pic today.

[Goldy]

I really like that gauge, are you going to stealthy install it somewhere in the dash if you're not using pods?

[keri-WMS]

That's so cool - reminds me of the LCD boost gauge etc in my old Mk1 Uno Turbo!

[nik]

just a couple of pics for you..

finished the rear suspension side of things thanks to adamh and his custom spigot rings with corsa disks.

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/235.jpg

and here's the lcd boost gauge.

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/192.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/236.jpg

and many thanks adam for this little billy bonus in the parcel :thumbsup:

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/03/237.jpg

[adamh]

very nice contrast on the gauge, dont mention the cap man!. looking nice and tidy and resto'd under that arch just how it should on a mk1

[nik]

not too much to report as ive been knee deep in sanding and filling and sanding!!!
but now have finished the inner arch returns.

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/236.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/237.jpg

also started sanding the panels.

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/238.jpg

and i just love fibre glass wings :-)

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/239.jpg

[adamh]

you just keep adding new stuff!, looks superb.

[Goldy]

looking good nik!

[nik]

been doing a lot of little jobs so no massive update.
i did a paint test and i must say am very happy with how it looks.
basically its as mentioned RAL5012 blue but this comes out with a satin finish which looks great, though i havent seen it in the sunlight yet just overcast daylight but its certainly imho looking good. cant wait to get painting the rest of her now..and its just rattle cans!
heres a couple of pics of the engine cover.

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[Tim Higgott]

sweet colour nik

[Jiff Lemon]

Loving the wing venting! Tis indeed a joy of the glass wing!

[Goldy]

Love the colour actually! You painting the whole car yourself??

[nik]

Yes mate!! I know its not going to look like a prof job but I'm stuck for budget on her so needs must.

[Paul Woods]

You know Nik, you can treat that rattle can finish as a basecoat and just have some clearcoat applied over it and it would look fantastic.

[nik]

I did think about that but tbh I think there will be sooo many imperfections in my painting a clear would probably show them up more. Plus I'm liking the satin finish :-)

[grash2]

love the color it will look great all over the car
also if you have an air compressor think of spray gun the car, it will be much cheaper and better quality, as with rattle cans you will need way to many of them to properly apply the coats

[Garbe]

Just seen the two jacks. Please tell me you have some axle stands under there. I always shit myself under a car.

[nik]

Just seen the two jacks. Please tell me you have some axle stands under there. I always shit myself under a car.

if im going anywhere near the underneath i put her on stands and usually leave a jack under there as well taking some of the weight, im sure theres one under there somewhere!!

just some pics for you pic whores! just a bit of sanding to do and she's finished apart from paint obviously! mot on wednesday :eusa_pray: (the two reflectors i have stuck on theback are for the mot only and will more than likely 'fall off' soon after)

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/252.jpg
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http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/136.jpg
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[Paul Woods]

That looks bang on the money.

[snowtigger]

Brum brum brumity loving that looking well nice.

[burkedara]

Goodluck with the MOT, hope she passes!

BTW wat have you used under the charge cooler, is it to keep the heat from the engine away from it?

[Goldy]

Car looks fantastic matey, love the front and the back and the borbets and wide arches look phat!

[Torero]

That looks bang on the money.

Not sure Paul, the drivers door panel doesn't look flush :hidesbehi:

Other than that it looks great, particularly in the flesh.

[grash2]

sand prime and paint, and you are done, perfect car nik grats

[nik]

Not sure Paul, the drivers door panel doesn't look flush :hidesbehi:

Other than that it looks great, particularly in the flesh.

what would you know eh?! you are right though..

[nik]

Goodluck with the MOT, hope she passes!

BTW wat have you used under the charge cooler, is it to keep the heat from the engine away from it?

dat is me bling init!

yes mate. ive got an ali heat shield and some gold insulation on the underside and side of the chargecooler.

[Jiff Lemon]

Looks mighty damn fine. Sure it'll sail through the MOT, just spend tuesday making sure everything works and is tightened up. Make sure headlamp adjuster screws are nice and free too; Most testers are happy to align your lights, but only if the adjusters are free.

[adamh]

looks like a rocket ship!, is that kyt's old rev3? just a chargecooler added? does it run yet? how about a sound clip of some throttle through the quad exit..

[nik]

well she passed with flying colours..!!

so took her for a spin, very cautiously at first but the confidence soon grew and was boosting plenty. love being back in a t-bar on sunny days like thie particularly in a mk1.5 imho the original and best of the swaps..
booked in for a 4 wheel alignment tomorrow morning so she should drive a little less nervous.
really happy with the suspension i went for in the end, a bit firm but not too bone shakey.

all in all i am over the moon.

[snowtigger]

Very good glad to have you back in the fold as it were, and another very nice sorted mk1.5 .

What suspension did you go for?

And my car was very nervy before the 4 wheel alignment check, after I had it done it was like a different animal one rear was spot on the others were \-\ and the rear was \-| .

[nik]

think i may go for a standard setup and tweak at a later date.
got the mx5 coilover kit with 350lb faulkner springs over tokico illumina shox..

[snowtigger]

That the one I've been looking at the mx5 with 350lb as my fat arse makes it bounce over small undulations.

[nik]

tbh may buy some lighter springs and see what the difference feels like.

[adamh]

well done nik!, another 1.5 on the road, good start to spring!

[Torero]

well she passed with flying colours..!!

Congrats Nik, you must be chuffed.

It was good to call down and see zombie last week. Thanks for the welcome.:thumbsup:

[Goldy]

Great news, well done nik!..... paintage and more piccys required *whip*

[Jiff Lemon]

tbh may buy some lighter springs and see what the difference feels like.

Where's Jim when you need him! Thought the Tokia's were quite stiff on rebound so softer may work.

Big congrats sir, any advisories on the Ticket? have those reflectors fell off yet?:blabla:

[nik]

haha no they stayed on..!
advisories were slight play in n/s rear wheel bearing and check alignment of course.!

went and got a 4-wheel alignment done this morning at christchurch tyres in urm christchurch..great service and they were very pleased to look underneath and see nice new suspension parts cos they knew about the usual mk1 rods at the back..cost £48 and took an hour..

we took the stock settings and tweaked for fast road/track and lowered suspension. the drive home was awesome and she felt fantastic..i set it all up by eye of course beforehand, so was very happy to see i got the camber almost spot on, the rest was urm waaaay out lol
they used a Hawkeye system which was a nice bit of kit..

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/04/269.jpg

[adamh]

any more miles done nik, does the handling feel good? you have the 400lb' rate all round?

[nik]

no mate, got some 7" 350s(originally ordered 375s but never put them on) on the back and whatever came with the kit on the front. she handles great, a bit bumpy on uneven roads but im more than happy with the ride..ooer!

[snowtigger]

are the 375 going spare then?

[nik]

Sorry mike, I sent them back for a refund.

[snowtigger]

Not a problemo mate need to sort the rears as when I put the power down it squats too low and bounces into second.
Maybe just the rears for know will have to see how it goes.
Your car is looking sooo sweeeeet mate will look the dogs danglies when you put a top coat on it.

[nik]

well i had a great weekend, went to watch the touring cars at thruxton. took zombie sat and sunday to give her her first good run out.
absolutely brilliant to drive a 1.5 in anger. im still running just 0.8bar until i finish shakedown testing and she flies, will be turning up the boost once i get rid of the ERR42 from the broken speedo sender.
on the way home yesterday i was giving her some beans on the dual carriageway when i notice a slight rear stear when i lifted off. its a good thing these cars chassis are so tight cos i reckon in any car i wouldnt have noticed it. it felt a bit odd to say the least so pulled over for a looksie, the two lower ball joint bolts were frickin loose!! today has been spent going over the bolts everywhere, but im surprised they didnt pick it up in the mot.

[snowtigger]

If they can't see it they will pass it mate, that's what shakedown runs out are for look at me this weekend under wallet rape, I now have a list of cleaning and repainting the suspension this year and sorting out the tin worm then maybe a vinyl wrap lol.

[Jiff Lemon]

Quite suprised they missed it too Nick - Unless of course, they were just nipped tight and the subsequent shake down has worked them loose?

[nik]

yeah i reckon thats what happened cos they were very thorough down the mot station i go to..a family business with reputation to uphold.
a couiple of hours shakedown worked them loose.

[Whore of Babylon]

Ive been having issues with my rear parts comming loose after i did the bushes. my local tyer shop didnt even notice and did the wheel alignment anyway...... this weekend will be spent locktighting everything under there before another wheel alignment.

[T.I.M]

Your car is just a joy to look at! Also love the colour you are choosing to put on it. Love all the square retro lines, all keeping with the orig lines. AMAZING job you've done mate!

[nik]

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/05/31.jpg

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/05/326.jpg

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[cdwood2010]

Very arty.

I think I would leave the paintwork as is, but that's just me!

:)

Chris.

[Paul Woods]

I believe the saying is... that looks the tits. :thumbsup:

[snowtigger]

Or it looks the "dogs nads" that mate.

[adamh]

nice shots, i love the project look, stuff the paint job.

[cdwood2010]

nice shots, i love the project look, stuff the paint job.

Exactly!

Chris.

[grash2]

it deserves the paint job!

[nik]

i was having a few issues with the piping for the chargecooler in that it wouldnt clamp very well so i had some leakage at the pump end. also i had a bit of an air-trap with it being situated in the boot.
so i ordered some 19mm internal diameter rubber hose instead of the nylon see through stuff i was using to reduce the chance of any leaks. i also fabbed up a bracket to mount the pump in its rightful place on the front of the gearbox (the two unused holes on the front of the box on a flat face). with a slight lean-back there shouldn't be any issues with air trapping either.

not a brilliant pic but not too much to show really. frees up the corner of the boot for the meth injection stuff now.

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/05/111.jpg

[Tim Higgott]

Looks fantastic. Defo paint it though Nik.

[nik]

thanks all, she will get painted once i have the funds.

[cdwood2010]

thanks all, she will get painted once i have the funds.

Nik,

Out of curiosity what sort of budget did you have in mind for the respray?

My gravitas always leans toward DIY (and budget DIY at that!) and if you have a big enough garage that you can mod into a makeshift spray booth, can get your hands on a cheap compressor and are game for it, it's well within your reach.

Mind you, I generally drive shit boxes and not tasty looking motors!

Chris.

[nik]

ha yeah i have considered everything from rattle cans to proffesional job and everything in between. tbh im crap at prep work just dont have the pacience so will have to be an expensive pro job BUT then the other bit of me says, be serious, this car is only going to last a coupl eof years before it will need remedial cosmetic repairs anyway so go the cheapest route possible.
i will probably end up rough flatting it, lots of high build primer and a rattle can finish. (a pro has offered his expertise and guns if i can find a compressor down here, but again will be a marquee job with my own prep and i will not accept charity that's 'too' generous so will still end up throwing a grand at it out of courtesy )
the budget question is a difficult one cos if i go pro route i will find the money but will take a little longer..
ive just had an idea!! how about a pre-JAE spray party..!! anyone that wants a weekend on the south coast can come down and we'll setup the BIG marquee and each take a panel..

[cdwood2010]

I'm in.

I have a gun and some airline and my Suby boot will hold much beer.

Halfway there already see!

Chris.

[nik]

well the kids are away for the next 3 weekends and then its half term so im sure we can sort something out. just need a relatively unwindy weekend and dry. not too much to ask.
what sort of paint should we throw at her? and wheres the best place to buy for non business purposes?

[cdwood2010]

Brown brothers always worked for me, not sure if you have one of those nearby?

Chris

[Jiff Lemon]

You may struggle to buy Cellulose chap - Bad for the enviroment you know. Some places still sell it but it comes with a big sticker saying "not for automotive use" or something similar!
Two pack is a possible - better finish from the gun, but by golly you better get yourself a decent mask. Whereas cellulose would leave you feeling quite light headed and funny, two pack will leave you quite dead.
I'll see if I can do a trip to the coast though!:thumbsup:

[snowtigger]

You need an air fed mask with 2pak plus air dry thinners so it goes off in a cold environment, prep work is the key high build primer then flatten down the high spots, some tak rags and panel wipe then rehigh build primmer flaten that off, panel wipe a couple coats of paint some fine sanding then clear laquer and jobs a good un easy for a grand or a couple of blokes may take a weekend for a tidy job just needs time and effort.

[Goldy]

Nik, you seen the "50 dollar" budget paint jobs from the states :

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

People seem to be doing it all over with what looks like reasonable results, not sure about how long it'll last but for a quick and dirty paint job for jae it'll be cheap!

[nik]

Yeah I read those a while back and the results are great. It was those that made me buy the rustoleum rattle cans and its excellent paint.
I may try it on a panel and see how it goes.

[grash2]

nik forgot to ask you, did you had any issues with the corsa discs?

on mine the only thing that i do not like as the discs are 260mm, and the pads max height is at 255-6 there is a small lip arround the discs, which gets a bit rusty, thinking to machine the discs down to the exact pad clamp, but in a later time

[nik]

No bolt up issues at all. Clearance is good. Will have a good look now they've all bedded in to asses pad fitting but I think the pads sat slightly over the edge of the disk by about half a mm from memory, certainly nothing to worry about.

[nik]

okay so a month driving her and i am now confident nothings going to fall off. going to be turning the boost up to a more respectable 19psi next time im in her and i thought it a good idea to look at charge cooler coolant temperatures and intake charge temperatures from now on. so i bought a little car thermometer from ebay and made a TB related transparency. i think its pretty cool ;-)

http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2011/05/394.jpg

a little alignment needed on the text and need to fit the thermisters in place and make a little custom housing so it fits into the dash somewhere.

[adamh]

top banana, love it if only i had a charge cooler!.

[Paul Woods]

Now that's pretty cool, excuse the pun.

[nik]

a week of sanding..god i hate sanding!! threw some primer and base coat on her in the heat of the day. its what it is, a rattle can job. overall its looking much better she's not meant to be a show car, she's a snorting hog beast of a car, beautiful in form and function but a bit scary at the same time..

primer..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/backtotheputer/IMG00248-20110603-1713.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/backtotheputer/IMG00247-20110603-1713.jpg

RAL5012 1st coat..
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/06/23.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2011/06/24.jpg

[Paul Woods]

That's a quality job on those arches, i know from experience how much work they take.

[adamh]

that looks good in that colour, the lines are impressive, do you put some kind of hard top coat over it?

[Goldy]

I actually quite like it in Primer ;-)

Looks great Nik, is all the prep done so it's just painting to go now?

[cdwood2010]

Nik I like your style, a man after my own heart...

:)

Chris.