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by **FezzR** on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:59 am

picky.... me.... no.....

thought that would be the case lol,

by **bassboy** on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:45 am

lol no worries dude...was just messing..fair question although i cant see the bumper bent in any of the pics... :lol:

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:17 pm

quick update everyone

got the bumper back off the car...and wanted to do one last thing to the bumper lol

so off i went cutting out a section lol

then sorted out the shape and began to fibre glass the bar back together

back to it tomo evening!

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:16 pm

quick update:

bassboy

by **RS_Rawli** on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:19 pm

looking good mate, hope your not colourcoding that splitter tho

by **Max M4X WW** on Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:21 pm

RS_Rawli :looking good mate, hope your not colourcoding that splitter tho

Ive been thinking the same for ages :lol:

by **bassboy** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:26 am

nah splitter is going to go matt black

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:50 pm

hey peeps...put the bumper on the car today:

bassboy

by **j_man69** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:44 pm

looks pretty good !!

think you should bad boy the bonnet so it matches the angled bit on the bumper

by **Max M4X WW** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:02 pm

Im scared

by **andyhardy** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:08 pm

Max M4X WW :

Im scared

Angry face - but look at it's c.u.t.e little ears! :lol:

by **t2rst** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:25 pm

lol @ andy

dave

by **sleeky** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:21 pm

Looks the nutts mate

Lee.

by **AndyBlackFRST** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:33 pm

Cool Louvres is a nice quiet place isn't it... Its at the pack of Pug Performance's workshop..

Bumper is looking 'different'.. not sure of the bottom vent though but i'm sure once the paint is on it will look great

by **DaveZetec** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:38 pm

Looking good that!

Its probably just the camera angle but the bottom vent thing looks a little wonky (left hand slope is longer than the right hand one)

by **DigiJunkie** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:39 pm

Man that was a ballache :lol:

Looks good though

by **bassboy** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:43 pm

cheers for the comments peeps! yeah the l/h/s one does seem bigger but looks ok in real life...hmmm might have to have a rethink about that bit...

i wont be doing a badboy bonnet to the car as i prefer the look without it...might do something different with the bonnet though

digijunkie thanx for that

i cant wait to see what it looks like when its all complete

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:41 am

cheers peeps! been a while since the last update so i thought i would let you all know whats going on with the car...

well i have been busy just generally prepping the body work so i wont bore you with the pics...so far all of these bits are ready for primer...

got the bumpers, wings, kit all ready to go....mirrors and bonnet should be finished by tomo at some point

also painted the inside of the front arches/wings...ran out of paint the night i was doing it so pics are not up to date :cry:

also started the mirrors the other day and have got to the final few layers of fillering...although these pics are showing the FG stage lol

hope to get the car ready for primer by end of next week...

will be ordering paint etc soon as well....

bassboy

by **Sphinx** on Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:16 am

FT's turning out some propperly clean cars these days! Nice to see!

by **Xr_Dub** on Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:00 am

UPDATE YO

by **bassboy** on Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:51 am

Hey peeps, havent updated this for AGES now so thought i would inform you of my progress...well i havent had the car for the last 2 weeks as its been at the body shop getting the wings and front slam panel welded in...have also painted under the arches...not a full on job, needs finishing yet but looks impressive so far :top:

inner arches are now at this stage:

when i dropped the car off it was looking like this:

picked it up from the bodyshop today like this:

the paint on the slam panel and inside the wings needs to be finished off yet but the sprayer will do that when i drop the car off ready for priming...

will take some proper pics of the car tomo with the bits on...

on tomo's todo list:

shape rear arches
go over all filled bits and make sure they are perfect
get rid of rust on sunroof
carry on sanding rest of car :banana: :banana:

should be back at the bodyshop in about 2-3 days to get everything primered :top: :top:

cant wait!!!

bassboy

by **Sphinx** on Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:06 am

Looking good

but why have they sprayed round the edges of the new wings if the whole car is going to be sprayed at a later date?

by **bassboy** on Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:11 am

that was done as the insides of the wings have been sprayed and undersealed maybe was just some over spray...god knows lol

bassboy

by **Captain Tightpants** on Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:37 am

Looks good. Like the wheels too.

Especially like the look of that rad!!

Steve

by **bassboy** on Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:36 pm

cheers mate...everyone comments how good the wheels suit the car

think i made the right choice with them lol

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:09 pm

hello peeps...was back in the garage today and yesterday and got a few more pics...

still working on those rear arches :wall: :wall:

and a pic of the slam panel up close...the paint hasnt even been laquered or flattened...cant believe how shiny and smooth it is!!

might have to work on it in the rain tomo

bassboy

by **MAD_Adamski** on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:34 pm

good stuff bassboy keep it up bro lovin it!!!

by **Rhinopower** on Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:52 am

how long do u rekon till its finished?

by **bassboy** on Mon May 02, 2005 2:40 am

hey peeps....been working on it today....

driver side arch sanded and shaped ready for primer
escort rs turbo decals removed
rear bumper ready for primer
bonnet ready for primer
all rust removed from car
from bumper needs final filler skimmed

tomo:

finish front bumper
passenger side arch
doors need flatting
finish smoothing mirrors
remove screen (maybe)

primer will b on the car for 1 week to dry fully :eek:

then block sand it all down then paint :banana: :banana: :top: :top: then let dry for another 3-4 days :cry:

then cut and end of phase 1 :banana: :banana: :banana:

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Mon May 02, 2005 6:53 pm

cheers peeps! just having a break from it...front bumper is nearly done, doors nearly done, arch is in progress at the moment, the sunroof is nearly sorted...

hopefully by the end of the day all the above work should be done...ill try to get some pics later

bassboy

by **bassboy** on Sat May 07, 2005 11:17 pm

updated peeps!

ok, now where to begin lol...work done to the car this week is:

Remove windscreen
Remove ALL rust from car - sunroof and windscreen
sand complete car
prime car
finish rear arches
flatten door handles
remove little dings and dents

some pics

the car has been coated in Glasurit Primer where needed (only parts not to be done was the boot, small bit on the door and c pillars....primer alone cost £195!!! but the quality of the stuff is amazing! even the sprayer stood back and said that is a good finish...he aint looking forward to sanding it though as he tried a little today (to get rid of a few imperfections) and he said its like rock LOL...looks like sanding will take longer than expected :cry:

am going to wait 1 week before we start sanding the car so the primer has had the chance to dry FULLY and hopefully help give a better finish instead of only the top layer being dry and us sanding then quickly spraying it...

roll on next week :top: :top: :banana:

bassboy

by **adz** on Sat May 07, 2005 11:26 pm

mint! good to see your not rushing things. so if the primer dries real hard then the final paint will b better finish?

as per usual - keep us updated

by **bassboy** on Sat May 07, 2005 11:41 pm

from what i have heard adz yes you will get a better finish...also depends alot on the primer used...as i have said i have spent £195 on primer alone! its meant to be the best stuff on the market so ill give it a go and see what the final peice comes out like...the sprayer is WELL impressed so far though as said above...

the problem with body shops is that they dont allow the primer to dry fully...they heat it up with a heat gun or something for a few hours then flatten and spray it with the final colour coats then buffer the next day or later on that day...there is no way the paint would have dried FULLY

with mine, im leaving the primer on for a week if not longer...then flatten, then paint, leave paint on for 3-4days, then buffer up and polish it all....atleast i will know that the paint will FULLY dry before any sanding or cutting takes place

bassboy

by **Kartracer69** on Sun May 08, 2005 12:13 am

i really love ERST, so wicked when you see one in the flesh - looks like this is going to be totally awesome when sprayed.

keep up the work chap

by **Captain Tightpants** on Sun May 08, 2005 1:07 am

Eyyyyyyyy!

Mr thumbs up, he say yeees!

Steve

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