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[bassboy]

motorcyclesfish - its mint around there mate no worries to be had there...the rest of the car is sound...just the rear arches were a bit mashed...car has never had an accident so no dodgy panels with paint missing from dents in weird cant be seen places

FezzR..thanx mate...hopefully will get everything sorted asap

max...never thought u were taking the piss...a few people have actually asked that question...and when people realise my VW background they realise what approach im taking with my car...not only this turbo...but with all my future cars...i believe in being subtle

quick update...had a word with the sprayer today and he said whenever im ready he'll be waiting to spray it! he's gonna help me do all the welding etc with the new wings as well...should be sorted in about a month or so

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

While your here, What do you think i should fill my tow hook recess with? Its rather large and has a big hole!

[bassboy]

can u get a pic of it up? more than likely use ali mesh and fibre glass it in place to the bumper or wherever the hole is from the inside...then fibreglass or fill over it to bring it level...job done

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

[bassboy]

max, what to do is get some aluminium mesh and fibreglass it to the back of the bumper to fill in the hole...next get some fibreglass or some filler and fill over the hole onto the mesh, then its a case of sanding and re-filling over and over again to the exact contours of the bumper...a bit of a advice would be to filler around the hole your filling to just so you can blend it into the bumper better...its a bit hard to explain though...

if you look at the pics of my bonnet and how im filling in the hole you will get what i mean...well when i come around to finishing it lol

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

I get what you mean, might buy some bits tomorrow.

Does it matter that the hole is quite deep though?

[bassboy]

nope does not matter whatsoever...just make sure you build up the layers of filler and dont apply deep layers straight away or they will take longer to cure...you can build up deep layers straight away if you wanted but you will have to wait a while for them dry thoroughly

oh and i forgot to say its entirely up to you whether you want to buy bumper filler or normal filler...just remember to key the plastic properly before you start filling

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

I dont want it falling out! Or cracking when i fit them

[bassboy]

it wont if you take the time and do it properly

bassboy

[paradox]

When i smoothed the towing eye on my bumper i cut out the recces and taped a piece of card over the front of the bumper then lay chopped strand glassfibre over the rear when this had set i removed the card and skimmed over the front of the bumper with normal filler this never cracked at all and is better done this way as then you will not have a inch and half of filler in the recess.

[Max M4X WW]

Good idea!

[bassboy]

or you can do what paradox said

bassboy

[bassboy]

hey peeps...been working in the garage all day today and thought i would let you know about my progress...

well first thing was to completely finish the rear bumper off...

first thing was to smoothen and apply filler to the new number plate light recess



then carry on doing so untill the desired finish was required...then a quick trial fit:


everything looked fine and the finished article like this






however, i will double check the height of the light tomo when i have more energy and see if its low enough for me...if its not then plan B comes into action

rear bumper FINALLY complete :banana: :banana: :banana:



next place to attack was my bonnet...when i bought the car there had been a few dents on the bonnet where the owner must have pressed down on to shut the bonnet



angle grinded away the paint


filled and then smoothed also finished the de-badging :top:


next area was to start work on the front bumper

after being advised to drill holes into the bumper before filling, i did so


filled up the line in the bumper


and that leaves me where i ended tonight...tomo will carry on with the front bumper

:top: :top: D: D:

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

Saw the filler in halfords saturday. £5 something! Will try and find it cheaper.

Still cant see how u can sand it if its flexible lol.

[bassboy]

dont think you will find it cheaper max...i went to Maccess (trade place) and even they were doing it for £4 plus VAT! so only about a quid cheaper or so...but let me know if you do lol

the filler doesnt flex as such...it dries rock hard but has the ability to bend a bit more than normal filler...its the way the particals are able to stay connected within their elastic range i just made myself sound clever lol

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

[AndyBlackFRST]

Max, just get the stuff and do it.. I have used this on my arches/skirts

[Max M4X WW]

Yea i might get whoever is spraying it to do them though. Not sure.

[bassboy]

max its ALOT cheaper prepping the stuff yourself...but one thing to keep in mind is that the finish of the paintwork is down to the prep work!

bassboy

[bassboy]

Hi peeps...just a quick question:

what wing cuts shall i get?



or



thanx :top:

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

Euro Style, But not at such a sharp angle. As it wont match the indicator.

[AndyBlackFRST]

Euro looks smoother, which will match the rest of your mods you have alrready done.

[Xr_Dub]

Transporter is differnet........ + theres more space on your escort for that
so it should still look and fit in well...

i would go for that...

[Max M4X WW]

Yea actually Transporter should line up with the indicator at the front as its pretty square and then the wheel arch is quite curved.

[bassboy]

lol i think it will be the transporter ones that i go for....seem to be the best ones for the car...need some more air to my air filter once the new engine goes in lol

bassboy

[bassboy]

also decided on my new gauges:













they light up like my current gauges to:



:top: :top: :top:

need an ACT gauge to

bassboy

[Max M4X WW]

Pyrometer?

Got enough?

You dont have a tacho like that do you?

[andyhardy]

Nice gauges!

Max - the point of that rev counter is that the big light flashes when you've hit the redline which you can set yourself so that you can change gear when peak power/torque is hit

With bassboy's install he's going to want to keep an eye on the volts and having a turbo car means you want to keep an eye on pretty much everything involved with boost, fuel and temperature!



Andy

P.S. Pyrometer - never heard that expression before but EGT stands for Exhaust Gas Temperatures

[AndyBlackFRST]

Oooh me wants some nice guages now

Gunna be sweet mate

[bassboy]

hi max, pyrometer is basically EGT as andy has said and im sure you'll be glad to know that the rev counter is not going in (well not that one any way lol)....i just posted it up so you can see what the blue lights illuminate like

the reason for so many guages is because they will look good in the dash IMO and they dont cost as much as a stack dash by FAR lol

cheers for the comments everyone! just waiting for Chris to get back to me with the prices now

bassboy

[Shayne]

I do like the Voltmeter......how much and where from? Thanks.

[sleeky]

Sweet guages

What layout you going for? 3 in the vents, 2 on the pillar and one for luck?

Lee.

[bassboy]

hey peeps...front bumper pics so far:





and a random shot lol



bassboy

[bassboy]

shayne any where that sells Autometer gauges...im getting mine off cfoster

sleeky...that would be telling lol

bassboy

[Xr_Dub]

Were do you get the side air vents from....
is it a wing... or just a vent for the side.. thats stamped in by say Cool louvres

and is it better to get a brand new wing....

thanks