looking good champ

Random pics...I want my car back!! Should have red paint on it by next weekend though...Fingers crossed!! Badges, badges, badges. Dunno if they will ever make it on to the car though. Seems like they will just get in the way when cleaning/polishing Just gotta get new upper and lower trailing arms now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

good work so far mate! love seein projects from start to finish. mine is about at the same stage as yours which im respraying too that colour looks great just when its painted. did one the other week heaps of pearl in that colour, should look tops on a VL!

Yeah thanks for bringing that up Daz...Some of us don't have the luxury of taking a perfectly good car back to bare metal because the nose cone was the wrong shade of red. Yeah I'm not sure why I chose the two worst areas on the car to photograph, that quarter panel has obviously been repaired before, and the area around the drivers side lock (which never existed when I first bought it) where it had been broken in to. There's bugger all on the rest of the car. It was never gonna be a mega dollar restoration though.... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Wasnt nit pickin man just wondering...Lol... Nothing wrong with filler anyway man, as long as its not 2 inches deep...

Mate what parts did you exactly change in the hand brake shoe area? Did you get new springs and all those other little things? Excellent work mate.

Nah, Just shoes and some bolts that hold the dust cover on. My best freind in the shed is an electric drill cable-tied to the bench with a wire wheel on it , and products like ranex rustbuster, CRC brakeleen and VHT Brake and caliper paint. Rustbuster converts rust to a finish which is corrosion resistant, then I just clean things up with the wire wheel like springs, bolts, etc..Then paint the other bits Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLT-025 Nah, Just shoes and some bolts that hold the dust cover on. My best freind in the shed is an electric drill cable-tied to the bench with a wire wheel on it , and products like ranex rustbuster, CRC brakeleen and VHT Brake and caliper paint. Rustbuster converts rust to a finish which is corrosion resistant, then I just clean things up with the wire wheel like springs, bolts, etc..Then paint the other bits Man I was just going to put it all back together. You have inspired me to fix it all and do it properly. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

The only reason I did it is because I initially put them on the wrong side. When I took them back off I saw one of the shoes had cracked, so I bought new ones and pulled em apart. Then I just thought "hmm...may as well clean the backing plate with the wire wheel seeing as I can get in there properly now". Before you know it, you go all out because everything that is still dirty stands out like dogs balls! Makes heaps of difference to how smooth it all feels...even if you don't see it. I highly recommend that rustbuster stuff. On things like the lever and springs it works a treat. I just used a normal atomiser/spray bottle to apply it. Just remember to get it all of after or it'll leave a dark stain on them. Oh yeah, Make sure you don't use gloves with the wire wheel!! (and wear goggles) I nearly ripped my thumb of before I realised it was a bad idea! Much better to cop a few grazes if you slip than to loose a digit Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I found the only 2 'before' pics I had, taken on a good ol' film camera. I've got a scanner now so I can put em up ....It's got some primer on it now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

My car is red!!! Edit, pics underneath Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

This is as it came off the gun, and covered in dirt. I'm quite pleased with the actual color. It has a nice metallic sparkle but doesn't look completely different to the previous color, which is exactly what I wanted and it's getting a rub back and polish before the bumpers etc go on Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

that colour looks real nice, looks candy a bit.

Any pics of under the hood? I agree with the candy look take some pics in the sun when you get a chance

Under the Hood? I don't think so....don't wanna make people vomit lol Should be all together and ready for me to take home on friday. I've given him the bumpers/top moulds to paint, but I'll be fitting this stuff at home. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Are you just spraying that black or leaving it the original colour?

It's staying the original color, which doesn't clash much with the outside color at all, but yeah, it's not real tidy under there at the moment. When I'm more cashed up, I'll take the motor out, detail it and do some other stuff while the bay is getting painted. Not for a while though

bumpers on ?

Looking good man!!!

that looks so good, great colour choice.