after over 3 years sitting at home, the old girl finally gets a trip out. should be back next week with the shell all done Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

very nice man

looking good man updates?

Quote: Originally Posted by VLWAGONIT [View Post] looking good man updates? yeh man the painters are being a little on the slack side. as its a 'perk' job. Spoke to them the other day (last thurs) an they said theyre going to start on it the next few days. you know what tradys are like LOL Preying for pics end of this week I'll try my best hehe Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ETA on completion? This years C4C? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Good **** man real keen to see how this turns out What wheels are you gonna run?

well atm sortof in a bit of a crossroads... basically to finish this car im looking at probably the best part of another full year of work, probably a far bit of money. The finished product will be a nice car but im starting to think maybe this is something I should be doing later on in my life, as I really wana drift an build a car I can use and thrash... Thoughts please guys.. Im still very unsure what I should do. This issue has only been made worse by f@#king slackass painters who wont paint it.... Jack I was going to run BBS, wanted to slam it an have fat poke out the guards but most people reckon it wouldnt suit a vl so probably minor offset ones..

I reckon get it painted then put it under wraps in the shed.. you and your dad have put so much effort into it over such a long period of time that it wouldn't be worth selling the shell for the small amount that rollers are worth Then buy a drufta and come druftin, the VL ain't gonna cost you anything sitting there waiting for you to decide what to do with it PS Strong offset makes ANY car look better Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeh thanks man. I think this is a wise decision. I cant seem to hold off the urge to want to hit the track. And its got a place I can store it out of the way too.

progress. This could just switch the tide on me wanting to finish it hopefully the rest of the paint by next week.. busy shop so Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

And so here it is guys. car is back from the painters, just needs a cut and polish as its straight off the gun. so will be even more shiny than this. Im pretty stoked to say the least. Finally ive got something to show for all my hard work over these years. Hope you enjoy the shots Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Pretty awesome color andy, are you gonna polish it yourself or get the painters to do it? how much time do you wait before doing this? (gonna spray my calais in the coming weeks and need some info haha)

nice work Hombre. looks neat

Nice colour andy, dunno if it's been covered but did u have the cage teched b4 paint? As they won't pass it unless they see bare welds.

Quote: Originally Posted by leb vlt [View Post] Nice colour andy, dunno if it's been covered but did u have the cage teched b4 paint? As they won't pass it unless they see bare welds. Yeh peeps have asked me before. The guy who checked mine helped me build it. He happens to be my dad lol. He's done a few local drift rigs too. So yeh no real dramas there but cheers for the q. Ash - there's no real downtime needed when u polish a booth painted job as it comes out after a period of drying. If you were doing home job in acrylic I'd prob give it a couple of days before u cut it.

Was gonna do it 2pak, i know thats highly illegal but i planned on using saftey glasses so its all good! (but seriously, adequate breathing apparatus ftw)

Quote: Originally Posted by xAsh- [View Post] Was gonna do it 2pak, i know thats highly illegal but i planned on using saftey glasses so its all good! (but seriously, adequate breathing apparatus ftw) yeh man if you were gunna mock up a booth spend the money and get a good mask. an id be taping the crap up out of the wall seals and stuff. Not sure how successful it would be, but if you have a reverse vacuum make a hole somewhere and poke it in to take all the air out of it before you paint the seal it. EVERYTHING settles on the job if you dont do it, even particles u cant see. On my car u can physically see the difference in clarity between our job on the engine bay (not a huge issue as it wont see the daylight as much just needs a polish) and the outside that has just been done. We knew this would be the case so only did the parts at home that werent to be scrutinised as much to get the cost down.

Amazing mate! Love it. Good to see someone doing it the right way! What brand of paint and clear did you use?

Quote: Originally Posted by Richo11 [View Post] Amazing mate! Love it. Good to see someone doing it the right way! What brand of paint and clear did you use? thanks mate, you dont neccessarily need a clear coat for a 2pak paintjob; 2pak has a clearcoating resin in it already so its not really required, unlike acryilic where u need one to seal the topcoat. But the paint is called 'glasurit'. Its a brand that mercedes benz use from germany.

Awesome work man! As above, good to see cars being built right the first time.