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14-11-07, 04:17 GMT+10#61 Quote:
Originally Posted by bdrftn
i done mine a while ago now.
the worst part would of been getting it back to bare metal..
ill definatly be sand blasting my new cars bay in the next few weeks and will put progress pics of that up.
this is my effort on my old car.
before:
and the outcome :
i will be spraying my next car in the same color, allthough doing the whole car this time. will get a thread up once it begins.
Damn that looks good... whats the colour?
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14-11-07, 17:55 GMT+10#62 pull it all apart and do the bay properely its the only was i reckon and trust me i think i know
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14-11-07, 19:23 GMT+10#63 Quote:
Originally Posted by MMMM
Damn that looks good... whats the colour?
thanks mate,
its a custom color.
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15-11-07, 15:15 GMT+10#64 Quote:
Originally Posted by osk
pull it all apart and do the bay properely its the only was i reckon and trust me i think i know
thats opening up a can of worms
thinking of jumping into a headache like that myself
uve got patence man awersome work
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15-11-07, 19:21 GMT+10#65 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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15-11-07, 19:33 GMT+10#66 osk u should of welded plates on the rails so its all smooth.. looks heaps better that way
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15-11-07, 19:39 GMT+10#67 Quote:
Originally Posted by DVS VL280
osk u should of welded plates on the rails so its all smooth.. looks heaps better that way
yeah i thought about doing it, but if i went to the extend i wouldve made a flat firewall aswell ... i guess u have to stop somewhere
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15-11-07, 19:42 GMT+10#68 hows the car going now anyway.. any movement lol
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15-11-07, 19:50 GMT+10#69 that bay licks shmick as!
im hoping to have the sides of mine looking like that, cant really do the firewall without the motor coming out, ill do it all again properly when i change converters n what not
ive noticed no one smooths over the radiator support?
why not? lol
seems a waste to do all the smoothing you guys have done and then leave the rad support
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15-11-07, 19:53 GMT+10#70 yeah not much happening with it really, which part of the radiator support are u talking about?
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15-11-07, 19:55 GMT+10#71 along the very top bit - along where the latch for the bonnet goes in etc.. - it looks like urs has had some smoothed over? (holes n what not) but most engine bays i see its just been left
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15-11-07, 19:59 GMT+10#72 nah cause the calais front covers it...
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15-11-07, 20:05 GMT+10#73 lol ohh no ****
still see a few cars that arnt vl calais that dont give it much attention
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15-11-07, 20:08 GMT+10#74 dnt want to much bog now.. will start crackin lmao if u bog to much
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25-11-07, 14:14 GMT+10#75 finished my rad. support!
well for the moment lol
just in primer/filler atm, still got a final fine sand to do to get rid of the lil imperfections.
will be getting rid of the bonnet release cable bracket when i get a new grinder disc, just cbf today.
if u can find any faults or have any suggestions let me know please!
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25-11-07, 15:04 GMT+10#76 My Engine Bay:
To This:
And Finished like this:
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25-11-07, 15:09 GMT+10#77 Get some right angle fittings for the rocker cover you germ
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25-11-07, 16:19 GMT+10#78 yeti whats all that yellow stuff that was put on before primer?
fresh bay btw!
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25-11-07, 16:58 GMT+10#79 Looks like a massive! amount of Bog..... dam man you must have been sanding that for ages
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25-11-07, 17:11 GMT+10#80 I dont think you will find the Yeti has ever touched any sand paper of any sort ever.
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