you a beater?

nah man not a panel beater, thats the first time ive tried a repair that serious. i just like doing shit myself! ill be trying my hand at painting 2pak once ive got all the prep done

you should put a v8 init, youd probably have to cut out most of the dash, but wouldnt it look INSANE!

Its one of the best builds on CT Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Psi_Wagon [View Post] nah man not a panel beater, thats the first time ive tried a repair that serious. i just like doing shit myself! ill be trying my hand at painting 2pak once ive got all the prep done fair nough,, good stuff.. whats the things sticking out on the panel when fitting?

ah, there called Cleko's, we use them at work doing sheet metal repairs. they are basically temporary fasteners so it wouldnt move while i welded it in place. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

got some colour on it today, in a couple of days ill mask it up and paint the black bottom half, then clear it on the weekend (weather depending) all done in my awesome 'booth' haha; Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I demand updates! what colour?

well this is a VL site, so ive gone with Alpine white over Tuxedo black ofcourse! did the black today, and fk me its a nice colour. i didnt realise it wasnt just a sold black its almost got a silver pearl to it; tomorrow ill give it a rub down, and ready it for clear on the weekend. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Wheres the white over mx grey? Super cool car mate, defiantly one of a kind. Re trim all the interior with shagpile carpet Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

couple more piccies; Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Jap cop car meets jdm drifter? Haha, bloody cool car man, great work!

Love this build! Just wish you went a different colour after going through all that prep work! Something more stand-out-ish

i nearly went dayglo orange & black, but thats what im painting the 180 now haha. sticking with the initialD theme with a bit of a twist

finally finished painting! now to finish buffing it, youll see in the pics its a bit dull in places because ive rubbed it back with 2000 and havnt polished it up yet. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

your work ethic never ceases to amaze me cam, whens the turbros go on

Quote: Originally Posted by Psi_Wagon [View Post] well this is a VL site, so ive gone with Alpine white over Tuxedo black ofcourse! did the black today, and fk me its a nice colour. i didnt realise it wasnt just a sold black its almost got a silver pearl to it; cam tuxedo is a solid black, if its got metallic in it it was made wrong, my guess is they made phantom of vx onwards. btw love it, i know where a factory black roller is on b45's if you want a second or parts, has light damage on one side

yeh? what is it SL,exec? i used the tuxedo black paint code from this site, but from what i remember a black vl looking like, it didnt look like that! still its an awesome colour, im happy with it. you wouldnt want to buff the car for me would ya? my painter mate who did my wagon cant do it till the 25th, and i dont trust myself doing it with a machine. I did a bit by hand but fark that, itll take me 3 months to finish it. kinda sucks cos ive already rubbed most of it back with 2000, so ive gotta drive it around like that untill it gets finished.

What needs buffing?

bonnet, roof, rear 1/4's and half the front 1/4's. its not a full job only the main flat areas cos ive rubbed it back with 2000wet to get the dust off. if you can that would be awesome cos i cant get it done for atleast 3 weeks from my mate or a month + at the shops ive gone to. cashmoneynoreceipt ofcourse