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Turbo Conversion Underway...

Started by FRCED-6 · 29 Aug 2005 · 143 replies

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FRCED-6Archived member
shutup just coz u postponed ur car till december now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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FRCED-6Archived member
pics finished enjoy p.s. now i will have an excuse for the numberplate on the side Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MARMO.Archived member
lol no u dont yet the cooler isnt even pipied up to the tb, let alone an engine lol looks awsome Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SYKO3LArchived member
id suggest u repaint your front bar now, and fill the holes where the number plate use to sit
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MARMO.Archived member
yeah dale if ur up for it. cut that bit out we were talking about before. then makeit all the same, like sand/cut of the number plate stuff at the top, bog it, sand to match. then continue the lines across?
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BaxArchived member
You don't waste any time do you. If only you were my panel beater.
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lazoArchived member
whats up with this thread? no updates? getin a bit worried..
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ATMO_BT1Archived member
dont worry, dales probs gonna pop back into this thread any second now and inform us that he has done something else in a ridiculous space of time, like "oh yeah yesterday i fully retrimmed the interior" or some bs lol
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MadVK308Archived member
lol.... or - I decided to repaint the car again... LOL
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MadVK308Archived member
btw car looks mint mate Job well done Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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FRCED-6Archived member
lol, sory guys not much has happened since i last posted, i did get my turbo and remounted the oil pressure gauge, so i know its not much, but when i get the jdcustom and turbo manifold ( if i can find one ) then more pics will go up then.. but for now... as you will see it was raining btw.. wat color should i retrimm the interior i was thinking a mix of black and yellow.. and yes the headlights look gay, heard it before but it makes mine different from every other vl in geelong.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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FRCED-6Archived member
and yes... i need a new grille the rocker cover was resprayed yesterday.. the indents were left the silver color and the "holden" will be silver again also Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BADVLSLArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by MARMO. yeah, that was the first thing i poked fun at when dale showed me, he just couldnt be f uked doing the halve moons but as long as they hold/dont leak thats what matters. he could always get a flat grinder or even a file to clean them up before he paints them Yeah the rough welds will slightly prevent airflow.. oh by the way take to pipes down to your local exhaust place and get them air linished dude... they come up real nice and smooth then either get em powdercoated like a nice alloy silver.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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timeoutArchived member
so how many car have you re-sparyed now???
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FRCED-6Archived member
my 1 tonner my vl - twice vlt - kermit 3 cars and gettin another one soonish Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SYKO3LArchived member
lol...ive done mine twice... i dont know if i could stand doing it again
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RaptorArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by VLgirl87 nice set of rims will top it off completly Ur avatar looks familiar.. Are you related to Marmo? Dale that car is looking ****ing mint! I love it man! now.. take me for a drive when ur done and bobs ur uncle! ahah good work man! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MARMO.Archived member
Yeah thats my Girlfirend Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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FRCED-6Archived member
any chick that puts up with marmo, i give them credit, lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SavArchived member
its coming along pretty good man.. keep it up Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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