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Bax - Part 2

Started by Bax vbmenu_register("postmenu_648996", true); · 11 Sept 2005 · 146 replies

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And these to go with it I bolted the turbo on this arvo, was looking at it thinking I'll get braided lines made up because I think the original lines I have are bent, will look at it further when times get closer, bottom half is getting polished now, took a heap of parts in to get powder coated, but I'm still trying to decide on matt black or gloss, for fuel rail, heat shield and engine lift points. Interior should be going in on the weekend, same with boot install. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Not a bad day I guess, getting the weather strips on is easy, need to purchase or flog some more clips for them though. Most of them only have one clip holding them on. The top chrome strip that runs above the windows is proving to piss me off, having a bit of trouble getting it back on. Headrest brackets were done today, easier then I thought, carpet and underlay is there, I'm just waiting for the ulpholstery guy now to do the hoodlining, maybe do the carpet, depends on how slack I get. Then he has to re-trim a heap of other **** for me. I will have to take it back to the panel beaters, few things that I'm finding that I'm not happy with. Bits that they haven't painted, skirts not holding on right. Just little things here and there, but things that they should have fixed. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Hoodlining goes in this week sometime, not sure when old mates getting too it. Still having trouble finding a grey that will be good enough for the dash, having a hard time matching it to a nice grey with a limited budget.. Don't really want to spend 25 dollars a can on interior paint. But yeah, interior should be close next week. Boot is complete apart from battery and cable and a boot seal. Still waiting on a few more bits to come back from the polisher and I've got a few things that I need to get powdercoated before the engine goes in. And I've got my gearbox lined up finally. So basically theres not much left at the moment.
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Its all comming together very nicely. Not much longer to go now.
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Okay, hood lining started today. Means I've got a weekend full of carpet seats and dash painting, just in time for the scuff plates, that I'm not even sure if I want anymore. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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shiny plenum lookin good chrisso Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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love this car man, ive just finished my door jams and know what its like to do the whole car keep up the good work man looks awsome
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Carpets in, I guess I'll be finishing the painting of the dash and chucking all that in on the weekend, seats, lights, parcel shelf I need to make, damn I've got alot to do still. At least the ends close, really close
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Nearly there man and looking good
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Getting the bolts for the seats in is a bit of a sl*t to do through a tiny hole in the carpet. Just have to change over the pedal box, fix the dash cluster up so it can get the oil pressure, run the speedo cable back through, some idiot took it out. Then I guess windscreens and stuff, seal my boot, then I'm taking it outside and washing it and yeah. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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still gonna sell it bax? looks farking hot.
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nah no selling anymore, too much ****s gone into this too get rid of it for quite a while.. its made me bleed too many times.
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Okay, well I'm off to stuff around with this thing again, if I didn't have myself a 6 month anniversary I could have saved myself some more cash. Anyway - Plenums still sh*tting me, I'm trying to call Rajab today to find out what I definately need to tap into their plenum. Really starting to want a Microtec, but still sticking to the plan that it will happen on the next stage of modifications - 6 months or so down the track. Pedal box is sh*tting me, undone the bolts but its not budging, I must be missing a bolt, or it has a connection on the other side of the firewall. Pretty sure I'm missing a speedo cable, and I could be missing some other vaccum, aircon control pieces underneath the firewall, i've got a few strange looking things that I'm not sure about. I have no screws for the dash, so I'm going to make the connections up, join them with whatever the hell is floating around the house. Next pay I should have my polishing done, my engine pieced together apart from a few things. Thinking about getting my glass put in so I can leave it outside if it rains and feel safe in general having a lockable car. Not much left to buy fortunately, lots of fiddly crap
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Bad time to have a g/f! LOL!~ building cars can be fun, but it's stressfull too. more decent sized pics plz
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What would you like pics of sire. I need to start using my real camera to get pics. Get a bit more of an example of the colour. When I get the screens in or the interior complete will be next pic sessioin.
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anything. this is one of my favourite vls.
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Nice, well, more pictures soon. Just rang rajab, what sensors do I need for the plenum, he pretty much said I could get away without anything, TPS is the most important of course, Brake Booster, Fuel Pressure, Actuator/Wastegate, and Boost Gauge.
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Getting close bax... good luck with it mate.. shes lookin nice as already
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Look whats in my way. And got my center garnish sticker yesterday, put it on today. I guess I need to pinstripe my taillights aswell now to match. Looks a bit stupid at the moment. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Your plenum looks good. Mine looks ****, divits in it everywhere. I may have to get it done again. mine has been tapped in the back. Car is coming along nicely.
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