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Started by ANK · 4 Apr 2010 · 132 replies

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ANKArchived member
chip foose has 7 days we had 4 (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/img0487dz.jpg/) (http://img101.imageshack.us/i/img0495oy.jpg/) this is ducky he did so well in the curcy spots (http://img265.imageshack.us/i/img0491xh.jpg/) (http://img26.imageshack.us/i/img0494s.jpg/) i left the vl lumps and bumps cause i like them well not so much like but they are more then welcome to stay and its way less filler also i wish my camera was not flat during the stages of doing the bay as its only got fine filler in it and thats cust to fill up the low spots from me not useing the welder to bog with (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/img0483n.jpg/) the car left flawless customs last night at 10 30 and is now back at home waiting for me to drop the motor in the car will be going back to we can weld in the plates on the rails and fk off a few more holes after doing a few 30+ hour straight shifts you could imagine dean and my self COULD no be fked doing them at this stage i left one hole on the fire wall and thats for the clutch master basicly making a manual statment as for the brake master and boster well im not sure lol i think im doing to run a remote boster in the guard ill put photos of paint up soon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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DannyVTSSArchived member
Looks good man
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ANKArchived member
also any body who is about to paint there car dont listen to your painter listen to me buy this stuff to prime your car i have never used a better primer nor has flawless customs he uses the deber stuff and recons its close but but this stuff just covers so well i spent 8 hours blocking the car back!!! 240 then wet 400 then wet 800 the car was fking like glass!!!!! (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/img0490t.jpg/) ---------- Post added 04-04-10 at 18:38 ---------- ps thank you to epitah for his house of color guide coat lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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<NICK>Archived member
looks like Michael's (INFLYTmelb) BT1 bay Ank, great job
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HTURBOArchived member
Did you bare metal it or just rub back?
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ANKArchived member
rubbed it way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way back
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vr_bt1Archived member
me n my mate planing on spraying our vl, how much did all the materials end up costing you?
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ANKArchived member
umm dont no if it will be a good guide for you man as even flawless customs cant get stuff at this price primer kit was 170 the paint with and all that stuff was 460 then the misc items prepsol thiners 240 400 600 fine filler ghm black an heaps of other **** it filled the boot of the car lol was 130 the car has a few suttle touches like this (http://img521.imageshack.us/i/img0486u.jpg/) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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miskArchived member
good **** ank please please please remember to do up some sheets for me too for the rails Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ANKArchived member
templets are already made bro ---------- Post added 04-04-10 at 22:06 ---------- JUST ORDED NEW WASHER BOTTLE (http://img709.imageshack.us/i/dsc1498.jpg/) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/dsc1504g.jpg/) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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miskArchived member
sexy **** should have hidden the brake lines also and welded up the holes in the panel but looks nice! almost makes me wanna keep the VH white lol
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ANKArchived member
(http://img682.imageshack.us/i/dsc1519y.jpg/) (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/dsc1543.jpg/) PAINT IS STILL OFF THE GUN ALSO ---------- Post added 04-04-10 at 22:10 ---------- misk i m hidding the brake lines man i just could not be fked welding anymore man i was so over it and after using akb's mig then using the banger cigweld belive me you would be over it to but yeah will all be gone once i go back to finish the rails Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ProTigArchived member
looks ****ing tuff as nails ank, wish my bay was that clean lol
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ANKArchived member
2k and it can be
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dvsgmhArchived member
dont want to sound stupid but is that your bt1 ank or did you buy another vl?
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ANKArchived member
only got 1 spot at home man the car has NO rust in it!! there was rust around the rear window mold so cut that out and put the new bit in from rare spares i got a few panels off another car cause mine had what could of been rust so instead of fking around i just got knew ones
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miskArchived member
its actually the KE with some chasers and VL panels
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PSI086Archived member
Looking good. I know myself how much work goes into doing a bay like that. Well worth the effort though. Just don't smack yours into the wall at the track like I did with mine and destroy everything
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ANKArchived member
i dont think anyone has done it like how i did it man its not just a bit of plate welded over the spots we made a templet that goes right into the corners and goes up the strut towers slightly and all the way into where the head light goes where that join is and seem welded and metal finished in i would say 85% of spots ---------- Post added 05-04-10 at 13:26 ---------- (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/img0503xy.jpg/) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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DeVLArchived member
Good work man now go find me those bolts dam it
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