Okay, this thread has been around in members section for ages - I thought it was time it got moved to readers rides. Massive clean out of all the old stuff so I could restart. In June 2005, I took delivery of boostedcals old donor car. 1987 VLT, MX7 Complied shell. It had an rb30e, Automatic box, Aircon, Power steering, 25 spline rear, and it had seen better days. Heres the body Engine bay was a mess, briefly cleaned up the exhaust side but gave up when respray drew closer. And the bit that worried me was the rust at the front windscreen I sent the engine off to get built, and then sent the car off to a panel beater that was a friend of the family. He did a bit of work, but didn't do exactly what I wanted, closed down shortly after due to some personal reasons. So I was left with the car in primer, with the bay painted, looking for a new painter. It was at this stage I decided on a colour change, going from Turismo mica to Bionic Blue.

Painting was completed, I got my engine back, and I picked up some wheels and got suspension done. Hoodlining Started putting in the interior The stuff that got stolen before it was even bolted on! More of the interior and shots of the car when I was working on it. Lights and center garnish on properly Bonnet off to help mr mechanic It was around this stage my mechanic disappeared for months - the car was locked up in his garage and I basically got over having the whole car. Finally got it to a new mechanic, everything got sorted.. I had some troubles but there's no point going into it. And then a few months later. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

And I only just got around to doing the door trims. 1987 VLT SL Manual Body Calais Front Calais Skirts Calais Mesh Grille Calais Rear trims New Windscreen and Seal Remove Passenger door lock Engine bay smoothed Battery Tray removed Antenna removed and smoothed. Guards rolled - Not yet Painted Bionic Blue - Asteroid Silver - Black skirts and lips. Wheels Currently Lenso Concept 5's, VX GTS or VY GTS soon. Suspension: Adjustable Front/Rear sway bars Adjustable Panhard Rod Koni Adjustable front shocks Monroe Reflex rear shocks King Superlow Springs All new bushes. Driveline: r33 5speed Nismo Slave cylinder Exeddy Sports Organic clutch Rebuilt tailshaft (soon) Rebuilt 28 spline limited slip differntial Brakes: New Slotted rotors front Slotted Rears New Pads front/rear 1" Master Cylinder VLT Calipers front/rear New Wheel bearings each corner Engine: Rebuilt stock rb30et motor Hiflowed to3 turbo Rajab Racing Chrome Plenum Polished Inlet manifold New belts New clutch fan Reconditioned water pump 8mm Top Gun leads New Water Resevoir New PCB Fuse Rail New Starter Motor New Alternator Pacemaker 3" front pipe 3" mild steel hiflow cat 3" cat back Bionic Blue Nissan Rocker cover - 90 degree breathers Electrics Boost Gauge - Autometer Cobalt A/F Gauge - Autometer Cobalt Battery relocated to boot Battery Box with cigarette plug output New Optima yellow top dry cell battery New Aftermarket Headlights New Aftermarket Taillights New Aftermarket Indicators New Airconditioning setup - Compressor, Dryer, Hoses Calais Dash Cluster Electric Windows Electric Mirrors (not wired in) Viper Pager Alarm with Window Winder Kit Alpine Headunit 2x 12" Fusion subs Fusion Amp Interior: Series 2 Grey Calais Front and Rear seats New Charcoal Grey Carpet and underlay New Grey velour headlining Grey high rise centre tower with recarpeted lid New Grey velour sunvisor trimming New Grey velour pillar cover trimming Grey Dash and Console Momo Millenium Steering wheel Also, while I'm here I may as well shout out the list of thank you's to everybody on this forum that helped me out with parts or advice. You all know who you are, and to the advertisers on the site that have most definitely saved me a heap of cash. And finally, thanks to the guys at Rajab racing for helping me out massively when my old plenum got stolen. More to come... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

she looks the goods man and dont u worry i know all about nightmare projects where nothing goes right lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

The nightmare ciontinues. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

that last shot looks awesome!!! build up is tops

yeh how do u get the car to look like its a toy car lol ive seen a few photos like that and always wanted to know haha

love the colour love the rims love the fact its not over the top only thing, front of the rear wheel arches, has been painted silver, and should be body colour. alot of spray painters do that when they leave moulds on the car Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

very nice looking car mate. interior looks shmicko. any bay pics??

Quote: Originally Posted by [FLY-BYE] yeh how do u get the car to look like its a toy car lol ive seen a few photos like that and always wanted to know haha Toy car? What are you on about - I could make it look like even more of a toy with another photo technique I only just started getting into, most probably just shallow depth of field with the camera. Quote: Originally Posted by MaD_WoG love the colour love the rims love the fact its not over the top only thing, front of the rear wheel arches, has been painted silver, and should be body colour. alot of spray painters do that when they leave moulds on the car Thanks, and yeah I've always thought about getting it resprayed - they didn't want to take the moulds off because they were worried about them snapping. It's due back for some touch ups in a while, so I may get them to do it when it's back. And I'm still trying to sell the wheels! Nobody wants them. Quote: Originally Posted by vlwagz very nice looking car mate. interior looks shmicko. any bay pics?? That I do, when I first got it back - I've since ripped out the LED's that came with the fuse rail kit, and it basically looks like chaos in there now. New radiator, cut the overflow off and put a tank down alongside it. Have to try and hide the wiring one day as well. Polish MC and bracket, Polish the bonnet lifter. Relocate PS res. Then get something bigger on the exhaust side. Oh and this is what it's looking like now, until I get my new wheels Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I love your photography lol, everything looks awesome!

what happened to that front left arch bax?

You've got a good eye. Unrolled guards and 5 guys in the car, turning into a terrible driveway - it really didn't like it. Tyre caught the guard and ripped it out big time. It's still ripped but my trip to the panel beaters is being delayed by other work. Guards are getting fixed, bonnet getting aligned, boot lid is getting resprayed, and the calais front is getting aligned. Side skirts re-attached.

yeah i knew exactly why it was like that when i saw it cos i happened to mine ages ago. happens to everyone i reckon.

i noticed that too loving the bay aswell and **** yeah another person with a nissan rocker cover only the coolest kids have them and yeh my paints gone on my front gaurd too haha slight pull aswell Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ahh thought so man same happened to me nice write up and pics too dude Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Car is booked in for Aircon today, with it hitting 34 degrees on Sunday I figured it was perfect timing. Apart from that, I've had a change of heart about selling it. I was planning on putting it on the market in a few months time. But.... I'm leaning towards a new gt35/40, lowmount exh manifold, injectors, management etc. I'll get some better pictures in a few weeks time.

fark yeh , when u getting that guard/ gaurds rolled and sprayed? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Will see how the finances are looking next week. If I sell my wheels I can do it straight up hopefully. I have to go to a wrecker sometime this week and get a few random parts that I've been missing for a while as well. Grey sunvisor clips and that little square that covers the main bolt on the dash.

ohhh ok cool, well if you cant get a hold of a grey square i have like 2 whole grey dash's here and i may have one and i cant imagine a small plastic square costs much to post up so let me know how it goes