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rear end now "amy winehouse" spec

need to re center reg plate as was a guess at pol when changing plinths to oe turbo decal

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Time to get thy geek on

"show points" spec










Hose clip has been installed here (* for the h8ers)

"full on Oe" look rear end, this is to give me a much a chance of retaining a oe look to the car with the sutble mods to the styling ext in terms of wheels etc

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As another member has pointed out another coupe to me as being "inspiration"

time for rubbish to get real

hadnt used the da for over a year, forgot all my process i had picked up from detailing forums etc and tbh really cant be bothered anymore

it was summer up here today in edinburgh and felt the need to see how much i could restore the paintwork like on the coupe

( paint job is needed and i am now saving for this)

o/s roof after wash




General condition of bonnet


time to see whats embedded in the paint


clay bar after pass on o/s roof section, very clean to be honest, very little fallout picked up


panel/working area masked up


swirling in abundance


Using the AG two stage paint correction system today for quickness, stage one is the "cutting" stage


after a few passes with stage 1, a lot better, but not amazing, but i can see a section of failed clear coat coming through so cant do much more to this section in all honesty



Stage 2 refine


And a quick coat of HD wax



Need to check wax applicator pad as application of wax appears to have induced swirling again :(


50/50 on the bonnet, again, better but, lots of chips and defects, and swirling still present







Some more new stickers and brake fluid advice tag








Front rub strips now black(spare set)

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Summer again today in norway

n/s panel above windscreen ( tbh needs repainted )





a couple of quick passes later and this is as much as i want to spend here, lifting paint were rust is bubbling so will just leave be


50/50 shot showing, whilst still rubbish its an improvement


roof section i was working on yesterday, as you can see, RDS and swirling still present



Again vast improvement, but the entire body has scratches that haven been painted over at various stages

Moved onto the only area which was totally unacceptable, even until pending respray, the bonnet
prepping underway


extent of paint defects






Moved back to the roof for another go




Bonnet after initial pass




as you will agree, horrendous, and just wast improving, just far too many RDS and clear coat failings

50/50 pre wax vs untreated side




check the crazy scratches



n/s after refine and 1st coat wax



now onto the other side, pre work sit rep




tbh didnt spend too much time on the other side, post passes of restore and refine


again notice crazy marks and scratches




final wax coat applied




Moved onto tidiy up a few areas at the back





after



yes i know excess compound is on the letters






Moved the onto some more "modz" as my haters like to call them

catch can/tank install



installed and first section of stainless braided hose cut to length and installed ( remember this pipe jase? *laughs*)


second section installed and leads down to samco s bend feed


extent of orange peel and swirling to the n/s





only did a quick pass with the restore compound to tidy marks up, so still terrible but wasnt doing anymore






continued with dress up of bay




reason for mate socket caps is the old bolts had snapped here so had to drill out and tap/thread





h8 away

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Coming soon

Alloy cam coves from Beef (OVERSPORT)





as also seen on PeteT16's ZST16T

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Also coming soon to a coupe in norway

Gaz :mrcool:





And prior to my major pas network fail, i was cleaning bits

before ( already semi clean)


after

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Updates

Some progress has been made on the cooling side of things

Replacement uprated radiator is finished and awaiting collection

Commissioned and supplied by Cableguy,as part of the radiator services he offers( NO BREACH HERE, RECOMMENDING SERVICES/PRODUCTS ONLY) it is a Rover sport tomcat racer radiator essentially, with slight modifications





Above images show the rad in production, and the following one shows it finished ( more detailed images will be posted on a separate update come installation time)



Improvements over the original design are as follows:

* End tanks modified for better flow to all four cores, compared to the RS one which is limited, on the first and fourth

Also some new images of the recently refurbished Oz Supperleggera's i bought from RY220 after the demise of N150

Some before shots






Left them with Cableguy after my recent parts run down to the midlands coupled with 4 brand new yokohamma parada spec 2 rubber, to have them stripped back and overhauled , powder coated gloss black

Ok no my car they are against, but this was done at my request. Hope they work ok on the car.





I am over the moon, the works carried out look to be of the very highest standard. So thanks to Cableguy for facilitating that.

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29.4.14 v2

Some more "D.I.Y" shizz

Cleaned up the "first" group buy Skunks to be fitted, installed around start of Nov 2012
You can see they are honest and where i bodged them to fit. Aint no garage queens here. hate away. 16k miles and numerous "laps" as my hecklers will tell you i never completed a lap on track in N261, what evs



Scotch winter and roads for you now, these were pristine oct 2012, and were removed from N261, Goodridge braided lines

= PUMPED




Completed the Engine bay "dress up " kit


Started work prepping parts and components for the overhaul front to back of the suspension system top to bottom

Spare front anti roll bar


Tie rods/brake reaction bar with poly


Condition of rear discs and calipers intend to "upgrade" with



Front roll bar with first coats of hammerite red smooth to smarten up


Rear anti roll bar gets the same treatment


Condition of rear 260mm discs




Resolved the pas system leak thanks to CABLEGUY AND BLACKSHADDOW, offending item here





Rear Discs/Caliper rescue work



Few passes with the random orbital disc sander











Before









choice of weapon








New front control arms
Removed poly inner bushes from old arms i had in stock








Burning of the new inner bush out


Fitted


Painted to help protect as long as i can( not long i know but better than bare)



Anti roll bars more paint applied



Turned attention to Front of car

Before reference shot




Abs rings are failed, cracked open and causing abs to kick in, cv gaitors also at the end of 20 years service, swapped for working items from n261, and issues now resolved



"just leave it alone" they say, sure with drop links like this, jokes on you suckka's


o/s before reference shot


Trw TRE, possible original tbh, these are to replaced when i fit the Golds and the Cableguy top mounts and get the Geometry set up


dark images, but condition of ball join nuts were so poor i had no choice but to cut away until i could break free with force





Failed cv boot at some stage





TCA inner bush


n/s drive shaft replaced with a much healthier and fully functional abs ring


New front Tca in place


front anti roll bar in place and new ARB poly "d" bushes installed



poor pictures please excuse


Out with the good stuff


o/s after wax



n/s after

drop links also poly bushed

Very pleased with my weekends "DIY" mechanic work. Car is slowly approaching the way N261 drove when i first got it.

Do not underestimate the effect of new ball joints. I am now going to be doing these on a yearly basis at mot time

Hate away

*apologies for disjointed nature of the photos, just the order i took them/uploaded, and the spelling mistakes and poor grammar

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Update 4.5.14

Forge Dv fitted


Alloy T Series Cam Covers By Oversport/Beef





Test fits were disappointing with the polished effect, out comes the enamel workshop red paint( same paint as used on the inlet plenum)




Work in progress




Heavy duty quality clear coat applied




Ready to offer up


before shot for reference


after test fit#1


test fit#2


Toying whether to fit or not




Onto fitment supplies at the ready

Thread locker


Silcone sealant ( as covers have no in built rubber gasket etc)


Plate type gasket for rear cover to help with splash from oil as no in built cover or fire trap


Installed
















Stainless meshing added to catch can and also inserted into area at exit at one way valve end

Coil overs in transit to me, so rear end overhaul due for next weekend, then wheels and brake upgrade package

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Ups delivered these puppies for the w@nky rust bucket