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Offline raferackstraw

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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #40 on: 10 February 2013, 12:45 »
bought these for it today


now need to decide whether to trim rear bench the same as these or make the fronts black and grey stripe
any opinions welcome

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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #41 on: 11 February 2013, 01:36 »
Smart, hmm tough call.  Long term I suspect that I would not like the colour of those seats so would be tempted to do something new for both front and back, quite like the idea of the OEM seat colours as you suggest...

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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #42 on: 16 February 2013, 11:19 »
think im gonna go with matching seats to the rears, meanwhile at the body shop doors are primed and look like they are brand new, shell is ready for primer and being masked off





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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #43 on: 25 February 2013, 18:17 »
the guys hard at it flatting primer




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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #44 on: 01 March 2013, 09:24 »
Wish I could watch someone doing mine!

coming on nicely.  :cool:

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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #45 on: 22 May 2013, 18:52 »
its mostly painted now, colour is darker than the pic, the doors and hatch are back on and wings also painted, the bonnet has had to be redone. this week i have found that the rear brakes were totally fooked as well as the fronts and the disc backing plates were dust, also wishbone bushes are knackered, new wishbones ordered. brakes have been renewed all round and will fit backing plates and wishbones either tomorrow or friday.
front panel will be painted tomorrow and then can refit wings and bonnet.
have had to buy 10mm spacers for front as ronal turbos wont fit without them.
the so called enthusiast i bought the car from was an utter coont who did sod all maintenance, when i pulled off rear drums the shoes just fell off  :shocked:



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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #46 on: 24 May 2013, 19:55 »
front now painted and new parts on the front suspension, new bushes, wishbones, ball joints,backing plates, discs and pads, also straightened lower strut brace, should get wings back on tomorrow.
bonnet reacted again so was primered again and flatted


more colour shots, the paint is fantastic and has not even been polished yet



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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #47 on: 29 June 2013, 19:11 »
it lives after 6 months, very tappety on first run but fine now

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Re: finally got me a tintop, not long now
« Reply #48 on: 24 August 2013, 16:14 »
almost there now, rear seats and door cards to do and then just little bits and bobs.







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Re: finally got me a tintop
« Reply #49 on: 24 August 2013, 21:19 »
thats looking lovely... are you doing the rear seats and cards yourself?