james_c2

Yes it was me, na the proper engine is still in bits as it needs a fair amount of expensive parts brought before I can rebuild it and all my money atm has to go on boring things. Its running a slightly modified 9a I built from spares I had sitting about for the time being.

Cheers for the comments, Hopefully next time its out next summer it should be looking a fair bit different depending on money and time once im back from France. The Ghia is my main toy but doesn't get driven much due to getting 10mpg because of how thirsty the twin 48's are I used Simonez cans for this, mainly for the reason there cheap and the respray is only a temp job. I've used montana gold cans before and they were nice to use and come in loads of different matt colours. As for advise on using cans, its pretty much the same as any paint work being its all in the prep work, make sure the car is sufficiently rubbed down with the right grade paper, taped up well and cleaned before you paint and this will make the finish alot better. Also keep the can parallel with the car when applying the paint to ensure is going on even and multiple light coats are better than one or two heavy coats of paint.

last few pics of the corrado and ghia before they go away for the winter at the end of the month

looks sweet, the artecs will finish it off nicely

The car was painted by myself with rattle cans, I think next time I do it ill do it using a gun as using cans was loads more hassle. But cost £17 to do so thats why I went this route even tho I have the equipment to do it properly Ill have to pop down soon, a few of my mates are at Falmouth uni so keep meaning to go over. Ive got about 5-6mm to play with untill the tyre hits the arch when steering, only way I could get it any lower without further arch mods would be higher offset wheels or 15s

Cheers for the comment Yup I'm from Newquay. There seems to be a few c's dotted about the town thinking about bringing the front end down a few mm as feel it needs a bit of rake and I can get over the speed bumps on the way to my house with not much subframe scrapage

After being of the road due to engine failure and paint damage for most of the summer its back This will be its current look for the next 8 weeks or so untill it goes back into storage due to me moving back to France for the winter If the weathers stays good I'll be heading down the road to Fistral beach to get a few nice photos of it

Think that was me was me if it was last Monday, were you in a black Ibiza? First spot on here I think if so

front bumper nearly done, excuse the crap primer, its just there to make it easier to check its all flat + was still wet when pic taken giving it to the old man to finish it now as hes alot better at the finishing aspect of bodywork than me as I want it perfectly flat

215/35/16s, dont have a problem now the arches have been rolled and its quite abit lower on the rear now. the tyre hits the body abit on big bumps but doesnt cause any damage due to hitting a smooth surface Tyres are pretty cut though from when they were on before I rolled the arches

pretty much for the last 12 years or so, my parents used to trade at the shows, even now theyve stopped I still end up going to a fair few air cooled shows over the year

yup if it was in the trade area it was mine hopefully should look loads better come bvf time or even plymfest if everything falls into line as planned

Now ive finally finished uni the Raddos finaly getting some attention from monday the cars going of the road for the rest of the month and some pretty big changes are happening Recived my new front bumper today and started smoothing it. It needs a skim but should be ready for paint tomorrow Watch this space over the next few weeks

Ive got a few gauges coming to fit in the c to keep an eye on what the engine im buiding is doing (oil temp, pressure, boost and poss air-fuel if i go wideband) I was thinking of fitting 2 in a a pillar mount (as mine are getting retrimmed but I think it looks a bit to boy racer) and two below the heater sliders So were have you fitted your gauges, ideally i want them so they can be easily viewed

porsche cup 3s if there 5x112 or 5x100 like the bottem ones could be there mille migia cup 3s if there genuine porsche theyll be round the et 50 mark and anywere between 17x7 + 17x10 depending on what car they come off the reps will be 17x7.5 et roughly 35