VR6 South 0 Posted October 30, 2006 Looking good 8) Where did you get you paint and powder coating done. I'm after someone local who can do a good job. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted October 30, 2006 no these are the parts from my car it only took them 2 days i gave them on the tuesday lunchtime and picked them up first thing on friday morning. the only thing is it may pay to remove and rubber parts ie bushes as the get baked at over 200 degrees, and they may get damaged i just brought poly bushes as the colours go well as well. i was going to have my gearbox powder coated but the bloke said i would damage all my oil seals and could warp the shafts in the box dont really want to take one apart. everything was done by 2 companys in gosport Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted October 31, 2006 Would you mind passing on their details? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lj16v 0 Posted November 1, 2006 Yeah i'd be interested in their details too, just got some Porsche D90's for mine, have started to strip them and then thinking of diamond turning and clear lacquer so they are easy to look after rather than just polishing (also a bit more subtle/less bling) but having seen your powder coating, maybe that's the way to go, durable to... Saw your car at the southcoast meet, mine was the grey vr next to yours, very nice and it looks like you are on a mission with it now!!!!!! Good luck, will keep an eye on progress... cheers, laurence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigben 0 Posted November 1, 2006 hummm.. very chrome looking.. nice :) Keep the pics rolling ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted November 2, 2006 cheers all. ljl16v the finish is good but i think the D90's would look ace diamond cut, the powder coating is ideal for a tuff finish under the car. hopefully have more pics this weekend as i got a second loom ready to cut and extend mine. the paint company is DTS brockhurst industrial estate and the powder coating is done by plasti-coat, again brockhurst industrial estate. i dont have numbers to hand as they are local to my work so i just pop in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted November 4, 2006 brought a run around while the c is off the road.it was a standard driver went a bit rat style on it. she is lowered 80mm on springs with 15mm lowering caps, de-trimed, stenciled, de-badged grille and a roof rack. just a bit of fun really, the other is my mates vr on merc rims and coilovers lots of subtle touches like de-trimed and de-spoilered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted November 6, 2006 the mk3 looks phat on the merc rims.. the daily is a cool ride man.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Love that mk3 - in one of the best colours too ;) Daily driver looks like a right laugh 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msh 0 Posted November 10, 2006 the vr looks schweet, nice stance! and the daily looks good, nice stencilling :norty: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted November 26, 2006 few pics of the subframe and poly bushes. had to put this on so that i can trailer it to the bodyshop to have the engine bay smoothed, scuttle tray removed and all painted. The bottom pic is a 9.5x16 corvette rim which when we are not working on my car we are fitting to the mk3 vr6 in the previous pics.(what a mission). i have also had the hubs powder coated drive shafts, engine mounts all brake and clutch lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue95 0 Posted November 26, 2006 Nice work mate! Coming together nicely 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted November 27, 2006 Hey fella, really impressed with this.. so want to get winter out of the way so I can get busy under the bonnet with my heap! saw yr mates thread on E38 the vette rims looks phat! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60griff 0 Posted November 28, 2006 this is well sweet. dont think i could keep that subframe clean for long tho. keep the updates coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted December 3, 2006 friday removed the rear beam for the same powder coating treatment. i will also have all the rear brake lines done to match the front. i also removed the exhaust heat shielding so i can scrub it back to its shiny aluminium finish. with the rear beam out the way i can easily get to the fuel pump to remove and think about mounting my facet red top and regulator for the carbs. all this was in the rain i sure picked the wrong time of year to do this. :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rolex 0 Posted December 3, 2006 totally forgot about this thread, top work fella. :thumb right: bay will look sweet with a carb valver 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RADO.001 0 Posted December 3, 2006 lookin really good mate, keep it up :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted December 4, 2006 just brought a donor corrado for the 2.0ltr engine oh and how handy it has full black leather as well. so i will be breaking the rest of the car soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msh 0 Posted December 6, 2006 alright mate, thought i'd try and put these up for ya. don't know if they're any better and what's this all about??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted December 7, 2006 cheers msh. thanks for all the help so faron my car and for the lift to pick up the donor corrado. the blue corrado is my donor for full leather and my 2.0ltr 16v. also below is my much loved renault 5 gt turbo which is being sold and all ploughed into my corrado :cry: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted December 7, 2006 Looking good Mate 8) . Is your new leather heated? If so I wouldn't mind a look at the loom as I need to make one for mine, a pattern would help with the cause as I have all the parts but need to work out how it all fits together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted December 7, 2006 no sorry mate not lucky enough for it to be heated. is your aqua blue the one with the purple flip in. i needed to know so i can advertise the pannels of my donor car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted December 7, 2006 no sorry mate not lucky enough for it to be heated. is your aqua blue the one with the purple flip in. i needed to know so i can advertise the pannels of my donor car. I think you'll find that your donor car is in Aqua Blue. There are a couple of VR's round here in that colour. Mine is the one on german plates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB 0 Posted December 7, 2006 cool cheers mate. where did you find to get yours painted? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted December 7, 2006 I haven't had mine painted yet and I'm trying to make my mind up on which body shop to use. The new year looks good for a respray if I've got any money left! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
