Leonard 0 Posted March 25, 2009 next update ill get a pic of myself as for the color, well all im gonna say is you will just have to wait and see Ok nice one :grin: You changed your mind on the carbon black then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted March 25, 2009 ya ive gone for something different, its a rare color. my local paint store didnt even have a chip for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard 0 Posted March 26, 2009 ya ive gone for something different, its a rare color. my local paint store didnt even have a chip for it. Sweet. REALLY cant wait to see it now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted March 26, 2009 that makes 2 of us im just worried it will look bad but im pretty sure it will look great :grin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard 0 Posted March 26, 2009 that makes 2 of us im just worried it will look bad but im pretty sure it will look great :grin: LOL I bloody hope so for your sake. Wouldnt want to have to see you strip the car down again :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete_griff 0 Posted March 29, 2009 i've been watching this thread for a while now - fair play, your work is an absolute pleasure to look at! :D that looks good with the pipework for the intercooler too - can't see a problem with tig'ing those pipes onto the intercooler there - just make sure you get some nice flexi hoses in there somewhere to effectively isolate all engine movement with the pipes running that close to the rad, chassis leg etc you're going to have some fun insuring the beastie once you've got it finished aren't you?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted March 29, 2009 you're going to have some fun insuring the beastie once you've got it finished aren't you?! well by the time its finished (a long long way away) it should be ok to insure and a have somthing sorted so ill be ok. looking forward to getting the bumper back wednesday to see the color :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dude VR6 0 Posted March 29, 2009 Nice work mate, I can`t wait to see what she looks like when you have finished her. Then you can start mine for me :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joinerboy 0 Posted April 5, 2009 are you really 16!?! you got a bigger set of balls than me to take on a project like this. the tread is amazing and im loving your work. i wish i had the space or courage to take on something like this. i bet the feeling after working on it is amazing good luck n keep it up are you picking it up as you go or are you a mechanic in training? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junkie 0 Posted April 5, 2009 I for one do not believe for a second this guy is 16.... :ignore: We need video evidence of the 16 year old doing some of this work, i am a sceptic for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted April 5, 2009 are you really 16!?! you got a bigger set of balls than me to take on a project like this. the tread is amazing and im loving your work. i wish i had the space or courage to take on something like this. i bet the feeling after working on it is amazing good luck n keep it up are you picking it up as you go or are you a mechanic in training? yes i really am 16 ive been helping my dad restore his cars since i was about 8, everything else such as body work i learned on my own. i look at somthing, decide what i think is the best way to do it and get it done. my brother is a bmw technician so he is there if i need advice. nothing in this project is complicated, its all fairly straight forward. the only thing i can see getting complicated is my brake setup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted April 9, 2009 happy B) hard to see the color, have to see it in real life, it looks different, less grey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombell999 0 Posted April 9, 2009 Looks a lovely colour mate! Where aboutd are you spraying your bits? And what sort of laquer are you using? I mean gun aerosol etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted April 9, 2009 it was done by a friend of the family who owns a body shop about half a mile from my house. its professionally done and they used sikkens paint. not cheap tho, 290 for 5 liters of it :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeti 0 Posted April 9, 2009 looks the nuts mate! i've just had a look through this and your very lucky to have the experiance with your old man as i would have killed for that when starting to play with cars at first 8) With that sort of knowledge mate, do an automotive engineering course if you can, i was lucky enough to do an apprenticeship but they arent offered anymore afaik so a degree might be the best way in and with the amount of determination and enthusiasm you have atm you'd fit right in in my office! - lots of car nuts with crap under theire finger nails masquerading as proper members of sociaety whilst planning their next engine/inteior/body mod, great fun :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted April 9, 2009 with crap under theire finger nails masquerading as proper members of sociaety whilst planning their next engine/inteior/body mod, great fun :D superb quote yeti! rofl!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeti 0 Posted April 10, 2009 i never learnded how to spell good neither... looking at that is why i need to slow my typing down! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flexso 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Thats a reall good finish on that bumper. I got a grey C myself. What colour is it. Corrado colour? or something a little different? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timbo 0 Posted April 10, 2009 That's quite similar to mine (paint code LA9V). Mine really needs at least a partial respray though :(. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted April 10, 2009 its a vw color but not a standard corrado one, its the best finish if seen from a gun, smooth as glass :D its brown/bronze color in real life, not as grey, its one of those colors you cant take a pic of. i hope it will show up better on the shell, i might play with the settings on the camera to see if it will pick it up better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted April 10, 2009 Does look very nice, amazing finish. Just take it outside to get the real colour to show. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted April 11, 2009 just picked my jaw off the floor this is brilliant work loving your understatement, after seeing that stack of metal i didn't expect to see ur motor upside down - brilliant! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted April 14, 2009 i decided to get some porsche calipers for the front aswell so now i have four, my big front ones arrived today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vturbo 0 Posted April 17, 2009 got the front windscreen taken out and then i finished off the inside off to paint Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete_griff 0 Posted April 17, 2009 looking really good - can't wait to see the result when you get it back! 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
