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What have you done to your car today?

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Post by tug » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:32 am

True-Blue wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:57 pm Made it levitate.... :?
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Its not levitating at all! You can see the axle stands!! :poke: :lol:
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Post by mgrlane » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:51 am

Z4C_er wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:17 pm
Z4C_er wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:11 am You could probably get rubber caps to block off the holes. I'll have a look.
I've ordered these:
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I'll let you know how they fit.
Yes please. I am interested to see how they look.

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Post by True-Blue » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:22 am

tug wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:32 am
True-Blue wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:57 pm Made it levitate.... :?

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Its not levitating at all! You can see the axle stands!! :poke: :lol:
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Post by Rubinschwarz » Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:34 pm

Fitted new wheels with ps4s, can't wait to see what it's like with decent rubber instead of 14 year old run flats :thumbsup:
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Post by bigwinn » Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:23 pm

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Little g1t out: thats all the front end work done for a while!
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Post by Andrews.Rick » Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:48 am

Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!
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Post by lucasxdiniz » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:18 am

Andrews.Rick wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:48 am Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!
Looks like they sent you two O/S front discs :x
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Post by bg1 » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:22 am

lucasxdiniz wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:18 am
Andrews.Rick wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:48 am Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!
Looks like they sent you two O/S front discs :x
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Post by Andrews.Rick » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:21 pm

lucasxdiniz wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:18 am
Andrews.Rick wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:48 am Changed to much better Zimmermann Coat Z sport discs. Looks so much better than the 13 yr old rusty ones!
Looks like they sent you two O/S front discs :x
Ha - I wondered if anyone else thought that. I did, and my god did I check. Strangely these are not handed / sided discs but the drill pattern makes you naturally expect that they are. The internal vents are perpendicular to the circumference and the Zimmermann data sheet states they are for O/S and N/S.

But, I agree they look a little odd.
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Post by Phil40 » Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:05 pm

Mr_Ke1th wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:51 pm Painted callipers..,..
Wonderful, which type of paint do you use ? Paint for High T° ?
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Post by Jamie-innes » Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:30 pm

Gave her a sponge bath and some gyeon wet coat :)
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Post by Ladderman » Sun Sep 27, 2020 4:08 pm

Jamie-innes wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:12 pm Finished off my install of carbon fibre trim :driving:
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great job mate :thumbsup: Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.

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Post by mgrlane » Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:37 pm

Changed the front brakes, pads and calipers. I painted the new calipers and the rears.

Tomorrow will change the pad censor that was fried (didn't throw up a light on the dash) and an oil change.
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Post by DSGRNMCM » Mon Sep 28, 2020 4:24 pm

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Post by Jamie-innes » Mon Sep 28, 2020 4:52 pm

Ladderman wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 4:08 pm
Jamie-innes wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:12 pm Finished off my install of carbon fibre trim :driving:
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great job mate :thumbsup: Did you skin the original trim yourself?
I’m planning on doing a load when I take mine off the road over winter. I don’t know wether to sink original parts, or go all in and make moulds. Making moulds will take longer & more expense, but if I master the art I may try larger parts such as the exterior panels. There is a great company https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ who sell everything you need. They have a Learning Area section with videos on different techniques. One even shows you how to make a car bonnet from start to finish.
Bought it already skinned and 2k clear coated from ebay so still have the original trim, it's not perfect by any means, a little imperfection on the side of the centre console and a few dust marks in the clear coat if you look closely but so much better than my tired and scratched trim i had before.
I had looked at that company before but it's way beyond my skill and I just don't have the time and money to put into learning.
I look forward to seeing a progress thread though if you go ahead, would be interesting to see, maybe even a little forum earner if you get handy with it

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