lime green paint purchased today, very nice colour, will post pics when i get some spare time....

 

Can't wait to see. You spraying it yourself?

nuh I'm not spraying it myself as i don't have any of the tools required. i have a professional lined up who was also a panel beater which is handy. i also got my chasers some tyres yesterday. cost me $95 per tyre, for tyres, balancing, fitting and valves. heres a few pics of them on the car...

 

New paint (this photo doesnt show the proper colour of the paint but u get an idea)

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0767.jpg

 

Wheels

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0769.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0768.jpg

 

unfortunately i have a problem with the front wheels, i need spacers.... and i think i need big ones too.

nuh I'm not spraying it myself as i don't have any of the tools required. i have a professional lined up who was also a panel beater which is handy. i also got my chasers some tyres yesterday. cost me $95 per tyre, for tyres, balancing, fitting and valves. heres a few pics of them on the car...

 

New paint (this photo doesnt show the proper colour of the paint but u get an idea)

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0767.jpg

 

Wheels

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0769.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0768.jpg

 

Sounds good mate. Colour looks nice too. So, when you think she'll be getting sprayed?

hopefully start end of this week maybe start of next the spraying will take place, i talked 2 the painter 2day and he is gonna come round and check out what has 2 b done/re-done/fixed etc. then we will tackle it once thats sorted. tryin 2 find some big bastards of wheel spacers as the front wheels are way off fitting properly.... got a nice donor car the other day, same model but so much more rust and damage. wont b able 2 get many parts off it but the engine in it goes oh so well :hmm:

hopefully start end of this week maybe start of next the spraying will take place, i talked 2 the painter 2day and he is gonna come round and check out what has 2 b done/re-done/fixed etc. then we will tackle it once thats sorted. tryin 2 find some big bastards of wheel spacers as the front wheels are way off fitting properly.... got a nice donor car the other day, same model but so much more rust and damage. wont b able 2 get many parts off it but the engine in it goes oh so well :hmm:

 

Sounds good, can't wait to see it when it's done. Yea, noticed the new wheels weren't on the front. How much did you pay for the donor? My car would have been good as a donor, but meh. I decided to fix itt.

 

Cheers

yeah i was a bit annoyed when the front ones didnt fit. i bought the donor car off my dads client 4 a box of tins lol. thanks man, hopefully it turns out all ok

heres the donor car. it looks worse in person then it does in a pic lol. i also found a speaker under the dash which mine didnt have, unfortuantely this speaker had a max of 8 watts and it was blown. was quite surprising 2 find one there lol.

 

Donor Car- http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0770.jpg

Hidden Speaker- http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...uy/IMGP0772.jpg

Edited January 28, 200818 yr by Palmy

time for jus a small and quick update. Finally all the bogging and priming is complete, the old indicator holes are now shaved and the boot is also ready for a respray. Got a new ignition coil from a donor car, plus all gauges in instrument cluster have been repainted for a newer look. Figured out i need 10-11mm spacers for the chasers to fit on the front. Unfortunately the painter is bein real slack and car wont b painted for another 1.5 weeks or so, lets hope no longer cause I'm f**kin sick of puttin it off. Pics soon of progress.... :P

looking nice mate champion effort ke55 = win , bout to go down the path of making mine a stocko minter so like the exact opposite of you :P

thanks mate, unfortuantely its taking its time. Will have to have a look at ur thread, sounds like u will have a nice lookin car soon. if anyone has some 10mm or 11mm (12mm at the max) spacers they want 2 get rid of, please let me know!!!

 

Pics:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...pedFrontEnd.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/rollaguy/Boot.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...icatorHoles.jpg

Edited February 20, 200818 yr by Palmy

hey as u may have noticed i have only patch primed my car, i was wondering if the primer will react with the paint in any way make the paint job come up patchy...? should i prime the whole car or is this ok? i am painting it with enamel paint. any help appreciated

I would prime the whole thing for sure. you've done the hard work already would only take

a few more hours to prime the rest. I wouldnt risk it and you'll be happy for it in the end.

 

looking good.

hmmm thanks, well i made sure i had enamel primer but i thought i would jus chek up 2 make sure

Thought i would give the corolla a bit of a lighting upgrade, so i had a look on ebay and found these crystal/diamond H4 headlights. high and low beam, Semi sealed, super blue bright halogen bulbs.

 

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff30/ro...B7019CRYKIT.jpg

corolla has come come to a stop. long delay until painter can get his shit together, so no work will b done 4 a while :hmm: