"Atomic Green" Yummmm best colour out at the moment great choice 14-extremelycool.gif Keep up the good work 2thumbs.gif

 

Yep, that colour is the light at the end of the tunnel!

 

(got to love the bintang shorts)

 

Absolutely! at $2 each theyre good for work rest and play!

That's looking like a BIG job but all worth it in the end if it turns out as good as the 25 did.

Well done Matt

whats your motivation worth????

 

 

bottle that shit, and ill buy it.

cash waiting!!!

 

love your work, wish i was still this keen to work on my cars these days.

 

keep it up.

cheers, scott

I'm going the new commodore "atomic" green. :cool:

 

It didnt really need painting, but there were a few things about the paintwork that bugged me.

 

The panel gaps were never that good,

A bubble had emerged from under the paint on one rear quarter,

I bent the lower apron when loading onto a trailer,

and i really wanted to change the look again with new paint, wheels, and full chrome all over. :y:

 

I kind of wish i never started it, cos the Crown wagon i bought needs it alot more,

it has a fair bit of rust that needs attention, but.... its my dream toyota, and i finally found one! :wink:

 

Yeah fair enough, I can understand wanting a change. I think it will look better with full chrome as opposed to colour coded bumpers etc...Can't wait to see it finished...although I can't say I am familiar with atomic green.

 

Can't wait to see what becomes of the wagon hehe

Also...is that a turbo V8 engine bay in ur sig?

Yeah fair enough, I can understand wanting a change. I think it will look better with full chrome as opposed to colour coded bumpers etc...Can't wait to see it finished...although I can't say I am familiar with atomic green.

Can't wait to see what becomes of the wagon hehe

Hope you don't mind Matt, :cool:

I thought i could shed some light on the colour for everyone that hasn't seen it. :wink:

Can't wait to see the 30 in it, it's going to look great, i'm sure.

whats your motivation worth????

 

 

bottle that shit, and ill buy it.

cash waiting!!!

 

 

:wink: man that cracked me up!

I go through stages where i could be bothered, at the moment i have a gt3076r sitting on my desk, thats my biggest motivator!

 

 

Hope you don't mind Matt, hmmmm.gif

I thought i could shed some light on the colour for everyone that hasn't seen it. cool.gif

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Can't wait to see the 30 in it, it's going to look great, i'm sure.

 

Damn i love that color, pics never do it justice, but it sure gets me keen to get into it :cool:

 

 

Also...is that a turbo V8 engine bay in ur sig?

 

Yeh, thats my brothers project, its a holden 304 V8, in an old hr holden.

Its pretty much getting there, hes wiring it at the moment, then he has to assemble the bottom end.

Turbos a gt42r, i think..... :y:

Can't wait to see what becomes of the wagon hehe

 

Ive always had a thing for wagons :wink: , will be following your thread :cool:

Damn i love that color, pics never do it justice, but it sure gets me keen to get into it :wink:

No worries mate. Happy to help.

 

By the way, when are we going to see a thread for the Crown Wagon???

Yeh, thats my brothers project, its a holden 304 V8, in an old hr holden.

Its pretty much getting there, hes wiring it at the moment, then he has to assemble the bottom end.

Turbos a gt42r, i think..... :cool:

 

THAT is cool...I love HR's, my dad's had some nice ones. Post pics of it when it's done :yes:

 

 

 

Ive always had a thing for wagons :wink: , will be following your thread :y:

 

My thread will more than likely get interesting in the next few months....All I'll say is ppsssscccchhtt

whoops

Edited January 17, 200818 yr by oh what a nissan feeling!

By the way, when are we going to see a thread for the Crown Wagon???

 

:wink: I'm not sure if the mods would like that, cos its not rolla....maybe..... :cool:

 

I was actually looking for a 67-70 crown wagon for about 2 yrs,

I finally got this one transported from sydney, it has a bit of rust in it, and the prep job on the paint is terrible.

So it will cop the bare metal treatment soon after the rola is done.

I'm still glad i found one!!!

It has a 7mge in it too, so it goes pretty well.. :y:

 

:wink: I'm not sure if the mods would like that, cos its not rolla....maybe..... :cool:

They probably wouldn't mind too much... :y: at least it's an old Toyota, she'll be right. :yes:

Edited January 17, 200818 yr by PHATKE20S

Got a bit done this week, still just using the paint stripper,

 

First i did the ke30s new bootlid, the old one was always intended to get replaced, i found this one in excellent condition.

mmmm, bare metal.

 

Then i got a bit anxious to do a bit to the crown, so it got the paint stripper poured over the roof.

 

This is the worst spot of rust the old crown had in her, i had to cut the gutter off, and will be bending up a new peice to weld in soon.

 

A few things arrived in the mail this week too,

 

new door and screen rubbers for the crown, i was lucky to get these from the US, they don't even list them on rare spares.

 

Some 800cc injectors for the rola, and the bearings for the new bottom end. crap pic.

 

And a front case and oil pump for the new motor, cos i didnt have a DET one.

 

 

Last of all i thought i would show everyone why i like to take my cars back to bare metal, before respraying.

This is what i have found under the paint of every old car i have stripped back, over the entire car.

 

This is the crown roof

 

This is the rola boot

 

Because of the age of the paint, it no longer keeps the moisture out, and rust forms under the paint, giving no evidence from the outside.

The paint on the corolla boot was perfect and glossy too, so you can never tell. :)