ae824ate Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Not a great deal man. She is still in daily use. Saving as much coin as i can at the moment. Our son is now 1 month old, just landed a new job, hopefully will have some time and moonay to spend on her soon. Or f@$k it, and buy an aristo?? I flipped the springs a while back, but flipped them back. Too low (flipped 2nd), and too much attention. On the bumpstops basicly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 How'd you go with the front bumper ? Kicking myself for thinking i still had the back one in the shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae824ate Posted August 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Bit of an update. Big thanks to Rob (towe001), got a ke30 bumper on the front now, it looks great. Still chasing a rear. Also picked up a 32/36 in good nick, and jets will be arranged for it soon. Was quoted from a place in toowoomba $250 for a full dyno and tuning session, they swap/adjust all jets accordinly, so i think i might save a bit of coin and go that way. Also sending a cam (thanks Rob) to tighe for a nice grind next week maybe, tossing up between a 104 and a 424 grind, and have it tuned after that. Had a 2" exhaust installed 2 weeks ago, single resonator and muffler, sounds ok, but not what i wanted. The dipshits just cut the downpipe and welded the new 2" on from there, after telling me they were going from the header flange. Bit pissed. She is still in need of body work, but i just can't find the time. Sorry its not a rivetting high speed, high quality, high power build but I'm pushed for time and money lol. Enthusiastic, but busy and strapped :P . Cheers, Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae824ate Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Lowered. Hopefull hook into some bodywork soon. Edited August 21, 2011 by ae824ate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae824ate Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I think ill be going with a matte grey paint, kinda like this. Would look pretty sexy i think. Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Matte grey :hmm: Guess its better then matte black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke70dave Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 only just. matt/satin colours only work if the body is absolutely perfect. and the car is washed every 2nd day. any dirt or imperfections on/in the body immediately make the paint job look incredibly tacky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae824ate Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) only just. matt/satin colours only work if the body is absolutely perfect. and the car is washed every 2nd day. any dirt or imperfections on/in the body immediately make the paint job look incredibly tacky... :hmm: Bugger, i was opting for a matte finish over glossy for the opposed reason. I wont have huge amount of time to spend getting everything to perfection. I was under the impression a matte finish would help disguise any small imperfections. But i do know that high gloss black is most likely the worst for exposing any body imperfections. I'm tempted to keep the original poo brown in a way. Ok, suggestions? Edited August 21, 2011 by ae824ate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono.C Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Black especially shows out every little dent. A dark blue or even a steel grey could look good without showing every little scratch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae824ate Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thanks. I had thought of a darker grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undertaker_is_the_best Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thanks. I had thought of a darker grey. i had the same problem with one of my ta22 shells and so i ended up painting it gun metal grey looked awsome and it did a much better job at hiding the imperfections as opposed to the ve atomic green i wanted to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae824ate Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) I'm a welder/engineer, and had heaps of experience with bodywork repair, prep and paint, but atm i can't pour that much time into this old girl. None the less, it will be taken back to metal, and rust. Before it gets any worse. Will keep pics coming when progress starts. And I'm pretty set on a darker grey/gunmetal. Edited August 21, 2011 by ae824ate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJM85 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Good to see the old girl's ch-ch-ch-changes! Love IT! :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJM85 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Good to see the old girl's ch-ch-ch-changes! Love IT! :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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