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That's right folks! Zaa came down to Melbourne again last weekend and we got lots of work done on the body kit as well as on his car. All in all it was a very productive few days! Without further ado:
The mess:
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Rear bumper after final touch up coat:
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Front Bumper after color coats (compare to the previous photos with all the stop putty!):
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Again:
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H-dog (psycho-killer):
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Z-dog:
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Again, rear:
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again front:
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We sanded the mirrors ready for clear, but accidently went through to primer on some of the sharp corners, so after a few more color coats:
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And some mint looking roof-channel strips:
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Now everything you just saw is ready for clear coat! I am going to do the clear on the mirrors and the roof channel strips, but will wait for Zaa to come down again for him to do the clear on the bumpers. In the mean time I will be dry fitting the side skirts to the car, and then prepping them for paint as well as doing primer. Probably I will attempt to do some color on the side skirts too and maybe clear if I have time as they are very easy items to spray as opposed to the bumpers with the deep lip and especially the front bumper with the grille.
Very big thanks to Zaahir for kindly helping me on this project and teaching me some mad skills! I feel like I have learned alot! I am now thinking about getting the minor panel work done on my front quarter panel and then attempting the blend-in re-spray myself.
I will not be installing the finished body kit until such time as I am able to fully detail the car and touch up other areas of paint work with the car inside the shed you see in the above photos. Basiaclly, I want it all to have the same polish and same protection. Next stage will be getting more gravel for the driveway... Oh, and some adjustable coilover sleeves to go with the front KYB GR2 shocks and rear Tokico shocks that Zaah has kindly provided me :-D The lude should be goign through a very major transformation soon. Basically I will be finished all my exams by the mid to end of november, and will then have a solid 3 months or so off for summer in which to work on the lude and earn money. I am hoping some more big things will happen to the engine rebuild during this time as well.
Thanks for reading guys!
That's right folks! Zaa came down to Melbourne again last weekend and we got lots of work done on the body kit as well as on his car. All in all it was a very productive few days! Without further ado:
The mess:
Rear bumper after final touch up coat:
Front Bumper after color coats (compare to the previous photos with all the stop putty!):
Again:
H-dog (psycho-killer):
Z-dog:
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Again, rear:
again front:
We sanded the mirrors ready for clear, but accidently went through to primer on some of the sharp corners, so after a few more color coats:
And some mint looking roof-channel strips:
Now everything you just saw is ready for clear coat! I am going to do the clear on the mirrors and the roof channel strips, but will wait for Zaa to come down again for him to do the clear on the bumpers. In the mean time I will be dry fitting the side skirts to the car, and then prepping them for paint as well as doing primer. Probably I will attempt to do some color on the side skirts too and maybe clear if I have time as they are very easy items to spray as opposed to the bumpers with the deep lip and especially the front bumper with the grille.
Very big thanks to Zaahir for kindly helping me on this project and teaching me some mad skills! I feel like I have learned alot! I am now thinking about getting the minor panel work done on my front quarter panel and then attempting the blend-in re-spray myself.
I will not be installing the finished body kit until such time as I am able to fully detail the car and touch up other areas of paint work with the car inside the shed you see in the above photos. Basiaclly, I want it all to have the same polish and same protection. Next stage will be getting more gravel for the driveway... Oh, and some adjustable coilover sleeves to go with the front KYB GR2 shocks and rear Tokico shocks that Zaah has kindly provided me :-D The lude should be goign through a very major transformation soon. Basically I will be finished all my exams by the mid to end of november, and will then have a solid 3 months or so off for summer in which to work on the lude and earn money. I am hoping some more big things will happen to the engine rebuild during this time as well.
Thanks for reading guys!
