What's happening in your garage this weekend ?

[rev-erend]

I'm sure that is not the design of wheel being fitted.. smoke, mirrors and Darren

[rev-erend]

badredwedge said:

No Lee they have NOT

No Rev they are NOT

Yes Wyn I am

Just seen these

Edited by badredwedge on Friday 9th March 21:27

If Darren arrives at BBWF with these on his wedge .. I suggest we start a new sport.

Hang the Bling Man..

Edited by rev-erend on Monday 12th March 13:47

[rev-erend]

Well - I've finally completed my g/box mounts with extra strengthing ..

Now - what should I do next.

I know - body work. I've already fixed most of the cracks in the fibreglass - think I'll start finishing that job and getting ready for some filler primer..hope it stays warm.

[rev-erend]

Been busy today .. I have 4 good days of weather to get the SEAC painted.. plan is to used the fist 2 days to get the prep done
and the third day to start the filler primer.

Who knows - many be I'll be in the pub on the 4th day but it's my spare day.

Then at least a week for the filler primer to go off / shrink.

1st day was today - got about 1/2 the prep done.. my fingers are already sore..

[rev-erend]

wee man said:

rev-erend said:

Been busy today .. I have 4 good days of weather to get the SEAC painted.. plan is to used the fist 2 days to get the prep done
and the third day to start the filler primer.

Who knows - many be I'll be in the pub on the 4th day but it's my spare day.

Then at least a week for the filler primer to go off / shrink.

1st day was today - got about 1/2 the prep done.. my fingers are already sore..

What colour are you going for the Rev?

Wee man.

Find out at BBWF !

[rev-erend]

Primer tomorrow..

Boy - today was a late finish and bloody hard work.

Glad I don't do this for a living..

At last the garage is clean again .. cleanest it's ever been after its interior wash

[rev-erend]

Well .. never finished it..

Did a few panels - bonnet, boot lid, huge spoiler, light pods all in filler primer but the rest of the day was spent masking the car..

[rev-erend]

[quote=flares&chestwig]Blaineuk - dont forget to add rear number plate light to your things to do[/quote]

Thanks - that reminds me I forgot to mask thiose

[rev-erend]

Looks like you need to change the steering wheel too..

[rev-erend]

Another hard days work on the wedge .. the nose cone, back and one side are all nicely promered and look excellent and read for top top - after a sand down..

Just the last side to do and some patches that are a bit thin.

Bonnet, boot & Spoiler all read for top coat too.. smooth as a babies bum.

[rev-erend]

Blain - all looks superbly well done !

Looks like you are just missing the heater stickers..

Also - I think your car used to belong to a guy in East Sussex (Glynn) a few years back..

I'm hoping to be spraying top coat this weekend

[rev-erend]

Martin - Redcar had some stickers made up.

Email him for details.

[rev-erend]

Whole car now just needs a final rub down with 600 grit wet & dry then I'm ready to top coat the lot ..

After that - I just need an ENGINE !

[rev-erend]

Bonnet, boot, spoiler and light pods are now all in the right colour.

Tomorrow - the rest of the bodywork will get done.

Two tone

[rev-erend]

Re-aligned my boot lid at lunch time.. at least it's in the middle now and should not scrape one side..

[rev-erend]

l33 said:

Today, I repainted the side schwooshie thingimebob stoneguard things.

What a difference its made to the appearance of the car!

I need to do that too .. but at least they are rubbed down and ready..

[rev-erend]

shpub said:

Hopefully the installation of an uprated touring car spec T5 box as I think I have reached the limit of the LT77 - even a strengthened toughen jobby - as I have snapped the 5th gear shaft. It seems that 500 lb/ft torque with slicks was too much for it. Managed to pick up a T5 that has the CTS/Quaife big gear internals and solid selector forks etc and is capable of taking 700+ lb/ft so it should support the next couple of engine upgrades Taken from a 650 bhp RS500 that shrapnelled its engine after a few hundred miles.

Downside is that it needs a new prop (uprated to similar torque), bellhousing and mounts but all that is underway at the moment. Going for a concentric clutch cylinder/release to free up some room for the exhaust manifold.

If I get time... plumb in the water injection system and increase the boost a little...

Hope you know that water vapour is the main green house gas and a major cause of global warming

There should also be a warning on you car not to accelerate to quickly as it's likely to over speed the earths rotation and make a whole bunch of us spill our tea and coffee's

[rev-erend]

Got my polishing machine out today .. and compounded my boot lid and back end.. the a G10 finishing grade polish of the entire rear end and re-fitted the rear spoiler.

Also popped in the Headlight pods..

God she looks good - even the g/f is starting to warm to the colour scheme

[rev-erend]

Correct - it's a swirl pot.

Talk to Richard Thorpe (RT racing) or Steve Heath..

[rev-erend]

Finished welding the internals of my exhaust and packed it with wirewool and glassfibre wadding .. and started welding it all up again.

The case is a double layer of very thin stainless .. once I laid some metal down - the final weld was very very fast to prevent burn thru .. and I thought a run was just in paint..

Got a bit more to do yet..