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Dropped off the Dash at Thomas and Vines in Watford today to be flocked, 3/4 black flock. this will be back next friday, cant wait to see the results 
Finihsed off the auxillary guage panel, where once i had my tunes i now have these
I will miss my music and will have to rig up something temporary for the long drive over to Germany, although i doubt i will hear anything over the road noise!
Aside from this all of my front and rear subframes etc have been dropped off for powder coat along with some other bits and bobs.
And i have finally managed to pick up a x brace
Finihsed off the auxillary guage panel, where once i had my tunes i now have these
I will miss my music and will have to rig up something temporary for the long drive over to Germany, although i doubt i will hear anything over the road noise!
Aside from this all of my front and rear subframes etc have been dropped off for powder coat along with some other bits and bobs.
And i have finally managed to pick up a x brace
Edited by Bmdub on Thursday 7th June 20:49
Oh cool, he seems like a really nice guy, great to deal with when buying this. I've not actually seen it yet!! It went straight to Chris at CR Mtech to have a few bits done! ARPs, 3.2 sump and pump, new engine and gearbox mounts, front subframe strengthening, Z3M short shift and new bushes, decat and chip! Next is getting the rear arches sorted and the boot and supplier sprayed and polycarbing it!
ditchvisitor said:
Oh cool, he seems like a really nice guy, great to deal with when buying this. I've not actually seen it yet!! It went straight to Chris at CR Mtech to have a few bits done! ARPs, 3.2 sump and pump, new engine and gearbox mounts, front subframe strengthening, Z3M short shift and new bushes, decat and chip! Next is getting the rear arches sorted and the boot and supplier sprayed and polycarbing it!
Yeah, without wanting to sound all Tim NiceButDim, he's a thoroughly bloody nice bloke. Always good to have a chat with when you see him about the paddock. ditchvisitor said:
Also you don't have an interest in making more carbon panels do you??
If my car was finished i may consider it for you,however the fact that it took around 15 hours to do the 3 panels we just dont have the timeIf it helps i just brought the sheet from Carbon Mods and made some templates from cardboard and away we went, all the cutting was done using a fine cutting disc on a grinder and finished off with a file.
Popped up to Stylehaus today, the car is progressing, everything has been rubbed down inside from the boot up to mid way through the car.
Hopefully progress will pick up a bit now as i want to try and get the car on track this summer.
Aside from that, the engine has now been stripped and cleaned, the dash flocking will be completed on Friday as will the powder coating.
Hopefully progress will pick up a bit now as i want to try and get the car on track this summer.
Aside from that, the engine has now been stripped and cleaned, the dash flocking will be completed on Friday as will the powder coating.
ok, so i just collected the dash from bieng flocked at Thomas & Vines in Watford.
Looks absolutely amazing, and excactly as i had hoped. cannot see where the dash has been filled to go around the cage or anything.
Where the dash has been cut/filled to fit around rollcage.
The airbag cover, again the embossed "SRS Airbag" logo had been filled but you cannot see where
Test fitted airbag cover and one of the air vents, as you can see the air vents have also been modified to fit around the cage
Then thought i slide the stereo/climate mount in, so i could see how the auxillary guages will look.
Looks absolutely amazing, and excactly as i had hoped. cannot see where the dash has been filled to go around the cage or anything.
Where the dash has been cut/filled to fit around rollcage.
The airbag cover, again the embossed "SRS Airbag" logo had been filled but you cannot see where
Test fitted airbag cover and one of the air vents, as you can see the air vents have also been modified to fit around the cage
Then thought i slide the stereo/climate mount in, so i could see how the auxillary guages will look.
Edited by Bmdub on Friday 15th June 17:45
Edited by Bmdub on Friday 15th June 17:52
Been a busy day, on my way back from a work trip to Newcastle i stopped in at Impreziv Finishings Ltd in Darlington, i had sent my rocker cover and plenum up there a couple of weeks ago to be recoated in the OEM black crackle finish.
Came out really well
The when i got home i went down to Amwell Blast Coat in Ware to collect the rest of my powder coating which i dropped in last week
X Brace
Diff Cradle
Rear control arms, already stregthened
Rear spring platforms, again already strengthened
Front Sub Frame
Rear Trailing Arms
Fuel Tank Straps
Front Hubs
Front panel
Rear trailing arm mounts, these have been made double thickness using 2 sets of mounts
Front Suspension turret reinforcement plates
There are lots more smaller brackets etc that have been done in satin black as well as these silver bits
Diff cover plate
Gearbox mount
Diff mount
Engine Mounts
and got the springs redone in Bilstein Blue
Came out really well
The when i got home i went down to Amwell Blast Coat in Ware to collect the rest of my powder coating which i dropped in last week
X Brace
Diff Cradle
Rear control arms, already stregthened
Rear spring platforms, again already strengthened
Front Sub Frame
Rear Trailing Arms
Fuel Tank Straps
Front Hubs
Front panel
Rear trailing arm mounts, these have been made double thickness using 2 sets of mounts
Front Suspension turret reinforcement plates
There are lots more smaller brackets etc that have been done in satin black as well as these silver bits
Diff cover plate
Gearbox mount
Diff mount
Engine Mounts
and got the springs redone in Bilstein Blue
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