Kenny.S Posted April 22, 2006 Author Posted April 22, 2006 Today i have been mostly rubbing down primer ! My mate showed me what to do, i then had a go under his watchful eye and then i spent the next 8hrs or so staring at little black dots until they disappeared! After about 2hrs! Finally.... It's now just about ready for paint. Need to give it a clean with a damp sponge to remove any residue from the wet sanding. Re-mask it and then clean it with spirit wipe and a tak rag. If there's enough paint i might ask my mate if he fancies staying late on Monday night and see if we can get it painted before i go. I spoke to the boss man tonight and if we cant do it on Monday he recons they should have time to get the car and possibly some of the panels done while i'm away so i might have a nice wee surprise when i come home! Kenny
Kenny.S Posted April 25, 2006 Author Posted April 25, 2006 Went into the bodyshop again this morning and before i got a chance to ask about getting it painted they beat me to it! Seems they were keen to get it done so as they could free up some space. The panels are taking up quite a bit of room so i can see where they're coming from. So i spent the day re-masking the car and getting it ready for paint, by about 5:30 it was in the oven and just about ready to go We laid a plastic sheet on the floor and then pushed the car over it, taping it to the sills and wheel arches so that no overspray got under the car or blown up into the freshly painted engine bay. Three coats of pure white later [] Hopefully the weather will be ok tomorrow and we'll be able to get the car on the trailer and back to my lock up. Could do with another week off before i go offshore! Kenny
bigdavie Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 wow that is soooooo sweet who's doin the painting if you dont mind me askin ??!!
ANDYJDMSTI Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 Kenny, nice work fella, Stuart and his boys certainly know their stuff[]
colin_ross Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 Looking good Kenny. In know you said it all the prep work was a pain but it sure looks like it paid off. When the engines all painted up it'll be one of the best looking RA's out there.. [Y]
Kenny.S Posted April 25, 2006 Author Posted April 25, 2006 Cheers guys As Andy has already figured out, it's in "Grant Vehicle Repairs" in Garelochhead. I'm good mates with the guy that's doing the painting, but i've done nearly all the prep work. So far the guys have put about 20 hrs on it fixing a few small dings etc but i've put in over 80! The engine bay is so bright and clean now i dont think ill have any choice but to get everything else under there cleaned up, painted or powder coated so they dont look too out of place! Kenny
Kenny.S Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 I'm only home for a week so i'm not sure how much ill be able to get get done. Went up to the bodyshop today and the doors are primed and ready for paint which might happen tomorrow [] Made a start re-assembling some small bits and pieces, so far i've remembered where everything goes! On days like today it doesnt bother me having to work outside! Kenny
ANDYJDMSTI Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Gonna need shades on when you are about.........that is one bright car!!! [H]
Kenny.S Posted July 5, 2006 Author Posted July 5, 2006 So much for getting some time off [^o)] I've been offshore pretty much no stop since my last post. Anyway, it's been mixed fortunes really I have mangaged to get a few bits and peices done, this picture was taken before the ns rear door had to be taken back off. It had to be stripped back to bare metal because of some small micro blisters that wee never noticed initially because it's so dam bright! Its now been primed and was ready for paint before i came back offshore so hopefully the boys will have done by the time i get home. The bonnet, bootlid, front wings and rear bumper are all painted and on the car now. Need to get a shot of the back, it's nothing new but the bright white paint and a nice new set of Sti rear light clusters look wicked When i get home ill put up some pictures of my modified bonnet scoop [] I also got the windows bonded back in but i'm begining to think the front screen on this thing is jinxed, the trim at the top of the window didnt go in properly but we never noticed until the glue had set so there's no option but to cut the window back out! Kenny
Kenny.S Posted September 5, 2006 Author Posted September 5, 2006 I haven't got any more pictures but things have moved along a little since my last post. The bodywork is almost finished, the n/s back door has been re-painted and put back on, just need to get the bonnet scoop and vents painted. The interior is all back in with the exception of the clocks, still trying to decide whether or not the budget can stretch to a stack display. The gearbox has been PPG'd [] I got a straight cut syncro kit and billet forks from Mark @ Lateral. I could have had it put into my original casing but it made more sense to have it fitted to a later 754 case since that's what the kit was designed for plus they also have better syncro's and it meant i didnt have to go looking for a 752 uk 5th gear. Scoobyclinic supplied a 2000uk box to which they fitted the kit/forks and my dccd transfer box and took the old RA box in part exchange. I drove down and dropped the box off and then went to collect it a few weeks later, bit of a trek but it was a good excuse to see their workshop and get a good nosey round! Mark called me yesterday to let me know that my 2.1 stroker short motor was ready and would be here this week. I was originally going to put an 18G on it but i'm tempted to go for something a little bigger, like a rotated GT30R and a lateral front mount [] Although i'm not to sure how long my rear diff will last at close on 500bhp [^o)] Ill get some more pictures up once i start putting the engine together. Cheers Kenny
st3ph3n Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Sounds like a proper bit of kit you're building Kenny. Hope it all works out nicely.
wrxmania Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 A quality project and pictures Kenny. Keep us posted. Brian []
fai17 Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Big power here we come Kenny...haven't heard from you for ages. how are you?
Kenny.S Posted September 5, 2006 Author Posted September 5, 2006 I'm doing good thanks, works been feast or famine recently so that's kinda hindered progress. It's hard to plan anything or buy parts without a steady cash flow. I never intended to go big power but the temptation has always been there. It's not a definate yet but what ever i decide to go for it should have a fair bit of poke [] Kenny
frank c Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Cracking project Kenny, Good write up and cool pics too.. Mind and keep us up to date.. Frank
craigwrx Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Look foward to some more pictures ...very interesting project [Y]
Kenny.S Posted October 17, 2006 Author Posted October 17, 2006 Bodywork is now just about complete, as usual you think you have all the clips, trims, bolts etc you need when you start but there's always something you forgot, need the 2 clip on nut things that hold the front edge of the back bumper on, hence why it's hanging down slightly. Just need to get some new sidelights, forgot that the old ones were cheap nasty copies that didnt stay in properly. You may have noticed that it's now got the original pre-facelfit bonnet, i bought the facelift one when i was going to use an sti8 top mount and wanted a larger scoop area, but since i'm now going front mount i didnt really need it. So the original one that had been kicking (literally) around in the back garden was taken up to the bodyshop to see if it could be resurected. At £480+vat for a new one i was hoping it would be and thankfully it was, the corrosion around the vents looked bad but was actually very minor and the alloy cleaned up perfectly, hard to believe but there were only 2 small dings in it. It took a few days to get it all primed and ready for paint but it now looks as good as new. The side vents are just sitting in position as the under trays are being powder coated and i left the main vent at the bodyshop doh! It still needs to go back up to the bodyshop to get de-nibbed and machine polished, might manage that when i'm home next trip. The heads are having new guides fitted and some mild porting/tidying up, hopefully they should be ready for the end of the month when i get home, so the engine could be back in fairly soon afterwards, providing i havent forgotten anything that is Kenny
fai17 Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Haven't seen or heard from you for ages.. Cars looking good and smooth[] Looking forward to see it again
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Lookin' real clean and mean...............loving this thread ! Keep us informed Kenwood [<)] Cal
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