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PollyMobiles Rebuild
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ooh, you got any pics of them? arent they with inverted monotubes?
it's just a cheapo £30 screwfix random orbital sander I'm using with 180 grit discs to flatten the bulk of the bodyfiller and then finish it off with 400grit wet sanding
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Great work as ever Paul, I'm just glad I run rally cars where I don't have to worry about the state of the paintwork, as long as its one colour and it keeps the rust a bay thats all that counts. Scratches and marks, are all 'war wounds' of competition!
it would be convenient if I could just paint it flat matte black but I've grown fond of her unique colour ?
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painting & lacquering the drivers door and the rear passenger door went well
holding down the rattle can nozzle for ages to paint & lacquer each huge surface really really strains the fingers ??
the rear drivers door had a slight disaster, I sprayed too much on which resulted in an ugly rippling paint run & slight crack & pin holes ?
can't laquer over this obvious eye sore ?
so I wet sanded the area down with 1200 and resprayed it. I think I got away with it ?
gonna lacquer it tomorrow
holding down the rattle can nozzle for ages to paint & lacquer each huge surface really really strains the fingers ??
the rear drivers door had a slight disaster, I sprayed too much on which resulted in an ugly rippling paint run & slight crack & pin holes ?
can't laquer over this obvious eye sore ?
so I wet sanded the area down with 1200 and resprayed it. I think I got away with it ?
gonna lacquer it tomorrow
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lacquered the rear offside door, fitted the doors & fuel cap into the car and yess! it looks soo much better
damn proud of that after 4 weeks of hard work
all the same colour & glossy finish, and will likely need a good 2500 grit wet sand to get rid of the fine orange peel
next task is to mask, sand & paint the A pillar / roof matte black
the rest of the car really needs a good wash & buff from all this dust
damn proud of that after 4 weeks of hard work
all the same colour & glossy finish, and will likely need a good 2500 grit wet sand to get rid of the fine orange peel
next task is to mask, sand & paint the A pillar / roof matte black
the rest of the car really needs a good wash & buff from all this dust
Glad to see it's coming back together after a bit of a nightmare!
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thanks Alex
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masked off the A pillar & roof edge
sanded & primered
and sprayed matte black
reassembled all doors & front end
the bonnet was full of half polished orange peel so I wet sanded every little dimple off with 2500 grit
began buffing with G3 compound followed by autoglym super resin
inside the garage I could still see tons of deep scratches left by the 2500 but soon as I look at it outside, the sky hides all the tiny defects ?
hoovered the interior
wiped the engine bay
and of course I had to go take a few evening shots of the new paintwork
sanded & primered
and sprayed matte black
reassembled all doors & front end
the bonnet was full of half polished orange peel so I wet sanded every little dimple off with 2500 grit
began buffing with G3 compound followed by autoglym super resin
inside the garage I could still see tons of deep scratches left by the 2500 but soon as I look at it outside, the sky hides all the tiny defects ?
hoovered the interior
wiped the engine bay
and of course I had to go take a few evening shots of the new paintwork
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04-07-2021 Cumbria Auto Show
7am we all gathered at MaccyD in Aycliffe to convoy up to Carlisle by 9am
it was thankfully a warm dry morning to the show, wiped her all clean ??
it was a nice big show with soo many cars to look at
even spotted 2 other K11's ?
this was actually graffiti rattle canned satin black and looks good (something I almost would've done out of anger if I didn't solve that cracking paint issue ?)
occasionally there were a few very dark heavy storm clouds heading over and dumping a huge sudden wall of shower over the whole show for a few minutes, everyone running for cover ?
at 3pm ppl had enough of the poor weather and simply clogged the exits lol
I stayed back abit longer for more car pics ??
driving back home through the monsoon flooded roads was interesting ?
7am we all gathered at MaccyD in Aycliffe to convoy up to Carlisle by 9am
it was thankfully a warm dry morning to the show, wiped her all clean ??
it was a nice big show with soo many cars to look at
even spotted 2 other K11's ?
this was actually graffiti rattle canned satin black and looks good (something I almost would've done out of anger if I didn't solve that cracking paint issue ?)
occasionally there were a few very dark heavy storm clouds heading over and dumping a huge sudden wall of shower over the whole show for a few minutes, everyone running for cover ?
at 3pm ppl had enough of the poor weather and simply clogged the exits lol
I stayed back abit longer for more car pics ??
driving back home through the monsoon flooded roads was interesting ?
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after work I began to wash, mask off and sand the front wing with 2500
some bits I went too deep and briefly sanded the base coat/primer ?
polished it with G3 compound followed by autoglym super resin.
you can see just how glossy, smooth, shiny it is compared to the rough door panels ??
but the shine also highlights all the dents on the panel & bad base coat underneath ?
can't wait to do the other panels another day
with soo many empty rattle cans to bin, I've always wondered what's inside em so I cut em open ?
halfords grey primer uses a single 12mm glass marble,
the clear lacquer uses none,
and the paint shop base coat cans use two marbles
some bits I went too deep and briefly sanded the base coat/primer ?
polished it with G3 compound followed by autoglym super resin.
you can see just how glossy, smooth, shiny it is compared to the rough door panels ??
but the shine also highlights all the dents on the panel & bad base coat underneath ?
can't wait to do the other panels another day
with soo many empty rattle cans to bin, I've always wondered what's inside em so I cut em open ?
halfords grey primer uses a single 12mm glass marble,
the clear lacquer uses none,
and the paint shop base coat cans use two marbles
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drove 6hrs round trip to birmingham to finally meet Stefan Navo, have a gr8 chat, went for a ride in kassandra and he kindly donated a few good spares I was after,
including a good head (my spare head was badly pitted),
nissen auto radiator (mine was previously leaking and the fins are all bent now),
reconditioned 1.3l gearbox,
GTIR MAF,
arch liner (mine's battered & melted),
and extra 5hp stickers he designed ?
head is better condition than my other one, so no need to spend more on skimming
including a good head (my spare head was badly pitted),
nissen auto radiator (mine was previously leaking and the fins are all bent now),
reconditioned 1.3l gearbox,
GTIR MAF,
arch liner (mine's battered & melted),
and extra 5hp stickers he designed ?
head is better condition than my other one, so no need to spend more on skimming
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a m8 Daniel needed a meth injection kit fitted onto his audi TT.
the most logical place to fit the nozzle is this plastic pipe between the intercooler and TB but removing all the difficult clips & fasteners was a PITA
this was the only flat surface for screwing the BPST nozzle onto and clear the cooling fans
attached the solenoid to the airbox tray
mounted the reservoir & pump in the boot
the hardest part was figuring how to route the pipe & wiring neatly through the car.
there's no easy access gromet holes in the footwell or bulkhead,
routing past the door seals looks ugly and will crush the pipe/wires,
the engine loom goes up inside the scuttle panel & deep into the dash but the wiper arms are seized onto the spindles ?
took a lot longer than expected, as usual, so we'll have to wait another week to buy a wiper puller tool, wire it up & calibrate the pressure sensor ?
the most logical place to fit the nozzle is this plastic pipe between the intercooler and TB but removing all the difficult clips & fasteners was a PITA
this was the only flat surface for screwing the BPST nozzle onto and clear the cooling fans
attached the solenoid to the airbox tray
mounted the reservoir & pump in the boot
the hardest part was figuring how to route the pipe & wiring neatly through the car.
there's no easy access gromet holes in the footwell or bulkhead,
routing past the door seals looks ugly and will crush the pipe/wires,
the engine loom goes up inside the scuttle panel & deep into the dash but the wiper arms are seized onto the spindles ?
took a lot longer than expected, as usual, so we'll have to wait another week to buy a wiper puller tool, wire it up & calibrate the pressure sensor ?
Got myself a cheap 1/2" impact wrench (Makita DTW285Z copy), 18v battery (came fully charged too) & fast charger (Makita DC18RC copy which amusingly plays the Mozart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" tune ?) from ebay for just £65
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before using it, I wanted to check the internals and regrease em. removed this pointless plastic shroud ?
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removed the impact mechanism cover, the spindle and impact hammer is bone dry ?
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dismantled the impact mechanism, quite a simple but interesting system. the planetary gears have just the bare minium of grease.
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straight forward internal layout
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sealed control board
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yup thats a tiny brushless motor as advertised. I can see the cooling vent exits but there's barely enough cooling intakes at the front (may mod that someday).
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the motor has it's own 2 bearings while this bigger bearing in the housing is for supporting the impact mechanism assembly.
kinda odd how the metal outer planetary gear locks to this white plastic housing which then locks to the outer casing (probably to keep the planet gear & bearings concentric?)
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relubed it all fully with generic grease and CV grease. runs noticeably smoother & quieter
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brought a pack of impact sockets for £12
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imho this is mostly good for whizzing light duty or cracked-loose fasteners on/off quickly or shocking rusty fasteners,
but for high torque such as wheel nuts or suspension bolts, while it could eventually loosen em (be it slowly compared to a real Mikita), I'd still use a breaker bar to crack em loose 1st, whizz it off with the gun, then tighten em with torque wrench.
I brought it just to help speed up some of the boring processes (ie swapping wheels at trackdays) and wasn't meant to replace the breaker bar at such low cost.
proper impact toolsets that can replace the breaker bar costs well over £200 which I can't justify spending.
Well it took me way to long to find this post but I remember you mentioned the tune from the charger and I suspect that its a Makita unit.
Did you know you can change the tune?...
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I tried that trick and it didn't work on this one
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Incredible work as always Paul
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thanks chris
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thanks m8
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took a few reflection photos whilst the suns out and pwhoa that gloss ?
went to fill up and a drop of petrol hit the fresh paint and immediately melted/stained it FFS ???
attempted to polish it out but nope the normal halfords lacquer definately ain't fuel resistant and has a deep chunk melted off it, easily feel the ridge ?
I guess the next possible fix is to sand the area flat, respray it with petrol resistant lacquer, wet sand, polish again and pray ??
went to fill up and a drop of petrol hit the fresh paint and immediately melted/stained it FFS ???
attempted to polish it out but nope the normal halfords lacquer definately ain't fuel resistant and has a deep chunk melted off it, easily feel the ridge ?
I guess the next possible fix is to sand the area flat, respray it with petrol resistant lacquer, wet sand, polish again and pray ??
That blows, is a really impressive finish you've got with rattle cans, so top work hopefully some tougher clear coat will help. Might be a bit of a silly question, but given the number of cans you had to buy, would it not have been similarly priced to buy/rent a compressor and do it that way?
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I'm quite happy with the overall result of the rattle cans.
yeah I'm gonna put a few more thicker layers of lacquer under the filler area to hopefully resist the solvent better.
costed a total of £280 to completely respray the whole car and all the empty cans are discarded without taking up any workshop space.
buying or renting all the compressor, air lines, spray gun, primer/base/lacquer, thinners, hardener, strainers & cups etc would probably cost well in excess of bout £400+ total and permenently take up ALL the remaining space of my tiny workshop.
yes it may give a better finish but this ain't a show car and the many drawbacks just doesn't suit my circumstances yet.
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the door mirrors are looking very beatened & stonechipped over the yrs.
plus the drivers side mounting has an annoying loose shake cos repeatedly folding em in/out has worn the ball&groove mechanism till it can't lock in place solidly (so I'll need a need mirror)
stripped apart all the mechanism
sanded em all smooth
resprayed & lacquered
jeezuz I forgot just how damn frustratingly fiddly it is to reassemble the sprung cable operated mechanism ??
that looks better, matching the rest of the bodywork finish ?
plus the drivers side mounting has an annoying loose shake cos repeatedly folding em in/out has worn the ball&groove mechanism till it can't lock in place solidly (so I'll need a need mirror)
stripped apart all the mechanism
sanded em all smooth
resprayed & lacquered
jeezuz I forgot just how damn frustratingly fiddly it is to reassemble the sprung cable operated mechanism ??
that looks better, matching the rest of the bodywork finish ?
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the bumpers are the last things to respray.
this original rear bumper is now all battered, scarred & dented. the inside beam is also quite rusty and needs repairing but that's low priority.
test fitting a spare bumper before I paint it. looks much straighter than the old one with less defects
sanded it smooth & primered
this original rear bumper is now all battered, scarred & dented. the inside beam is also quite rusty and needs repairing but that's low priority.
test fitting a spare bumper before I paint it. looks much straighter than the old one with less defects
sanded it smooth & primered
Yeah fair enough, can't complaint too much with a £300 respray! I CBA take my mirrors apart when I sprayed them, didn't get a great finish... I've probably got a spare unit knocking around if you need one?
Wouldn't worry too much about the bumper bar - I replaced mine with a couple of carriage bolts, weights a lot less and makes removal a bit easier too.
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does the job
I just brought a spare 1999 facelift drivers door mirror on ebay for £11
although this later design is different, with the bare metal folding mechanism screwed to the all-plastic base plate (whereas on the preface, a metal frame & mechanism is riveted to the plastic outer housings) and it only folds forward whereas the preface can fold forward & backwards
it's a bit more flimsy so I dunno if I'll use it.
oddly after painting & assembling these mirrors, the drivers mirror no longer shakes as much? so I guess there's no need to replace it anymore
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after sanding the grey primer flat, I sprayed 2 layers of base coat
and then 2 layers of lacquer
after drying overnight & reinstalled it in time for the wednesday car meet.
the raw finish is a bit more satin but it'll soon be sanded & polished the same as the other panels
and then 2 layers of lacquer
after drying overnight & reinstalled it in time for the wednesday car meet.
the raw finish is a bit more satin but it'll soon be sanded & polished the same as the other panels
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noticed the rear quarter has this annoying trapped bubble under the paint. I tried popping it with a pin but it retains its shape
nothing I could do except leave it alone or respray that section in future ?
with just over a week to go till JAE, it's time to finish spraying the front bumper and correct the wonky headlight mounts on the wings
begin sanding and hmm there's sooo many deep dimples from years of stonechip impacts, this is gonna take awhile to do on my busy schedule
nothing I could do except leave it alone or respray that section in future ?
with just over a week to go till JAE, it's time to finish spraying the front bumper and correct the wonky headlight mounts on the wings
begin sanding and hmm there's sooo many deep dimples from years of stonechip impacts, this is gonna take awhile to do on my busy schedule
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reinstalled the X-brace for the show
didn't like the rear speaker enclosure I made, which was heavy, bulky & didn't improve the speakers anyway.
I'm gonna buy a powered subwoofer next for the low-freq & let the 6.5" speakers deal with the mid-high end,
so I stripped the enclosure apart.
the wheels are covered in months of orange iron oxide so a few hours of polishing with G3 compound brought back the bright white
kassandra is now all resprayed & polished, ready for JAE 2021 ?
didn't like the rear speaker enclosure I made, which was heavy, bulky & didn't improve the speakers anyway.
I'm gonna buy a powered subwoofer next for the low-freq & let the 6.5" speakers deal with the mid-high end,
so I stripped the enclosure apart.
the wheels are covered in months of orange iron oxide so a few hours of polishing with G3 compound brought back the bright white
kassandra is now all resprayed & polished, ready for JAE 2021 ?
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Vibe Edge EDB10A Powered Subwoofer
Just before JAE I decided that after 15yrs of flat tinny 6.5" speakers it was time to get a dedicated sub for the low freq and won't have to push the smaller speakers towards distortion.
the Sony headunit outputs a peak of 55w x 4 = 220w
I saw halfords was selling this Vibe Edge EDB10a for an affordable £79. has an integrated amp and puts out 250w RMS, 750w peak
it's a class AB amplifier running bout 50% efficiency so it'll need at least a 10awg power cable.
I ordered some 10awg copper cable kit online but didn't turn up in time, so I quickly brought some cheaper halfords CCA cables along the way to JAE so I had something to do at the show and check it all worked
after JAE, the 10awg copper OFC cable kit from halfords arrived
CCA vs OFC cables
the bass reflex tube is just a card tub stuck on
here's the amplifier
small patch of wool near the inside port opening
some plastic trim around the speaker
a look at the speaker & internals
temporarily strapped it in place and wired up. ooh it's soo nice to finally have some bass with no distortion ?
the bare speaker is quite exposed so I brought a cheap 12" grill from ebay
the feets have a deep offset so I'll trim them flush
now that's a lot better ?
Just before JAE I decided that after 15yrs of flat tinny 6.5" speakers it was time to get a dedicated sub for the low freq and won't have to push the smaller speakers towards distortion.
the Sony headunit outputs a peak of 55w x 4 = 220w
I saw halfords was selling this Vibe Edge EDB10a for an affordable £79. has an integrated amp and puts out 250w RMS, 750w peak
it's a class AB amplifier running bout 50% efficiency so it'll need at least a 10awg power cable.
I ordered some 10awg copper cable kit online but didn't turn up in time, so I quickly brought some cheaper halfords CCA cables along the way to JAE so I had something to do at the show and check it all worked
after JAE, the 10awg copper OFC cable kit from halfords arrived
CCA vs OFC cables
the bass reflex tube is just a card tub stuck on
here's the amplifier
small patch of wool near the inside port opening
some plastic trim around the speaker
a look at the speaker & internals
temporarily strapped it in place and wired up. ooh it's soo nice to finally have some bass with no distortion ?
the bare speaker is quite exposed so I brought a cheap 12" grill from ebay
the feets have a deep offset so I'll trim them flush
now that's a lot better ?
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JAE 2021-08-12
Car filled up with E10 for the 1st time, cruised down to Norwich with no issues and did a normal 48mpg.
6pm arrived at JAE, found our MSC stand at the far end of the field near the dodgems and after a 2yr lockdown it's soo nice to finally see james, chloe, alan, sebastian & ben there with the gazebo set up ?
surprisingly I'm the 1st micra to turn up?
me, chloe & alan assembled the new BBQ whilst james & sebastian erected the new overhead perimeter lighting which is a brilliant new upgrade. plus an overhead lamp heater inside the gazebo was handy for the colder nights.
Harlen soon arrived in his R33 skyline followed by Faith in her Honda Del Sol ?
the perimeter lighting definately works well for lighting the only micra on the stand ?
was a relaxing 1st night, ordered pizzas, few drinks, watched harlens famous wheeler dealers episode bout getting his skyline
we even had a Zoom call with Max all the way from USA ?
Car filled up with E10 for the 1st time, cruised down to Norwich with no issues and did a normal 48mpg.
6pm arrived at JAE, found our MSC stand at the far end of the field near the dodgems and after a 2yr lockdown it's soo nice to finally see james, chloe, alan, sebastian & ben there with the gazebo set up ?
surprisingly I'm the 1st micra to turn up?
me, chloe & alan assembled the new BBQ whilst james & sebastian erected the new overhead perimeter lighting which is a brilliant new upgrade. plus an overhead lamp heater inside the gazebo was handy for the colder nights.
Harlen soon arrived in his R33 skyline followed by Faith in her Honda Del Sol ?
the perimeter lighting definately works well for lighting the only micra on the stand ?
was a relaxing 1st night, ordered pizzas, few drinks, watched harlens famous wheeler dealers episode bout getting his skyline
we even had a Zoom call with Max all the way from USA ?
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JAE 2021-08-13
the next morning I washed all the bugs off Kassandra and had to take a few schenic photos of course ?
Nikki, Paul, Jo & Lee arrived on friday
lol @ james new banner
that afternoon, I went with alan, harlen, sebastian for some local'ish go-karting.
forgot to bring a drink or brekky so I was quite dehydrated, hungry & exhausted afterwards but it was damn good fun ???
back at the show, we got the yummy bbq & drinks going ?
it was a nice 8pm sunset, walking around the show especially with the skyline club smashing their pops bangs loudly, getting into trouble with security and everyone wondering over like a moth to flame ?
the group playing a few games on the projector and chilled out
the next morning I washed all the bugs off Kassandra and had to take a few schenic photos of course ?
Nikki, Paul, Jo & Lee arrived on friday
lol @ james new banner
that afternoon, I went with alan, harlen, sebastian for some local'ish go-karting.
forgot to bring a drink or brekky so I was quite dehydrated, hungry & exhausted afterwards but it was damn good fun ???
back at the show, we got the yummy bbq & drinks going ?
it was a nice 8pm sunset, walking around the show especially with the skyline club smashing their pops bangs loudly, getting into trouble with security and everyone wondering over like a moth to flame ?
the group playing a few games on the projector and chilled out
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JAE 2021-08-14
Saturday being the main show day, harley in his nice K10 arrived ?
overall it was a relatively small 1/2 capacity show compared to yrs ago but at least I wasn't the only micra there. I counted 2 k10 and 2 k11 ?
thanks to chris hooded reaper for these pics
olly with the 20min spray job & red neons on the japcar stand next to us
a nice blue K10 behind our spot
chloes plush luxury Cube
nikki's glossy civic
a few more beauties from the show
lol @ the wheel clamp
Saturday being the main show day, harley in his nice K10 arrived ?
overall it was a relatively small 1/2 capacity show compared to yrs ago but at least I wasn't the only micra there. I counted 2 k10 and 2 k11 ?
thanks to chris hooded reaper for these pics
olly with the 20min spray job & red neons on the japcar stand next to us
a nice blue K10 behind our spot
chloes plush luxury Cube
nikki's glossy civic
a few more beauties from the show
lol @ the wheel clamp
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later that evening we played on the dodgems. there was a brief fancy dress crowd and nikki decided last min to dress as Spyro ?
best outfit imo ?
Represent ?
pose with the lovely chloe ?
throwing frisbies while I chill in back of kassandra ?
poor alan was absolutely shattered
a few MSC group photos ?
9pm fireworks
that evening coming back from the toilet, I was surprised by Tom and everyone who were in the middle of taping some LED lights under kassandra
omg it was recently on my mind and I love it, so I helped out tom with taping it on neatly and the end result is phwoar awesome!
he had another spare reel of lights so I surrounded the car to highlight the body curves and the effect is amazing ?
good thing I cleaned the whole wheels cos it also lit from inside them.
so thanks to tom for planting the seed I'm definately underglowing the car
I was also delighted to be awarded the Best in Show ????
thanks james & the MSC family ?
best outfit imo ?
Represent ?
pose with the lovely chloe ?
throwing frisbies while I chill in back of kassandra ?
poor alan was absolutely shattered
a few MSC group photos ?
9pm fireworks
that evening coming back from the toilet, I was surprised by Tom and everyone who were in the middle of taping some LED lights under kassandra
omg it was recently on my mind and I love it, so I helped out tom with taping it on neatly and the end result is phwoar awesome!
he had another spare reel of lights so I surrounded the car to highlight the body curves and the effect is amazing ?
good thing I cleaned the whole wheels cos it also lit from inside them.
so thanks to tom for planting the seed I'm definately underglowing the car
I was also delighted to be awarded the Best in Show ????
thanks james & the MSC family ?
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this DIY copper cable ends I made 10yrs ago is about to snap off ?
so I dremelled it off
brought a few 50mm2 teminal ends & crimper tool from ebay
crimped it on
brought a spare dash gauge to replace mine with the blown airbag light ?
and some 10m of white LED for underneath the car ?
so I dremelled it off
brought a few 50mm2 teminal ends & crimper tool from ebay
crimped it on
brought a spare dash gauge to replace mine with the blown airbag light ?
and some 10m of white LED for underneath the car ?
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spotted this cracked headlight since JAE
so I brought this brand new headlight off ebay for £45, even came with fresh oem bulbs & fasteners ?
comparing the 25+ yr old headlights with the crystal clear new ones ?
old indicators are getting a bit hazy so I'll use the new ones
you can definately see how the new drivers headlight has a sharp clear lense whereas the old passenger side has a hazy scattered beam where the light hits all the micro fractures within the glass from years of heat cycling
so I brought this brand new headlight off ebay for £45, even came with fresh oem bulbs & fasteners ?
comparing the 25+ yr old headlights with the crystal clear new ones ?
old indicators are getting a bit hazy so I'll use the new ones
you can definately see how the new drivers headlight has a sharp clear lense whereas the old passenger side has a hazy scattered beam where the light hits all the micro fractures within the glass from years of heat cycling
