Ben Seabrook 4 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 good progress mate Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 All that and in the rain. Muchos respect...Thanks alot matey street built haha, i get soaked pretty much everyday out there on the wagon lol Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Lot of work going on there....No Garage? That must suck...... especially at this time of year!!!!!!Yea mate, no garage, just on my street and cracking on, i kinda use my t4's tailgate and a 12ftx18ft blue tiaporlin to try and keep dry....kinda works LOL Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 good progress mate Thanks buddy On a different note, i've had a change of heart on my wheels for the show season....I'm gonna roll with my genuine BBS RC 041's and get the centre's color coded the same brown and the lips and BBS cap bolts mirror polished with my gold bolts... should set it off a treat....Whats VR6OC's verdict on my choice? Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 could work well mate but why dont you have a go at refurbing the dimples they really suited the car in the pics you posted earlier on ? Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 wouldnt know where to start bro...i may have a go at mirror polishing the lips on the the RC's but the dimples are in a bad state, maybe when i get some more money to have em done then i will, but there out of my tallents im affraid! Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 well I have done a few sets myself now the first thing depending on how bad they are is to get them dipped to strip everything off them and then work back rough sandpaper to start getting finer and finer mate it's a long process but worth it - the other option is to get them chrome powder coated ? Link to post Share on other sites
ashmk3 0 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 the above option is what im thinking as i bought some cookie cutters that have been powder coated red, and i want them polished but cant afford to get them polished by a company, so its a heat gun and lots of sanding attachments on a drill and then i may get them chromed as i polished one but theres no way i have the focus to do 3 more lol Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 well, made a trip to a mates hose and hydralic place today, making me up some custom braided stainless steel:clutch hyralic pipePAS pipes from the pump to the rack and from the tank to the rackbrake lines from the master servo to my 2 T pieces and then from there to my front brakesshould be ready in a few weeks.also pulled the wiring loom into the car and removed it, binned all the ABS wiring, pulled my interior out, well passenger seat and rear seats so i can relocate all my rear brake pipes via a bias valve easier.thats it for the minute. all coming alont nicely Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 just some randon snaps.....All the binned looms etc etc...a clean...... ish engine bay LOL...Dirty wheel arch..clean wheel arch..... the black is overspray from VW when they sprayed it, now, i may or may not paint them... but need some advice first lol,boardum sat at home and have random snaps. My bad Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 bored yet lolMore cleaning... rears this time..... full of crap....now looking new Done the subframe and PAS rack.whilst there i kinda noticed that my ARB and wishbones are pretty corrodied, so i think i may invest in a set of new wishbones and try and tidy up the ARB.hopefully getting the legs plated up tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 What did you use to clean it all up? Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 wire brush, warm water with wash n wax, sponge and time! Link to post Share on other sites
cornishvr6 52 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 looking real good mate, might have to pop over to see this in the flesh Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 yea mate pop on over.... be sweet as for you to c'mon over and cast you opinion on it, however the paint has duled off from where i havn't looked after it, but, when it's up the bodyshop having the engine bay sprayed and the front end and other little bits, i think he is gonna machine polish the whole car happy! Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 After reading marks incredible thread over on ED38 i could totally relate to what he was on about by sayin why have a super clean car then things like rusty calipers etc just let it down!!!so on the hunt i want for some tank straps....found some, stainless steel and mirror polished. £46 for all 3, bargin!then, i also took onboard about what people were sayin about going for the mk4 V6 4 motion rear splitter... again, lookin around and got this genuine VW part for £30. stoked! so, i think i will leave it it's plastic color to tie in with my VR6 splitter on the front of the car. Link to post Share on other sites
filtee 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Nah, it needs colour coded. Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 This one looks epic not color coded..... Link to post Share on other sites
filtee 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Yeah but thats cos the whole car looks 'epic'. It would look better colour coded. Thats only my opinion obviously. Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Well, it's a good opinion mate, maybe when it's fitted I should get a Photoshop of it colored.... Would help me out haha....I'm gonna look into getting my arb and drive shafts done in cream like my engine bay and get the subframe and wishbones done in satin black... We shall see Link to post Share on other sites
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lumoxs 0 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 some of this.....mixed with a bitta this.....equals this....Also been cleaning my engine all day.... CILET BANG!!!!! Working like that to hide from this lot..... ohhhhhhhhhhhh and my top fill rads turned up....and my sheds a tip FFS... 8-) Cars booked in the bodyshop next week to have the engine bay sprayed, i've now gotta craxk on and get fibrebglassing and fillering!!! Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 COUGH COUGH!!BOOM...BOOM...POWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWALSO, actually got rid of the rust this time that came back after 2 months!!!!! naughty naughty!!Quick pic of my engine block after a coat of paint... gonna wack on another coat when i get myself into the unit.And the bolt on bits lookin like crap, gonna paint all these cream, not sure weather to use paint brush or get my bodyshop to spray em.... Bodyshop monday, little worried about the engine painting, hope it doesn't let the rest of the engine bay down. Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 kinda gone out there on a ledge and painted my engine bay driftworks orange.... hope i can pull it off haha a pic of the orange LOL Link to post Share on other sites
lumoxs 0 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 ORANGE!!!!! AARRGGHHHHHHHwent up the bodyshop today, i'm going for nevada beige after my missus comment was......it looks cheap and tacky! true story! anyway, some asked for pics so here you go.getting prepared to be shot down..... anyway, also got the door handles in primer and there looking good Link to post Share on other sites
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