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Does any-one know any good cheap places that do part worns? I need 2 tyres for MOT but dont want to spend much on them because when the other are fubar'd I'll be getting some new alloys. Cheers

Yeah but it follow American Muscle principle, 8litres of powaaa as opposed to the usual supercar recipe of 4-5litres of power and no weight.

everything bar the rear bumper should be done before FCS. The rear bumper is gonna be replaced or repaired before I spray it.

quick update, the nearside is now laquered and re-assembled. the front bumper is stripped ready for some painting, Jiggys now insured and its going for MOT and quick check over on Thursday, I get it back on Monday and then hopefully get him taxed and on the road again :D

I may be there on Sunday, not 100% sure yet. I'll be the idiot with dreadlocks and probably an SLR-Type camera around my neck.

The bonnets waiting for a mate to come over, he's offered to do a stencil on there but wont tell me what :S I'm excited and worried at the same time lol. The roof is less streaky but thats been the sanding. I dont think I'll ever get it perfect so I'm gonna leave it as it is, its not so bad. the...

Cheers, its still very obviously a DIY job. Hopefully one day when I've got some money and stuff I can do a proper job, make it look like a factory paint job heh...

I didn't get paid as much as I was expecting but WD40's brought the paint on the roof to life so its all good lol. I got 3 cans of paint today and 3 cans of laquer thinking that'll about do me until I can get some-one to pull the dent out of the offside wing but used more paint than I thought I...

I love the black wheels with the red lip, looks ace. not keen on the bonnet though

^Your not alone mate, its embarrassing.

Orr a day out with a free lunch and expenses paid for, where you can spend the day with the 5th gear crew including maybe a couple of the presenters, possibly meet and talk to tiff/VBH/Plato, watch a race driver show what your car can do on track and maybe even get to go round the track with the...

He made it 4 hours on CS before realising that a CS warm welcome isn't worth the hassle and probably went to another owners club for a car... Christ guys, slate fifth gear, tell him what car he should use, offer him modified cars then slate his offer for the members aswell. If you dont like the...

Its not actually that bad. My mates 172 does 32mpg and in exact same driving conditions my 197 did 29mpg. On long trips they evened out at around 36-37mpg. Its worse than the 197 but wouldn't make a big difference on weekly petrol costs.

Nice one mate defo let me know. I'll get some G3 or something when I get some paint this week :D

It was still wet aye. I've sanded it down now and it looks a lot more even but obviously with sanding it the paint has gone flat. T-Cut made no improvement so I think a proper cutting compound may do it. I'm still trying to work out what I can do to paint it and have it look good because it will...

This is an ancient argument now, some mags say the 197 is quicker others say the 1*2 is. Get yourself out on the road and see how many car lengths you 'pull' on a 197. If your both in a standard car it'll be down to who hits the loud pedal 1st I 100% guarantee it. In the corners I think if the...

^Yeah thats not quite right my S13 isn't shabby in the corners and wasn't far behind the 197 in terms of cornering ability.. I've only had a brief drive of my friends 172 but I preferred my 197 over it completely 100%. It misses the 5k kick but its just as quick and it was so well planted in...

Wasn't too close im 6ft3, lots of leverege over the car. I think its just because i was spraying downwards like Danny says. It might be an inch thick if you include remaining hammerite and primer under paint...

I dont know why but no matter how hard I try I just cant get an even finish on the roof its always streaky! I've built up ahout 4-5 coats now so tomorrow I'm going to wet sand it and hope I can make it look ok. If not I may go back to hammerite but use a brush this time... 3rd coat: 4th coat...

Hot roof = this finish (1 coat)

Put the can in some warm/hot water for about 2-3 mins so the cans warm to touch before you spray the panel, and try and make sure the panel itself is really cool and dry before you spray it it helps massively. I've been having a go at the roof today and its boiling so its practically impossible...

I'm doing about 3 coats, probably about as thick as I can get away with before it runs. Daniel, everything but the shiny rims sounds good ;)

haha, deliberate decision its gonna get painted soon enough aswell so I didn't think it really mattered...

The boot needs re-doing at some point but I'm liking the black tbh. I'm even thinking of going black wheels, although lime green and red have both crossed my mind haha. I'm doin everything I possibly can to get the car to FCS, even if it travels there multi-coloured!

I was gonna wait until I could stand properly before i went on with the project but the weather was beautifull today and i couldn't really waste it in manchester. Painfull yes, worth it? Maybe... :( I started off keying the paintwork: I then cleaned and tacked it and then primed it, 1st coat...

You might be right, it looks so good that people keep turning their heads to look at it... some people turn so fast they get whiplash :D:o

As promised, quick update. I started off with painting the little piece of metal to finish off the tailgate. It needs some 'repairs' ideally but I just couldn't be arsed lol, you need to be pretty close to see them so I just got on and painted them matt red again: I didn't want the 'turbo 16v'...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project Jord I want a passenger ride... When can I come round ;)

Well with the wood blowing into it, its dragged something across it aswell so its gonna need another coat or 2 of colour. fortunaly they are only light scratches I guess but with a budget as tight as I have its just another set back, it means using another can so £7 wasted. It might not sound...

I cant do shops but that looks pretty good, the biggest problem with the OPs pics of it is the top of the bumper doesn't line up with the bottom of his grill very well, so it looks on the piss and the lines up the side of the foglights dont run upto the headlights, sorted those 2 issues out it...