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I forgot it was my nieces Birthday so I havent had as much time to work on this as I wanted today. I've put final coats of primer on the first wheel, so thats ready for paint tomorrow and currently looks like this:
So when I got back from seeing my niece I set about starting to prep the...
Quick update. Have cleaned the two other wheels ready for sanding back and this is how they look.
Only a small mark on this one
The black one isnt such good condition
I have also primered the inside of the wheel I had prep'd and done the first coat of primer on the face of the...
Other than a being a newer faster car, what do you want from it? Do you want something tuneable or will you leave it standard? Do you need to be able to get anything partciular in it? etc etc
Depends entirely what you want them for. TBH only one I would say is worth while is the oil temp and pressure.
On that note any info on the right snadwich plate and gauges to buy would be appreciated ;)
Lacquer is meant to be applied 'wet' or in other words, applied in thick coats. If you apply it in very thin coats, then it will give a matte finish. Though how much protection it will give I cant say.
I've had/got:
Squeaking subframe
Premature wear to seat bolsters
Bubbling paint on alloys
Rust spots on bumper and underside of boot lid - this was from bits of metal fallen inside the boot skin from when they attached the cup spoiler.
Air-con not cold
Exhaust blows from cat to centre section...
I just love ph1's and would have already modded the f**k out of one if I had bought one.
I'm now starting to mod the 197 though so all is good, albeit everything is going to take longer because I have less spare cash to do it with :(
200 is fugly but other than that yes I would. I out down about £2.5k on my 197 Cup and got an excellent finance deal. With the discount I got I am paying less than I would have on 0% finance so I'm happy.