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Congratulations on the wedding and staggering scenic photos. Excellent updates as usual - I've added wishbones to my to do/buy/hide from the Mrs list lol.

Nice one. I'll keep an eye out around town for this.

I won't tell her boyfriend.... We have a fourth one bought for £170 on eBay and in need of TLC. Coilovers are being considered - I also suggested matt black paint and flames :D

We have 4 of the bloody things at work. I bought mine from one of the guys here, he replaced it with a flip paint Ltd edition one and my business partner runs 1 with another for spares/pissing off his neighbour. I figured cheap and reliable first car so perfect.

118k hit this week - missed the change as I was driving lol. And in other news another car has joined my fleet... Half true as I've bought my daughter her first car. Perfect as it's cheap (£350), parts are peanuts (£30 for a radiator for example), slower than a bicycle and cheap to insure. It...

16", standard shocks front, Cup rears - all new last year. Standard top mounts, Eibach Sportline springs and PMS 5mm spacers.

Heading into the army base. Looked and sounded proper :)

Exhaust wasn't for me. Bit bling and doesn't sit the way I wanted. Fitted TPI bolts so at least that worked out. And a nice little shot caught by a customer at work today.

Hope so! Coated the back box tonight just because lol.

I'd recommend ceramic coating or a polymer sealant - the latter if you like to maintain your own paint after as you can add layers. The downside with ceramic is relative lack of (I.e. No need to) top up behind in Gtechniq's case annually check and exo top-up. What neither will do is protect to...

They do. My Saab has the full suite of Gyeon coatings to paint, wheels and body. Personal preference having used both remains Gtechniq at the moment but there are some excellent Gyeon products - Wetcoat and Tire being 2 in particular.

cleanandshiny.co.uk bud :)

Most are yes. However the coatings don't produce a residue which rinses away. The shampoos and associated maintenance products are designed to create work with the base products in much the same way as other cleaning chemicals. Even washing used towels after coating is unlikely to cause an issue...

Thanks mate. I'm no guru but do enough of them to know my stuff lol. I'd use something like Gtechniq c2 or similar but not a "bonded" coating like Serum You can now get hydrophobic PPF with (I think) a 10 year guarantee - we applied it to an Alfa Giulia QF a while back now and it repelled water...

Don't ceramic under PPF as it won't adhere properly and I'd advise against applying a ceramic on top as it forms a solid barrier over a flexible film so counteracting it. I do on average a brand new car a week (full coatings inside and out) - no better way of protecting in my view. PPF takes it...

Overkill but gave the new wheel bolts a quick coating tonight. I've read varied reports of them corroding so figured this would help prevent that. Or I'm just weird.

Spent a few minutes at work this evening polishing up the rear silencer of the Powerflow exhaust I've bought for the car before fitting on Friday. I've added some TPI anodised wheel bolts too and may fit a PMS carbonfibre surround once the rear bumper is cut for the new tailpipe.

No need to get shitty. I'm a detailer not a photographer. You guys I asked, I snapped off my my phone. Proper photos are being put into my website now.

We've done a pile of proper photos which we'll sort shortly :)

Here's a link to the original build. Amazing story! https://www.facebook.com/Opel-Manta-400-by-Retropower-248039555323573/

And there she is folks. Loved working on this - wanted a Manta 400 when I was a lot littler and even with the custom non-Opel bits I'm glad to have met another hero and not come away disappointed! Enjoy :)

I'm reliably informed that it'll eat an Aston N430 comfortably. Standard weight is circa 1100 kg - I'd expect this to be heavier but I don't know exact weight.

Live video will be on instagram around 1.30pm today. @cleanandshinyuk

Sorry dude - always like to tease! Finished shots should be done tomorrow - just wheels and glass left to coat now!

And it's an RB25 engine for those who are up on their JDM toys

Most of the wiring is hidden in the chassis legs so I don't think there's room lol.

Think so - colour and spec matches.

It's a 2600 straight six - I'm not a Nissan expert lol.

It is indeed.

Did I mention that it's not running the usual power plant...? Currently low boost and circa 320bhp with just over 500 available when wound up.