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Rear beam all done, just hubs and brackets to finish.
Really pleased with how it turned out and I’m confident it’ll hold the corrosion back for many years to come.
Magic ingredients
Deox-gel
Hydrate-80
Electrox
Epoxy mastic
Satin paint
Clearcoat
I've just joined the club. Haven't clicked through the entire thread so not sure if previous owners have already posted pictures.
But she's now mine and it's staying that way.
Full attack! Started Friday night, finished Sunday morning armed with my dremel and tiny wire brush 😂 I need to invest in a shot blaster!
Gave the complete beam a good coating of Deox-Gel, then 3 coats of Hydrate-80.
1st coat of Electrox zinc primer tonight then I’ll repeat with another few...
Back on the rear beam testing an area before plunging into the full restoration.
The beam’s pretty crusty so I removed all the crud with my small hammer, then gave it a wirebrush.
Degreased the area with Bilt Hamber’s excellent Surfex-HD, then washed any residue with warm water.
Applied a...
Well that’s it, she’s officially mine.
Strange to drive another standard 182, it’s so different from the BG. Clutch is so light, gearbox so precise but steering a little vague and lazy. I put this down to the previous owner not fitting genuine wishbones. We’ll soon sort it out though...
My little Clio family is complete.
Picking up the Blue one tonight, but i think that's going to be it for now 😁
The BG has been a challenge to take it from a wreck to what i would call a fairly high standard. But the experience has been worth it and has helped me in my search for a car i...
Externally I honestly can’t tell. I have the 200 cell pms sports cat on the daily. Internally it’s chaos in the track car as you can imagine, coupled with the PMS gear knob death rattle.
My TC is usually between 89-93 decibels and the daily was 90 when asked the guy to test it at Croft a few...
I’ve got both PMS exhaust systems. Sports cat on the daily with centre silencer and decat on the track car. Can’t tell much difference externally tbh. I had a KTEC and Scorpion prior to that and the PMS is definitely quieter.
My daily is really comfortable as I’ve put it back to OEM. Cup...
I’ve tackle every job on my 182 except 2.
1. When the car wouldn’t crank one evening. Ran a diagnostic which led me to believe it was immobiliser ring. Spent 2 whole weekends swapping every part from my other 182 to no avail. Teddy came out and I put car up for sale. Luckily I got a tip from...
I love this. Good on you fella. I’m 57 now and a relative pup compared to you, but I’m still ultra competitive and can hold my own against the younger drivers with similar machinery.
The time will come when I’m just happy to get out on track. And if I reach 81 and I’m still doing what you’re...