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R5 GTT EFI Clio.
Fantastic work Chris! .... Cant wait to see it painted!
TrackCar & F30 330d
Ooooo exciting, the spray booth is looking good!
FFS.
I saw your reply and was hoping for pics.
Sorry, felt like we'd achieved nothing so didnt bother! Tomorrow.
Fair bit more sanding done, looks about the same as when you left though. Effort!
Bluebeard
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
But I need the whole plastic casing too as I smashed the s**t out the last one.
Bluebeard
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
Bluebeard
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
Yeah thats what I want, the plastic thing and then I can get a normal pump off the bay.
Proper excited now Mr Fox!!
Prep work is THE most tedious job on the car to date. Fortunately I've had a hand from Squibby and Riley but even so, yawn! :sleepy:
Anyway, after a few long nights losing the will to live it was about done. The car in its prepped state ready to go:
Got rid of the aerial hole (2p glued inside, filler over :star
Smooth, see!
Moved the compressor outside so it didnt blow dust around too much
Suited and booted
A short while later.....
Aerial, where?
:approve:
Flat the primer back tomorrow then base and lacquer over the weekend fingers crossed.
Anyway, after a few long nights losing the will to live it was about done. The car in its prepped state ready to go:
Got rid of the aerial hole (2p glued inside, filler over :star
Smooth, see!
Moved the compressor outside so it didnt blow dust around too much
Suited and booted
A short while later.....
Aerial, where?
:approve:
Flat the primer back tomorrow then base and lacquer over the weekend fingers crossed.
TrackCar & F30 330d
Looks quaulity Chris.
Really transforms the car when everything is the same colour (i know its just primer)
Really transforms the car when everything is the same colour (i know its just primer)
TVR Cerbera
Best offer Chris has had in years, and it saves him doing it in a sock :rasp:
RenaultSport 172
R5 GTT EFI Clio.
Well done dude.
JDM Dc2
mint!
polcarb into the cut-down sunroof frame looks far tidier IMO, hence why I have it on mine too. I think the bolted/riveted plates over sunroof holes look tacky and cheap - yeah its a track car but meh!
If I wanted rid of the sunroof I would just go to the effort of swapping the roofskin. Although, if I removed mine the car would probably move apart quite a bit, considering it took two ratchet straps just to get the main hoop of the cage into the gap
If I wanted rid of the sunroof I would just go to the effort of swapping the roofskin. Although, if I removed mine the car would probably move apart quite a bit, considering it took two ratchet straps just to get the main hoop of the cage into the gap
ValverInBits
for me, the big black sunroof frame is one of the worst parts of the valver, but I also agree with you on the plates and rivetts.
I'd really like to have a go at a reskin sometime, coops car looks sick. But I reckon that'll be just prior to a full original color respray too. My paint work is getting worse all the time
I'd really like to have a go at a reskin sometime, coops car looks sick. But I reckon that'll be just prior to a full original color respray too. My paint work is getting worse all the time
The paint is bright pink?
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Mate that looks awesome! Can't wait to see the colour you chose put on
Congrats Chris, really does looks brilliant!
Congrats Chris, really does looks brilliant!
A little update first...
Primered the whole shell the other night as youve seen, so set about flatting the primer back on the inside and the engine bay so that they could be painted first
Nathan lending a hand, hai!
Back in the garage for degreasing and masking
Now here's the story, all winter I've had the idea in my head of the car being a 'Mk1 172 Cup', and painting it Mondial blue, as per 172 Cup's. I thought it'd look good, I even went as far as doing a dodgy photoshop!
Brilliant, I thought, I'll order some paint, so I went onto the Renaultsport site to get the paint code as I remember them all being listed under the 'Heritage' section on there.
Now take a look here: http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/172cup/ - click 'Sales Data and Colour Range' and take note of what colour code it lists.
Me thinking nothing more of it went ahead and ordered my paint, using the colour code used on the RS site assuming it'd be right. My package arrived and I was happy, without particularly paying much attention to the colour as it's difficult to tell whilst still in the tin.
So today comes along, I start painting, think 'ooooooh that looks a bit dark', but given I dont know how it'll dry, and I'm not painting in the best of light I thought MEHHH BE REET and carried on.
So, as a result of my stupidity for not double checking, and RS listing the wrong paint code (it should be D43) on their site for Mondial, I now present to you my Monaco Blue 432 Valver!!
Even if I'd have realised beforehand, I think I'd have painted regardless given the deadline I'm working to, and the fact I don't want to spend another £120 on a different basecoat. Maybe I'll do something different next winter, we'll see
So here you are, the big anti-climax
And with flash to show metallic flake
On the plus side, the painting went well and I still think it looks pretty good
Lesson learnt, laugh away
Primered the whole shell the other night as youve seen, so set about flatting the primer back on the inside and the engine bay so that they could be painted first
Nathan lending a hand, hai!
Back in the garage for degreasing and masking
Now here's the story, all winter I've had the idea in my head of the car being a 'Mk1 172 Cup', and painting it Mondial blue, as per 172 Cup's. I thought it'd look good, I even went as far as doing a dodgy photoshop!
Brilliant, I thought, I'll order some paint, so I went onto the Renaultsport site to get the paint code as I remember them all being listed under the 'Heritage' section on there.
Now take a look here: http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/172cup/ - click 'Sales Data and Colour Range' and take note of what colour code it lists.
Me thinking nothing more of it went ahead and ordered my paint, using the colour code used on the RS site assuming it'd be right. My package arrived and I was happy, without particularly paying much attention to the colour as it's difficult to tell whilst still in the tin.
So today comes along, I start painting, think 'ooooooh that looks a bit dark', but given I dont know how it'll dry, and I'm not painting in the best of light I thought MEHHH BE REET and carried on.
So, as a result of my stupidity for not double checking, and RS listing the wrong paint code (it should be D43) on their site for Mondial, I now present to you my Monaco Blue 432 Valver!!
Even if I'd have realised beforehand, I think I'd have painted regardless given the deadline I'm working to, and the fact I don't want to spend another £120 on a different basecoat. Maybe I'll do something different next winter, we'll see
So here you are, the big anti-climax
And with flash to show metallic flake
On the plus side, the painting went well and I still think it looks pretty good
Lesson learnt, laugh away
