Jgrant1285
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I'm posting some progress pics, because as you know progression on the car which you have been waiting for since February (in my case) is taking soooooo long, i might aswell post up some pics to pass a lil' time. Is it only me or is there always something else which stops play when you think your not far from being done? Argh!!
I'll go take some pictures and post 'em up soon. Chow for now....
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waynep
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posty posty
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Matt H
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wot work is it having done?
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Jgrant1285
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Well i bought the car damaged......the only thing it had done was the wheels where on it, but i have had them refurbished, and it had the rear arches smoothed. I'm not sure wether this is a standard vaux colour or not, it looks a brighter shade to normal silver SXI's...I'll upload them now....
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Jgrant1285
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By the way, how do i make the pictures so that they are not huge, and that you have to scroll across the whole page to see the other half of the pic??? Help....
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James@CCC
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write [img=600x800] then address [img]
the 600x800 bit will depend on the resolution they are at at the moment tho, and also how small you want to make them
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Jgrant1285
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This is how it was when i bought it from the auction:
Then i bought this bumper off ebay, but i didnt like it would have looked too plain:
So i bought this from Fast forward motorsport:
but as you can see on the above pic, the gaps around the headlamps are all fucked up. My dad then noticed that there was a mark on the sill, which looked to be from a dozer or some kind of jig.
My dad then spent ages stripping the car, and measuring both sides, all angles etc, and found out that it needed jigging.
My dad sent it into his mate who has done alot of cars for my dad, he told us that the front was twisted, and the people who had it in the jig must have pulled it the wrong way. He then straightened it and gave it us back.
Still the bumper had gaps around the bottom of the headlamps and me being a fussy sod, wasn't happy, mind you i know knowbody else would be happy with a gap which you could shove your thumb in and STILL have space. So my dad said that he could build the gaps up with fibreglass & filler etc. So he is in the middle of doing that:
Lucky my dads good with fibreglass and filler etc....
i have more pics to upload, but where i have been uploading them won't let me upload n e more. Where do you upload your pics? thanks...
[Edited on 09-06-2004 by Jgrant1285]
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PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by Jgrant1285
This is how it was when i bought it from the auction:
Then i bought this bumper off ebay, but i didnt like it would have looked too plain:
So i bought this from Fast forward motorsport:
but as you can see on the above pic, the gaps around the headlamps are all fucked up. My dad then noticed that there was a mark on the sill, which looked to be from a dozer or some kind of jig.
My dad then spent ages stripping the car, and measuring both sides, all angles etc, and found out that it needed jigging.
My dad sent it into his mate who has done alot of cars for my dad, he told us that the front was twisted, and the people who had it in the jig must have pulled it the wrong way. He then straightened it and gave it us back.
Still the bumper had gaps around the bottom of the headlamps and me being a fussy sod, wasn't happy, mind you i know knowbody else would be happy with a gap which you could shove your thumb in and STILL have space. So my dad said that he could build the gaps up with fibreglass & filler etc. So he is in the middle of doing that:
Lucky my dads good with fibreglass and filler etc....
i have more pics to upload, but where i have been uploading them won't let me upload n e more. Where do you upload your pics? thanks...
[Edited on 09-06-2004 by Jgrant1285]
pics sorted...
[Edited on 09-06-2004 by PaulW]
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James_DT
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Try 800x600, and not 600x800. 
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Jgrant1285
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argh my foto's have just fucked up....
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Jgrant1285
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so what ya'll think, here are some more pictures:
[Edited on 09-06-2004 by Jgrant1285]
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MattyB
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How have the rear arches been smoothed? Or was it done b4 u got the car?
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Jgrant1285
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quote:
Originally posted by MattyB
How have the rear arches been smoothed? Or was it done b4 u got the car?
They were already done when i bought it, but under the arches its all smooted with fibreglass and its solid all the way round, sounds dense n doesn't echo so it seems aight
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Jgrant1285
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i started to make a build for my screen. i started to use v.thin wood then fibreglassed it into shape. its not purfect but its my first time at makin shit like this, apart from a boot floor and speaker mounts. What ya'll think, it'll come good with a bit of filler to touch it up etc..
I have some ummm i thinks it autoleads black carpet from halfords which i will cover with. what ya think?
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