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Tonyy93
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:07 pm

hit a wall the size of a planet!! need some photos of people cars for motivation I'm mid way through restoring/tackling/attacking the rust on my IS and its just not going anywhere lol! i will get photos to follow its not as bad as i thought it was going to be which is where the motivation loss has come, me thinking iv not got as much to do as i thought = BOOM nothing getting done!

also struggling to find parts does anyone have a is front lip for sale not needed urgent lol!

lets see those photos!!!!

il check in tomorrow! if I'm not working on the 30 very unlikely.

Peace Zoners!!!
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:21 pm

Get a realistic list of what to do and tackle it one by one.

How much rust issues...
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:31 pm

in all fairness its not the worst rust, the seals need patches maybe 6-10 inches long each and inner rear wings iv got new wings for the front so there not a problem. Theres a little patch on the back panel but all the boot floor is solid still and everywhere else is good! iv got all the back suspension, diff and the tank out thats all going to be sandblasted/ground and sprayed and rebushed but its finding time is my issue at the moment.
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:38 pm

Sounds organised.

Can you picture the finished article?

It's what keeps mine going dispite the "ongoing expense for nothing" as my wife says!
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:47 pm

That's the hardest part, finding the time, everyone has the same problem. Work though it bit by bit and soon you will see good progress. Every now and then, take a week off and watch crap TV for a while, this will relax you and refresh you. Remember you are supposed to be enjoying it, so keep it real and have fun.

All the best
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:02 pm

indeed i shale try to take as many photos as i can along the way! thats the thing its ended up where I'm at a stage where i was it was just a case of buying and bolting on haha! oh how that would be easy, but a new welding mask was purchased this morning so fingers crossed the weekend will be her first test weather permitting as my dad has kicked mine out of the garage for his own project (toy) lol!
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