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Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:41 pm

Paintwork was looking past its best on my track slag, had a new quarter on it at some point and the paint was cracked and not really very pretty.

Calypso it was......

and now its more evil than dr evil in a bad mood!

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And, yes, I know the indicators and repeaters need tinting. got some spray somewhere and they will get done soon i promise!

This is just stage 1....stage 2 in a couple of weeks... winkeye
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:02 pm

That looks pretty dam mean.
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:05 pm

was that a rattle can job then?

How many cans? :)
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:22 pm

600ml rattle cans used almost 4 cans so enough left for "touch up" Cost me just under a fiver a can so a respray for less then 20 notes can't be bad! :evil:
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:35 pm

Looks the part... 8)

Deadly...

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Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:37 pm

I love that. :cool:
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:41 pm

i am sooooo tempted to matt black the tech1 till i can afford its respray

that looks wicked fella :twisted:
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:49 pm

I love all these old track slags popping up - might have to start off a photogallery thread on them :wink:
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Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:29 pm

Looks good.
Mines going to be Satin Black.
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:19 pm

That car looks evil.... :twisted:

Top Job..... :cool:
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:44 pm

Matt black is always a winner :)

What wheels are they?? Size/width/offset? They look like the sort of thing I'm after
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Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:18 pm

Car looks great. I got a set of MIMs that I used for a track day at C'combe but suffered with rubbing on arches. I've resorted to gloss black BBS's. You had problem with yours? what size tyres you running?
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Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:22 pm

Thats awesome for £20, what colour is it exaclty? Might have to do something like that to my track Golf once its back together.
Nelly wrote:I love all these old track slags popping up - might have to start off a photogallery thread on them :wink:
Maybe it could be one of the monthly competitions!
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:42 pm

Wheels are 7x15 with an offset of ET13 they are running on 195/50*15 so no rubbing issues as yet....

They are not Mims they are made by RH, basically the same wheel though.

Bring on the "rattle can painted" monthly prize!!!

Surprising how many people move over when they see me behind them on a dual carriageway!!!! winkeye
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:53 pm

where you get the paint , what colour does it say on tin
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:34 pm

Surprising how many people move over when they see me behind them on a dual carriageway!!!!
Sounds like a good idea to me winkeye
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:47 pm

Got the paint from a motor factors.

Will check out what it says on the tin and come back to you on that. colour is matt black for sure though!
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:48 pm

it looks real mean :twisted:


i wish i matted mine before i sold it..it was diamond schwarz with a hint of reddy brownish rust lol


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Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:07 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=018

Seller also does rattlecans :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AEROSOL-Car-Paint ... dZViewItem

FWIW I'd go satin black myself, just prefer the finish.
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Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:09 pm

no way that my old car im likeing the new look

wanna sell it back ha ha
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Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:25 pm

brian325i wrote:it looks real mean :twisted:


i wish i matted mine before i sold it..it was diamond schwarz with a hint of reddy brownish rust lol


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Nothing wrong with Diamond Black fella winkeye got one here 99% ready for abuse.
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Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:34 pm

gilb wrote:no way that my old car im likeing the new look

wanna sell it back ha ha
your old car? when did you have it?

any more info?
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:11 pm

i had it before you brought it off nick baxter had it a good few months when i had it it was a 320 and the bottom end went so i had the 325 sport lump fitted also put the diff on it because i blew it (oops) only sold it because i couldnt afford to keep up fixing it, it kept dieing on me when i came to a stop and i always had to bump start it (not an easy job!!) then found out once i sold it it was a dodgy earth strap
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:44 am

That explains why the diff was easy enough to get off then!

Spec has changed a bit since you had it

BBS wheels are gone and replaced with the RH Mims lookalikes with yokohama tyres all round
Old diff off and replaced with a 3.64 LSD
headlights have been smoked
interior stripped and two bucket seats fitted on custom mounts with 3 point harnesses
rear cage fitted
old tech 2 spoiler removed soon to be replaced with something better!
front spoiler is a home grown concoction using a spoiler of a 1983 audi coupe
bonnet pins fitted with standoffs at rear
anything else that weighs has gone also!
rear cross drilled discs going on shortly as is a full poly bush setup

I have done about 9000 miles in it so far and it has not missed a beat!
You sure it was a sport engine as the gearbox appears to be a standard 325 box.

you got any pics of it when you had it?
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Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:21 pm

yeah is a sport got it of jay at the e30 centre near wolvo if u no of it?

take it the rear disc got fitted in the end then??


i really do miss it now humm so tempted to buy another
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