The Diddler's Resto ** NEW PICCIES** 10/10/12

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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:06 pm

Well a big milestone has been reached today, Matt and this team have worked there magic and the turd is coming home :D :D :D :D :D :D :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Only the side pods of the kit to paint now, bumpers and skirts fiited wednesday for transport home :D :D

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The painter :D :D :D

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Nice touch....

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Coming Home

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Arrives 8:00am Saturday morning, can't wait, only a couple of things to fit and it'll be running for the pod, i wish 8O :D

I cant thank Matt enough for the time, skill, blood and sweat that was put into this turd, its outstripped all my expectations, i am completely bowled over by the results, far far better than i could have wished for. what a legend, thank you very very much.
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:10 pm

Awesome!!! :cool: :cool: :cool:

Are you actually going to attempt to have it ready for the pod?
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:12 pm

bss325i wrote:Awesome!!! :cool: :cool: :cool:

Are you actually going to attempt to have it ready for the pod?
God no, would be nice thou for next year :D
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:14 pm

wow
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:15 pm

Awsome 8) 8) 8)

still going for m52? I recon it should be an m54 alpina lump that goes into this winkeye
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:16 pm

Paul i had to have 5 minutes alone with them pics.

I can only imagine how happy you are with the results.

Well done to you for being willing to pay what it costs to do the job right :cool:

Well done to Matt and his painter for turning out such amazing work :clap: :notworthy: :thumb:
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:16 pm

bss325i wrote:Awesome!!! :cool: :cool: :cool:


+1
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:20 pm

Dezzy wrote:Paul i had to have 5 minutes alone with them pics.

I can only imagine how happy you are with the results.

Well done to you for being willing to pay what it costs to do the job right :cool:

Well done to Matt and his painter for turning out such amazing work :clap: :notworthy: :thumb:
Can't belive i'm actually agreeing with Slaphead :wink: , but +1 :cool:
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Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:24 pm

Just look at that for executive transportation, is it heated? :D
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:29 am

Thats lush. Cant wait to see this finished.
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:53 am

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Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:53 am

Thats looking really nice now. Keep up the progress.
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:56 am

Love to see that at the POD, thats a paint job & a half.
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:46 am

Very nice, but are your tyres on the wrong way round?
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Stunning, just stunning :drool:
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:35 pm

Now comes the nervous time of refitting everything....... Make sure you tape up all edges and be super careful not to scratch it when refitting.
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:39 pm

Dan I don't envy you having to put that donk in that new engine bay. :eek:

New sound deadening too :eek: :eek:
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:41 pm

Must say that does make me want to resto my moordoor!

Enjoy putting it back together! :D
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Sublime :cool:
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:41 pm

and now the fun begins :D I love putting them back together,

I doubt your good lady will see much of you for the next few months ?
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Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:49 pm

Moredoors rock, i love em,

Im picking one up Sunday.

You have turned me into a wrong un Diddler.
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Moredoors rock!

This is just super epic, I bet it was all a biiiiiig pain in the wallet, but so, soo worth it.
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:12 pm

Looks like a lot of people are moving to the darkside and snapping up a quattroporte, there seems to be a lot more viable resto moredoors than any other bodyshapes now.
I hope to see this car in the not too distant.
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:48 pm

Congratulations Paul, this resto is positively paedophillic ! :)
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:55 pm

Wow amazing results! It really does look great *for a more-door* :D
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:47 pm

C'mon Paul, post ya latest winkeye
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:43 pm

hopefully he has been too busy in the garage today getting carried away bolting bits to it and not laying in a mess on the floor after the missus floored him for spending all their savings on the turd :D

Thanks for all the comments guys, I cant take any credit for the paint as thats all down to our Tony the painter and ill make sure to pass on all your comments to him, Paul has allready shown his appreciation by staring open mouthed at the car for quite a considerable amount of time.
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:33 pm

Thanks guys for all the great comments, mine was the easy bit, paying for it 8O , Matt and Tony have done all the hard work :D :D

Its good to have the car at home, mind i was worried about it whilst in the hands of Karl from Carlogistics who transported the car for me, he said it makes a change to move something as special as the moredoor over the common or garden £1M Bugatti Veyron's or Porsche's he's normally used too. :D :D

I must admit i have spent a little move time in the garage today, doing nothing other than look at it, well thats what i told the good lady any way!!!

I couldnt resist and had to fit a few new trinkets :D :D

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The silver turd now relegated outside for a bit and looking rather nice on botttletops don't yer think, leading the way thats me :drool:

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Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:40 pm

Bottle tops on poor AVO ?

remove them at once, and get that red turd out of the garage so it can go back in ! :moon:
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:47 pm

Looking lovely Paul. Really has to be one true zone legend. 8)

I notice a lack of the henna 320i though? And a rather smart looking C class W204 company car addition i'm guessing? :P
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:51 pm

Superb work, Matt & Tony 8)

Looking fantastic Paul :P

What's happened to them Alpinas on AVO :wink:
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Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:55 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Looking lovely Paul. Really has to be one true zone legend. 8)

I notice a lack of the henna 320i though? And a rather smart looking C class W204 company car addition i'm guessing? :P
The scratch marks in the garage were made by the 320 as it was been dragged up and onto the flatbed for its one way trip RIP Henna moredoor.

After working out how much i had already spent and had to spend on the later red car, it was sadly a no-brainer, it was never gonna get done, a purely hard headed financial call.

Althou it appeared to be a better shell than the Misano car, it in all likelyhood would have needed just as much metal work, and new body panels as the other one.

Parts of it live on thou, the bottletops and interior look well on the silver turd i think.

Yes the C class is slightly better than the Skoda my last emlpoyer gave me

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Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:56 pm

kieran325 wrote:Superb work, Matt & Tony 8)

Looking fantastic Paul :P

What's happened to them Alpinas on AVO :wink:
Here they are, in the garage winkeye winkeye

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Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:02 pm

Well done mate 8)
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