Since the last pics have not worked on it much as due to the neos nightmare and also bcuz i have been restoring a mk4 escort cabriolet.
But the last 4/5 days have got really stuck into the border bumper.Cut the indicators out again as was not happy with the lines from 1 specific angle.so moved them back 20mm and further in by 14mm.
Also cut and reshaped the vents for the same reason,so it was like i started again .
But atlast it is finally finished other than the normal prep.Not looking forward to it, as the middle section infront of bonnet is bevelled/dipped across the entire bumper were as a border should follow the curve of the car so alot of filling again .
This car will unfortunately have to be sold due to how long it as taken due to neos so the border bumper is now removed and itrial fitted a normal TRD bumper on and then proceeded to cut etc etc.
here's the pics.
Here the bumper is about 10mm away from the wings but it touch's in the middle of bonnet
I cut a channel along the front edge which allowed me to push it back to meet the wings,then bonded it back together.
And finally one complete border hybrid and STD TRD in place
TRD kit fitting vids&pics
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Simon that is looking very good with the border stretched to fit. Im impressed
incidentally - has anyone else noticed, on the grey metallic thai one, how the rear arch extensions crease sits higher on the car than any other trd. same for the front arches
EDIT:
change of plan - i want these arches
http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj10 ... iJGTC8.jpg
incidentally - has anyone else noticed, on the grey metallic thai one, how the rear arch extensions crease sits higher on the car than any other trd. same for the front arches
EDIT:
change of plan - i want these arches
http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj10 ... iJGTC8.jpg
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Cheers Jay,yes I'm liking those arches also.I will be having a play with some STD TRD rear archs once i have played with mould making a bit more .
The hardset is making the wheels look ok due to how much higher the arch is.Have already thought about this problem and believe i have sussed it,but it would require coilovers for it to work properly also.
And even thou it would be75- 100mm lower,ground clearance should still be ok JUST lol
If you want details PM me buddy.
The hardset is making the wheels look ok due to how much higher the arch is.Have already thought about this problem and believe i have sussed it,but it would require coilovers for it to work properly also.
And even thou it would be75- 100mm lower,ground clearance should still be ok JUST lol
If you want details PM me buddy.
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mate its really looking top b0ll0x.
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Heres some pics of the std TRD bumper after I removed the hybrid.
These are the last pics i took b4 becoming ill so thought i would put them up, in the pics the indicator holes are untouched but they have been cut out and repositioned and made bigger as the indicators wouldn't even fit in the holes and they were slightly wock eyed lol..
there is also a bit more fettling req'd around the h/light covers.
here you go.
These are the last pics i took b4 becoming ill so thought i would put them up, in the pics the indicator holes are untouched but they have been cut out and repositioned and made bigger as the indicators wouldn't even fit in the holes and they were slightly wock eyed lol..
there is also a bit more fettling req'd around the h/light covers.
here you go.
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Has this car been abandond? such a shame, i wnt to see a border front bumper mated to the trd arches!!!
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no bud
it is very much alive.but due to my health i have tried to avoid using body filler due to the dust it creates etc.
it is very much alive.but due to my health i have tried to avoid using body filler due to the dust it creates etc.
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nuttasie wrote:no bud
it is very much alive.but due to my health i have tried to avoid using body filler due to the dust it creates etc.
glad 2 hear you still intend to finish it m8. it looks like it will be awesome when finished. hope you get better soon.
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Thanks,its apreciated and i am gagging to work on it again properly.I have been cutting the archs,welding them and fabbing a mid pipe for my apexi N1 so that it sits totally square to the trd rear bumper, instead of it sitting underneath and possibly burning the paint off lol.
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sounds like its being done properly!
just noticed your in the midlands, where abouts are you?
just noticed your in the midlands, where abouts are you?
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mattymr2 wrote:sounds like its being done properly!
just noticed your in the midlands, where abouts are you?
lol,when i was a kid my Dad told me,if your going to do a job make sure you do it right or not at all.All thru my life I have stuck to those words lol.
I am close to dudley bud
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Just stumbled across this when I was looking through some old threads, are there any finished pics or videos of this car?
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thought it was about time for an update on this especially as i am hoping to finish it over the next couple of months,well enough so it can be driven anyway. I was hoping to finish it last year but ran out of time due to weather as was relying on it to do the painting which as kind of backfired on me but more on that later .
I decided to make another fuel cap even though i had already done the replacement cover for the aero variety. I was in abit of a rush at the time as was trying to get it ready for paint so didn't go to the extent i went to when i made my last one which i made with filler etc before ditching it. So it does luck abit rough as the inside is mad with modelling plastacine before i moulded it, but the finished item is nice an smoothh after prepp lol. heres some pics.
filling the hole
making the mountings
trial fitment
finished halves
and finished
due to the huge time frame that the car was left i decided to take the qtrs back down to metal and re-prep
I knew that i hadn't got enough time last year to get the qtrs done intime for paint so i made the mistake of getting what panels i could do ready and painted them which at the time was the doors ,front wings,rear bumper and side skirts as i had more than enough paint and i always thoroughly mix it before painting. this is were it as slightly backfired on me as i have just recently finished the rear qtrs and started to put the car back together but unfortunatly there is a shade difference once i colour sanded and polished.
due to funds i will just have to put up with it till next year which is a bit of a pain in the ar$e.Still got to do the front bumper and rear spoiler,roof and bonnet. Most of those is what i hope to do over the next month.
I decided to make another fuel cap even though i had already done the replacement cover for the aero variety. I was in abit of a rush at the time as was trying to get it ready for paint so didn't go to the extent i went to when i made my last one which i made with filler etc before ditching it. So it does luck abit rough as the inside is mad with modelling plastacine before i moulded it, but the finished item is nice an smoothh after prepp lol. heres some pics.
filling the hole
making the mountings
trial fitment
finished halves
and finished
due to the huge time frame that the car was left i decided to take the qtrs back down to metal and re-prep
I knew that i hadn't got enough time last year to get the qtrs done intime for paint so i made the mistake of getting what panels i could do ready and painted them which at the time was the doors ,front wings,rear bumper and side skirts as i had more than enough paint and i always thoroughly mix it before painting. this is were it as slightly backfired on me as i have just recently finished the rear qtrs and started to put the car back together but unfortunatly there is a shade difference once i colour sanded and polished.
due to funds i will just have to put up with it till next year which is a bit of a pain in the ar$e.Still got to do the front bumper and rear spoiler,roof and bonnet. Most of those is what i hope to do over the next month.
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four years later! Looking good though and glad to see you still have it. Looks to be the same colour Stevie just had his wrapped in, what a coincidence.
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jack-p wrote: four years later! Looking good though and glad to see you still have it. Looks to be the same colour Stevie just had his wrapped in, what a coincidence.
6 years! He started it in 2006
Kudos to you though mate, some skills on show there! Can't wait to see it finished
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RedMR² wrote:jack-p wrote: four years later! Looking good though and glad to see you still have it. Looks to be the same colour Stevie just had his wrapped in, what a coincidence.
6 years! He started it in 2006
Kudos to you though mate, some skills on show there! Can't wait to see it finished
yeh its been along time with alot of the bumps on the way but hoping its sorted soooon, just abit miffed about the paint but suppose another year won't hurt considering the current timeframe
As for stevies colour, well i spotted a pic a week or so ago and you could of blew me over with a feather lol, made me chuckle at the same time though. Went for this colour cuz never seen a 2 in it never mind a trd kitted one and now theres 2 nearly identical ones lol.
all i can say is stevies got a good eye for trd colouring
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any more progress with this?
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This is possibly the longest running project that I have seen on here
Congrats for staying with it though, it is definitely looking good and turning the corner now.
When's the estimated finish date?
Keep the updates coming...
I'm eventually looking to get a project car like this once I sort out a garage extension *goes to eBay to look for a widebody project*
Congrats for staying with it though, it is definitely looking good and turning the corner now.
When's the estimated finish date?
Keep the updates coming...
I'm eventually looking to get a project car like this once I sort out a garage extension *goes to eBay to look for a widebody project*
Selling up my highly modified and restored Rev 1 V6 3.0 1MZ-FE VVTi
http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=176156
http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=176156
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LOL you're constantly looking to do EVERYTHING Karl!
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jack-p wrote:LOL you're constantly looking to do EVERYTHING Karl!
Well Ive got to keep busy inbetween work and property renovations
Selling up my highly modified and restored Rev 1 V6 3.0 1MZ-FE VVTi
http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=176156
http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=176156