nevins Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 No probs just remember to deliver the car to me on a monday when its done fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 No probs just remember to deliver the car to me on a monday when its done fella. Sorry dude but this 1 is for keeps. Got some big plans for it over the next couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sorry dude but this 1 is for keeps. Got some big plans for it over the next couple of years. More plans! This build was crazy enough from day one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 More plans! This build was crazy enough from day one! Knowing John, it'll be a 3.4, built head, etc and setting off in persuit of Jamie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Knowing John, it'll be a 3.4, built head, etc and setting off in persuit of Jamie! In that case, dibs on the old engine................. (yes im serious ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Sorry dude but this 1 is for keeps. Got some big plans for it over the next couple of years. More plans? do share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Knowing John, it'll be a 3.4, built head, etc and setting off in persuit of Jamie! Maybe the above yeah but in persuit of Jamie, my bank or my marriage wouldn't agree lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Maybe the above yeah but in persuit of Jamie, my bank or my marriage wouldn't agree lol. Time to prioritise then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Maybe the above yeah but in persuit of Jamie, my bank or my marriage wouldn't agree lol. Could argue that you need the car to get to work on time lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 More plans! This build was crazy enough from day one! Let's get it running and have a year or so's fun out of it oh and save some pennies and then I'll elevate to defcon 2 lol In that case, dibs on the old engine................. (yes im serious ) Let's see how long it lasts 1st. More plans? do share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Time to prioritise then Feckin lmao hahaha. Could argue that you need the car to get to work on time lol She'll just tell me to take the trusty old punto which I love so dearly lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 She'll just tell me to take the trusty old punto which I love so dearly lol. Not if the engine gets a fault and has to be removed for inspection, these italian cars are not much cop lol, especially when having to order a part that is out of stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Not if the engine gets a fault and has to be removed for inspection, these italian cars are not much cop lol, especially when having to order a part that is out of stock Sounds like you've done this before mate lol. I like your style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Well, when needing a new part for a car and you get told you don't need it, the only thing to justify the part is to show them the part broken lol. Tried and tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Well I've just spent the whole day loading 3 full tins of primer on drivers rear arch and skirt. I'm going to leave it to cure until Friday now and then flatten it back n see how it is. I've got a very small run where the arch meets the skirt again so that's going to need rubbing down and hopefully won't need priming again. Roll on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) Another day of bodywork today with great results. I've totally finished the drivers side arch n skirt. All primed and flattened back. All the boot is back together. Next job is to sort the drivers door. It has a car park door ding in it which needs fixing before I put the door back on. Be the sane process. I'll key the paint, fill it prime it and then flat it back. With the door being off the car it will make it loads easier to do. Once that's done I can get everything bolted back together again and move onto the other side. I'll get some pics up in a bit. I'm really happy with the results. You can't even tell these panels have been added. Edited December 11, 2010 by hodge (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marcAB10 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I really do love this kit, it's looking perfect! are you sure you've never done bodywork before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 I really do love this kit, it's looking perfect! are you sure you've never done bodywork before? Nah never dude. Just had a go really. To be fair though I've had a huge amount of advice from Rob mitchel whilst I've been doing and without his advice it wouldn't have turned out this well I'm sure of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Nice work, are original TRD kits all blended together like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 You mean the skirt/duct to the rear arch, nah there not. They still have the gap, I just didn't like it. I'd imagine the arches are blended the same way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yeah skirt to cill/rear arch, just wondering, amazing work considering you have not done bodywork before, keep it up mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Cheers Jamie. Yeah I prefer the smooth look to having gaps. I don't know how a genuine skirt sits or if it's blended or not. Jurgen would be the man to tell us that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 The cars coming along a treat, it looks stunning and the quality of the job looks brilliant! good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Cheers Jamie. Yeah I prefer the smooth look to having gaps. I don't know how a genuine skirt sits or if it's blended or not. Jurgen would be the man to tell us that. look here mate http://jm-imports.co.uk/cardetails/toyota/2010/supra23.html they fitted just like oem spats.. It looked quite good in real life too.. but if your smoothing it in then i would smooth the full area ie so skirt sort of joins rear qaurter as one panel flat. (sort of like completely take the gap out so it appears like rear qaurters and skirts are one piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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