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30 April 2010, 09:02 PM
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Wee update.
The car is now at the bodyshop all stripped down & ready for a bit of much needed tlc.
Will get some pics up over the weekend as i forgot to take my camera with me the night we got stuck in .
Heres a couple of pics i took on saturday on route to the bodyshop.
The car is now at the bodyshop all stripped down & ready for a bit of much needed tlc.
Will get some pics up over the weekend as i forgot to take my camera with me the night we got stuck in .
Heres a couple of pics i took on saturday on route to the bodyshop.
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01 May 2010, 12:50 PM
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Looks good 
my V5 STI type R had small patches of rust forming when I bought her (over the front screen and rear arches), still cost me a fair few hundred quid to fix, not as bad as yours though, be prepared for the worst case scenario from the body shop 
but hope they can sort it without having to replace metal , and if they do a good job, they may hammerite the arch lip then spray over that after they clean it down (have you seen what is beneath the rear bumper?), but its pretty common on type R's (and P1's) for rust on the rear arches.
Did she cost you much to buy?
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my V5 STI type R had small patches of rust forming when I bought her (over the front screen and rear arches), still cost me a fair few hundred quid to fix, not as bad as yours though, be prepared for the worst case scenario from the body shop but hope they can sort it without having to replace metal , and if they do a good job, they may hammerite the arch lip then spray over that after they clean it down (have you seen what is beneath the rear bumper?), but its pretty common on type R's (and P1's) for rust on the rear arches.Did she cost you much to buy?
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02 May 2010, 06:49 PM
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Looks good my V5 STI type R had small patches of rust forming when I bought her (over the front screen and rear arches), still cost me a fair few hundred quid to fix, not as bad as yours though, be prepared for the worst case scenario from the body shop but hope they can sort it without having to replace metal , and if they do a good job, they may hammerite the arch lip then spray over that after they clean it down (have you seen what is beneath the rear bumper?), but its pretty common on type R's (and P1's) for rust on the rear arches.
Did she cost you much to buy?
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my V5 STI type R had small patches of rust forming when I bought her (over the front screen and rear arches), still cost me a fair few hundred quid to fix, not as bad as yours though, be prepared for the worst case scenario from the body shop but hope they can sort it without having to replace metal , and if they do a good job, they may hammerite the arch lip then spray over that after they clean it down (have you seen what is beneath the rear bumper?), but its pretty common on type R's (and P1's) for rust on the rear arches.Did she cost you much to buy?
Tony
Took the rear bumper off last week Or should i say was starting to take the bumper off when it just fell off as the rear bumper bar was rotten through.
The rear arches are not that bad to be honnet they just look worst in the pics as i picked the bubbling paint off before it went to the bodyshop.
Im having a full respray done & having the whole underside & arches wax oiled too. The painting isnt costing me a penny as its a mate thats doing it.
03 May 2010, 06:38 PM
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I havent got a clue mate , im just putting it down to it not being looked after very well & our lovely weather in Scotland as the car was brought to Scotland brand new back in 1999 & has always been in Scotland.
I got a real shock when we stripped it down
but im sure she'll be put right in no time.
I got a real shock when we stripped it down
but im sure she'll be put right in no time.
17 August 2010, 08:11 PM
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Wee up date on this as a few of you have been asking how its going.
Well as it stands the now the car has had the under side,wheel arches & in behind the front & rear bumpers stripped & fully under sealed & wax oiled, all rust taken care of & any dents or dings taken out , and she's now fully primed ready for painting.
So hopefully she should be ready in the next few weeks.
Been gathering a few more goodies for her in the mean time.
Defi controller, boost , oil temp & pressure gauges , triple dash pod,
Eibach P1 lowering springs,
Samco hoses,
OMP wrc steering wheel & boss kit,
Ive also ordered a set of these bad boys from the USA.
Rota formula mesh.
Just cant wait to get her back on the road as ive missed so much this year.
Well as it stands the now the car has had the under side,wheel arches & in behind the front & rear bumpers stripped & fully under sealed & wax oiled, all rust taken care of & any dents or dings taken out , and she's now fully primed ready for painting.
So hopefully she should be ready in the next few weeks.
Been gathering a few more goodies for her in the mean time.
Defi controller, boost , oil temp & pressure gauges , triple dash pod,
Eibach P1 lowering springs,
Samco hoses,
OMP wrc steering wheel & boss kit,
Ive also ordered a set of these bad boys from the USA.
Rota formula mesh.
Just cant wait to get her back on the road as ive missed so much this year.
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18 August 2010, 07:34 PM
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But i had set my heart on a set of these by then, so i thought what the heck i'll just order form the US. Ordered them through Wheeldude.com
16 September 2010, 08:59 PM
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Ya its a 22b kit Ricey, well all apart from the front bumper as i like the look of the V5/V6 bumper & grill better. Thought it was the best way around the rusty rear arches as you have to cut away the rear arches before bonding on the new rear quarters so this got rid of all the rust.
Anyone thinking these kits an easy fit can think again.
My mate has had knightmares fitting it but he's making a 1st class job & is going the extra mile for me to get it looking spot on, so im not rushing him & this is why its been so long at the bodyshop..
Few more pics of the build now yous know the score.
Arches were cut then seem welded, then primed & sealed & then covered with fiber glass, then both rear quarters were primed and sealed to provent any futher rusting prior to bonding on the rear quarters.
Trial fit.
Rear quarters bonded on after feathering all the edges so there wouldnt be any steps between the panels & then all the edges were fiber filled & then skimmed over, applied some more filler over the whole quarters then sanded, blocked & smoothed before priming.
Anyone thinking these kits an easy fit can think again.
My mate has had knightmares fitting it but he's making a 1st class job & is going the extra mile for me to get it looking spot on, so im not rushing him & this is why its been so long at the bodyshop..
Few more pics of the build now yous know the score.
Arches were cut then seem welded, then primed & sealed & then covered with fiber glass, then both rear quarters were primed and sealed to provent any futher rusting prior to bonding on the rear quarters.
Trial fit.
Rear quarters bonded on after feathering all the edges so there wouldnt be any steps between the panels & then all the edges were fiber filled & then skimmed over, applied some more filler over the whole quarters then sanded, blocked & smoothed before priming.
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17 September 2010, 02:25 PM
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Very nice, i'm on the same idea for a wide arch kit on the bugeye, but just not sure what route to go yet, just getting everything together first!
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
Ricey
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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13 November 2010, 10:27 PM
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Wee update.
Well last weekend was the first real chance of getting the car into booth to get painted.
Saturday went fine as we flatted all the primier & got it ready for paint only to find some wee pin holes in the fiber glass panels! so we got them all filled & sorted out & got another coat of primier onto her.
Then on sunday morning the car was removed from the booth & flatted once again & all cleaned down and ready for paint But as i started the car to put her back in the booth my mate spotted fuel leaking form underneath the car.Turns out that a fuel pipe has split & the ended my chances of getting it painted as we couldnt take the chance of baking her after painting with all the petrol fumes.
Replaced all the fuel lines on tues night ready for painting today & finally got some paint on the type r today.
pics are a bit small as they were took with a phone.
Just the doors, bonnet, boot lid & bumpers to go then i'll be able to put her back together again.
Well last weekend was the first real chance of getting the car into booth to get painted.
Saturday went fine as we flatted all the primier & got it ready for paint only to find some wee pin holes in the fiber glass panels!
so we got them all filled & sorted out & got another coat of primier onto her.Then on sunday morning the car was removed from the booth & flatted once again & all cleaned down and ready for paint
But as i started the car to put her back in the booth my mate spotted fuel leaking form underneath the car.Turns out that a fuel pipe has split & the ended my chances of getting it painted as we couldnt take the chance of baking her after painting with all the petrol fumes. Replaced all the fuel lines on tues night ready for painting today & finally got some paint on the type r today.
pics are a bit small as they were took with a phone.
Just the doors, bonnet, boot lid & bumpers to go then i'll be able to put her back together again.
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14 November 2010, 06:52 PM
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I was down this afternoon to see it getting wet sanded & buffed/polished & im more than happy with the finish on the paint.
Couple of bigger pics from today.
Think the colour works well with the wide body kit.
Just cant wait to see her all built up.
Couple of bigger pics from today.
Think the colour works well with the wide body kit.
Just cant wait to see her all built up.
