hey girls and guys, well i have started to strip the zx for its bodywork makeover. decided on the colour now but its top secret :tongue:

 

removed the rear spoiler which im replacing for a mid level one, which was on car-mads car., plus the side skirts are removed, so any offers on the removed items please pm me if interested.

 

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ill keep everyone updated when the real work starts.

Never ever liked the MK5 Astra repeaters. Look tacky, but hell, that's done well. :)

more work has been done since the last thread, removed all doors,tailgate,bonnet ready to be primed, after we stripped them.

 

had a couple of minor repairs to body, nothing to drastic.

 

new front bumper on order :dance:

 

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Nice to see the work! Looking forward to seeing it complete. Glad to see it's staying pretty stock! Best and prettiest way! :bow:

thanks for the comments guys, keep you posted as work progreses.colours a secret for now.

well managed to get the rest of the car in the booth primed and guide coated.

wait a few days to harden then we can flat down and hopefully get some paint around the shuts.

 

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We,ll have to have a guessing game on the colour !!

I reckon metallic Blue :D

well managed to get the rest of the car in the booth primed and guide coated.

wait a few days to harden then we can flat down and hopefully get some paint around the shuts.

 

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:bow:

 

One question though...why hasn't the filler flap been taken off??

cor you dont miss much Mr Funky Si, just easier to flat down on rather than off,but its coming off for painting .Bumper arriving tomorrow so were offer it up to see if it fits.Rear bumper needs the treatment to rid it of all that stone chip stuff,rear spoiler is being prepared for primer,keep you posted guys.

bumper has now arrived and the fitment was pretty good, needed a few minor tweeks to get perfect. might get some colour around the shuts next week, when i can get over the price of the paint (top secret).

 

i have a standard front panel so the vented panel in the pictures will be replaced.

 

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like the front bumper Mitchell cant wait to see it finished

THats a really nice front bumper!!

 

Get a twin exhaust exhaust tho mate suits the zed so much better!

thanks gary im happy with the bumper too it fits really nice compared to some of the other bumpers we have used in the past.

 

i think the exhaust looks good, came with the car plus its hks super dragger so its not a cheap exhaust system.

I do love the scarab front and that centre panel, Its exactly how my last zed was with viper front wings aswell, looks the business mate cant wait to see the paint job:bow:

thanks its slowly taking shape, i like both front panels but i want to keep it standard looking so i have opted for that panel.

 

ill keep posted when the paint is near i promise

what are you using to prep the plastic before paint.

 

i have a 99 spec waiting to go on and i can spray 2k but im not sure if i should be using some sort of plastic primer or just use a good quality 2 part etch primer. can you help

just use a good quality 2 part primer but you can use a plastisiser in with the primer and paint would prevent cracking,( make sure pastic bumper is keyed up well, before priming). i hope this helps you out

hi guys and girls, started to get the door shuts, under bonnet, and under boot lid all painted.

 

paint colour unveiled- yamaha r1 lava red- its a three stage system, looks the business in daylight.

 

the body is going in today for the shuts to be done, hopefully get some more pics posted tomorrow. here are some pics of the shuts and we used the spare centre headlight panel as a test panel.

 

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cheers :duffer:

Edited December 9, 200916 yr by mitchell9006

hi guys and girls, started to get the door shuts, under bonnet, and under boot lid all painted.

 

paint colour unveiled- yamaha r1 lava red- its a three stage system, looks the business in daylight.

 

the body is going in today for the shuts to be done, hopefully get some more pics posted tomorrow. here are some pics of the shuts and we used the spare centre headlight panel as a test panel.

 

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cheers :duffer:

 

Very very nice bud , i was a little off with my guess of colour :blushing:

thanks Allan,

my original choice was aston martin viper blue,but ive had quite a few blue cars.

Hows the side skirts coming on?

Nice choice in colour mate. You having it all red or are you having bits white like the classic 1998 R1 lol.

All red Damo no white bits showing!

took some more pictures today, really happy with the way its turning out.

the colour is lovely in all different lights.

 

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hopefully the car will be flated down next week and get it all prepared and painted before christmas :thumbup:

 

cheers bob

Two thumbs fresh!

lol cheers si

That colour looks awesome.

thanks damo, the pics do the colour no favours its a really nice colour, exspensive to buy but well worth it i think.