..i have last night recieved some update pics from Jeff ....the car is sprayed in its new coat of lexus mattador red mica metalic the wide arch kit is fitted and looking so so sweet .....its so close now i can hardly wait ....with all the heartache and issues caused by one ex member ( not the car - never the car ) and the wasted two years when it just sat being neglected in his garage ...i am at last getting close to being able to drive it again ......

 

things left to do as far as i am aware are ..fit the new big brakes, fit the rebuilt forged motor, remove the hicas , remove the Air con, do the plenum water bypass , remove all unnecessary bits , carbon can , etc etc fit the stillen sway bars , front rear strut braces, find a new exhaust from somewhere , 3" system ....fit the new wheels and tyres , fit the leader gear set in the diff map the AEM ecu and carefully run it in ....im sure Jeff will post up the recent pics he took which apparently dont do the paint justice ..the body shop have more than the exra mile to make it fit perfectly ...and the quality of paintwork and depth of it looks amazing in the photos ....

 

i cant post them myself as photobucket is firewalled from my works account

:( just a big big thanks to all on here , Stella , Bantam, Quavey to name but a few and many many others who have kept my chin up when i have felt like throwing in the towel ....

 

cheers guys

 

Steve

Top job Jeff !

BLENDED SKIRTS!!!!! :bow: looks complete rather than a stuck on max power jobby!!! Well done!!!!

cheers guys

 

just wish i had the time and apptitude to do it myself , ....Jeff has done a top job with the bag of bolts he was handed .....the body shop have been fantastic .....just waiting fior it all to be put together now , i can see things like the Border front Mount intercooler causing some ball ache ...and the leader gear set .....getting it mapped seems like its going to be a huge issue unless any one knows who can Map AEM ecu,s ??

just a big big thanks to all on here , Stella , Bantam, Quavey to name but a few and many many others who have kept my chin up when i have felt like throwing in the towel ....

 

cheers guys

 

Steve

 

Great news buddy, keep going and you'll get there in the end. I think once you've had a couple of big setbacks everything else is like water off a duck's back :)

 

I'll be back on mine tomorrow when i get back with the new engine and in there tonight when i get back form the rents to start pulling the engine and get building this weekend :gunsmilie:

 

Wow, that looks absolutely stunning! :D

 

Nick

Edited January 13, 201114 yr by bantambunny

Ste, can't wait to see this! Let me know when you're in Boro and I'll get my flashy new SLR camera out and take some pics for you if you want?

Lush colour, what is it?

its a lexus colour ..Mattador red mica mettalic ......obvioulsy the wheels will not be the same when you see it...i hope to god anyway ...would love you to take some pics of it ...just waiting on zedworld now to finish it off and hand back the keys ......then very carefully run it in .......