Hi guys,

 

My new shell came today, from sussex stu.

 

so got on a mission, took the doors, bonnet, wings, tailgate off.

swapped them with my ones.

 

stripped the engine bay, got to jet wash it tomorrow.

 

Removed rear diff, subframe, got to remove front cross member in the morning thrn stonechip arches and underneath the whole car.

 

one of the sills were dented, from a jack and I've sorted that.

 

Heres a couple of pics, I'll put some more up tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully couple weeks it will look like this again..

Hi guys. had a mission sanding down all the stonechip effect on the rear bumper

 

Hi Terry, how did you sand down the stonechip on the bumper? Literally by hand with sandpaper or did you use an orbital sander of some sort? Going to do this myself in the next few weeks before I fit my twinz diffuser but don't want to end up with a wavy, uneven mess! I assume no filler is involved?

Hi Terry, how did you sand down the stonechip on the bumper? Literally by hand with sandpaper or did you use an orbital sander of some sort? Going to do this myself in the next few weeks before I fit my twinz diffuser but don't want to end up with a wavy, uneven mess! I assume no filler is involved?

 

I used a da sander and started with 180grit took it has flat has possible, dont need every bit taken away.

then I used adhesion promoter only cause I had some left from front bumper.

Then high build primer it will still look bumpy when u paint high build but use the da again I used a 240 grit took it back to it was level,

There was still a couple of bits so I coated it with high build again and used a 500 on the da and it came out nice.

 

most of the high build is sanded off so its not silly thick but id say to sand it all off and use no high build would probably make bumper thin and take forever lol...

 

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Hi Terry, how did you sand down the stonechip on the bumper? Literally by hand with sandpaper or did you use an orbital sander of some sort? Going to do this myself in the next few weeks before I fit my twinz diffuser but don't want to end up with a wavy, uneven mess! I assume no filler is involved?

 

I used a da sander and started with 180grit took it has flat has possible, dont need every bit taken away.

then I used adhesion promoter only cause I had some left from front bumper.

Then high build primer it will still look bumpy when u paint high build but use the da again I used a 240 grit took it back to it was level,

There was still a couple of bits so I coated it with high build again and used a 500 on the da and it came out nice.

 

most of the high build is sanded off so its not silly thick but id say to sand it all off and use no high build would probably make bumper thin and take forever lol...

Went to my bro in laws work today, sorting some bit out for respray,

And this was what I found...

 

 

 

We got all the panels in primer today so its almost ready for paintshop, just got to wait for a day he can get it in the oven.

 

have no pics sorry, was to many fumes again.

 

but have a couple more pics of the colour I've chosen;

 

Suzuka grey,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hahaha Jesus.

Nice one

Hahaha Jesus.

Nice one

 

Ant u aint got a nose panel have u, I used the da on mine and its rounded the bloody corners off,

Yes mate.

Only the aggressive one with the three lines either side.

I never liked it so it's still in gel coat if you want it?

Terry, I have one if you need it.

 

Paul

Terry, I have one if you need it.

 

Paul

 

Paul if u get chance could u ring me and hang up and I'll call u back.

misses phone has been sent to the shop for repair and shes put her chip in my phone and my sim is in her phone with all my numbers on it lol.

 

Number is 07450896359, got to re subscribe to pm and cant do it for a week or 2.