[tully-o]

Ok so being bored and not much new pics on here to look at, thought id share a few of mine.
Since my MR was written off sept last year, i bought this replacement as tbh i fell in love with it at first sight :lol:
Allways fancied a high power one so bit the bullet and took the plunge.

Now the car needed a little TLC cosmetic wise, especially being a ocd kinda guy lol, swirls,chips,horrible cond lights (front and back) grotty wheels, etc etc. The list could go on and on in the eyes of a fettler lol.
So the main selling point was the solid chasis with nooo rot to rear rails etc, freshly built 2.3 MG auto's stroker engine and the nice power she's running.
So with under the bonnet generally being the dearest part to achieve i figured it would leave a tad to refresh it to former glory.

Now a couple folk thought i was a little mad going as far as i did with it, but if its worth doing, its worth doing right :smthumbup

First up..... Full respray

Comments welcome and lots more to come as im nearing the end now

 

[tully-o]

At this point, took the pportunity to refresh the cooler.

Before and after pics

 

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Then onto sorting the lights.
The fronts just needed splitting,drying then rebonding.
Rears were just replaced as the were real bad lol... Thanks to dotsy on here for the rears. Like brand new

 

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All carbon bits were removed when stripped for respray, scotched and re laquered.
Then it was onto putting it back together.

 

[weekenny]

Great job on the cooler, did you paint it or just clean it up? if so what did you use??

Cheers

 

[tully-o]

Great job on the cooler, did you paint it or just clean it up? if so what did you use??

Cheers

Thanks pal. Used thinners on a paintbrush to remove the old AMS logo then acidic wheel cleaner on the whole thing and adjetated it with brush and scotchpad. Came up like brandnew. Didnt want to paint it silver but revive the alli. Then re stencilled the AMS logo back on with satin black
:smthumbup

 

[fatman100]

Looking great Craig, should have re-sprayed it DKR:crackup:

 

[tully-o]

Looking great Craig, should have re-sprayed it DKR:crackup:

Cheers dave :smthumbup
Couldnt do it dkr as the milkyway song goes, 'the red car and the blue car had a race' :crackup:

 

[Andygate8]

Nice looking car pal

 

[tully-o]

The car already had alcon 343mm kit but was in need of a good refurb, new discs and pads so weighed up the costs and decided on a new 356mm kit as rossw was doing a great deal at the time
With xp10 pads

Dont worry the werent mounted like in the pic

 

[tully-o]

Thanks to rick @ carbongoodies for the genuine mitsi cf vortex hand delivered too:smthumbup

 

[phil_m]

Nice project nice car do like the respray threads

 

[tully-o]

Also bought this off HARDY whilst on the hunt for a replacement and as i knew it'd be a ct9a couldnt resist as always fancied one

 

[RabRS]

Nice motor fella! :smthumbup

 

[stevov]

sweet. always liked the french blue

 

[baldy82]

It's lookin good Mr T, you want to swap for a lovely Titan m3? :blush:
Can't believe you ain't got any pics of dash fitted after the fun we had fitting it!

 

[tully-o]

It's lookin good Mr T, you want to swap for a lovely Titan m3? :blush:
Can't believe you ain't got any pics of dash fitted after the fun we had fitting it!

Going to get round to posting them as soon as lil mans gone to bed :lol:
Muchos gracias to you boss for all your help and spannering with the changes and additions, aswell as remedial oil changes :smthumbup

 

[tully-o]

As baldy says... A right barrel of laughs to do this, well barrel of wires atleast.
Always good i guess to have someone help you, as they just get stuck in and pull everything apart especially when its not their car. :lol:
But massive thanks baldy, id been putting this off for like 4months :blush:
:smthumbup
Still need to get the triple gauge panel flocked to mach or carbon dipped then fit mi new gauges
Will post better pics of dash when cars out in daylight as looks a bit grey with the flash.

 

[leeslancer8]

Like this car French blue Severns are where it's at. :smthumbup

What is the full spec now? And any more plans?

 

[tully-o]

Had the wheels acid dipped, finely blasted and re powdered gloss white.
They were the origional rota white, flakey and in need of the full mashings. No curbing marks tho whatsoever so all was good.
On with the new potenzas, fitted the new alcons and boy do they fill the wheels nicely
Not a fan of the centrecaps so painted the hubnuts satin black and chucked them on with new ultralite lug nuts thanks to [email protected]