looks pukka now mate love the colour bud should have done that to them myself.
My White Evo IX GT
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Hi guys
Picked up my new Evo from Capt.Mike yesterday and loving it so far!
Firstly I'll show you my previous car - A Corsa C with a bit of a twist...
Started off as a standard 1.8 SRi and ended up with a 420bhp Astra VXR engine with a GT3076 :lol:
Won't bore you with lots of pics but here's what it was like
Respray (originally black):
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Total Vauxhall photoshoot:
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Engine (fully forged etc)
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Anyway onto the Evo
Just as I was about to drive off from Mike's house
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We then went out and did some night time photography
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Back home for its first wash
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and a few more random ones
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Plans are:
- New wheels, probably Rota Grid Drifts in 9.5J
- Re-paint bonnet and front bumper due to stone chips
- Some carbon goodness
- Enjoy it
Would like to say a special thanks to Mike for being so helpful throughout the process of buying it and to his neighbour Ray for taking time to be there when I picked it up due to Mike being away
Picked up my new Evo from Capt.Mike yesterday and loving it so far!
Firstly I'll show you my previous car - A Corsa C with a bit of a twist...
Started off as a standard 1.8 SRi and ended up with a 420bhp Astra VXR engine with a GT3076 :lol:
Won't bore you with lots of pics but here's what it was like
Respray (originally black):
Total Vauxhall photoshoot:
Engine (fully forged etc)
Anyway onto the Evo
Just as I was about to drive off from Mike's house
We then went out and did some night time photography
Back home for its first wash
and a few more random ones
Plans are:
- New wheels, probably Rota Grid Drifts in 9.5J
- Re-paint bonnet and front bumper due to stone chips
- Some carbon goodness
- Enjoy it
Would like to say a special thanks to Mike for being so helpful throughout the process of buying it and to his neighbour Ray for taking time to be there when I picked it up due to Mike being away
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Nice. Wheels look lost in there tho to me are they 17's with really low profile tyres?
are they 17's with really low profile tyres?
They're 18's with 225/40's. Probably just the picture!Nice. Wheels look lost in there tho to me
I generally use the 3M polishes (yellow and blue top) or Menzerna
It's got Dodo Juice Light Fantastic wax on it at the moment
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A busy weekend for me and Michael (F1 MSN) as we undersealed both our cars. I'm sure Michael will update his thread in due course too :thumbs:
I wanted to check my rear panel so off came the rear bumper, and although a bit dirty it was pretty clean, only a small area needed attention which you'll see in the later pics.
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Fortunately my car has been done before and contrary to my first thoughts, it was very well protected and very clean underneath but needed a freshen up in a few places
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So got the degreaser out and cleaned all the cavity wax off from everywhere. One of the box sections by the bootfloor was quite bad so that got wire wheeled back and treated.
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Other side was very clean
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Heat shield surrounding the fuel tank cleaned up
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Everywhere else degreased
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Any bare metal areas primed with a red oxide primer
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Our choice - 3M Underbody Schutz
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Car was then sheeted over and masked up. And here's the finished product.
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BIG thanks to Michael for his help this weekend!
I wanted to check my rear panel so off came the rear bumper, and although a bit dirty it was pretty clean, only a small area needed attention which you'll see in the later pics.
Fortunately my car has been done before and contrary to my first thoughts, it was very well protected and very clean underneath but needed a freshen up in a few places
So got the degreaser out and cleaned all the cavity wax off from everywhere. One of the box sections by the bootfloor was quite bad so that got wire wheeled back and treated.
Other side was very clean
Heat shield surrounding the fuel tank cleaned up
Everywhere else degreased
Any bare metal areas primed with a red oxide primer
Our choice - 3M Underbody Schutz
Car was then sheeted over and masked up. And here's the finished product.
BIG thanks to Michael for his help this weekend!
I will update my thread eventually!
A good job well done once again..
Now lets promise to never do that again! :mhihi:
A good job well done once again..
Now lets promise to never do that again! :mhihi:
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