pic heavy update 22/12/2011 !!

hi, absolutely fuming today should of been a good weekend it should be painted so went in got the car ready all masked and ready for its new coat. so i thought i d get all the parts out and start cleaning and sorting ready for re fit then i came acroos my seats , and to my horror found that the little bastard rats had attacked one of my seats!!!! to say i was angry would be an understatement. they will now need a re trim more expense!!!!





and here is the other good one foot prints but no damage!!

Firstly amazing build thread dude, just read through to here and really impressed, hats off for tackling this. Secondly bloody vermin !!! Not on the same scale but my windscreen washer bottle cap had been nibbled on by a furry critter, think he was after the water !!! Luckily none of the wires have been touched !!! Keep the up dates and pics coming !!!

Gutted about the seats mate, on the plus side though - perhaps you can do something a bit different with them, maybe get some good old gti check patter or something in there?

thanks andy its been along process!! the rats i ll kill them all lol!!!

i was thinking of getting the middle re trimmed in a faabric like the early gti s like tartanish stuff i know what i mean i ve seen pics but hey i ll see its all about costs just wanted them in till i could afford to have it done ANNOYED!!!!

barty2 said

thanks andy its been along process!! the rats i ll kill them all lol!!!

i was thinking of getting the middle re trimmed in a faabric like the early gti s like tartanish stuff i know what i mean i ve seen pics but hey i ll see its all about costs just wanted them in till i could afford to have it done ANNOYED!!!!

Where abouts are you from mate..?

i m between cannock and lichfield, burntwood staffordshire

hi people, new update still not painted now i m hoping it will be done tomorrow but we will see. so instead i have still been busy. rear axle stripped, etch primed, anti corrosion primer then resprayed jet black. front grill surrouund stripped any chips filled and then repainted. steering rack painted. sunroof painted, front strut brace stripped and painted, and the backing plates to the rear drums stripped etched, anti corrosion primed and then sprayed jet black.

enjoy the pics.











cheers for looking
 

Your car is going to be amazing  :y:  Looks like a good job you done on the inside!! Cant wait to see it all painted!

cheers mate neither can i fingers crossed for tomorrow lol!!

hi people, very happy today the car is painted !!!!!   now the hard work starts again the shell now will have to be flatted to get it perfect then polished but it will be worth the effort

very nice mate

Worth the wait in my opinion looks spot on, once you start putting bits and bobs back onto the car you will really see your hard work pay off.

loving the colour

will look really nice, can't wait to see some bits go back on

this thread is making me wanna do mine.

wow looking dam good.  

cheers people its been a long 7 months and i d hate to work out how many hours its took. lets just say i dont think i ve had more then 2 weekends off since i got it!! i ll keep the pics coming  

Great up date !!!! Let the fun begin !!!!!! 8)

lol andy if you mean when you say let the fun begin you mean the wet flaattin well your right lovin it not 1!!!!!

started the wet flatting today after getting the car out the booth. the bonnet needs repainting i think when it was painted its blown up some bits front the vents and when i ve flatted them they are white so thats going to be done again.

picture of side not flatted



looks slightly different colour outside the booth and will probably look different again in the sun light lol

Exactly !!! Massive difference from flattened side to just the sprayed side too, looking really nice !!

andy77 said

Exactly !!! Massive difference from flattened side to just the sprayed side too, looking really nice !!

Yeah looks really nice.

Top coat looks fantastic! Wish I had made half the progress you have in 7 months!!