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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:20 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 1185
Trade Rating: +8
Location: romford
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very nice mate looks good.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:44 pm |
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Joined: Aug 16, 2011 Posts: 38
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Location: bodmin, cornwall
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W O W!!!!!
iv just spent the past hour or so reading this thread. awesome work mate. iv got an SW and would be really happy if it ever looked as good as yours.
top marks mate, keep up the good work!!!
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:20 pm |
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Joined: Apr 30, 2011 Posts: 1676
Trade Rating: +46
Location: durham
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really good work, i like it alot.........
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WARNING: This User Has Had Bad Trade Feedback In The Past
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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Thanks Guys...Gooch, it's taken me nearly 2 years to get it to where it is now bud. Wish I'd have managed to get it on the road sooner as I wanted it at shows but just means now that I've got longer to get it perfect ready for next show season.
Bit more of an update...
as some of you know I've got a GTi 180 interior which I managed to pick up extremely extremely cheap which I'm hopefully having arrive this week. I've had some 4 door alcantara doorcards and glovebox door from Raz so will be a nice pair up there. Also I've ordered Grey alcanatara/suede to match the doorcards which I'll be using to wrap the rooflining, a & b pillar covers and also the fuseboard cover as well as the airbag control surround. At the same time I'll have the Rear Pillar Covers whipped out and sprayed in Black to match the black plastics.
Also been working on the engine cover today getting it all smoothed up ready to be sprayed up in Purple Velvet to match the colour scheme.
filled...
smoothed...
Still got a bit of fettling to do with the longer strip but hopefully get that sorted with another skim in the morning. More updates to come in tomorrow.
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:30 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:18 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
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Location: No Man's Land
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What time is it..? Update time.
Anyway, I'm in the middle of fully modifying the centre console. The idea is that I'm cutting out the mounting bracket for the hazard button and moving it down to the ash tray top which will be welded shut.
The top of the centre console is being cut and being flushed so it's smooth and flows with the lines of the dashboard. The MFD is still being use but being moved to the dash in a custom build with the head unit. Yes I just said headunit lol. I'm smoothing off the vents in the lower section, along with the headunit enclosure. Reason being is I want to do something a little different and the headunit will only be used to power the audio but I will not be using it for anything else. All will be revealed with regards to the set up soon enough
Also I need to get the steering cowling made up consisting of a phase 1 phase 2 hybrid jobbie, which will be tricky to get perfect but needs to be done to get the oem look perfect.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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A continuation of yesterday...started on the moving of the hazard setup to the ashtray.
I've cut the bottom of the ashtray out and also cut the hazard holder out of the top section....
The idea is that it will be moulded onto the ashtray bottom as one piece and sit in where the ashtray was originally with all the wiring modified down...
The bottom of the button was catching part of the ashtray so had to cut that away. The rest of it is staying to keep it with the ability to clip in and out...
And in situ, just to give you an idea...
Also the centre console has started to be butchered away with the headunit slot being worked on first...it's quite tricky but it's gunna be done and ready for having the plastic covers welded to the backs and all the fibreglassing etc...
I've still got to cut everything off the back of the air vents and then I'll crack on with the smoothing.
Let me know what you think
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:39 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2801
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Location: Barry, South Wales
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NICE!!!!!! got to love the custom jobs
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:00 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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Mattig base plates arrived direct from Mattig so going to get those wrapped up in leather and have the mirrors sprayed in Moonstone Blue to match the colour of the car.
How the setup looks with the base plates and mirrors paired up...
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:18 am |
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Joined: Feb 17, 2011 Posts: 1201
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Location: Wiltshire
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looks god how you going to smooth the centre consul
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:37 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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craigdmjv wrote: |
looks god how you going to smooth the centre consul |
The two parts are going to be made into one piece so we will be plastic welding and reinforcing where ever is needed so the whole piece is strong.
The top section is going to be cut up and reshaped and using the spare dash we have we'll be shaping up the lines of it.
The bottom section is having plates welded to the backs of the vents and also the headunit holder and then again fibreglass and filer to create the continuous shape we're looking for.
Also I am looking at integrating the heater controls as we speak. Making them look like they're part of the console and not sit behind the console. Only blending in the cover and spraying up so it looks like one piece.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:53 am |
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Joined: Mar 05, 2010 Posts: 347
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Location: Southampton
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Like what you've done with the engine cover and great idea for the hazard switch, it's those differences that help it standout from the rest.
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:26 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:46 pm |
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Joined: May 22, 2010 Posts: 100
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Location: Holbeach
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i was quite surprised on looking at this topic
never thought i would actually say it but that is a epic SW mate
cant wait to see the finished article
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:54 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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Thanks Skinny, still got people saying similar things 2 years down the line bud. It's a bit of a mad one, especially being 21 but it was something different, thought it's worth the risk so gave it a go...
BTW...this originally used to be a 206 Dash Centre...
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