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what is involved in getting the paint to look good like that?
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meguiars professional medium cutting compound, and a 7" grinder (low speed for polishing etc) basically wet the panel a lil for lubrication (use spray bottle) put the compound on the buffing pad and start the machine up and go over the panels, once it dries a lil give a lil force to get a really nice shine. i used a old towl (soft) to wipe down afterwards as my microfiber cloths went walkies.
then basically give it a going over with a lambswool buffing pad, then i changed to a softer foam pad and repeated the process with the sealer/show finish conditioner |
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| huggiebear |
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thats my first EVER attempt at doing anything like this. and i had done 99.9% of it by myself (my mate showed me how to get the deep shine on the bonnet)
if your willing then definately give it a go |
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| huggiebear |
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well i got bored last night and started ripping the head off, after inspection it seems the head was on its way out. corrosion in some spots wasnt the best. but i bought new gaskets and threw some new injectors in, new oil filter and threw it all back together.... as you all may know that when you have the exposed throttle bodie you get the loud hissing noise as the air gets sucked in. well it never used to have that.. now its hell loud.
i still need to replace the plugs as these are old and s**t. anyways. here is pics 
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Nice job there Huggie.
Now you need some thermo fans, and EL upper thermo housing and top radiator hose, and an XH intake snorkle. BenJ
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| huggiebear |
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i have it all except te XH snorkel.
tempted to throw the thermos on but i dont have a switch for it. i wish i knew a way of dropping the voltage from 12v to 6v so i can run 1 fan all the time |
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well i got a PM from another member telling me to pop round and pick up some parts from a wreck, so i poped into brisbane on saturday and came home with a small pile of goodies.
one of which was a velour rear seat which i fitted today. also on the list was window trims so it stops scratching the glass. not much to go now. picking up some front shocks next weekend. today i also degreased the motor, fixed the oil leak (loose bolt) and removed the rear speakers. i still have to fit the new selector as the old one is dodgy but i cant get the handle off lol. here is some pics 
half matches the front. hoping to grab the fronts next weekend to match the rear 
and my little helper couldnt do it without his help 
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| NCIILANE |
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Ah! Good save huggie! Long live the mighty boxcar
I just re-arranged my cars on the weekend and threw the old white EB out to the back yard for storage. Will be a future project because I just couldn't part with it, the body is too good, but motor is rooted. I will be watching this one with interest and may steal a few of your idea's 
Here's where the monty will be sleeping for a while. <a href="http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/micknkell/?action=view¤t=IMG_0426.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/micknkell/IMG_0426.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/micknkell/?action=view¤t=IMG_0427.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/micknkell/IMG_0427.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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thats a massive shame to see a boxcar hidden away like that. i have no issues with you taking ideas... i have a sub box idea going on at the moment. it involves an 8" sub...
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| NCIILANE |
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Mate. I have 3. I'd rather tuck this one away for a rainy day, because the other options were to sell it for next to nothing or part it out. It won't stay under covers too long.
Keen to see what your gunna do with the sub..... my boot install thread died in the a**, so i'll just have to steal others ideas
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this is my idea for my sub box. explains itself, but its basically a 2 piece sub box, attach sub on top of shelf, box mounts under
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{USERNAME} wrote: this is my idea for my sub box. explains itself, but its basically a 2 piece sub box, attach sub on top of shelf, box mounts under
Ah well! Won't be stealing that idea! Good luck with it though, will be interesting to see the end product. Mick
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| huggiebear |
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haha yeah thats the one i tried explaining to you but seeing the space you have it wont work on yours.
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well here is pics of the gift i got in the mail.
scored it for 26 bucks on ebay. 
there is a lil damage on the passenger side as the old owner reversed into something. but im not fussed. my EB isnt a showcar in any way. |
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| edfairmont4.0 |
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love the svo lip!!!! thats about the only thing i would put on my car.
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