jamesy1990
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just finished stripping and painting my 1600 sport , think it looks prety good for a diy spray job!
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by jamesy1990]
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Minty_Fresh
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not to bad that 
get the spare wheel cleaned up to make the lot look cleaner
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jamesy1990
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haha yeah a know lol just got chucked in , not bad for some halfords rattle cans though
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Minty_Fresh
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i would personally have got the sound deadening up before spraying..
just for a smoother finish all over..
not bad for cans though
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jamesy1990
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yeah i was wanting to but that shits like tar! had one go at it and thought nahhhhhhh lol
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Minty_Fresh
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heat gun and wall paper scraper
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jamesy1990
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and theres a pic of it i just put up with the 15'' softstars i got from you
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johnboi xe
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tar comes of really easy with a bit of heat. looks good thou mate.
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Minty_Fresh
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look very nice nice
loads better then 16s imo..
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jamesy1990
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my cars fitted with the mantzel powerbox a 4-2-1 janspeed manifold and a decat with a full sportex system with a 3'' outward rolled back box , since i stripped it its prety noisey inside lol especialy at 5000rpm when the mantzel boots in goes crazy . yeah i had 16'' softys on my old b and it scrubbed like a bitch! 15s are perfect
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by jamesy1990]
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jamesy1990
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and if anyone has a spare 15'' let me know
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djmattyh
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is it quicker now you have stripped it matey? i'm in the process of doing my car.
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jamesy1990
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hard ti say mate , but it aint doing it any harm! cant be arsed wi folk in the back anyway 
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by jamesy1990]
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rbailey88
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quote:
Originally posted by djmattyh
is it quicker now you have stripped it matey? i'm in the process of doing my car.
i removed all carpet, used heat gun to remove all sound proofing, took out bench and all plastics back to bare metal and took out spare.... i easily noticed the difference, it will jack your back end up though mate. mine was lowered 60mm at back and by time id finished stripping it looked ridiculously high, so had to buy some -100mm springs to put it back down at the rear, also handeling will change, just dont let off round a corner as back end gets twitchy with there being no weight in the back, go faster round corners when you get used to it though
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Ben G
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i'd get rid of the spare wheel personally, excess weight that's not needed.
apart from that, looks really good, apart from the sound deadening, as has been said.
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jamesy1990
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cheers for the coments . spare wheel has been removed to show off more shineyness! wishing i had removed the sound deadning now though ... but im happy with it so i cant complain!
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by jamesy1990]
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gavin18787
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on the plus side if you put the interior back the sound deadening is intact 
looks good either way
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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jamesy1990
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that is true
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Rickgpz
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It looks better, did mine a while ago. ( Removed soundproofing with a heat gun).
There is still too much in there, take the roof lining out as well. It is noisy then..
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jamesy1990
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nah not keen on removing roof liner as i want it to be nice in the front if u know what a mean want that every day / track car , look
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Rickgpz
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mine is a daily, i admit it is noisier than before.
Only think i haven't taken out is the front door cards, i need somewhere to put all my junk.
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by Rickgpz]
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weddy1988
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is it jsut me or my comp but i'd say jamesy boy get a scotchy to that and along to auto paint 2 tins of there gopod laqure(6 quid a tin) and watch the shine (H)
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jamesy1990
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ayee!! just using shitey halfords laqure , thorton auto paint?
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weddy1988
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aye man autopaint in thornton
my old mans a painter to the trade and weve always used there
mind get the car to temp and get the heaters on (want the car hot as poss inside
and when your painting
1. mist coat (will look rippley) but your only trying to get a msit over and give that 15 mins then back and put on a thick coat
and another coat in half a hour
remember dont be scared to put a good bit on as with all the curves ect ule not see runs and ule not get any ethier if your carfull
honestly the tins at auto paint are 10 times btr the nozzle on them is totaly diffrent and does'nt clog up ect ect
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jamesy1990
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am gona take u up on that! going to kdy the morn so will fire along ti throton and get a couple !
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