Some work to my FTO 8)

Curkas · Post by **Curkas** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:38 pm

So i snapped the gear linkage in my car and pulled all the jizz out to get to the cable and am now awaiting on the arrival of my new one that Dstocks is getting in for me.

I figured this was a the perfect opportunity to do some painting on some bits and pieces and fix my de-laminated headlights.

(ummm yeah couldn't work out the embedding picture thingy mabobby... so i wacked them on Myspace since i don't use that anymore hope it lets you look)

started off like this....

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791919
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791921
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791918
(headlight = gross condition)

First of all i started with my headlights. did some sanding and some intense polishing.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791917

Next off was painting my calipers didn't get a photo of when i was actually doing them this is when i was doing my rims

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791915

I wanted to do something with my engine bay so figured a nice silver would be fun. haven't finished it yet and its all in pieces because i am still waiting on my gear cable...

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791913

I Felt like painting my rims for the fun of it and then after i did that i liked it so much and came to a conclusion to call my FTO "Nightrider"

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791914

Lastly i wanted to see how the tail lights would look as circles. not too sure about them. But they aint really finished yet

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=19791910

Haha, its only been a week without being able to drive my car. So bored that i ended up doing all this.. but that only took me half a day off work...

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koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:46 am

Nice

looking good and you can proudly say you did it yourself

Edit: Take back what I said after someone pointed out you painted the brake discs

x 1000

Dont worry, the paint should scrape off the disc

djbust · Post by **djbust** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:17 am

umm have you painted your disk brakes did i see that right

REDDERthanyours · Post by **REDDERthanyours** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:46 am

painted the discs???

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:49 am

lol

he wont be able to brake for the first 20 km's!

:facepalm:

Curkas · Post by **Curkas** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:41 am

haha nah yeah a dude i work with did it to his and said just paint over that and let the paint scape off that part. haha.

oh yeah and its like only really one coat on the actual disc. the discs basically got painted because i wanted the bearings to get a refresh in colour, they were looking a bit ill. and that little thingy that goes around the disc. haha

El_Ade · Post by **El_Ade** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:36 am

Some nice work there man, cept for the disc brakes lol, but everyone screws stuff up at one point or another, i know i have

zuihoujueding · Post by **zuihoujueding** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:19 pm

wish i have a backyard like yours to work on my car...

El_Ade · Post by **El_Ade** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:20 pm

zuihoujueding wrote:wish i have a backyard like yours to work on my car...

Im with you on that one

Curkas · Post by **Curkas** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:18 pm

haha it is very large. yard contains 6 cars, 1 truck, shipping container 2 fork lifts, and a boat. haha and then there is just stuff from the family honey business all over the yard haha

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:22 pm

Curkas wrote: and that little thingy that goes around the disc. haha

mosti · Post by **mosti** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:26 pm

LOL,
geeeez, painted disks look horrible anyway

Curkas · Post by **Curkas** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:04 pm

don't think it really matters whether i painted the disc or not. it scrapes the paint off where i didn't want it so. wgaf!