Destinationtoby's GPX PROJECT number 2

Scorpionwally8 · Post by **Scorpionwally8** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:07 am

destinationtoby wrote:
Scorpionwally8 wrote:Are you planning keeping the front bumper black or respraying it to purple
I'll have the whole car resprayed one day. At the moment, it's just a project in the shed & will be for a few more years. So I'm not worried about paint yet.

It's just in my opinion that the black kits look ok on the purple,

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:13 am

They're not painted black. It's a gelcoat that comes on a new fibre glass bar. The car isn't going to be purple.
And two tone ftos look fuking hideous

Strkszone · Post by **Strkszone** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:42 am

Agreed, single tone for the panels. Small accents here and there are fine imo... fuel lid, door trimmings, door handles.. just to break it up a bit but any more than that and it looks tacky imo.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 2:40 pm

destinationtoby wrote:They're not painted black. It's a gelcoat that comes on a new fibre glass bar. The car isn't going to be purple.
And two tone ftos look fuking hideous

Keep it purple... I actually like the look of it in that colour...

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:39 am

rock_it wrote:
destinationtoby wrote:They're not painted black. It's a gelcoat that comes on a new fibre glass bar. The car isn't going to be purple.
And two tone ftos look fuking hideous
Keep it purple... I actually like the look of it in that colour...

Its just a little bit too bright for my likings. I'd like to have it done in a darker purple with a pearl.

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:40 am

Plus the whole thing has to be rubbed back, to fix the rust and hail damage. Otherwise I would of just left it this colour

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 12:15 pm

destinationtoby wrote:Plus the whole thing has to be rubbed back, to fix the rust and hail damage. Otherwise I would of just left it this colour

Yeah, fair call ...

I was actually thinking of a purple with pearl.. When doing my Evo/GSR... Hyundai back in the day, did a nice dark purple on the Excel range... Not much to look at by itself, but if a pearl was running through it, it would come up much better...

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 1:28 pm

rock_it wrote: Hyundai back in the day, did a nice dark purple on the Excel range... Not much to look at by itself, but if a pearl was running through it, it would come up much better...

Yep pretty much exactly what I'd like done.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 1:30 pm

That's the one...

Scorpionwally8 · Post by **Scorpionwally8** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:32 pm

I'm a big fan of purple that's prob why I chose mine

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:53 pm

So I have this job ahead of me soon (after I workout how the f**k to remove the sunroof

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Post by **bjk** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:55 pm

You've got a hammer there, should do the job!

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:59 pm

I've had some practice at panel beating this week on my mates wrx. He got quoted $3000 to fix. I did it for $470 including materials.
I don't have any original photos of the damage, but it was pretty badly smashed in. ( the first 2 pics were after I'd tapped it out )
( in the 2nd last photo, I wasn't happy with the end result so I went back and had another go at it)

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:05 pm

Went for a drive down the coast & Picked up some 18"s off the prez. He did me an awesome deal cos he's a top bloke

cheers mate.
They fit nicely, but need to be brought out a little so I bought some 30mm spacers. Haven't fitted the, yet

Åaand gave the front end a final coat of gloss black rust proof, so the front bar can go back on now
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Daniel2019 · Post by **Daniel2019** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 10:43 pm

What is it with all of you people running spacers?

Nek minut

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:55 pm

Ok so I'm down to this. Can someone please point out where this "glue" is that causes rust. And the best way to remove it?
I'll be cutting,grinding & treating any visible rust bits. But I'd like to know where els it could possibly come thru, so I can stop it.

destinationtoby · Post by **destinationtoby** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:58 pm

Is it just in these areas where the subframe touches the roof? Or other places aswell?

Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:36 pm

Keen to know that too, as now that I've got a daily, I plan to remove my roof liner/sunroof and track down the rust.

Post by **Vectose** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:52 pm

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Post by **bjk** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:29 pm

Are you planning on flaring the guards on this one?

even if the rims are high offset, I see camber in your future haha

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