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Well guys after my pretty shoddy atempt at painting my car last time and not doing really what i wanted last time due to rushing things, I am giving it another go but this time going from veilside kitted to stock "Usa stlye" im looking for a nicley stanced, wide wheeled and clean look, In ANTHRACITE 1A1

 

Ive been looking alot on supraforums lately and love the styling those guys have in the US, so im going to try and replicate what they are doing in the states.

 

This is how it looked before i started this time

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So firstly removing the veilside skirts and spats, which was a total knightmare the spats actually came off in about 100 pieces as the previous owner had fixed them on using bathroom sealent!!!! the skirts came off farely well considering they were blended into the front and rear arches.

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Last year i bought a bunch of parts off ebay mainly for the active spoiler but with spoiler came loads of other useful stuff, i got a a full set of stock pods and plastic garnish parts aswell as a stock spoiler which will all be fitted replacing the veilside skirts and spats and Trd wing. (my trd wing will be getting repaired and primed then forsale, i think :sly:) Ive fitted them too the car too get an idea of the stock look with my sideexit exhaust, current wheels and ride height. one thing im happy about is not having too cut the sidepods too house the exhaust :)

 

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The strip down, this time im removing everything, doors, windows (excluding front screen) doors, bootlid and wings, i will be painting the engine bay this time too as its still grenn from last time it was painted and aswell as painting the bay i will be cleaning the engine bay up a little like moving the battary, washer bottle etc into the boot for a little bit of a cleaner look, ive started stripping the car, still have a way to go yet but you get the idea

 

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Ive also while i was on stripping the car apart removed the aircon system as ive never used it in the 2 !/2 years ive owned the car, but now i have a little fan on all the time does anyone know how to stop this? and also would it be better to remove the ac pump or is it ok just too block the holes?

 

Btw to anyone that hasnt had their rad of aircon cooler off when removing my aircon cooler i had half a tree's worth of leaves blocking flow too the rad (unfortunatly didnt get a picture) which cant be good for temps also my rad is knackared alot of the fins have crumbled due too the leaves and other debrie lying inbetween the two rads worth checking if your having engine temp problems ;)

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Going to look so much better! Looking forward to this one...I take it you are getting CCW Classics!;)

 

Lol at the bathroom sealent!

 

I wish i could get ccws :( il probobly be looking for some wheels spring next year ccws would be the no1 choice but cost is a factor, the bathroom sealent was unreal those spats would have never fallen off, it was horendus stuff to get off

 

Good luck with your project :)

 

cheers dude

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should be sweet mate but think you should go with something like this and no spoiler with some nice rota gtrs??

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll124/ashleightroup1988/IMG_1550.jpg

 

I don't think you should go with that lip and Rota GTRs. It has been done...

 

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/555585_10151023085078021_872425731_n.jpg

 

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should be sweet mate but think you should go with something like this and no spoiler with some nice rota gtrs??

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll124/ashleightroup1988/IMG_1550.jpg

 

I will probobly wait til its painted then decide on the lip i quite like the carbon greddy lip, theres alot of supras with the one you had now after a few group buys they are everywhere so i will look over too the states again and see what those guys are running.

 

The wheels will be more of a mesh/dish wheel but that decision will be made once the body is done so i dont make a mistake on the colour of the wheel ;)

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I did some more stripping down of the interior after work today, i removed the dash panels, steering wheel and the full dash, which tbh was a thing of epic proportions it took me nearly two hours too remove :( The steering wheel was a pig aswell, I had too get the butane torch onto it :eyebrows:, Ive still more stripping down to do but hey, im not rushing it this time ;)

 

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This is going to look good dude! Will be keeping an eye in this marc

 

Cheers Alex, I hope so :)

 

 

Thought i would post the pics of my rad just to make you guys aware of how bad it was, its like this in both corners and could have become a concern if id ran it for abit longer, so well worth checking ;)

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Did some more stripping down today, im being much more thorough with the strip this time removing alot more than last time, il get some more pics tommorow as it was getting dark by the time id finished, and the quality of the pics ive got are pants

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