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My Big Yellow BumbleF*ck


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Hi Guys, I've just coppied all this off my local clubs forum. Thought you might want to see...

 

Right, time to start all over again then.

I lost my old hardtop to a BMW driver who wasn't paying attention so I've had to go out and buy

another supra, an aerotop this time!

 

Here's some pics from the advert

 

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So it's down to business.

First things first

 

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Then I got it checked out by the guys at work just to make sure I've not bought a complete rot box.

 

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As it happens the came back good apart from a sleight oil leak from the left hand cam cover but all that'll need

is a new gasget. Also needs some sealer putting round the lower engine cover (the one the sump is attached to)

again, no big deal.

Anyway, the car just completed a weekend away in the Lake District without a hiccup so that's initiation passed!

Time to start swapping parts from the bumblefuck...

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Queue the music!

 

Right, the salvage has begun! Today, I nicked the black carpet, the leather seats, the front strut bar and a

couple of other bits off the yellow one.

 

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Yes... that is a jelly baby we found under the carpet!

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Looks tons better for having the black carpet and leather seats in. Thanks to Dom for coming to help,

wouldnt have got it all done without you.

 

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the exhaust is back on and I've also rescued some other bits like my boot lid as its smooth, my front bumper as its not ugly and my fuel cap cover as its got a little thing on it to put the cap in while I'm filling up...

 

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Aerotops a are so handy!

 

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Its that time again...

 

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A full write up of how I did this can be found on the project thread for my old car here...

http://www.yjoc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=49

 

Right, the manual box is out of the yellow bumblefuck

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Excited now!

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Right. Ive been a bit busy over winter, the work still continues too but heres a quick update of what Ive

been upto...

 

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I had to get a new wheel as the one that was damaged in the crash was ruined as you can see. Its taken me

a few months but I eventually sourced one from america with Jamies help.

 

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The tyres were a bit knackered on my other 3 wheels so I've had to get a complete set of 4 which I fitted

myself at work.

 

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Next job was to get the aircon re gassed

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Then I employed Chris to retrim my roof which was that horrible grey when everything else in the car was black.

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Not bad eh? Thanks chris!

 

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Then some standard maintainance was in order. Back brakes. Bit of a mine field with Supras...

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Every time you change discs or pads on a supra theres always a calliper that needs changing too :-(

In this case it was just the carrier. Still annoying though

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Got my body kit through the other day so me and Jamie are going to get busy with the tiger seal and filler

over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned..

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Bit of an update...

I threw away the old body kit the other day

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Got started on the new body kit with Jamie whos doing prety much all the body work or me :-)

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Does this picture reallyyneed any explaination?

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Heres Jamie doing a bit of smoothing...

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The kit is starting to take shape

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The car is currently all ready for the body shop! /itll be getting primered this weekend and painted next weekend.

Im well excited!!

 

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The colour

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The shape

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Queue the music!

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No points for procrastination

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Detail work

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Finished product

 

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Not sure about keeping these flowers. Makes it look a bit more summery but also a bit more girly. What do you think?

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I loved that part!! Well done for getting rid of it so it never has to grace the planet again! :D

 

Like others the flowers does spoil it a bit.

 

Did you do the Rico Rally in the old car?

 

Dont worry, the flowers came off shortly after that pic was taken. From a distance they looked like muddy paw prints

 

Yeah, I did the Rico Rally in my old hard top. Best week EVER!!! But then I've never done dragonball...

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