Clean, clean, clean! Calipers that is...

Been hating my rusted and corroded calipers and disks and was not going on the JAE stand without some corrective action.

With some serious hard graft type help from Gnemie (FTO nutta) we ground off the old and painted then up a treat yesterday in the hot sun (cue sunburn groans). Wasn't sure about the discs to begin with but now I'm glad I painted them too. (guess you'll tell me your opinion like it or not

Gave the engine bay a shine-up too. IMHO looks pretty good for a stock car and I'm thinking to keep it pretty much the same even after my BPU. Still working out bling vs. acting my age ( vs )

I have attached some pics because one should show off one's handiwork, methinks. Oh and one of my lovely new Tanabe back box and another of Supra/FTO love .

Well chuffed!

See you at JAE!!!

Nice, did my calipers blue the other day, and the hubs silver (well Zoe did it actually but never mind!). Makes a big difference to the look of the car I think.

Also finally fitted the Supra decals on the front calipers.

Also, nice wheels mate... I'm looking for some just like them... kind of R34 GTR looking...

Do you mind if I ask what they are? cost? where did you get them?

Did you go for the wider ones on the back?

Questions questions....

Cheers

Nice looking.........Inspiring me to do mine too....Reaching for paint........Cant quite re

Or finish my ice cold beer,

Hhhhmmmmmmm Beer

But seriously, nice job

nice job dude .... i'm thinking of doing mine too ... my engine bay is a total ***************** * ******* ****** .... how can i get it nice and shiny ?

Looking good matey

what did you use to paint them in the end ???

Thanks for your replies guys... here goes some answers..

Also, nice wheels mate... I'm looking for some just like them... kind of R34 GTR looking...

Do you mind if I ask what they are? cost? where did you get them?

Did you go for the wider ones on the back?

The wheels were on the car when I bought it from SteveW. Not sure if he fitted them or not - he's a memeber of the forum.

They're Jap wheels branded "ZEIT" but that's all I can tell you I'm afraid. 17" and same width front and back running 235/45 Yokohamas.

nice job dude .... i'm thinking of doing mine too ... my engine bay is a total ***************** * ******* ****** .... how can i get it nice and shiny ?

Sorry to hear you have a mucky one. I am extremely lucky in that the car has only been in the UK for a couple of years and is mint under the bonnet. I just sprayed some silicon around and took the dust off. How lucky am I??!! I know mates who cleaned there's by smearing degreaser all over the place and then taking a trip to the local jetwash. Good luck with that

what did you use to paint them in the end ???

Now here's a top tip that some may be surprised at. Rather than paying top dollar for caliper paint, use Hammerite!! Does the job just as well and protects from rust too. Just make sure you buy the "smooth" product and not hammered. Only drawback is the colour range is not great. I bought a small pot for under a fiver and used only a fraction of it.

That's all folks

aharr.... cheers mate.. I did think so, but thought they might be a cheaper alternative..

Here they are;

http://www.bim-cs.com/products/ss/

I was quoted £2000 for 18", with wider ones on the back...(sourced from Japan)

very nice though....

I'll keep saving...

I was quoted £2000 for 18", with wider ones on the back...(sourced from Japan)

I had no idea they were that pricey. I better start looking after them!!

Thanks for the heads up.