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Posted: 04 Jan 2006 01:29 am
by 340 Nate
amazing stuff, wish i had some guts to attack and pull apart my car
, i guess you couldnt share where you got your steering boss kit from?, ive bidded on one at ebay but not heard a thing yet, been a week or 2 now
cheers
Nate
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 10:42 am
by 340GLT
Boss kit is a modified 400 one. I bought the rare 480 non airbag steering wheel and boss kit off the internet. I then modified the boss to take the 340 horn ring as the spline is the same.
Cheers Adam
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 07:03 pm
by Ronnie
Nice work, Adam - looks the business. If anyone sees that thing coming up fast behind them they'll certainly get out of the way
Also, impressed by your work with a welder. Those inner wings are scary the way they rot...
Do you do your own paint? if so do you have access to guns ovens etc or do you have a more DIY approach?
Also - any idea what diameter that steering spline was? (I should be less lazy and just pull my own wheel, but if you've got the figure to hand...)
Thanks again for that work you did for me!
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 07:12 pm
by 340GLT
As for the welding skills its my cousin mate. He did a welding apprenticeship so hes pretty damn gud!!!
As for the painting i am not bad with aerosols but never used a spray gun. We have loads at the garage and my uncle used to spray for the same bloke my car is with now. So i use him at gud prices!!!!
The painting i do with aerosols the trick is the prepping!!! Its gud for small items but nothing like panels really.
Cheers Adam
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 07:13 pm
by 340GLT
Oh yeh i can find the spline out i have a spare wheel somewhere so will check 2moro mate.
Cheers Adam
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 10:10 pm
by MJ
wow, that looks really great mate, well done! Where did you get the small bottom lip from?
Posted: 04 Jan 2006 10:21 pm
by 340GLT
MJ wrote:Where did you get the small bottom lip from?
I was wondering how long it would take until i got asked steve asked me on msn!!! I'm not sure i want to disclose that information yet!!!!
Cant have everyone with one now can we!!! lol
All i am saying is they are common as muck and VAG derived cost me all of £6 from my local scrappy!!!!
Cheers Adam
P.S at least you know what the car will look like at the station!!!! lol
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 12:42 am
by 340GLT
Guess what i have back??????
The paint is F*%$£&G awesome!!!
Like a slightly grey tinted mirror!!!! I will post some pics in the morning as i only finished building it an hour ago!!!!
Cheers Adam
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 01:56 am
by petefarrell360
340GLT wrote:I will post some pics in the morning
Good man....... Sounds like they've done a good job. It will be good to see the pics and then the car in the flesh soon!
Pete
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 01:30 pm
by 340GLT
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 03:37 pm
by 5lab
lookin good!
somethign that might suit it (not sure - got the idea cos at first glance it looked like you had it) - a thick gauge mesh in front of the fogs, maybe flush with the valance, similar stort of thing to the stuff some hella bumper-mount jobs..
and paint teh wiper arms??
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 06:45 pm
by foggyjames
Very nice indeed. I wish I had some better facillities. Of course 90% of the problem is me being lazy, but a nice warm dry garage at this time of year can't exactly hurt the old motivation...
cheers
James
Posted: 06 Jan 2006 09:08 pm
by 340GLT
I have painted the wiper arms mate but satin black!! But i still have better ideas for them yet!!
Cheers Adam
Posted: 07 Jan 2006 12:40 am
by 5lab
340GLT wrote:I have painted the wiper arms mate but satin black!! But i still have better ideas for them yet!!
Cheers Adam
LEDZ!!!???!!!!11
Posted: 07 Jan 2006 12:42 am
by 340GLT
God no!! Single wiper conversion!!!
Cheers Adam