Evo V Build/Project thread

[Mikeyc]

Finished stripping the car today, its going off to the bodyshop tomorrow....

lets vote on possible colours....Im thinking of keeping it scotia white????

What do you lot think? Any suggestions...

 

[B6lee]

Finished stripping the car today, its going off to the bodyshop tomorrow....

lets vote on possible colours....Im thinking of keeping it scotia white????

What do you lot think? Any suggestions...

White wins, but then I would say that

 

[Mikeyc]

White wins, but then I would say that

Scotia white or just any white? Lol

 

[Mikeyc]

The car went off to the body shop today so ill be without it for around 3/4 weeks

On the trailer

 

[Mikeyc]

I then got back to work in time to strip the front sub frame and get some of the bits ready for shot blasting and powder coating:

Lower arms



Sub Frame



Hubs



ARB

 

[Mikeyc]

Chris from Eurospec/Forge popped round with some goodies I had bought from him and I gotta say they are amazing....most of it is custom as it was build for his time attack 6...and he delivered it personally

Forge intercooler (Garrett Core)
Apparantly thicker than the normal race cooler and rated to 1000bhp



Custom Intercooler pipes which IMO are a work of art...the tig welds are lovely:

Custom breather (from rocker and blank off rear rocker breather) love this









Koyo Rad with forge expansion tank....so i can do away with my ugly standard one

 

[Mikeyc]

All windows and arches etc are off the car now, front inner arches are back to bare metal ready for etc primer
Getting a sand blaster to take the rest of surface rust off otherwise this takes ages...
Couple of pictures as the car stands









Happy with the progress

 

[mart1983]

whats taking you so loooooooooooong... lol

 

[Mikeyc]

whats taking you so loooooooooooong... lol

Lol p*** off you

Will be ready for spring me thinks can't wait

 

[Evo8Frankie]

Great work Mikey, committed much lol

 

[Mikeyc]

Great work Mikey, committed much lol

Cheers mate I figured it's all or nothing lol

 

[supamario666]

Are you having the shell dipped mate and then painted or just cleaned up?

 

[Mikeyc]

Are you having the shell dipped mate and then painted or just cleaned up?

Doesnt need to be dipped mate its really clean but all underside back to bare metal and painted, and whole shell cleaned resprayed inside and out.

 

[supamario666]

Doesnt need to be dipped mate its really clean but all underside back to bare metal and painted, and whole shell cleaned resprayed inside and out.

Thats a good saving then! have you inspected it with a camera at all? My Mate's rebuild a CSK 2 door classic and it looked ok but when we but the camera in the internal parts!!!!! Well jesus it was bad:sad: What layers of paint are being applied mate!

 

[Mikeyc]

Thats a good saving then! have you inspected it with a camera at all? My Mate's rebuild a CSK 2 door classic and it looked ok but when we but the camera in the internal parts!!!!! Well jesus it was bad:sad: What layers of paint are being applied mate!

Yes have had a look and it's not bad mate it's very clean
Will just blast those bits out with air
On the bottom it will be etch primer, primer, stone chip and then painted white, think I'm going to go with weightless white (9gt)
Rest of shell will be as a normal respray

 

[supamario666]

Yes have had a look and it's not bad mate it's very clean
Will just blast those bits out with air
On the bottom it will be etch primer, primer, stone chip and then painted white, think I'm going to go with weightless white (9gt)
Rest of shell will be as a normal respray

Sound's good to me fella! are you going inject any internal area's with wax at all?
Are they using body roll's mikey?

 

[Mikeyc]

Sound's good to me fella! are you going inject any internal area's with wax at all?
Are they using body roll's mikey?

Now you have mentioned it that's a good idea for piece of mind, yes I probably will,
Body rolls? You mean dollies?

 

[supamario666]

Now you have mentioned it that's a good idea for piece of mind, yes I probably will,
Body rolls? You mean dollies?

No Mate these! injecting wax is always a good idea for what cost and effort is involved Mikey

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[supamario666]

I find this site mate very useful Specially owing the amount of land rovers and range rovers that my father and i have owned!

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[supamario666]

We have used one of these before mate and well worth the money tbh!

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