Recent content by db-89

Front left brake caliper cleaned and painted too. Vht red with vht gloss clear,also had a hi temp epoxy primer put on. All hardware was cleaned up too. I have new brembo pads and discs to go on when assembled

Front anti roll bar had the same treatment but got a satin silver finish

Gear linkages cleaned,treated,primed and paint. I made up the paint to replicate a zinc finish. Its a heavy pearly light gold with hints or purple,green and red through it with a satin clear on top

Front left wing and strut removed. Found a load of silicone under the bonnet hinge and expected the worst. Thankfully it was bone dry underneath and all just surface rust Hammer and dollied the outer edge of the brake dust shield to tidy it up before paint

Some suspension parts stripped back,treated and painted

Top of the fuel tank was cleaned up,treated with brunnox,epoxy primed,rubbed down with red scotch and then had black stone guard applied. I also painted satin black over this and then satin clear

Stonechat was applied 6 hours after the seam sealer to further protect the floor After the stoneguard is put on i box the floor in and heat it all up to ensure proper adhesion. Gas heater under the car and halogen panel heater inside to ensure Both sides of the panel are warm

Few bits done in the last few weeks. Up to the engine bay is ready for paint apart from the rear inner arch. Im waiting on the panel beater to repair this section so it can be then sealed in and I can then paint the underneath NHO Sill were treated with brunnox before filler was applied to any...

Vehicle theft is crazy at the minute. The one time I had my dc2 overnight out of my garage someone tried to rob it. Popped the bonnet to look for an alarm but I have the bonnet,boot and doors alarmed. I have a number of kill switches and a brake pedal lock. Car parked under a light in front of...

Ill be using the classic 10w40 after a bit of reading when my engine is ran in

Genuinely feel bad for ya,hope ya get sorted soon.love seeing updates on this car

Sometimes your better off. The tooling and free time required is alot ,I'm lucky in that iv most of the tools already and have the space to strip a car and walk away without it being in other peoples way

New wheels look great,have always wanted a set

All inner parts of the sills were cleaned back to metal and as usual treated with brunnox and left to dry. This along with cavity wax that I will later put in will prevent any rust in the future. Sills were tacked in place to make sure they were sitting right and any adjustments made before...

Got the driver floor into seam sealer aswell. Not really sure what way I'm going to do the interior paint at the moment, might got with the oem primer with paint dusted in but might go full gloss champ white inside Started stripping one of the rear trailing arms apart to be painted and...