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purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | i used vht for a 5 of coats then gloss black for the last coat only a very thin coat tho and yeah i trying my best never done owt lyk this before but i will be doin it again | ||
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Fish freak! MP Admin Posts: 14989 Location: Birmingham | Have i missed something? isnt that an 8v? | ||
cerbera |
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Yes, he's going 8V spi, from 8V Carb. | |||
Pandy |
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Fish freak! MP Admin Posts: 14989 Location: Birmingham | ooooooh i thought it was being vvc'd should read instead of looking at the pictures lol | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | lol buying my vvc after mgm and taking it apart so it looks brand new really along with every thing to do with it ..then just swap it over | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | i got my red belts through the post 2 day (second set) thanks duckers, and last nyt at around 1am thins morning i found some metro headlight protectors for sale at a buynow price of £15.00 sould be with me in next couple of days, there brand new still in plythene bag and original rover box | ||
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Expert Posts: 1265 Location: barnsley | purple-haze - 16/2/2009 3:08 PM i got my red belts through the post 2 day (second set) thanks duckers, and last nyt at around 1am thins morning i found some metro headlight protectors for sale at a buynow price of £15.00 sould be with me in next couple of days, there brand new still in plythene bag and original rover box i saw those protectors ive seen them on a metro and werent too keen of them as they catch bonnet | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | my protectors have arrived 2 day ..was rather fast postage i know it said new but still in original packing with the instructions. | ||
J22BBA |
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Porn King Posts: 1898 | bargain mate sorry i couldnt find mine for ya at all shed in a mess like | ||
FreddieS |
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Elf eating dog breeder Posts: 10531 Location: Guildford | Shame making the exhuast pretty is near enough a waste of time, especially that manifold and downpipe, will look great for about 30 seconds, even VHT will burn off of manifolds and downpipes. | ||
Pandy |
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Fish freak! MP Admin Posts: 14989 Location: Birmingham | FreddieS - 17/2/2009 10:59 PM Shame making the exhuast pretty is near enough a waste of time, especially that manifold and downpipe, will look great for about 30 seconds, even VHT will burn off of manifolds and downpipes. Mine's lasted since i put the 1.6 in about 6 months ago - with only a light coat | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | FreddieS - 17/2/2009 10:59 PM Shame making the exhuast pretty is near enough a waste of time, especially that manifold and downpipe, will look great for about 30 seconds, even VHT will burn off of manifolds and downpipes. so what if it did... Edited by purple-haze 17/2/2009 5:54 PM | ||
Saxokid100 |
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dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | purple-haze - 17/2/2009 11:53 AM Well ile give mine some glossy black paint at the weekend!! better than the rust at the min....... FreddieS - 17/2/2009 10:59 PM Shame making the exhuast pretty is near enough a waste of time, especially that manifold and downpipe, will look great for about 30 seconds, even VHT will burn off of manifolds and downpipes. so what if it did... | ||
Pandy |
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Fish freak! MP Admin Posts: 14989 Location: Birmingham | I hope your not going to paint it with normal paint, vht wont be glossy | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | use vht 1st to cover the exhaust then the gloss black or the gloss black doesnt take that well | ||
Saxokid100 |
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dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | purple-haze - 19/2/2009 6:04 AM I used hammerite on me sub frames,glossy black looks ok ....not surewether to paint exhaust thow.... use vht 1st to cover the exhaust then the gloss black or the gloss black doesnt take that well | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | i got my engine back in 2day 1st time aswell i didnt spend time lining it up either...just sat straight on its mounts.... so my plan for 2 moro is get all the aux stuff fitted in fill the girl with water and fuel and see if she starts up she best do!! | ||
vvc warrior |
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Retired Admin Posts: 15557 Location: Co. Durham North East | very good job Richy | ||
Tom Sanderson |
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Expert Posts: 2907 Location: a pub in yorkshire | Are you going to be putting on some multi point heater hoses? | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | no tom as it still has the inlet manifold with the water pipe running throught but i will be running a samco set up when i do the vvc | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | my car is alive after 6 weeks, 73 cups of coffee, 27 chocolate biscuits and around 10 bacon buttys. after a lil trouble with the fuel i bridged the fuel switch and it primed and fired straigh up....just got a couple of things to do to it now arb suspension presure...you know the lil bits and bats | ||
vvc warrior |
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Retired Admin Posts: 15557 Location: Co. Durham North East | congratulations richy | ||
DotMatrix |
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | all the cleaned and painted stuff looks great love the engine, downpipe and everything. how about posting a pic of the finished engine-in job? | ||
Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | Thats one super clean engine bay!! Nice conversion! | ||
purple-haze |
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Expert Posts: 1364 Location: gods country | give me chane guys i only got it fired 2 nyt got couple things to finish then i will get some pics up..... i also had tym to fit a little something something to the interior which i get bk from the upholster's 2 moro lunch | ||
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