I think that is nice a subtle for 2 pipes
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I think that is nice a subtle for 2 pipes
chuffin goodness. that looks great. what a lucky beat!
would love to meet up soon - we're back from jp towards the end of the month and hopefully should have a drivable beat waiting for us! :p
That looks awesome, i'm soooo jealous! :D
Almost there now. Booked in for MOT on Thursday but still have a fair few jobs to do to it. Will be at Jap car night at Squires Cafe (LS25 5LX, for anyone interested in coming along) on Tuesday 5th June all being well.
Woo Hoo. MOT passed and now taxed. No pictures because the wife has grabbed the keys and disappeared. Needless to say she is a very happy bunny.
Congratulations :D
Apart from the Honda badges the exterior is pretty much finished.
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Looks very good ,nice job,where did you get your new roof from?
Looking good Beardo, love the exhaust - looks the part, very smart. All I think your car needs now is lowering a couple of inches.
that looks stunning - that must be one happy little car.
i really like the moulded mudflaps and the exhaust is really nice. i agree with mylee too - it would look awesome if you could bring it down 2"
Great job Beardo, it looks stunning!
Cheers guys and gals. The roof was on when we bought it last year. Not sure about lowering it as there are a number of speed humps where the wife works. Will have to have a look and see what clearance we have.
awesome good finish that
I'm getting on with the interior now. Ran it last summer without any carpet or sound proofing. So, had my orders and away we go.
Still undecided about the type of seats we're having so have opted to take care of the originals for the minute. I have stripped them, sent the covers for a trip in the washer and made some minor repairs. Also had to add a bit of sponge here and there. End result is a very clean standard seat.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...5/DSC01692.jpg
Fitting the carpet is fun, not. I bought 2 rolls off ebay for not a lot of money. There is next to no pile in the carpet but it is still quite tough to cut and shape. So far I have carpeted the boot, rear shelf and rear wall. I have added sound proofing to the shelf and wall. I'm now on with the floor which is a bit of a pain. I'll soon be ready to paint and trim some plastic. Looking forward to that. I am really.
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Sorry about the links, uploader isn't working.
Superb...:) Been following your BEATS progress from the begining.Great to see the finished article(albeit with a few trim parts to finish).You must have put in a lot of hard work and money and i,m sure you'll have lots of fun driving it..when your wife returns with the keys..:)
looks great! This is my first visit to this thread, and I'll be coming back for more!
Can I ask where you got the exhaust from?
I ripped my seats apart as well. Did you have a hard time getting all the metal loops back together to hold the cushion tight (you know, the ones that you cut to take the seat apart) I'm not sure of the technical term.
Your seats look brand new!
MY seat is at the dry cleaners today, and I have to re-assemble it next week. I'm not looking forward to it. Any tips?
Keep up the good work! I have the full interior carpet ripped out of my beat as well, but I'm just going to give it a good steam clean I think to get rid of the stains/smoke smell.
Take care,
Putting the seats back together was fairly easy. Forget about the metal rings, put them all in the bin. Use nylon zip ties. The seat back is straight forward, obviously you tie the head rest first and then the lower back. The base is a little more tricky. Tie the bit that goes across the middle first and make sure you cut the excess because once you start the edges you won't be able to get to the middle anymore. When you do the rest, don't pull the ties tight, leave them all loose until you get them started, then pull them tights. Make sure you get the ties in a position where they are going to be easy to pull and trim. You'll know what I mean when you get started.
Some have had success steam cleaning the carpets. We opted for a new darker carpet because I will be painting most of the interior black. What doesn't get painted will be trimmed in black leather.
The exhaust was made by a local firm called Custom Pipes.
http://www.custompipes.co.uk/aboutus.html
Not a very big firm but they do good work.
Looking forward to details on the interior painting.
crackin stuff beardo - cant wait to see the interior come together.
we're off to pick ours up from the bodyshop in 30 mins - cant wait! :D
Nice one. Have they built it up or are you doing that. I enjoyed building ours back up. Get some pictures up.Quote:
Originally Posted by TADO
nooo... we've just driven it back up to my mums about 5 miles on trade plates with no lights, bumpers, scuttle panel etc! :D
heading back up there in a bit so i'll get some pics up of the whole job - its looking amazing though, so pleased with it.
its a shame tho - work is crazy busy at the moment so i cant start rebuidig it for a few weeks yet :(
mike...is.....very....stupid. left the camera with all the pics up at m mums house..... doh! :suicide: :D
:rolleyes: What a numpty. ;) Did you not fancy doing a start to finish thread. I've quite enjoyed doing this one.
The only advice I have (if you want it) for the rebuild is take your time. I was so tempted to rush. I only scratched one little bit while I was building ours. Which I thought was a bit of a result.
I have done the passenger side carpet now. Just needs a little trim when the dash is out of the way.
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I have also test painted a piece of trim. I think the finish and colour is just what we're after.
Before
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After
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...5/DSC01700.jpg
WOW!!!!!!! That looks great! What sort of prep did you have to do to get that finish? It looks factory good! What kind of paint did you use?Quote:
Originally Posted by beardo
Can't see the pictures due to our crap internet policy at work :(
Gotta wait til the mornin now when I get home :rolleyes:
flippin eck. that looks really really nice - love both the carpet and the trim.
just got the camera back now so i'll get a thread going for ours as well. :)
Not that hard to paint really. Gave it a good clean with a cloth and hot soapy water. Then a light rub with a scourer. Rinse and dry. Then paint with matt black aerosol.
Looks like you are making a real Pro job on the carpet, very nice.
The finish on the plastic looks very good as well, nice and suttle. Have you tested the painted plastic for durability?
Cheers Mylee. I have sort of tested the paint. Last year whilst rebuilding the car I painted the inner arch liners and trim near the wipers with the same paint. The trim is still perfect, the liners have took a bit of a battering but that was to be expected. I am currently painting all the trim excluding dash and door cards. Should have some before and after piccies later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mylee
Then that's an excellent result from a rattle can!
Was the matt black a special plastic paint?
Not special plastic paint. Just your basic aerosol matt black which is suitable for plastics.
Heres some piccies.
A pile of dirty trim.
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All cleaned up.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...5/DSC01703.jpg
Got a lot done until I ran out of paint.
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Ordered some more paint which I should get tommorrow all being well.
Drivers side carpet is now done as is the rest of the painting. If I have time later I am going to rebuild the trim and have a mock up.
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Done a quick mock up and I need a rest.
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looking good :D
Hot dog!!! That looks A1, factory!!! Serious, it looks 10 out of 10!
Good job! That will make the interior look like new!!!
Took out the dash and stripped it bare ready for paint.
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Gave it a good scrub.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...5/DSC01717.jpg
Slapped on some paint.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...5/DSC01718.jpg
Looking very good :D
Very good indeed! I did not think you were going to do the dash as well, but I guess if you are that far in, you might as well do it too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wh1teLeopard
I can't wait to see finished pics installed!!!:D:D
No dash.
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Trimmed the dash inserts.
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Rebuilt the dash and fitted it to the car.
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