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just sold my HQ benchy with headrests for $50. needed a trim but it was good frame etc...

18th April 2012 - 01:07 AM  Reply  Quote

So this weekend I digged my front bar out and clean it up a bit, Cleaned the lenses and gave it a polish.

Before:



After:



Before/after:


And the rear bar:


Also did an oil flush and replaced the oil filter.

22nd April 2012 - 02:03 AM  Reply  Quote

Bar came up like new from the look of the photos, you polish it by hand or with the mop attachments?

22nd April 2012 - 02:26 AM  Reply  Quote

Yeah I was impressed. I used a buff and a wool pad.

22nd April 2012 - 02:44 AM  Reply  Quote

What polish?

22nd April 2012 - 03:28 AM  Reply  Quote

Fuck yeah boy! This is such a good build!

22nd April 2012 - 03:34 AM  Reply  Quote

So is that surface rust in the middle of the bar, and did it just polish out? Mines similar if not i will just have to get a new bar

22nd April 2012 - 01:34 PM  Reply  Quote

So since the last update not alot has been done because of waiting for parts but that aside the door and lock gaskets arrived so they were fitted and the door handles/ locks were put back on. Got the rest of the chrome strips around the windows on too.

Should have the door windows fitted within the next week and the front and rear wind shields around the same time.

Dug out one of the 3 useless bonnets I have and welded up the rust left to weld, Then paint stripped it and smeared some bog onto it. Plans are to just spray some primer on it, sit it on the car for rego and buy a better one when I can, It's not worth wasting paint on it.

Bought some paint (silver frost) and re-sprayed the grille as well for the second time. Just have to finish it off by doing the black outlines.

But yeah, Still waiting on parts to come through the post until then.....





And also the stato door trims I picked up for it.

6th May 2012 - 09:59 PM  Reply  Quote

I may (big may) have a bonnet coming in a couple of weeks which might be ok for you, won't know till I pick it up though.

6th May 2012 - 10:07 PM  Reply  Quote

Joel i may know of a HQ bonnet that you might be able to get very cheap, and pretty sure its in really good condition. I'll have to check it out next time i'm out at the dudes place as it may not be a Qee one, i can't remember.

6th May 2012 - 11:09 PM  Reply  Quote

nice build bro i was looking at this on aussiev8 the other day looks like its going to be a winner when its done love the colour also id offer you a bonnet to help out but sadly it took me 5 bonnets to find a nice one so i think i may hold onto my 4th as a spare

6th May 2012 - 11:37 PM  Reply  Quote

So I made up a list tonight of what has to be done and by looking at it, it unfortunately looks like I wont be making my deadline ( Wintersun )

Basically all my interior will be painted and put in tomorrow besides the carpet, That's the interior done and what ever else that's on the list will be painted + fitted aswell.

If you or your mate of a mate has any of the parts on the list below that I need, Let me know please!

Interior:
Seats – to be painted
Door trims- To be painted + fitted
Roof lining – To be fitted
Carpet- To be bought + fitted
Pinch welds- To be fitted
Door rubbers, weather strips and bailey channels- To be fitted
Boot rubber- To be fitted
Sun visors- To be bought + Fitted
Steering wheel- To be painted + fitted
Dimmer switch- To be bought + fitted

Exterior:
Bonnet- To be painted + fitted
Front windscreen- To be replaced + fitted
Rear windscreen- To be fitted
Head light’s and head light surrounds- To be bought ( h4’s) + fitted
Cowl panel vent- To be fitted
Wheel arch trims- To be pop riveted to guards + fitted
Rear ¼ panel indicators- To be bought + fitted
Bonnet latch panel- To be painted+ fitted
Battery tray- To be painted + fitted
Heater/ fan- To be bought + fitted
Sway bars- To be bought + fitted
Wheel alignment, Brake adjustment, tune, RWC, rego- To be bought.
Ball joints etc- To be greased up
Diff- Replaced/ gaskets
Steering shaft- To be replaced.

11th May 2012 - 12:50 AM  Reply  Quote

So this weekend we done a bit.

Got the rooflining in and will never be buying from A1 auto trimmers again. Their roof lining is shit. When GM-H made their roof linings they were stitched into massive rows and was roof lining was cut to shape where as the one I bought was stitched into shaped causing it to wrinkle everywhere!

Heres my roof lining, You can see they've stitched the corner peice in:


And in dads it's one complete section and they've cut it to shape, not stitched:




Anyway, Got the pillar covers, pinch welds and door trims painted and on the car and then fitted the windows in both front doors and that was that for the interior for now. I was going to vinyl dye the seats but ran out of paint and thanks to no-one stocking it ( well that's what it seems like ) we couldn't get any more. We we did buy it, It took us 3 different stores to get 5 cans with 2 of the repco stores we went to only having 1 can in stock. (I blame Oram for this )





Got the bonnet in primer which is as far as that will be going no point wasting good paint on a bonnet full of bog, Right? So I'll wait till I find something decent. It will be looking like some boy racer, jdm mix with the different coloured bonnet. Needs more subaru bonnet scoop and sticker bombing I say?
I'll be taking the bonnet hinges to work to sit in degreaser for a day and then wire brush, paint and then onto the car they'll go.


And finally, Sanded down and painted the very top of the dash.

13th May 2012 - 12:19 AM  Reply  Quote

As always, FUCK YEAH!

13th May 2012 - 12:45 AM  Reply  Quote

lol @ same post in AussieV8... they will be like "who the hell is Oram?" lol.


looking good by the way you little punk!!!! wish I was getting this close.

13th May 2012 - 01:10 AM  Reply  Quote

Hahaha. My Repco doesn't have too much.. However, I'm doing the best i can to order some decent shit in.

Looking good Joel. Should be easily done for wintersun

13th May 2012 - 01:55 AM  Reply  Quote

looking realy good man, what type of paint did u use was it 2k because it looks good, not shore weather ill do my wagon in 2k or acrylic tho.

13th May 2012 - 02:10 AM  Reply  Quote

joel what did you use to paint the top of the dash, vinyl dye?

14th May 2012 - 02:53 AM  Reply  Quote

No because where I painted was the part of the dash where the vents are which is metal so just sprayed it in some gloss black.

14th May 2012 - 05:22 AM  Reply  Quote

I want to do the same, when the time comes for a new screen i'll paint it up. H4's are ordered.

15th May 2012 - 01:03 AM  Reply  Quote

Awesome, Cheers man!

15th May 2012 - 03:43 AM  Reply  Quote

So this weekend I've mainly painted stuff.

Painted the bonnet hinges and got them on the car closely followed by the bonnet then moved onto the interior. Painted the front seats and the lower section of the back seat, I need to pick up a decent top section which is why I didn't paint mine.







Went over to the swap meet this morning and ending up grabbing a short hq console, heater, visors, headlight surronds and a KMAC rear body mounted sway bar for a decent price and then re-painted the sway bar, console and headlight surrounds when I got home.






Organised for a new front windsheild to be fitted tomorrow and the rear one to be fitted as well then I can get the trim on! Sweet and I should have my headlights and headlight surrounds on the car during the week.

20th May 2012 - 12:28 AM  Reply  Quote

The interior has come up mint! Awesome!

20th May 2012 - 02:26 AM  Reply  Quote

The new wind sheild fitted and the rear fitted as well.

20th May 2012 - 10:50 PM  Reply  Quote