Tigz™ Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Dude, that is some serious work.Respect to yo my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 £25 a month? How come?Because thats what Paul asks for Dude, that is some serious work.Respect to yo my friend.Cheers dude, it's getting there, yours looks good in the purple paint by the way! wasnt logged in when I looked last night so didnt reply. It's a pain when they take so long but so good when you get a big chunk done and can see a result, I cant wait to get the coloured stuff on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgercannon Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Wish I had the space to do what your doing (and the doh lol) perfect project mate. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Wish I had the space to do what your doing (and the doh lol) perfect project mate. Keep up the good work.Trust me dude, i dont have the cash to do it, pretty much everything you see here is from one or other of the two cars, with a couple of new bits like the door hinges etc and a pair of cheap seats off Ebay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Great work, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 As said, it can be scrapped together with random bits, just the space i'm missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I've rented this workshop space for about 8 years now.... lots of project cars have been built up in there. If I didnt have the workshop it would be a LOT harder to of done any of them so I wont be letting it go. The rent has only gone up £5 in that time and that was last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I got loads done on the Lupo yesterday, had a 7.30am start!It is now all rubbed down and prepped ready for painting, the doors have been hung and all line up perfectly with a new car feeling shut (now taken off though for the insides to be painted off the car), the wings are on and lined up, the bonnet has been fitted to check alignment with the wings too (then removed).We also rubbed down all the boot floor, spare wheel well and the area under the rear seats so they can be painted too.Next week will see the paint going on which Im looking forward to No pictures this week im afraid - I left my camera at my girlfriends house and my phone battery ran out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 It's definate....... Tomorrow (at 7am ) I will be picked up and we are going to go and start painting the little beastie I will be taking pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 where are these damn pictures!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Yeah, we want themmm!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 HaHa you guuuyys Ok so we got the whole of the inside painted, the engine bay and the insides of both of the doors. I took pictures but didnt realise till I got them on here that the workshop was so full up with paint in the air that they came out all misty I will put up what I have but you will have to wait till next weekend for some better ones! The good thing about that though is that hopefully next weeks pictures should include a painted outside We did a load of work on the body before we got to painting too. I now have rolled arches and every little ding in the body is now gone. The boot is nearly finished after a good beating with the smoothing stick.You can see the Caddy in this one too - My dad and me got the engine bay painted a few weeks ago!So on to the colour.... I wanted something to make people look a bit harder / twice. So I went for a very dark brown! i got the finish I was after where it looks black but if you look again it is brown I have another colour to add to it yet which again, I will reveal when it is on the body Again, sorry for the misty pics! I promise better ones when I next go up there.And the man responsible for the paint and body work (and telling me to work harder!) Chris, snapped while inspecting the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Very cool, love the colour, cant wait to see it in the flesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Sounds very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve TDI Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hmmm, chocolate!!! Can't wait to see some good pics of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Cheers guys! I cant wait either, Im gutted the pictures didn't come out too good, it does not show anywhere near how good the paint has come out. That will teach me to look at them next time! On another note, we were surprised when we were working on the car to find that at some point it had been re-sprayed in the original colour but whoever did it had not even rubbed the original paint down you could peel the paint off in big strips where it had not stuck to the un prepped paint underneath !There are some right bodgers out there eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Yeah, i think you'll always find SOME bad news with a second hand car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 perfect!!!!!! got a delivery? love the colour!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 perfect!!!!!! got a delivery? love the colour!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ok so today I was working on the car by myself as Chris could not make it. I got a lot of rubbing down done on the door shuts, bonnet etc but nothing you would notice on pictures so I will just post up some decent pictures of the paintwork already done. It was the first chance I've had since last weekend to look at the paint and Im well chuffed with it so far Enjoy.This one shows how the brown shows itself quiet well in some lights!None of this has been polished yet so it will get even shinier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suani Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 paints looking good dude, really nice deep brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30matt Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Is your painters name Chris Attre, his dad is Steve by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Yes it is he He is on here but I dont think he has ever posted anything up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthie Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Update!Been well busy at work and not so busy on the Lupo. I have been doing a few hours on it every Sunday but not much you can see mainly rubbing down bits ready for paint. Chris went up there the other Saturday by himself while I was working at the Vanfest show and got the roof painted which is looking very good but I didnt get any pictures-Boo!I took the wheels to Chris to be painted and I think he is trying to get them ready and done to bring tomorrow and from the pictures I've been text they are looking good .I also took my seats to the trimmers at Vanfest and they emailed me to say they are coming along nicely too Anyway, tomorrow we have an early start and are going up there to get the primer on the body so the whole car will be transformed by the end of the day and this time I have my camera so I will update with pictures hopefully tomorrow night!Watch this space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 get it finished already!!! HAHA are the revo's on anything yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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