Socks Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 just thought id do a little update for steve as i came and took some pictures of the car yesterday for this thread! The work on the bodywork amazed me, seriously shiney now in places! He hasnt completely finished yet but its getting there!few shots were we usually go!and a few close ups of areas that have been polished and cleaned up!roof:bonnet:boot and lights:passenger side started!:comin on! and glad to see a previous owner on here!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Wow that looks much better, the last owner must of been a very bad smoker it was YELLOW as feck lol keep up the good work lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Steve, you have been proper working your magic on that thing. Think we should start calling you Doctor Starbo, or you could be Nurse Starbo if you want Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Wow the paintwork has really come up a treat! Keep it up lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michel_M Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Just seen this thread and good luck with fixing her up! Already looks a lot better in the pics above and I like what you (or Socks ) did to the wheels. Looks good on a white car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 fabtastic work steve!!!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 WOW matt them picks are awesome first time I've seen them, looks very shiny on such a dull day I've only got the back, roof and bonnet done so far its taking ages to get it all t-cutted up lolcheers for all the nice comments lads really motivates me to crack on with this thing and get her back to full potential small update of yesterdays jobs coming up in a min when i get the pics uploaded Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 ***UPDATE***well seen as though the vitara went on sunday i decided to crack on and get insured fully on the starbo. with insurance sorted and coilovers on her i needed some wheel spacers on her as the wheels were wrong offset and rubbing. so went down to Halfrauds and got some. Really could have done with 3-4mm but all they had was 1 set of 3mm and one set of 5mm so thought the 3's could go on front and 5's on the backSo with the spacers on and wheels on decided to give it a small drive and see if it was okay....IT WASNT!!! the steering felt aweful too light when going round corners it actually felt like i was driving on snow. we knew the tracking was out when we bought it really badly so took it to motosave and decided to get it sortedTook a quick pic on the ramps as it looked rather sexual When he got all the tracking gear lined up it was immediatly obvious what the problem was. when one wheel was straight on the front the other was poking out about 30 degrees the other way. it was that far out it actually wasnt showing the actual reading on the tracking gear cause it was so far out. My mate from motosave who was doing it said he doesnt think its ever had tracking in its life lmao mad.well while it was on the ramps it was decided a good oil and filter change was needed as well as an engine flush so that was cracked on with. paid up and took her for a test drive (and a small photoshoot as you can see above)Problem solved she felt like a train on rails. amazing grip on the road i love them coilovers so much So plans in the next few days while i have minimul funds till pay day are continue T-cutting her to get the paintwork shiny and also clean the stripped out back end as it looks like half a building sites been there. If my electric window motor turns up too il get that sortedBest get my T-cutting hand in gear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cheshireglanza Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 good to see you back in starbo dude and some nice work done looks lot better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 cheers babe xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gilly Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 who did you sell it to?? it wasnt someone from andover was it??No I sold it to someone in Liverpool about 3 years ago, was gutted when I sold it, would have kept it but didn't have any money, lost my job. I did take the turbo off and hybrid it but didn't do anything else with it. It's not a big hybrid but would be nice at a bar boost. I only put the alloys on and lowered it. Don't know what happened to the front fogs tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 No I sold it to someone in Liverpool about 3 years ago, was gutted when I sold it, would have kept it but didn't have any money, lost my job. I did take the turbo off and hybrid it but didn't do anything else with it. It's not a big hybrid but would be nice at a bar boost. I only put the alloys on and lowered it. Don't know what happened to the front fogs tho.yeah mate i know what you did to it, found a few old photos of it on your photo bucket you dont mind me using them do you if i want to put them up on here just to show what it was like when you had it when it was mint....to what it was like when i bought it......to what it looks like now lol think it would make a good thread lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 LOL see you went with doctor Starbo then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 certainly did my friend good idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Steve I've got two quick questions for you Are you using a rotary polisher to get the paint back up to shine?Are those spacers okay to use on Starlets? I've heard you need hubcentric ones or something, I'm looking to space my rears out about 10mm and fronts 5mmP.s. I'm liking the Sig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 haha yeah i thought it was funny toand nah mate im old school good old elbow grease is the best polishing method lol man can do things 10 times better than machines and nah mate there just crappy halfords ripspeed spacers. cant see why youd need hubcentric ones whatever they are. try the ripspeed ones they fitted mine fine mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Come and do mine when you have finished yeah Steve? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 fuck that lol its taken like 2 whole days to do lolFINISHED NOW THOUGH :P she looks sexy haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iamlegend Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 coming along nicely dude glad you got what you wanted in the end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 cheers matey was beginning to give up hope glad i dint buy a minter now its been so nice seeing the change in such a poor quality now and shes only going to get better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gilly Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 yeah mate i know what you did to it, found a few old photos of it on your photo bucket you dont mind me using them do you if i want to put them up on here just to show what it was like when you had it when it was mint....to what it was like when i bought it......to what it looks like now lol think it would make a good thread lolNah I'd like you to put them up actually, was a really nice gt when I had it, just a shame it wasn't looked after before you bought it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 yeah mate it was il get em uploaded to photobucket and stick them on tomorrow thanks mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dean @RW-Developments Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 paint works came up a treat! so whats next on the cards? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 deffo a front mount to fill the whole in the bumper then filter reloacation kit to get rid of all them gash pipes on the top of the bay....then a nice painted rocker cover and maggy leads in blue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 haha yeah i thought it was funny toand nah mate im old school good old elbow grease is the best polishing method lol man can do things 10 times better than machines and nah mate there just crappy halfords ripspeed spacers. cant see why youd need hubcentric ones whatever they are. try the ripspeed ones they fitted mine fine mateThat's good to hear! I T-Cutted my car twice last year, and since then I've polished it with Auto Glym SRP twice, but I can't match the shine I got off T-Cut! I'm gonna give the car the once over with T-Cut and then carry on with SRP, hopefully that'll do the trick Awesome, I'm gonna look for some for mine then! I only just noticed the other day that my wheels aren't flush with the arch! It might solve the scrubbing on full lock too!Thanks for the advice man I appreciate it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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