Sparky Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Thats stunning fairplay good work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 I don't have a pick but I know they screw on, 2 screws although they where piss so I tapped them out to fit bigger screws. I'll have a scan to see if I have pics though. Although all the wipers I had the connectors where rubbish, I had to trim them to fit the flat blade things.Edit: no pics bud, sorry.Yeah, was just wandering if the gt wiper arms will fit the 85. the ends of the wiper arms o the 85 have a wee bracket with the hook for the blades to clip onto, but the bosch aero wipers i have done fit on with that bracket, so ideally arms like the ones on my glanza would be ideal on it!!No worries mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 Update!Got more work done on the 85 today Roof was the first job which was very swirly and heavy oxidation present all over!After some polishing: (using lake country polishing pad and menz 203s)Check out how dull the spoiler is!Had a break from polishing and fitted my bosch aero wipers with a bit of modification... also check out the bonnet reflection Polishing pics:Rest of the car taped up:Rear bumper removed, Mark at CMB Autos has me a GT bumper so will get that fitted tomorrow night Passenger side - before and afters and some 50/50s:So far so good! Next up is collect the rear bumper from Mark, get that cleaned properly, clayed then fit to the car for polishing, going to crack on with the bootlid and drivers side tonight too hopefully! Then just front bumper to polish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Notorious_C_A_T Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 You don't do all that by hand do you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 The difference is unreal! Really need to do this to my GT! How hard is it to learn how to machine polish like that? Is the equipment expensive? I want to learn, but cheap as possible really! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rorenapier Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Chris, you want to do mine! Pretty please!! :haha: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Fairplay mate you must be mad doing all that if she is going to be your winter run around Looks stunning though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 Cat - nah mate, machine polisher! Rory - sure! ill come down next year and do it once its coming out again for spring! or you can leave it with me for a few days Amjad - ive been machining cars for a good 2 and a half years, get better with practise obviously! and yes the equipment is pricey! haha. spent way too much money on detailing gear over the years - dont fancy adding it up!Sparky - haha cheers mate! cant be rolling around in a swirly 4wd can i?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Notorious_C_A_T Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Was just thinking as my hands got sore just polishing my headlamps for a little while! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroo Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 lovely car bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Looking absoluty awesome matey, its nice to have another clean freak on the forum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 UPDATE!Did more work on the 85 last night and today!Rear lights and bootlid were attended to first of all, not much pics im afraid! One thing people forget to do is clean in and around the badge so i got a cotton bud and a tiny drop of polish and polished inside the toyota badge - see the difference, bottom left section done! And finished Driver side:Done:Front bumper was next:Once all that was done i was just waiting for Fro to come round with my new rear bumper which looked like this once washed thoroughly:Test fit - looking good, just needed to get all the screws tight to get it sitting perfect which was later done!Rear bumper 50/50:And finished:That's all the polishing done! Tomorrow i will be doing a full ipa wipedown to remove any polishing oils etc, then a coat of blackfire paint sealant followed by a few layers of werkstat acrylic sealant. Then clean the windows with 3m glass cleaner, polish with nanolex then seal with nanolex too. might put another coat of migliore wheel wax on too Then it should be good to go!! Opinions please folks?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 inspirational work I must say looks beautiful, still think these would add to the clean look your after tho mateless colours goin on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alan-lee Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 thats crazy... i thought looking at the first pics it was very clean, but that is some impressive work mate well done...love threads like these with loads of pics! keep up the good work lad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 inspirational work I must say looks beautiful, still think these would add to the clean look your after tho mateless colours goin onCheers dude, yeah i do like the look of those lights actually! Might keep a look out in the for sale sections for a set Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fro Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 You need to find yourself a girlfriend lad, and get her to polish your knob!!!He`s got a cracking Bird, she must be a cracker before she lets him spend this much time on his cars This cars has took an ace transformation and alot of work. I got him to detail my GT, awesome work from a true enthusiast And his glanza is probably the cleanest thing ive ever seen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 He`s got a cracking Bird, she must be a cracker before she lets him spend this much time on his cars This cars has took an ace transformation and alot of work. I got him to detail my GT, awesome work from a true enthusiast And his glanza is probably the cleanest thing ive ever seen Aw cheers dude! That was from the heart. hahaha!When's the GT coming round to see the glanz and 85 then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rorenapier Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 FFS min, thats some job! Hats off to you as i dont have the patience for that kind of detail.As for you doing mine, ill be in touch next year about it, if i dont get it re-painted. (Its starting to look scabbit) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 FFS min, thats some job! Hats off to you as i dont have the patience for that kind of detail.As for you doing mine, ill be in touch next year about it, if i dont get it re-painted. (Its starting to look scabbit)haha cheers bud! finished now but no finished pics was dark last night when i was done...4 coats of sealant! - dedication! also used a new glass polish and sealant i bought and it got a good testing in the rain today - worked a treat. need to get my cusco lower arm bar fitted next Haha sounds good man! let me have a peek at it before you book it in to get painted - i could maybe work my magic on it without needing a respray you saw how sweet fro's gt looked after a few days with me.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fro Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 haha cheers bud! finished now but no finished pics was dark last night when i was done...4 coats of sealant! - dedication! also used a new glass polish and sealant i bought and it got a good testing in the rain today - worked a treat. need to get my cusco lower arm bar fitted next Haha sounds good man! let me have a peek at it before you book it in to get painted - i could maybe work my magic on it without needing a respray you saw how sweet fro's gt looked after a few days with me.... And a resprayed bonnet pmslWorth letting him have a look Rory, I thought my gt was pretty mint untill he got started on it! The outcome was unreal! Probably better seeing how you and murray get on next year first though no!? Let him loose on the Vrs aswell which is red and had gone pink in places and it ended up like a totally different car, colour was unreal! Cant stress how much of a difference it made!I`ll hopefully get the gt round to see the lads (85 and 91) if there is a fine day and see what you cant do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rorenapier Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I would do, but theres bits that do need resprayed lol.Bits flaking here and there, bits been re-done before etc, looks like a patch work quilt!!Aye Fro, your car was gleaming the last time i seen it, mines looked sheeite against it lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 And a resprayed bonnet pmslWorth letting him have a look Rory, I thought my gt was pretty mint untill he got started on it! The outcome was unreal! Probably better seeing how you and murray get on next year first though no!? Let him loose on the Vrs aswell which is red and had gone pink in places and it ended up like a totally different car, colour was unreal! Cant stress how much of a difference it made!I`ll hopefully get the gt round to see the lads (85 and 91) if there is a fine day and see what you cant do Haha! promoting the business - love it! hahaSounds good! Would be a sweet little photo session with all the cars lined up in my drive haha. neighbours would hate me even more than they do now with more cars around!Rory - Fair enough dude, but worth having a peek just incase! + it's an excuse to take me out in it...haha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rorenapier Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hey ill take you out anytime buddy, its just sitting doing nothing the now anyway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigMan Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 i love this car!! also love the colour...time to finally start saving up again for my black JDM ep82 n/a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris.Stewart Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 Not much of an update - but got some pics of the last steps of the detail from Fro so thought id get them up!Spoiler 50/50:New bumper fitted:50/50 on new rear bumper:Finished:Unfortunately not get any finished pics lol! Should have some next week i think. Getting a new alarm system installed soon too Loving it so far though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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