My new toy !!

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Also got the dash back from Autoflock and I am very pleased with it, i've just got to assemble the dash back together and its ready to fit back into the car.

Raj at Autoflock did a great job of mounting my Power FC hand controller into the dash, I split the screen from the buttons and had the screen mounted seperate from the buttons...



So now the screen is in the centre vent of the dash and the buttons are in the drivers side dash vent....

(THE FLASH MAKES THE DASH LOOK VERY LIGHT, BUT ITS A LOVELY FINISH LIKE IN THE 2nd PIC ).








Fitted my catch tank to where the carbon canister used to be.....





And painted my bonnet catch.....



Slowly getting somewhere now, I took a load of things to the powder coaters yesterday then got cracking on with the chassis again.

Last week I removed all surface rust with a wire brush drill attachment ( there wasn't much thank goodness) and then gave it a treatment of dinitrol just to be safe.

Then the last couple of days i've been painting with Epoxy Mastic 121 paint, using a foam roller or round brush.

The 1st coat is on.....













and under the rear arches.....

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Removed the sideskirts ready for painting under them , the paint underneath is surprisingly clean, but it will get a treatment of Mastic 121 anyhow.




ONCE THE 2nd COAT IS APPLIED AND DRY THEN I'LL SPRAY THE UNDERSIDE WHITE.

The AYC pump needs a good clean up and a coat of gloss, so i'll do that too.... its a bit manky now..



The AYC mounting brackets are being powder coated and HEL Performance are making me up some braided lines for the AYC pump so it'll look nice when re-fitted.

Once the rear is back together then i'll move onto the middle section of the floor and then on to the front.

Every day a step closer to finishing, i'll put up some more pics once i've painted it all white.

cheers

Andy.

[Little Kez]

This evo is soo nice! very clean perfect example.

I have started spray painting properly now going to broughton airbus for work experience next year so im very exited

And i have a baby evo! Mitsibushi colt!
and look the dash on yours and mine is the same woo! haha

[Moff]

Awesome work there matey...

OCD... where

[Trackday Addict]

jesus what a change - just brilliant !

[PK GTR]

Great stuff! Andy. Amazing! attention to detail.

Look forward to catching up sometime, somewhere, in the new year and seeing the car in the flesh.

[skyliner9999]

beautiful looking car that mate.
wherebouts in shropshire are u????

[wh0s_the_daddy]

beautiful looking car that mate.
wherebouts in shropshire are u????

cheers mate, i'm in Telford.....

[skyliner9999]

not too far then! do i get to see it when its done???

[wh0s_the_daddy]

No probs mate....

not too far then! do i get to see it when its done???

[moddingdog]

Oooh Telford, come and say hello to me in Lawley when I get back around March the 10th.

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Managed to do some more to the chassis over the last few days, put another coat of 121 under the arches and the rear part of the floor, also managed to paint the rest of the chassis floor.

One more coat on the chassis floor and its ready for the white paint to go on.....

Going to rub the brake & fuel lines, that run the length of the car, down and put a coat of 121 on them too, then paint them BLACK.

















Another job off the list....

The powder coater has nearly finished the stuff I took to him, I took a load more stuff today, so as soon as I get them back then i'll start to re-assemble, probably won't start to re-assemble until after christmas.

I took the heat shields off the fuel tank aswell as i'm getting the fuel tank and the heat shields powder coated, the heat shields were spot welded to the lip of the tank, so I drilled them out. I will re-attach with stainless bolts.

I'm replacing all the hoses to and from the fuel tank while i'm at it.

Once all the rear end and the chassis floor is all back together then i'll make a start on stripping the front suspension off and giving the front end the same treatment.

cheers

Andy.

[skyliner9999]

fair play mate, lookin good

[Little Kez]

That dash is awsome, that Power FC idea is ace!!

I want to spray my bonnet catch

Would i be ok to use etch primer?
Or High build primer?

A random question what is it that makes paint heat resistant? i want to paint my rocker cover, i can get hold off lechler paint, been looking on there website and cant find any heat resistant paint

cheers mate

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Thank mate.

I just used etch primer, if you go too thick with the paint then you'll affect its smooth operation. The key is to make sure its perfectly clean.

You don't need heat resistant paint on the rocker cover, it doesn't get that hot (although hot to touch).

Again, its just the preperation thats important.

Normal paint was used on the rocker covers on my R33 and also on the Evo with no problems.

cheers

Andy

That dash is awsome, that Power FC idea is ace!!

I want to spray my bonnet catch

Would i be ok to use etch primer?
Or High build primer?

A random question what is it that makes paint heat resistant? i want to paint my rocker cover, i can get hold off lechler paint, been looking on there website and cant find any heat resistant paint

cheers mate