My FC t2 project

[Casey]

Thx for posting up photos of progress - following with interest, keep up the good work!

[sim]

Thanks guys any input is massively welcome
Just about to start getting it back to bare metal and some etch primer back on it.

[sim]

Well had a few hours this afternoon so I buzzed off the paint and got the roof, quarter, sill and boot in etch primer.
Will carry on bit at a time and then it's on with the filler and smoothing the whole thing over. Can't wait if I'm honest never been a fan of sanding but I'm looking forward to it. Ask me that 30 mins in to the first panel lol the answer might be different. Anyway some pics. Not looking bad.

[re japi]

Damn... i mean... DAMN! Transformation. Just amazing work dude! 

[sim]

thanks for the kind words guys. I really am just winging it a little to be honest.
It's all a bit slow process at the minute as I'm working my way round the car a few hours at a time when ever I have it free,
Managed to get the other side done and the door all stripped back ready for The DA,
I have the weekend off so I can see some real progress happening over the coming days.

[sim]

Things are moving in the right direction and pretty quick at the minute. Got all the panel work in etch and starting with the filler in a few areas
I messed it up by sticking it on over the etch and without keying it up. So it's got to come off but I only did a small amount so no great loss.

[clive]

Dying to see what colour this is going to be, whatever it is, I'm sure its going to look great with all this prep work. 

[sim]

Well the shell is in the first coat of primer and guid coat just need to block it all back, last coat of primer then on with the black



You guys might be aware I've been trying to source a sunroof panel as mine is well past saving so it's been ages dozens of phone calls and people never getting back to you. Just a pain in the rear to be honest. Why I never thought of it earlier baffles me as it's normally the first thing we do.
But I gave my issue a Google and it came up with a guy from the states who had found an FC and an mx3 in the same scrap yard and fitted the sunroof mechanism from the mx3 to the FC.
So I had a look on eBay and found an mx3 for breaking and managed to swindle one for £50 worth taking the hit on considering my position,
So it arrived yesterday morning as I was planing on getting the bonnet and tailgate stripped so I took it with me and gave it a trial fit and so far so good as long as the panel sits the same height in the FC mechanism it will be a perfect fit.

[yasiryassin]

Great find for the sunroof!!!

Was planning of get a fibreglass one from for my FC. But the mx3 option is a lot cheaper!

[Ricco_04]

Bit old but was having a poke through and wondered if she was all painted up now?

[sim]

Got a few updates to come just uploading a few pics. We've had a house move so been a little all over the place but getting sorted now.

[sim]

Well I have been doing stuff in my absence. A house move being the biggest thing but I can now move out of the unit and back to my new double garage 
I've spent most of the weekend flatting ready for a polish up and will be getting on with that over the next few days. But anyways here's some pics

[sim]

[re japi]

Wow. Looks really nice. Good job!

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[lennycarloff]

That's one fantastic job, I am so jealous my cars look nothing like that, I can't wait to see the finished product and happy new garage