\'89 EGI \'it\' - Work in Progress

Lacey · July 12, 2011, 06:13:26 AM

Looks like Mitch plans to fund my build :p

B.Martin · July 12, 2011, 07:55:35 AM

Quote from: Lacey;775344Looks like Mitch plans to fund my build :p

Well if he\'s offering to fun builds then i\'m next on the list :Giggle

Brett · July 12, 2011, 08:22:17 AM

He promised to buy me a 20b....

Lacey · July 15, 2011, 11:26:49 AM

Less rust than before

The "**** it" approach to wheel-arch repair!

B.Martin · July 15, 2011, 01:16:59 PM

Fack me! Did you have a run in with a rust shark, thats a full on bite mark!

Lacey · July 15, 2011, 02:17:15 PM

It only looked like bubble rust, so I got out the sander ready to sand it back to metal, properly rust treat it, lay filler over that, sand smooth, prime and resprat the arch.

Buuuuttttt it\'s not that simple, once I got under the 10 acres of body filler already there it was so full of holes that it just fell apart without the body filler there, so I got out the dremel and attacked as much of the rust as I could before I overheated in the sun and came indoors.

Considering it only \'looked\' like bubble rust, and I didnt even get all of it, that\'s a lotta rust... :/

Lacey · July 15, 2011, 04:31:25 PM

After getting a bit fed-up with the rust siatuation being about 500% worse than it looked I came inside and decided to do a bit more polishing on my replacement UIM.

Main album is here;
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2177904810540.262120.1334469215&l=9e61b8ee5d

Main pictures to show progress are as follows.

B.Martin · July 15, 2011, 04:41:41 PM

You look like your really good at rubbing stuff Lacey! I\'ll have to get you to polish some of my stuff when i\'m back in the uk

:Giggle

Lacey · July 15, 2011, 04:56:34 PM

As long as you pay the expense for hours worked! :p

Lacey · August 03, 2011, 04:56:46 PM

Some new parts have arrived with a big thank you to the lovely M1tch!

I not how a rather tasty looking pair of front and rear strut braces, along with some rather funky after-market lowering springs as well, which (I think anyway) will be a 40mm drop.

Will hopefully if the weather cools down (so I don\'t die mid-procedure) get the suspension installed at some point this week with before & after shots of the car on standard suspension with standard wheels, after-market drop on standard wheels, and then (providing everything fits and I don\'t need spacers that I then have to order as well) the combination of the drop springs on my still-to-arrive delicious 18" wheels from the lovely Mr Bellamy

matthewbellamy · August 03, 2011, 06:09:22 PM

I myself cant wait to see them on your car they will look ace after a nice refurb, hopefully get them sometime next week all going well!! (see i took the time to view your thread

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Lacey · August 03, 2011, 06:10:18 PM

Aren\'t you just envious of my rust, Matt? :p

matthewbellamy · August 03, 2011, 06:19:24 PM

Truly envious!! lol. I have no rust anywhere (thankfully as being imported from Japan after 2003) so was able to miss out on the unfortunate weather we have here in the UK

The only rust i do have, however, is the boot lid but this is getting replaced by the guys at AtomicRex courtesy of Marco when he is able to get back to me

Lacey · August 03, 2011, 06:41:15 PM

Awesome stuff ^_^ You know you want rust, rust is even lighter than carbon fibre ;P

B.Martin · August 03, 2011, 07:48:10 PM

Great stuff Lacey, can\'t wait to see some pics