Kezzers diablo gti6

[Kezzer30]

I like the intake look on morrettes etc so not fussed about the bulbs etc

[Kezzer30]

Changed my mind

[Kezzer30]

So what an eventful night I ended up having , purchased a lowered car jack as I've not being able to get under the car at home on my own due to the car being so low. Was a few thing ps I wanted to look at firstly was an extremely annoying exhaust rattle , which I found out to be a nun used exhaust clamp that had being lazily left on by the old owner , I also found out why my oil temp gauge was not working and fixed it, this was due to a smashed up plug , luckily I managed to get the metal pin on so it's all working.
I also noticed that there was a small gearbox oil leak that had started , it did not take me long to find out why , the gearbox sump plug has only being tightened up to some dirt , the Dirt had started to crack and come loose , leaving the plug/screw completely loose , literally was spinning it freely with my fingers , extremely lucky as that could had fallen out at anytime over the last 4-5weeks that I've had it . Restassured it's now clean and tight .
Despite all this my main aim was to do some black mask fog lights , I picked some up today and got straight to work





Just to clarify I am aware these as fog lights are now useless , (hence removing bulbs and the little bulb holder ) this is solely for a looks thing etc . Will post some pics up tommorrow as it's too dark now etc.

[Kezzer30]

Quick snap before work on the new Stealth fogs looks a lot better without 2 holes in the bumper

[7057sam]

Looks good and abit different anymore plans ?

[1616six]

Looking good. Get plain pressed plates... the England flag lets it down IMO!

[Kezzer30]

Yeah that plate was on it when I got it in don't like the England flag haha , Sam had a plan then changed my mind
On list are
New alloys
New rear beam
Repaint/replace wing bonnet and rear quarter
Window tints
Polishing inlet manifold
Piper cross viper induction kit (purchased today )
Polish cam covers
Coloured hose kits not sure on colour
Sunstrip
And let's see where it takes me
Also need to get my 205 back toghter aswel haha

[Kezzer30]

So done a few more bits on the gti , firstly I've fitted a piper cross viper induction kit but no pics as it's not in an optimal place just waiting on some pipe so I can sort it ,
I've fixed an oil leak from the brake vacuum and also fixed a power steering fluid leak it developed .
I've picked up a decat pipe but not yet fitted , will hopefully get that on next week .

However I have done some more bits today I took a trip to my local scrapyard and picked up a replacement wing for the one that was damaged on the trip home after purchase (see first pic of thread)
I also removed the side skirts as these were in a terrible state anyway.
So let's get some pics only had a few hours spare tonight so my aim was to get them in primer and il will paint tommorrow .

Job get the skirts off which was a pain in the arse but some swearing and a few cuts on the hands and all was well haha


Here are some pics of the damage on the skirts peeling and big scratches/grazes





Now the wing I got wasn't mint , did have a small crease but compared to the one on the car it was a lot better and nothing a touch of filler could not sort

Couple of skims and a good sand

Ready for primer

And the skirts ready for the good stuff


And finally primer will update tommorrow

[Kezzer30]

All painted

[Niall]

Doing an awesome job of this car mate

[7057sam]

Great work as allways mate

Are you a sprayer by profession ?? Wish I could do that.

[Kezzer30]

Nope I just was very keen to learn so taugh myself nothing I do is split mint but there good enough haha

[Midnightclub]

What sort of a compressor and gun are you using mate? Been meaning to do some painting for a while now and not wanting to rattle can.

[Kezzer30]

I use a lphv gold edition gun 1.3mm (about £85) at about 3-4 bar I regulate it at .
Primer I just have a sealey gun 2.0mm and just blast it on

[Kezzer30]

So tonight I had a spare hour or so , so went to my workshop and picked up the wing and gave it a light flat and buff to take out a few bits that always get in when painting etc , over results ain't to bad at all





Will give it a final buff once on the car

[Kezzer30]

So today I fitted the new wing and it's looking much better that before





Side skirt to sort next

[7057sam]

Looks great,car will be proper mint when done

Wheels next ?

[RetroPug]

Paintjob on the wing looks really good. Hate to throw a spanner in the works but I think a ph.1 wing might sort out the gap around the indicator possibly? They are a slightly different shape.

[Kezzer30]

So more updates , got the side skirts on


The one night coming home in terrible rain my wiper motor packed in but luckily trip to local scrappy and replaced in and all is well


Next up decided to paint and tidy up the alloys and also dressed the tyres


Decided to paint the side strips and spoiler gloss black due to them being faded



Spoiler came out great




Side strips look tons better in fresh paint .


These few small extras set it off quite nicely




Due to me not having the facility's to paint a rear quarter as they are not removable and my workshop won't get a car inside it etc a friend will be sorting out the only major dint on the car so will get some pics up of that in a few days

[Piggy]

looking very tidy

[Kezzer30]

Cheers buddy

[Kezzer30]

So got my car back from the body shop and was very happy with the results he knows I like a good finish and he did not disappoint .
Before


After


After this I decided I needed to make the other rear quarter match as that had also being painted previously and the finish wasn't great but nowhere near as bad as the other side , so I spent 4 hours detailing just the rear quarter
So these 2 pic is when I had done above the line but not below.


Then after fully flat ting and buffing panel


Then gave it a full swirl mark removal




After all this I took it for a photoshoot




Ps I also had a sunstrip fitted also

[Niall]

This looks awesome! Simple things you've done but its made it really stand out.

[Kezzer30]

My main objective was just to get it looking right as it was dined scratched scuffed and stone chipped to hell etc it's not mint by any means but she's looking a dam sight better these days
Cheers buddy

[7057sam]

Looking really smart now with the black bits

Any more updates,what you doing next?