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theflyingbrick
Sunday 20th May 2012, 13:47
with my new job ive managed to clear a fair bit of my debts off, which means i now have a little spare cash at the end of the week,i dont do drugs(anymore lol),or drink much,so i thought i should "invest" it into my newly purchased brick :D

the plans arent to drastic,im just looking to lighten it a little,with a few performance upgrades which imo will make a useable daily driver that in turn will upset alot of the "bigger" boys ;)

ive pretty much got in mind what i want doing regarding the performance bits and the interior,but the outside is a bit of a dilema!! i was recently inspired by claymore's vinyl work (if you havent seen it go check it out) but,ive not got the confidence to follow suit :( mine is the gunmetal/graphite metallic grey,and is in need of a good mop down or even a lick of paint!! so with that in mind i thought i would change the colour and go for the white,and the obvious vinyl addition later on ;) but at the same time it is a lovely colour and i dont know if i should change it or stick with the grey and do something completely original as inspired by mr claymore??

anyway i will add photos as and when,and fingers crossed itll be ready for the summer,thanks for reading my dribble and ill look forward to your feedback as i move along :)

claymore
Sunday 20th May 2012, 14:04
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :)

theflyingbrick
Sunday 20th May 2012, 20:56
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :)

honestly youve really messed me up,i was hell bent on a white one with the btcc sticker kit,but everytime i look as yours it makes me smile :) so much so that ive made up my mind,im gonna stick with the grey and do something very similar to yours ;) i think ill do a bit of photoshop work first just to see what sort of colours would match it best then just go for it :D whats the worst that could happen??

claymore
Sunday 20th May 2012, 21:00
honestly youve really messed me up,i was hell bent on a white one with the btcc sticker kit,but everytime i look as yours it makes me smile :) so much so that ive made up my mind,im gonna stick with the grey and do something very similar to yours ;) i think ill do a bit of photoshop work first just to see what sort of colours would match it best then just go for it :D whats the worst that could happen??
Good for you :), try looking at different makes of touring cars for inspiration

theflyingbrick
Sunday 20th May 2012, 21:06
Good for you :), try looking at different makes of touring cars for inspiration

ruddy good idea,ive sort of had blinkers on just looking at the rydell car,but i think a btcc inspired car would be the way foward ;)

oh and what splitter is that on your front bumper?? i never noticed it before but it looks the nuts

claymore
Sunday 20th May 2012, 21:15
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/claymore2k/P1225_24-04-10.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/claymore2k/nissan-200sx-s14-part1-2_preview.jpg

t5steve
Sunday 20th May 2012, 23:33
give me a shout if you need help anytime............

theflyingbrick
Sunday 20th May 2012, 23:36
give me a shout if you need help anytime............

you can count on that mate hope you got plenty of filler lol

LiamT4
Sunday 20th May 2012, 23:40
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/claymore2k/P1225_24-04-10.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/claymore2k/nissan-200sx-s14-part1-2_preview.jpg

I never noticed you had a splitter off a datsun. lol

t5steve
Sunday 20th May 2012, 23:51
you can count on that mate hope you got plenty of filler lol

ha ha now don't go weighing it down with filler

theflyingbrick
Sunday 20th May 2012, 23:57
ive got a few ideas rattling about my canister,but im unsure at present,ive posted a photoshop request thread so hopefully i can get a definate plan of action sorted,but if it doesnt look any good then i might do it matte black,with some gloss black bits to break it up a little!! what are you like spraying matte black lol

theflyingbrick
Monday 4th June 2012, 10:19
not much of an update, working looooong hours at the minute to make that all important money :) so not much time for slepping let alone working on the car but the its booked in for an mot on wednesday and depending on the outcome next weekend will be go go go,hopefully besides the body work the car will have a few improvements ready for the 17th of june drag meet :D fingers crossed

t5steve
Monday 4th June 2012, 17:13
ive got a few ideas rattling about my canister,but im unsure at present,ive posted a photoshop request thread so hopefully i can get a definate plan of action sorted,but if it doesnt look any good then i might do it matte black,with some gloss black bits to break it up a little!! what are you like spraying matte black lol

go with satin black not matt black..............it looks better and lasts longer

http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/bearscamera2048.jpg

won't be the first nor last

dalhousie2008
Monday 4th June 2012, 17:39
im sure it will be a good build when finished, what happened to your grey 854?

t5steve
Monday 4th June 2012, 18:00
gone to the great parts shop in the sky ................with a bent rod

theflyingbrick
Monday 4th June 2012, 22:01
this is the grey one lol the olive one bent a rod and is now a coke can!!

theflyingbrick
Monday 4th June 2012, 22:02
steve i think it will be satin black mate,but you wont see much of it once the vinyls go on ;)

theflyingbrick
Saturday 9th June 2012, 22:39
well just to let you all know it failed the mot..........no surprise considering it was a 300 quid car off of a farm in devon..........however what it failed on was surprising,3 bald tyres :D i knew they was bad but didnt want to spend a penny on her before i knew the full extent of works needed,im well chuffed,so today i gave her a full service including plugs,leads,rotor arm,distributor cap etc etc and also changed the pcv as it was chuffing a bit of smoke out the dip stick ;) so thats it for know hopefully she holds out for north weald next weekend where i will also be having a "meeting" with our very own t5steve to discuss colours and patterns and different ideas for the body work,then the real fun begins..................under the bonnet ;)

t5steve
Saturday 9th June 2012, 22:49
looking forward to next weekend...................good to see updates mate..............hope the old girl has lost some weight...........

t5steve
Saturday 9th June 2012, 22:51
forgot to ask is dash still in car?.................if so i have a present for you............will bring it with me next week..........

theflyingbrick
Saturday 9th June 2012, 22:52
looking forward to next weekend...................good to see updates mate..............hope the old girl has lost some weight...........

all in good time my freind all in good time lol im just looking to get her roadworthy before i rip her apart ;)

theflyingbrick
Sunday 8th July 2012, 18:31
well progress is very very slow i must admit,but i do work long hours (i can hear the violins now lol) however ive managed to sort a few niggles out had, a few split pipes etc also managed to fit a straight drivers door (making it easier for the respray ;) ) all it needs now is a shiny new fuel pump and hopefully itll be up and running again and i might actually get to drive it on the road!!! anyway i thought id share my slooooooow progress but im hoping it starts to pick up very soon :D

theflyingbrick
Thursday 2nd August 2012, 21:47
we all love a pic so here are a couple :D

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M-R-P
Thursday 2nd August 2012, 22:07
Interesting...

I'll be keeping an eye on this ;)

theflyingbrick
Friday 3rd August 2012, 22:00
well the roof trims are now gone :D aswell as the electric aerial and the front headlight wipers........im starting to get excited now :D :D :D

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theflyingbrick
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 19:01
some more piccys youll noticed theres more trim missing ;)

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claymore
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 19:21
I'm getting very excited about this, and it's not even my car :)

theflyingbrick
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 20:32
I'm getting very excited about this, and it's not even my car :)

hahaha your excited...how d'you think i feel,everytime i get the pics sent to me my heart skips a beat,the final finish has changed daily so i still dont know what the end result will end up being lmao

theflyingbrick
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 20:37
well progress is absolutly flying now i reckon steve has been at the old marching powder lol here are some more pics......mmmmm i love piccy wiccys :D :D :D163371633816339

M-R-P
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 20:41
it's like watching "Chop-Shop"

Only done properly lol.

Nice work there.

theflyingbrick
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 20:50
it's like watching "Chop-Shop"

Only done properly lol.

Nice work there.
hahahaha i know what you mean,it doesnt even feel like my car anymore!! i think..well i hope steve is enjoying himself aswell hes putting plenty of effort into it and were bouncing ideas around,but i think were both on the same page now and the origanal plan is long gone lol but i think the final decision is the right one ;)

Dave86
Wednesday 8th August 2012, 22:45
Its certainly coming along mate. I think once my project is capable of moving under its own power i may have to pay Steve a visit :) Top man

theflyingbrick
Wednesday 15th August 2012, 17:21
dont know how to attach these pics to a pm so its here for all to see lol regarding our conversation earlier if you could get the splitter to look something like this then great if not no worrys.....below should be a before and after ;)

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t5steve
Wednesday 15th August 2012, 17:31
thats what it needed..................already worked out where to cut and modify it....................roll on friday

theflyingbrick
Friday 17th August 2012, 22:22
ok here you are you lucky lot some more pics now super steve has sorted out the front splitter :D

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theflyingbrick
Friday 17th August 2012, 22:24
and some more....
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Dave86
Friday 17th August 2012, 22:52
Looking good mate liking the spoiler

theflyingbrick
Wednesday 26th September 2012, 17:37
ok so its getting there now so heres a couple of pics plus a sneak preview of colouring ;) its not much to see just now but there should be some more later :D

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theflyingbrick
Wednesday 26th September 2012, 17:50
and some more :D

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theflyingbrick
Wednesday 26th September 2012, 17:57
and more :D

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t5steve
Wednesday 26th September 2012, 22:20
and some more :D

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thought i was seeing double at right hand pics

theflyingbrick
Thursday 4th October 2012, 00:05
its starting to take shape now :D

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M-R-P
Thursday 4th October 2012, 00:09
Oooh, pretty!

Wobbly Dave
Thursday 4th October 2012, 00:19
That would look insane with some pinstriping. Loving the colour scheme - 2 tone is so hard to get the right balance.

t5steve
Thursday 4th October 2012, 21:46
That would look insane with some pinstriping. Loving the colour scheme - 2 tone is so hard to get the right balance.

its actually 3 colours but the silver stripe doesn't show up that well in the photo's............................mmm pinstriping ..........now theres a thought

WOODY T5
Thursday 4th October 2012, 22:06
looks very nice mate well done

theflyingbrick
Thursday 13th December 2012, 00:25
just a little update,as most of you know the cars all finished paint wise,still a few patches to mop from where it was flattened but due to the weather conditions i havent really had the chance to do it,although the black has been fully mopped and does look brilliantly shiny :D anyways ive been working on the engine,so far ive got the me7 manifold on the 19t custom, aswell as the heat wrapped decat,the ray cat back system was fitted whilst the car was being painted (thanks steve) so now all i have left to do is bore out the inlet to take the 3" throttle body, pop in the blue injectors,fit the cone filter and short shift linkage,plumb in a boost gauge and rip pipework and im done......oh and pick up my "custom" mapped ecu :D havent a clue to what power figures ill get but im hoping for 250 plus!! roll on the weekend ;)

smithy
Thursday 13th December 2012, 01:32
Nice car mate weldone

V70 Graham
Thursday 13th December 2012, 10:25
Coming along really well mate, a credit to you.

hybriduno
Thursday 13th December 2012, 10:53
looking really good :) keep it up :)

M-R-P
Thursday 13th December 2012, 10:58
Looks great in the flesh, fingers crossed for the performance, should go like a rocket :D