Frankies 850R project thread

[The Flying Moose]

Glad your getting stuck in mate...

Do you think you'll keep this one?

[Nealevo]

Frankie I have an 850 front pipe decatted, it's not pretty but it doesn't leak it was just too noisy for the motorway, yours if you want it??

[T5frankie]

Frankie I have an 850 front pipe decatted, it's not pretty but it doesn't leak it was just too noisy for the motorway, yours if you want it??

Thanks for the offer but this is my everyday car so want it to be reasonably quiet just want a cat back.

[T5frankie]

Glad your getting stuck in mate...

Do you think you'll keep this one?

Well just took my over Volvo to its hiding place for the winter and my omega will be gone today so its all I've got left to drive so will be keeping it.

[T5frankie]

spent some time on the car today first dying the leather on the seats to hide those white cracks and to freshen up the old interior

[T5frankie]

next job was to take my heat gun and scraper to them shoddy bumpers, i may be able to sand them down, if not still will buy some more, it only took a couple of hours

[claymore]

So much better

[Shadow]

that dose look much better make the red look red'er. is that an engine burried in your garden?lol in the last pic.

[LiamT4]

See what you mean about the exhaust frankie. lol

Interior looks decent though and the black grill goes pretty well on red.

[T5frankie]

that dose look much better make the red look red'er. is that an engine burried in your garden?lol in the last pic.

no lol its a cam cover off a vectra that i found on my omega lol so i changed both cam covers and gaskets on the big v6

[T5frankie]

just the side strips and mudguards to do then will look so much better, the bloke wants shooting who took an aerosol to an 850r

[Jim S70R]

next job was to take my heat gun and scraper to them shoddy bumpers, up close they are a bit scruffy due to the scraper marks, i may be able to sand them down, if not still will buy some more, it only took a couple of hours

Looks loads better.

[The Flying Moose]

Frankie, can you point me in the right direction for some decent leather dye? Yours seems to have done the trick nicely.

Have to agree on the general consensus, looks loads better "back to black" lol

[T5frankie]

Frankie, can you point me in the right direction for some decent leather dye? Yours seems to have done the trick nicely.

Have to agree on the general consensus, looks loads better "back to black" lol

you mean faded grey? lol

[volvo]

Hi Frankie

This motor will look sweet once it done!
I have the front and rear bumpers (gtey 427) if you want them and also side skirts and maybe have a longlife catback exhaust in a few weeks time. The exhaust is less than 2 years old and i have the receipt of over £300 for it, it is not loud its more of a low growl, ideal for a daily runner.....

Either way, good luck with the motor and will be an intresting read....will watch the project.....if i can help, will do

Cheers

[The Flying Moose]

you mean faded grey? lol

Yeah haha!

Now spill the beans what interior dye to I need?

[T5frankie]

thanks for the offer but i need red bumpers lol i'll let you know about the strips as someone is supposed to be sending me some (he has disappeared) exhaust will be after xmas for me mate

[T5frankie]

Yeah haha!

Now spill the beans what interior dye to I need?

its a dye ive used on 5 cars now and still have 3/4's left its called Buffalo colour restoration balm i got it from ebay less than a tenner i think

[volvo]

no worries,....here if i can help ya!

[T5frankie]

Yeah haha!

Now spill the beans what interior dye to I need?

this is the stuff mate

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEATHER-CO...ht_4034wt_1080