my 850 t5 with some stuff removed :D

[theflyingbrick]

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

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]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

[theflyingbrick]

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 whats the worst that could happen??

[claymore]

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 whats the worst that could happen??

Good for you , try looking at different makes of touring cars for inspiration

[theflyingbrick]

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]

[t5steve]

give me a shout if you need help anytime............

[theflyingbrick]

give me a shout if you need help anytime............

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

[LiamT4]

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

[t5steve]

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]

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]

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 fingers crossed

[t5steve]

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



won't be the first nor last

[dalhousie2008]

im sure it will be a good build when finished, what happened to your grey 854?

[t5steve]

gone to the great parts shop in the sky ................with a bent rod

[theflyingbrick]

this is the grey one lol the olive one bent a rod and is now a coke can!!

[theflyingbrick]

steve i think it will be satin black mate,but you wont see much of it once the vinyls go on

[theflyingbrick]

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 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]

looking forward to next weekend...................good to see updates mate..............hope the old girl has lost some weight...........

[t5steve]

forgot to ask is dash still in car?.................if so i have a present for you............will bring it with me next week..........