Project REV5 Turbo ............ Lots of big changes

[C35Rob]

decent selection of parts there, it should look good. have you decided against the green now?

so its
aeroware front

^ does that mean you've changed your mind about the bomex front?

[alan_uk]

Yes mate but was gunna ring you friday as found a guy who wants it pay day told him £80 posted If thats ok by you ?

[alan_uk]

well update time again

since my last update ive managed to split my uk lights and remove the horrid half mood following wolfie's guide which worked great

the amber parts didnt really survive all barring 1 triangle was smashed lol



but there off and the half moon is removed which is all im bothered about








ive since sprayed the backing of the triangles a bright aluminium silver as to make them look brighter and cleaner




also managed to get hold of this little gem a madpsi roof spoiler its my fave purchase so far





fits like a glove too






aeroware also arrived very pleased with this




car is also now in the bodyshop
stripping :O







so yea thats how it sits at the present time

after a lot of debating on color and buying paint which im no longer going to use
lambo teal
mazda celestial blue pearl lol

i finally decided on nissan gtr KAD - gun grey metallic



which is now ordered

just debating bronze or black wheels and doing my rev5 spoiler black too or not

[dan mkii]

Cant wait to see it in grey ... good choice.

I would grey the spoiler and paint the center and end caps gloss black...

[craig]

Coming on great Alan. Certainly getting stuck in. I think the grey will look much better than the lambo colour you were previously going for.

Where did you get the roof spoiler from, I like that.

Looking forward to seeing it finished.

Oh, and regarding the wheels. BLACK!

[alan_uk]

haha yea decided wheels are going black

spoiler was from a company that used to do them many years ago in the uk but stopped and they had 3 left in old stock so sold them off cheap i got 1 another sold and there is 1 left available then thats it gone for good haha

im kinda thinking of going all carbon as ive got a carbon border bonnet coming from the carbenfiber creations group buy

ben is also carbin skinning the toms winglets for me

im going to buy a rev5 carbon spoiler and rear light center panel

think carbon will go really well with the grey

[alan_uk]

well were do i start

progress wise the car has not moved forward at all lol due to the wife being involved in a crash in her new mk3 thankfully was just panel damage and exhaust bracket and is now all sorted and looking better,

anyhow i thought i had made a decision kit wise and had al what i wanted which was

aeroware front splitter
toms skirts and winglets
pp rear spats

then i found a bomex 3 piece rear and some abflug arches for the rear and decided i wanted to do that




almost instantly i decided i didnt like this look or the idea of wheel spacers so sold them on and bought another pair of pp rear spats lol

i then progressed in regards to cleaning up and undersealing the full car









also removed the new outer sills and fixed the rusty inner sills that had been hidden

they will be prepped and stone chipped before paint

anyhow since around 2009 i have been looking for a kei office front bumper and todfay my 6 year long obsession came to life when i found 1 local on ebay for £40 yes £40 lol so i went straight there today to buy it

pic from ad that got my heart racing lol



anyway upon getting it home it was slightly worse for ware but ive ground it all back and duck taped it up ready to start layering it up with matting tomorrow





also decided to order some greddy skirts from patrick as they go great with the kei bumper



ive been lucky to also sell the toms skirts and the aeroware all today also lol

also picked up some other goodies

genuine raybrigs



i also picked up a pair of jdm headlight cups which ive had powder coated satin black along with the surrounds for the lights, and got some nightbreaker unlimited bulbs





also fitted my clear rear corners and refurbed my rear lights
bought some brand new genuine toyota reverse lights
and carbon rear panel







having jdm tail lights now i done the quad light mod but without the fogs so i fitted some gen7 celica fogs to my rear bumper



along with the carbon theme i also bought a

carbon rev5 spoiler and
carbon border bonnet from the carben group buy i got going

and this



also got these from wolfie




also picked this 10" spal fan up from a guy on here and bought a digital temp gauge and aircraft switch to have it on manual switch





got some new drilled only front and rear discs and mintex pads and braided brake lines all to fit




and had all my manifold heat shields powder coated




and these in preparation lol




and got these little touches



got a huge induction kit lol





have picked up a few other bits n bobs too most of which are not really show worthy but spending a good long week on it this coming week to get it pushed along

also bought myself a cusco catch can and braided lines with sytec annodised red fixings and spacer clamps



and it currently sits like this



so the final body mods plans are

kei office front bumper
blade splitter for front bumper
greddy gracer skirts
pp rear spats
carbon rev5 spoiler
carbon rear light pane
madpsi roof spoiler
carbon border bonnet
ganador mirrors

and im very pleased

all i need now is an air walker rear bumper and ill have my ultimate mr2

[ashley]

Did you use axle stands when you did all that work under there?

Impressed with your progress (and glad you're still alive)

[alan_uk]

haha no i braved it they were in use lol

[ashley]

Rather you than me...that's crazy!

[alan_uk]

Lol well im still here i wont be repeating it thats for sure

[Nails]

The breaker you got the front bumper off is local to me. I wondered what the bumper was when I saw it but it was canny used so I left it.
looks good progress. Wish I had some of your time/enthusiasm I just start getting stuff done on mine then quickly run out of steam.

[alan_uk]

Lol you should of taken it mate worth a lot of money i got it for £40 lol

[craig]

Coming along nicely Alan! Nice score on the Keith office bumper. Easily worth £200+.

Really looking forward to seeing the finished.

[alan_uk]

Coming along nicely Alan! Nice score on the Keith office bumper. Easily worth £200+.

Really looking forward to seeing the finished.

Cheers craig im hoping to have it done before summer dissapears lol but i want it right so its not always that straight forward

But right now everything is going good so undoubtedly i will get a kick in the teeth soon lol

[craig]

Coming along nicely Alan! Nice score on the Keith office bumper. Easily worth £200+.

Really looking forward to seeing the finished.

Keith office bumper. Damn iphone auto correct!

[alan_uk]

Hahahaha

[alan_uk]

well update time

things are finally moving forward with her and im pleased to say the shel is in paint

got it all prepped tuesday so decided to crack on this week just in time as i go away on hols next week



once the sills were all repaired and prepped i straightened up the channel underneath and then masked and stone guarded the full sill both sides








ive also got the kei office front almost perfect now too which is a relief





i also tried the carbon end caps in the rev5 spoiler legs to find there perfect fit also




i then made a slightly tinted primer to lay down first for a nice even color which came out barbie pink lol









managed to chage the lights in my window switch to red led's also



got last few little bits powder coated grey



also purchased a nitrous kit but the bottle was tatty and tired



so had it stripped re coated new decals made up and hydrostatic tested and pleased to say it was all good




got my clear tobes ready to fit with the kei bumper sorted the wiring and welded up the wings



painted the insides of my rear fogs ready for the wolfie clear lenses




the full front end behind the bumper has also been cleaned up and painted black





got some more carbon




and then it was time to paint so here she is
ideally i wanted the glass out and the rear hoop removed but the hoop was stuck solid with god knows what and the glass guy let me down do i wired the windscreen rubber and used fine line tape for masking up and took a chance :S if any problems arise i will in the future strip and re do it no biggie, anyway here is the pics
















im very very happy with how it came out and pleased to say i done it all myself

laid 5 coats of super red over the 3 coats of pink primer which was wet flat first then a 50/50 mix of red with clear coat then a further 5 coats of clear

once its set and im back of hols i will wet flat a few coats down for a mirror finish but overall i love it

i also started polish9ing up the door strikers too which are coming up great



and also got my seatbelts back from fdts who have done an amazing job for the cost






ive also started down another road which is turning out to be expensive which is replacing all fixings and bolts with genuine toyota oem 1's lol but makes for a better job, also done al gaskets that have been removed too including which i was lucky to get door handle gaskets

so thats the story so far thanks for following

[Nails]

So its ended up red then. Cant argue at that. Everyone knows that reds the best .

The rear sail panel just has a few bolts inside the headlining and the screws at the bottom near inspection panels. Then it requires a really good tug. Suprisingly a few clips and not been moved for years it gets a real tight hold. I'd imagine it'll be fine anyway.


but seriously its looking good. Please dont fit the turbo stickers until its got a tubby in

[alan_uk]

haha the stickers will have to go on as im going to clear cote over them but its not going on the road until the engine is done anyway

i removed all fixings ive had it off on my other mr2's so knew about locating them but it was full of a rock hard black glue that was like melted plastic ???

wasnt tigerseal but i have no idea what it was lol done now though it will be smashed off if any paint flakes off