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So, back into the garage again, this time to do a bit of bodywork checking. i knocked the passenger side rear quarter so after making it smooth i decided i had better check it for symmetry.

I splashed out on a 30cm profile gauge



not that expensive and well worth it.

First off i checked the drivers side,so i measured to get an exact location so i could replicate it on the other side.] and offered up the profile gauge



I then moved over to the same spot on the passenger side.

As you can see there was a bit of a difference, at least 1mm out.



So after alot of hammering (I found that a large rubber hammer was best) I managed to knock the wing back into shape.

Not perfect, still 0.002inch out but i can live with that, the primer might take some of that out :clap:



I checked over a large portion of the car and the rear quarter panel was the only one that showed any difference.

Just the rear mane to rub down now, then onto the front wings, doors, bumpers and rear wing.....will it ever end :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's not bad at all.

Nice job !

Cheers pal

I would just like to wish everyone a fantastic Christmas day full of food, friendship and festivity.....and a much improved 2016. Get this bad boy finished next year

More rubbing down :lol: its taking a little longer than i first thought, but its not too bad, i am quite enjoying it :clap:





I decided to go for smooth raiser blocks



Toyota HiLux washer jets with a fan spray pattern.....a perfect fit



And putting a new ceiling on the garage so when i start spraying it will be as clean an environment as possible

part number on those washer jets?

No idea, i got them off ebay.

Just checked for you.....mk6 hilux 2006 to 2011

Apparently the spray pattern is too low from them so i will investigate a better option

This post has been edited by Nial: Jan 30, 2016 - 7:44 PM

REALLY great restoration/rebuild , congrats for your work !

Cheers

You need Volvo s60 washer jets!

A small update, a bit of preparation for spraying.

I decided to re-plumd the air system, i thoughht another water trap/filter wouldnt go amiss, i also made the whole system movable so its easy to move if i change the location of the compressor or move house.



As you can see its work in progress,mstill waiting for the new filter to turn up. To anyone wanting to have a go at home spraying.....you can never have too many filters, you dont want any water in the air.

Ss4 bumper looks great! The attention to detail in this build is out of this world, fantastic job so far Nial!

Thanks very much

I am at the point now where i just want it finished so I can drive it

Frustrating day #618.

After much sanding and sanding and sanding, i was finally ready to apply some epoxy mastic 421 undercoat, i carefully masked off the car, a task which in itself took a whole day. I launched my new Devilbiss GPi spray gun and merrily sprayed away, looking like a pale darth vader in all the spray gear, respirator etc in managed to scare the local cats away and spray toxic material without dieing..........the finished job looked okay for a beginner/amateur/novice but one of my neigbours decided that it would be a good time to "beat a rug", now thats not a metafor for anything rude, but who the hell beats a rug these days? Havnt they heard of a vacuun cleaner? Needless to say, the laws of "f?ck you Nial" came into play and all of the dust from the rug managed to drift directly into my garage, dont swirl around the neigbourhood at all giving me a chance, it was like someone had stuck a dust magnet in my car, the beautiful primer now looked like it had mange, either that or the shell suddenly reached puberty as i am sure theres a pubic hair or two gracing the roof. Luckily the primer had semi set so alot of it just blew off with the airgun, the rest, well it looks like i am back to sanding again, began wet sanding yesterday, finish it off today and maybe get a new coat of primer down......this time the garage door is staying well and truely shut until the primer is dry.



I also managed to get hold of some projector headlights which after repairing two broken tabs look fabulous. Once i have managed to get this primer down, i will put all the panels on to make sure everything lines up okay before i apply any more paint....fingers crossed its not rug beating day again. Grrrrrrrrrrr

This post has been edited by Nial: May 8, 2016 - 1:57 AM

Ha !

I would've walked over and beat them down with the rug, so you handled it better than I would. Actually I'm not into getting arrested so I wouldn't, but I really would have gone over to tell them to go beat their rug behind the house instead of out in the open for all to see. Of course at that point they probably would assume something instead of taking things literal, but that's ok too.

Today went slightly better, it's nice and sunny, perfect spraying weather, warm and not too humid. Although I must remember to make note of where the airline is......whoops.

And no rug beating.

UP YOURS you rug beating bar stewards.

Your dust creating ways can't defeat me.

Huzzah! Sucks you had to do it twice, but it looks good.

Thanks although i noticed i missed a spot on the underside near where the rear bumper goes. I might have to invest in a mini spray gun to make spraying the sills easier.

TRD strut brace finished and fitted with stainless domed nuts or acorn nuts.



I thought that the regular nuts didn't look very smart, these finish off the suspension tops a lot better.



This post has been edited by Nial: Jul 2, 2016 - 1:21 PM