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Well I had a day off on Friday, and didn't have much to do until that night (when I was flying out to Qld :-D), so I decided to paint my calipers. It's probably the simplest mod anyone could ever do yet it is so effective! Took me about 3 hours to do the fronts (including drying time, and plenty of smokos!!), but am yet to do the back because I had to go interstate that night. Took some progress pics of the job, and will post the finished job once I get time to take a few more photos.
I thought I'd take the time to do another simple, cheap, but really effective mod - (globe costs $7 from Dick Smith - link - http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/P8622) And then again, this morning, I got another mod in the mail. This one was a bit more expensive, but is my favourite so far. I got them from www.teamtorquesteer.co.uk, and I must say, their service was wonderful. Fast delivery (around 5 days), and I got a $45 discount. Plus, they all have RHD too, so their parts are a perfect match for ours, whereas www.european-parts.net are LHD, and may not have our parts available, and these were such items.
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25-02-2008, 02:21 PM | #2 | ||
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Awesome mods
A mod I've always wanted to do, just never the time :(
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25-02-2008, 02:41 PM | #3 | ||
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Here' me thinking you went sailing or jet skiing or gliding on your day off. I'm a fan of what you've done with the Reverse/Fog lights and how clean are your inner guards!
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25-02-2008, 02:44 PM | #4 | ||
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Nice Mods, luv those rear lights.
But I did think of 1 or 2 better things to do on a day off..... |
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25-02-2008, 04:50 PM | #5 | ||
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Well on my day off I went to buy service parts for my car. Not as exciting as modding my car. Looks good. What did you use to spray you calipers?
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25-02-2008, 06:19 PM | #8 | ||
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Cool thanks for that. Might have to get my hands dirty for a change.
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26-02-2008, 01:02 AM | #9 | ||
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I was taken by the lights, been looking at the angel eye headlamps too.
My training and age though took over when I saw you had the car on a jack and your leg underneath the caliper. While the likelihood is low of the car coming off the jack the consequences are serious. A big block of wood sitting stable underneath the strut will provide a backup if you don't have stands. Don't want to sound an old grump but to work safely before you start always ask yourself what can go wrong. |
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Do you have enough air fresheners?
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27-02-2008, 08:57 PM | #13 | ||
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Here's the photos all finished. Gave my baby a clean today too, so it looks mean as. Just gotta debadge it ::
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27-02-2008, 09:03 PM | #14 | ||
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Have you thought about dropping it a couple of inches?
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27-02-2008, 09:07 PM | #16 | ||
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Forgot to mention that it looks great and the blue calipers really stand out.
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27-02-2008, 09:37 PM | #17 | ||
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Looks good! Bodykit would make it look even better.
What tyres are those? |
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27-02-2008, 09:41 PM | #18 | |||
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27-02-2008, 10:04 PM | #19 | ||
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Looks great. I agree with Turbodiesel. Bodykit on the car would make it look even better.
If your are thinking of getting a bodykit for your car I recommend you get in contact with the guys at SSV. Steve (the owner) dealt with me through the whole process and was a real pleasure to do business with them. |
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27-02-2008, 10:14 PM | #20 | ||
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Ok, why did you bother masking it up? Even if you did get overspray on the disc, as soon as you start driving it's gonna be cleaned off anyway.
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28-02-2008, 03:10 PM | #22 | ||
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Is that a A9X Torana parked out on the street? Or just a "regular" Torrie? I can see it's got a black bonnet but can't tell whether it's got one like the A9X.
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28-02-2008, 05:10 PM | #23 | ||
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Just a regular one
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