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Author:  properbowen [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:18 pm ]
Post subject:  BA - 2.0L ZXi - "Junior"
first official appearance of my new BA
finally got round to cleaning it enough to brave showing it on here

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previous owner got struck by a stray tyre rolling down the road

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so i had to get a new number plate :D

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and a little photo shoot when i went out to play with my power kite and board

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then on the way back i nearly soiled myself as my car was buried in a herd of cows :oops:

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but they were just admiring my hours of polishing

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(p.s. ignore the red flecks in the middle of some of the pictures, my camera's playing up)
Author:  col [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:30 pm ]
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get in touch with parvez for the bonnet
Author:  offshore4ft [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:32 pm ]
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Looks good mate, wheels need a refurb though! :lol:
Author:  errnee [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:03 pm ]
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nice :thumbright: good idea from Col ;)
Author:  Patrick323 [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:53 pm ]
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tought this color only came in 4 cil. versions :o
firs V6 i see.. and i've seen only one 1.8 vivid green...
long time i tought it was only 1.5..

i love this color :D
Author:  offshore4ft [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:20 pm ]
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This colour is more common on v6's than 1.5's over here patrick. All ZXi SE's were this colour and came with cream leather ;)
Author:  properbowen [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:02 pm ]
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Yea the alloys are a bit knackered. I spent half an hour doing the top of 1 alloy

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I was using just a green scourer thing and water

Any easy ways to do it?

Leather needs treating too. Or maybe stained a nicer colour. The cream is a bit on the yellow side...
Author:  offshore4ft [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:23 pm ]
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I'd use wire wool/scotch-brite and degreaser or alloy rim cleaner. Ideally they'd then need to be resprayed but you might get away without ;)
Author:  wesoly75 [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:25 pm ]
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You have use this for your alloys
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Author:  errnee [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:12 pm ]
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Becareful as must are acid based. Try the Megs hot rims, power washer but as Scott said above you'll need to use something to scrap off the shit, scotch bright pad etc.
Author:  Jody [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:55 pm ]
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Small toothbrush and neat wheel acid. Leave it one for one to the minutes and give a little scrub with the toothbrush. Wash off with a watering can and it wont go on the breaks. Should take you about 15 mintues to do all of them and cost a fiver. Mine were worst than that when I bought her.

Looking good though mate its fairly straight apart from the bonnet.
Author:  properbowen [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:01 am ]
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that was one of the tidier wheels. its a rear wheel so less brake dust.
i have a whole spare car so i might try welding on eyebrows and re-spraying the bonnet from that one
except metallic green isnt an easy colour to match...
i'll give the wheels a go over with some of that alloy cleaner first tho
Author:  Patrick323 [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:59 pm ]
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offshore4ft wrote:
This colour is more common on v6's than 1.5's over here patrick. All ZXi SE's were this colour and came with cream leather ;)


:shock:

damn LHD drivers... dont have any amount of taste...
:cry:
Author:  properbowen [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:24 am ]
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2 out of 4 wheels kinda restored, realised i had some of that alloy cleaner hiding in the garage! :roll:
ignore the centre caps, they were stripped before, just clean now

as they were
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quick scrub and wash
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first application of alloy cleaner
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several more applications and lots of scrubbing later
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Author:  planetman [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:46 am ]
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Looking a lot better - nice work :thumbright:
Author:  mad4it rs [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:49 am ]
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satin black them mate im doing mine this week end wheels allways look better black i think
Author:  Jody [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:49 pm ]
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Looking a lot better and it would be so much easier to paint the wheels now the rubbish is stripped off them.

You could also go for black with a cleaned up outer rim. These are my winter wheels

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Author:  da2el [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:37 pm ]
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the wheels are looking so much better
that bonnet needs to be fixed too and the car will look great again
Author:  properbowen [ Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:19 am ]
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my mate's gonna be welding up the spare bonnet hopefully this weekend. give it a nice mean look, then i can fill all the dents and scratches and paint them when i paint the bonnet. i would paint the alloys but i like the look of the shiney rim on black alloys, unfortunately mines scuffed and scratched to hell. although white alloys look better on green cars... they are only temporary, until i lower it and buy new wheels
Author:  properbowen [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:52 pm ]
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im finally happy to get me leathers oot and not be embarrassed

prev owner obviously didnt know how to look after his skin if the leathers are anything to go by.

before (just started to clean the top half):
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after 3 lots of cleaning with gliptone liquid leather cleaner (GT12), conditioning with leather conditioner (GT11), another quick clean with GT12 and a wipe down with meths to degrease:
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finally a few coats of perfectly matched leather dye from their website
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all in all im impressed with the Gliptone Products
i used
GT12 cleaner (eBay)
GT11 conditioner (eBay)
ScuffMaster to re-dye (they already have the colour matched, just quote the car)

the leather is soft and supple, cleaned deep and fully (other leather cleaners i tried didnt touch it) and although the worst cracks can still be seen it looks nearly new.
oh an it smells like 'genuine british leather'
Author:  da2el [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:36 am ]
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they're not in perfect condition
but look better now cleaned
Author:  kenny_ip_2000 [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:45 pm ]
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Nice one, looking gd. Keep up with the gd work.
Author:  properbowen [ Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:10 am ]
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gotta admit it looks better in real life, but the deep cracks are always gonna be there unfortunately.
the main aim was to soften it up and clean it. hiding most of the damaged and worn areas was a bonus.
oh and i took a picture of the worst affected area so the rest is fine :D
Author:  properbowen [ Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: BA - 2.0L ZXi - "Junior"
thought i should probably post an update... its only been 3 years! even got a couple of pictures to add.

so lets see, since then i've....

- rebuilt and painted brake calipers
[pictures to follow]

- stripped down, and restored rear suspension mechanism with poly bushes
[pictures to follow]

- RocSpeed induction kit designed and fitted
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- custom made powerflow exhaust
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- started polishing spare intake manifold and throttle body
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- fitted new silicone hoses
[pictures to follow]

- designed a new gear knob and got a mate at work to machine it
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- failed at spraying my new bonnet (filler, primer, basecoat all went on perfectly, but the gun gave up halfway through the lacquer and when I tried rubbing it down i cut straight through to the primer). saving up to get it finished professionally - decided it was slightly too much for me to take on.
[too embarrassed for pictures]

- built up my Meguiars collection
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Author:  Roy le Waa [ Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: BA - 2.0L ZXi - "Junior"
That gearknob is awesome 8)
Author:  Shayne [ Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: BA - 2.0L ZXi - "Junior"
Looking great mate
Author:  properbowen [ Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:59 pm ]
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- and last but not least, just spent the last few weeks colour coding my new power folding wingmirrors. thought it deserved its own writeup

before
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first wet sand
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a few problem areas
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several hours later
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lost count how many layers of primer. seemed to react in places with the black manufacturers primer
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colour drying off
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first lumpy lacquer
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a bit of sanding the lacquer
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and a few more coats, ultimate compound and a quick polish
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its not perfect cos i rushed the lacquer. went on too heavy and ran, then wet sanded too soon so it peeled a bit off, had a fly try to contribute and i dropped the whole thing when it was wet at some point... but overall, quite pleased. just waiting for the clear to harden and they can go back on.
Author:  properbowen [ Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: BA - 2.0L ZXi - "Junior"
Roy le Waa wrote:
That gearknob is awesome 8)

cheers. got it in preparation for when i get a short shifter.

Shayne wrote:
Looking great mate

:D
Author:  Shayne [ Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: BA - 2.0L ZXi - "Junior"
Nice work mate, and I have had the same problem with my covers and the OEM primer.
Author:  Debz [ Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:06 am ]
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They look great tho despite all the problems. Well done :thumbright:
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