BA - Howie's 97 ZXi. New MS Splitter fitted.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:33 am

Howie, not sure whether you have said before but will you be enterring show and shine at JAE this year?

**Posted:** Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:38 am

Lerch wrote:

Howie, not sure whether you have said before but will you be enterring show and shine at JAE this year?

Hi Lerch, not sure about the Show and Shine yet

Great to see you at Hughie's meet at the weekend, thought I would add a few more pics to my thread

Had a wonderful day out, meeting some great people and putting names to faces,
came home glowing red from the sun :sunny:

Yesterday my F passed her MOT, no problems (Y)

When I came out to tuck her away in her garage, one of our cats was growling and hissing at the car door,
she was looking at her reflection.................picked her up before she decided to swipe her rival :cat:

**Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:36 am

A few pics from the Simply Japanese show at Beaulieu on Sunday.

Great weather, good variety of cars, great show.

Went in with Mark T and his Eunos.

**Posted:** Sun Aug 16, 2015 6:59 am

Fitted a new set of Magnecor 8mm leads and Iridium spark plugs last night

Very pleased with the quality and fit of the new leads,
as well as the blue colour which suits the engine bay :roll:

**Posted:** Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:37 pm

They look lovely in there. Need more blue now lol

**Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:50 pm

After work today I started getting the F ready for JAE.

Wheels off, cleaned inside and outer faces, then waxed, tyres and arches dressed.
While the car was jacked up I cleaned up and polished the exhaust pipes and back box
Then tried out some different camera shots, adjusting the white balance, ISO and with flash.

Still have to work on the bodywork, interior etc............ but good to have made a start.

**Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:28 pm

Stunning!

S

**Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:05 pm

Always in admiration of this car, every centimetre buffed to a glossy shine! wow!

**Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:42 pm

Had a wonderful time at JAE, also celebrating 15 years since buying my F

Here are a few of my pics:

after the rain on Sat:

Glass beading:

Sparkles in the paint beads

Sunset pics:

Early morning dew forming a matte finish:

Back home with her awards, many thanks again for the votes, I'm still slightly stunned and very pleased :cheers:

Finally, finding a place in the garage for my entrance photo:

**Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:44 pm

Nice as always

**Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:38 pm

Utter perfection Howie!

Love seeing how mirror like you can get paint!!

**Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2015 11:53 am

Hi Howie how are you i sent message about the Mequires inside and out kit which was reduced to £14 .35 and those cotton bud like sticks can i still buy these items please mate cheerrs Nick :salute:

getting on real good with the DA buffer

**Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:39 pm

we can't get enough of this car
a true inspiration for all of us

I remember my VIN sticker came damaged too from the paint shop
by the way your suspension setup is Bilstein and H&R

how much lowering do those springs gave you? -30mm? -40mm?
thank you

**Posted:** Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:53 am

Cheers for the comments,

Not exactly sure on how much lower the car is on the springs, probably about 20 - 30 mm.
I'm pleased with the ride quality and height, and still has reasonable clearance. :thumbright:

**Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:58 pm

Time for my next update.
The arrival of cold weather and road salt a few weeks ago prompted me to tackle the sills on my F.
When I got her back from being "restored" :roll:

I found that the brand new sills were barely painted :angry4:

They had not bothered to raise the F and paint under the sills :banghead:

they were just blown across:

There was little or no real protection,
I have been planning the best way to sort it out, gave the F a good clean and dry, raised, covered her and masked the floor etc.

Then took a few evenings to build up 3 layers of paint and 3 layers of lacquer, very pleased with the results:

I removed the masking and covers and gave the rest of the paint a good deep clean with paint cleaner, compounded where needed and then finished with ultimate wax:

Still a few jobs to be done until I'm happy,
putting right the lack of care taken over my pride and joy while she was away.

**Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:01 pm

Oooh, I wish Sundance's sills looked like that! I lack a garage, though

Beautiful job

S

**Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:07 pm

Naaah, the garage didn't polish cars to shining beauty..

**Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:10 pm

Stunning .... I want a set of those headlight covers but cant find any anywhere .

**Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:49 pm

moley1967 wrote:

Stunning .... I want a set of those headlight covers but cant find any anywhere .

cheers,
the headlight protectors are getting rare now, think they stopped being made a few years ago now

They do turn up sometimes in the for sale section.

**Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:11 am

Top work that Howie!!!!! Should keep the horrible rust monkeys at bay :thumbright:

You've inspired me to do something similar the weekend if i get chance so thanks for that matey!

**Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:57 pm

I have been trying not to be too precious with my F, and really enjoying driving her again

Very pleased with the new Yoko tyres, scrubbed in now and they are great in both wet and dry conditions. (Y)

Did take time over the Easter break to clean, polish and wax.

same pic with an led spot light releasing the paint flakes :roll:

Outside for a few more

Still love the spoiler profile :love4:

**Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:13 pm

Excellent work there mate

Thought you had a scratch on her for a second there :shock:

But she's that shiny its just a reflection of power lines :lol:

**Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:06 pm

My absolute favourite BA

**Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:04 am

Wanted to share a few of my pics from JAE 2016

Despite the wet Saturday, it was another wonderful club meeting, with great friends and stunning cars, both F and non-F's.
Many thanks for my Cleanest 323F award (Y)