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16-09-2011, 03:19 AM | #1 |
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Stu and Caroline's 323F V6 from the U.K
Hi guys, all of this thread has been lifted straight from Club323F so may contain references to other people etc
Here goes. . . Right guys and girls we have just bought a V6 These are all before pictures this is as we received it on saturday morning. So far including picking it up its cost us £333. I will let the pictures do the talking now. Righty today has been a busy-ish day! Firstly I started off with this. After a little while with my trusty rotary machine polisher and a bottle of Meguiars Ultimate Compound I ended up with this 50/50 shot After another 30 mins I ended up with this, After the bonnet was done ( it needs a bit more work to be perfect ) I moved onto the passenger wing, I decided to take the mudflap off though and I ended up with this, After a good clean down with some Meguairs Quick Detailer, A compound and some Megs Gold class wax I ended up with this, |
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16-09-2011, 03:20 AM | #2 |
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Then I turned my attention to the mudflap It started out with this,
And after some Megs quick detailer And Megs trim detailer and a bit of Elbow grease it ended up looking like this, And back on the car, Looking all good and shiny now, Don't worry about the arch this will all be sorted when the wheel come's off to clean that. Bought her a little present too, When putting them on I decided the wiper arm's could do with a little re-furb, so that's what I did, Before I did the arm's You can see they are rusty :roll: And after I finished, After I did all this I popped on the new Crystal clear side repeaters, When I had completed this I looked at the front of the car and decided the numberplate holder had to come off, Unfortunately I snapped the plate when I pulled it off Give's me an excuse to buy some shiny new one's Anyway here is the picture, . That is all for now until tomorrow, I may have the front bumper off to polish it Righty today has been a nice steady away one agian, Decided to tackle the wheel arch on the passesnger side, Here are some pics, I used some cheap Morrison's all purpose cleaner and a dish brush type thingy, anyway Ended up looking like this, After this using some Trim detailer They looked like this, |
16-09-2011, 03:21 AM | #3 |
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Cleaned the alloy wheel but I forgot to take picture's of it, looked ok in the end though. Did get some pics of my Nuts though . . . . .
Nut's aren't perfect Could do with re-chroming but that is one for the Future. After the wheel was back on I started on the bumper and wish I didn't bother I have had to wetsand pretty much the whole thing then G3 and then finally Ultimate compound, I haven't waxed anything yet though, Here are some after picture's, I still have the other side to do so I will get picture's of that tomorrow, Working my way around the car and to get to part of the bumper I have had to take out the headlamp, whilst I was in there I cleaned and polished what I could, And finally for today Headlamp back in and looking shiny, And an ermmmm reflection ( kinda ) shot of the drivers side front bumper before polishing, After Wetsanding with 1200 grit, And finally polished, Removed the splitter ( Just for you Paul . . ) Picture of the holes for you Paul, Whilst the splitter was off I decided to replace the centre section with the Brand new part i had from Mazda, And polished the clips in the end of said splitter, |
16-09-2011, 03:23 AM | #4 |
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Splitter back on the car all clean and polished and the rest of the bumper finished, Polished and Waxed,
Onto the badge I started yesterday, Just lacquered, Sanded, Polished and on the car, All completed and waxed, Just missing numberplate and fixing's, Nice reflection shot on the bonnet, Drivers wing Before, I have also given the mudflap the same treatment as on the passesnger side, Drivers wing after, Forgot to get a picture of the mudflap :roll: Bought and Acquired some stuff recently too, Silvervision bulbs, Some new trims, Front doors, Both trim's above the doors and Front door seals. A new bonnet release to replace the awful old one, Finally I have a nice Sony stereo, I forget the model name, That's all for today, More will come tomorrow Uploads will probably be on saturday |
16-09-2011, 03:24 AM | #5 |
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Anyway, removed the stonechip guard flute and polished it all up, Looks lovely now, but as always, on with the pictures.
Driver's Side, Wing mirror, Stonechip guard and arch, Some nice shiny after shots now, And the Stonechip guard and flute, And the wing mirror, the spoiler is really doing my head in though, Wet sanded it but can't seem to get much of a shine on it, Dont have any picture's from after I sanded or polished Finally today before I decided to call it a day I removed the rear light's to clean inside them and so the boot shuts, Polishing today, Door latches, Looks well although the drivers side needs a little bit more attention. Drivers side before. Drivers side after Passenger side before Passenger side after |
16-09-2011, 03:26 AM | #6 |
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Ok Ok to keep you pic hungry lot at bay here they are. . . . .there is lots of them though
I started off removing everything and then cleaning everything, I hope you will all take the time to have a quick spring clean in your arches to keep the rust at bay I'm very shocked at the top mounts Can't believe the car was still on the road. . . Anyway here goes Before, during and after pics all here |
16-09-2011, 03:27 AM | #7 |
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16-09-2011, 03:28 AM | #8 |
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Now onto the topmount mess..... How it should look. . . . How it actually looked. . The wheel :shock: The strut..... Very bad |
16-09-2011, 03:29 AM | #9 |
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BJ steering wheel, Variable intermittent wiper switches, chrome handles, front fog switch replaced, jap auto up window switch, bonnet lifters painted and fitted and some custom dials
Guess you want pics? Steering wheel before BJ steering wheel after being drilled with a 7mm drill bit top and bottom 3.3Ohm resistor in place for airbag Bonnet lifters before Door before After pics Steering wheel, dials and switches Chrome handles Bonnet lifters Done till tomorrow |
16-09-2011, 03:30 AM | #10 |
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More updates, she is now back on the road after all the suspension and brakes have been renewed, I also took this time to give the old girl a little spruce up as she was looking a little tired after winter :shock:
Lots of pictures here so they can do the talking This one with flash to show lack of swirls etc Up on the axle stands A few after the sun had gone away :roll: |
16-09-2011, 03:30 AM | #11 |
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Last night down the beach infront of the skatepark Today is nice and sunny in Scarborough so we did some nice pics |
16-09-2011, 03:31 AM | #12 |
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This is where we wanted to be but we can't get in there
To finish some nice reflection shots of the clouds and stuff :lol: There is some swirls and very light marks evident but I haven't yet got all the different pads and polishes I need and the paint is sooooo incredibly soft. Right then, after keeping a few secrets for JAE I can now reveal all of the mods to the car Exterior 4300K Hid's with slim ballasts Lamin-x yellow front fog lights Kato muira 18" wheels powdercoated black Clear side repeaters Egr headlamp protectors Black painted tow hooks Euro rear fog light Interior Leather gear gaitor Double din cd/dvd player Custom dials by HughieW BJ sport steering wheel Custom intermittent wipers from an MX-3 Jap spec auto up window switches Engine & preformance Powder coated rocker covers, brackets and slam panel Hand polished stainless steel nuts and bolts Bead blasted and lacquered intake manifold Stainless steel power steering and brake fluid resevoir covers Mazdaspeed oil cap Limited edition HKS 1.3 bar radiator cap SFS performance 2.5" induction hose Aluminium 2.5" 45 degree bend K&N air filter K&N oil filter Ash racing 8mm Fuel pipe 19mm breather filter Stainless steel T clamps Powerflow dual exit exhaust 8mm Kerr nelson HT leads Sickspeed HT lead seperators Custom JAE rad cap Suspension and brakes BC racing coilovers Front standard strut brace Rear ultra racing strut brace Super pro poly urethane bushes Front and rear drilled and grooved discs EBC Ultimax pads Couple of pics The wheels are now all black and they look much much better, I am yet to get some decent pictures though That's all for now Stu and Caroline |
16-09-2011, 04:18 AM | #13 |
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nice car man love all the work I wish I could get my car that shiny, I like the stance with those BC's in.
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16-09-2011, 04:21 AM | #14 |
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Thanks very much, the BC's are fantastic and I mean really fantastic
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16-09-2011, 06:53 AM | #15 |
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Holy jesus you are anal about cleaning. I've never even thought about the door lock latches, and especially never thought about cleaning under the wheel arches. It looks brand new dude, amazing work. Engine bay is pure porn too. I'm guessing you have won or will soon win a LOT of car show trophies.
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16-09-2011, 07:02 AM | #16 |
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Thanks mate, I have soooo much more work to do under the bonnet, I want every single clamp replaced with a stainless steel T clamp like THIS
I will almost be happy at this point, YES I'm very anal about cleaning and no I haven't won an award . . .yet, It only made it's debut last friday |
16-09-2011, 07:34 AM | #17 |
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Yay someone else thats ridiculously crazy about cleaning! Car looks a trillion times better with a good clean! I need to get me one of those buffers you had!
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Wow, a lot of effort there Stu - it certainly looks the goods
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17-09-2011, 02:53 AM | #19 |
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Thanks for the comments guys
Ben - I'm going to have an extra nice (but expensive) modification on the way soon thanks to Dan |
17-09-2011, 03:04 AM | #20 |
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Thanks to Moddedclassic on Club323F for taking these pics for me
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