[car_overhaul] Project Eddie

[GTIJIM 10]

right update time

the ax finally got stripped and went Sunday here he was 10 mins before it got picked up

got the windows out successfully

sad times but onto project Eddie now

got the drive cleaned up ready to move the pug

the amount of rubbish/ parts under the ax lol

Eddie looking smug

and in its new spot

 

this is a big update for eddie as i got him some new shoes, granted not 1.9 wheels but a set of rare TSW Hockenheims

how he's looking now, offset on the front isn't too off just the fat tyres on the fronts making it look really bad , will bet them replaced soon

Edited June 11, 2012 by GTIJIM

[GTIJIM 10]

low down mean and moody shot

don't know why but i like this one

and then changed the rear lights form these

to the ph2 ones, still got to wire them up properly but i have the loom off my old ph2 so will get that done soon

 

and last but not least a video of him running

[Liquid_106 97 1 Cars]

*like*

[GTIJIM 10]

thanks

[Josh_Quant 27]

think the wheels really suit it mate

 

Just the ride height now to finish it off

[GTIJIM 10]

thanks

yep cant wait to sort the height out, will make a huge difference

[Liquid_106 97 1 Cars]

I know the purists will spit, but I prefer the ph 2 lights too

[Josh_Quant 27]

just notice you also need gti rear quarter badges

[GTIJIM 10]

I know the purists will spit, but I prefer the ph 2 lights too

i much prefer the ph2 lights makes the back look cleaner

 

just notice you also need gti rear quarter badges

 

got them on order 1.9 GTI ones, just got to get a boot badge now as i have lost mine

[GTIJIM 10]

another small update since it was a nice day today i decided to give Eddie a well needed clean here it is after a wash

you can see the reason it needs a re-spray lol the door shuts etc are red and the car is a shade of orange

can be seen here as well

then it became apparent that the paint had no protection on it as the water just collected on the paint so gave it a quick polish up with some Autoglym super resin the result

then polished my exhaust because i got bored

[GTIJIM 10]

 

hopefully get my GTI mud flaps on tomorrow

[BERTMAN 40 1 Cars]

very convincing looking car! Nice one. I really like those wheels, they remind me of my old Rover 200 on MGZR hairpins. How much do they weigh?

Edited June 13, 2012 by BERTMAN

[GTIJIM 10]

thanks everyone thats looked at it has thought its real, until they see the engine there just heaver than the 1.6 GTI wheels not by too much

Edited June 13, 2012 by GTIJIM

[GTIJIM 10]

right then

the decision has been made that Eddie will be staying red, though the body will still be re painted due to the amount of dents + faded paint lol, it will be much easier this way as i wont need to strip the whole thing and paint every inch which i would have to do if changed the colour because im a fussy git

 

going to start on the underside soon, it will be getting a strip down floor painted red then beam etc painted up not doing what i did with the ax though and taking it all off in one go as it turned into too much for me to handle

[GTIJIM 10]

update time again

got the missing piece of the puzzle through the post today (well aside from a GTI engine) the red hammerite is for the underside

after a quick clean

and fitted

looks a lot better

 

oh and decided to T-cut the spare 205 badge

[Liquid_106 97 1 Cars]

This just looks better and better

[GTIJIM 10]

Thanks the body is nearly how i want it now though every time i look at it i see another imperfection cant wait to get it painted in some fresh cherry red

 

this may be a risky move but i have decided i will be painting the car myself a lot cheaper this way and i can say I did it

[GTIJIM 10]

before anyone thinks im a mad crazy fool for wanting to paint it myself, i have painted a car before and it turned out quite good really after a good polish up used a compressor and a spray gun (albeit an underpowered compressor so took quite a while to paint the whole car) it was a Hyundai accent, more specifically my brothers Hyundai accent so if i messed it up i would not hear the end of it lol

here it was before

during

 

and after a good flat and polish

 

hopefully red should be quite easy to spray

[BlueBolt 156]

You painted that outside???

Seriously..... I'm actually highly impressed!!!

[GTIJIM 10]

yep painted on the driveway went quite well really just laid down a tarpaulin to stop dust flicking up onto the fresh paint only issue was a few bugs landing on it all came out in the flatting/ polishing stage though

[Olie_205 0]

love it! what a project (: feels so rewarding converting standard spec cars into the real thing, did it with my old renault 5 prima into the

gt turbo.

Keep the pictures up!

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Just read through, very impressive. Looking forward to seeing it painted.

[GTIJIM 10]

love it! what a project (: feels so rewarding converting standard spec cars into the real thing, did it with my old renault 5 prima into the

gt turbo.

Keep the pictures up!

thanks this is the furthest i have converted a car other than my old AX which was a GT replica, not a very good one though lol, my brother owns a GT Turbo amazing cars really was another car i was going to buy and make a replica but i decided on the Pug

Just read through, very impressive. Looking forward to seeing it painted.

thanks i cant wait will make such a difference to the exterior

[RummyonFire 2]

Just having a read through your thread

 

Looking good!!

 

Dont fancy spraying mine when then time comes? lol

 

Seriously though im impessed!

[GTIJIM 10]

Just having a read through your thread

 

Looking good!!

 

Dont fancy spraying mine when then time comes? lol

 

Seriously though im impessed!

 

thanks well if the pug goes well ive already got my other brother wanting his car painted lol best thing about it is it will only cost around £60 for the paint +thinners and tac cloths etc so a nice cheap respray