1.8 ls

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Re: 1.8 ls

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Very nice and very red. They do look good when the red is red and not faded red.
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Re: 1.8 ls

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Managed to get the cav in the workshop today away from the scum near my house!
got up there and there was a power cut :mad::( so had to struggle changing the anti roll bar drop link with only a battery light and a hacksaw :( managed to do it thoand the new one slipped on peace of **** :D
the electric finally come on :D so we could crack on with the sill , was a few small holes and 1 big one , cut it out and let a new bit of metal in , but havent filled it or painted it propperly as we needed the car tonight and time was pressing , so next weekend we are painting the whole sill , repairing the drivers door and painting both door bottoms :cool: also managed to fit my led window switches which are really good cheers vauxmaster

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ever since some tit crashed into my grandad in 2001 there has been a massive dent on my drivers door and finally today me and my dad sorted it out ,

the damage

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slide hammered it out and filled it in (sounds easier then it is :(lol )

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i busied my self by sorting out abit of surface rust behind the light , using my new nifty little tool , spot sandblaster :cool:

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All primed up

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And finnished
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Good work. Sandblaster sounds good.!
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forgot the last pics :o

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Next job will be to re paint the front bumper
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Good job. Can you get a good colour match with the red?
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yeah , its not to bad , this one is magma red :cool
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