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#1 sirkieran_1986vtec

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Posted 28 June 2013 - 09:28 PM

Well got a few days to my self this week so thought I would start on one of my own vtec buulds . :) . All ready got the roof chopped off and new roof made and hand delivered few weeks ago by arc angles . Hand Built the roll cage welded big plates to floors ect . Chopped bulk head ready  . Seem sealed under body and 6lt of stone gaurd later this is how I left it . Orded 5lts of old English white . Will paint under body and inside my self then off to gavins for the rest to be done . :) will get sum more pics up over weekend . 
 
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1lt 1/4 of old english white done 
 
 
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Well after a nice relaxing break over the bank holiday . Finished the welding off and put 4lts of high build primer on insides . 
 
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Well that s 1lts and a half of old English white . In the in side s done . Had a play with sum purple paint and sum netting . 
 
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Well had a bit of fun with sum old netting and a can of equinox purple . what do u think . ? . 
 
 
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Got the roof on . Left it over night with the lorry straps holding it down . Looks great now . Just need the rest of the body painted then seam seel around the gutter . 
 
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Started to build frame and line frontend up . All under a std round noise . 
 
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Posted 28 June 2013 - 09:48 PM

Looking good mate, loving the carbon roof, what year is your one? I have a estate which I am building as well, mine is a 71' estate



#3 KieranB

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Posted 29 June 2013 - 08:32 AM

Most definetly going to follow this one. Good luck to you, should be a good looking car by the looks of it so far

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Posted 04 July 2013 - 07:04 AM

liking this a lot, not too sure on the pattern on the cage but each to their own I guess. keep up the cracking work tho

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Posted 04 July 2013 - 07:39 AM

Loving the purple,no cage is fight with out a bit of purple the world would stop

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Posted 08 July 2013 - 08:41 PM

Very nice



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Posted 09 July 2013 - 08:10 AM

Any more progress on this Kieran?
 



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Posted 20 July 2013 - 11:01 PM

really like the purple on the cage was planning on doing something similar myself :) good luck with the rest of your build 



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Posted 05 August 2013 - 11:02 PM

Cheers for all the compliments . Sorry not been on for a while . Been bizzy welding over peoples mini and cars up . Working on build tdi north vtec mini at the mo . But that should be goin to paint soon . So might be able to get sum work done on my minis with a bit of luck . Un less sum one else wont s me to build them a vtec mini . :) just got the wheels and orded new tryes so will have them ready for next week . Ordered all new brakes and re conditioned rear subframe so thats ready to go on . So plenty ready to do sum need time to do it . Lol .

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Posted 05 October 2013 - 10:50 PM

Well time to have a week r two on my own project .

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Posted 09 October 2013 - 09:30 AM

Started making subframe and lining everything up in engine bay

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Posted 09 October 2013 - 10:21 AM

Just stumbled across this build looks awesome.

 

May I ask where you got and what the kevlar roof cost? scratching my beard over my van now!

 

Feel free to PM me if you want.

 

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Posted 09 October 2013 - 12:55 PM

Arc angles made it for me its the 3rd one they made . The first one tgey was not happy with . 2nd they keep . I have the 3rd . Think they r starting selling them on there website . Pal . Dose look great . Goin to get sum more bits done . :)

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Posted 09 October 2013 - 01:30 PM

Thought it might be Arc Angels after posting so had a look.


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Posted 12 October 2013 - 06:33 PM

Bit more work done to day . Welding frame . Goin to try and use the clutch masker cylinder down here .

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