R31 x 3 = R93?

[Obscevator]

Apart from masturbation, everything costs money

Sorry budd cleanex isn't free

[flushhhteen]

Yes, the 180 will be making an appearance at winto, but its not going to be looking anything flash at all. Had to raise the car up coz i can't turn the steering wheel.

Whos needs steering anyway

Ill make sure i drop by and introduce myself

[180roman]

Ok progress on the R31 has finally started....

Ok not much progress realy but took the front bar off the S3 parts car to start painting everything white for the conversion

No front bar


the front bar, under-headlight filler panel and grill


R3180?


and a random snap of the piggy, this is the lowest i can run her for drifting
note the amount of rubber on the guards, mirrors and windscreen


I started sanding the under-headlight panel, so i could try painting it and see how well it comes up

after wet sanding for an hr or so i think i got most of the stone chips out of the paint, but the weather has turned and started pouring rain, and i cbf painting in such hot humid weather

hopefully more progress would be made tomorrow

[Oxer]

Sorry budd cleanex isn't free

Blow in your hand, lick your fingers clean.....

Isnt that how everyone does it?






/notsrs.

[P78]

a raggedy old sock that stands by itself

more progress is needed roman

if this is gonna look like the 180

[180roman]

maybe more progress tomorrow if it is not shit humid, hot, rainy weather tomorrow

[180roman]

OK, so my door trims in the R31 are a pretty ugly blue color to match the pretty ugly blue color of the dash

they look something like this

except the vinyl on the top part of my doors is peeling away due to sun damage and wear over 20+ years

so i decided i will re-trim my doors later instead of putting in the good condition door trims from the other car, since i'm not a fan of the color anyway

now any suggestions of what type of fabric i should use for the top part?

it has to be durable and hard wearing and pretty easy to clean..

[Oxer]

Leather.

[180roman]

Yeah Daniel, I'm not Baller enough to afford a leather re-trim

Anyways onwards with the progress...

Today i did some sanding on the front bar, its a huge PITA coz there is quiet a large layer of bog laid over the plastic


And I also did some painting on the under-headlight filler panel


Pretty sure i stuffed it up a bit, but i might touch it up a little later

The paint color also doesn't exactly match the car color

Then i went to have a look at the parts car and see what i can work on or what parts i could use for my car and noticed this

I don't even have a cat and there is cat paw prints all over the bonnet...

Took out the door trims from one of the doors, so i could figure out a plan of attack for the re-trim


The pressed-cardboard backing of the door trims seems quiet old and tide and flexes a lot.


The plan is to replace that part with a sheet of 1.6mm aluminum or 3mm plywood

Thats all the progress thus far, i need to start fabric shopping to start on the re-trim

[P78]

u gonna do the retrim urself?

[180roman]

u gonna do the retrim urself?

yep. I saw a DIY on how to do R31 door cards and it looks pretty simple.

[P78]

buy a sheet of leather then?

[goon bag]

good shit man! I did a retrim on my old silo myself, came out pretty good, nice and easy to work with all the 31 gear!
(doorcards that is)

[180roman]

good shit man! I did a retrim on my old silo myself, came out pretty good, nice and easy to work with all the 31 gear!
(doorcards that is)

man, props to you that looks sweet as quality

i want to try and re-trim the dash some time, but it looks rather complicated with lots of sharp corners and bends

[180roman]

Today's update

went out and bought some fresh MDF for the door cards, as well as spray on glue, staples and etc


and here is a new passenger side door card(not finished, still needs holes for the door handle, electric windows wiring hole, door light hole and a speaker hole


Thats it for now, gota go to work