Si's Ph2 225 Lux.. slowly getting there!

Si1 · February 18, 2016, 11:53am

So another small update. Not really had the chance to use the car recently with being stuck slaving at work

Since buying the car, after being parked up for a few days the inside had a disgusting odour to it. After a bit of sniffing around we discovered the carpet was the source. It also had a nice big whole in the drivers footwell.

Luckily an R26 came up for breaking really close by so went and raided this for some bits and bobs. I came away with an entore interior carpet, new passenger arch liner (mine was smashed to pieces) some front mudflaps and a nice set of cooksport springs so not a bad little raid haha.

Last weekend we set about fitting the carpet, turned out to be a simple little job:

All stripped out - we noticed some mould on the foam underneath so sprayed it with some mould killing spray and then some oust

and the new carpet in :).. this carpet was a much nicer colour than the one fitted before which was a bonus

Mudflaps and arch liner are all in and fitted and the cars finally starting to look really tidy at last.

Its currently at a friends garage having the springs fitted so will update with some pictures when it returns

andybond · February 18, 2016, 12:01pm

Little things ( or big carpets in this case ! ) really tend to help the look of a car.

Top stuff @Si.

Si1 · February 18, 2016, 12:26pm

Cheers mate. Im just glad to get rid of the horrible smell! Also rather looking forward to getting it back on the cooksports then getting it on a hunter system and aligned correctly. Its never quite been right on the front since buying it so finger crossed it will finally drive on point haha

andybond · February 18, 2016, 12:42pm

Mine felt miles better when I changed drop links , inner and outer arms , and put in a rack bush. It wasnt that expensive to do all that. Might be worth considering ?

Si1 · February 18, 2016, 1:23pm

Its had new droplinks, TRE and rack bushes about 6 months ago, but waited to get it aligned until i did the springs so im hoping after a good setup all will be well?

andybond · February 18, 2016, 2:42pm

Sounds good! My car felt like new when I had that lot done.

Si1 · February 19, 2016, 9:44am

Cars now back with some powerflex bushes and the cooksports on… and WOW! it feels like a totally different car! Well happy how it feels now

Will get some pictures over the weekend but it also look loads better imo

andybond · February 19, 2016, 10:51am

Did you go for the purple or black ones ?

Si1 · February 19, 2016, 10:54am

Just the purple mate.. thought black may of been to much

DaveL485 · February 19, 2016, 11:55am

Thats a lot of sound deadening under the carpet…wow!

Si1 · February 19, 2016, 12:10pm

Surprised me too!

Brigsy · February 19, 2016, 11:14pm

Freshen up of suspension components makes a massive difference on the megs (y)

Si1 · February 22, 2016, 8:00am

So clocked up a few miles over the weekend with the cooksports on.. and wow! It really is a totally different car.

Couple of pics finally.. been to busty driving to clean it! Also my mates new toy.. but couldn’t keep with the meg is the twisties

Si1 · June 29, 2016, 12:25pm

So not really updated this for awhile. Had it all serviced etc.. a few weeks back and running like a dream
My wheels had be very badly refurbed by the previous owner/garage it came from and the lacquer was peeling on all the wheels. To top it off we discovered they were painted with the center caps in place (Annoying!)

I also caught one fairly badly on a curb!

So this past week i have started to refurb them myself:

Got them off the car and the car onto stands in a very very tight space!

This was the damaged alloy before i started on it:

I flattened the wheel back to bare metal and then flattened off the damage using a file and sand paper

Then added and sanded back the smallest amount of filler i could get away with:

Then after some time spent with some filler primer and alot of sanding the damage is almost invisible:

I have started to prepare the other 3 alloys,none of these were damaged but the paint on them was peeling and flaking. So after alot of snading i have got them to a nice smooth stage ready to primer:

Next weekend i will crack on with the primer and then get the paint matched and get them finished

Had a bit of a run in with a Rabbit since the last update now. It wiped out the lower grill and a fog light, caused some piant damage to the upper part of the bumber. Looks like a reps ray will be on the cards! Luckily manages to replace the fog and grille

Also a couple of pics from a mates wedding a few weeks back

andybond · June 29, 2016, 12:34pm

Enjoyed reading that. Dead impressed with your DIY alloy refurb !

Si1 · June 29, 2016, 12:42pm

Cheers Andy. Will have to see how they come out next week

gtmatt · June 29, 2016, 2:15pm

nice looking meg

Si1 · June 29, 2016, 2:31pm

Cheers mate. Still needs some tidying but its getting more towards what im happy with!

Si1 · July 11, 2016, 8:27am

So finally got the wheels all finished and some more pictures along the way:

All nice and smooth wit the filler primer:

Then onto the normal primer:

Gave this a good flat back to make sure all was smooth and ready for paint

This was after 3 coats of paint and 3 lacquer:

I wanted a nice metallic colour that wasn’t far off the colour they were before. Took a gamble on Ford Graphite grey metallic and was pretty happy with the outcome
And after a couple of days to harden off:

Reassembled the centre caps and popped them back on the car, then left the car in the garage a few days to allow them to harden a little more:

While it was sat in the garage i thought i would tackle my door bullets, been thinking of doing these for awhile.
Came up with the idea of doing them the same colour as the wheel with red writing:

Sanded the rust dots off and got them primed:

All painted in Ford graphite grey. I painted the writing by hand for now but will more than likely redo this part later on:

Also someone tried breaking into the car and damaged part of the door and the seal. Stripped the old seal off and was greated by this:

Set to work with a tiny hammer straightening it all out and putting the new seal on, its still slightly raised but works as it should:

Then after all of this gave it a proper clean and is all back on the road now! :

andybond · July 11, 2016, 8:34am

I admire your painting ability. Far, far better than mine !