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[Mat Jackson]

Finally, with masking removed - they look way better...



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[Mat Jackson]

Thinking the silver and black work well together, decided to colour the rear badges using plastidip. Never used it before, but the advice seemed to be lots of light layers... if it went wrong, I could always peel it off..

Quick before shot



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[Mat Jackson]

Masked up, ready to go..



First coat on...






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[Mat Jackson]

Several coats later..



And finished job...



The photo doesn’t do it justice, the black and silver look really good together...


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[Mat Jackson]

Later on in 2016, a turbo spoiler cane up for sale.... How could I say no!!!!

Spoiler ready for painting...



Spoiler was primed, painted, flattened with wet and dry and then polished...

Final result:






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[Mat Jackson]

Next.... The scary bit... Drilling the clam..

Marked up with masking tape, measure 27 times, deep breath, and drill...



Checking against the centre marks...




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[Mat Jackson]

Masking tape off..



And spoiler fitted...



Sealant placed around the bolt holes to keep it eater tight.

Black and silver, looking great together...


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[Mat Jackson]

Next mod...

Again around 2016, some brand new seats came up for sale as old stock was being sold off....

So, a few days later they arrive - only issue is the colour...






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[Mat Jackson]

So - leather dye kit ordered and work begins.

A light sanding of the seat, followed by several coats of dye sprayed on and then a sealing coat..

Mid process...




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[pete-r]

Car is looking awesome Mat. We need to arrange a local meet and compare notes lol.

Edited by pete-r, 05 October 2019 - 10:01 PM.

[Mat Jackson]

And finally fitted - brand new BLACK leather seats!!!




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[Mat Jackson]

Impressed with the new seats, and realised the rest of the interior needed doing - so new door cards, door bolsters, handle trim and centre tunnel in black leather and silver stitching...






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[Mat Jackson]

So, roll on early 2017 and second hand Itb kit came up for sale....

One long drive later and we have a new jigsaw puzzle to work through!!!




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[Mat Jackson]

Unfortunately, I’ve lost a lot of the photos of the original install but after a few weeks hard work (and lots of emails to Vocky) she was up and running.

Decided to make the most of the upgrade, so added a shiny new manifold!!





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[Mat Jackson]

At the same time, I took the vse off for a good clean up:

Exhaust off:


Precat out!!!


Exhaust wire brushed and ready for painting!!





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[Mat Jackson]

Finished product - good as new!!




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[Mat Jackson]

Finally, to get the most out of the ITB upgrade I fitted stage 1 piper cams:


Added some heat protection around the new manifold:



You can see the brackets of nimbus protecting the hoses, and a whole nimbus sheet on the wall of the rear clam...


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Edited by Mat Jackson, 16 October 2019 - 11:49 AM.

[Mat Jackson]

Fitting the throttle pedal and cable was a pain!! Got stuck in the footwell a few times!!





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Edited by Mat Jackson, 16 October 2019 - 04:16 PM.

[Mat Jackson]

Early 2018...
Ever since I had the car, I noticed some clunking inverse large potholes... Out for a drive and started getting loud clunks when changing gear under hard acceleration.
Suspected engine mounts so had a look..



New mounts ready to go






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