Finally some pics of my valver

[16v_paddy]

It's been 7 months since I had a little oversteer induced off road excursion :oops: and done this damage to my baby :cry: as well as the all the suspension damage
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/NSQtrdamage.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Silldamage.jpg

I met a couple of ppl from here when I bought some bits and they saw the damage. I wasn't too worried about the cosmetic damage as the plan ever since I bought it was to get full respray. So the buying started, with some rust free doors on ebay, rsi skirts & wilwood 4 pots 8) from a guy on CS, rear bumper off cliodan87, tailgate off cant remember who, and a set of wheels for me to refurb.

Would like to say thanks to the above for sorting me out and was good to meet you all as well and hopefully I'll meet a few more now I've got the car sorted.

I went to the bodyshop at the end of march and booked it in for the respray at the end of may. In the meantime I swapped these http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Yellowbrakes.jpg for these badboys 8)
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Wilwoods.jpg

Then when she went in I made a start on the wheels, here's what they looked like when I got them back from being shot blasted http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Wheelspreppd.jpg
Then filled & sanded all the kerb marks & missing chunks with chemical metal and 4 coats of primer (no short cuttin)
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Wheelsprimed.jpg
Then the 1st couple of coats of gloss black paint
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Wheelpartpaint.jpg
Then a few more coats, rubbed back with some 1500 grit wet and 3 coats of lacquer
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Wheelsdone.jpg
Here they are on the car wrapped in brand new yokohama paradas 8)
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1967.jpg

Here's a gratuitous pic of my housemates new car lol http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1984.jpg
The work in progress
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/1bonnetapillar.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/boot.jpg

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/door.jpg Last look with old battered sill
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/olssillarch.jpg
New arch & sill welded in
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/sillwelded.jpg
New arch & sill ready for painting
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/OSArch.jpg
N/S arch replaced
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/NSarch.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/Nearside.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/roof.jpghttp://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/1bonnetapillar.jpg
Nearly ready now
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/2bonnetapillar.jpg

The end result of all my hard work & saving up like a basrard http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1986.jpg

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1963.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1965.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1966.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1968.jpg
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq165/16v_paddy/IMG_1964.jpg

Enjoy, I know I do lol!

[lewis_willy2]

lovel job m8 looks like the saving and hard work has paid off.

i gotta get some 4 pots asap

[LEIGH-ANNE]

Looking nice there - 8)

[bendee]

looks mint that does id of got rid of the badges and wiper but i see its more a mint standard example so nice one.