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Wolfie
23-09-2009, 10:05
Finally got to the point where my W3 is broadcastable! Bought it from a salvage yard and thought it was worth saving, although it has needed far more than first expected.

Rear arches were replaced and engine has been doing the oky koky (in out in out) cos of a oil leak, gearbox change, paddle clutch and lightenerd flywheel. Just needs few parts and maybe wheels refurbing then i'll be happy.

Next project is the Dimma clio no 24, it will have a williams engine and running gear plus other goodies. We are nearlly ready for the House of Kolor paint as you can prob see on the photo in the background, its in its nice green primer state at the mo!!:D
northy
23-09-2009, 10:41
arh i rember this car - glad it went to a good home. Does look a mess in them pictures.

Scrubbed up well, enjoy driving it !
busterhymes
23-09-2009, 11:12
very tidy :) for a 3 :wink:
Wobba
23-09-2009, 12:48
Its really nice to see someone making the effort to save one of these little legends! So often I am dismayed to see people braking them for parts or sending them to Clio heaven :(

Yey!
_ol_
23-09-2009, 12:55
Looks awesome - Where did you get the spray done? Spend much on it?

Looking at getting mine sprayed, it'll be mint if I do so it's an attractive option, just don't want to waste bundles of cash.
MatrixGuy
23-09-2009, 13:02
Looks great now! :D
SIMONCLIODIMMA
23-09-2009, 15:44
Thanks for the comments. We have our own bodyshop www.ST-performance.co.uk so I prepped it and my biz partner sprayed it so we have been sorting it in between jobs. To be honest we would never undertake a paint strippered car again as its so hard to arrest the stripper if its soaked into the metal of the bodywork, but as Wobba said its one more saved and im going to track day it/ weekend car as its just too loud for my daily drive :shock:
Danno
23-09-2009, 18:48
good job done there.... them willy stickers look a bit shitty though :(
Wolfie
23-09-2009, 21:48
Yes the shitty stickers with that are approved by williamsclio.co.uk, was waiting for someone to mention them before i did!

I only ordered them on this site's approval

Why have they been approved but the colour so way out? :(
talkingfish
24-09-2009, 10:18
looks nice - good to see one saved...

did you spray it 449 sports blue or 432 monaco blue?? looks 449 in the pictures..... might explain the difference in the colour of the stickers...
Wolfie
24-09-2009, 13:43
No its 432, and even if it were 449 it would be different as the sticker colour is nothing like either, infact it is a spit of this forum background colour which in like neither willy 1,2 or 3's!

We work in a body shop so colour is what we do and also the williams had the original stickers on and these stickers do not compare. The originals had a pearl infil just like the 432.

Who is the forums go between with Decals UK? Could do with putting them right on the colour difference, well for threes anyway, can't talk about 1's and 2's. :?
Wobba
24-09-2009, 13:59
Yes the shitty stickers with that are approved by williamsclio.co.uk, was waiting for someone to mention them before i did!

I only ordered them on this site's approval

Why have they been approved but the colour so way out? :(

My Willy 1 stickers are spot on. I guess the infill is the issue, there is no infill on the Ltd Edition Willy :)
Wolfie
24-09-2009, 16:32
Thought there were less 3's made than 1's Wobba :wink:
white16valver
02-10-2009, 20:43
Someone clearly pissed someone off for them to do that to it lol
Wobba
04-10-2009, 17:15
Thought there were less 3's made than 1's Wobba :wink:

But 1's are faster :D
Wolfie
04-10-2009, 20:19
Thought there were less 3's made than 1's Wobba :wink:

But 1's are faster :D

At going rusty, as they're older :lol:
katbloke
04-10-2009, 20:33
but 3s are a funny colour and have a hole in the roof :D
Wolfie
04-10-2009, 22:03
but 3s are a funny colour and have a hole in the roof :D

Ha! Too true!! :wink:
Matty86
10-10-2009, 21:55
Someone clearly pissed someone off for them to do that to it lol

was danlp6s ;)
Wolfie
11-10-2009, 08:02
Does anyone have any info regd my cars history? N994S0K, including its demise :?