George & Annalie's S13

[Snap3]

After a few tense hours at the MOT station when we finally got the emissions under control by adjusting the idle valve, we had a legal car the day before the wedding! Yay.

I don't know why, but Lesley had our suits at Braefield and we had to go and pick them up:


And finally some cheesy shots of the wedding day.

Signing the register:


And a couple of shots at the beach on the way to the reception, I think the bonnet badge kind of sums it up:


I think I did well.

REAL LOVE!

[marcus23]

any updates ?

[George]

Put the primer on last week and got it rubbed down with the wet and dry, but poped the lid off the paint and it was the wrong colour.

My paint supplier doesn't sell 2K basecoat anymore and the Vauxhall Horizon Blue I'd got was from a 1963 car and is a lovely light pastel blue!

The colour I painted my car as it turns out is now called Chinese Blue and was only produced for one year for the Vauxhall 90th anniversary (paint code 4JU).

Anyway, after a bit of faffing around, the paint is on it's way and will be here on Wednesday.

[Scougar]

Can we see what it looks like in primer George?

[marcus23]

yeah get some pics up !

[George]

OK, without going into too much detail...

Masked


Primed




Using a guide coat to see how far to take down the primer with the P400 wet and dry. Basically just a matt black aerosol and keep rubbing till all the black disappears




And finally P800 wet and dry to get rid of any scratches from the P400

[Scougar]

lol, do you actually have time to do any powder coating George?

With all your work elsewhere on the car, I'm surprised you've kept the -almost- standard front bumper.

[George]

lol, do you actually have time to do any powder coating George?

Just 9 hours a day...

With all your work elsewhere on the car, I'm surprised you've kept the -almost- standard front bumper.

I've just run out of time on the project, I did plan to alter it quite radically, but that can wait for another time.

[marcus23]

looking good mate !

[Evilchap]

I still maintain this is going to be one of the, if not the very best looking S13. Those arches just make it so much more masculine!

[ricey]

awsome tread mate

[Chriscooke]

Been looking forward to some pictures of this, now i've seen some i just want to see more Looks great

[TM_S13]

glad it's coming along mate
should look awsome when finished

[M.D.]

wow i so cant wait to see this finished, one of the threads that has had me interested since i saw it right at the beginning.

well done on everything you have done to this

[Fake Ben Taylor]

love the skirts

[Scougar]

love the skirts

Looks like full on metal sheet to me... this boy is good! (How do I get my car to him? )

[George]

Thanks for the replies guys,

Paint's here! Vauxhall Horizon Blue 4JU 21F, AKA Chinese Blue, AKA Centenary Blue

No wonder they sent the wrong stuff!

[ricey]

Primed



i LOVE this pic

looks like it's ready to take on the world full of steroids

what you got planned for wheels mate as i dont think the zed wheels are tuff enough for that body?

[George]

what you got planned for wheels mate as i dont think the zed wheels are tuff enough for that body?

Zed wheels will just have to do for now, but I would like some decent wheels at some point. You can't beat the zed wheels for handling though.

I'd be looking at 10.5" ET40 on the rear and 8.5" ET30 on the front I would think, unless my calculations are way off.

[ricey]

Zed wheels will just have to do for now, but I would like some decent wheels at some point. You can't beat the zed wheels for handling though.

I'd be looking at 10.5" ET40 on the rear and 8.5" ET30 on the front I would think, unless my calculations are way off.

i had these on my zed. quite cheap as well



but on 9.5 with 275's on the rear