Nathan's Daily Drive BB4

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:52 pm

Predominantly because... (see project thread)

And also because I didn't really want this lude to be anything other than an immaculate OEM example and now the front lip is split I'm going to get it that way until I decide otherwise

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:08 pm

so you selling the lip

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:33 am

Undecided. You'll be the first to know if I do

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:21 am

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:18 am

I picked up a full set of OEM shocks, complete with top mounts from Ste the other day (Thanks again bud

)

They were in pretty good condition considering their age, with reasonably little rust on them... The springs especially!...

But they still needed a bit of a tart up

So...

I had given them a damn good scrubbing to remove any loose rust and then given them a good clean...

And then used Hammerite's straight to rust satin black paint to give them a new revitalised look. After the first few coats with the first setup it became evident the next day once the paint had dried that I'd missed a few areas. Sadly that day it was also raining pretty bad, and being I wanted them ready for the weekend to fit I had to improvise, so... I setup in my downstairs toilet

...

Don't worry, come my planning acceptance that room will be going

So anyway, much better

...

And with a set of these...

(Pi 40mm Lowering Springs), makes this lot...

Which then makes these...

Which then attach like this...

And this!...

So firstly, a really bad before pic...

Followed by an even worse after pic

...

Doesn't look like much difference at all in the pics, but there's definitely an improvement and that picture was taken straight after I'd finished fitting them on Friday evening after work and I've still not driven her yet, so I'm hoping they should settle a bit more as well.

But more importantly I'm actually going to make sure I wash her tomorrow as I don't know whether you noticed, but I've not had chance to wash her since I removed the rear spats!

Then I'll take her for a spin and take some better pics if I've got time

I'm also hoping to receive a dremel with all the paraphernalia sometime soon (Thanks to JohnnyB), so I'll finally be able to tackle the small areas of rust that have developed

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:21 am

very nicely done mate! you always make everything look so clean

Supercharged 無限MUGEN BB1 Profile · Post by **nucleustylzlude** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:52 am

Real tidy job, amazing what you can do to refresh old parts.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:56 am

great work but why didnt you paint the front lower forks

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:02 pm

mercutio wrote:great work but why didnt you paint the front lower forks

Because I only wanted the car unroadworthy for the 2 hours whilst I swapped them over as aposed to over 24 hours

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:04 pm

Very nice job!

Admire your patience... I get fed up part way through normally and then the stuff just sits around for aaaaaaaaaaages...

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Dampener Overhaul and Lowered 40mm on Pi Springs

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