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Did some detailing of the "bunky".........................and then I bought some high temp paint for my exhaust piping. The front bar and half the bonnet has not yet been done in this picture...........it is surprising what a little bit of time, effort and average levels of detailing skill can achieve. I know this is a terrible picture and you probably cannot really tell any difference unless you look very carefully but a little bit of effort is all it took and man this thing is shining now !! Then moved on to my car again........... Tried to get the exhaust off....but when I realized that it was beyond me I decided to give it a shot and paint it on the car itself.......made sure I had newspaper ontop of it as I didnt want other bits to get sprayed too and sprayed the living hell out of it with degreaser first and just went in with the high temp black....could not be bothered with sanding down / prep and all that jazz...it cannot even be seen !! This is as high as I can get the car at the moment (without axle stands)...so had to make do. Came up pretty well I thought judging by the general lack of attention to detail and half arsed effort...going to let it idle for a while and then turn off tmrw.....and then take it for a short run to and from work so hopefully the paint will cure and wont peel....intercooler piping is still perfect so hopefully it lives up to its reputation and wont too. That is the weld mark from when "kermit" modified my exhaust so that it had less angle and didnt burn a hole through my rear bar. OH and that looks SOOO much better than the rest of the exhaust at the moment !!

Because red goes faster................................................. Merry to my sister and myself

Bought myself a daily................woooohooooo !! Cheers to things to come

^^^ thanks Jake ^^^^^ hahahaaa......Keaton...you know what they say.........once you go black...you never go back !! and the coolant container....before the transformation..............

See what I mean..................... ....and update....I drove ALL THE WAY TO WORK with my phone stuck under the hood !!!! Silly me left it there this morning when I was rushing to refit the wiper washer water containter thingo before work.......it still "work"s as normal !!!

No no...i meant they are exactly like my current wheels !!! Hahaa

SEEN THESE WHEELS BEFORE ????!!!!..............look what I found them on while randomly on google searching for wallpapers !!!!!! In other news...the container is almost dry and looks yumm.....doing the coolant one now....

My attention has now been diverted to the engine bay...............and since I don't want to spend any big bucks at the moment.....I have been doing this................... Boring old plastic washer bottle............... After the plastic primer and first coat of paint.............. Made sure to leave a strip so that I can actually see how much water is in there...going to look like this !! haha Will post completed pics when it dries and I put it back on............

So this morning while I was going through some performance imports mags I came across this................................. And I wanted to do something similar too.............so I went to the shops and could not find a black sweatband so went to red dot and bought three pairs of black socks (will use the other two pairs for work)...and began to do some "art and craft"............ Result............ And on the car................

for some reason this picture didnt upload earlier..... and thanks mate ^^^ ...this thread is getting loooong !! Bit boring though now because there has'nt been any real big stuff to report....lots of plans though in the near future...so my fingers and toes are crossed !!

The useless git who did my last service can go to hell......to say the bolt was a pain to get off is an understatement.....sprayed the crap out of it with WD40 and used a 1/2 " drive breaker bar to get it off !!! But so far so good.....oil changed...new shiny black filter in....and presto....my first oil and filter change all by myself..and no mess (not much) haha (pats himself on the back)

Even though I am posting this now (timing) it is NOT a dig at Thomas or anyone for that matter....but here goes...the whole aim of this thread as far as I see it is to "post up your 33" and if there really have to be comments they should be in the nature of questions maybe with regards to offset / source from where parts were obtained etc (if at all - because I think they should be PMs actually).... Just post up pics....keep your opinions to yourself if they are deragatory because everyones car is their pride and joy irrespective of how crap YOU think it is...if you think its nice however then you could praise them..because lets face it...praise always goes down well...but yeah more pics..less chatter... And the one thing I have learnt from owning and working on my car....you will always love what you do and feel proud...so the worst thing to do is to burst somebody's bubble by telling them you think its rubbish....it can be taken pretty seriously by the more "sensitive" type !! We would not have this forum if people all drove standard cars and made the same modifications. Chapter closed now hopefully... Moving on...........an old picture that I had as a desktop

Made myself a little "workstation".......................with some leftovers lying around. Cannot wait for this year to be over so that I can start spending some big ones on the car again...all these small scale projects just don't quite make the cut

Good ol brasso hey...... These are the only pics I have sadly.....I have to use my phone when I work....or I will "dirty the house" (and I keep forgetting to get the camera beforehand) !! The homemade ramps were put to good use again.... Its pretty dim in the garage.......looks so much better in natural light..... Next up I plan to attempt an oil and filter change.....and plan to paint the exhaust connecting pipes....provided I can successfully figure out how to get the whole exhaust system off first.

friend of mine.............he is on here......http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/user/66831-bren444/

Borrowed a mates camera and took these yesterday and uploaded them to the build thread...thought id put them up here too.......... After a nice clean.....................

Fooled around with my mates camera and microsoft office picture manager today........................ and and and Next project..... Spruce up the exhaust cannon....stay tuned

Photoshoot postponed................ Another picture of the front arch.....inner guards came up a treat...very happy. Did the left rear arch this morning.............So now only the front left remains...which I will finish off tmrw

man.... In other news........... Had my tooth out today....hurts like a bitch....so cant really do anything today. Have however borrowed a "high tech" camera from a mate...so plan to give her a good spruce up tmrw morning and get some half decent pictures happening.....

Hey Joe (see what I did there)....................hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa Anyways..... In this particular case (for the arches etc) I used high temp brake and caliper paint.....because I had / have heaps of it lying around that I bought on special a while ago...its mainly trims and underside bodywork...so I wasnt too fussed about undercoats / sanding blah blah blah....just a good chemical clean up and boom...spray..although I did use plastic primer for the guards... It is probably not the "correct way" and I bet there are many "gurus" who would shudder at the thought and jump down my throat...but who cares...it looks awesome....and even if it doesnt work...its not exactly very visible anyway....Its for me to know that it looks nice oh and I just went with "gloss black". Did the intercooler piping with the same stuff and mighty impressed with the finish and how it lasts etc...did it a few weeks ago and it hasnt peeled etc...even after some heavy spraying during cleaning etc....time will tell (worst case I will do it again) I will keep updating pics so hopefully you can tell how its lasting etc.....I am not a paint know it all by any means..but I like this trial and error approach and as long as I stay away from the bodywork and critical working components I think I am fine. Also I DO follow these basic guidelines...plastic and vinyl primer before any paint on trims etc...which really gives the paint something to cling on to...have tried both ways on kick panels so I can comment. Metals and engine / brake components.....high temp paint for sure....good clean / degreaser...light sand...metal primer and simple spray on. Also just for the record.....ALL the paint related stuff I have done thus far has worked beyond expectations....bootlid....bonnet...interior trim bits...dash....badge...seat rails....calipers...drum....front lip...arches..etc So yeeeaahhhh..................... Anywho.....waiting for my days off to do the left side.......and then hopefully the week after I can move onto some engine bay detailing.

also.....totally unrelated......but sharing anyway...........found this while I was ing...................... http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jdmlegion.com%2FAssets%2Fskyline_book.pdf&ei=mSuKUMf6LvDymAWu3oCADw&usg=AFQjCNEiZF1R1RVTR9R3FlI0EYAFmjkroA

SELL !! (the horror).....hahaa Yeah no that makes sense (very valuable 2 cents indeed).......but then again...I dont plan to sell (ever) and if push comes to shove and I am reeeally forced to etc then they can look at this forum or the zillion other pics I have and judge the condition of the car themselves Personally I think it looks really nice all cleaned up and I must say degreaser works a treat. The paint is just bonus and its the anti rust stuff so hopefully that helps too. Did the back arch all of this morning............

Its think its time for new brake pads (can feel the car not biting anymore under braking) so thats what I did this morning..... While taking off the front wheel I realized the wheel arch area looks something like this.........this was before I did the calipers and drum so yes it is an old photograph but it will suffice as I didnt take one of the condition of the arch before tidying it up......... So decided to give it a spruce up........... Touched up the drum and calipers again too....noone ever said no to an extra coat !! ...and touched up a little spot on the intercooler piping that had a stone chip mark. Most of the gack just came off after a good clean but I sprayed the trims and arch just for good measure.

Make sure you post pics Daniel.....and yeah I would suggest go with the +22 too....nothing like a little extra poke (worst case scenario) rather than regretting and having to deal with "sunken".

Better picture..............