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Ive decided to hold off on Hp mods for a while now and concentrate on the interior to a degree. To say it was in a poor state is an understatement, the dash etc is all it top condiction but the floor mats are very worn and there is a lot of dirt and general mess in the car. Here is a few photos

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I then decided to make a few purchases that will hopefully make the interior look cleaner.

First purchase was Bride Low Max seats & Rails to suit

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Firs order of business was removing the standard seats

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Once that ones done i attached the rails to the seat and bolted the new seats in. I did not that the rail wasnt the best for a dorect fit, but after a few jiggles here and there it fitted. I only had enough time to do the drivers side before i had to go to work this morning.

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I couldnt resist so i drive it to work to test the fit and I'm impressed with how tight the fit is. Its the perfect size for me.

More to come this week...

I havent had trouble on the drivers side at this stage. I had mor trouble with the centre console and getting the rail to sit far enough to the left to match up the holes. Once i got the bolts in and started to tighten them all down it starting coming into place and ended up fine

Ended up getting the second seat in today.

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Also bought one of these to give guard rolling a stab. I already have some rust issues in the arches so i thought i might as well try and roll them before getting it fixed.

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So i attempted to roll my rear guards. Ive never tried it before and my rear guards already have some rust issues that i need to address so i though i might as well roll them and if i screw it up i needed to fix them anyway.

First of all I put the car up on stands

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Then wheels came off and I got prepped with a mallet and a heat gun

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Once i had bashed in the lip a fair bit i was able to attach the roller and use it to move the lip

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Once i was happy with the lip i then started to push out the edge to pump the guards a bit. Here is some photos of the LH Rear and the lip work on the inside

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Here is a comparison the the RH guard before i hit it with the roller, bit of a difference

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Now i was time to try it on the more difficult size with the major rust problem. Ive had this issue for sometime with this car and having rust on the edge of the wheel arch and have just pretty much ignored it through laziness. Obviously this is not something I recommend people doing when it comes to rust.

I knew things had to get ugly before they got better so off i went. As soon as i started t hammer away the guard starting to crumble as i expected. Here is so pictures of it for those playing at home

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Here is the best i could make of them at this stage

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A this stage I'm just going to hit the rust patch with some white 2-pak paint until i can get it to a panel beater over the coming weeks.

There is another Downshift meet at QR this sunday so it will be good to take it out to the track with the higher power output than last time I was there

Now i was time to try it on the more difficult size with the major rust problem. Ive had this issue for sometime with this car and having rust on the edge of the wheel arch and have just pretty much ignored it through laziness. Obviously this is not something I recommend people doing when it comes to rust.

I knew things had to get ugly before they got better so off i went. As soon as i started t hammer away the guard starting to crumble as i expected. Here is so pictures of it for those playing at home

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Here is the best i could make of them at this stage

A this stage I'm just going to hit the rust patch with some white 2-pak paint until i can get it to a panel beater over the coming weeks.

There is another Downshift meet at QR this sunday so it will be good to take it out to the track with the higher power output than last time I was there

that rust is nasty!

but can be fixed. Just need to ensure the rust is fully removed before you weld another sheet of metal over it.

With having to get this rust fixed and the odd bit of panel work here and there to bring the body up to scratch. I'm currently tossing up the idea of giving the car a full respray in the process. Whats peoples thoughts on colour choice. I was looking at a bright red if I was going for a bright colour, otherwise maybe a more subtle silver or something

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