PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby pammyb » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:25 am

Thanks guys! Yeah Wully said they took A LOT of head scratching to get them fitting right
battscrxvti wrote:...mine wil be painted again next year drivers sill going

Batts dude, is your drivers sill going again after getting it done, or did you only do the pass side?

Prob ready for painting next 2 weeks or so....really need to get the drivers lock in (thanks eddieirvine!) before the spray so gotta find time to get that done, have a few wee more mods up my sleeve before its ready for primer...why is there only 24 hours in a day?!?!?! :evil: 8)
Hahahaha as for any more parts do i need? I may be looking for another few bits n bobs...i'll text ya!! :twisted:
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby battscrxvti » Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:33 pm

didnt get sills done there wasnt rot there at time , take the plastic clips out wich hold the side skirt on and look for rot , if there isnt any there coat them in krust and stop it before it starts ,

the spot of rust is on the sill where it meets the rear quarter behind the door
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby pammyb » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:12 pm

Thanks, yeah there were spots of rust right along the sills. have since had them treated and they are sorted now 8)
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby pammyb » Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:36 pm

PHEW! So my sol is finally completed...well, on the outside anyway :)

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Completely stoked it's back on the road, my mate did a tremendous job given its condition and I'm just waiting for the first dry day to get some roof-off action!! 8) 8)

Oh, and cue me posting in Maintenance/Problems section now it's driving again!
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby Paulm » Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:48 pm

nice pics - comes in very handy for me as its good to show how they mask it up prior to spraying :)
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby jdm_jib » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:19 am

looks like a good job that, love the OEM skirts blended in to the rear quarters, not so good if you need to get the skirts off though id imagine.lol.
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby lxstuart » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:24 pm

Looks stunning, is that the standard Milano red though?
Looks a little darker than usual.
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby sol'd out » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:17 pm

That looks absolutely gorgeous. :D

You'll be bringing it to Total Jap Car at Knockhill in July I hope?
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby solman » Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:30 pm

Yes im loving this! Gives me some inspiration to get my arches done.

is your drivers sill going again after getting it done, or did you only do the pass side?


RIght, is it the aerial that causes this? I'm removing mine filling it in, I'm sure thats why the drivers side is worse, should have sealed it with some silicone.
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby pammyb » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:58 pm

lxstuart wrote:Looks stunning, is that the standard Milano red though?
Looks a little darker than usual.

A-ha! Good eye, dude! :wink:
I had been looking for something a bit different to the standard red that's used on so many cars, since I was going full colour change and all would have to be something eye-catching for me, so I chose a red from the Mitsubishi range of colours, as it would then stand out amongst other regular red cars :) and make people go "Oh, that's a bit different" without screaming attention! 8)

sol'd out wrote:That looks absolutely gorgeous. :D

You'll be bringing it to Total Jap Car at Knockhill in July I hope?

Would definitely love to as it's now back on the road, although my engine is fairly drinking the fuel...MOT's in May so I'll see how that works out for me :roll: :lol:

solman wrote:Yes im loving this! Gives me some inspiration to get my arches done.
is your drivers sill going again after getting it done, or did you only do the pass side?

RIght, is it the aerial that causes this? I'm removing mine filling it in, I'm sure thats why the drivers side is worse, should have sealed it with some silicone.

Yes I would definitely say that's one factor in the rusting, was one of the reasons I removed the ariel (apart from the duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh :roll: :lol: )
Where my ariel sat it had rusted and bubbled quite badly. Water was leaking inside, running down and collecting where the drivers seatbelt unit was, and I had to replace that as water had rusted the mechanism :roll:
Now since sealing my arches, sills and resealed the rubbers along the roof with Tiger seal, my car is almost completely bone dry now, whereas before I had terrible condensation due to water constantly being inside the car.

It's definitely worth doing Solman, and your car will benefit more as well 8)
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby SiR_chris » Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:08 pm

WOW really loving that pammy! 8) 8)
Colour is lush! Can't wait to see it in the flesh hopefully at some point :D
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby BennyEGG » Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:09 pm

Great Work There! Love The Smoothed Bits. I HATE My Ariel Sticking Out Of The Side! It's Ghey!
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby pammyb » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:43 pm

Yeah, looks much smoother now, eh! Only prob now is I need an interior ariel to replace the one I ripped out!! :lol:
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby pammyb » Mon May 02, 2011 5:02 pm

New ariel in, new headlights on, just waiting for delivery of a pair gunmetal aux lights to match! The last thing I want are some new alloys 8)
A wash and two coats of wax later...
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Job done! 8) :twisted: :D
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Re: PammyB's Rustalicious SiR

Postby sol'd out » Mon May 02, 2011 7:19 pm

That's looking stunning. Now you need to sign up for Total Jap Car at Knockhill in July. :wink:
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