GR86 Neptune Blue (Dunfermline)

Stage Three: Application of Weldseal.
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Jezz.. no wonder it takes a week. That is some serious "stuff" going on there. I think we will all be crawling under your car at JapFest to admire!
 
Stage Four: Application of Clearcoat Primer and Wax.
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Stage Five: Application of Hard Wax (and Curing).
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Thanks for posting the pics/progress @Sonic it's made my mind up, I'll be getting in touch with them to get booked in. (y)
 
Car collected today.
As I was driving away there was a tapping sound that increased with the revs which sounded like a playing card in a bicycle's spokes (old 'uns will know all about this). I thought it might have been a flapping panel so I did a 180 and drove back down the road to P&P for them to take a look. After a test drive to demonstrate the noise, the guys got it straight back on the ramps and removed all of the undertrays etc.
Turned out that there was an odd strip of masking tape stuck to the drive shaft which must have been hitting the heat shields as the shaft rotated at speed. Strangely, this noise was transmitted through the chassis and made it sound like it was at the front end!
Lesson learned by all concerned and a 'good spot' by the lads in the workshop.
Glad to have the car back on my driveway. Now all it needs is a wash!
 
It’s nearly Spring so in goes the personalised 'Creed' scented Air Freshener. 💐

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Collected my OEM wheels from Skidz (Falkirk) after having them refurbished in ‘Piano Black’, which is a bit deeper and more shiny than standard ‘gloss black’. Now I just have to find a place to store them until Winter …

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Looks awesome!
What's the offset you're running?
I was mindful of the increased wheel width and didn’t want the tyres sticking out past the wheel arch - I estimated that I had 20mm to play with, so the Offset is a conservative 42 (which is 6mm out from the OEM 48). That extra 6mm and the 12.7mm increase in wheel width has the rim protector sitting flush with the upper edges of the rear wheel arches (when measured with a plank of wood). They look wide at the rear though as the back panels taper inwards.
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Thanks a lot!
I have been looking at those wheels as well, they look really good!
I'd love the titan 7 t-s5 or Apex vs-5rs, but finding it hard to justify the money.
 
Really like the Bolas but dare I say i actually prefer the OEM Alloys especially with the new paint (y)
 
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