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Project EX, 2.0i 5TH Gen

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Re: Project EX, 2.0i 5TH Gen

Post by honda-hardy » Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:15 pm

so yesterday my alarm goes off at 7, im up and out the door to fix the new lude.
here is what greeted me

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so first to pop it up on stands,

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then bumper off,

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After adding some more power steering fluid you could clearly see the leak.

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although there was a 2.2 lude in the yard, it was 3 high, and it had a different setup.

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so i used an oil cooler pipework from a ford focus st. bent it to shape (ignore the kink)

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fits a treat, bargain too, just a tenner.

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hoses like pigs tails.

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with the engine now oil leak free, it was time to give it a clean, starting with the engine bay. fresh coat of paint on the manifold shield and a general tidy up reveals quite a tidy little engine bay.

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now for the rest of the car.

headlights first, nsf foggy, osf done

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next on to the black weather strips and window edges

before

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after

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all i did was mask the glass and the paint, then used a scouring pad and water. then a coat of blacking gel. easy task for better looks.

next to tackle the rest of the car.
full wash
clay
g5
polish
2 coats of wax

brings this beauty.

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2.0 and type s parked together

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not bad for a car that cost £350, plus £10 for pipework and a fiver on fluid.

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:14 pm

Boom......good work.


Total bargain and perfectly economical to repair.
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Post by wurlycorner » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:08 pm

And her mint 4g in the last pic too 8-)

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Post by rainbow_nugget » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:32 pm

:10:

Do you sell your motivation by the bottle....7am starts suck!!

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Re: Project EX, 2.0i 5TH Gen

Post by honda-hardy » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:15 am

Especially as I generally work 2 till midnight and dont get up till 10.

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Re: Project EX, 2.0i 5TH Gen

Post by honda-hardy » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:16 am

wurlycorner wrote:And her mint 4g in the last pic too 8-)
no my mint 4th gen, need to recoup cash back.

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Post by simonc » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:22 am

Gorgeous car matey. Well done.
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Post by JEBB4 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:18 am

Well done, looks so clean! I wish I had the motivation to clean mine to this standard :lol:
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Post by Mattbigwood » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:23 am

Really nice.

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Post by NafemanNathan » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:38 am

Proper job Sam :D

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