55 Blob Sti PPP.

[Consti]

Day I bought it, April 2015, very excited, had a v3 before, but got rid of it as it was a dud, and got fed up of fixing it, hopefully the blob will treat me better. Lol

[Consti]

Service day on the drive, changed, Antifreeze, Oil & filter, air cleaner, checked gearbox and diff oils, replace front brake pads as stuck and grinding.

[Consti]

This week, of to the painters to paint bonnet and wings, waiting for delivery of parts, front, rear discs & pads, HEL brake lines, mud flaps, Perrin stiffies, 18" Rota drifts, busy weekend coming I think. Lol

[Consti]

Here is the old girl I had before, a bit unreliable but great fun.

[BIG"E"]

Looks very nice

[Bolesroor]

That's very nice and the same wheels as scotty I believe? I would love a set for the wagon.

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by Bolesroor

That's very nice and the same wheels as scotty I believe? I would love a set for the wagon.

They'd look awesome on the wagon

[Consti]

Gggrrrrr, was excited to get home as the missus said my new wheels are here, so opened the box, and it's the wrong colour, anticlimax, they've sent me flat black and not hyper black as ordered.

[Rdlangy1]

- but nice looking motor, and be good to see it at some of the meets

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Bolesroor

That's very nice and the same wheels as scotty I believe? I would love a set for the wagon.

Yes they are looking at buying another set in the near future so you never know what might happen just keep your eyes open .

[Hongkongfooi]

love a bit of black and gold theme....lotus colours

[Consti]

At the painters.

[Consti]

[Rdlangy1]

Looks good

[Consti]

Cheers 👍

[Rdlangy1]

Although it might just be me - but like when I had mine painted - I actually like the matt paint look ?!?! Think a scoob would look quite cool in matt, just I aint got the cohona's to do it ! ha ha

[Consti]

Agreed, they say matt is a nightmare to live with as it's hard to keep clean, does look mean though. 👍

[Ginola]

Where abouts did you go to for the paint work Conrad? tempted to get the front blown in on mine (soooo many stone chips and dents!)

[Consti]

Ginola, The motorworks, shoreham, speak to Dean, he's done a good job for a fair price. 01273 452123

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by Conrad

Ginola, The motorworks, shoreham, speak to Dean, he's done a good job for a fair price. 01273 452123

Cheers I might well drop him a line after Germany

[Consti]

First wax on bonnet after paint.

[Steve_PPP]

There's a lot of posts online about fresh paint being left for 30+ days before its waxed - its to do with the paint curing and solvents not being sealed in.
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourc...%20paint%20job

It might be worth un-doing your good work with a clay bar to try and remove the wax. I'm not a paint expert though, sure some guys on here will know more

[Consti]

Thanks for your advice Steve, will look in to it.

[Consti]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

There's a lot of posts online about fresh paint being left for 30+ days before its waxed - its to do with the paint curing and solvents not being sealed in.
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourc...%20paint%20job

It might be worth un-doing your good work with a clay bar to try and remove the wax. I'm not a paint expert though, sure some guys on here will know more

Rookie mistake by me, should've checked, spoke to painter, he's said not to worry it'll be fine, it all depends which type of paint gets used, some set longer than others, some have chemicals that react and hardens very fast, lucky on this one.

[Consti]

At the tinters.

[Ginola]

Few about the paint/wax looks great btw

[SpecB]

Is that twilight tint chi? Had the Legacy done there and the forester before that.

[Consti]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Is that twilight tint chi? Had the Legacy done there and the forester before that.

It is in chichester yes, was amazed how much effort goes in to tinting, didn't realise.

[Steve_PPP]

What did the tinting cost, and was it just the rear or both back doors too? Need to get just my rear window done as the doors are already have smoked glass in them, need to get it matched up.

[Consti]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

What did the tinting cost, and was it just the rear or both back doors too? Need to get just my rear window done as the doors are already have smoked glass in them, need to get it matched up.

Pm you

[Consti]

Old vs. New ill get the old ones skimmed and keep them for next time, after 500+ miles still haven't shined up.

[Ginola]

Those should do the job a little better!,

I think I mentioned this in another thread but thought you might like to take a quick nose at this http://southeastscoobies.co.uk/vbull...ad.php?t=17946

[Consti]

Originally Posted by Ginola

Those should do the job a little better!,

I think I mentioned this in another thread but thought you might like to take a quick nose at this http://southeastscoobies.co.uk/vbull...ad.php?t=17946

That's brilliant mate, but I don't think I have the balls to do it just yet, I'm really **** with paintwork, would love to have them on my car too. Would you be able to assist maybe one day in return for something else?

[Ginola]

Its the sort of thing that takes most of the day to do due to having to bake the bits being painted. you need an accurate temp gauge for your oven (just to make sure its not going to melt the lights as they are pricey!) after that the painting and sanding and painting etc is just a patience game.

I'm sure I could help one day.

[Consti]

Originally Posted by Ginola

Its the sort of thing that takes most of the day to do due to having to bake the bits being painted. you need an accurate temp gauge for your oven (just to make sure its not going to melt the lights as they are pricey!) after that the painting and sanding and painting etc is just a patience game.

I'm sure I could help one day.

You're a gent, thank you, I'm not very good with patience and painting, tried to do a wing once and ended in a mess, so I stay well clear from the more skilled jobs. Lol.

[Consti]

Originally Posted by Conrad

Gggrrrrr, was excited to get home as the missus said my new wheels are here, so opened the box, and it's the wrong colour, anticlimax, they've sent me flat black and not hyper black as ordered.

So I've received the replacement wheels today as my order turned up in flat black instead of hyper black, but only 3 instead of 4, so put one on and looks brilliant, sit little bit wide but ok. After a closer inspection I've noticed one wheel looks a lighter colour , swapped them round on different light angles etc but still the same, can you spot the odd one or is it just me????

[Rdlangy1]

Middle one -

[Steve_PPP]

Middle one looks much lighter in that pic..... wouldn't be happy with that personally. Where are they from? (so I can avoid using them in future! )

[Ginola]

Where is the 4th one? Your not planing on converting the scoob to a trike?

The middle one is lighter in That photo I'm guessing 2 different mixes of paint

[Consti]

Exactly what I thought guys, the middle one, parcel force has lost the fourth, maybe it'll turn up pink. Lol. Demon Tweeks. Maybe I should get a Dellboy trotters van. Lol

[NL03Scooby]

Looks like you are not having much luck with buying these wheels, might be worth sending Demon Tweeks some pics and seeing what they have to say, baring in mind they failed you the first time!

[Rdlangy1]

Agree with rob - demon tweeks are big enough to sort out that cock-up! U don't pay ur hard earned money To get 3 wheels not 4 and especially 2nd time round and also one being different shade

[Consti]

I know guys, really annoyed, this wheel purchase has to last me a long time as I'm no millionaire, really disappointed and fed up, spoke to them over the phone and sent them pictures so we shall see what happens.

[Rdlangy1]

Don't take no crap!

[Consti]

Won't do mate, opinions guys 18"x9.5 et30 clears brembos fine, but does sit a bit wider than thought.

[Banstead Stig]

Looks a bit wide for my tastes, but the style of wheels looks great.

I'd fully expect that Demon Tweaks will see you right. The colour is blatantly off, so given they've only been trial fitted you should be fine.

[Rdlangy1]

I like the wide look - gives some width to the scoob - just my two pence worth

[alfa male]

Nice wheels but unfortunately I do not like the stretched look.

[NL03Scooby]

Like the wider stance but feel the wheels need to be higher in the arches to give it that real mean look, that starts to going in to 'tyre meets arch' territory though and doesn't necessarily make for a nice driving scoob, more a nice looking one! Depends what you are after I guess! 😀

[Consti]

Initially I didn't want the wheel to sit wider than the arch, which ment going for a narrower wheel and bigger offset which will lose the deep concave, which I like, so had to go for these in the end, they're sitting a bit wider than expected. I'll give them a chance and see how I get on. The 9,5" rims also gives me the opportunity to go with 265's one day and bolt on arches if I wanted to. 225's stretched at the moment to help clear arches. Hence my decision to go with the current setup, really wanted best of both worlds but can't. 👍