Mad Paddy RS
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[quote author=larSTI8 link=topic=30408.msg453740#msg453740 date=1385320114]
went bit mad with the spanners!
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whats the plan
went bit mad with the spanners!
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whats the plan
What did you do to your car today?
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[quote author=gerry link=topic=30408.msg453759#msg453759 date=1385331836]
how much is it to underseal the body .?
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not sure really, doing it my self , so basically just materials, I will be using a lift and stripping a bit for nice job.
Jamie I think done his type r, maybe he could share some light
how much is it to underseal the body .?
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not sure really, doing it my self , so basically just materials, I will be using a lift and stripping a bit for nice job.
Jamie I think done his type r, maybe he could share some light
Altezza-Dan
Octane Boostaholics
got 2 new Eagle F1's in on the front today. Nothing feels better than fresh rubber 
Was thinking the same Ian 
Nah lads, something buzzing when playing music. I think its a bit of plastic trim in or around the seat belt. I own a Classic Wagon and the rear spoiler was a bit loose, sorted that, it was the only thing I could find that was loose. I kept all the door cards of with radio on and I've sound proofed anything that I thought was the cause. The car has solid suspension and GPN engine and gear box mounts. They where on the car when I bought it and they do create quite a bit of vibration if in wrong gear, probably doesn't help. Solid car though.
its the speaker id say
is she on the original stock one
mine used to buzz lie a moth on e in a plastic bag
[quote author=Prodrive link=topic=30408.msg454264#msg454264 date=1385673175]
Nah lads, something buzzing when playing music. I think its a bit of plastic trim in or around the seat belt. I own a Classic Wagon and the rear spoiler was a bit loose, sorted that, it was the only thing I could find that was loose. I kept all the door cards of with radio on and I've sound proofed anything that I thought was the cause. The car has solid suspension and GPN engine and gear box mounts. They where on the car when I bought it and they do create quite a bit of vibration if in wrong gear, probably doesn't help. Solid car though.
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is she on the original stock one
mine used to buzz lie a moth on e in a plastic bag
[quote author=Prodrive link=topic=30408.msg454264#msg454264 date=1385673175]
Nah lads, something buzzing when playing music. I think its a bit of plastic trim in or around the seat belt. I own a Classic Wagon and the rear spoiler was a bit loose, sorted that, it was the only thing I could find that was loose. I kept all the door cards of with radio on and I've sound proofed anything that I thought was the cause. The car has solid suspension and GPN engine and gear box mounts. They where on the car when I bought it and they do create quite a bit of vibration if in wrong gear, probably doesn't help. Solid car though.
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had a problem like this on one of my old cars and it turned out that was it
JAMIE-TYPERV6
Octane Boostaholics
[quote author=larSTI8 link=topic=30408.msg453888#msg453888 date=1385417551]
[quote author=gerry link=topic=30408.msg453759#msg453759 date=1385331836]
how much is it to underseal the body .?
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not sure really, doing it my self , so basically just materials, I will be using a lift and stripping a bit for nice job.
Jamie I think done his type r, maybe he could share some light
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Sorry lads... just seen this now.
@ Gerry... depends on what level of strip-down you are willing to go. I'm not sure of many companies here in Ireland that do it to the same standard as the UK... but a basic underseal would involve power washing the underside and arches. Treating any rust... and then undersealing floor and arches and then spraying cavity wax in the inner sills and chassis legs. There are companies that do this in the UK and who have a guide to what they do...
http://www.jrclassics.co.uk/procedure
But they charge in the region of 420 pound sterling to do this on an Import car like an Impreza.
I haven't actually done my own yet, But as I'm doing such a major rebuild with my car the shell has now being fully stripped an will be getting an extensive job done on it now. I stripped the whole underside bare, ground back surface rust with Roloc Scotch brite pads on a grinder, treated the area with rust killer to be 100% sure... etch primed it... and then resprayed with whole underside with Barcaot Primer. Unfortunately I recently decided to fit a full cage and the new cage box section feet that need to welded in place will damage the lovely re-primed underside which will mean I have to respray it again.
Once that's done though you need to spray several coats of high-build primer on... followed by a good underseal. I'd recommend either Hidrotex or 3M's Sprayable sealer as the more commonly used Schultz and Waxoil tends to deteriorate with age and can lift from the surface and actually trap moisture between it and the panels.
Once you've undersealed it you can then spray your top coat.
The above is the pretty extreme way of doing and in hindsight I'd rather have put the car on a rotisserie and soda blasted the underside back to bare metal. In fairness the shell was very clean as it was low-mileage and had seen very little of Irish roads so it had very little rust to begin with and this probably would have just been over kill and added too much to already tedious long build.
[quote author=gerry link=topic=30408.msg453759#msg453759 date=1385331836]
how much is it to underseal the body .?
[/quote]
not sure really, doing it my self , so basically just materials, I will be using a lift and stripping a bit for nice job.
Jamie I think done his type r, maybe he could share some light
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Sorry lads... just seen this now.
@ Gerry... depends on what level of strip-down you are willing to go. I'm not sure of many companies here in Ireland that do it to the same standard as the UK... but a basic underseal would involve power washing the underside and arches. Treating any rust... and then undersealing floor and arches and then spraying cavity wax in the inner sills and chassis legs. There are companies that do this in the UK and who have a guide to what they do...
http://www.jrclassics.co.uk/procedure
But they charge in the region of 420 pound sterling to do this on an Import car like an Impreza.
I haven't actually done my own yet, But as I'm doing such a major rebuild with my car the shell has now being fully stripped an will be getting an extensive job done on it now. I stripped the whole underside bare, ground back surface rust with Roloc Scotch brite pads on a grinder, treated the area with rust killer to be 100% sure... etch primed it... and then resprayed with whole underside with Barcaot Primer. Unfortunately I recently decided to fit a full cage and the new cage box section feet that need to welded in place will damage the lovely re-primed underside which will mean I have to respray it again.
Once that's done though you need to spray several coats of high-build primer on... followed by a good underseal. I'd recommend either Hidrotex or 3M's Sprayable sealer as the more commonly used Schultz and Waxoil tends to deteriorate with age and can lift from the surface and actually trap moisture between it and the panels.
Once you've undersealed it you can then spray your top coat.
The above is the pretty extreme way of doing and in hindsight I'd rather have put the car on a rotisserie and soda blasted the underside back to bare metal. In fairness the shell was very clean as it was low-mileage and had seen very little of Irish roads so it had very little rust to begin with and this probably would have just been over kill and added too much to already tedious long build.
