Monday 30 December 2013

More bumper-work

Yesterday I was up in the unit (unexpected) so I decided to use the time up there and do a bit of stuff.

I've had a look at the bumpers again and was able to ask for more help and advise, for the next steps :D
I already have an idea how to use the filler and all but I will also make a few "look"- changes to the bumpers so I also have to work with fibre-glass and that is new to me (again).

I cut off  a few parts of 2 bumpers, that was actually only a 5 minute job.
Suprisingly I didn't cut my own fingers off, yaaaay!
Really must get used to all those machines!! haha

Anyway, after Tuesday there shall be more work going on, just thought I keep you updated. :)

Saturday 28 December 2013

Sanded down!

I have to say....I'm kinda proud of myself! :D
I managed to sand down the bumpers (only a little bit left, have to do it by hand), without hurting myself or braking the sanding machine :)

That is probably nothing special but I'm happy and have the bumpers now ready for repair!

There will be way more to come, especially after this (crappy) year is over!

I cant wait to see my car back on the road :D



Monday 23 December 2013

Bodykit

I dont know why, but for some weird reason I always need to pressure myself first, before I actually get stuff done.... is it only me or is that a common thing?

Anyway...

It's almost Christmas and the end of the year again.

I haven't done much since my last update, maybe a bit of cleaning or tiding but nothing big really.

I will start working on the exterior now and one thing that bothers me for ages, is my bodykit.
Well the bodykit of my S14 of course :)

I have 2 rear bumpers, skirts and one front bumper.
And I still dont know what look I'm going for.
Will I go for the Vertex kit, like the one my car came with, or will I try something else?

I normally always do "something else", because I hate "mainstream" stuff, even though Vertex looks good on my car ha.

I got a standard front bumper and rear bumper and I think I will try to pull it off that way.

There is also the fact, that I dont have vertex front bumper at the moment.

So I decided to simply try it and start with the standard kit.

The thing is, that I have to get them sprayed, so that is my next goal.

I'm going to find out the paintcode of Nessy and spray the bodykit.
I wont spray it on my own, but I might found someone who can do it :)

Yesterday I also learned, how to sand the bumpers down. With a machine!
How awesome is that?

I started already with sanding down the bumper by hand, but of course that is a bit of a pain.
Therefore I was very happy that I was able to borrow the sanding machine and also got shown how to use it!
(Thanks again Chris!)

I got a few "before" pictures to show what kind of work I'm going to do.

I'm very excited about it, for some reason this is loads of fun :D

Later on I'll drive down to the unit again to finish the bumpers because we got only one done yesterday night.

Yaaaaaay!

So before this year ends, the bodykit will be all sanded down and ready for repair, primer and paint :D








Thursday 5 December 2013

R.I.P Paul Walker :(

As probably everybody knows by now, Paul Walker died in a car crash a few days ago.

Many other car-enthusiasts can relate to him and the Fast & Furious movies or got influenced by it.

When I saw the news, it made me incredible sad as the movies (and the actors) influenced me a lot. They were one of the reasons why I finally started drifting...especially after the fifth movie.

Paul Walker was not only a genuine person, he also did help so many people with his organization "We reach the world".

I came across a new and very well-done tribute video which I would like to share:

Klick here


RIP Brian!!