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Old 07-09-07, 03:45 AM
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Default Soarer respray.

Thought you guys might be interested in what I am doing with my Soarer.

I do a lot of reading on the forum, but don't post much, so this is probably worthwhile.

So far I have upgraded my bakes to Celsior 4 pots and wheels to clear, a fully rebuilt trans with a shift kit to liven up the gear changes. then came a set of Rush large bore headers and twin 2 1/4 inch pipes, no balance pipe, sounds awesome.

Now it's in the paint shop to get side skirts and rear lip fitted, needed a few little dents sorted and we got carried away. After 16 years of use it really had too much paint on it from previous touch ups and repairs, so out came the paint stripper and everything came off the car, glass out, doors off, guards etc. It will be a bare metal respray and the colour I've decided on is a Lexus colour called Black Garnet Pearl, hope it looks as good as I think it will.


Here are a few pics that I have taken so far.
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Old 07-09-07, 03:50 AM
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having trouble doing multiple pictures
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Old 07-09-07, 03:51 AM
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all the glass out
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looking pretty naked
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All the loose panels are are in etch primer and slowly getting therel
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Another two weeks should be ready to start refitting everything.
Then it is down to my friends workshop where we can fit fit the supercharger kit
supplied by Richwood Technologies here in Oz. I have decided to fit a 2.3 litre
Whipple charger set up for a low boost of 6-8 lbs to start with and will probably upgrade later on to 10lb plus when I sort out what sort of engine management I want to go with and what else needs to be sorted.

Looking forward to getting this finished and back on the road.
Old 07-09-07, 05:19 AM
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Yea it's funny how one thing leads to another and you end up repainting the entire car


but keep us updated on everything should look good
Old 07-09-07, 05:28 AM
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nice... makes me want to go and get all the bodywork done to mine.....
Old 07-09-07, 06:05 AM
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look like some work you got there ...thats the way it should be done
Old 07-09-07, 06:11 AM
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It's going to look awesome when it's done
Old 07-09-07, 08:46 PM
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Nice progress. Looking forward to seeing the car finished
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git'er done!

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Niiicceee!! New paint job and a super charger?? I cant wait!
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anything planned with the seats?


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