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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 7:06:46am |
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Right then as i mentioned a full year ago, I'm now starting my ultimate cappo project. Everything is in place, i'm just awaiting the shell to be delivered so it can be rushed off to the body shop to be renewed and have a couple more things added. Think Georges and Victors cappo but with the full take off kit and you wont be far from the end result. I'm going for smooth, awesomeness in menacing black (same black as the special ed cappos) with the angular features of the Take Off Crosstyle car.
While i'm not gonna give too much away, mainly as the shell aint been started yet i thought i'd post a couple of teaser photo's to get the job started.
Front donor subframe, just needing a clean and a couple of items swapped.
And a lil something i've acquired to go in the car 
(can you guess what it is yet)
More pics will be coming thick and fast as i've got the shell booked in for a lightning turn arround (as soon as i get the shell that is  )
This project should be fun and give me an end result which isn't the full racing car i've really wanted but a happy medium between original cappo comforts and the Take Off beast that convinced me to buy my first cappo some 7 years ago.
Stayed tuned. |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 8:37:31am |
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Wow. This might get really interesting 
No idea about the Mitsubishi thing, it looks like a laptop but I don't think it is one.
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| lord |
| Posted on: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 9:05:44am |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 10:10:11am |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 2:33:29pm |
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The steering is pretty heavy already making parking a bit of a pig, i'm assuming with even bigger wheels and stickier rubber it'll be worse and with the expensive wheels and wider body i want parking to be as easy as possible, which would explain the wing mirrors i'm thinking of using
I'm trying to make this car as special as possible but without all the fancy interior, as i'm not too fussed about that, i like it as basic as long as the seats are tear free. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, April 19th, 2012, 9:03:45pm |
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Another job done. New fuel tank with pump and fuel level sender fitted with new pipework
Everythings slowly falling into place |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 7:14:25pm |
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Well had a blinding day playing with dumpers and diggers at work and when i get back to the office, some new toys have arrived and might i say RESULT.
I ordered some allen head bolt packs a while back, only to get the wrong ones due to error and discontinued blah blah blah, but as a sorry i received another 500 assorted black nuts, bolts and washers free of charge
I also ordered my air compressor, paid £100 for a 25ltr 9.5 CFM unit only to receive
Miles better and about twice the price
and then the icing on the cake
Dimensions are a lil larger than the stock rad, pipe ins and outs are about the same an close to same position and in shiney shiney alu and about half the weight |
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| ycming |
| Posted on: Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 7:42:22pm |
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| u got link to buy that radiator ??? what model of car? |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 8:05:42pm |
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| Its for a civic. Give me a week to compare with stock rad, the pipes and fitting and i'll post the linky if its gonna work, but it was considerably cheaper than a recore. |
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| ycming |
| Posted on: Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 9:01:05pm |
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Yup i love that radiator would love one in my cappo if it works would out too much choping!
And it should last much longer than a standard one!
Thanks
Ming |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 5:41:44pm |
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Another goody box arrived today, good price, match the existing perfectly and although not the best of the range i know you cant go wrong with JBL's
Now with the carpets i'll be able to hear the stereo above 30mph. |
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| ycming |
| Posted on: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 8:34:00pm |
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| Those speaker direct replacement yeah ? |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012, 6:20:43am |
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| They look like it, the fixing holes line up perfectly, the depth is almost exactly the same and the magnet on the rear is only slightly larger. The only possible issues are there's no rubber on the rear of the speaker so mounting would be metal to metal i think this wont be a problem though and if it is i can always make up some 4mm gaskets using sound deadening mat to prevent any vibrations but this could then make the other possible concern a bit tighter. These come with a tweeter mounted in the centre thats slightly cranked to get direction, i didn't check how much this sticks out and if it could come into contact with the cappo speaker fascia. I dont think it will but i will know more in a week or so when it comes to fitting it. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 7:03:29am |
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Did a test fit of the speakers and although i didn't get to power them they fit like a glove. As mentioned before though the lil tweeter does sit a bit further out and does push the plastic cover trim out by about 3mm. I fitted them withot the JBL guards.
On another note i received another package today, i've waited over two months for these, but now the engine can go off to be rebuilt
Hopefully the extra coatings will make it that little bit more reliable. |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 8:59:46am |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 12:46:13pm |
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| Nice ! What brand are these pistons ? JE ? |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 5:53:17pm |
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| They're Arias a UK / US brand. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:43:59pm |
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Ok, now things are building a little steam. After deciding to take the rest of the week off working on the car and predicting the weather was gonna be crap i decided to buy one of those 3 x 6 mini marquee's, turned up within 24hrs of ordering so i could get something done 
Here's a quick teaser, i'm holding back on showing whole car as i've given far too much away allready.
I then thought i'd get some fibreglass moulds done so i could start a fixing my take off arches
One waxed and pva'd
One waxed, pva'd and fibre glassed
After taking sneaza's advise about placing the arch on stands, the edges look good i think.
While all this was going on though an old friend turned up to show off one of his cars, turns out this is being traded in next week for the new model (as if it really needed to be improved.
STUNNING
Hope to get lots done this week, if possible get atleast one arch fitted and rear frame blasted, painted and fitted, then i can see how this bad boy is gonna look with its new wheels |
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| smart51 |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:48:35pm |
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| Is that PVA Poly Vinyl Adhesive that you've used or Poly Vinyl Alcohol? The latter is the normal stuff for moulds and it is usually purple. If it works, though, why not? |
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| Cappo |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:05:08pm |
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| Um, that teaser shot - has someone been very busy over the last two weeks?! |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:22:28pm |
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Its adhesive, after waxing and prior to gel coat, paint a layer of that down and it acts as an extra barrier i presume and just peels away. I may have got it wrong, but it certainly hasn't done anything wrong to the first mould i did.
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Yes someone has been VERY busy, the shells back and although not exactly as i thought it would be, its now ready for me to start fixing bits to it, i have already been able to black out the fuel tank area and surrounds, i now have to fit arch's and prep for main base coat. (its already had one and a light blowing over of top to prevent it from rusting up). |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:35:38pm |
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| Man. I'm soooo jeleous. This is looking good. And we haven't seen anything. Another cappo getting some serious love!!! |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 7:50:16pm |
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| I just hope the end product is worth it. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 6:06:54pm |
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Another bit ready to be fitted
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 6:14:18pm |
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Forgot to take a pic of this yesterday, but here's another arch mold done.
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, May 18th, 2012, 1:04:31pm |
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More works done
My creative fog light is wired, used a changeover relay with a bit of fancy wiring and liberal use of the old heat shrink sleaves.
Floor pans zinc'd, primed, blacked and undersealed.
and rear brake calipers, blasted and painted along with one front carrier.
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Saturday, May 19th, 2012, 11:18:32am |
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Got the rear frame on the car early this morning and was able to do a test fit.
I think its stock rear springs at the mo, although there's defo rsr on the front, i need to drop it another 30mm to start looking good, but it will suffice for the time being. Clearance wise, its a little tight on the return lip of the fender. The tyre is a 225/45 and the clearance on the shock seat is 25mm i think i could've gone slightly lower than 20 offset on these wheels and fitted a larger tyre but i personally think 225 is overkill anyway |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Sunday, May 20th, 2012, 6:45:26pm |
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| In this last pic I can see a front member on the floor lol. How many bits you got lol this is gonna be special |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, May 21st, 2012, 6:32:11am |
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| I needed a couple of things off it and seeing as replacing the whole section is a right pain i thought i'd choose the easier option |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, 5:05:22pm |
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Had a bitty week at work so manged to get some jobs done.
Front end all primed up, just needing a quick scratch and then i can top coat the engine bay and all the unseen bits
Want to have the front subframe and engine in next week so i can spend the long weekend fettling the bodykit. |
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| MaltaCappo |
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, 6:44:25pm |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 7:17:59am |
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| Cheers, hope to get the topcoat on this arvo, then it'll start to look like it can be finished in the timescale i've got. |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 5:34:17pm |
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| Fair Play Kei. You dont mess about. This will be cool when it's done. I'd still love to know what the finished product will look like! |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 7:45:24pm |
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So would i and judging by my first attempt at top coating, not very good 
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| lord |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 8:31:07pm |
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| cant see too tough.... what you done wrong? |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 9:47:16pm |
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surface contamination, from sweaty fingers,
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, May 25th, 2012, 5:42:00pm |
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Some spoilers now.
Any ideas?
And the money shots, because your worth it
She's getting there. |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Friday, May 25th, 2012, 7:44:12pm |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, May 25th, 2012, 8:27:17pm |
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| Not gull wing thats what the AZ has init? dunno what the correct name for these is. |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, May 25th, 2012, 9:05:57pm |
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