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Sunday 7 August 2011

Racing Red

The AE is still at Motorsport developments, with the last few bars being welded in, or possibly awaiting pick up, the interior of the car will be in need of a tidy up, with a few brackets to be pulled off etc and the floor spot welded to repair a big dent in the floor. Unfortunately rust isnt something you want to let set it especially when its on the welds of  a roll cage you just spent your life savings on. This Brings me to the subject of paint.

The car was Painted a nice shade of red from factory, although it has been primered and painted black in other places at this stage that is the colour i would like the car to be when finished. With the instalation of the roll cage and the uplifting of all the sound deadening the interior has to be painted. at this stage im thinking all red with black accesories being seats, dash, and everything else that is put back into the car really.
I feel like if i was to paint the interior black, it would all blend in and look boring and aswell as looking boring, i would cook. being a race car without aircon or wind down windows for that matter.

In my opinion, if i was to paint the interior any other colour, say, white for example, it would look tacky and unfinished however ideal white may be, tacky is one thing i do not want my dream race car to be.

Also, my plan at this stage for the outside, is factory red, with black bumpers. I have opted not to paint it in the oh so common panda paint scheme with the black two tone bottom for two reasons, one being its not actually an 86, and two its a hell of a lot cheaper to do it one colour. I don't particularly want to spend even more money than i already have to, to get some stripes put on my door. Plus, it is more blank canvas for potential sponsors.

The end product should look like this... (bar the horid wing)



photo off speedhunters.com

On the topic of red paint, i recently had the pleasure of meeting my friends father Mr Oldridge, and also the pleasure of viewing his freshly painted, (also red) project Walkinshaw. After fitting some tyres to new wheels then fitting the wheels to the rear of his S14 silvia we took off, Up to Grenada to pick up fellow motorsport enthusiest, Reuben Bemrose to go visit Aarons old man as we had found out his car was fresh from the painters. So fresh infact that we were there to witness its first roll out into the sun.


Thats Aaron with his 17x9s and Titahi bay spec tribal tattoo

And here is the Holden, Paint still to be cut and polished. Might i remind you that it is due for the walkinshaw kit to be put on, Those of you who are unsure of what that is, do look it up. They are a very large kit in surface area and basicly take another 4l of paint just to do the kit. Unfortunately the kit was in the garage not on the car at this stage, but it looked just as good as the car if not better. This will be a real looker when its pieced together and rolling the streets. On a side note, The car is RB30...













More photos to come when the interior is back in, tints are done and the kit is fitted. and as always more photos of the AE85.

Jim,













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