ATESIX project

[Rice86]

nice work!

ive got a 100% rust free hatch on my car...sitting in the sun and rain in a farm for over 3 years and still no rust...then i added a duck wing...im sure NOW rust will be comming haha

good shit, as expected from a apprentice spray painter *cough cough @ evil86*

[fantapants]

Best!

















Dog!












Ever!

[ATESIX]

Rice86 - haha did i miss something boys? trust me, a lot of effort and hard work really pays off when you put so much into your car. especially when it's done from ground up. i read your build thread, i'm assuming you know what i mean by ground up hey?

fantapants - i'm guessing you're referring to my boxer in the photo? yeah i had to let her go a few years back so i don't have her anymore

[fantapants]

ive had 2 boxers... best dog ever sorry for the loss man.

car looks goods mate

[ATESIX]

I scored myself an ok condition vertex style bodykit off a guy on carsales, who had sold his 86 but had it left over. I think he is also a member on either one of the forums quoccy i think, not quite sure?

So the condition of the kit wasn't in the best state but that was easily fixed when i took it to trade school.



It's been that long that i think i used 80 or 120 grit to sand down the front, because the black paint was that layered on.





After sanding it down i started high filling, guide coating, left it to dry over night then sanded it back down with 320 grit. Then i gave it 2 coats of high fill again.



Done with the front bar and looking good as new.



Sideskirts finished.



The rear bar was definitely a big challenge because when i went to pick the bodykit up, he gave me 3 pieces he had cut out for the muffler tip to come out. I had to mold the pieces back into the right spots and made sure it was perfect.



.. just like solving a jigsaw puzzle a pain in the arse but i got it done



Once the pieces were back in the right places, i started putting fiberglass sheets to hold the pieces together. Then after i used fiberglass filler to get it smooth and back to the original form. Lastly, plain filler was added to get it properly shaped.



WOLAHH i finished it!!!

[hachirusto]

hey mate cars looking good , just wondering where abouts did you take the car to get the rust fixed , im looking at getting some of the bad rust fixed up on my car.

[ATESIX]

thanks mate where abouts in melb are you from? i recommend you to go to your local panel shops or any rust repairers around you. getting the rust fixed was a pain, hope yours isn't as bad as mine.

[hachirusto]

im in the north, yea will have a look around , mines pretty bad as its hole on the A pillar which is getting pretty big.

[Mr Awsome]

is that the new automotive tafe center in melbourne? that shits squeaky clean.

and

shame on you for putting freshly painted parts on the ground....are you part panel beater by any chance?

[ATESIX]

I took my front guards to trade school during my 2nd year to flare it out and i got the shape i wanted.





I added the filler onto the shape of the flares.



All dry and solid hard ready to sand down.





All done and high filled and happy with the results