Matt's GTi

[mattmera]

Not sure, my mate skyline is in the next one though. Mine will most probably be when dave gets his feature i think.

I would dave but i've only my phone. Oh go on then! I'll go and take one, just for you.

The maestro is an apprentice mechanic at the boys garage who own's one of the evo's. Lets him take the evo to shows for him all the time.

 

[rich12885]

looking good as ever and +1 on the mg

 

[mattmera]

Here you go:

 

[StevenC]

Looks good Matt!

Manifold!!! Get a manifold on there...or even paint the standard mani black and ditch that horrible heat sheild

 

[Sam]

Sand the lettering back on the rocker cover please

 

[mera red gti]

^ will lift the whole bay then. i would unbolt the exhaust manifold heat shield and paint it matt grey at least.

overall it looks smart
d boi

 

[RAJackson]

you need to get a TB powder coated now.

sticks out

 

[shaggy_master]

Well done Matt!

 

[5Zigen_Eddie]

Sand the lettering back on the rocker cover please

Yeah would look good back to 'brush aluminium' look & then re-lacquered :flowers:

 

[mattmera]

^ will lift the whole bay then. i would unbolt the exhaust manifold heat shield and paint it matt grey at least.

overall it looks smart
d boi

Cheers Dave, I have been trying to get something sorted at the front there

you need to get a TB powder coated now.

sticks out

Not just now, Is a good idea though.

Well done Matt!

Cheers Joe, wasn't too bad at all. Would have been loads easier if i took the strut and air intake off. But i managed to work round it. What's next.... I've just got the bug back again now. Damn you and Usman!!

Yeah would look good back to 'brush aluminium' look & then re-lacquered :flowers:

Would sanding it back be easy enough to do, but keeping the edges pretty neat. I.e not flaking them off. Also would it just require a light spray of lacquer?

 

[mera red gti]

to re-lacquer would be over kill, really no need. sand paper block and take your time holding it flat against the rasied lettering and it'll come off neat.

that all i did

d boi

 

[Sam]

 

[RAJackson]

or use a stanly blade maybe?

 

[mattmera]

Would it make any difference with mine being powder coated and not just painted? I'd imagine it'll be a lot harder to sand back?

 

[Almerasleeper]

Personally I'd just leave it as is - don't see what's wrong with having 'Nissan' on your rocker cover . . . . . .

 

[Sam]

mine is/was powder coated

 

[RAJackson]

Personally I'd just leave it as is - don't see what's wrong with having 'Nissan' on your rocker cover . . . . . .

its not abotu removing the "nissan" its about taking it back to bare metal to create a contrast

 

[5Zigen_Eddie]

Use a dremel & deburing bit or something that would get it back to metal and stop you from scuffing the surrounding areas compared to using a bit of sanding paper... where u might slip over the designated sanding area :no:

 

[StevenC]

Don't use a dremel. You're going to slip and when it does, it's not going to be pretty.

Block of wood with sandpaper wrapped tightly around it - game on if you want to be like all the others with black rocker covers and silver letters...i'd go a step further and paint the letters green...

 

[mattmera]

Yeah as Ross says Paul, just to make the contrast.

Good idea Steven. Was maybe thinking a gold/bronze outline on it, just thinking out loud here.