giving the car a face lift

[rusty_nail]

Morning all,

so ive decided to repaint the patrol, including the hard interior surfaces. im doing this in mid feb and pics are to come of the whole job, but i got a start on it over the weekend, by stripping out the interior and giving it a mean clean, thought id start the thread now and up some pics of the strip down process.

cheers

nic

[growler2058]

Gotta decent job ahead of ya there mate, look forward to seeing the process

[GUtsy ute]

This will be a good thread to follow, looking forward to it.
You've made a good start to it, are you painting the troll yourself?

[Bigrig]

Top stuff mate - be following with interest ... huge effort but sure it will be worth it.

Now, who's up for a quick cooling dip in that pool in the last photo - looks inviting doesn't it??!!! lmao

[rusty_nail]

haha yeah the pool looked really inviting, ontop of all the dirt, you would end up with a nice slimy feel of the carpet cleaning solution that was in there too.

not painting the car myself, got a mate coming down to stay for a bit to do it, hes a profesh spray painter but has never painted a car b4 so were both looking forward to the challenge. oh, he paints artworks on surf boards for a living, just incase anyone was wondering how you can be a professional sprayer lol. it wouldnt be the first challenge hes done fer me his current list that ive got him to do include a sidecar for a BMW K75, a mowped and a snowboard

[rusty_nail]

is anyone aware of the RTA (NSW) requirements for when you change the colour of a car? i have some idea that the car needs to be updated as to the colour on their system, but google is drawing a blank as to finding what i need to do to get the car roadworthy again. perhaps i should go into the RTA and ask? but then again, i thought id have more chance of getting a straight answer on here?

cheers in advance

[rusty_nail]

the dash is out, tomorrow, the big struggle to get the wheel off =D, also the fenders, bullar and spare wheel mount.

im really looking forward to getting some paint onto it, im thinking its gonna look amazing.

[rusty_nail]

the stripping down keeps going =D

oh yeah and new steering wheel installed too, just to look =)

[Bigrig]

the stripping down keeps going =D

oh yeah and new steering wheel installed too, just to look =)

Top effort mate!!

How big is that SAAS wheel??

[rusty_nail]

yeah, surprisingly solid, not as big as im used too but hey i cant complain, i got the kit (wheel and boss kit) for $129 from supercheap auto. the only thing i dont like it the horn is really easy to get out. it wont just 'fall out' but its just a simple matter of pulling on it and out it comes. might have to do a few dobs if glue that will give out under more pressure, but hold it in there more solid. what did you do or did you not have the problem?