(First posted on MLR forum in March 2013) A mate and I made a short film over xmas to kill the boredom. It took ages to film and edit but we’re really happy with the result for our first attempt. A few snaps of us filming it
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Evo VI – A Proper Clean and Paint Correction
(First posted on MLR forum in February 2013) Overall the bodywork is very tidy but as with most cars it had swirls from washing and had picked up one or two scratches but nothing too bad really it’s just that I notice these things. So I thought I’d tidy it up. I use a random […]
Evo VI – The Evo Gets Ribbons and Discs
(First posted on MLR forum in January 2013) some friends were getting married and hadn’t got a car planned as they were having a small do (the way they should be in my opinion 😀 ) so i offered to be chauffeur which my mate was well happy with so the evo got a quick […]
Evo VI – Shiny gearknob and Oils Service
(First posted on MLR forum in February 2013) been playing with other cars, mainly my girlfriends Mini, but got some stuff done to the evo too….. hated the look and mostly feel of the original gear knob so got a new one. wish i’d done it ages ago! Decembers 6 month 3k service. this is […]
Evo VI – Got the Polish Out Again
(First posted on MLR forum in October 2012) got the polish and wax out on some other bits waxed so it will hopefully stay shiny after some filing to remove the worst of the tarnished finish waxed everything so everything will hopefully stay nice and shiny
Evo VI – Intercooler Freshen Up
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2012) the intercooler was looking a bit grubby and tatty so i thought i’d pull the bumper off and see what i could do about it…. unfortunately 5 bolts were well and truly stuck in so the heads just sheared off when i tried to undo them. not […]
garage floor paint
I’m not entirely sure what my long term plan for the floor is. Â I might yet cover the whole floor with industrial PVC tiles but, if I do, it’s still a fair way down my to do list. The problem is that, despite the garage not being quite finished it is still in use though […]
Evo VI – Carbon Wrap
(First posted on MLR forum in June 2012) So I thought I’d have go at using some of this carbon wrap stuff. Never done it before so figured I’d just give it a go and see how I got on….. The results of trying to figure out, with paper, the best way to wrap such […]
Evo VI – Wheel Refurb Finishing Touches
(First posted on MLR forum in May 2012) After leaving the lacquer to harden properly I thought I’d cut and polish them so they’re properly shiny. I fetched out my wet and dry and polish and got started. Only done 2 wheels so far which took me nearly 2 hours. Yes I know I’m a sad […]
Evo VI – Cheap 50 Quid Wheel Refurb
(First posted on MLR forum in May 2012) The wheels had some curbing and flaking paint so thought I’d refurb them. I’m not keen on spending £300+ to get someone else to do them. So after spending some time finding the best prices for paint I found that halfords was the way to go so […]