Sam's Proper MX-3 - LT Turbo project *Parting out*
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Cheers Fella was a nice day once we got through the traffic. I think next time we will go up the night before and stay local to beat the queue's, saying that it probably wont be till I have done something different to the car!
Not done alot in terms of work just swapped all the dials over again so I finally have a working rev counter and accurate fuel & coolant guage, which showed up not to be working as She boiled over in the traffic 'o japfest. My fan never kicked in either so I got to wire up a manual switch to the dash just to be on the safe side.
have been outing shooting some more pics though, getting used to the camera more and using post production in photoshop aswell as the rusty recommended free trial HDR photomatix.
Also tried to capture a 360 degree panoramic interior shot through the sunroof, needs more work though something like a motorised mount would do it
I'm off out tonight to try some 'light painting' with the car and a 75 LED work lamp, will edit the pictures in later if it works…
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Just looking back through this thread. That bumper really is a thing of beauty, Sam.
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Looking good mate, dang, if we weren't so far away we could get together for a stance off :respect:
What tyre size you running? I'm on 195/50/15 I want to go down to 40's to get lower but the ride is nice (50's just rub like hell on the arches).
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Should of come out the factory like that eh Jayom :imout:
Rusty a twin shoot would be really cool shame though, we could try it in a virtual world?!
Im running 195/45/15 on an 8J which I think dropped the car down around 9mm as opposed to the 50's I was running before> means you get a "little' bit more stretch so it didn't rub on the back no more. The ride is actually better as I went upto a premium brand.
195/40/15 is an odd size Bro blackcircles dont even list 'em!
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that last photo i fantastic would love to now thats done
great work
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very nice pics! and your front bumper, i like it but i would had smoothen out the foglight gaps if you know wat i mean
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Jay its called light painting a technique using a very long camera exposure in pitch black dark as you can get and me dressing up all in black (like a Ninja) and walking round the car with an LED light painting the car with light.
Im going out to try it again sometime out in the country in absolute pitch black
(on ambient light like street lights) as it should look at little more like this one I did earlier in the kitchen!
Fidoo_nl thanks! but I would like to see you try that with the bumper :P
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lol not a 30sec job then lol
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lol no it takes a bit of setting up plus lots of coffee.
The other two I did the same night.
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got to learn how to do that do you need a special camera
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You need one that has some kind of manual mode or one where you can adjust the shutter speed to be open for about 15-30 secs.
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mmmmmm ill have to have a play a see what our camera dose
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woah. im doing that. my camera is an HS10, so I think it has manual 30 second exposure, those pics are superb.
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Thanks man, cool have fun experimenting :D
In an aim to clean up the engine bay I done that frowned upon thing!
also mocking up a cover for the wiper motor.
Pink rocker cover to be changed to chrome powder coat along with red leads
at some point. Also want to make another washer bottle but for under the scuttle panel this time
:bigok:From cardboard mock up to the real thing in aluminium….
..not to sure about how good it will look, needs welding, shaping & paint.
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So this afternoon the Wife and Her sowing machine helped make a new gear gaitor, using a GTA San Andreas limited edition bandana that I found in my box of stuff at my Mums…
Im thinking it needs the bottom of a shot gun cartridge on top of the gear knob :o
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haha brilliant! need a hand grenade gear knob :lol:
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Haha yeah would totally look the part, that might force the gearstick through the floor again :rofl:
I've not see anyone do a pistol grip handbrake lever yet?!~
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Have started work on a hack job single wiper conversion, this is a spare motor arm I got today and by extending it 10mm I'm hoping to get more sweep on the middle wiper. Not quite sure its going to work yet, will get this welded up and have a play at some point.
Made one of these before for my 205 but a slightly different method, failed the MOT once with it before as it used to park up the middle, wont do that again,lol
EDIT> Got our welder on this this morning, if only He spoke English He wouldnt of welded it on the wrong way round so I had to cut it again and turn it round and get him to do it again,lol It frikin works though! fitted it up in the gale we are having down here this afternoon shitting myself the bonnet was going to blow down on my fingers! No guts no glory as they say :cheers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNEtYi1RFWU&feature=youtu.be
and this it where it parks.
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Retro racing go faster stripes in effect.. Not as easy as you think to lay these down!
wasted 10m of it already so will have to get some to do the other side/try a few other designs.
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That wiper looks sweet :)
You are going to have to do a how to for that :)
Stripes look good, I'd have done them slightly darker thou.
