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Hippyross 5 stud Vtis First post updated with better pics


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Right where was I now that every thing is uploaded to a decent image host.

These photos my not be in the right order ive been doing this over the last year.

 

After i got the five stud done i drove it round to my mates body shop to get the roof painted as it was rusting see pics :)

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So we pulled the window out 

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and found this

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and this, thats it cleaned up but it was badly rusted

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so then this had to happed to get those rusty bits sorted, you can see the rust at the bottom corner of the window.

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Patched up

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zink primer then black primer might have used some isopon cant remember its that long ago.

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while the front end was in bits I wire wheeled the rust and treated it and stone chipped the life out on it.

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Sold a few things i wasnt using like my 1/5 hpi baja  cry.gif1 I never had time to use it and when I did the kids where with me and didnt like it.

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But they made way for these

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And on to cleaning the rear arches and fitting coilovers

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That ill do for tonight lol more to come. 

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Is this still not done yet? Finger. Out. :P

 

This should be one of the nicest MB6s around once it's done.

 

Looking at that rust doesn't inspire much confidence in what sort of rust might be lurking under mine, especially with it having lived its life in the wilds of Scotland lol

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