Its been a while but update on project 'CJN'

Re: update on project 'CJN' :BEAMS UK st162

Hi guys,yes the front lip was painted with a more 'gloss 'finish than a matt one,i though i was wasting time using the spray on Back to Black plastic treatment after a clean so hell i painted it gloss.

The repair to the panel under the screen was done fully and treated with rustkiller and Hammerite paint over the top so unlikely it will rust for many years,as was the entire windscreen recess before the glass was professionally re-fitted and bonded.i also didnt re use the plastic trim that runs down the sides and top of the windscreen,we used a wider rubber seal that fits nice and flush to the bodywork.The rest of the body under that was fine,i suspect that there is a breach further down the firewall on one side as Stig pointed out that may still let in a bit of water :banghead

The rubber seal you can see here


Surround sealed and painted




Finished panel

 

Just an update on things,took a few pics of progress :

This one was taken by someone on a website for Jap cars over here in the UK,at a meet that was full of Scoobys,Skylines and all kinds of Jap metal,me and my mate Ady (the white 162 behind in the pic) were there with the CCUK cars and whoever was on pic duty for the other site must have taken a shine to my car and put it on their website along with the monster modded ones.Sweet!



Recent additions,Spax 40mm springs all round,CV joint drivers side,and suspension drop links front and rear.Sitting a bit lower now, a bit stiffer and looking nice too.Also added some 'original' style decals to the rear end UK style,dont know if ill keep them on yet,see if i get used to them as my car has been un-badged since i got it...




Springs


one of the front links.Dont worry that s not oil in the pic,its WD40 releasing spray everywhere!Shit some of the nuts were like welded on,had to grind one off on one of them. :banghead

So far so good,still got the leak to sort though,once weather improves it may well be dashboard out time.OH GOODY

 

Cheers guys well had an opportunity for a bit of good weather so took some shots,hope you like them!









Also found someone who has a very old London Bus from the early 1960's in their garden(i mean,who hasn't :hehe )so in true retro style i took some shots








"Arty" shot:




Really happy with how she's coming along,so proud to be driving her instead of the sad bland new metal on the roads now.Gen4s are just so damn good to look at. :thumbsup:

Also need to re paint the rear bumper strip in black as it doesnt match the black trim on the side of the car.You might notice that my car doesnt have those black 'strips' above the sills,i removed them as theyre rust traps.You can see i finally replaced my old exhaust,i had a full custom stainless steel one made up for my car ,with a single rear box and a slash cut tip.Looks and sounds great,have the option to add a silencer later on if i decide its too loud(it is a little bit ops ) as i decided to have a straight pipe through to the rear box.Interior is next on the list,Mr Sidewayz is kindly coming down to help strip the complete dash out to HOPEFULLY resolve the small leak i still get in really wet weather,ive done the windscreen and scuttle panel so hoping we can see where the problem is.Other than that shes a totally different car to the one i bought the other year,and i love it to bits! :auto

 

Thanks guys,LOL afraid i cant do the deal with the wheels though! They're Nakajima 16" wheels,i bought them from a friend on the GT4OC.Theyre really lightweight too,fitted with new 205/45 profile rubber.Really like them,suit a red 162 really well :cool Not sure if they make them any more,very similar to the Enkei style though

 

Thats really kind of you to say mate,yeah am really pleased with some of the shots ive got to say.The Spax springs give it a stance that i like,not too low but about right i think.Pictures dont always tell the whole story,she isnt a proper minter like CelicaSteves at all for example,but she does have a great look about her .So cheers,genuinely means a lot,its been a long road so far! :cheers

 

Hopefully thats the plan Stig,thanks.I suppose it should be in the Rides section now really,if it disappears ill know where to find it LOL

 

:lachtot ha im sure that would be illegal in some places lol.I really like them,they looked nice on the ST185 they came off,but better on a gen4 :naughty
Cheers for the move of thread,any more little updates youll be the first to know,gotta be careful on the spending as im a married man these days ha!
I got away with the custom built exhaust so no big mods for a bit.....he says..... :mrgreen