EXAMADNESS's project exa 2 - Got the engine!!!

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:47 pm

Havn't had the chance to get to that yet, and now theres some people that don't like the colour, "a gun metal grey type colour would be better", have to decide on a colour togetter coz its not only my project

everyone should be happy with it.

Oh well, we'll se what happens

Thanx tho

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:11 am

Found a guy stripping a exa that was in an accident, the front is smashed.

So we went to there today and got a few parts from the car thats needed on the project.

Got a complete drivers door, only has a slight knock away next to the handle, but nothing major, will get it fixed, its in much better condition as the one on the car now.

Also, the exa was the newer model '89' so we took the taillights aswell, took the projects tails for my exa

dont like the the old model lights so much anymore. also got a few more small stuff like >

Roof light,

Clutch and footrest pedal rubbers,

L+R door panals with window winders, handles, cover strips ext.

complete left indicator, thats just pure luck, that car's front was smashed pretty bad, but it survived, and these indicators are quite difficult to find around here

RH rear window rubber,

Backbord cover, the current one had holes cut in it for speakers

Centre console, a piece of the project's console was cut out for the gear lock

Drivers seat, nothing wrong with it just dirty, the passenger seat is 100%, thats the seats sorted

Now i have almost everything thats needed, only 3 more things wanted. Front bumper, RH indicator and the turbo exa's dash cluster, mabye with a bit of luck ill get those items soon

Pics

Will start with the interior sometime in the next 2 weeks

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:51 am

A bit more good news, im getting a front bumper and turbo dash cluster next week sunday, now only need to find a RH indicator. Everything just seems too easy, just shows you, this project is meant to be finished

Ok, little update on my progress

Scrubbed the front and backseats,

Before - filthy, who knows what all happend on these seats

After, nice and clean

Headrests.

Both fronts cleaned, the left one was still wet when i took the pic

Back seat, was also still wet.

Passenger seat dry

what a bit of cleaning can't do

Before/after

Cheerz.

Post by **Ash** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:28 am

nice work on the seats. i have been doing the same to the interior in my 1988 Holden VL Commodore. steam cleaning takes forever!

Leyphaen · Post by **Leyphaen** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:17 am

Nice project you got yourself there! Can't wait to see it painted

Those seats look awesome now! It sure was worth cleaning them

(I wonder if I should do that to mine too...)

Keep up the good work!

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:04 am

You're an expert on cleaning interior components! Seats almost look like new now!

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:40 am

Thanx guys

I can't wait either

It was definatly worth cleaning them, will take pics of the seats in the car tomorrow

Post by **Ash** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:26 am

it makes a hell of a difference. it can make a car that looks totally trashed into a looker.

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:34 pm

It sure can

I fitted the seats yesterday, man i forgot how comfy these baby's are

Also fitted the backbord cover yesterday.

Old one, speaker holes

New one unmolested

Fitted

But i dont like the look, im thinking of getting the same carpet i used on my sub box and re-cover it to look nicer

looks old and fluffy to me

And today fitted the new roof light, it was actually just an excuse to take some pics with my new camera

loving it. Here they are. Light is 100% and the lens is brand new, not 1 scratch

even the roof lining is still clean

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:58 pm

Nice! Interior starts to look like brand new!

Where did you find the brand new roof light lens?

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:34 pm

The plan is to restore the interior 100%, only thing not stock will be the steering wheel, sterio headunit and a few nessesery guages, thats it, the speakers will be hidden

I got the complete light/lens from the guy stripping his exa, sorry, i meant it still looks like brand new

Post by **Ash** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:51 am

it looks tidy already. can't wait to see it all back together.

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:07 am

EXAMADNESS wrote:I got the complete light/lens from the guy stripping his exa, sorry, i meant it still looks like brand new

Well, that's OK. It still looks brand new, in perfect shape!

StelioLow · Post by **StelioLow** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:16 am

NICE!!!second EXA???nice work...i should clean my interior...you're really a pro at cleaning man...i lost my dome light cover...need it so bad...lemme steal yours...

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:38 pm

Thanx