dave13bt's 91 bg astina sp

[dave13bt]

hi everyone
my project is a 91 bg 323 astina sp when i picked it up it had 251000 on the clock had miss matched wheels and needed a paint job and put back together i brought it off ebay for $400(don't know if thats cheap of dear) it has the sunroof but doesn't work very well. the reason i brought it was because i had a major car accident in my partners mazda 3(all fixed now) it seems all the silvers cars i have driven or owned someone decides to run into me. anyway i have respray the car myself as i'm a spraypainter by trade. it is blue pearl metelic with silver pearl in the clear with a jet black roof. and the moulds and mudflaps done in jet black too. i'm currently running the wires for the stereo i have made a custum rear parcel shelf that has a set of 6-9's the sub and amp are going in the boot and i have sony xplod splits in the front doors. now i have the fun job of putting the car back together.
thanks dave

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[project.r.racing]

jeez what a piece of sh!t when you 1st brought it.

now it's a real stunner. good job.

gonna paint the black side strips blue also?
i reckon some bronze rims will look hot against that blue.

[70NYD]

ooh man looks very nice i LOVE that colour :)
makes me wish i knew how to spraypaint haha :p
keep them piccies coming and if i havent said it b4 welcome to AGT allways good to have more brisbane members :D
Tony

[SHANNON]

how bad was the car i had put a bid on that for parts

[Brisbane_boy]

Nice work mate. nothing like bring a car bak from the dead.
U will have to take some pics in the sun so we can see the silver pearl.
Howd u do th pear in a flow coat or in the clear?

[dave13bt]

thanks for the comments
project.r.racing- nah the black side strips went gloss black and i'm thinking of changing the colour of the rims i was thinking charcoal with polished outer lip

SHANNON- the car wasn't that bad just the paint was crap the engine runs perfect interior is average


Brisbane_boy- i will take a couple of pics on the weekend i'll have to wash it cause of earthworks around my estate really dirtty. the silver pearl was in the clear 200ml pearl to 4L clear got the paint shop to mix it for me.

thinking of putting these race seats got them from a work mate cheap just need to get the proper seat rails

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[Ghoru]

i agree with project, look a bit on the deceased side

dont suppose you wanna come to rocky and paint my car lol! all the painters here have like 3-4 month waits just to get a full quote...

[BG1.8sp]

that's a great transformation mate,
love the colour,
mine was going to be painted in either red or a blue very similar to this one,
love it.
do you have any future plans for the motor?

[dave13bt]

BG1.8sp- no future plans for motor yet just going to wait to see what happens do the track. i was having a look at your car looks very nice, very red great transformation you did also any major plans for yours?

finished off my parcel shelf last night and my new tyres arrived at work today(cost me $65 a tyre) need to fit them in the next couple of weeks and paint under the parcel shelf black to tidy it up. have put new front disc's on and new bendix pads all round also new cv boots inner and outer now i have run out of money for abit so i have to save up to do more.


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[BG1.8sp]

thanks mate,
unfortunately im on my L's, and will be driving this car on my P's,
so i can't do any modifications to the motor. but i will probably get some lowered springs and upgraded shocks,
and a new exhaust system from manifold back.
oh, and some rims :p

and i will probably have to make a new parcel shelf in mine too,
as it had 6x9's in them before i got it, and it split,
but for now i have just put aluminum bracing underneath it.

[Ghoru]

dave your shelf looks pretty clean cut. good job. i think i will stick with mine tho (check my readers rides) tho the whole color scheme will change.

[dave13bt]

Ghoru- just looked at your shelf looks unreal how long did that take you to do? and if you need a paint job i'm sure we can work something out. here's my rx7 i did about three years ago

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[Ghoru]

only an hour or 2. im going to remake it tho so i can get the edges perfect. i want to maybe practice a bit of spraypainting i have another car im using for parts ect so i will use that to practice on i think.. if i cant get it right i might think about getting someone else to do it.

[dave13bt]

Ghoru- practice as much as you can, remember an painter who rushes his work will create runs and imperfections if you need advice on painting don't hesitate to contact me. there is a book you can buy for spraypainting most auto stores should have it.

[bourbon]

Ghoru- just looked at your shelf looks unreal how long did that take you to do? and if you need a paint job i'm sure we can work something out. here's my rx7 i did about three years ago

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hey bud, you live or lived around the corner of my misses parents (same street there right at the other end)...always saw that rx7 getting backed in and out mainly in primer and then saw it painted i was like :eek: :D... you still at the same house

[Ghoru]

Ghoru- practice as much as you can, remember an painter who rushes his work will create runs and imperfections if you need advice on painting don't hesitate to contact me. there is a book you can buy for spraypainting most auto stores should have it.

thanks will do, what brand of paint would you recommend? i know HOK is good but i was looking at Alsa corp paints as well. any other that are descent?

[dave13bt]

bourbon- yeah still at same place. pop in next time your around there if you want
Ghoru- du point or ppg are good but not as good as hok the other one i would recommend would be glasirut i think thats how its spelt. hi-chem is cheap but beginner friendly would only use hichem if daily driver

[dave13bt]

done abit more on the sp put in two autometer gauges oil pressure and volts and finally finished put all my stereo in with pioneer amp and sub in the boot and sony xplod 10 stacker underneath the parcel shelf put my sony xplod headunit in that was in my mini. put in a new handbrake cable and gear boot during the week got a new rear muffler of ebay only cost $30 and abit of my time to weld in looks good i think. also put some alloy checker plate on front door trims had holes in the trims thats why i did it. i have given the idea away about putting in the race seats in maybe do that at a later date. i hope to have it on the road in december but that depends on the funds.

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