sidewayspete

Member

• Nov 28, 2018

• #101

those wheels look pretty tough mate - sort of police interceptor style youll be glad of them in the bush. easy cleaning too. are they a special offset? what brand are they? such a shortage of cool wheels out here in Australia - at a reasonable price. they look great on your car. nice paint too. dont spend too much on it - get out there and tour!!!!!

 

Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Nov 28, 2018

• #102

Thanks man. Yeah they are p38/disco 2 specific. The offset is 25 I think off hand. You can get them from Beamach etc. Not sure on shipping to Australia though

https://bearmach.com/16-x-8-black-modular-steel-wheel-ba-015es

 

Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #103

Finally as promised the new (to me) bonnet. Here is what the old bonnet looked like before I started.

 

Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #104

First I removed the pin stripe which had been applied down one side only on the new bonnet. At some point the previous car has had the side blown in as it was lacquered over. Managed to get it off. I've then removed as much of this second lacquer layer as possible using a sharp blade.

 

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Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #105

Using a DA polisher meguiars cutting compound and polishing compound I’ve started to correct the new bonnet as best I can. Some of the scratches were really deep and as you can see the whole bonnet is scuffed and scratched.

 

Last edited: Dec 13, 2018

Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #106

Pretty pleased with the results. It’s by no means perfect but as the paint isn’t 100% on the rest of the truck it is good enough.

 

Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #107

Finally swapped onto the truck with new black letters to finish it off. Pretty pleased with it. I had to swap the washer jets accross too. I might have another run at some of the deeper scratches again but for now it's done.

 

Last edited: Dec 13, 2018

Mick X11

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #108

Good read Joss, keep up the good work.

Now if you'd like to park it outside my house and take the Freelander with you....

 

Joss155

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2018

• #109

Mick X11 said:

Good read Joss, keep up the good work.

Now if you'd like to park it outside my house and take the Freelander with you....

Click to expand...

Can't do that but it may be up for sale soon. Changing jobs with a bit of a commute so need a more economical daily.

 

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Mukiwa

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2019

• #110

Nice to see a lot of the same work I've had to do done by others. Good effort mate BZ