stevek
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Sept 29, 2020 21:19:57 GMT
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PistolPete Not really! The trip was supposed to happen this year in April but I couldn’t have done it this year because of my mortgage situation. Since it’s been shunted on a year I should be fine to do it next year. The TF was offered and I just thought yeah that could work. aveugotadonk That looks smart. Is that the Seat Leon front lip? I’ve read it fits quite nicely, yours looks great whatever it is. kevins I was never dead set on modifying it (I didn’t have a vision!) but I probably would have done some mods. It’s the paint side that becomes an issue because it’s a metallic pearlescent so it’s going to be hard to match and blend. Choosing some easier paint and changing the look entirely was a thought but that seems so wrong now. The LeMans green does look amazing in the sun though. Enjoy the moggy. A carefully taken photo can hide a world of sins:  But the reality is the bumper has 2 cracks, a bad scuff and doesn’t even fit that well:    It might not be pristine but it’s looking a whole lot better for a good clean and polish. Oh and yes, getting that wheel silver again was a challenge! (and my mate had already hit it with meguires wheel cleaner before I got it). -Steve-
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Last Edit: Sept 29, 2020 23:50:04 GMT by stevek
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stevek
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Sept 29, 2020 23:19:19 GMT
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In other news Autocar came in the post today, the article is a simple double page spread. The TF gets a pretty positive write up:  |
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Sept 30, 2020 8:03:56 GMT
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It does belong to a Seat Leon, I was a bit sceptical at first if there was to be an improvement in driveability but I would say there is in speeds over 70, (not that I do that of course), but a definite improvement and looks quite good as well!
Would definitely suggest stripping the interior, removing seats to check under carpets etc, would be time well worth spent!
With regard to the front bumper a good salvage replacement would probably be best, not worth the effort trying to repair it really! It can be a pig to line up properly without any cracks etc! Nice colour BTW.
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Sept 30, 2020 8:27:47 GMT
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It does belong to a Seat Leon, I was a bit sceptical at first if there was to be an improvement in driveability but I would say there is in speeds over 70, (not that I do that of course), but a definite improvement and looks quite good as well! Would definitely suggest stripping the interior, removing seats to check under carpets etc, would be time well worth spent! With regard to the front bumper a good salvage replacement would probably be best, not worth the effort trying to repair it really! It can be a pig to line up properly without any cracks etc! Nice colour BTW. If you ring around the specialist breakers you may even be able to dig up a bumper the right colour. For the rear under the light that should blend in quite easily, try one of the smart repair guys. |
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Will be interested to see how this project progresses. Bookmarked 👍
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stevek
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aveugotadonk the worst of the rust is in the rear of the sills. It’s been a few months since I looked under it at my mates while It was up on stands. I had committed it to memory as ‘pretty gruesome but repairable’, but when I had a little poke about this week it didn’t seem so bad. I didn’t have it lifted up though. Anyway the point I was getting to is I can do the rear sills without striping the carpets (I think). Afterwards I will have to strip the carpets to do the front sill ends so I’ll see what else hiding in the floor then. The good thing about this approach is I will already have sorted the worst bit before looking under the carpet so it won’t be as overwhelming if there’s more brown hiding. Twisted logic I know. I have an eBay watch setup for LeMans green and HFN parts. Don’t need them yet but will pounce if something pops up reasonably priced. kevins I’ll try them and see what they have, a LeMans green front bumper, drivers wing and bootlid would tidy it up nicely even if they were just better not perfect. Beyond my initial deep clean and polish I’m not going to worry too much about all the paint rectification it needs, concentrate on solid first! I might pull the dent and do a temporary diy paint and blend on it when I do the sill corners.
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stevek
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The seats have had a thorough clean, it ended up a somewhat multifaceted approach! 1) DrBeckmans carpet cleaner and scrub. 2) Steam. 3) Vanish oxy made up as a sort of paste. 4) Steam. 5) White distilled vinegar. 6) Steam 7) Bicarbonate of soda solution. 8) Steam Poor old 90s Dyson DC04 drank a lot of liquid, its not a wet vac really but it’s a trooper.         |
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Last Edit: Oct 2, 2020 23:34:11 GMT by stevek
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stevek
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Last Edit: Oct 2, 2020 23:34:43 GMT by stevek
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That looks a lot better after a deep clean
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stevek
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While the seats were out the carpets were vacuumed about 10 times to get rid if this...   The tan trim came a few shades lighter with a scrub and steam, the horizontal tide line is not a light trick that’s how much dirt came off it...  The interior is looking quite presentable now, but most importantly it smells fresh. The painted dash really isn’t that bad unless you start looking closely. I should have finished bolting the drivers seat in before taking pics...    -Steve- |
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Last Edit: Oct 2, 2020 22:47:33 GMT by stevek
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Looks like it’s come up well for a good scrub. I quite like the contrast between black dash and cream everything else, cream dashboards always scream oap spec to me for some reason.
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Yep thats looking better, just about to put my mgf away for the winter
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stevek
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Thanks for flagging that up. I am considering changing it back to tan. I had that dash in my watch list and the seller sent a £50 offer but I decided to hang fire as there are more bits needed to go along with it. I would need a tan passenger airbag (that dash just has a blank), binnacle cover, glove box door and the under dash fuse box door too so it starts to add up. Also I know the MGF mk2 dash is the same fit but not sure if the colours are the same between mgf and tf. Changing the dash is lower down on the list at the moment and the current dash is ok. PistolPete I like the tan dash in the magazine pictures but I also like the black, it certainly doesn’t look wrong from a colour scheme point of view. The paintedness of it does spoil the look a bit but I would certainly consider swapping in a factory black dash rather than tan. Mercdan68 Lucky MGF, I think this winter will be the first this TF has spent off the road. I think that’s what’s taken the toll on the underside, that and the other reason you’ll sea below.
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Last Edit: Oct 3, 2020 22:52:43 GMT by stevek
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stevek
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2020 1:44:29 GMT by stevek
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hopeso
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It never ceases to amaze me the number of drivers who take their car onto the beach for a drive.
If you have ever looked at the underneath of a car that has been on a beach only once in its live you would be astounded as to the amount of salt crystals on the suspension arms etc and rust starting to appear virtually over night.
I took some years ago my stage one v8 land rover onto a beach to recover a friends car which had become stuck and it took more than a couple of hours with a hot washer to remove all traces of salt and to protect it with wax again. I won't make that mistake again.
Glad to see you are keeping this one on the road!
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ChasR
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It's great to see buys like these become unintentionally good!
That's a find and a half really! Fair play for stumbling on it!
I am interested in following the progress on this one.
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retrolegends
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My brother has a red one of these cracking little sports cars and he spoils it rotten. Good to see another one getting some love.
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aveugotadonk the worst of the rust is in the rear of the sills. It’s been a few months since I looked under it at my mates while It was up on stands. I had committed it to memory as ‘pretty gruesome but repairable’, but when I had a little poke about this week it didn’t seem so bad. I didn’t have it lifted up though. Anyway the point I was getting to is I can do the rear sills without striping the carpets (I think). Afterwards I will have to strip the carpets to do the front sill ends so I’ll see what else hiding in the floor then. The good thing about this approach is I will already have sorted the worst bit before looking under the carpet so it won’t be as overwhelming if there’s more brown hiding. Twisted logic I know. I have an eBay watch setup for LeMans green and HFN parts. Don’t need them yet but will pounce if something pops up reasonably priced. kevins I’ll try them and see what they have, a LeMans green front bumper, drivers wing and bootlid would tidy it up nicely even if they were just better not perfect. Beyond my initial deep clean and polish I’m not going to worry too much about all the paint rectification it needs, concentrate on solid first! I might pull the dent and do a temporary diy paint and blend on it when I do the sill corners. I think if you look at Mike Satur's website he lists sill repair panels for the TF. They are quite pricey but the quality is spot on, have seen one used on a mate's car and line up with minimal fuss...just a thought! Good effort in cleaning those seats. Not sure on the beige interior myself, I prefer sitting in anything that resembles Darth Vader's cod piece, (black leather seats, interior etc) What's on the upgrade list? I've done a few of the mods suggested by others on the TF forums but the best to date is an all ally radiator with larger core. IIRC standard is 27mm, I managed to find one on the bay of E from Coolexperts with a 44mm core, include this with a lower temp PRT and the effect is quite noticeable! |
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This whole discovery, refresh and attention to detail is really great.
It’s amazing what a dit of effort results in.
When I got the Galaxy, I just gave the inside a basic clean. Plus I used Sallys VAX iirc wet dry system, with some clever shampoo, made a huge difference.
And regarding taking the photo just right, absolutely agree with how much you can hide.
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