As most of you know i bought a new car about 3 months back its a Black 2000 TJ Series 1 Manual 3.5L and it came modded already with

Exterior:
Custom Bodykit
60mm Superlow King Springs all round
18x7" BSA 248 Chrome Rims
Parabolics
Pod scoop (that is the wrong way around n lets water leak ontop of the battery :nuts: )
Tints
Clear side indicators
Modified Grill (which allows no air into the radiator or intake :nuts:

Interior:
CD Player and Sound Deadened doors/boot
Red Carpet
Red/Black Racing seats up front
Red/Black seat covers in the back
Red Perspex speak grills
Red door inserts
Red gearknob and boot
Red centre arm spot.. thingy lid
Silver console
EL Dials with brightness/contrast settings

Engine:
K&N Panel Filter

Exhaust:
Super X twin polished tip Muffler

Pics

Exterior:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/Car-001.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/Car-002.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/Car-003.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/Car-005.jpg

Interior:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/AM-pics/redint1.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/AM-pics/redint2.jpg

Rims:
http://www.bsa.com.my/web/wheels/248.jpg

Over the coming weeks ill be performing updates on it to make it feel more like my car, i should hopefully also get my goddam manual license! and i will document what i am changing on AM :)

Ive also since sold the Racing seats to a better home (jpeg from forums) as im not really a fan of racing seats

Planned so far:
TJ Exec seats
KJ Chrome Grill
KJ Rear Lights
Chrome Guage surround
380 VRX Gearknob
Black Leather gearboot
Black Plush carpet
Redoing red interior bits to black
Replacing missing interior parts
Switching over my audio stuff
Install my 2 Alpine Typre R 12" Subs running of a Jaycar Monoblock
Custom boot install
White Neons for interior
Vinyl dying some great parts to black
Cleaning Parabolics
Respraying centre console and other air con vents n stuff to metallic charcoal colour
New tyres for rims
Full detail

Some stuff i also want to get done if money/time permits:
Redoing roof lining in black suede (or suede like fabric)
Angel eyes
Undercar neons
Further sound deadening
Amping front splits
Leather bound steering wheel
prolly more when i can think about it...

So yeah, photos n stuff i been doin to come! cept i wont have the net for a week coz im moving house inbetween all this lol

kthxbai

I say the chrome grille is a priority!
Hey but looks good mate! Hope to see your car on the road one of these days.

cars got potential i reckoin everthing u said u wanna change i very much agree with ..

thought about tinting the tails?

^ yeh, til i got the KJ rear lights

was really lucky went ot wreckers for seats and saw them and just bought them!

Looks sweet.. I am not a fan of the Red Speaker covers though.. looks a tad out of Place but the Outside is Gorgeous..

^ Sorry ill be getting rid of the speaker covers, they look tacky

when my interior is finished u'll think ur sitting ina BMW

What ive got so far

KJ Rearlights
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/KJ-lights.jpg

Type R's
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/typer's.jpg

TJ Exec Seats
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/seats.jpg

Nice !! I can see this as becoming one of the All time Hottest Magna's..
Love the Choice of Subs..

What is with that grille, is that painted plastic/metal or a tinted perspex ?
I kinda like it, gives it a stealth look.
But how does she go for cooling ?

Anyway, nice ride mate (you make me jealous).

Oh, and as for the undercar neons, consider LEDs. I'm happy with mine, and I can choose what colour I want.

when my interior is finished u'll think ur sitting ina BMW


somehow i dont think so but ok :P

Its got potential...not sure if i like that kit or not.

I have to get my roof lining done soon too, and i want to go black or dark grey but that will mean i will have to paint the A pillars and visor thingies black and not sure if i want to do that :confused:

How much did the new looms and harnes cost you for the KJ tail lights dude?

which wreckers [THUGDOUT] did you go to

GRDPuck: Bad... real bad on cooling, its covered up in fibreglass so yeh no air in, and the bodykit doesnt get any air to the radiator

Tim-E: I said u'll think lol, once its ALL done mainly in black leather n stuff, basically yeh im gunna copy a BMW interior and work it into the magna :P

TheVRX: I just got the 3 globes with it all up it was 150 per light incl looms, I have to modify (i.e drill a hole in the indicator for a reverse light aswell) duno how ill do it yet, il lget it around to it lol

Jezza: MAGNAWRECK in Maddington mate, nice guys there

Nice car mate. Black and kit looks shmik.

Add these to the list for me :D

Colour code skirts... Looks in the pics like they're not even painted?!?
Remove front RH mud guard... Hehe, it looks like its been hammered
Polish it... it's not shiny enough.
Get rid of everything that smells of supercheap auto... pew, those mats are off hey

Just my opinion, but hey, looks good and sounds like it's going to get better.
We can all go "aw noice" in a real highpitched voice now.

Jokin about the polish too...

edit- have to say too that a car in black with leather or even just neat black trim looks so good. Mafia style or something. I like your style.

lo yeh mate, not colour coded

but that will get done when i get bodykit repsrayed (well sides n rear) or until i get a full respray (some cracking paint on the roof, would really love a new bonnet and get the bodykt done, might aswell get them whole car done!)

its has no mudguards?

and its been claybarred, polished, waxed since those photo's so its shinier now, but i need to hit it with a polisher coz i cant get the paint good by hand, its just too far gone, so expect a whole load of shine!

that exactly the interior im going for neat tidy and stock looking, dont want any wild colours or anything (like all the red)

I still dunno what's up with those parabo's. They look like plastic. But yeah make sure you kill that red crap. It's so gay. lol

Looks like you wanna go a WTCHME with the styling. Not a bad move if I do say so myself :cool:

have a look at those steering wheel wraps that anthony sells, ony 110 bucks (or thereabouts) and easy to do yourself...comes up a treat. Unless you wanna go down the pro done path i spose, if you wanna DIY, theyre awesome. Love mine

I still dunno what's up with those parabo's. They look like plastic. But yeah make sure you kill that red crap. It's so gay. lol

Looks like you wanna go a WTCHME with the styling. Not a bad move if I do say so myself :cool:

lol im gunna go more chrome that WTCHME and EGO, plus im cooler anyways :nuts:

The parabolics arent sealed properly so water has got in and black plastic is more grey now and the lenses need a good ol clean, so i shall be taking them apart and whilst apart i might put angel eyes in

thought about steering wheel and stitching it myself, ill see how much it is to get done in perth, if its cheaper all up (and i can be bothered) ill DIY it

Anyways i prolly wont be here for a week, coz moving house n wont have net for a week so when i come back there should be plenty of photos :)

l8z

TheVRX: I just got the 3 globes with it all up it was 150 per light incl looms, I have to modify (i.e drill a hole in the indicator for a reverse light aswell) duno how ill do it yet, il lget it around to it lol
I'm lookin at getting a set myself.. but meh screw the reverse lights.. no ones really going to notice.. & just dont reverse near a cop & your sweet.. I'm not sure what its like in WA, but the NSW RTA will pass a car even with 'blown' reverse lights.. lol lol

we dont have to get it checked unless you get a sticker

I like the look of the seats that are in the car already. Exec seats look like grandpa seats.

Oh dude I forgot to mention. Make sure you rebade the front nose again. The guy who owned it before you was stupid for taking it off.

What about these seats (might need some repairs tho :doubt: )...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TJ-MAGNA-RALLIART-INTERIOR_W0QQitemZ4588262616QQcategoryZ10400QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem

and these rims...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/18-Black-ALLOY-RIMS-BRAND-NEW-SET-of-4_W0QQitemZ8013969288QQcategoryZ6782QQrdZ1QQcmdZVi ewItem

I like the nose without the badge actually, but it might look funny with the chrome verada grille...

And I was joking about the polish... I can almost see my reflection from here lol

Yea, definately go the 7-series look. Kizon styling lol

Magna 'Kizon' kxi 730
hehe

Hey guys taken a break from moving house, still no net at my new place tho, iiNet says 5-10 working days :doubt:

Carpets are on order and should be getting shipped here, i got Black Plush Pile front n rear

Chrome guage surround and chrome grill are en route from mysti n ego (should be and if its not ill be angry)

Should pick up some black vinyl spray and other stuff from supercheap auto tommorow, along with a new random orbital polisher

AND maybe monoblock from jaycar we'll see, i got family coming over tommorow and i still gotta shift some stuff so depends how much i can fit in one day really!

thanks for the comments guys

l8z

its looking good man!! and its gona rock motorvation!!! :D

lookin good bro can see this goin far as for that grille well lack of one WTF :nuts:

she is looking pimp cant what to see what she looks like with sum mags

Hey guys, finally got the net back so time to update this

today ill get new tyres on my rims and the rims go back on the car! yay, will make the exterior nearly complete (colour coding is needed, but im running out of time and i AM out of money to get it done by christmas)

Still waiting on my KJ grill, need to order carpets still :redface: but i have pulled out pretty much the whole interior and painted all the lighter grey parts to satin black and some red parts are now black too (tho jury is still out on that, looks too... painted, not very natural, might just have to do some home trimming job on those parts)

Working out best way of wiring up my KJ rear lights

Should be getting amp this weekend, penidng how much money i have (i really need a credit card!) and start on my install


Oh finally got my manual license now! i can drive the car legally... i rock!

ill get pics tommoz when rims are on :D

Sounds like your gonna have one sweet looking ride ;)

Sounds good mate, Cant wait to see it on the street :D :D

pics

http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/exterior1.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/exterior3.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/newrearlights.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/Magna/interior.jpg

enjoy, i will get more

Love it.

Wish my car was black and i want those tail lights, just a question can ya get em for TF's?

haha love the product placemnt in the 2nd pic :P

love the car mate, the whole pimp thing looks awesome...i really do love it, looks phat as

awesome work mate u know how to make a very good looking car

Love it.

Wish my car was black and i want those tail lights, just a question can ya get em for TF's?


they are off a KJ Verada, if u want them on ur TF u'll need a TJ boot and KJ rear lights

']they are off a KJ Verada, if u want them on ur TF u'll need a TJ boot and KJ rear lights

Damn. too much money that i dont have/

looks nice dude! but 1 question, have those parabolics faded? i know the car is reealy black, but the headlights look lighter than normal?

looks nice dude! but 1 question, have those parabolics faded? i know the car is reealy black, but the headlights look lighter than normal?


yeh i gotta pull them apart and clean up the plastic (respray it), looks like they've been apart before and wernt sealed up properly coz water marks inside the lens, thats next on the list

why dun u go the the wreckers and get the 2piece parras coz the plastic will during time start to get yellowish on the front. the 2pice parras are all glass and looks heaps better.

o and ur car is pimpiing (sorry EGO :D). car will look even sexy with the KJ grill. wat colour carpert u gettin.

plush black carpets, bascially going for a silver/black/chrome interior

as for the para's i cant outlay that much money, i think with a little effort the paras will come up fine, hten maybe get 2 peice paras (much prefer them actually, 1 peice look funny on a magna, dunno why)

']plush black carpets, bascially going for a silver/black/chrome interior

as for the para's i cant outlay that much money, i think with a little effort the paras will come up fine, hten maybe get 2 peice paras (much prefer them actually, 1 peice look funny on a magna, dunno why)


take it down to the wreckers and trade it in. u might not have to pay nething or worst cums to worst $50 or so coz 1 piece are expensive aswell.

wats gonna be chrome in ur interior. go with that suede stuff for the roof lining or for seet. will look nice. unless u have leather then leave it as it is. o and get sunroof :D

just sand down your lights, (water and sandpaper of course ) , then cut it back with a compounding agent (anything that you would use to cut back paint), and it should come up clear again. Also, using a buff will greatly add to the benefit of this.

Hope it turns out well !


later :cool:

take it down to the wreckers and trade it in. u might not have to pay nething or worst cums to worst $50 or so coz 1 piece are expensive aswell.

wats gonna be chrome in ur interior. go with that suede stuff for the roof lining or for seet. will look nice. unless u have leather then leave it as it is. o and get sunroof :D

if itwas that easy mate lol i acutalyl gotta find a wreckers with 2 peice paras

i was amazed when i found the KJ rada, tho is front end was all smushed up the rear was still fine and that how i got my lights :D otherwise i woulda told ppl that there was para's down there

i got a chrome guage surround bezel, gunna get chrome door handles, and prolly black/chrome gear knob, chrome ring around speaker grills andndddd, whatever else i can think to chrome, but that wont be for awhile or until i find a person who chromes **** in perth

as for roof liner, it will be done in black suede/suede like fabric, seats will be done in leather (middle panels will be perforated leather) only problem is now im thinking of going a light colour onthe interior (2 tone, black/buttermilk for the interior), but this prolly wont be for another six months anyways til i still get seats done

u can pay for a sunroof if u want :D i only work a KFC dammit im not made of money

Motorvation update mate???

Better be joking mate

If you are mate, look out

Jeepers, more info needed

You can get **** from autobarn that cleans up faded plastic, carnt member wat its called but. :D

Pharagon :shock: hooos a naughty boy. everything OK guy :)

Update time

Project is going slow now, ive run out of money, since u last saw, upgraded interior abit but ive got to rethink it because the vinyl dye is doing as good of a job as i had hoped... time to learn how to trim with real material :D

Car was in Motorvation (big perth car show) got alot of comments, got a bit of laughter at the pod scoop coz it doesnt do anything :nuts:

Also cleaned up the paras, This is the reason you do not use cheap sh/tty blue bulbs

Lens:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/paras1.jpg

Cleaning process:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/paras3.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/paras4.jpg

LEft is clean, Right isnt (hard to tell coz of flash, in real life there was a big diff!):
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/paras2.jpg

Car is also now running fine, temp is fine since i changed the grill, just needs a service

Pics from motorvation

http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/Motorvation-013.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/Motorvation-010.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/Motorvation-014.jpg

Will get pics of interior shortly!

that looks so freaking hot *drools

lmao welll done i wish will look as good as that wen i do mine

Looks heaps better in real life. Verada grill for the front, 19 inches of chrome, and your set Simon

im thinking this next

http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/choppy.jpg

19 black/polished lip


dont see it alot in perth

that would be hottttttt.....

Simon mate the car looks hot. and thos 19" black polished lip rims will look awsome. keep up the good work bud :thumbsup:

']im thinking this next

http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/choppy.jpg

19 black/polished lip


dont see it alot in perth
So, where are your reverse lights?

in the clear bit aswell

indicator and reverse is in the clear part of the rear lights, brake light is the big one, the top small one doesnt get used

eventually i want to put the indicator up in the top part (a yellow globe would hopefully make it go orange), middle as brake and clear part as reverse

something like this would look mad on your car!

http://www.tempetyres.com.au/content/products/bg_dc-14newbk.jpg
only available in 20's as far as i know though!

or even these
http://www.tempetyres.com.au/content/gallery/bg_DSCN1039.jpg

great work on cleaning up the parabolics! looks 100% better now!

as for the grill, some people have said KJ, but maybe chrome would look a little out of place, maybe a ralliart style one?

Phar Out Man
Phat As
Sweeeeet

KJ grill is on the way anyways

im going all out on the chrome for the car.... mmm black and chrome

yellow globe on the top wont work.... i tried it

whoa!! that car looks awesome, how did u clean the para's so nice? Was it easy, what did u use?

']im thinking this next

http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod@iinet.net.au/Magna/choppy.jpg

19 black/polished lip


dont see it alot in perth
yes for sure and dropped on air bags

Personally I think the Speedy Cheetah's would look phat on a black Magna.

http://www.speedywheels.com.au/images/wheels/cheetah-black.jpg (http://www.speedywheels.com.au/images/zoom/wheels/cheetah-black.jpg)

And a close second would have to be the ROH Drift R's in black.

http://www.jdwheels.com/images/ROH%20NEW-Drift-R-Black_small.jpg (http://www.groupawheels.com/images/NEW-Drift-R-Black-(3_4).jpg)

keep up the good work champ!!!

Thugdout, those are some awesome pics!

awesom looking car congrats on a makeover well done but still every time i see pics of that car i carnt help but sing the mister plow song.

awesom looking car congrats on a makeover well done but still every time i see pics of that car i carnt help but sing the mister plow song.

lol :stoopid:
But hot car mate

great pics mate. It's really great to see a car progressing thru the changes. Fantastic job all round, thou I'm not sure about the black rims, but each to their own, whatever your happeist with. Well done. :thumbsup:

hehe yeh rims would be long while off coz i just put new tyres on the 18's

thanks for the comments guys, no more work on it for awhile (unless u guys wanna see a pic of my new rego sticker??) coz i gotta clean up the old car and get it sold

Anyone got suggestions for number plates?

ive thought of

[SEXCLENT] - Coz i say it all the time
[OUTCAST] - Coz i drive a magna
[MR PLOW] - Coz of the snow plough front :D
[SR 86 WA] - Coz my initials, birth year and state
[VIP TJ] - Coz my TJ is big pimpin


dunno cant htink of anymore, i would like some along of the liens of "mafia" but too afraid my car will get keyed, alot

']hehe yeh rims would be long while off coz i just put new tyres on the 18's

thanks for the comments guys, no more work on it for awhile (unless u guys wanna see a pic of my new rego sticker??) coz i gotta clean up the old car and get it sold

Anyone got suggestions for number plates?

ive thought of

[SEXCLENT] - Coz i say it all the time
[OUTCAST] - Coz i drive a magna
[MR PLOW] - Coz of the snow plough front :D
[SR 86 WA] - Coz my initials, birth year and state
[VIP TJ] - Coz my TJ is big pimpin


dunno cant htink of anymore, i would like some along of the liens of "mafia" but too afraid my car will get keyed, alot

and your not gangsta so people would just be like look at that gimp he thinks he's a gangsta and then key it

OUTCAST is the best or SR 86 WA

']hehe yeh rims would be long while off coz i just put new tyres on the 18's

thanks for the comments guys, no more work on it for awhile (unless u guys wanna see a pic of my new rego sticker??) coz i gotta clean up the old car and get it sold

Anyone got suggestions for number plates?

ive thought of

[SEXCLENT] - Coz i say it all the time
[OUTCAST] - Coz i drive a magna
[MR PLOW] - Coz of the snow plough front :D
[SR 86 WA] - Coz my initials, birth year and state
[VIP TJ] - Coz my TJ is big pimpin


dunno cant htink of anymore, i would like some along of the liens of "mafia" but too afraid my car will get keyed, alot


how bout ISXYTJ or 1SXYTJ coz thats sxy. i was gonna get ISXYTH for mine but its not sexy atm lol

How about FRE5H TJ? Or something to that effect... :cool:

OUTCAST ftw lol

[O RLY] - kinda like thato ne too

:D

haha, i vouch for MR PLOW.
thats my name, that name again is MR PLOW haha, go for that one :)

']eventually i want to put the indicator up in the top part (a yellow globe would hopefully make it go orange), middle as brake and clear part as reverse


']yellow globe on the top wont work.... i tried it

What you need is GREEN globes. I kid you not.

VOTE #1 MR PLOW :badgrin:

Hey dude, *** awesome body kit u got there, whered ya get it done? spoilershop?
how much she set ya bak?

Hey dude, *** awesome body kit u got there, whered ya get it done? spoilershop?
how much she set ya bak?
he bought it that way, it had no grill and the thing in his hood is backwards, so it doesnt do anything and it used to over heat

THUGDOUT

Black on black.. PIMPIN!

SuFz :rant:

i would liek THUGDOUT, but wlecome to key city lol


the Bodykit is a custom job done by Fibrevision, as for cost i was told aroudn the 3000-3500 mark

the front grill was THERE but just all covered up so no air could get in, since changed it and now the car is fine and doesnt over heat (just a tad when im giving it ****, but nuthing to get worried about)

the scooop... well ye hthe scoop has no point just too look pretty, i will get rid of it when i can afford a new bonnet and a spray

']i would liek THUGDOUT, but wlecome to key city lol


the Bodykit is a custom job done by Fibrevision

the front grill was THERE but just all covered up so no air could get in, since changed it and now the car is fine and doesnt over heat (just a tad when im giving it ****, but nuthing to get worried about)

the scooop... well ye hthe scoop has no point just too look pretty, i will get rid of it when i can afford a new bonnet and a spray
im pretty sure the scoop works........if you go in reverse down a hill, fast enought to force air in, and as long as the scoop goes somewhere (other than the battery)

turn the scoop around so it actually does something

get an EZBoy pod box and add some moulding to it so when the bonnet shuts it forms a tightish seal agants the box.

then u have a sic pod box with a sorta ram air effect

yah, it would work if i fliped it around, but i cbf, i dont want any scoops on my bonnet :P im not gonig for a racer look with this car, im going for the pimp look

What you need is GREEN globes. I kid you not.

tried it today. doesnt work.

I cant see how a lot of you guys think that duct/vent/scoop doesnt work... Its a cowl, simple as that, its not designed to force air INTO the engine bay but rather suck the hot air out.

The air travelling over the bonnet creates a vacuum to which the hot air under the bonnet is drawn to.

With a CAI and a cowl vent it should be very efficent bringing in colder air from the bottom of the car and forcing the hot air to be sucked out of the top.

or am i talking ass backwards?

Haha, same wheels as me!! Looks good in black and the bodykit and everything, i really like it, i'm so glad you changed that grill it was the most pointless thing someone could have done to a car. Anyway can't wait to see it all finished with the stuff you listed, it'll be even more P.I.M.P :)

i should prolly update the progress of the car

well, ive quit my job at KFC coz not enuff money, just got a new job with more money (ontop of still working at KFC tho, they wouldnt let me leave)

as for the car? only thing i have done is put my headunit n speakers into it, sprayed the bodykit parts that were white in the wheel arch and put on my rada grill

next thing now is respraying/repairing the bodykit, i was washing the car one day and a big patch of clear coat came off the front bar (and i wasnt using a high pressure hose, its the reason wy i dont use a high pressure hows to clean the car!) :( starting to happen on the rear now aswell, so ill get the kit resprayed and the grey door moulding done at the same time, which has made me put off doing my boot install for awhile :(

pics, last pic is a pic of the clear coat, its got bigger now

coming along quite well, but it sucks hey, u fix one thing then something else needs fixing
cheers
Rhys

Just one question THUGDOUT, how hard was the install for the tail lights? Is their much modification required for them to fit?

wow thats a big chunk of clear coat. but man i love your car. :D

now i cant wait to finish mine :doubt:

It looks like the body kit wasn't rubbed properly or the black paint was let get to dry before the clear was applied.

The black (or any for that fact) base coat needs to still be "wet" when the top clear coat is applied. If it is to dry then there is no adhesion for the clear coat and the result is what appears to be in your photo's.

I would say that if you were to get a compressor and blow across the bumper bar with compressed air the clear would come off in big sheets.

Probably not what you want to hear, but make sure all yes ALL of the clear is removed before you repaint the body kit, or all of your hard spent money on the new paint will go down the drain as it also flakes off. I would say that this problem may be linked to your entire body kit.

It is also a problem if there is to much base colour material on the car. Like when somebody says they had 10 coats of colour and 20 of clear. Appart from the fact they are probably full of S***, they may encounter similar problems to your body kit.

cheers Steve_R explans it abit better and yeh, its atleast the front n rear bar that need to be done, but i need to get skirts done anyways coz they both have scratches in them, basically i want the car resprayed but i wont have enuff money for that for awhile so its just gonna have to be the bodykit

Theres a couple more air pockets in the front bar, looks lke from stone chips then air has got in, then the hose just finished it off. Rear bar isnt anywhere was bad (mainly for the fact its not getting hammered by wind!) but its starting to come off anyways, the bar needs to be fg'ed,bogged n sanded back in some parts, but im doing that work with a mate. Then ill get it all sprayed

just annoyed about this coz its gunna put my audio and interior wayyy back behind schedule! im sick of red carpets! :rant: plus i wanna put my subs in the car :(

Just make sure you don't cut corners with it. That would probably be what was done last time and now you have to unfortunately pay the price.

Red carpets - I laugh every time I see them.

any more updates on the car mate ???

yeh i just put some 6x9's in the other week, cheap Pioneer ones that i got for $85on special from JB HiFi, they do the job with keeping up with the front splits coz the stock ones couldnt.

http://members.iinet.com.au/~simonrod/Magna/6x9.jpg

You may ask "But why Simon?!? you have 2 sweet Type R's that still havent been put in yet!"

I have a new job that requires me to use my boot and i cant put my subs in for now, but im looking at getting a ute shortly so then i will be able to put the subs in, But for now im saving up for a respray of basically the bottom half of the car coz the peeling clear coat and grey door moulding and really starting to annoy me

apart form that nothing much has been going on, cept now its a workhorse and im putting more KM's on it

']yeh i just put some 6x9's in the other week, cheap Pioneer ones that i got for $85on special from JB HiFi, they do the job with keeping up with the front splits coz the stock ones couldnt.

http://members.iinet.com.au/~simonrod/Magna/6x9.jpg

You may ask "But why Simon?!? you have 2 sweet Type R's that still havent been put in yet!"

I have a new job that requires me to use my boot and i cant put my subs in for now, but im looking at getting a ute shortly so then i will be able to put the subs in, But for now im saving up for a respray of basically the bottom half of the car coz the peeling clear coat and grey door moulding and really starting to annoy me

apart form that nothing much has been going on, cept now its a workhorse and im putting more KM's on it


why dont u use the other magna?

keeping KM's down on that for selling and i dont wanna mess up the car (parking at worksites and laoding ur car full of tools isnt the best thing for ur pride n joy), plus i gotta put the interior back together before i drive it, im just lazy lol

when i sell the other magna it will pay for a ute and some left over for me (well for my loan) so then my TJ can stay at home and i can pissfart around with it

']yeh i just put some 6x9's in the other week, cheap Pioneer ones that i got for $85on special from JB HiFi, they do the job with keeping up with the front splits coz the stock ones couldnt.

http://members.iinet.com.au/~simonrod/Magna/6x9.jpg

You may ask "But why Simon?!? you have 2 sweet Type R's that still havent been put in yet!"

I have a new job that requires me to use my boot and i cant put my subs in for now, but im looking at getting a ute shortly so then i will be able to put the subs in, But for now im saving up for a respray of basically the bottom half of the car coz the peeling clear coat and grey door moulding and really starting to annoy me

apart form that nothing much has been going on, cept now its a workhorse and im putting more KM's on it

Simon are they still on sale? Damn I think I miss it.

they are only $145 normally but i still tink they have there sale on and its JB HiFi u can always knock them down on price anyways mate

[THUGDOUT] they are only $145 normally but i still tink they have there sale on and its JB HiFi u can always knock them down on price anyways mate

Its true, try using a bat.... i always find that when dealing with JB-HiFi employees they are extremly helpful in improving customer service

As alot of you know, I dented my boot a few weeks back, ontop of that my car was keyed last week (not huge but down to primer on a door) and the peeling clear coat is getting worse (front bar and rear bar) So today i thought i would cheer myself up, and went n bought myself a KJ Rada Boot lid

Here are the pics of dents, they dont really come up that well in the pictures but it looks worse then the pics

http://members.iinet.com.au/~simonrod/Magna/dent1.jpg
http://members.iinet.com.au/~simonrod/Magna/dent2.jpg

I'm no expert but it doesnt look like it would be cheap to panel beat purely on the fact that both indents are all dented in and trying to get it right again would be hard. It's also an excuse for me to get the rada boot.

http://members.iinet.com.au/~simonrod/Magna/kj-boot.jpg

Its got no rust or dents so i'm quite happy, was abit more expensive as i had hoped but it was either this or buying new from mitsu, i think we all know which was the cheaper option

But now the magna project stops for awhile, as with the new job means more money (also working longer) and more money doesnt = more mods, more money = paying off the car quicker. I also need to sell my old car but i gotta buy parts for that and then i gotta buy a new car (hilux or triton ute) for work mainly but also i can take this one off road and still have something to drive.

Next time u see me post in this thread the car *SHOULD* have a whole load of spray painting done to it (if the price is right ill get the WHOLE car resprayed) then AFAIC the exterior is finish for awhile and then its onto doing the audio/interior

Cars cost too much :doubt: atleast they are cheaper then women :bowrofl:

Top stuff simon, Good luck on the respray and the new job mate

good work mate car is a gem

so what you doing with the old boot lid?

so what you doing with the old boot lid?

Practice panel beating and painting on it, its high time i learnt

Looks great

bwahahaha 9 months later MM

yay im loved again

Gotta make a decision about this car as other things have now come up, right now ive been helping my mate with his car (300zx) then once thats done i'll get stuck into mine.

everything is ready to go for fixing the bodykit up and spraying some stuff, just need the time now :(

']yay im loved again

Gotta make a decision about this car as other things have now come up, right now ive been helping my mate with his car (300zx) then once thats done i'll get stuck into mine.

everything is ready to go for fixing the bodykit up and spraying some stuff, just need the time now :(

Soo many times he just comes down to time, sucks hey.

Good luck with yor ride Simmo.

bwahahaha 9 months later MM

better late than neverlol