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Thanks for the kind comments. Are you going to Mt Edgcumbe on Sunday? I will be going but wont be showing either of the cars. I have not made much progress on breaking the other car over the last couple of weeks but hopefully will get amongst it this weekend
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With a bit of luck I'll be there Jon
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Just a quick update
Nothing done on the red ZT but the blue one is slowly being dismantled giving me load of spares . Interior is nearly all gone so it will be onto the mechanics next
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This is a really useful thread. The detail you have gone into makes this invaluable to club members like me struggling with just taking the seats out!
P.S. Thanks for the carpet!
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A real pleasure meeting you today. I still cant believe you got stitched by someone on here with your new purchase but being the Gentleman you are with not naming them is very magnanimous. Dont hesitate to ring me if you need advice or any spares off the blue ZT
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I would prefer to give him the benefit of the doubt, as the car is basically sound. It will be in tip top condition when it's finished. Thank you for your offer of advice and help, that's what this club is all about.
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Enjoyed reading about your progress so far - wish I had the time to give my ZT that much care and attention.
Can I ask what you were using to polish the scratches out from behing the door handles? I saw red t-cut in some of the pictures, was it really as simple as that + elbow grease or is there a trick to it? Re: you milky headlights - not sure if you have got them sorted yet but can totally recommend the 3M headlight restoration kit if you have not. Certainly cheaper than acquiring new headlight units It's going to be a stunner when you are done!!!
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The blue Zed is now fully broken so hopefully I can get her shipped out by the end of the week and get back to this one. My next step is to get the engine running properly (which why the original owner got rid of her) and then I can drive her whilst I overhaul the suspension and brakes (Taken from the breaking car) Anyway back yo your query. I removed the handles as seen in the thread and then used Farecla G3 cutting compound with an electric polisher. Because of the curvature I didn't press hard as I didn't want to thin the lacquer on the edges. I would think T cut and elbow grease would do as well but in my opinion its easier with the handles removed. With regards to the headlights thanks for the recommendation. They are really quite rough so I may have to start with wet n dry and make my way through the grades before I start polishing. The good news is I have a decent set of xenons already from the car I have broken which I polished up a couple of years ago so the ones presently on the car will be spare ones Thanks for the kind comments and I should be back to her very soon
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Hi Jon,
Great to see you are making progress, just one quick question: Are the sills on the blue car solid ? I only ask as it might be worth cutting off the outer sections & inner mounts before you get rid of the shell - as far easier to do this at home (with a power supply & all tools to hand) than trying to do it in a scrapyard in years to come Would just be a shame to bin two good (and sure to be required in the future...) repair panels ! Cheers, Paul.
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Hi Paul
I was thinking about this after your repairs. The body is now fully stripped and waiting to go to the scrap yard (and I mean stripped). The drivers side sill is good right along its length The passenger side only the rear end is good. The front all the way back to the b post is full of filler from the bodged accident repair Where would you recommend cutting to give good sills along the floor and the swage line for chrome sill covers or higher?
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Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+
BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888 |
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