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Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby Talkiet » Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:12 pm

Well, It's time I stamped some authoritah on the ownership of Patricks car so here's the obligatory post to prove it :-)

Strangely for someone so into photography I haven't been out to take any glamour shots yet, but I thought I'd show off the upgraded dash... Apply a couple hundred $$$ worth of new switches and half a day mucking about to get...

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There's also the issue that I enjoy driving it more than I enjoy cleaning it, so it's tough to find a time when it's clean enough to shoot!

Cheers - N
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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby bzrse7en » Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:58 pm

Good on ya mate, I think I have now let it go.
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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby KiwiBirkin » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:09 pm

The new switches look great and really suit the carbon look dash, I have a couple in my car and they work really nice with a really nice tactile feel too them and at $36 well worth the price.
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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby Super Seven » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:27 pm

Talkiet wrote:There's also the issue that I enjoy driving it more than I enjoy cleaning it, so it's tough to find a time when it's clean enough to shoot!


Have to agree with this - cleaning mine always takes second place to almost everything else - rather be out driving it than waxing it !

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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby ibreadmore » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:46 am

Good on ya mate, I think I have now let it go.


True? Might be time for an avatar change then!
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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby Talkiet » Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:13 pm

Well, Vinyl ordered so I thought I should start with a little prep on the guards... Oh...

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I couldn't in good conscience let that pass, so whoops - first stage of preparing the car for vinyl application seems to be doing a full prep for paint :-)

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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby Super7Alfa » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:51 am

Super Seven wrote:
Talkiet wrote:There's also the issue that I enjoy driving it more than I enjoy cleaning it, so it's tough to find a time when it's clean enough to shoot!


Have to agree with this - cleaning mine always takes second place to almost everything else - rather be out driving it than waxing it !

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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby bzrse7en » Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:56 pm

Lotus7Alfa wrote:
Super Seven wrote:
Talkiet wrote:There's also the issue that I enjoy driving it more than I enjoy cleaning it, so it's tough to find a time when it's clean enough to shoot!


Have to agree with this - cleaning mine always takes second place to almost everything else - rather be out driving it than waxing it !

Mike


Sevens are made for driving, not polishing :D


Quite right, and that damage will buff out.
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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby KiwiBirkin » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:22 am

Talkiet wrote:There's also the issue that I enjoy driving it more than I enjoy cleaning it, so it's tough to find a time when it's clean enough to shoot!

Cheers - N


I made a habit of cleaning Grace every Sunday morning, in the end I had it so I could give her a really good clean up inside and out and it only took me 30 mins in the end :).
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Re: Neil's (nee Patrick) ride...

Postby Talkiet » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:27 am

KiwiBirkin wrote:
Talkiet wrote:There's also the issue that I enjoy driving it more than I enjoy cleaning it, so it's tough to find a time when it's clean enough to shoot!

Cheers - N


I made a habit of cleaning Grace every Sunday morning, in the end I had it so I could give her a really good clean up inside and out and it only took me 30 mins in the end :).


Fair call... It's more about motivation than time! No-one could claim you don't make time for driving, so if you could carve out the time, then anyone could!

Anyway, at the moment I am fighting the most wicked compound curve on the rear arch. I think I have an approach worked out, but I need several more hands first. Have a friend coming over tonight and will see how it goes. The rest should be easy after this!

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