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Hey guys starting working on the skyline a couple of weeks ago getting it ready for its new paint job.

Paint: 8m7 2006 Toyota Camery Blue Ice pearl metalic with 280g of extra pearl

All bolt on items are in primer

Doors inside and out

Front guards

CF Bonnet

Boot and wing

Tail light surrounds

Front bar

Grill

Still have the rest of the body to but all the windows are out, just have to do a repair on the LH rear guard and the rest of the car will be in primer this weekend.

Working on the engine bay atm cleaning up all the un-used holes and smoothing the engine bay aswell as seam welding the towers.

Engine bay:

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Thanks for keeping me in the loop.

Otherwise I'd never know how much I should appreciate attention to detail like this.

I'm interested in your thoughts about how you decide on grades of sandpaper later on.

Cheers,

Tez :P

nice project - looks like you havent done the seem welding bit yet - dont do too much work around that area until you get the welding done as most of the filler near there will be ruined with the welding.

try to wire brush all the scorching around your welds too before hitting with filler :( helps keep as little contamination between the filler and the metal.

from what i have been told full seam welding is actually a bad idea, things still twist and flex a little, full seam welding will result in breaks and cracks else where, stich welding is the way to go.

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