All the glass out?

Not the doors (I think they said it's quick to wind the window down, and work that way). But as for the rest, yes.

He was saying that if you can get the windows out relatively easily, the finish is far better than if you just mask up and around, he also said it's an easier job with glass out.

Many of them who do so-called "mint" finishes don't bother with taking the glass out....

That's because take the rear quater glass out is very difficult without breaking it

Nah its easy, 20 mins a side, done 5 pieces this week. Non broke & im not a windscreen man

Laziness not wanting to strip the trim out.

I though they were stuck in with the same glue they used on the rear light cups. Good to know they arn't

Yeh but you can use cheese wire on the glass, chops through anything.

If you try cutting the quarters out with a blade the same as the rear lights then yeh a real pain.

That's it, that's what they used to cut the rear glue out for the rear windows. He describe it as razor wire, but I guess it's the same.

I've checked today the body is now all primed. The front bumper is being blocked down, and the main spray should have early next week, with a mop down afterwards. So will be ready next Sat.

Pictures to follow of course.

Didn't you say it was having a Zender bumper?

She already has the Zender bumper (see my signature pic). But the Zender Bumper and LE skirts are Mariusz' fibreglass moulds, and although the quality is good, they're being flattened and prepped, so that the Black doesn't show any rippling in the gel coat.

Sounds like a really exciting piece of work to me. For what its worth, I think youre dead right to have a go at bringing her a little up to date if thats what you want.

I like the fact that what you are doing sounds quite sublte & very tasteful. I cant wait to see the end result.

As for the price.....sounds about £1000 under priced to me for the extent & finish youre after.

Are you painting the headlight plastic in the gloss aswell? A thought for you?

Chris

Thanks Chris.

The price? It's a special price, I think the intention is to show some "customer loyalty", (he's had a fair amount of work from me in the past), plus I said I'm happy to pop his details on here for others who may be interested, particularly those in the Essex and surrounding areas.

I did think about the headlamps, and that along with a couple of other ideas are on my list of possibilities, depending on how it looks when this has all been complete.

Filler cap origanal is the best bit why get rid

each to there own

bugger

Personall, I'd say the best bit's of the car are the slashes across the wheel arches, the front lights, and the flared rear arches. All of which are staying 100% original.

I think the Jury is always going to be out on whether replacing the filler cap is a good move. Particularly as the filler cap is very unique to the Coupe. But for me, it's a part of the car that never quite matched the rest of the styling.

Sorry. That said, I'm sure other special prices can be arranged, but maybe not so good...

To be frank, mate I think you're mad as a fish to change the colour and to fill in the fuel cap. I love the silver colour and I too think that the original fuel cap is one of best things about the coupe's styling. I think you're spending a lot of money to make the car less valuable but I'm one of the boring "keep it original" brigade. Life would be boring if we were all the same in our tastes.

I'm boring, too. Really really boring. I love originality

It's quite funny reading some of these comments.

For me changing the filler cap, and changing the colour to a non-fiat pure black will make the car look stunning, I'd emphasis, for me. For others, this goes against being totally original, or simply not to their taste.

But what works for one, doesn't work for others. We all know that, really.

I totally agree, that if you intend to try to make money out of the Coupe, in say, 10-15 years time when it will be classed as a classic, then original is best. But firstly, that's not my goal with this, and secondly (if it were my intentions to sell as a classic), if in 10-15 years I still have the car, the colour can be reverted back easily enough, and the original filler cap refitted. The classic car price will pay for the work, with money to spare. (Nothing has been cut out of the panels to accomodate the new cap). If I wanted to sell 'as original'.

The colour change and work is purely for my enjoyment, and I can tell you I'll be chuffed to bits when the work is finally complete.

Engine bay - they going to do it properly and remove the engine?

Not too sure about the fuel cap (but thats the point of modding) but shall see the finished pics - just worried it will look like a Hiundai...

personally I am looking forward to seeing some pics. especially the fuel cap.

I did think that the fuel cap was going to be blended so that the lines of the car would remain the same in each side. And by blended in I mean a metal cover painted black.

i think i dislike you

good on you fella, drive through your way a fair bit as my mum lives in Waltham Abbey.

Will keep me eyes peeled.

Good question. He did mention the absolute correct way, would be to remove the engine, but he reckons he can do as good a job with the engine in place. Remarking that the parts he won't be able to get to, you can't see unless the engine is to be removed. I guess this is the only "shortcut".

I know what you mean re tha filler cap. But I reckon the rest of the Coupes standard styling is enough to take any possible liking to the Hyundai (is that the right spelling?) completely away.

You're right in thinking that too. The standard eliptical recess for the orginal cap, has had a small plate welded inside, allowing the filler cap to fit flush with the rest of the body line. I asked for the cap to be very slightly sunkened, (by only just a mm or so). I particularly didn't want the cap to be proud of the body work, otherwise it'll look like one of those cheap stick on jobbies.

The end result is a cap, which sits almost flush with the rest of the bodywork, with soft rounded edges meeting the soft edges of the cap.

For me, even in filler, it looked very good. And the rounded edge, matches very well with the de-seamed rounded edges of the rear light surrounds.

You're more than welcome to pop over and take a look when it's all complete.

Why didnt you just use LE nero black, that is pure black... totally pure, no aditives straight of the standox mixing tin with black on it! plus at least its an origonal colour to shut up the boring gits on here

Y'know, I'm not sure that it is pure Black. If it is, then it'll be the same Black that's being used, as the Black that's going on is straight pure Black.

You like black, or summink?

Does it show?

Actually for the Coupe, I've always thought the styling was so "out there" that a dark colour was best to suit it's lines. And what could be darker than black?