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First comment then...........I hate you!!!

No well done mate in what you have achieved coupe wise!!!

Look forward to see at what rate this one progresses too!!

LOL - Cheers Dave. My fingers are firmly crossed for you mate. Here's to your 'coupe' future too.

Great colour choice.

Is it going to be kept standard or have you started a want list yet ?

The 'want' list is posted in the Project thread Simon - There WILL be loads that I will do to this one - definitely a keeper mate!

I quite like the idea of replacing ALL parts (within reason of course) over a long period of time - Maybe a bit of wishful thinking here though

LOL cheers mate!!
well my plan is sell the coupe, plus a whole host of my worldy belongings then my house and start my life over in a new house and then get another coupe, probably next year.
It will no doubt be a plus too and either, yellow and indeed ink black!!

Well done Patch, she's a beauty!

I saw her while I was up at Joe's on Saturday getting work done to mine including fitment of HIDs which I see is on your agenda for the Plus. Mine are 55w 6000K (though they are eBay ones from China) and I'm really pleased with how they look (let's see how long they last...). My 2p's worth is that 8000K would be too blue - if you want to avoid an 'obviously modded' look that is...

Have you swapped the front wheels over yet? That was the only visible blemish when I saw the car!

Yep, two new (well better condition) front wheels were put on by Joe before I picked her up. There are a few paint marks that need sorting, so alls good.

As for the HID's, I went for the 35W 6000K on my steely, they are great, I'm going for a set of Philips 35W 6000K for the Plus though, I've read good things about these.

For how long though?

At least two months That's a lifetime for some bugs you know

Lol, Patch have you restored quite a lot of cars then?

Well, I have owned a lot of cars JK! Restored the following ... simply looked after the others I have owned...

Restored properly
MGB GT (1971)
Fiat Multipla
Lexus GS 300 Sport Mk1
Lexus GS 300 Sport Mk2
and of course the Steely Coupe
Current is, of course, the 'Plus'

Fiat Multipla!

Love it. Multipla's rock, fact.

Good on yer, Mr Patch.
Cheers, Hedge

Good to see another Coupe gets some loving

I can see why you changed Coupes looking at the pictures of both. The Plus has a bizaar edge. I'll be watching the progress of the Plus with interest and envy

Ooooh, not a fan of the Plus wheels then? To be honest it seems a happy coincidence as the plus wheels should make your steely EVEN more desirable to the right buyer!

Best of luck with the sale!

I agree I don't really like them either, but it they help the car gain more money in re-sale i would of thought remove the tires and store the rims, then buy some tasty replacments

Grille looks interesting... I think it will be better to gauge its appearance in daylight at a distance. Up close pic is ok but hard to imagine it with the rest of the car.

Could be onto a winner perhaps with the silver trimmings

Did you get that coil cover from ebay??
ended the other day.....I was bidding on that also.

Yes, the jury is out on this for me? I might go a darker shade of silver yet.



It sure is, what a bargain

Just been spraying up a centre dash console (the one with the heater controls on) tonight, loads of primer and sanding. I'll need to find a shade of silver I am happy with first. The plan will then be

Silver 20VT wheels
Silver dash
Silver grill
Silver wing mirrors
Paint bonnet badge black

The wheel colour is very nice. Iy really suits the black Plus as well

I wanted something like this for my black Coupe actually.

I could get some done for you Hani, but I dread to think of the shipping costs!!

I like the fact you've got a couple of Coupes on your drive, looks cool!

PMSL!! Those cars aren't old enough to warrant a "restoration" as such!!

Really, go and buy a mint example of each then.....

Loving the wheels Phil

Done the engine bay yet? (sorry if I've missed it)

Cheers Yella - The engine bay has been initially cleaned, I'll be looking to a nut and bolt job in here, over time of course.

What's happening with yours? Are you getting it back to standard to sell on? I'm intrigued!

No, defo not selling, just returning to standard engine tune and possibly interior. The bodywork is far more important to me now which probably means a full respray. Your bleedin' valeting threads are to blame by the way

Good man, got to be a worthwhile investment that mate! We'll need a thread for this, before and after re-spray

P

Well we've already got a mint coop and Mr L used to have one of those Lexus' but he couldn't give it away!
No need to get snippy Just our ideas of a proper (as you say) "nut and bolt restoration" differ somewhat.

I'm not getting snippy (if there is such a word), though I fail to see where I mention that these cars were 'nut and bolt' restoration projects?

My lexus (Mk1) sold within 1 day of advertising it to a gentleman from Ireland by-the-way