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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

There's no accounting for taste

And, "snippy" most definitely is a word!

Whatever

Wow,new pics look great Phil! Cars is looking great mate


Cant wait for the same treatment on mine.

Patch your car probably looks newer than when it left the factory!

Looking good chap

To be fair, this deserves a terse response! Kind of unnecessarily belligerent don't you think?

By the way Patch, I'm very glad you decided to go back to black with the grille - I think it looks much better!

i agree with you mikey, on both counts. but hey, big mouths shout loudest eh?

I'm quite excited about fitting these mirrors tomorrow Procs, should look different anyway! Remembering this is a Patch Plus and all

Come to the Donington park meet patch!

Eh! When's this?

tomorrow! were to be there at 8am

Can't do that Sam - my daughters having a sleep over at a friends, I'm the taxi back

Just wondering, how do you manage to get your parts sprayed so quickly? It's like one minute you've got something in 1 colour and then a day later its changed!

Well Insy... the process is thus;

When I spray something like a grill (or wing mirrors). I prepare the night before (including masking)

Spray primer - leave 15
Spray first coat - leave 15
Spray second coat - leave 15
Then third

Bring into house for 1 hour

Spray lacquer coat - leave 15
and repeat twice after.

Sometimes I will gently rub down the colour coat (1200 grit) before lacquering

That's it! Works for me, not an ideal method, but for smaller stuff, it works just fine.

EDIT - The wing mirrors are a spare set, allowing me to play

spray in haste, repent at leisure - that's what they reckon...

nice jobs done their patch, i'm just waiting for your sense of style to return..

Trouble is Proccy, your sense of style is back in the 60's

with your hairstyle lol....

that's funny

Trouble is Proccy, your sense of style is back in the 60's [/quote]

with your hairstyle lol.... [/quote]

that's funny [/quote]

only kiddin mate, missed you today with all that exotica...

I know you are mate my hairstyle's defo 70's. Yea, bet is was a good show, how many went in the end?

2 coops, paul and me - pretty embarassing considering the effort paul put in to get us a stand and on their web site

im guilty here at I was a no show. If I could have been there I would have been, I have been looking forward to the show all week

It's all your fault Sam, you naughty naughty boy

yeah, bloody kids...

Engine bay looking Phil

Something special coming up Mr Patch?

Slightly modifed body

i like the look of that cloth interior patch, nice one....

Are you feeling okay Proccy?

Next job,swap the 6 speed out for a 5 speed gearbox....

Gradually getting back to a poverty specced coupe...lol

To be fair,i have the one cloth seat in mine atm and is incredibly comfortable and supportive.

Good idea for everyday use mate,the recaros are like rocking horse and easy enough to swap back over.

Nice seats aswell

The cloth interior has come up well.

I have to say the thought of going back to cloth in mine has entered my mind - I do think it's more comfortable!

I'm struggling to see the 'Phil' in the plate?

Or is it trying to say something else?

No - it's trying 'unsuccessfully' to say Phil - I was born in 69 though!

I thought it said Paul, so then maybe thought you were Paul but just called yourself Phil, but then I thought why on earth would you do that

I like it Jim

Nice plates P69l

and the winner is......

Of course the real reason for the plate change is to make it look too old to be a plus.

Stealthy like. Anyway, P reg coupes rock.

It doesn't look like a Plus anyway

Raising the bar before spa eh? Looks like i will have the slowest 20vt there.

Glad your happy with the mod

Phil, its Pace..not Proalloy

I think mine is a Pro Alloy one Kelv? It has L&M printed on the side and is bigger than yours (you know what I mean!). I'll double check!

Patch you have a L&M charge cooler mate!
i looked at it while i was there!!!

good luck with Flea today buddy!

let us know your results!

As far as i'm aware of, only Pace made the chargecooler for coupes. L&M are the authorised agents for Pace products.

See

Until i spoke to Joe yesterday, I didn't know they were made in different sizes. Mines already a tight fit in that area (you know what i mean!) so can't imagine what yours must be like!!

It is a Pace intercooler with an L&M badge, although this one works a little better than most!

spill the beans Mr.Map!

I don't think were going yo get numbers peeps, he didn't plan to put it on the RR

It's a Pace! But in my mind it will always be a Pro Alloy from now on. So enough already

As for power, I don't do Dyno's, the car is doing what it is doing. Leighton thinks it will be around 285 bhp. It's certainly the fastest I've ever owned and oh so smooth to drive

great result as always from magic man flea, I cant tell you how big the smile was taking the bee home after its map, The inky after its map, I scared the crap out of my mum

Great results Phil.

Just an odd thought has popped into my mind looking at the latest pics.. would it not have been easier to just pull out the side repeaters and spray away from the car?

It would of been easier, but I don't know how they are released

Right, what's next then Phil?

Who know what Patch will do next!!

im hoping it is some thing wacky and fresh!

you never know, it may even just be a dirty car lol

Did that you know that PACE and Pro Alloy are about 400 yards away from one an other in my town Haverhill. Wayne who started Pro Alloy used to work for PACE, He is a Top Guy and a wizard with all things alloy etc
Roodini