The welcome back to NSW SR20 widey cruise

T-man · Post by **T-man** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:47 am

Great pictures, can I ask who the silver wide body belongs to?

Cheers

perrinsohc · Post by **perrinsohc** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:27 am

T-man wrote:Great pictures, can I ask who the silver wide body belongs to?

Cheers

Tis me :)

GasJA · Post by **GasJA** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:07 pm

Hoonie
Very straight looking JD.
Is that the original paint or have you had it resprayed.
Just wondering if that is VG paint code Milano Gold which is what I have on the JA.
Are JA bonnet's the #1 style choice these days?

hoongirl · Post by **hoongirl** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:52 pm

Thanks GasJA.

I had all the door dings, dents and scratches from being keyed fixed up late last year, so the only original paint is probably the rear wing these days. (Mind you the original paint didn't look any worse than it does now if you were far enough away not to see the battle scars!)

Can't check the car right now but I believe the colour is VD (Valencia Gold).

I got the car with both bonnets, but I like the JA one for extra 80's charm.

GasJA · Post by **GasJA** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:12 pm

Thanks
The colour looks a bit lighter than mine. I also prefer the look of the JA bonnet.
It is like a war zone in car parks these days. Gusts of wind don't help either. Renegade shopping trolleys add to the carnage.
Someone posted a listing of the original colours one time somewhere on the forum. Would take me a while to find that post though.

Since I bought my JA in 2006 I did some DIY rust repair.
I used small steel sheets and JB weld to fix the front fenders which had partly rusted at the bottom - a cheap and cheerful fix, and I didn't even remove the fenders. Pretty happy with my fender repair, as it is still rust free after a year. My DIY paint job was pretty ordinary though.

Another spot which is a problem is at the front of the rear wheel arch which if not fixed results in moisture in the sills (and big bills to fix I expect). I patched mine using the same method as for the fenders.
Will need to treat some rust under the tailgate rubber on the boot. It looks like someone has already done a little work there before.

hoongirl · Post by **hoongirl** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:11 am

Here's the paint code thread:

http://www.austarion.com/forums/viewtop ... 928ad23932

robert26t · Post by **robert26t** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:48 pm

Im spewing I couldn't finish the cruise and had to turn around at the foot of the putty. I was impressed at the turn up, some nice cars there!, looked like a great day.

... Next time :)

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:05 pm

i know someone selling a yellow 1980s 911 cabriolet if you're interested Rob ;)

robert26t · Post by **robert26t** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:50 pm

thrash wrote:i know someone selling a yellow 1980s 911 cabriolet if you're interested Rob ;)

Thanks anyway :) but cabriolet is no good with my head

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