ISKA8's MITSUBISHI SIGMA GK GSR TURBO BUILD...ENGINE SOLD!!

[ISKA8]

ok i attempted to block back one of the doors and suprisingly it came out awsome??got my mate to come past and double check and he said it was perfect..
you cant tell much in the pics but here it is anyway..

i also guide coated the door jams but just seemed to run out of time and getting only one side done.very smooth though!

[amgis_obrut]

this is coming along nicely cant wait to see it with some fresh skin

[ISKA8]

this is coming along nicely cant wait to see it with some fresh skin

you and me both mate..its bloody time consuming doing all the stuff yourself and especially when you've got half an idea.every so often i call someone i know asking them how i do different things..oh well hopefully should have it painted in max 3 weeks...

[A112H]

Looking forward to seeing this finished, well pics anyway, lol
Coming along very nicely

[ISKA8]

thanks alot jason..who knows mate once its on the road and you guys are having a cruise,might do a show if you's drive close to the border??
after all its only 7hours drive..

[ISKA8]

all the door jams have been blocked and wet rubbed.also the inner boot and rear of the car all done aswell.

sorry bout the poor small pics..

[ISKA8]

ok,so i worked my ass off today from midday till 3:30am tonight and still not bloody finished..
got all the doors preped and ready for paint.nose cone done,gaurds done,front & back plastic and metal bumpers done,boot done,rear spoiler done,roof and front windscreen panel all done...all thats left now is the rear quarters,bonnet and bottom stone tray...whooo alsmost there
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[ISKA8]

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hopefully ill finish evrything tomorrow...hopefully!

[WagonWheel]

Awesome work mate! Will look so mint with fresh paint!

[ISKA8]

Awesome work mate! Will look so mint with fresh paint!

thanks alot buds..cant wait..

ok ive finished prepping the car today and im bloody releived...woooh!
the bonnet still needs more as still having problems bigging the bastard,also the boot.they are the main parts people look at and i cant get them right
might have to pay someone to just paint strip the bonnet and boot,then edge to edge it..should come out better but im to scared to do it..

[ISKA8]

whoo just finished the rest of the car today... as of tomorrow im starting to paint inside all the door jams,under the bonnet,under the boot,engine bay and rear boot section..its alot to do but ill see how time goes.i will post more pics up as i go along.
wish me luck guys,this is the first time i actually paint anything on a car ? ?

[84GKSIG]

hey mate best of luck with the painting, you'll find once you have a rhythm its pretty easy, when i started out my main difficulty was holding up the spray gun for so long lol
what type of paint are you using btw?

[ISKA8]

hey mate best of luck with the painting, you'll find once you have a rhythm its pretty easy, when i started out my main difficulty was holding up the spray gun for so long lol
what type of paint are you using btw?

thanks alot!! yeah buds it was really not that difficult,i did find the gun a bit heavy at times especially holding it constantly doing the roof..
im using the original paint code on the car but with 2pack paint.

[ISKA8]

ok guys after some painfull moments trying to get an oven,ive decided to paint the car in the garage.couldnt wait any longer!
as a beginer i found it pretty hard holding the gun up for so long doing the roof but finally got the havng of it.i was actually quite easy and the paint come up soo bloody good,well heaps better than what it used to look like.i noticed ive missed a few tiny dents and got some very short small runs on the left hand quarter but apart from that it came up awsome..nothing a little rub back and polish wont fix!! ive just painted the shell and engine bay for now,and wait for it to drys properly.
as some of yous know that painting a car in the garage needs to be dust free at least 20-25*c
as for me the garage was pretty cold,i managed to get most of the dust away and being just my luck,the guy i got the paint off gave me standard hardner not fast drying so it kinda gives the garage time to throw dust my car as its drying.anyway the car come up beautiful,i think anyway! so here are some pics ive taken...
ok so this is the engine bay and front end before.......

[ISKA8]

and now..... sorry for the poor quality picsi took them as the overspray was still floating in the air,ill get better ones!


and now the door jams,rear quarters,rear of the car and roof....


hope you guys like it as much as i do..ill post more up as i begin the rest of the parts...

[A112H]

I think it looks good, lol. You will have to get some clearer pics for us this morning

[geezer101]

Looks like it's coming together nicely (and no, I'm not going to comment on the pic quality). But if you're going to do spraying in the future, use newspaper or plain brown paper for masking up- it will help cut down overspray and won't flake everywhere when you peel it off. Keeping the doors fitted will ensure the paint finish is consistent. But I understand why they're off- it's a bastard trying to work around them in a confined space. Otherwise AWESOME, their's nothing like saying it's all mine

[ISKA8]

I think it looks good, lol. You will have to get some clearer pics for us this morning

ill post some good pics up today buds...

Looks like it's coming together nicely (and no, I'm not going to comment on the pic quality). But if you're going to do spraying in the future, use newspaper or plain brown paper for masking up- it will help cut down overspray and won't flake everywhere when you peel it off. Keeping the doors fitted will ensure the paint finish is consistent. But I understand why they're off- it's a bastard trying to work around them in a confined space. Otherwise AWESOME, their's nothing like saying it's all mine

cheers buds,and yeah i chose to put the paper masking on but my freind told me that the plastic is better as it has static and holds the overspray on.but i know exactly what you mean by the overspray flaking off.haha it bloody happened!
yeah i would have love to leave the doors on but like you said its hard getting around and inside the inner jams..
i love it and cant wait to hit these melbourne streets and tear SH@# up..

[TVM006]

Very Nice.

[ISKA8]

ok i got some better pics up today with some nice borders.
i came into my garage today and noticed the run on the rear quarter was a lot bigger than i though,so i started rubbing and rubbing until i accidentally cut through anyways i started to rub the whole car again with 1800 and then i sprayed her again.bit of a headf@#k but in better terms i flowcoated the car!!
you's be the judge...

[A112H]

Mate that looks awesome, sorry I meant AWESOME
You have got to be happy with that

[84GKSIG]

pretty freaking awesome man and thats with no clear coat ?

[ISKA8]

pretty freaking awesome man and thats with no clear coat ?

thanks alot bro
yeah no clear.all 2k black and first time painter..

[ISKA8]

Mate that looks awesome, sorry I meant AWESOME
You have got to be happy with that

haha thanks alot bro..yeah all im missing now is a set of fr18's paint them gold and presto!!

[webby]

There's a set of FR17's FS over on AE86DC atm for $3.5k, they're in Penrith though.
4x114.3, just like 99% of 4-stud RWD Japanese cars. Sigma's included

[ISKA8]

There's a set of FR17's FS over on AE86DC atm for $3.5k, they're in Penrith though.
4x114.3, just like 99% of 4-stud RWD Japanese cars. Sigma's included

whoooow $3.5k,i want the fr's but not that bloody bad! i reckon there a bit expensive for 17's.
i could buy simmons fr19's from tempe tyres for 4k brand new but dont want to spend that much..
im not a cheap c__t but i think there too much..thanks anyway bro.

[webby]

No worries
17's would look better than 19's IMO (hell, the car's barely big enough to pull off 16's well), but it's your car

[ISKA8]

yeah i wouldnt put the 19's on it but dont you think there a bit much??
i reckon 18" would sit perfect?

[webby]

We have two very different views on what looks good man, asking me if 18's would look good on a Sigma is like asking a Holden man to drive a Ford for the rest of his life
If it was my car it'd be getting 15x8 and 8.5 SSR Mk. III's with 195/50's so I could go properly low without tucking rim/hacking the car up. Which is something you can't do on big wheels

Anyway, it'll be tidy whichever way you go. Props for getting in and painting it yourself, looks good for a first (?) try

[ISKA8]

We have two very different views on what looks good man, asking me if 18's would look good on a Sigma is like asking a Holden man to drive a Ford for the rest of his life
If it was my car it'd be getting 15x8 and 8.5 SSR Mk. III's with 195/50's so I could go properly low without tucking rim. Which is something you can't do on big wheels

Anyway, it'll be tidy whichever way you go. Props for getting in and painting it yourself, looks good for a first (?) try

that is so very true..thanks alot mate