Lordys Greenwagon project

I have had my Greenwagon for 14 years now since new and decided a couple of years ago to clean the engine bay
It took many hours of hard graft with autoglymn engine cleaner and gunk etc

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Replaced the battery bracket as it was getting a bit rusty

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Autosol is my best friend and doesn't nag all the time

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Polished the bodywork as well
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I'm not mechanically minded so was pleased to fit a slam panel

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Then I realised the brackets were rusty

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With confidence growing I took off the fuse box


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The misses helped me take off the alternator cover

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Off with the Snorkle

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Brackets off

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Wonder what I should do with them ???

Dip them carbon or spray them the car colour. Good job mate, i started mine and its getting there now.

nice work John a good adition to this years NESF club stand at this years NBO

Put them in the old table then a knock on the door !!

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A man who had travelled many many miles a d wanted to take them away from me

Then a couple of weeks later
The postman came
The misses said your wages have arrived

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What's these ??

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Best get them fitted quick

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Looking better but pipes and old rusty bolts anoy me now !!!

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It's abit out dated, sure it's all green and dipped under the bonnet!?

Knock knock

Misses says my wages have arrived again
Mmm
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No wages just more money spent to save the national economy in Thialand

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Allready had the bolts but wanted gold washers so had TI take the oil cap and Intercooler cover to make up the postage

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Tim told me the first ions ever made

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So pleased I wanted Rallytech logo instead of Subaru

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But them I saw something else I didn't like

Mmm

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As busy saying good bye to the wrxd and hello to the Nismo

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But stil like the Greenwagon best
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Treated myself to another car later in the year as the Nismo is a bit wild for turning up at council and board meetings so
Nismo for fun
civic EXGt for executive meetings

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The Greenwagon is now a weekend and polishing and now project car

Treated myself to a few hours quality time woth some autosol

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But still annoyed with other bits under the hood
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Never mind birthday and Xmas soon

My old mother gave me some money for a nice jumper from M&S
She told me a nice patterned one
Yeah right

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The missses gave me some money for new slippers

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Looks like I should of went to specs avers and got a hearing aid also


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Never mind
Painted a couple of brackets when hiding in the garage

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Xmas came and the misses signed for a parcel took it and said its your Xmas present from me
So I ordered it and paid for it and she took it off me and kept it for a month
Frustrated I could not open it !!
On xmas morning I was told tomgomto get some coal for the fire
Yeah right

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But again I saw a few bits I didn't like

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The reason I have a big house as its got a big chimney

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Down big chimneys Santa fetches big boxes

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I don't drink or smoke and like to treat myself now and then

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Lime green pipes 19 in total amd samco brackets

Oh yes

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Oh yes
B-SPOC colours too

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The Greenwagon needed a cam belt change so dropped it off at Stan palmers
Having a coffee woth Gary in parts rob wandered past woth his spanners and ten minutes later
OMG whats these doing in the boot ???

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When I was recovereing with the shock he sat me down showed me the engine bay ans said

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These parts are wrong and have to be sent away
The misses believed the words of the master technician

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I told the misses we were going to see a new hot tub for the garden
We drove for many many miles when we got to the Er .....showroom

She was curious about it

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She wondered why the horny thing was with us

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A man came round the corner said he was the man called Locky
The master of design and colour

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He explained to the misses that Rob had told him the parts were the wrong colour for the car and it would fail its mot
The misses believed in the man known as Locky and was desperate to go shopping at the metro cantre so we left the parts

Got a picture from Locky to say the parts had been chemically cleaned

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First layer of carbon dipping

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One nice green honey thing

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Atention to detail amazing

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Cam belt cover better in green

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Green and black formB-SPOC colours on the header tank
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Locky did the first matt finish water bottle in europe for me ,has a soft rubber feel on it

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The man himself pleased with his new creation

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Got them home safely amd wanted to keep them on the table but the wife said NO

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Why did I want green she asked ?

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Get rid if them she said

So I boxed them up to take to Rob the master

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Where does Rob start
With the horns he said

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Cam belt changed and cover put in and new cdf pullies OH YES

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This looks complicated ,but not to rob

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He had a few minutes spare in his lunch hour so out woth the black and in with the green

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Grill back on amd oil change amd a few more bits done

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Water bottle on amd completed
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Really pleased with it

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Love the v mark cover whic has been trialed for a year now and is great

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Gold and green looks nice

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Close up I see a few things still to do
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Black. Amd green header tank is a nice touch

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Pleased with the alternator brackets in green

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Rob even fitted pipes you can't see

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A few brackets to finish in black have now been done
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Really happy with it so must keep on cleaning it

I called this thread the Greenwagon project thread as there is

Phase 2 starting soon ( will hit the bank books again )
Phase 3 will take it to a new level quite rare in thenuk
Phase 4 will have vibrant colours
Phase 5 no idea but will get carried away I'm sure

Comments and plans for the future for me welcome

StickT wrote:

It's abit out dated, sure it's all green and dipped under the bonnet!?

Quite happy with it now   

Marshffs wrote:

Dip them carbon or spray them the car colour. Good job mate, i started mine and its getting there now.

Took me a year and a half as i wanted to combine the bulk of the work , pullies ,pipes horns and manifold in with. A cam belt change and service in one go kept labour charges down also to trial the forst batch. From Locky before the bulk of it was done
Finish is amazing also I got some great discounts in the rally tech. Group buy ,revolution ,scoobyworx and cdf special discount days sales saving a bit of money too

Keith wrote:

nice work John a good adition to this years NESF club stand at this years NBO

I should be going to the Nbo although I'm jobless / early retired now but would want
A job that will let me off for the show season Dunfries , Nbo , Scottish show and Penrith

As far as I know tts Aren't going to Nbo and I Am no longer part of cumbrian
Scoobs (, I was the founder 13 years ago) and have er ..retired from Nbo
Chairmanship due to various reasons so looks like I will be

Lordy NO mates At the Nbo !!
     

Come with the elite group the biggest and best !! The Spartans of the nbo

Cracking little story line to go with the clean up project!    

The wagons coming on a treat!

Absolute class, very hard work dressing an engine bay, even harder keeping it that way, well done mate, loved the thread, unique colours aswell, brave n bold, class.

I love the washer bottle great idea   

Love it mate :0)

With the engine bay 90% finished decided to do a bit if polishing
Machine polish
Clay bar
2 coats of blacklight
50/50 CG paste
v7 sealant from CG

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Shines up ok for nearly 15 years old

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On tour with B-SPOC

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Got the st2 wheels refurbished at the blast shop thursby

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Like brand new again

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Fitted and ready to go

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Mmm
I see something I don't like

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Going to get some dents removed next week by another master craftsman

Then need to find someone to tackle my rust in the rear arches as struggeling to get anyone willing to tackle the job in Cumbria (phase two )

Other jobs
Got a underbonnet scoop from Rallytech to fit and some bonnet dampers
Alternator to colour by the master

Then phase.3 will start after the show season

Thats one pampered wagon Lordy, credit to you.