Smo\’s R – The Bodyshop #7: More Paint

Update! My Kudos grille [i]finally[/i] arrived so I popped into the shop to drop it off.

I\’m going to step back a week here as I didn\’t manage to post any photos of it when I stopped in last Tuesday. She was in the booth and I actually interrupted the start of the spray when I [...]

Smo\’s R – More Decibels

Another quick update before I go and see the car (finished?) tomorrow. Still an MOT to get through before I get her home though.
This afternoon my custom 3\” exhaust arrived courtesy of windsoR. The quality is astonishing, I\’m very impressed with it;

Looks to me like it won\’t be very quiet!
My bonnet vent gaskets arrived also [...]

Smo’s R – The Bodyshop #6: Paint

Andy and I went to the shop today to check on the progress of the car. It\’s been slow but at least it\’s starting to come to life.

She\’ll be done by next week, and I can get started on fitting my various bits and bobs before the remap. It\’s a shame the project has taken [...]

Smo\’s R – The Bodyshop #5: Smoothing Out

Ok guys I just got back from the shop. Progress was hindered again, unfortunately this time due to the best friend of the owner\’s son dying in a motorcycle accident last Tuesday but that said, it should be done by the end of this week or early next.
When I arrived Kev was finishing off rubbing [...]

Smo\’s R – Hugs

Almost forgot – I\’ve had these lying around for some time now. A set of 4-point 3\” Ricco Harnesses which will be going in;

Smo\’s R – \’Dress Up\’ & \’Decibels\’

Small update guys, and firstly I\’d like to apologise for my blurry photos. It appears I shake uncontrollably at the moment, must be the lack of sleep!
I picked up my upper rear door trims yesterday from the Nissan Garage and the necessary clips so she should be looking her best when I get her back! [...]

Smo’s R – The Bodyshop #4: In With the New

Right – I\’ve had quite a busy couple of weeks! As some of you know my son Aidan was born on Januray 14th so I\’ve been very busy catering to his needs! Although this doesn\’t mean progress on the R has ground to a halt. In my previous post I popped into my local Nissan [...]

Smo\’s R – New Clothes

Just got back from my local Nissan Garage and ordered my trim pieces and OEM Release Bearing;

Only a couple more pieces left to go and I\’ll have everything I need bodywise, then I can concentrate on upping the power.

Smo\’s R – The Bodyshop #3: Out With the Old

Popped in to check on the car today, and as said previously due to the snow progress was hindered but at least they\’ve cut out some of the bits they need to. Here she is;

They had to cut away some of the inner arches but it wasn\’t nearly as bad as it sounded over the [...]

Smo\’s R – Sard FPR

The postman brought me my Sard FPR and some braided fuel lines with anodised finishers so we\’re one step closer to 500bhp spec;

Watch this space!

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