Super VR4 Restoration Thread

[AncientOfMu]

I thought I would start a thread Detailing the Restoration and work I'm carrying out on The Super.

Ok so It all started with these Pics.





Auction Sheet



A Loooong time later it arrived .




Overall condition not too good....





























OK now the fun begins

First off I wanted to remove all the stickers from the car. Hairdryer, tar and glue remover and a lot of patience.



And a Pioneer Sticker



After



Time now for the Super VR4 sticker



After



Part 2 to follow

[AncientOfMu]

After the Super Sticker time for the carozzeria one on the drivers rear qtr.

Before



During



After




Then I decided to have a go at the bump strips on the rear bumper... also re-aligned the rear skirt..







After



Aligned skirt



Next time to tackle the front windscreen.

Stay tuned

[pitslayer]

what are you doing with the smashed side skirts?
looks like a nice project to get stuck into thoug

[AncientOfMu]

what are you doing with the smashed side skirts?
looks like a nice project to get stuck into thoug

The side skirts are going to be fixed with lots of fibreglass

Cause they would be impossible to replace.

I am very lucky with one thing though and thats the paint.

Its single stage pure gloss black. Piece of p to match.

Bit of a shame its so bloody soft but hey ho.

[pitslayer]

best get your drill out then, not sure even i would attempt to repair them that one crack going upwards to the bottom of the door looks like it could make or break the fix.
Good thing about the paint though, black is generally an arse to match

[mitchy]

did it come with the front canards?

black super vr-4 looks very nice...

[Gly]

you could have them plastic welded, if you not keeping them satin black
would be a bit more flexible and forgiving than fibre glass is.

[adzgti]

This looks like its going to be a great project! Alot of works involved but I'm sure if you got it posted up on here, its all the motivation you need to get the Super finished. I agree with Gly though, why not plastic weld instead of fibre glass? plenty of cable ties and a soldering iron will help sort the job. Good luck with it mate and keep the updates comming.

[AncientOfMu]

did it come with the front canards?

black super vr-4 looks very nice...

Nah didnt get the front canards although i have a pair of fibreglass copies waiting to go on when i fit the new front bumper.

And yeah I love it in black

[AncientOfMu]

you could have them plastic welded, if you not keeping them satin black
would be a bit more flexible and forgiving than fibre glass is.

I need to read up upon plastic welding. I may just end up taking the to a bodyshop and seeing what they can do with them.

[Turbo_Steve]

Lovely looking car....especially like the wheels.
Needs a grey leather interior!

[Catalan]

hey, where is front bumber flys ?
I never seen Super VR-4 in black, think it japan custom updates

[HMG1K]

Looking forward to keeping updated with this project, Don - looks great, and the great paintwork you've found under those stickers you've removed and how those parts have polished up is fab!

Are you going to spruce up and sell? Or spruce up and keep?

[Kieran]

Any idea what that exhaust is yet Don? I'm trying to see if that car's on Carview Japan - It's pretty distinctive.

[ANTHONY]

So Don have you set your self a time when it should be on the road, would be nice to see it down at Eurospec

[AncientOfMu]

Looking forward to keeping updated with this project, Don - looks great, and the great paintwork you've found under those stickers you've removed and how those parts have polished up is fab!

Are you going to spruce up and sell? Or spruce up and keep?

Its mine to keep

[AncientOfMu]

Any idea what that exhaust is yet Don? I'm trying to see if that car's on Carview Japan - It's pretty distinctive.

Standard ralliart backbox K

[AncientOfMu]

So Don have you set your self a time when it should be on the road, would be nice to see it down at Eurospec

in terms of getting on the road the silver one is a priority. However it will definatly be on the road by the rolling road day.

[Ryan]

If that had been my car I would have breathed a huge sigh of disappointment when it came off the transporter.

After such a looooong wait, I didn't expect it to be in such a state! However, fortune smiles on you as you've the necessary witchcraft skills to get it back into shape

I'm sure that once it's been given the "Mu" touch it'll look brilliant!

[AncientOfMu]

If that had been my car I would have breathed a huge sigh of disappointment when it came off the transporter.

After such a looooong wait, I didn't expect it to be in such a state! However, fortune smiles on you as you've the necessary witchcraft skills to get it back into shape

I'm sure that once it's been given the "Mu" touch it'll look brilliant!

After studying the pictures from Japan VERY closely and studying again the Auction sheet it actually isnt THAT different to how it was at auction.

It was important to me to get the base car right. Its a Super with a very good interior and its only done 60odd thousand miles. Oh and its Black

All the rest is just cosmetics and can be put right over a period of time.

I'd much rather buy something cheap and do it up than go out and spend top dollar for a perfect car.

Half the Journey is making the car you're own, as soon as I removed the first sticker it became MY car .