Maruti 800 Restoration Project

mituadas · 1st July 2008, 20:56

Regarding color shade i have narrowed down to MB silver,Wine RED and Golden. I will be changing the RIM, Door pads,Streering Wheel but Dashboard change is too costly, because i will have to change the Meter and other thing along with dashboard. So not yet decided.Can any body suggest Type-II, Head light and tail light is good or i should go for Type-III.

mituadas · 7th July 2008, 20:03

These are photos i had taken on yesterday.

mituadas · 3rd August 2008, 18:44

These are the photos i have taken today. Only under coat is over. Excepting final coat by this week end.

rr_zen · 3rd August 2008, 22:30

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Originally Posted by mituadas

Regarding color shade i have narrowed down to MB silver,Wine RED and Golden. I will be changing the RIM, Door pads,Streering Wheel but Dashboard change is too costly, because i will have to change the Meter and other thing along with dashboard. So not yet decided.Can any body suggest Type-II, Head light and tail light is good or i should go for Type-III.

You might want to go in for Type 3 lights if you want to have her upto date. However, IMO Type 2 tail lights are better than Type 3.

Nice choice of colour. Do ensure you get the side mouldings for all four doors so that it adds to visual appeal.

D.V.R · 4th August 2008, 20:03

Its shaping up well.In which garage in hyderabad are you getting this done.

mituadas · 4th August 2008, 20:11

It is in Trimul ghery SAI Auto services

D.V.R · 11th August 2008, 18:11

Mituadas any updates on the work done.

abhi1309 · 11th August 2008, 18:31

Yes, I would love to see the updated pictures. It is shaping up really well I see and looks good too.

anjan_c2007 · 11th August 2008, 19:24

The fender and rear tailgate are changed it looks- so you'll also fit the new dashboard. How many kms has this car run? The rusting was quite deep rooted on the footboard and other places.
Maybe a costly renovation offsetting the value of the car. But cheers! Keep it up. Only had you kept it original with its 1988 looks which will slowly become rare.

mituadas · 11th August 2008, 20:35

As it is raining here for last couple of days due to that final paint job is pending. I will paint her passon Red metalic. Today i went to purchase tyre and he told me price of bridgestone 145/70/R12 will cost 1680/- each. For type II rim it will cost 550 each but it another shop he told me for type II rim it is 750 each. Here i want a suggestion for gurus. If for experienting purpose i will put a diesel engine into it which engine will be good and what will be the aproximate cost. Anyway i will definitely update pics after some progress of work

mituadas · 14th August 2008, 22:32

Thease are photos i have taken today. It was evening time so due to flash of camera color is looking too bright. I will take some pic in day time then i will post it soon. Thanks every body for encouraging me.

amitk26 · 21st August 2008, 14:43

Paint finish is good how much did it cost ?

mituadas · 21st August 2008, 20:48

It cost me 19k including denting and painting.

mituadas · 15th September 2008, 21:06

These are the photographs i have taken yesterday

Jaggu · 15th September 2008, 21:32

Car has come out really well, nice color also. If you are retaining the rims, do a complete clean up and painting after removing the tyres, it will give you a good finish, avoid spray over on other parts and cover the innards and protect from corrosion.

1st July 2008, 20:56	#16
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	Regarding color shade i have narrowed down to MB silver,Wine RED and Golden. I will be changing the RIM, Door pads,Streering Wheel but Dashboard change is too costly, because i will have to change the Meter and other thing along with dashboard. So not yet decided.Can any body suggest Type-II, Head light and tail light is good or i should go for Type-III.
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mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	These are photos i had taken on yesterday. Attached Thumbnails
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3rd August 2008, 18:44	#18
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	These are the photos i have taken today. Only under coat is over. Excepting final coat by this week end. Attached Thumbnails
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4th August 2008, 20:03	#20
D.V.R BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney / Secunderabad Posts: 278 Thanked: 14 Times	Its shaping up well.In which garage in hyderabad are you getting this done. Last edited by D.V.R : 4th August 2008 at 20:03. Reason: spelling
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4th August 2008, 20:11	#21
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	It is in Trimul ghery SAI Auto services
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11th August 2008, 18:11	#22
D.V.R BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney / Secunderabad Posts: 278 Thanked: 14 Times	Mituadas any updates on the work done.
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11th August 2008, 18:31	#23
abhi1309 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 446 Thanked: 68 Times View My Garage	Yes, I would love to see the updated pictures. It is shaping up really well I see and looks good too.
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11th August 2008, 19:24	#24
anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,332 Thanked: 20,653 Times View My Garage	The fender and rear tailgate are changed it looks- so you'll also fit the new dashboard. How many kms has this car run? The rusting was quite deep rooted on the footboard and other places. Maybe a costly renovation offsetting the value of the car. But cheers! Keep it up. Only had you kept it original with its 1988 looks which will slowly become rare.
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11th August 2008, 20:35	#25
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	As it is raining here for last couple of days due to that final paint job is pending. I will paint her passon Red metalic. Today i went to purchase tyre and he told me price of bridgestone 145/70/R12 will cost 1680/- each. For type II rim it will cost 550 each but it another shop he told me for type II rim it is 750 each. Here i want a suggestion for gurus. If for experienting purpose i will put a diesel engine into it which engine will be good and what will be the aproximate cost. Anyway i will definitely update pics after some progress of work
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14th August 2008, 22:32	#26
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	Thease are photos i have taken today. It was evening time so due to flash of camera color is looking too bright. I will take some pic in day time then i will post it soon. Thanks every body for encouraging me. Attached Thumbnails
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21st August 2008, 14:43	#27
amitk26 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,089 Thanked: 715 Times	Paint finish is good how much did it cost ?
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21st August 2008, 20:48	#28
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	It cost me 19k including denting and painting.
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15th September 2008, 21:06	#29
mituadas BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 22 Times	These are the photographs i have taken yesterday Attached Thumbnails
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15th September 2008, 21:32	#30
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Car has come out really well, nice color also. If you are retaining the rims, do a complete clean up and painting after removing the tyres, it will give you a good finish, avoid spray over on other parts and cover the innards and protect from corrosion.
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