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bigbened
25-03-07, 11:38 PM
started out with a 1.2 diamond, mint with no rust:D .http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/50597907.jpg
this is how she started out accept for the gte bumper. (already lowerd on -60mm gmax)

it has now got a mk2 rear bumper, 4"backbox/ new system, cesaro alloys with 195/45 rubber, false floor(when i want it in, 15" in phase sub and 2000w legasy amp when i dont), pipercross air filter, new rocker gasget oil change, gear box oil change (there was none in to start with lol), dizzy cap change, new battery, rolled the arches, fitted bucket seats, 16v astra brakes, alpine head unit


gsi front bumper, smooth boot, mk2 dash in my garage waiting to go in, just waiting for a drivers door and mk2 wings so i can get it sprayed as some old **** decided mirrors and indicators were of no use to him lol

more pics to follow tomorrow


oh year and i took those ****ty ****ing side strips off the to ssers

NovaLad
25-03-07, 11:42 PM
How do ya take them side strips off mate?

burgo
25-03-07, 11:47 PM
very nice indeed

bigbened
26-03-07, 07:30 AM
set about it with some sort of plastic scraper (bank card) and either petrol or thinners of some sort.

this is how she stood then the wheels went onhttp://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00055.jpghttp://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00058.jpg

buckets went in and false floor went downhttp://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00053.jpghttp://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00052.jpg

bigbened
26-03-07, 07:33 AM
the door looks like this at the moment
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00260.jpg

but im picking up a mint mystral grey door tonight to solve that little problem, im just unsure weather to spray the rear quarter myself or let a bodyshop do it

Mike
26-03-07, 07:36 AM
dont spray it yourself ;)

bigbened
26-03-07, 07:43 AM
lol ok i have done my new boot and spoiler myself and they are sound

Mike
26-03-07, 08:09 AM
lol ok i have done my new boot and spoiler myself and they are sound

what are you spraying with, rattle cans or proper spraying equipment?

NovaLad
26-03-07, 08:22 AM
Ok thanks mate!!!

bigbened
26-03-07, 10:47 PM
compressor and a spray gun

lee coley
27-03-07, 12:04 PM
what about spraying the door and wing?

bigbened
27-03-07, 06:25 PM
well picked up my door last night, couple of car park dings its ok. picked it up for 30quidwith glass, eleccy motor and mirror. also took a few pics of some other stuff that will be going on soon
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00285.jpghttp://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00287.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00288.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00289.jpg

bigbened
27-03-07, 06:25 PM
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00290.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00291.jpg

kevster
27-03-07, 06:42 PM
keep it up dude

peester
28-03-07, 10:30 AM
you sure the paint is minstral grey? I thought it was something else.. can't remember what now..
Nice one on the project so far - shame bout the door - but it was already naffed near the lock anyway..

bigbened
28-03-07, 06:45 PM
yer i know, i checked the code and it seems to be the same. Booking it in to be sprayed tomorrow for the drivers side to be sprayed and the boot

bigbened
05-05-07, 12:29 AM
its been a long time but my car is nearly going to the paint shop, ive put my new door on and boot ( stuck some red oxide primer on untill it goes so it dosent rust). Found out my boot popper dosent work, *******, so ive got to buy a new one,

just got to get a drivers side wing now and its off to the paint shop
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00002.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00001.jpg

im going to do the dash tomorrow hopefuly and i will post up some pics of that and the door

bigbened
17-05-07, 10:24 PM
dash is now done and in, ive only got pics of it when i just painted it but ill get some tomorrow of it finished
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00353.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00351.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00350.jpg

bigbened
22-05-07, 06:04 PM
been working on the van pannels i got the other day heres some pics, dash pics coming later
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00363.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00367.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/bigbened/DSC00369.jpg



there both in primer now just waiting for my mates compressor back and i can spray them