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After breaking my car due to a failed project i've got a few things left

1.4SR engine and gearbox with pierburg carb fitted and fast road cam?125
Webber 32/34 carb with manifold for 1.4 and...

I'm affraid i just don't have the time to finish my project car. I'll sell the whole car for ?300. Comes with a pair of mint doors that have been delocked and dehandled wired up with solinoid. Toad...

update for you guys..

Cutting the edges of the light was easily sorted and i lined the light up in the holder... 80grit DA'd down the quarter and the edge of the lamp and forced plenty of...

Well its sunday morning... just took the missus to work at Morrisons...

Think its almost time to get the car outta the garage..

Now i've got plenty of work done in the last few weeks and almost...

Been looking and watching the programmes on Discovery Channel about West Coast Choppers and Orange County Choppers..

Both build Custom Choppers.. well my m8 went to Bug Jam and loads of people...

oh and btw.. i aint filled owt in yet :p... thats the expanding foam from inside the arches that i've had to cut down :p

cheers for the post guys...

Yeah i've got a Subaru Imprezza STi Wrx numberplate recess in the back of my saloon that i'm gonna blend into the bumper...

don't worry guys... 1 thing at a time :p...

i think they look smaller cos of the arches... think it'll hopefully look abit less like a fiesta once the swage lines are finshed and its all sprayed up..

but yes at the moment it looks abit like...

Just got outta the garage... now basically its been a good few weeks with some good progress..

The tailgate now shuts faily well and just needs the framework strength put back in

The lamps are...

I've update my feature with pics of progress with the taillights...

Basically all going pretty well but had some niggles that have been sorted.... now just needs welding up where gaps are and...

Basically the mods are as follows;

Wide arch kit modified to fit mk 4 Astra Headlamps
Honda 2003 Type R Altezza retro 3d Taillights (like R-Tecs Civic)
All blended into bumper, skirts and...

Well my brother and dad set work on sorting out the wiring and fueling for my car since the engine has refused to turn over for a week or two feckin around with it... they finally sorted it (some...

basic idea on how to do it..

WELD in some plates from the rear with as litte distortion to the panel... then grind the edges back around the hole so as you can blend it out...

Make sure you...

Kit's vs Gsi's is always a debate and if i could i'd have a standard Gsi with a 2 litre 16valve and then i'd have my kitted car... seen as i aint got the cash for both then personally i'd have the...

I've already started doin the new Astra headlamps.. they look wicked but its a load of fcukin about to get them to fit and i'm starting to get pissed off... plus i keep thinkin

"once i've done...

I look into my garage and see a pile of bits and a car in pieces... i used to see potential but now i just need some motivation to get the wings bonnet and bumper shaped... has anyone got pics of...

OMG how bad does that look... everyone should be gr8ful my light conversions won't look that far out of place... wtf was he thinking??

got a m8 wiv mk4 Golf Headlamps which looks nice but fcuk me...

wicked m8... love the idea... makes me think that once i've done my Wide Arch Beast.. i might get an XE or LET in my mk1 STANDARD SALOON... how funny would that be... with steelies on and...

I'm in the middle of getting my engine back up and running... having bought a Webber 32/34 and manifold for my 1.4SR i've come to fit it up and the hosing is totally different to my pierburg due to...

cooper could u log onto MSN cos wouldn't mind a chat about how u did ur bumper.. cheers m8

the extension panel is plastic isn't it??

if so u'd be better off having ur bonnet bad boyed with a plate welded in and smoothed as the joining of the extension and bonnet is abit sketchy for...

OMG how wank is the finish on those... they look like they just weren't arsed when they were making it

I've seen shoddy bumpers but the quality of those looks amazingly bad

Just been talkin to Ste and he reckons when u repair a fibreglass bumper it always re-cracks...

anyone ever had to repair one and whats ur experiences with it after u've repaired it

Just wondered if anyone had bought any and could give me and idea of the quality / usage / price for the units

cheers guys and gals

the only half decent way to do it it to trim the back section and flush it same as with the sides.. u need to ad sections to make it fit perfectly to the A post and all need to make/modify the...