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walshc
12-02-08, 02:04 AM
After weeks of looking for a 2 door i found this little beast really close to me, so i bought it
I didnt really want a 4 door at first, but i see potential in this :D

Just passed 60k miles, 1 owner, 1.2 Merit. I payed ?500 for it, is that reasonable? :confused:

Apart from a small area of rust on the arch and a bit of bubbly (technical term lol ) around the petrol cap its in pretty good condition, the inside is like it just left the factory :thumb:

I have a few plans for it, i want it looking like a classy/old skool cool, black and chrome/mirror polished beast.
Im not going to put a big engine in it, im saving that for my golf and polo, so im thinking 1.4 SR on bike carbs :confused: :cool:

Only took these pics when i went to view it, i`m going to really get to work on it at the weekend with a wash/clay bar/polish etc then take some better pics

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/706/sony002tw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9312/sony003zz2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/308/sony004qi9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Being a complete noob to Nova`s (well Vauxhall in general) i`ll be needing mucho help, hope youre all kind like that :D

First thing, is there anywhere apart from the obvious that i should check for rot?

nov4801
12-02-08, 02:20 AM
i would check the whole car for rot but from the pics she looks a minter, cant wait to see what u decide to do

Nick
12-02-08, 02:28 AM
Unfortunatly, the rot gets everywhere.

The main places to look for are really... Chassis Legs, Boot floor, Battery tray, inner arches, arches, sills, front panel upper and lower and rear panel !

But that looks pretty good from here... :)

It depends what you want to use it for....but i'd

Coilover it on some subtle wheels
ATE 16v/v6 brake setup on the front with some 1144's
Polybush / Strutbrace
Snowplow front bumper
1600 8v on 40's.

walshc
12-02-08, 02:37 AM
Cheers dude :cool:

First thing is coilovers :thumb: cant stand cars on stilts :tard:

And ive got these wheels i`m going to refurb, with colour coded centres and polished lip :) 6x14 ET 38 (i think) originally off a mk2 golf GTI 16v
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6091/pict15741sa7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I might put my steffans on for a laugh for a bit lol 8x14 ET 15 :eek: :D
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1257/spa1060ao7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

walshc
12-02-08, 02:39 AM
Unfortunatly, the rot gets everywhere.

The main places to look for are really... Chassis Legs, Boot floor, Battery tray, inner arches, arches, sills, front panel upper and lower and rear panel !

But that looks pretty good from here... :)

It depends what you want to use it for....but i'd

Coilover it on some subtle wheels
ATE 16v/v6 brake setup on the front with some 1144's
Polybush / Strutbrace
Snowplow front bumper
1600 8v on 40's.

Cheers mate
Chassis legs/boot floor and battery tray are all good, will check inner arches now though :cool:

plumtreed
12-02-08, 02:48 AM
Good to see a car with a few more doors. More than three is almost uncool around here but I think you car looks OK. Looking forward to hearing more as you fixit.

walshc
12-02-08, 02:50 AM
Good to see a car with a few more doors. More than three is almost uncool around here but I think you car looks OK. Looking forward to hearing more as you fixit.

Thanks :)

More doors are cool as hell :thumb:
My 5 door mk2 golf....

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9827/23oj2ub7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Martin
12-02-08, 08:39 AM
nice1 mate, theres a few Loons here...

EDIT: Just relised its youre thread lol
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90983&highlight=loon

and heres my mates more door, due to have another full repaint/change of wheels/bike carbs, sad thing is it only came out of the both a year ago, bin driven once, to billing, was finished the satday billing was on lol, then a few months later his new marquee got over turnd by the wind and the nova was inside it, not a pretty sight realy.. glad his sticking with it tho..

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/novafusion69/xesaloon.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/novafusion69/xesaloon2.jpg

Riggy
12-02-08, 09:26 AM
looking good lad , just give us a shout if you need a hand:thumb:

vaughanmc
12-02-08, 11:27 AM
She looks like a clean shell - All the best with it :)

walshc
14-02-08, 01:53 AM
Cheers guys :cool:

Will do riggy :thumb: :)

I fitted my hand controls today (im disabled) and took it out for a drive :D
My god are Nova brakes sh*te :eek: lol And the handling :confused: :tard: much like a boat :roll:
Going to order coilovers and better brakes at the end of the week :)
I`ll do a step by step guide for fitting coilovers if anyones interested?

Count Vaux Alot
14-02-08, 07:33 PM
Best of luck good choice!

Martin
14-02-08, 07:37 PM
Cheers guys :cool:

Will do riggy :thumb: :)

I fitted my hand controls today (im disabled) and took it out for a drive :D
My god are Nova brakes sh*te :eek: lol And the handling :confused: :tard: much like a boat :roll:
Going to order coilovers and better brakes at the end of the week
I`ll do a step by step guide for fitting coilovers if anyones interested?

good lad:thumb:

Steve
14-02-08, 07:40 PM
Cool, nice saloon you've got there, either a 1.4/1.6 on webers or bike carbs would be cool.

Not sure what wheels would suit a 4dr though, speedlines might be an option.

dave.gsi
14-02-08, 07:46 PM
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9827/23oj2ub7.jpg

my god, don't be posting stuff like that. just as i think i'm getting over my VW 'thing' and considering lining up another nova..........that car is cool as feck!

now i want a golf again :cry:

i hate you lol



and tell me to fcuk off and mind my own business if you want but what disability do you have? i take it by the hand controls its something to do with your legs...........my dad is disabled and only ever buys 3 door cars because the doors are bigger, giving him more room to get in and out

J4MES
15-02-08, 12:17 AM
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9827/23oj2ub7.jpg

my god, don't be posting stuff like that. just as i think i'm getting over my VW 'thing' and considering lining up another nova..........that car is cool as feck!



Tis true that golf is cool as!! just goes to show any car thats slammed into the weeds can be cool!!lol:p

walshc
15-02-08, 12:17 AM
my god, don't be posting stuff like that. just as i think i'm getting over my VW 'thing' and considering lining up another nova..........that car is cool as feck!

now i want a golf again :cry:

i hate you lol



and tell me to fcuk off and mind my own business if you want but what disability do you have? i take it by the hand controls its something to do with your legs...........my dad is disabled and only ever buys 3 door cars because the doors are bigger, giving him more room to get in and out

Hahaha cheers dude :thumb:
Im going to be starting my first ever resto using that car soon - yikes :eek:

I have a lower right leg disability mate, happened in a car crash nearly 2 years ago.
I have to wear a metal frame (ilizarov) on my leg
You can just about see it in the top right of this pic...
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1639/rochdale10fe0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And my right foot was amputated in the crash, its been re attached but its useless, just there for cosmetics lol

walshc
15-02-08, 12:18 AM
Cheers James :)

Riggy
15-02-08, 10:49 AM
walshc

i know that i said i have heard of your crash , but i have met you aswell actually , im always in taymac and you have been in and ive spoke to you in there lol

very small world

Lee H
15-02-08, 11:45 AM
Carl, is that slammed red Polo on page 1 the one we saw in Middleton the other week?

Riggy
15-02-08, 11:57 AM
it sure does look like it lee ,

walshc
16-02-08, 03:30 AM
Hahaha no way :D
Yeah im in taymac all the time too :cool: have been going there years :thumb:

It would of been my polo you saw yes, where abouts? and what day/time?
Its going tomorrow :( sold it to a guy it hemel hempsted

Washed the loon today :) looks pretty good, going to clay bar/polish/wax it tomorrow :confused:

Ernie
16-02-08, 09:31 AM
Going by the out come of your golf this should be sweet once done.
Keep up the good work bud.

walshc
16-02-08, 11:49 AM
Cheers mate :D

saloonwoody
16-02-08, 09:19 PM
looks like a good start m8 , wish id kept my ol 4 door :(

walshc
20-02-08, 02:07 AM
Just a pic after i washed it, i still need to clay bar and polish it though to bring that black out :roll: ive done the bonnet and it looks sweet :cool:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8678/dsc00293gt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Checked all the main area`s for rot, looks ok to me, YAY!! :)
Couple of pics

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/529/dsc00289mw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7042/dsc00290gy4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1060/dsc00291ie3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I`ll get some more pics this weekend, should have my coilies by then too :cool:

nov4801
20-02-08, 07:08 AM
looking good mate. nice set or rims and slammed it.

walshc
21-02-08, 12:32 AM
Coilies enroute :thumb:
Wheels when i can be ****d to start the refurb lol

walshc
23-02-08, 03:26 AM
Whoop!
Postman Pat brought me a heavy box today (Friday) :D
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1594/dsc00294mw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tomorrows job is to introduce the more door to the floor, hopefully looking like this :cool:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1153/choppq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Question is... do i take the helper springs out of the front??????? but the rears dont look like they can go low enough to make it look right if i do :confused: Hmmmm........

I`ll take some step by step pics too for that guide :thumb:

Martin
23-02-08, 08:54 AM
you dont it yet? lol

John
23-02-08, 09:15 AM
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9827/23oj2ub7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

If you're nova ends up as good as the golf you'll have a cracking car!!
Are they steels on the golf? what size? try 'em on the nova!

John
23-02-08, 09:18 AM
What coilovers have you used?

Jack
23-02-08, 10:56 AM
Nice to see a more door being done.

That golf is rather tasty though. Mk2 was always my least favourite Golf until I saw them with the skinny bumper on, now they're really growing on me - if I'd seen them in that light when I was in the market for a Nova I'd have ditched the Nova plan and got either a 3dr mk2 golf or, preferably, a Jetta.

walshc
24-02-08, 02:51 AM
Cheers for the comments on the beige hustler, sadly doesnt look like that now. Its sat in my garage in bits awaiting me to put my ass in resto gear :roll: :)
The wheels (alloys) are 13x7 Atiwe`s :cool:

I got the coilies on the loon, front looks quite good, on the last thread, could be lower :tard: but the back has only dropped about 20mm :mad: i must of took them off, put them back on again about 5 times, i just cant figure out how to get it lower :confused: :confused: hopefully i`m just having a blonde moment??? cause i`m not impressed at all. And yes ive adjusted the rings :p

I did take some pics, but my laptop isnt accepting pics from my camera for some reason :tard: hopefully get them on tomorrow

Coilies are TA technix (cheapo ones :D )

walshc
24-02-08, 10:04 PM
Just a couple of pics of the more door taken at a dub meet today
Extreme rake stance FTW lol :roll: :(

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/BeckyBoo_09/birchmeetfeb023.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/BeckyBoo_09/birchmeetfeb024.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/BeckyBoo_09/birchmeetfeb019.jpg

Jack
24-02-08, 10:34 PM
Is that a Lupo with a car bra on? lol

chimp007_uk
24-02-08, 10:58 PM
Is that a Lupo with a car bra on? lol


so so funny lol

walshc
24-02-08, 11:31 PM
Sure is lol
He`s very protective of his bonnet :p

ade
25-02-08, 12:21 AM
pmsl! theres an mx5 near me with a "bra" on it. Known locally as the gimp mobile!

Steve
25-02-08, 01:09 AM
Saloon looks good, rear definetaly needs to come down some more but it has a nice stance as it is. :thumb:

walshc
25-02-08, 01:28 AM
Saloon looks good, rear definetaly needs to come down some more but it has a nice stance as it is. :thumb:

Cheers dude :cool:

I need to figure out how to get that back end lower :confused: anyone got any ideas?
I might resort to the pikey way and chop a coil or 2 off the springs :eek: :tard:
Or maybe stick a sack of builders sand in the boot lol

walshc
25-02-08, 02:42 AM
Just did a quick photoshop of how i want it to look :cool:
Silver/grey bits will be mirror polished/chrome :thumb:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8208/novaplansas0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

J4MES
25-02-08, 10:47 AM
car looks sweet, nice plans as well!!

walshc
25-02-08, 09:04 PM
Cheers dude :)

I took the adjuster off the rear springs today, its gone down a little bit more, but still no way near low enough :(

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/441/dsc00336kl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5338/dsc00335kx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

vaughanmc
25-02-08, 10:19 PM
Why not bring the front up a wee bit to make it even out?

walshc
25-02-08, 11:20 PM
Because im stubern and want to get the rear the same lowness (a word :p ) as the fronts, if not lower so i can then take the helper springs out of the front and get that even lower :cool:

Jay
25-02-08, 11:44 PM
Have u just got fully adjustable fronts and not rears?

walshc
26-02-08, 12:27 AM
No, theyre both adjustable, but the rears dont adjust low enough :mad:
Theyre not like normal coilovers (well for other cars) on the rear, you have the shock and then seperate spring like standard, but then you have these adjuster rings (circled in green) that sit inbetween the spring and car

*edit to actually add the pic - ooops!*
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1967/circledue6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I`m running just the spring now, i`m going to get lower springs i think seeing as i have the uprated shocks :roll: , anyone know of the lowest springs on the market?

J4MES
26-02-08, 12:47 AM
Because im stubern and want to get the rear the same lowness (a word :p ) as the fronts, if not lower so i can then take the helper springs out of the front and get that even lower :cool:

I like your attitude to this problem!!lol:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

walshc
26-02-08, 12:51 AM
I like your attitude to this problem!!lol:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

:D its addictive having your spine smashed to peices because of a stupidly low car lol lol :cool:

Steve
26-02-08, 01:26 AM
coilsprings.co.uk do any size you want. :thumb:

walshc
26-02-08, 02:53 AM
coilsprings.co.uk do any size you want. :thumb:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2088/dudenv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Nice one mate :thumb:

walshc
05-03-08, 01:33 AM
Well i finished clay baring it today (only took 4 weeks nearly lol ) so i gave it a nice polish and wax to celebrate
And tinted my rear lights (bottom half) and indicators/side repeaters

Some reflection shots :cool:
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4121/dsc00338xh5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3198/dsc00339dc1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2788/dsc00340wt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tinted lenses
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6861/dsc00341xq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6086/dsc00342vy9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9008/dsc00343yr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Im not too sure on the fronts, i only wanted to do light tint but the orange coming through looked rubbish :(
I`m getting some clear ones anyway on thursday so i`ll just do a light tint on them :)

nov4801
05-03-08, 02:44 AM
looking good mate

Riggy
05-03-08, 09:30 AM
lol nice cleaning skills , want to do mine hahaha

looking mega low at the front , how the f**k do you manage to live in allky lol

oh nad my misses keeps seeing this driving around , she keeps saying that she see a blue nova with "a bum" driving round lol , have to laugh at her description of the loon

walshc
05-03-08, 09:34 PM
Bollox, im not cleaning another car for atleast another month yet lol it killed me :cry:
It can go about 30mm lower yet on the front :D , but im not lowering it untill i can deck the rear some more :confused:

Hahaha alky is a nightmare, i live in crumpsall now though. But saying that, my golf managed all thoses bumps and that was a little lower :cool:
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6462/27072007374cy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You get used to scrapes hehehe

BLUE nova? sure its mine? mines black, i think :confused: lol
Ive only ever seen a red loon knocking about, buts thats driven by some old skool
Hahaha i thought she meant i was the bum lol

Cheers nov4801 :thumb:

DW-Nova
05-03-08, 10:10 PM
Looks tidy mate, what is the ride like with these coilovers? dose it handle any good? my solution to the rear ride height would be to get the angle grinder out and chop the rear springs, it's free and you can do it a bit at a time to lower as much as you want hey, are you gonna tint the windows? i reckon it'd look 100% better with limo tints all round, anyway good luck with the rest of the build. ps. what you gonna do engine wise?

walshc
05-03-08, 10:22 PM
Cheers mate
The ride is stiff, but i like that (ooh errr :D )
Hahaha i might resort to cuting springs, pikeytech styleee, but i`ll probs just end up buying really short springs from that link up there :cool:
Im not really a fan of tints TBH :confused:
Engine wise :D 1.6 8v on twin 40 DCOE`s if all goes well :cool:
All my mates are saying 2.0XE it, but i wont be able to afford the insurance with what ive got planned for my golf and another polo....

Stanley
05-03-08, 10:33 PM
Now i wish i had kept my more door :(

Looks fookin good mate.

Will look utterly butterly with the right set of wheels on it.

As for Lupo's with car bra's, my mate has one.

Looks good IMO

http://file038a.bebo.com/4/large/2007/10/11/14/1338649081a5794005820l.jpg

walshc
06-03-08, 03:47 AM
Im hoping to have my wheels done by PVS, all depends on how my fingers handle the abuse of refurbing them lol

That loop looks sweet, nice and looooow too :thumb: cant beat a car sat on its belly :cool:

Jack
06-03-08, 08:17 AM
are you gonna tint the windows? i reckon it'd look 100% better with limo tints all round
That won't be legal. I did think about having a 4dr and tinting the rears, but then realised it'd look.... well, sh!t tbh.

DW-Nova
08-03-08, 12:29 PM
No it obviously wont be legal no, it's personal choice really so its a bit of a stupid thing to say it looks s**t i agree with staying away from the 2.0xe a 1.6 would be good or even a 1.4, i'd try and hide as many things in the bay as possible, wires bottles hoses etc etc.

NovaLad
12-03-08, 03:23 AM
Ya car is looking good and hopefully you will get that rear down as low as the front.

Shame ya can't have all around tints because yours would look uber cool.

Good luck with the rest of it.

walshc
13-03-08, 04:08 AM
Nice one mate :)

Im not really a fan of tints though, dont mind a light smoke on some cars

walshc
13-03-08, 04:14 AM
Few more bits done :cool:
First of all i tinted my headlamps

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7299/image13oo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ive done a bit of a guide if you like it and want to do your own, can be found here :thumb: http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94890

And ive sprayed my grille satin black :cool:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/241/image11mr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I gave the badge a bit of a sand down and polish while it was off, i`ll be making it mirror polished soon :D

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/375/image12ei0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

NovaLad
13-03-08, 04:27 AM
Some good progress there.

May i ask why you are on at silly o'clock lol

walshc
13-03-08, 01:23 PM
Cheers dude

Hahahaha i have a sleeping disorder (sp?) lol
Its terrible for the bags under my eyes, but i just cant sleep sometimes, can go for days :confused:
Then one random day i could sleep for 15 hours +, its crazy lol

Whats your excuse? :p

Nevo
13-03-08, 03:57 PM
Cars looking nice mate I like the black dont be blingin it up .. keep the red pintstripe thingys ..

walshc
13-03-08, 06:30 PM
Cars looking nice mate I like the black dont be blingin it up .. keep the red pintstripe thingys ..

Oooops! theyve gone lol
Im not "blingin it up" as such, just making it look a little more ... whats the word????? classy? :confused:
I dont know, but i wont be putting 20 inch chrome spinners and a phat blingin grille on thats for sure lol

I`m going with an old skool prestige look if you get what i mean?

I want this kinda look, but obviously the nova is whole different bread and no where near as cool :cry: meh

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/208/32it4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4371/311326gh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6267/1436669490261be4138axh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2409/car20b9hxug0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4014/mercedes300selw108jw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5923/dscf0160up5oe5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

boyle_46
13-03-08, 06:45 PM
that brown merc on the amg alloys is complete sex !

J4MES
13-03-08, 07:10 PM
The 'loons looking cool, hope the rear drops down some!!;)

That top Merc is sooooo cool!!!

thedjse
13-03-08, 07:39 PM
Mate your car looks awesome cant wait to see it :)

walshc
15-03-08, 11:04 PM
Cheers guys :)


That top Merc is sooooo cool!!!
Its from up your neck of the woods too :cool:

Well i decided to intoduce my rear springs to mr A Grinder today :thumb:

Nice new spring, nothing wrong with it, except for being too big :( lol
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5782/15032008005pl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Off with its head :eek:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3702/15032008006xb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3307/15032008007vv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

walshc
15-03-08, 11:05 PM
The result :cool:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1671/15032008011np3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2716/15032008012wl1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/804/15032008013ad0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6766/15032008014sp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I'm still not happy with it :cry: lol going to cut a little more off tomorrow, just seeing if they settle a little tonight. The ride is really bumpy now :wtf:

AlexW
15-03-08, 11:07 PM
Off with its head :eek:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3307/15032008007vv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Its the jelly baby moment all over again, btw cool car :) love the black, makes it look like there should be some tuff guy inside maybe....

General Baxter
15-03-08, 11:09 PM
lol it looks like your suspension is bolloxed on them photos lol

walshc
15-03-08, 11:23 PM
Its the jelly baby moment all over again, btw cool car :) love the black, makes it look like there should be some tuff guy inside maybe....

lol
Nice one mate
Nope no tough guy, just little me lol

Baxter, the suspension IS bolloxed lol
Nah, if you mean the picture from the offside rear angle?
I thought that when i uploaded them, i rushed outside to see :tard: , but that path/road thingy where its parked is on a slant, plus i had just had the nearside in the air before taking the pics so it had to settle a little :thumb:

DW-Nova
16-03-08, 12:04 PM
looking much better now, see you cut them in the end like i suggested ): looks good but still needs to go lower hey, like you say i bet its nice and comfortable now, lol.

Matt
16-03-08, 03:40 PM
That looks cool as fu*k. I rang up about buying this when it was advertised on autotrader, had already been sold though!

:thumb:

NovaLad
16-03-08, 03:47 PM
Lol you have cut them down and they will sink even lower once worn in.

Mine sunk loads more.

Steve
16-03-08, 11:03 PM
Speed bumps!? Does look cool though :cool:

Any plans for the interior?

walshc
17-03-08, 12:59 AM
More lowerage happend today
Cut about 15mm more of the rear springs
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/814/16032008016lg9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Which then brought the back end LOWER than the front - get in :D
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6389/16032008017nl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Finally had the excuse to whip the helper springs out of the fronts :thumb:
So, off came the fronts (looking rather dirty)
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7012/16032008018ae4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
And back on, minus the helper spring
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2746/16032008019ym5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The result :) It was dark by time i took these so the quality is poor, just brightened them up in photoshop
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/619/16032008020xe3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3473/16032008021gv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6710/16032008022qq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

walshc
17-03-08, 01:04 AM
looking much better now, see you cut them in the end like i suggested ): looks good but still needs to go lower hey, like you say i bet its nice and comfortable now, lol.

lol i had to really didnt i lol
Risky method paid off, well so far...... hehehe
Hahaha i cant help but laugh as i smack my head on the roof when going over bumps at speed lol :roll: lol
Nice and stable on the flat though :thumb:

walshc
17-03-08, 01:07 AM
That looks cool as fu*k. I rang up about buying this when it was advertised on autotrader, had already been sold though!

:thumb:

Cheers mate, and sorry :p


Ok im not really, but its nice to be nice hehehe :thumb:

walshc
17-03-08, 01:08 AM
Lol you have cut them down and they will sink even lower once worn in.

Mine sunk loads more.

Sweet :D :thumb:
How much roughly did yours drop?

walshc
17-03-08, 01:14 AM
Speed bumps!? Does look cool though :cool:

Any plans for the interior?

Slowly lol
Nah, its not THAT bad really, doesnt catch much - im not impressed with that, ive grown an obsession for scraping the belly on my cars over bumps in the last few years hahahaah

Im in two minds with the interior, leave it (i quite like it)
Or fit them old skool bucket seats in, the ones with no headrests
Then retrim in black vynal with white stiching/piping

The white stiching/piping will only happen if i decide to go down the route of another plan in my head.... black with white and polished/chrome detailing theme

And to think i only bought this as a bit of a run around/short term project whilst i restored my Golf lol - damn modding bug :mad: :D

burgo
17-03-08, 02:07 AM
with how low mine is i dont find humps a problem. but we mostly have those ones where its like 2-3 seperate ones. i can fly over them quite happily.

walsh does you exhaust rattle on your beam yet?? mine does my head in

can see im gonna have to get mine lower lol

oh yes have you had your tracking re-done on the front?? i coud hardly drive mine when i slammed it

oh yes what size tyres do you have on your steelies??

walshc
17-03-08, 02:22 AM
with how low mine is i dont find humps a problem. but we mostly have those ones where its like 2-3 seperate ones. i can fly over them quite happily.

walsh does you exhaust rattle on your beam yet?? mine does my head in

can see im gonna have to get mine lower lol

oh yes have you had your tracking re-done on the front?? i coud hardly drive mine when i slammed it

oh yes what size tyres do you have on your steelies??

It did rattle yeah when there was a little gap, but its totally resting *read squashed against* on it now lol

Battle of the lowest ;) :D whats yours lowered on? how much?

I got the tracking done when i first fitted the coilies, but it was pulling to the left :confused: so was going to get a 4 wheel alignment done
But after taking them off again today and refitting them, i made sure the camber was spot on, and its sorted - whoop!
Going to get the tracking done again though as there is a tiny bit of play

I cant remember the full size, but the profile is 80 :eek: lol lol proper baloons
I might put my golf steelies on untill i finish my wheels, the profile on them is only 60 iirc, and theyre black so will look a little better....

burgo
17-03-08, 02:30 AM
to rite battle of the lowest :P. is yours rubbing on the top of the rear arches yet??

mines on spax rsx coilovers and bodged springs on the back lol. ive got about 20mm left on the front then ill have to get shorter coilovers.

walshc
17-03-08, 03:17 AM
Hehehe
Nah it doesnt rub anywhere :p theres is little to no travel left lol its like having no suspension at all :tard:
Have you took the helpers out of the front?, it gives you about 30mm of thread taking them out, will save you buying new ones if you havent :cool:

burgo
17-03-08, 03:25 AM
mine never came with helpers. and i have actually taken my coilovers apart the re-assembled with out the spring or bump stops and compressed them all the way then cut the bump stops just abit bigger . then re-assembled and thats how i know i only have 20mm left lol.

i dunno how you have no travel. i think mine is dropped about 120mm yet i still hav travel even tho obviously on bumps ive rubbed the arches lol

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/?action=view&current=S7300240.jpg
proper rubbage ;)

walshc
17-03-08, 09:25 PM
mine never came with helpers. and i have actually taken my coilovers apart the re-assembled with out the spring or bump stops and compressed them all the way then cut the bump stops just abit bigger . then re-assembled and thats how i know i only have 20mm left lol.

i dunno how you have no travel. i think mine is dropped about 120mm yet i still hav travel even tho obviously on bumps ive rubbed the arches lol

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/?action=view&current=S7300240.jpg
proper rubbage ;)

Get rid of that 20mm then :p :cool:
How wide are your wheels/tyres?

Riggy
17-03-08, 09:36 PM
PMSL craig you mad **** , thats on its bottom lol , looks ace though haha

walshc
17-03-08, 09:38 PM
More satin blackness happened today :)
Only managed to do both bumpers, splitter and that rear reg plate pannel thing :confused:
I then ran out of paint, so have to get some more tomorrow to do mirrors and door handles

Pics...
I couldnt be bothered taking the stuff off the car, so masked everything up and sprayed :D

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/4684/17032008028ef7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9599/17032008029iy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

One coat
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4788/17032008030yb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Two coats
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1341/17032008031qo1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Unmasked, looks loads better i think
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1589/17032008035mv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6928/17032008032xm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/2912/17032008034dd1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

walshc
17-03-08, 09:39 PM
PMSL craig you mad **** , thats on its bottom lol , looks ace though haha

Hehehe, fronts still got to go lower, the sump is not having ANY abuse from the tarmac, NOT impressed :mad: lol

Ste L
17-03-08, 09:47 PM
that's ace..

get it de-bagded, and removed or spray side strip's :)



it need's some 8" wide banded sri steels too :cool:

DW-Nova
17-03-08, 09:53 PM
looking good mate, whats going to happen with the wheels now then? i reckon it'll be transformed when you change the wheels, other than that take off the bump strips and badges and de-handle it, really looking forward to seeing it all coming together, i thought 5 door saloons were a waste of time before looking at this one!

walshc
17-03-08, 09:57 PM
Saw a nice spot for taking some moody pics on the way to my mums tonight, so i thought - why not hehehe, its whats left of a school AFAIK
I`m going to go back with a decent camera, still, these arent bad for a phone...

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/253/17032008037lj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9852/17032008038ma6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4006/17032008039mz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6827/17032008040me1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1339/17032008043rt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6848/17032008044ff1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3535/17032008046sk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8869/17032008050yg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

vaughanmc
17-03-08, 10:01 PM
Mega low lol

Is it not very very bumpy out on the road ?

Ste L
17-03-08, 10:01 PM
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5608/saloonsristeelies.jpg



;)

walshc
17-03-08, 10:02 PM
that's ace..

get it de-bagded, and removed or spray side strip's :)



it need's some 8" wide banded sri steels too :cool:

Cheers :)

I want to keep the badges for when the baby XE goes in mwaahahahaaa
Rub strips will be getting sprayed tomoz too :thumb:

Banded steelies would look sweet yeah, hmmmmm :cool:

Ste L
17-03-08, 10:03 PM
see photoshop one post above ;)

walshc
17-03-08, 10:03 PM
looking good mate, whats going to happen with the wheels now then? i reckon it'll be transformed when you change the wheels, other than that take off the bump strips and badges and de-handle it, really looking forward to seeing it all coming together, i thought 5 door saloons were a waste of time before looking at this one!

Ive go as far as removing the paint and polishing ONE lip on the wheels im refurbing lol
Should have them on for PVS.......

General Baxter
17-03-08, 10:03 PM
question, how long did it take you to mask all that up


you do know the bumpers are only help on via 2 screws lol

Riggy
17-03-08, 10:04 PM
FPMSL furrow community school , thats the libray and youth club on the corner of martindale i nthe back of a couple of pics ,

i grew up about 4 streets up

walshc
17-03-08, 10:04 PM
Mega low lol

Is it not very very bumpy out on the road ?

Hahaha very very veeeeerrrrrryyyy bumpy now, but im used to it with my last few cars ;)

burgo
17-03-08, 10:05 PM
Get rid of that 20mm then :p :cool:
How wide are your wheels/tyres?the tyres that caused that rubbage were 205. got 195's on there now i think

walshc
17-03-08, 10:06 PM
see photoshop one post above ;)

Just saw it, thats looks sooo good, looks hard as fook, grrrrr youre making me want to change the style AGAIN lol

walshc
17-03-08, 10:09 PM
question, how long did it take you to mask all that up


you do know the bumpers are only help on via 2 screws lol

About 20 mins i think, not long really
Yeah i knew that lol
But i would of had to take the splitter and rear plate doofer off too, and i just couldnt be fu*ked to be blunt lol
Much easier masking

walshc
17-03-08, 10:12 PM
FPMSL furrow community school , thats the libray and youth club on the corner of martindale i nthe back of a couple of pics ,

i grew up about 4 streets up

Hahahaha its like beruit (sp?) there now lol
I remember playing football on that feild when i was a kid, knew it was a school :cool:

What size wheels Burgo? 14`s?

burgo
17-03-08, 10:18 PM
Hahahaha its like beruit (sp?) there now lol
I remember playing football on that feild when i was a kid, knew it was a school :cool:

What size wheels Burgo? 14`s?no the comps were 16" and they were 205 but ive now got 15's with 195

walshc
17-03-08, 10:21 PM
no the comps were 16" and they were 205 but ive now got 15's with 195

Ahh right
I "should" be ok then with 14`s..... :confused:

burgo
17-03-08, 10:22 PM
lol 14's will get lost in loon arches

walshc
17-03-08, 10:26 PM
Thats what im hoping for :p :D

burgo
18-03-08, 08:27 AM
walshy word of warning. protect your fuel lines somehow. ive split one on mine tonight :(

Riggy
18-03-08, 09:44 AM
Hahahaha its like beruit (sp?) there now lol
I remember playing football on that feild when i was a kid, knew it was a school :cool:

What size wheels Burgo? 14`s?


lol i know , my mum still live there haha

big phil
18-03-08, 07:33 PM
what diameter are the little helper springs out the front?
if they am big enough to go over the cups on the rear spirng seats put them in the back.
thats what ive got in the back of my saloon, plus also means you dont have to have the nice sharp edge on the cut springs floating around.

walshc
18-03-08, 10:23 PM
Sprayed the mirrors, door handles and bumpstrips today, didnt have time to add the chrome so will do that tomorrow :cool:

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1927/18032008051jl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6065/18032008052yg6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8067/18032008055fp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7677/18032008057vx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Novasport
18-03-08, 10:25 PM
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5338/dsc00335kx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Kinda reminds me of...

http://www.mgturner.demon.co.uk/mont20i.gif

:roll:

walshc
18-03-08, 10:27 PM
walshy word of warning. protect your fuel lines somehow. ive split one on mine tonight :(

Ooops :(
Thanks for the heads up, will do it tomorrow :thumb:

walshc
18-03-08, 10:30 PM
what diameter are the little helper springs out the front?
if they am big enough to go over the cups on the rear spirng seats put them in the back.
thats what ive got in the back of my saloon, plus also means you dont have to have the nice sharp edge on the cut springs floating around.

Is the spring tough enough to have on its own? might try that :D

Carl lol
I meant the grounds where the school was lol

But now you mention it :p

Nova sport :eek:
How very dare you lol

walshc
18-03-08, 11:37 PM
Nearly forgot
These came today, 256mm kit :cool:
*edit to add picture*
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2696/18032008064wl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Gonna clean them up and get them fitted ASAP, cant stand the feeling of "will this thing stop or am i going to smash into the back of that car" lol

Riggy
19-03-08, 08:04 AM
:thumb:

burgo
19-03-08, 08:07 AM
Ooops :(
Thanks for the heads up, will do it tomorrow :thumb:i just mis-judged a "bump" and crushed the hose by the tank.

big phil
19-03-08, 08:21 PM
Is the spring tough enough to have on its own? might try that :D

Carl lol
I meant the grounds where the school was lol

But now you mention it :p

Nova sport :eek:
How very dare you lol


ive got sum of seirra coilovers in the back of my saloon, and a friends got sum in his corsa they both drive sound, well they seem to hack the weight of the car soo..:thumb:

Jack
19-03-08, 09:25 PM
lol This thread wins King Of Mince Approval due to not being bothered to remove bumpers before painting them :thumb:

I reckon some ATS Cup stylee wheels would suit that quite well, or go 14" steel and make it rat look :D

walshc
20-03-08, 01:38 AM
:D
Ive got another pair that will be getting some choppy action and will be my "best", so wasnt really ****d how they came out lol
Anythings better than grey :cool:

I`m going to spray my 14x6 mk2 golf gti steelies black and fit them
Only thing is, i`ll have to raise it as the tyres are 185/60 :mad:

Hmmmm rat look couldd work quite well on a loon, but rat look has to happen naturally to be genuine IMO ;)

Adam
20-03-08, 02:06 AM
LMAO @ the rear springs. Risky as fook doing that, as you've removed the "cup" bit from the end that sits against the axle/chassis originally lol

walshc
20-03-08, 02:42 AM
LMAO @ the rear springs. Risky as fook doing that, as you've removed the "cup" bit from the end that sits against the axle/chassis originally lol

Its ok as long as i dont get air time lol
As i cant move them unless the rear is in the air, and pulling down on the beam
So far so good though..... lol

Deffo going to be getting some "naturally" shorter springs though, its always on my mind "what if they do manage to work loose and fall out" :tard: lol
Im checking them every 2 minutes

burgo
20-03-08, 07:16 AM
lol This thread wins King Of Mince Approval due to not being bothered to remove bumpers before painting them :thumb:

I reckon some ATS Cup stylee wheels would suit that quite well, or go 14" steel and make it rat look :Dats cups look pap. i tried my brothers on mine

DW-Nova
20-03-08, 09:00 PM
Agree that the ATS cups are awful, they just dont look right on a nova imo, some banded

DW-Nova
20-03-08, 09:00 PM
Agree that the ATS cups are awful, they just dont look right on a nova imo, some banded and dished steelies would look the best,

John
20-03-08, 09:12 PM
ATS classics!

burgo
21-03-08, 04:40 AM
no no no, i didnt say ats cups are crap i said they look crap on a nova. on my brothers talbot they look kool

walshc
21-03-08, 02:57 PM
Cups look ok on my mates mk4 polo too, and my other mate with a derby has some CW wheels, basically the same as cups, they look cool as fu*k on that

I had an idea of putting my new 2nd hand 14x6 gti steelies with 185/60 tyres on last night at about half 6 ish before heading out to the polo manc meet, thinking theyll just go on and everything will be schwibbidy :cool:
How very wrong i was lol
Some pics
Comparing skinny ass standard 4 1/2" to new 6" goodness
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2836/20032008065vh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
How the car sat afterwards
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2567/20032008069gb2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
It scrubbed like a bitch so i had to raise it, gutted.
Luckily i had the adjuster rings in the boot with me (i had to drive 5 mins to an underground carpark to get out of the rain), so only took about 45 mins to get take off the rear suspension and refit them, and then raise the fronts

I'm going to grind the arches away today and bring it back down to earth :D

walshc
21-03-08, 02:58 PM
A few pics i took of it at the meet, far far far too high, and it still scrubs the arches when turning :tard:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6734/20032008070qz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2378/20032008071sn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5952/20032008096lt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1905/20032008098tb7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

walshc
21-03-08, 02:59 PM
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4115/20032008099ts3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Got a bit carried away and took an arty pic lol
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3341/20032008095hg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I'm going to spray the wheels black todaytoo :cool:
If the rain holds off

walshc
21-03-08, 03:01 PM
Where are the pics? :confused:
Can anyone else see them?

lee coley
21-03-08, 03:06 PM
no mate,not yet think the site is playing up.

DW-Nova
22-03-08, 09:02 PM
I can see the pics, it looks loads better, but as you say it is sitting too high. Will look spot on when it's back down on the floor! My suggestion with the wheels is spray the inners gloss black and the outers silver, i think it'd give the illusion of making them look really deep. So whats the plans next? suppose it's going to take a while to stop it rubbing though hey. good luck.

walshc
22-03-08, 11:20 PM
Yeah pics are working now :cool:
I gave my arches some grinder attention today :tard: made a right mess lol oh well, good excuse to get them pulled and sorted out now :thumb:
Atleast it doesnt rub anymore :D
Going to lower it tomorrow....

I think im going to go with this idea with the steelies :)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9824/20032008071vm5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

SRimon
22-03-08, 11:48 PM
doesn't look bad that!

Good work so far :)

DW-Nova
29-03-08, 01:34 AM
Like the little photoshop of the car mate, are you in the process of sorting out the wheels now? looking really good.

walshc
29-03-08, 01:39 AM
Nope lol im going to spray them soon though, just cant be bothered with the little things really :tard:
The alloys refurb has come to a hault too lol , i`d best make a move on with them if i want them on for PV.......

Nick
29-03-08, 01:59 AM
Havn't looked at this since i first commented !

Looking great. Hope i'm not being intrusive, but How much longer will your ilizarov Be on for ?

Riggy
29-03-08, 10:48 AM
was out in this yesterday with craig , and i must say its funny as **** low ,

we came out of the scrappers and thought the car had dissapered hehehe

walshc
29-03-08, 03:18 PM
Havn't looked at this since i first commented !

Looking great. Hope i'm not being intrusive, but How much longer will your ilizarov Be on for ?

Cheers dude, nah not at all :thumb:
18 months (that was the approx lengh of time they gave me when it was put on) is up in 2 month, but i doubt it will be coming off then :roll: its still got to stretch my leg 2 and a bit cm, plus the bone is taking a funking age to form lol
I reckon about 4-6 month

Hahaha yeah that damn sky high corsa was hiding it Carl lol
I thought we were walking home for a minute :tard: lol

McFall1984
31-03-08, 02:41 AM
hate saloons but thats nice

walshc
09-04-08, 01:53 AM
Bit of an update
My headgasket decided to go on the way to the JOV rolling road day on sunday lol
Pic of the damage.. :tard:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2762/08042008121dt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So i got the bay looking a little bare today ready to fit the baby XE :cool:
Before
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8754/07042008118nr2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
During
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2368/08042008123co2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5851/08042008122cw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
After
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/638/08042008124is2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

New power plant 1 brake homo power :gay:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3659/08042008125dy8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

walshc
09-04-08, 01:54 AM
Also got my 256mm kit on :)
****ty, rubbish standard crap :(

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5329/08042008120sl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

256 kit, gave the calipers a good telling off with some hammerite first

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6518/08042008126ib5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Martin
09-04-08, 01:32 PM
hope the leg heals up soon bud, i dint speak to ya on sunday but i did see ya, did you get the tank of rob?

Riggy
09-04-08, 01:36 PM
nice one craig , still bringin it up to my garage then to fit new engine ?

DW-Nova
09-04-08, 10:06 PM
Havnt checked back on this for a few days but fair play you've made loads of progress, so what engine is going in? you gonna bother painting the bay whilst it's out? Look forward to seeing the next update.

Steve
09-04-08, 11:04 PM
I assume its going to be the 1.6 16v? Good work so far, its a good feeling throwing away those sh!tty std brakes isnt it!?

walshc
10-04-08, 12:55 AM
hope the leg heals up soon bud, i dint speak to ya on sunday but i did see ya, did you get the tank of rob?

Cheers dude :cool:
Yeah got the tank of Rob


nice one craig , still bringin it up to my garage then to fit new engine ?

Yeah i shall be ringing you to meet me there for when i get it towed up, just got to bleed these brakes first :roll: hopefully tomorrow night (well tonight to be precise lol )


Havnt checked back on this for a few days but fair play you've made loads of progress, so what engine is going in? you gonna bother painting the bay whilst it's out? Look forward to seeing the next update.

As Steve says, its a 1.6 16v (c16xe)
No not going to bother painting it yet (i have future plans ;) :D :thumb: ) just going to give it a good clean :cool:

It is a good feeling yes Steve lol not experienced the new setup yet, but anything has got to be better than those excuse for brakes that were on it :tard:

walshc
10-04-08, 01:03 AM
Well, i went to bleed the brakes today ready to tow it up to Carl`s (riggy) garage so we can do some automobile heart surgery :cool:
But as per usual, the basta*d bleed nipples were stuck/welded shut :mad:
First off i rounded the head :tard: then i hammered a smaller socket onto it and the damn head snapped off - grrrrrrrrrr!
Theres not enough left poking out to use a stud extracer on it :( so im going to take a dremel to the caliper tomorrow around whats left of the nipple so i can get it out :thumb: i did try using a file but there wasnt much room to work with :(

Pic of the stupid nipple :roll:
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/7524/09042008129sp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

NovaLad
10-04-08, 01:06 AM
Oh dear lol

Mine just came off after a bit of forcing.

walshc
10-04-08, 01:07 AM
Damn you :mad: damn you to hell :mad:

lol :p

NovaLad
10-04-08, 01:12 AM
LOl when you get them off you are going to replace ya pipes aswell as nipples arn't you?

Or have you done pipes?

walshc
10-04-08, 01:16 AM
Going to order some braided hoses :cool:
Just need to bleed them a slightly pikey way and get it up to Carl`s asap, then get the braided ones on and use my mates bleeding kit to do it properly :thumb:

walshc
17-04-08, 03:07 AM
Been having a bit of a nightmare trying to get the engine in the bay
At first we couldnt get the car high enough to push the engine underneath, so we tried to put it in from the top lol obviously didnt want to go in that way, so took the inlet off - still caught, took the rad fan off - still caught grrrrrr, took the pulley and engine mounts off while we dropped it in, still wouldnt go in - grrrrrrr
So had a bit of head scratch, then Carl (riggy) let us in with a little secret lol so we dropped the engine and tied the hoist straps to the tie rods and used the hoist to lift the car, then used some old steelies to keep the car in the air while we squeezed the engine underneath :cool: nice one Carlos :thumb:



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walshc
17-04-08, 03:10 AM
Ok, so the pics arent showing for some reason lol
I`ll just say, its in there, looking a litle messy :roll:

Steve
17-04-08, 12:54 PM
Good work bud :thumb: didnt think small blocks would be that harsh to fit but at least its in.

Pics when you get them sorted. :)

craig green
17-04-08, 12:58 PM
Small blocks arent usually tricky. Its just a case of doing it once & seeing it done & knowing whats required next time. Atleast you know!

I always use an engine hoist but never to lift the engine......

walshc
06-06-08, 11:35 PM
Update, car now sprayed matt black :cool:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9894/06062008200py6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9425/06062008201xc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7713/06062008202vg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The finish isn too bad really, considering i did it on the road in the wind, with rattle cans.

Im waiting for some nato green to come (ordered it 4 weeks ago off ebizzle) then im going to spray my roof, bumpers and lips of wheels in it.
I`ll get a couple pics when thats done

burgo
07-06-08, 08:43 AM
get that front end lower

walshc
07-06-08, 08:48 AM
Hahaha i wish i could, beleive me, but i cant untill i get a custom exhaust :cry:
The down pipe and middle silencer catch everything :( cant be bothered with road side - quickly bodge the zorst up with metal wire because the mounts have shered off - repairs :wtf:

I think i`ll just raise the rear a little to even it out a bit untill i can lower the front some more :thumb:

burgo
07-06-08, 08:50 AM
thats strange ive never caught the exhaust on anything

walshc
07-06-08, 08:57 AM
Mines got a C16XE in it, with a GTE middle section mated with the C16XE mani - downpipe, its sits mucho lower than the standard 1.poo jobbie it had

Steve
07-06-08, 12:06 PM
Love it mate, looks awesome in matt black :cool:

Kinda tempted to buy some rattle cans myself!

walshc
10-06-08, 01:57 AM
Cheers dude :)
And dooo it! :cool:
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/6864/dooit3htjx8.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Jack
10-06-08, 11:02 AM
I kept meaning to come over and say Hi at PVS, but every time I came over you weren't there lol

walshc
10-06-08, 12:14 PM
I was sat by the strip most of the day, drinking crazy udders - mmmmmmmmm, soo good

General Baxter
10-06-08, 12:16 PM
I was sat by the strip most of the day, drinking crazy udders - mmmmmmmmm, soo good

i thought that was a bouncy castle lol

walshc
10-06-08, 12:19 PM
lmao, so did i when i first saw it at a show a few years ago lol

burgo
10-06-08, 12:21 PM
everyone has to try the maltesers one, theres nothing else like them

walshc
10-06-08, 12:32 PM
noooo dime is where its at

Steve
23-07-08, 06:44 PM
Engine bay pics??

Dave.
23-07-08, 07:54 PM
A few pics i took of it at the meet, far far far too high, and it still scrubs the arches when turning :tard:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6734/20032008070qz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2378/20032008071sn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5952/20032008096lt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1905/20032008098tb7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

looked alot better here imo..

TIDGE
23-07-08, 08:57 PM
walsh have you got that nato green on yet?

Riggy
23-07-08, 10:00 PM
lol i dont think he has yet ,

he bought an uber cool beige mk2 polo saloon ,

goin to rebuild engine in this i think he said :thumb:

walshc
24-07-08, 12:47 AM
Not go no bay pics :confused: nothing special though lol its just an engine :p

Nova kisses, yeah looks ok there, but i mucho prefer the new look :thumb:

My nato FINALLY came a couple weeks ago, not had time to spray it yet though, cant really be ****d with the damn thing TBH lol having too much fun pimping around in the new beige hustler :cool:
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2960/bvf2008033ns6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just bought these for it :thumb:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5386/23072008256gn0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Im in the middle of mirror polishing the shiney bits, then im going to spray the black bits beeeiiige!!! :cool: :cool:

Soon comes the obligatory slamage :D

LEWI007
24-07-08, 08:05 AM
Can't wait to see them on it...get the pics up :thumb:

walshc
24-07-08, 12:38 PM
Yeah will do :cool:
I was gonna go with wires and juice :thumb: :D
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/442/gangstaloonwg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Rollin on my daytons with a wheel in the air

TIDGE
24-07-08, 08:00 PM
wires n white walls ftw

~~joycey~~
24-07-08, 08:33 PM
Loveing it! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

NovaChris89
25-07-08, 11:20 AM
looks awesome walsh :thumb:

walshc
04-08-08, 01:39 AM
Painted the roof and wheel dishes thingies nato green today
Paint was absolute sh*te :mad: no preasure in the aerosol cans, nozzles were shagged, what a joke, esp after waiting over a month for it :(
Persivered with it though and the overall outcome isnt so bad, the look is what id imagined and wanted, but the finish on the roof is a little poor, drips everywhere :tard: going to get some more and brush it on

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6871/03082008258zx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7131/03082008259dy1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Need to do the inserts of bumpers and rubstrips too

burgo
04-08-08, 03:24 AM
cant help but think that last pic looks a PS lol

TIDGE
04-08-08, 01:48 PM
looks proper moody

walshc
05-08-08, 02:19 AM
Yeah those pics were kinda sh*te lol
Heres a better pic i got today (check my head in the shadow lol looks like i got a pea head lol :tard: )
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3736/04082008261mq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Moody is what im aiming for tidge :) well moody with a sort of urban atire sort of :tard: oh i dont know, looks good in my head though lol

I think ive gone through wanting 5 different styles since ive had it lol
It was only supposed to be a cheap sh*t runaround whilst i restored my golf :wtf:

NovaBoy1992
26-04-09, 05:06 PM
looks better in gloss tbh mate