Her Name Is Rio

[CoolTiger]

New Car New Thread

Well i picked this up last night its a 1.2 merit+ seen it on ebay and bought it got a little dint on the rear arch and small rust patches there too but i have the repair panels from project rust bucket and the doors are rusty too but again i have the doors that i bought for the other one,newish tires and it had a cd player in it which i sold today so already getting the money back

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1603.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1593.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1594.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1591.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1605.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1604.jpg

im really pleased with it :)

Thanks For Looking
Adam

[General Baxter]

dont let olly see them photos, he will hit you with a big stick due to the quality,

howdo by the way lol

[CoolTiger]

it was cold :P

[SRimon]

Gay...

Absolutely stolen my signature for your thread title!

Looks dare I say it slightly better than the last one.

[sport]

why is her name Rio? just wondering.

[SRimon]

Special edition Rio badge on the back? I didn't know they did one even!

[CoolTiger]

why is her name Rio? just wondering.
Rio Badges :)


Gay...

Absolutely stolen my signature for your thread title!

Looks dare I say it slightly better than the last one.

Sorry didnt even see ur sig :)

yea looks alot better than the other and this is actully running on all 4 cylinders lol

[sport]

Special edition Rio badge on the back? I didn't know they did one even!

for a moment i thought there was going to be another green one.

[NovaLad]

Was expecting a link to the song on youtube lol

Nice to see more standard novas coming out the woodwork to be modified nicely.

[SRimon]

for a moment i thought there was going to be another green one.

Lol, hope not!

[General Baxter]

so whats special about rios lol

[SRimon]

Spin/Trip etc I think

Clever Vauxhall marketing ploy to make it seem like they're better than a Merit lol

[General Baxter]

i see is got an extra badge on the boot lol

[CoolTiger]

rio badges on boot and doors :) and a griffin sticker on the boot and wings :)

[Novaload_Nick]

sweet lol any big plans for the 'rio' then ha

[CoolTiger]

no "big" plans just tidying up the rust areas lowering, debadging, and removing the strips and some nice alloys

[Novaload_Nick]

cool should look superb.

[GTE999]

good wee project you have there mate.

[CoolTiger]

I Thinkso :)

[vaughanmc]

Should be a good project mate - Get cracking :)

[CoolTiger]

Should be a good project mate - Get cracking :) been told i cant touch it for 2weeks untill i get the old one stripped and scrapped

[vaughanmc]

Unlucky mate lol

[Mike.]

looks better than the other one mate, good solid project :thumb:

[CoolTiger]

yea loads better :) lost the keys now tho :( lol

[TIDGE]

yea loads better :) lost the keys now tho :( lol
oh bugger:tard: sure they will turn up

[CoolTiger]

oh bugger:tard: sure they will turn up

found them
was put in washing machine

[TIDGE]

^sounds like what happened to my last phone :(

oh well i got a new one :D

[CoolTiger]

llol would of been so annoyed if the immobilser didnt work

[CoolTiger]

little update to keep the thread going

gsi dials fitted and working forgot to get pictures lol

and took some more much better quailty pictures paints flat but nout a tcut cant sort :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1608.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1609.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1610.jpg

and i wrecked my pngclub sticker pealing it off im gutted :(
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1612.jpg

[TIDGE]

get it slammed lol

[CoolTiger]

i wanna, im aiming it to get it as low

[TIDGE]

it wont like sleeping police men lol

[CoolTiger]

little update again, been rust busting tonight, when i bought the car i thought id have to replace the drivers rear arch and patch the syll but armed with some sand paper screw driver and a bottle of kurust i went to clean up the syll readdy for patching and i ended up very surprised :)

before (after removing krusty paint) ..
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00430.jpg
during
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00431.jpg
after
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00432.jpg

turned out very sold metal :)

same with rear arch but didnt get any picture :(

did the same to the door even tho its getting replaced..
before
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00435.jpg
during
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00436.jpg
after
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00437.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Good quick progress mate :)

Will it be at PV ?

[CoolTiger]

i hope so depends if i have the money to tax and mot it becuase i still gotta buy 2 doors get them sprayed and and patch the rear arch

[vaughanmc]

Get it done mate

More Nova's the better :)

[CoolTiger]

might be done quicker than i thought :)

just been speaking to a old mate of mine said he'd get me a price for spraying of 2 doors :) so all i need is some in mint condition get them sprayed up get the arch done before the doors get sprayed and he can spray the arches and syll while hes here :) then borrow money for tax mot and weekend insurance which will come to about £130 all together:(

[CoolTiger]

well flat battery today :( dunno wots happened must of left a light on or something :( but on the plus side when i took the battery off to charage i found
















http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/HPIM1614.jpg

:o clean battery tray no rust at all ! still got all it paint

[CoolTiger]

right not much of a update but been shopping :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1618.jpg

£15 :)

[CoolTiger]

well gave her a wash and a tcut yesterday came up better than i expected pic whoring below :)

Before Tcut but after wash

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1619.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1620.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1621.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1622.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1623.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1626.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/HPIM1627.jpg

[CoolTiger]

some before and after tcut shots :)

before
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00444.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00447.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00452.jpg
After
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00445.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00448.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00446.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00453.jpg
most of the car done..
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00455.jpg

[TIDGE]

i spy a dent on your bonnet

[NovaLad]

Big difference aint their.

I remember when mine was T cutted for 1st time it looked nice :)

I have 2 dints in my bonnet aswell.

1 that was there when i got it and 1 my mate did with a ball.

[CoolTiger]

i spy a dent on your bonnet

i know :( not too notice able from a decent distance

[CoolTiger]

Big difference aint their.

I remember when mine was T cutted for 1st time it looked nice :)

I have 2 dints in my bonnet aswell.

1 that was there when i got it and 1 my mate did with a ball.

my arms were killing after doing it lol,


got a job now so can buy more parts :) only problem not starting untill after my exams and pvs is halfway though them :( so dont think its coming to pvs now :(

[Welsh Dan]

What are you lacking to make it PVS-worthy?

[vaughanmc]

Good work mate - Even tidier now :)

[CoolTiger]

What are you lacking to make it PVS-worthy?

passanger door ideally a drivers door aswell passanger arch and some rear brake shoes, thats it i think oh and the money lol !

[CoolTiger]

well done some work today :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00460.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00462.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00463.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00467.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00468.jpg

done that today im trying to get it all done so i can get it to pvs dunno if my dad will let me take it yet tho

[TIDGE]

cooltiger will you be going next year
icant go this year either

[CoolTiger]

yea most probability should be driving down there my self woo :)


spoke to my dad and he said if its road worthy or close to it he will help me with money for mot and tax and we will take it to pvs
:D

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate - Would be good to see it at PV

Let me know on MSN when you get the rear seat bracket sent away :)

[TIDGE]

yea most probability should be driving down there my self woo :)


spoke to my dad and he said if its road worthy or close to it he will help me with money for mot and tax and we will take it to pvs
:D
looks like i will see your nova next year when i can drive lol

[CoolTiger]

yep :)

[CoolTiger]

right first "big" update

i now have a rust free car woo except passenger door but im getting a new one

pics from today
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00481.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00482.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00483.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00484.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00489.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00490.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00491.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00493.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00494.jpg

thanks for looking :)

[CoolTiger]

well since its a nice day and all my mates are "busy" thought i would try de "stripping" the rusty door becuase if i get it wrong it doesnt matter :)


heres the pics :)

before
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00455-1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00495.jpg
after
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00496.jpg

its left this line across the top of where the strip use to be .... it looks like its under the paint... is it normal ?

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00497.jpg

[Welsh Dan]

Some TCUT or a fudge wheel should get that off. It'll most likely be a residue on the paint.

[CoolTiger]

ok ta try tcut now :)

[CoolTiger]

just tried didnt do anything really it kinda looks like its been sprayed and thats where it joins the old paint if you get me ?

[Welsh Dan]

Ahh ok.

[CoolTiger]

i hope its just the door not the whole side

do the rest tomorrow if its nice :)
the joys of leaving school :D

[vaughanmc]

Keep up the good work mate

Mine has that paint line on the door as well and mine didn't come with the rub-strips...

[CoolTiger]

Keep up the good work mate

Mine has that paint line on the door as well and mine didn't come with the rub-strips...

is it still there ? how did you remove it ?

[rodgers]

new nova adam? might have the cav slabs up for grabs soon, il give you a shout when there going

[CoolTiger]

ill have them off you if i have the money at the time :)

[vaughanmc]

is it still there ? how did you remove it ?

No its still there on mine - Hardly notciable though lol

[CoolTiger]

got bored today so decided to take the rest off but started taking the boot stickers off sfirst :) pics

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00498.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00499.jpg

and then it started raining so i thought oh the only took 15mins ill do the little tiny patch on the wing wont take longer than 5mins...
30mins later finnaly off lol
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00500.jpg

[CoolTiger]

right money send for my new door should be here next week or so :)

little update :)
welsh region sticker is on :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00504.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00505.jpg
cant find my novaload stickers tho my mums put them somewhere :(

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00503.jpg
e/w fitter just need to do motors but not gonna do it untill new door is here :)

[CoolTiger]

is it strange that my number plates are stuck on with double sided tape stuff and have no holes thru them or in the hatch or bumper?

[Novaload_Nick]

i stuck mine on the same... makes it look slightly tidyer.

[CoolTiger]

yea but it hasnt got any holes behind them for if you wanted to screw them on >?

[Novaload_Nick]

hmm not sure matey lol

[CoolTiger]

anyway new update :D

all the way from n.ireland
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/Rio/DSC00508.jpg

thankyou very much stuartj21

pics soon of it on the car :D

also booking it in for its mot for tomorrow or saturday :D:D

thanks ad

[Rickyb]

good progress mate

[vaughanmc]

Looks good mate :)

I can't wait to go to Ireland to see what Nova's are in the scrappys

[Dave.]

worth putting it on for mot?

id love to go over to rieland too.. bet the scrappys are loaded lol

[CoolTiger]

if it stops raining we will put it on :)

my dad went to ireland last weekend said it was nice

[boyle_46]

coolies , what part of Ireland you going to ? im thinking if you got that door off stuart your father must of been in Antrim , novas really are more common in england , not too many scrappies over here with any descent novas in them tbh most are stripped well the ones ive seen , im takeing vaughan under the wing for a day when hes over at the end of the summer should be good craic , PS projects coming on well adam keep it up . Nath

[CoolTiger]

my dad didnt pick it up he went to watch the northwest200 on his motorbike so couldnt collect it :( got it posted over :)

gonna finnish wiring the radio tonight :)

[CoolTiger]

just won these :)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=320253435687&Category=10404&_trksid=p3907.m29

[stuartyj21]

good progress ad, keep us posted on the mot...

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate - Be sure to keep us posted about how the MOT goes :)

[CoolTiger]

went for the mot today
failed tho :(

not on much tho :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00510.jpg

i knew about the side repeaters but the old over being a silly bugger glued the caps on save anyone robbing them .. didnt think about changing the bulb did he lol

[CoolTiger]

oh and the emitions(sp)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00511.jpg
im guessing the cars done 35k not 135k would i be right ?

and the drive to their :)


(http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/?action=view&current=MOV00005.flv)

[Welsh Dan]

Mines done just over 135K mate, loot at the difference in the shells ;). I'd say yours is much more like 35k.

[CoolTiger]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00512.jpg

went down to get the parts :)

[CoolTiger]

side repeaters fixed (corrision on the terminals)
rear wheel bearing fixed :)
o/s cv boot fixed


other cv boot tomorrow
fuel line put back into the metal clip

and then to see the local welder

because he has a mig welder :D

[CoolTiger]

other cv boot done
also fixed fuel line fixed and clipped up :)

need to get it welded and mot'd tuesday

[CoolTiger]

and it is a pass !!!!!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00526.jpg

woop

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate, make sure its at PV :)

[CoolTiger]

will do :)

[stuartyj21]

congrats ad, im sure your well happy.
im glad the door done the job for you...

[CoolTiger]

yea :) thanks alot for the door :)

[CoolTiger]

little update :)
got her to the pod and back no problems at all !

been having trouble with it not starting lately the battery just loosing charge :( so vaughan kindly brought one to pvs for me :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00538.jpg

one on the stand
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/2561474162_4dc3f2b655_o.jpg

thankyou very much to

Vaughan - for the battery
and
Welsh_Dan - for the very good photo

[vaughanmc]

Battery was no problem mate - Is it starting better now ?

[CoolTiger]

yea went to turn it over today just the starter motor clicking :( so put the new battery on started right away :)

[vaughanmc]

Oh well not bad then :)

[CoolTiger]

yea :) can get on with the good bits now like lowering and spraying and alloys ect

[vaughanmc]

:) Nice one mate, it has potential

[AlexW]

Does look good, will look even better when done.

[CoolTiger]

hopefully lol

[CoolTiger]

these come today :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00543.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00545.jpg

fit them later on or in the week :)

[Welsh Dan]

You should have said! I've had a set hanging in my garage for over a year lol.

[CoolTiger]

lol didnt to ask, wernt a planned buy tbh just seen them and put a bid in

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate - Will look the part once there on :)

[CoolTiger]

yea :) just getting round to fitting them now lol

[Dod]

LOL, good luck with them as they're a *******!!!

Have you Grey Vynal on the B Pillar of your car as these sit around 1/2 an inch higher than the Vynal does top and Bottom.

Did you get the door pieces as well?

[CoolTiger]

LOL, good luck with them as they're a *******!!!

Have you Grey Vynal on the B Pillar of your car as these sit around 1/2 an inch higher than the Vynal does top and Bottom.

Did you get the door pieces as well?

vynal is comming off and yes i do have the door peices :)

and thanks for your useful input :thumb:

[Dod]

No worries, I've fitted, removed, fitted and removed these loads of times before so I share the burdon you're about to have!!

Best bet is to fit the trims to the window wubber with the window in place but be very careful as these bend and kink very easily.

Why not get 2 pieces of Vynal from a Graphis shop and extend your own? I tried it and it worked pretty well!!

[CoolTiger]

its black vynal doesnt match the colour

[Dod]

Ahhhh,I see now. Oops!!

[CoolTiger]

Ahhhh,I see now. Oops!!

:thumb:

might me getting some skirts too soon :)

[vaughanmc]

Keeping them original plastic, painting them grey or they going body colour ? :)

[CoolTiger]

might paint them bumpers,doorhandles and grap handle rover hurricane gray :)

[vaughanmc]

lol Best colour match to original

Also saves on back-to-black or bumper gel :)

[CoolTiger]

lol Best colour match to original

Also saves on back-to-black or bumper gel :)

yeh when i spray them might put in a little black to make it darker :)

[moffat]

any updates yet cooltiger

[CoolTiger]

will be tomorrow i thing :) banned my self on lfs lol

[vaughanmc]

Aye get some updates mate :)

We need more pics

[CoolTiger]

pished down today so nout done

[AlexW]

Lame excuse.

[stuartyj21]

get the finger outlol

[CoolTiger]

window surrounds in :)
my dad nicely posed in the pictures

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00562.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00563.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Looks better with the window surrounds lad :)

[CoolTiger]

i think ill take the black piller vynal off and it should look better

[vaughanmc]

Aye it would mate - No vinyl and no rub-strips etc

Clean and smooth :)

[AlexW]

**** WOW Progress......

[Iain]

lol Loving your dads poses.

[CoolTiger]

lol ! dunno what else to do now :D

[AlexW]

Scrap it.

[CoolTiger]

Scrap it. ill tow yours to the scrappy with it if u like because mines road legal !!!

[AlexW]

Mine will be road legal.

[CoolTiger]

keep dreaming :P


got 70£ dunno what to buy

[vaughanmc]

Alloy wheels :)

[CoolTiger]

Alloy wheels :)

wont get any i like for £70 :(

[Dod]

What about a set of SR Alloys? They always look good.

[vaughanmc]

I sold a set of 4 Corsa GSi alloys for £50 a couple of nights ago

Sold a set of Vectra Premier 15" alloys for £40 a few months back ;)

There is cheap, nice alloys out there

[CoolTiger]

i prefeur to get something i like right away im thinking some sort of 5spoke or cesaros(sp)

[boyle_46]

any pics of the car in general cool tiger aint seen a photo of the car in ages with the work done to it ?

[CoolTiger]

ill start her tomorrow drive onto lane to take a pic or two :)

[CoolTiger]

dunno what to do to it now lol

[AlexW]

Burn it.

[CoolTiger]

pics as requested :D
mud still from pv lol
filled and primered rear arch and gsi surrounds in :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00572.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00573.jpg


adam
:)

[Welsh Dan]

It looks like the bumpers could do with the heatgun treatment :).

[AlexW]

scrap it.

[CoolTiger]

It looks like the bumpers could do with the heatgun treatment :).

i did start it if u look right on the edge didnt wanna melt it so ive decided to paint it or wait for a gsi bumper

[CoolTiger]

scrap it.

no its not ur nova

[Welsh Dan]

i did start it if u look right on the edge didnt wanna melt it so ive decided to paint it or wait for a gsi bumper

Its very difficult to melt them :).

[CoolTiger]

Its very difficult to melt them :).
might have a blast at it tomorrow, what happens if i get a patchy effect just but abit of bumper black over the top ?

[Welsh Dan]

If its a bit patchy, go over it again until it isnt.

[CoolTiger]

If its a bit patchy, go over it again until it isnt.
ok ill give it ago tomorrow when i get in from work

[Dave.]

can you get me 2 of those covers pleeese pleese?

[CoolTiger]

msn'd :)

[CoolTiger]

little update bought theese
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00580.jpg


also might be getting gsi bumper spoiler another set of skirts and -60mm springs

can you guess i got paided lol !

[NovaGuy1400SRi]

getting there :)

i'd watch the paintwork when using the heat gun on the bumpers, dont want too much heat there lol

[AlexW]

Adam........................Scrap it and give me all the GSi parts.

[CoolTiger]

lol will do :) skirts are better than i expected, the paint is just flaking off so a few nights of pealing i should get the end piece done lol

[CoolTiger]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00581.jpg

got that today :)

stainless magnex

[vaughanmc]

Good choice :)

Similar to mines!

Is it a 3" job ?

[CoolTiger]

yh :) gonna fit it tomorrow

[CoolTiger]

the exhaurst is on woop :D take a pic tomorrow when its light dont know what it sounds like yet flat battery ftl :(

[CoolTiger]

pic as promised :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00588.jpg

sounds really nice !

doesnt sound as good on vid but heres one anyway and i did leave the engine warm up first:)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/th_MOV00003.jpg (http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/?action=view&current=MOV00003.flv)

[CoolTiger]

got these today :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00590.jpg

yes i am gready i do need two sets of skirts :P

[Adam_J]

nice work fella!:)

[CoolTiger]

thanks mate should be picking up some cav gsi wheels later or tomorrow if all goes to plan and there not sold lol

[stuartyj21]

good progress mate keep up the good work...

[CoolTiger]

its back on the road now woo :D and spoiler is on take pics when im at carvan :)

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate, keep us updated :)

[CoolTiger]

just got back did 130mile round trip no probs :D
ill add pics later might get chance to take pics with the slabs on

[vaughanmc]

Aye get some pics up, didn't know the alloys were fitted :)

[CoolTiger]

Aye get some pics up, didn't know the alloys were fitted :)

not yet picking them up in abit hopefully

[CoolTiger]

right pics from the weekend

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00601.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00600.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00599.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00596.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00595.jpg

spoiler has only been test fitted gonna get it painted and fitted soon :)

also spotted this

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00604.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00605.jpg

100% standard, nearly no rust at all ! left a note asking if they wanna sell it aswell lol :)

[vaughanmc]

God loves a trier mate, lets hope you get a wee phonecall back about it :)

[CoolTiger]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00606.jpg

just got home with these brand new tyres all round aswell :)

[vaughanmc]

Look really good mate what size tyres are on them ?

Will look minted on a 60mm drop!

[Spudly]

Lets hope you get a call saying the think its only worth a fiver and sell it to you lol

Imo loose the opel badges off the slabs as you drive a vauxhall not an opel and find some proper center caps:thumb:

[CoolTiger]

yeh when i get round to it ill get some

how ace would it be if they say ill give u 50£ to take it away lol

[CoolTiger]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00607.jpg

lower'd :)

thanks darcy

[Pistol Pete]

Still looks high to me!?

[MK999]

That's the front from an angle looking up into the arch slightly though

[vaughanmc]

Will settle down a bit as well due to driving etc :)

Top work Adam

[CoolTiger]

That's the front from an angle looking up into the arch slightly though


exactly what he said i was pointing up into the arch alittle with the camera plus they are only 13" rims remember

[Pistol Pete]

Ah, ok. Well once it has settled and you've got your alloys on (Opel caps look ok IMO!), get some pics up.

[CoolTiger]

i dont mind the opel caps tbh but theres a set of cdi alloys (like ades) in the scappy so i might get the center caps off them and paint them black if i get the colour to match ill put them on :)

[CoolTiger]

a better pic

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00608.jpg

[AlexW]

That door got a lot of dents?

[CoolTiger]

not last time i looked it does look weird tho hmm ill look tomorrow

[CoolTiger]

pics of both sides lowerd just the rears now do them sunday :)

sorry about quality i need to invest in a decent camera not just my phone

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00612.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00613.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00615.jpg

i had to modify the drive because it was to low to get up still scrapes now so i think it will be living on the patch of grass up the lane from now on lol

[Pistol Pete]

Looks good. Still looks abit high on the rear, but thats probably how you've parked it.

[vaughanmc]

Looks good mate, makes me think mines is only a 40mm drop...

[CoolTiger]

Looks good. Still looks abit high on the rear, but thats probably how you've parked it.

lol its high on the back becuase i aint lowered the rear yet lol ill do them sunday :)

[Pistol Pete]

You could have done it all in one day! Doing the back is an hours work!!

[CoolTiger]

i work now so been coming home having tea and then doing it, been going dark after doing each strut

[Pistol Pete]

Poor excuse! Get a decent work light;) :)

[CoolTiger]

yea think i might invest in one prob get pics sunday night when im back and done some workj

[vaughanmc]

Give it a wash and polish as well - You slacker!!!

[CoolTiger]

i know i know lol will on sunday if we finnish early enought ill tcut over the primer to blend it in abir lol

[CoolTiger]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00617.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00618.jpg

nearly there

[Dave.]

looks nice now adam... good work :thumb:

ill do a chop of it now with no priemr etc :thumb:

[Dave.]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/adampaint.jpg

:thumb:

[CoolTiger]

ta dave looks awesome :D

[CoolTiger]

just gave her a wash

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00622.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00621.jpg
my first attempt of a art including primer shot
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00623.jpg

[Leeboo]

Wow thats going to look stunning when its painted and with a set of skirts!!

Gonna be keeping an eye on this now. :D

[Adam]

Wheels look much better :)

[CoolTiger]

thanks guys :D the primer is annoying me gonna ask in work how much to paint

[vaughanmc]

lol Looking at that - Mines must only be 40mm ?

[CoolTiger]

bought this today

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00644.jpg

:)

[ade]

if you use the car daily get that primer painted over - even if its just with rattle cans.

Primer absorbs moisture and the metal underneath will rust. If youre getting the car painted anyway you may as well just spray over the primer to stop more damage - especially in winter!

Looks really nice though...

[Graeme]

Cav slabs look ace in black on her mate. Are those tyres 50s or 45s? Do they catch at all?

[CoolTiger]

if you use the car daily get that primer painted over - even if its just with rattle cans.

Primer absorbs moisture and the metal underneath will rust. If youre getting the car painted anyway you may as well just spray over the primer to stop more damage - especially in winter!

Looks really nice though...


na only 16 so cant drive think ill get some paint made up next week when i get payed :)
thanks for the headsup :)


the tyres are 195/45/15 dont rub at all :)

[CoolTiger]

wheel back from the blasters

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00648.jpg

[CoolTiger]

picked this up today last thing on my to buy list execpt euro fog

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00650.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00651.jpg

[CoolTiger]

updates coming tomorrow

if sunny - fit skirts
if rainy - electric windows central locking + find flat battery problem

can anybody tell me where the wires to link in the electric window and central locking loom are lol

[AlexW]

All you have to do is fit it into the two lower plugs on the fusebox, you may need to run a IGN live.

[CoolTiger]

no alex i dont want to bodge it

[Welsh Dan]

No thats right, the looms plug into the fusebox, but your fusebox might not have a supply there so you may need to run an additional one to it.

[CoolTiger]

ta :) will figure out more tomorrow i was thinking the wires went on the left hand side of the car for some reason

[Welsh Dan]

The central locking control box sits above the passenger side footwell, but it all plugs into the fusebox.

[CoolTiger]

ahh thats it then :)

[CoolTiger]

didnt do eletric windows and cl becuase getting new drivers door soon


anyway did this insted

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00398.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00399.jpg

:) only temp put on with 3clips each side becuase of getting taken off for resprauy

[CoolTiger]

deffo getting sprayed now i asked my boss

[CoolTiger]

got a new camera (thanks welshdan + his dad) so took some pics, first every time using a good camera so im guessing they dont look as good as they should but i think they look great

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/P1010018.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/P1010025.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/P1010026.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/P1010027.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/P1010028.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/P1010038.jpg

[TIDGE]

not looked at this thread in ages looks really good mate

[AlexW]

Pictures show that its a rubbish nova..... Only kidding, love you really lol

[Leeboo]

Grrr get the bumpers heat gun'd and bumper gel'd!!!

And once ther paintings done it will be lovely, it has a great overall look/stance:thumb:

[Spudly]

Looks pretty good mate, tbh if you use decent bumper gel then there is no need for heat guns but either way get it done:thumb:

[AlexW]

Ad - catch me on msn later, i know the stuff to use on your bumpers, what i did mine with.

[Spudly]

Closest decent product to the stuff used in the trade is autoglym bumper care, it seems to be same stuff as auto-smart bumper gel and is sh!thot stuff:thumb:

[AlexW]

I wouldnt know about those tbh but i did my bumpers with turtle wax platinum series, havnt faded much since it put it on about 2months ago.

[CoolTiger]

got some bumper care just need to find it lol bought it few weeks ago, dont really wanna use it on the rear bumper as its getting sprayed and its gonna be a pain to take it off

[Welsh Dan]

Pics look good Ad, how are you finding the camera?

[CoolTiger]

great havent read the instructions yet lol will to soon tho today was a mess about and try and get a good picture i was getting annoy wondering why is was dark in daylight then messed with the shutter speed and that fixed it, how do you get too 1/4000, all i can get upto is 1/2000

[Adam]

Looking good mate.

[vaughanmc]

Does look good Adam lad, nice drop on it as well

Wish mines sat as low as yours, for them both being '60mm'

[Welsh Dan]

I'm not sure tbh, on mine I can't go beyond certain shutter speeds with the flash on.

edit: dad says it'll only do it when the subject is bright enough, or possibly in full manual. Anything faster than 1/30 is usually fast enough to be sharp though.

[ade]

2 things.

1 - dont spend a packet on bumper gel when you can use smooth peanut butter to get just as good a finish for a fraction of the price!

2 - what kind of camera are you using? the reason why some of the pics are coming out dark is because the camera is getting confused beetween the brightness of the sky and dark colour of your car - the contrast is too great and it cant compensate.

If you expose for the car (dark) then the sky is too bright or just white (blown out).
If you expose for the sky (bright) then the car is too dark.

The best option is to expose for the sky.

you can resolve this in 3 ways -

A - expose for the sky and use a "fill flash" to lighten the foreground (car). Fill flash basically means use your flash.

B - expose for the sky and adjust the shadows and highlights in photoshop later (if you have it).

C - if your camera's an slr you can use a graduating Neutral Density filter (ND Grad) - this darkens the upper part of the frame, allowing the camera to accurately record the light levels.

You cant recover blown out highlights but but your camera can record a large range of darks and you've more chance of brightening these.

You can also use the Dodge and Burn tools in photoshop to lighten (dodge) or darken (burn) specific areas - takes some practice but worth it!

Hope this helps...

[ade]

also re the 1/2000 and 1/4000 shutter speeds...you dont need to go this high unless your pointing the camera at a very bright object like the sun (not recommended as you can damage the sensor).

To get this high you need to adjust the ISO or lens apeature.

The faster the shutter the more "still" an item appears (eg you wont see grass blurred on a windy day or wheels on a car will be static in motion).

As a rule of thumb - to prevent camera blur your shutter speed should be twice your focal length (this depends on your camera). So if your focusing on something thats 200m away (on a zoom lens) then your shutter should be more than 1/400sec.

[AlexW]

Ade - Just for your info, adam will be spraying his rear bumper so dosnt want to have a lot of effort to get the paint to stick, the front may end up getting treated im told, as hes got a Gsi front bumper. But anyway as soon as he finds a drivers door the car will get a respray.

[~~joycey~~]

Looking good mate :) :thumb:

[Welsh Dan]

2 things.

1 - dont spend a packet on bumper gel when you can use smooth peanut butter to get just as good a finish for a fraction of the price!

2 - what kind of camera are you using? the reason why some of the pics are coming out dark is because the camera is getting confused beetween the brightness of the sky and dark colour of your car - the contrast is too great and it cant compensate.

If you expose for the car (dark) then the sky is too bright or just white (blown out).
If you expose for the sky (bright) then the car is too dark.

The best option is to expose for the sky.

you can resolve this in 3 ways -

A - expose for the sky and use a "fill flash" to lighten the foreground (car). Fill flash basically means use your flash.

B - expose for the sky and adjust the shadows and highlights in photoshop later (if you have it).

C - if your camera's an slr you can use a graduating Neutral Density filter (ND Grad) - this darkens the upper part of the frame, allowing the camera to accurately record the light levels.

You cant recover blown out highlights but but your camera can record a large range of darks and you've more chance of brightening these.

You can also use the Dodge and Burn tools in photoshop to lighten (dodge) or darken (burn) specific areas - takes some practice but worth it!

Hope this helps...

Its an Olympus 7070 bridge camera, and he's got the lens hood so can add the filters if need be. :)

[CoolTiger]

right think i got it figured out, went to a night rally tonight bloody freezing ! stayed for one stage just got in now after 5hrs lol got some nice pics once i worked out how to use it lol 1 or 2 novas aswell will make a thread tomorrow when more awake lol :) night

[CoolTiger]

new update kinda.
euro fog in,
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00656.jpg
and then it came back out lol broke the lense when pushing it in lol

also pics from the last drive of it this year sorry about quaility me being stupid forgot my camera and my good camera phone
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00657.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/CoolTiger1992/DSC00660.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Did you get the twin fog's wired up or do you have a red reverse light ?

[The Simps]

I'm really liking this. What colour are you gonna spray it? I say keep it the same colour. The wheels work really well with the colour and I think with colour coded bumpers but skirts same colour as wheels. Anyone car to photoshop? (I don't have it)

[AlexW]

Il reply to both of you (Yes i talk to cooltiger WAYYYY too much)

Hes doing it the same colour, with black bumpers and skirts to save having the wheels repainted.

The twin fog has come out again due to the idiot putting his finger through it! lol

[CoolTiger]

Il reply to both of you (Yes i talk to cooltiger WAYYYY too much)

Hes doing it the same colour, with black bumpers and skirts to save having the wheels repainted.

The twin fog has come out again due to the idiot putting his finger through it! lol

less of idiot :D

didnt get chance to wire it up lol

as above skirts and bumpers going gloss black
:)

[The Simps]

as above skirts and bumpers going gloss black
:)

I still think you should consider painting the bumpers body colour. Its a dark enough colour it will look ace. With the skirts black and then if you keep the laguna splitter you're on a winner.

Any care to photoshop?

[CoolTiger]

i dont like body colour bumpers only on white gsi's

[mayhem]

if you need a new euro fog, i can send one if you send me a UK reverse :)

[CoolTiger]

ill take you up on that offer :D ill send my mum to post office tomorrow to find out how to post something to the netherlands lol