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Good work mate - Let the fun commense :)
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Well yesterday didnt go to plan; i had to spend a large part of the day sorting out a job application; it wasnt until late afternoon that we got round to doin anythin to the car..
Great sucess with insurance - I have insured it now. Went with H.I.C - i think i got a good deal; all mods declared, fully comp, annual policy - bit over £300
Taxing it today. As yesterday i was told it would have had to run from beginning of May, so i left it.
So we decided to try n have a play with the front suspension - to bring it down a tad- its on coilovers so thought it would be a nice n easy job..
:-(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1125.jpg
Theyre a tad seized lol.. Hammers, bloody sweat n tears.. even took the strut off the car and at least with our limited tools - i wouldnt budge.
Basically the platform the springs sits on is the one we can undo.. the other bottom one (was for helper springs) came undone ok..
So im not sure. Can i swap temporarily to a gmax/spax -non coilover shocks n springs setup for the front and still use eccentric top mounts??
Shall i get mine refurbished? Just buy new? Hmm.
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*Update..
Well not quite sure how to write this update, as in short, ive done none of this work - ive been working all weekend. My mate has carried it all out..
To bring you up to speed tho; the seized coilovers are being replaced. TAS seem to now be called COMP BRAKE so ive ordered a pair of new coilover bodies from there.. Same spec, tho he did mention some new/uprated bottom adjustment.. ?
Anywho as mentioned, the following pics are all taken by my mate - work carried out by my mate, he even uploaded them to photobucket..
Big shout to him, ta blar'd.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00553.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00568.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00569.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00558.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00560.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00564.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00575.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/DSC00574.jpg
Oh, forgot to say, basically ive ordered the new parts but they arent here yet so, at least we're ready.
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Those red lenses look sweet.
Just done with tint spray?
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yes, 2 year old red tint spray lol..
need a warm day for bestest results.
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Lol
Theyve come out well :cool:
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Tint spray here i come lol...
Looks awesome ;)
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looking good matey! Bet youre glad the retest went well!
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*Update..
FAIL. Suspension parts havent arrived from comp brake; i rang them and they said it'll be monday. :-( So no PV for the nova. I took a risk, after MOT to change/work on the car to get it to 'my spec' (slammed, wheels, single wiper etc etc) so close to PV..
In a Top-Gear-does-south-africa-vwbeetle-booby-prize style the calibra is gonna have to be my cart once again, this year lol..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1141.jpg
Anyway, its only one show.. Advantages to missing on pv are that i can continue working on the car to the finer detail i wanted to; without rushing, cutting corners etc..
So whilst the suspension off and its up on axel stands i took to more cleaning, more detailing..
Following the number plate light getting the satin black treatment i gave the boot handle/grab a dose of it too.. (aweful pic, car is beeched in the garage)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1143.jpg
Then i spent the rest of the day in the front arches..
Almost every car ive owned gets this treatment, always luv the finished look..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1126.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1128.jpg
t'other side..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1138.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1139.jpg
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Nice job :)
What paint did you use?
