Benn's on going build

Right now I can say it...

That is fecking cool car :cool:

I like how the mirror from the chrome shows up the deep blue paint even better, and good move on the lights - actually made me happy :) lol

is that with the gaz fitted? whats it ride like?


get it dropped right down if they are fitted, it's sitting too high :p

Ash: thanks mate, glad you like them.

Ste: no i havent got the gaz on yet, had enought messing about with the hubs and that to even thik about fitting the gaz stuff, next weekend they'll be on.

Looks absolutely mint on those wheels :)

Stunning Benn :) I be niceto have a nose around at PV

It really does look the doggs danglies now Benn.

Bet youre relieved to get the Speedlines off it in some ways?

wow benn realy does look nice..

thanks for another screen saver was gettin bord of the last oenhaha

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/nova14rs.jpg

Love that pic :cool:

Good to see all the 5stud stuff is sorted :)

loving that

Vaughanmc: cheers dude.

Mazz, yeah come say hello, will be nice seeing someone i know.

Craig, cheers dude, yeah i'm happy its off then, just need to sell them to recoupe a few costs..

Matrin, glad you like them.

Ad, cheer dude, glad ytou like the pic and wheels..

Neil, Thank you.

nice one pal - looking really bufty :thumb: lol

:) Cheers dude...

A few up dates from before Pv.

Boring update.
Cars all masked up in the paint bay ready to have the wings and engine bay painted in the morning, so while its in there i thought i'd get a few boring bits painted..
Washer jets repainted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4062.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4063.jpg

Nut covers..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4065.jpg

Made a lil stand for them..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4068.jpg

A coat of silver..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4074.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4075.jpg

When i fitted my hids, the clip that holds the bulb in needs to be cut, so when i needed to fit a normal bulb for the mot i had to make up a new clip.. bit of old clay...lol can take the weight of the headlamp when holding the bulb...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4059.jpg

Last thing i wanted to do was more water pipe run in the engine bay to the hearder tank..
So make a hole here...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4061.jpg

Make a hole here...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4060.jpg

Make up a pipe connector.. thats been chaged again since i took the pic..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4064.jpg

Got to the bodyshop at 7, and finished masking the car up, cleaned out the paint bay..
Steve did the painting...
How i drive it home.. :P
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ates/june2.jpg


Just flat and polished the wings and bay, not happy with a bit on the wing, dsont think it had much lacquar on it as i've sanded thru :mad::mad::mad::mad:
But theyve come up nice and flat...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tes/june29.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...es/june213.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...es/june210.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...es/june212.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...es/june211.jpg

Flat a bit on the bonnet too, as a bird shat on it, it was on there 3hours max and it had made burn marks, polished that up looks sexy.
Can clean it and put the front back together tomoz.

Made a new scuttle cover too, which came out nice. and fitted my png sticker too, hope afew of you saw it at the show, and maybe took pics..

Update.
Coilover time. Is a nice day so i thought as my first proper track day is friday i better get my coilovers, and as its been dry its the perfect time to paint my arches too.
Sooo all striped off..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...oiloverfun.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iloverfun2.jpg

Trailed fitted the coilover to work out where i needed to "dress" the chassis for clearance...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iloverfun6.jpg

"Dressing"= Bashing it with a hammer..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iloverfun4.jpg

Happy with the fit..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iloverfun5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iloverfun7.jpg

Looks close but its not.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...iloverfun8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun11.jpg

Then took it all off to paint.. Only one coat at the mo tho.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun14.jpg

Put it on the wheels.. Will be set lower but wanted to get it on and play with it when movable and that..

Front the fronts striped with some help from Dan.. cheers dude..
Found my cv boot is leaking.. but has no ones.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun16.jpg

Putting the coilover in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun17.jpg

Lined up the logo...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun19.jpg

One of my rear springs had this fitted tho... If that sticker is right then none of the specs are to what i wanted and asked for...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun20.jpg

Back on its wheels...
Rears...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun21.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun25.jpg

Fronts...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun24.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun22.jpg

Fronts have about 2-3inch more thread to go down..which is good ;)
Rears have about 2inch more too... So they can and will both go lower.

Big big thanks to lee303 for the help with the specs and all my questions via pm, cheers dude.

Pete came over with dan in the Cav'o'weapon to show me my new custom center caps... Big thanks to pete for making these, they're funking ace.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun23.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun26.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...loverfun27.jpg

mint benn.. need some skirts now :)

Cheers dude :)

will come find u again at billing and have a proper chat/look round it fella

Pic of her at PV dude.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...PVS2008076.jpg

Great car, surely it's too good to put on track?

love it benn. looks awsome.

very very very very very nice mate.

loving the turbos wheels and the supoer low look.


the colour also looks fantastic.

lovely motor

Martin: Yeah come find us dude.

Craig: Nice pic dude, hope to see ya at billing again.

Dar: Nah cant just be all show can i? have a std non painted bumper to run as a just in case, with air holes..lol anything else can be repainted ;)

1.6gsi: Cheers dude

Shy: Cheers dude, she can go lower too ;) Thannk you:)

Billing for sure mate!

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Originally Posted by Benn

Dar: Nah cant just be all show can i? have a std non painted bumper to run as a just in case, with air holes..lol anything else can be repainted ;)

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Fair enough :thumb: Awesome car :cool:

Craig: On with mig? See ya there for a smoke/drink/buger/tea/vimto (pick what ever you like ;) )

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Originally Posted by Dar

Fair enough :thumb: Awesome car :cool:

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I like both worlds see, Show and go. Plus watching you guys makes it look so much fun, i had a quick go and loved it. So we booked castle combe up for Astra dans stag doo....
Thank you too :) means alot.

MIG, Benn yes. If I can get her MOT'd.

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Originally Posted by craig green

MIG, Benn yes. If I can get her MOT'd.

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Sweet.

Some nice work there Ben.... had a look round it at pv and I must say it is looking rather lush! :)

Thank you very much nick, i did yours too, tis very nice.
Will have a better look at billing if your there.

Bit of track prep.
So you take one standard front bumper..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4140.jpg

Remove the number plate.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4141.jpg

Get the hole saw and make a few markings... (top line on 1" 3" 5" then bottom on 2" 4" 6")
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4143.jpg

Then get the bar..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4142.jpg

Attck with the angle grind..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4144.jpg

And refit to the car..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4147.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4146.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4145.jpg

Should help the air get in to the rad.

Refitted my headlight protectors too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4150.jpg

And picked this lil weapon up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...f/IMG_4152.jpg

Well Combe was funking fantastic! i loved it, gotta do it again.
Just needed to sort a camera mount...

When we where talking about mounting the camears to the bars my dad said "oo i have a Gclamp thats got a bit with a witworth thread on it" as he does...
What a good bit of kit, got it all fitted..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tuff/mount.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...uff/mount2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...uff/mount3.jpg

Small boring update.

Been in the bodyshop again doing afew bits i've not been happy with..
Found a bit of sink marks in the arch and around where the filler cap was so fixed them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4182.jpg

Around the window surrounds i had a few bits i've not been happy so took the windows out and started sanding them back..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4178.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4183.jpg

Some marks around the filler cap..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4181.jpg

Next i thought i'd fit these to see what they look like...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4172.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4173.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4175.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4176.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/IMG_4177.jpg
Am liking them...

skirts look bloody awesome on that car, really continues the colour theme front to back

also makes the car appear much lower, without actually being lower :thumb:

nice chap!

Cheers olly. Better get painting..

I agree, the skirts finish the car perfectly! Doooo it!

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Originally Posted by Benn

Thank you very much nick, i did yours too, tis very nice.
Will have a better look at billing if your there.

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Do you mean you you were looking round mine at pv??? As it wasnt actually there! :) However there was one that looks very similar being valetmans old motor? Yes will be at billing fella cant wait tbh! Im actually against the skirts I prefer the car without them! But I do agree it gives it a lower look etc which certainly isnt a bad thing!