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I dont want to bend my wikidi bo' chrome window surrounds....
Especially after seeing that wanted thread! lol
Its the surround, it was sticking in the window hole but the glass was comming out of the surround if you get me, hence why it was bending!
Will have another go sometime this week.
Lol, thats what i've been doing today tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Looking forward to Oulton now mate, should be good, just hope it doesn't snow
:thumb:
The steering wheel had mold on it!! :eek::eek: lol
Yeah Oulton should be good. Pray to god that it isnt pissing down/frosty/snowing.
Hopefully it'll be cold but dry :cool:
Still gutted i missed out on Oulton :( But i'll come along and take some pic..
Good to see you did some mate, i thought about it, and thats as far as it whent! lol
pmsl lol
Thats the approach i usually take, but seeing as i had nothing at all do today, well i could of slammed the astra, but decided piss about with the nova instead :d
Where is Oulton?
Glad you still have it and its ready for some abuse.
good work on this, really like it!!
Way up north from you lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Its in Chesire.
CW6 9BW
Cheers let_nova :)
Ah screw that then...
Bit more work done today :d
Cracked on with the side polycarbs.
Original window out, 2min job.
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CHROME lol
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I then realised why they were being difficult to remove, it seems the early chrome window surrounds have a bonding strip around the window hole. My mk2 ones didnt have this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...icture2003.jpg
Polycarb in the frame
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And into the car
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Process repeated on tother side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...icture2008.jpg
Also wired up my other fog light
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...icture2009.jpg
Winter has taken its toll on the painted bits! Rocker cover etc has all oxidised and lifted the paint, oh well :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...icture2010.jpg
Just need some new rear tyres now and im sorted for Oulton!!
Thats if i can afford to tax it!!! lol
Might need bring a 12v heater with me, for some reason these polycarbs seem to steam up a lot quicker than glass, and the cars heaters are pap and dont really help to clear the windows!!!!! Not what you want on track.
Yeah the polys do steam up a bit more but I found they eventually clear if you leave the heaters on.
Yes but thats if you have working heaters lol lol
My heaters work but ive got none of the venting/ducting behind the dash.
So i just sort of get warm air blowing around the inside of the dashboard... lol
Im getting an urge to try some GTE bumpers on it too,hmmm
Obvious solution is to ditch the dash, win win!
I was tempted just cut the passenger side off it today because i got annoyed at it after tw***ing my head on it when trying reconnect the vent/temp control cables
Couldnt find my hacksaw though :(
Dont think id ever remove the whole thing though, will look messy IMO
My window surrounds and any others I've seen had this strip, I've never taken any out of a car though, so obviously it was all non sticky, I thought it was just a one sided bond to the surrounds tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
noo keep the one-piece early bumpers :-)
Think it would look nice with gte bumpers.
I agree on GTE bumpers, look how much better Andy_017's car looks with them on.
Im definently going try some on, just to see what it looks like. Might look a bit strange with there never being a sr/gte in my cars colour......
Just remembered, i do have a gte front bumper/grill up my parents loft too! :cool:
Just need a rear
I vote skinnies also :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by peester
Got the rest of the week off work so i decided to slam the Astra today :cool:
Wheel off:
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ARB link and strut off, so so easy to remove!!
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Old vs New
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And all fitted
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Me thinks i need some new front brakes, discs are scored and grooved to fook!!!
Onto the rears
The rear dampers on a mk4 are a proper simple design, just held on with two bolts! no pissing about rounding the piston flat off with some mole grips! lol
Original dampers, i touched the n/s and it fell in bits.. Lol
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Removed, hmm, that may explain the knocking when going over roadhumps, bush is sha**ed!
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The rear springs are soo long that i had to use spring compressors to remove them! Compare old to new, as you do
YES thats the REAR spring lol
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Old vs New damper
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And all fitted
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Set the rears to fully down on the adjusters, and set the fronts to about an inch off the bottom of the thread, and let it down see how it sat.
Before and After Front
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...icture2008.jpg
Rear
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Crap pic sorry, but you get the idea!
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I had to wind the fronts up because i couldnt turn the wheel at first without the tyre rubbing the arch liner lol
So settled with it being quite low, but still driveable. Will try and get some proper pics tomorrow.
Took it for a drive and im VERY happy with these "cheap" coilovers. Yes the ride is harder, but the springs are a higher poundage so no suprise, but it still handles great, but now looks well too!! :)
The knock over bumps has gone too! Two birds, one stone.....
Its still perfectly comfortable for a daily driver even with them set low, so im well pleased and would recommend them to anyone!! :) :) Awesome for £150!
Nice height, what happened to your wheels though ?
Plastic drop links :S
Howd you mean what happened?? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
Mike, yes mate, can get uprated ones from LMF
Hmm there very bland looking, don't give much of a contrast to the car - Silver would look very nice against the black bodywork
Looks much better! ?If i where you i'd get some metal drop links, the plastic ones wear out/break alot quicker when they are lowered.
looking well Adam :thumb:
wheels look good in grey,looks sutle :)
Nah, just makes the car look standard with silver wheels....Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
They are very dirty in the pics btw, they are glossy/shiny when clean..
Benn, yeah its something i need look into.
Cheers Joe :)
looks good fella, whats the ride like?
Spot on mate!
SRi is quite hard even as standard so the before/after difference isnt huge...
You can tell that its now lower as it is a bit more hard/bumpy, but its still comfortable which is quite good considering at a guess its been dropped probably 60-70mm..
Indeed it looks much better, a bargain for £150 imo
cant believe ur filling your nova build thread with this daily hack lark lol
I have more interest in the Astra tbh lol lol
But saying that, i do still need two new tyres for the nova before next weekend!!
are they raceland ones adam ? someone i know has a set and raved about them
Yes they are mate
Managed clean the car earlier and get a few pics, i really like how it sits atm!!
Tempted take the adjusters off the rear springs though, to drop the rear a bit more so it sits more level with the front. :)
GSi front and rear tinted lights are also on the cards! :cool:
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Does need dropped more at the back or raised at the front - Get some mudflaps on it as well :)