they look spot on them dave.. suit it down to the ground! :thumb:
they look spot on them dave.. suit it down to the ground! :thumb:
Davy, just checked in mate, im shocked, had no idea you hade done such nice things to the car...
As everyone said the wheels are ace! I recon the best thing on the car though is that sticker lo lol
Keep it updated mate.
Scott
thanks scott lol.. were u at pv and i missed u??
*small update..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1223.jpg
Ive been driving it about a bit a day, but havent given it a 'blast' or 'run' as yet..
Jobs: single wiper, sorting the rear farbon cibre cards and painting the rear, inside arches are next to do.. also from monday payday, i hope to be able to sort the exhaust too.. all in time for billing.
Ive bagsied mike's top rear shock poly bushes; those along with the front and rear braces will get fitted soon by the camber/castor setter-up man. lol
Went up the garage today and finished the single wiper kit (painting, cleaning it, was used) but stop start rain was peeing me off and i have a date.. lol.
Laters..
Thanks for all the comments peeps; im glad its going down well.. DOES make it all worthwhile, tho tbh, for me this project has been nice n easy, things have gone relatively well.. Guess ive been lucky there.
More to come.
.. forgot to add.. the car doesnt drive too bad steering wise with the suspension as unsetup as it is.. but the ride is well bouncy n harsh lol. Hope i can soften it up a bit. Need to find out if the shocks adjust for damping there is a screw that pops out the bottom but im still not sure.
The chap who will align the car may be able to tell me.
Also it cuts out randomly when off the accelerator; so idle valve playing; needs cleaning, replacing.
so relly good work gone into that. love the color :)
Re the stalling etc. Has the gearbox got a speed sender to give the ECU a signal for idle control?
As above, sounds like no vss signal. Does the management light occasionally flick on?
if youve got a digidash, just splice into the speed wire on its transducer.
Are you showing at Billing?
I really want to have a good look round this, but it wont be the same in the public car park lol
We have a plan hatched regarding Billing! ssshhhh
OOOoooooo :D
I need to go to meet Benn, so i should be there on at least one day.
i am at billing with this, it depends on mazz if ill be actually showing or not, if i do it'll be with mazz and benn on mig..
The vss wire thing - ill check it out, but i may have forgotten to put that the fault is intermittant - sometimes it'll do it 7/10 times i slow/stop.. sometimes only once or twice on a small drive...
Thanks guys.
*minor update..
Mats arrived..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1224.jpg
Also in that pic, you can see the old headunit i had lying around, fitted.. Not overly keen on the contrast of its silver to the black dash so, with its value being virtually nill; im going to try to spray tint black, the facia and surround - i will mask the screen and bigger buttons of course, but with tint spray being transparent - i hope it'll work out.
Also did a bit more detailing; satin blacked the door handle and petrol cap..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1247.jpg
Finally i went for the single wiper conversion. Offered it all up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1245.jpg
But then ran into a problem with the mounting that connects to the motor..
Single wiper the top one, of course..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1241.jpg
The kit was a used (quite battered) ebay jobbie, didnt know what i was looking for, as you do, looks like a bracket to mount it to motor is missing.
So i may well be cutting and welding the correct nova one onto the single wiper arm.
This, along with some farbon cibre interior panelling still to do and bodging an exhaust trim onto the 'zaust is pretty much all ive to do for billing.
The suspension issues and setup, auxillary gauge and fitting of proper exhaust will wait 'till after billing now.
See you there.
Looks really tidy mate, well done :)
Yes mate, your missing the end ball joint bracket for the single wiper.
Interior loooks cool as fook.
Good progress mate really love the Cav slabs finished like that
Not keen on the mesh grille :p
Interior is looking sexual
ooh yeah, thats another one im starting to sort..Quote:
Originally Posted by NovaLad
It doesnt bother me, overly, but it would look better in black, no badge.. so doin that this week..
Sweet.
Looks like you have a dint in ya bonnet aswell where i do.
Sorry lol.
nah, thats true.. was on the car when i bought it i think. I wont be sorting that for a few weeks/months yet lol.
I think everyones bonnet has a dent there.
Its were people push on them to shut it...
My mate kicked a ball at mine :(
Does my head in on pics.
Like on this 1. :(
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...w/100_0205.jpg
Awesome work mate, but please paint your mesh grill satin black too :)
your interior is fapping awesome, the flocked dash and blue carpet work so well
*Update.
Getting ready for billing. Today didnt manage do as much as i wanted; ive shortly got to 'taxi' a relative from the airport so my day cut a bit shorter..
-The single wiper issue - i am waiting for a bracket ive ordered to turn up n see if that sorts the problem; if it doesnt make it in time or isnt the right thing ill just pop both with the original mechanism back on for now..
-Finished the two rear arches today, painting them up..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1249.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1251.jpg
-Changed the mesh in the grille.. yay lol..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1254.jpg
Dark pic, but it is black..
Also, whilst the grille was off ive hidden the lighting wiring loom; tucking it under the slam panel out of sight.. bit nicer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1255.jpg
And, tho another dark pic, fitted another sticker.. woo.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1256.jpg
Still have the boot lock to fit; got another one to replace my existing broken one.. Also faffing with the fake carbon panelling - which i can finish once the lock is fitted. Then just finally an exhaust trim- but i need to nip the tip off the o.e pea shooter with a grinder first.
Then wash wax and it should be a goer. All to do on saturday.. busy day it will be.
Mesh looks miles better.
Where are you parking at Billing?
Mesh looks alot better now.
What colour are the rear drums going?
Thanks guys..Quote:
Originally Posted by NovaLad
The top pic shows true colours ; still bright yellow - ignore the second pic - it all went too bluey on that shot..
Anywho with wheel on, such a full face wheel hides most of my hard work anyway lol..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1253.jpg
Adam - i should be with MIG @ billing, but im not sure yet have no idea.. You'll find me no probs im sure; its only so big the show.
Sweet ride height dude, i'll lookout for it at billing, shame png won't have a stand, so I don't know where i'll be!?
get some grey vxr nut covers on them rusty wheel bolts!
Phat wheels dude !Quote:
Originally Posted by peester
:thumb:
Was gonna do aomething similar to my cav slabs as well as my current wheels on the SR (has 4 holes ratehr than 5).
they diamond cut? (you may have mentioned it earlier - but didnt see).
Ade
yes diamond cut and lacquered. Any full face/ spoke less wheel (ronal turbo, cav slab -like) looks good polished/or diamond turned in my opinion..
My mate ben and rysmee off here (his white GTE is in features section) both did theyre cav slabs like this ages ago ; first saw the idea on those cars.
Thought you were off to Billing today Dave?
had a number of issues, lol.
see milands room, billing thread.. or ur project thread, lol..
Ah right, your just going tomorrow then.
What issues? Nowt major i hope?
well, the battery has been going flat this weekend, and it ran from cold quite mis-firey but should still be ok,..
But no, issues are mainly non-car related tbh mate.
Oh right.
Hope all is well for tomorrow then.
Just read this from start to finish.Truly stunning mate,absolutely first class work,saw this at billing last week.You should be proud of yourself
UPDATE.
Ive been finding it tricky to explain how ive been feeling/do with feel with the car right now. Also, how to write this overdue update.
Ive manage to edit it down a fair bit and its still an essay lol.
To catch up, basically since last update: Billing, Edition 38, Trax shows and PNG Midlandz meets have been the highlights with the car this year. Ive enjoyed bombing about at weekends and on days off work during the summer too.
Because of its quirks/unfinished bits - a fair bit of the time ive been more glad to get to my destrination than the journey tho lol.
It looks a lot better than it is to drive lol. As ive said to any who have asked.
I have had my much needed a bit of a chill with the car since getting it roadworthy. Financially and personally..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1369.jpg
So, anyway, onto the good bit now. We should have some funds to play with now. Finish ‘stage 1’ first.
Parts I have acquired during the summer, since last update..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1266.jpg
9 inch front coilover springs from merlin motorsport (picturednext to what size are on the car).. then no pics but some stubby short poly bumpstops and Rear top mount poly bushes, thanks mike..
All purchased back in July lol. So since July ive not bought a thing..
Anywho.. to this, I hope to add Compbrake rose-jointed track rod ends. On the way soon. While theyre being fitted the front suspension will get stripped and the smaller poly-bumpstops and shorter coilover springs will go on and im hoping it will give the shocks more room for travel and improve the ride quality.
Then finally I can get the front suspension set up/aligned if all the above goes smoothly. Front strut brace ive had for ages will be fitted then too..
At the back, mikes rear top shock poly bushes will go on, then the rear strut brace ive had for even longer can be fitted lol..
Externally, I need to either buy a new complete exhaust system or try to finish the magnex backbox I have with a rest of the system.. I know theyve shut up shop but magnex’s still show up on ebay/colin every now n then so we’ll see.
Then the failed/incomplete single wiper kit I have, again; either buy in the bits to complete what it or go and buy a whole new kit (not new, used- cheap)
All the above, along with a 52mm gauge of some sort and x2 mk1 centre dash air vents will complete ‘stage1’ as ide planned it. The only thing ive actually done that wasn’t planned in stage 1 was the mk1 dash and flocking I did earlier in the summer.
absolutely love the wheels. really nice subtle car, keep up the good work mate.
Looking awsome! :thumb: