D1 DDH
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
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thought i would finally get round do doing a progress thread on my car. i bought it in november 2005 for £600, it was a N reg 1.2 8 valver 
it came with a spaxo spoiler, m3 sideskirts, gsi bumper and a few other little bits. it also had a few rust spots on the bottoms of doors and a few dents here and there so i booked it in at the bodyshop and decided i wanted a car with a bodykit but to still look classy and not in your face 
while it was in the bodyshop the first time
once they had it all painted they dropped it off at my work place on a trailer and it was back at the body shop that week  you could see the filler lines where they had done the roof rails (not even welded them), outlines of doorhandles, no laquer in some places and loads of imperfections.
once it was back at the bodyshop, about 3 months later  it was ready this time it looked a lot better and i took it away that day. when my boss drove it home for me i had fitted my carbon bonnet that night and the catch came off which resulted in me needing a new windscreen lol but once it was home things started getting better firstly got my standard rear lights in and gave it a really good clean up to get rid of all the dust
heres the pics
i then started doing little bits to it slowly as im an apprentice mechanic on £80 a week lol.
i fitted my astra G smoked side repeaters, tigra scuttle panel  and bonnet pins which i will be painting black as they stand out a wee bit too much.
then purchased and loosley fitted my purple and cream leather interior and a few black dash parts off danweilman  will be coming out again soon as i will be sound proofing the whole car.
more progress pics soon to follow
[Edited on 19-02-2007 by D1 DDH]
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corsatpot
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rear spoiler will make it look alot better, standard gsi one??!
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D1 DDH
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yeah im gonna paint a spare one up see how it looks, imo it looks better without one though
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SAL
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looking good for £80 a week mate dont think the colour of the seats are good for the colour of the car imo...need some 18's to fill those arches mate will take a while being an apprentice though
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uppy
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how much did the body work cost you to get done in the body shop
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Prowler
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needs a darker interior carpet! nice project mate!
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STEvieXE
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needs that bonnet adjusted badly mate..
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D1 DDH
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieXE
needs that bonnet adjusted badly mate..
yeah the hinge needs bending back as it came up while driving the other week and bent the hinges
quote:
Originally posted by Prowler
needs a darker interior carpet! nice project mate!
im looking for one at the moment if anyone is selling one? in those pics it is just the front seats in, nothing else lol
[Edited on 26-02-2007 by D1 DDH]
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D1 DDH
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small update
new wheels picked them up from pontefract on sat, 17" TSW Imolas.
plans now are:
finish and paint mirrors
paint wheels black
lower 40 front/60 back
black mesh in bumper
sort bonnet hinge
comments more than welcome 
and how she will look when finished
[Edited on 26-02-2007 by D1 DDH]
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jonnysri
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lowered and wheels black will looks shiit hot
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uppy
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looks amazing how much did body work cost you to get done?
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D1 DDH
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about £1700 i think
smoothed door handles, roof rails, boot.
bodykit fitting and smoothing
door and boot solenoids supplying and fitting
painting in nissan daytona blue
[Edited on 28-02-2007 by D1 DDH]
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A1EX
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ive sat in those seats a very very long time ago lol
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D1 DDH
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 ive had loads of people say that! heard they have quite a bit of history
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uppy
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what body shop did you use cause i got the arches and sides and i want a shop to blend it for me
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D1 DDH
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quote:
Originally posted by uppy
what body shop did you use cause i got the arches and sides and i want a shop to blend it for me
i wouldnt use the one i used again theres a place in holmfield called moorside though, they are spot on ill try get the number
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A1EX
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quote:
Originally posted by D1 DDH
ive had loads of people say that! heard they have quite a bit of history
yup they have, theyve drove me around, been to alton towers in them aswell
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STEvieXE
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did u fart in them??
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