jamjar15
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my attempt at trying to make the sport puka .
Ill add the after pics when ive finished doing whatever needs doing but this is what im starting with. not sure how to put pictures on so might turn out wrong.
main things are: suspension, wheels and tidying engine bay and rust spots, and paint and put the bad boy bonnet on.
But in the near future hopefully change the inlet manifold. And im debating whether to swap my mk3 golf for a couple of parts incl. throttle bodys a decent toad alarm and big v6 calipers and disks.
Hopefully what the bonnet will look like on the car (im not the best on photoshop but better than nothing)
[Edited on 22-11-2008 by jamjar15]
[Edited on 22-11-2008 by jamjar15]
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lil_hobbo
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looks a tidy car.. but yeh the engine bay does need cleaning lol.. thinking of any performance mods?
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lil_hobbo
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looks a tidy car.. but yeh the engine bay does need cleaning lol.. thinking of any performance mods?
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jamjar15
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only performance mods im thinking of doing at the moment are inlet manifold which will hopefully add about 20bhp and havn't really thought about anything else.
you have any cheap suggestions on what i could do to it to make it quicker?
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lil_hobbo
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inlets make a big difference mate.. exhaust manifold could maybe find a cheap on on here
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jamjar15
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changed to bilstein shocks with spax springs, changed to K&N filter and brilopad'd the cam cover
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Jamie-C
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Clean up the inlet manfold aswell
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jamjar15
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i did try but its really hard to clean lol
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jamjar15
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Got some wheels and decided to respray them, originally wanted mirror finish around the outside but after attempting to do one decided im too lazy
so im going to spray them peugeot's graphite grey
i havnt done it before and probably gonna make a few mistakes, so just tell me if its wrong and ill remember for next time
sanded them
preped & primered
[Edited on 04-12-2008 by jamjar15]
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jamjar15
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isnt easy to spray or take pics in the dark. and was also raining and lens got wet. there arent any marks or wierd colours on the wheels so guessing its just the camera's fault
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lil_hobbo
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they look smart mate well done
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jamjar15
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went over a speedbump and backbox fell off sounds pretty funky though
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SR91
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Loud and proud?
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jamjar15
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its not something i can get used to so im getting a new one hopefully sometime soon. sounds like im ragging it though even if im just like parking so everyone looks at me in disgust
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jamjar15
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Finally finished wheels and wrapped them in yokohoma s drives putting them on car later. i got kind of impatient by the 3rd one so it isnt as good but is the same colour so its alright in my eyes.
also bought an inlet manifold and hydraulic tappets and a couple of other bits which ill hopefully put on shortly
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tom_simes
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You got a new backbox on yet? If not, I can recommend Longlife in Fforestfach - they did my cat back system 3 years ago now, and it still looks very good! They also gave me loads of clearance over the rear beam, just like I asked for
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jamjar15
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quote: Originally posted by tom_simes
You got a new backbox on yet? If not, I can recommend Longlife in Fforestfach - they did my cat back system 3 years ago now, and it still looks very good! They also gave me loads of clearance over the rear beam, just like I asked for
no havn't been able to find one yet, how much did it cost?
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evans_corsab
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buy my magnex 4 inch oval , like new cheap to
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jamjar15
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u2u'd
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jamjar15
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just put my wheels on will take some better ones when its light, not raining and suspension settles back to normal height.
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Jamie-C
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Wheels look good, remind me of cesaro's a bit. Need better pics though
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jamjar15
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better pic i just took near my uni as i was walking towards it
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jamjar15
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havnt updated this in a while because ive been lazy but here's what ive done since january
leather seats
smashed headunit and volt gauge
and my vectra v6 brakes but still trying to get the new disks changed to 4 stud
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