Shane
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Well two weeks ago me and the g/f got this wee little beast seeing as our old 1.2 8v lost the fight against its long battle with rust 
got a ok deal on it, its a 97 reg 1.6 sport fairly high mileage on it at 143k, but its been looked after. for £500, it needed a new petrol tank (supplied by the old dead 8v) and a couple of other bits cleaning up on it.
at the weekend i fitted c/c door handles, debadged grill and the petrol tank, (no pics yet as its dark)
Plans are to
refurb the wheels black or ford moonland gray as they are really shoddy atm
lower it
some sort of skirts
c/c boot handle
cally leather
electric sunroof
led dash kit
and a 3 ish inch backbox.
DIY the depos
and get some smoked rears
[Edited on 28-02-2010 by Shane]
[Edited on 01-03-2010 by Shane]
[Edited on 13-03-2010 by Shane]
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davieslim
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thats pretty cool, its screaming out for some 15's right enough, no pics with my grill fitted ?
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Shane
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quote:
Originally posted by davieslim
thats pretty cool, its screaming out for some 15's right enough, no pics with my grill fitted ?
na its to dark out lol, got some standard 5 spoke vaux ones that need a refurb and they need some new tyres, but not got the money for new tyres at the moment
edit
these ones in a 4stud version and better centre caps
[Edited on 28-02-2010 by Shane]
[Edited on 28-02-2010 by Shane]
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davieslim
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cool, there pretty smart
this is mines
davie
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Shane
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looks smart, how hard was the 5stud conversion?
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davieslim
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its not that hard, i fitted it when the car was still a standard sport, now its got the xe fitted
if you ever fancy doing it just pm me and ill get you a list of everything you need
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Ingham
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Your plans sound spot on, but how much are you looking to lower? And don't spoil it with some lairy aftermarket skirts that wouldn't look out of place on the Starship Enterprise.
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Shane
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quote:
Originally posted by Jonny Ingham
Your plans sound spot on, but how much are you looking to lower? And don't spoil it with some lairy aftermarket skirts that wouldn't look out of place on the Starship Enterprise.
Dont worry ive been on CS for far to long and ive been brainwashed by the subtle look corsa 
will be looking for some gsi skirts or something of the like and will also be looking at around a 50mm drop as the roads are rubbish round here and i do alot of miles so dont want the ride to be to harsh
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Shane
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Right small update,
pics of c/c door handles make such a big difference to the look of the car
badless grill looks 100% better (cheers davieslim) (ps please excuse the sticker on the front it will be coming off soon)
decided to make a start on the boot handle, ive never liked the facelift boot handle that doesnt have the recess but never liked the old style vaux badge in it, so got hold of an old style boot handle and butchered a new(ish) vaux badge
this is the outcome
all i need to do now is spray the griffin black and stick it on
edit
in the last pic it looks like it isnt sprayed that well but for some reason my camera makes it look shit
[Edited on 01-03-2010 by Shane]
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Shane
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well looks like i wil have to put up with the non recess one as the pre face lift ones are smaller, looks ok on the car but it doesnt look right all that work for nothing
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Ingham
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Trial and error buddy. Have to make mistakes to learn from them.
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golf
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how much did the wheels set me back mate if you dnt mind me asking 
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Shane
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i got them given which is a bonus  but thet are in really bad condition so need a full refurb
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redtom
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i like the old lock/ new badge.
 local
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Shane
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how local?
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redtom
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Maidstone mate
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Shane
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cool, kinda new to the area
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Shane
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right kinda saving money for some tyres on the 15's ive got, and the 14's that are on the car are lets say DONE SHIT, i decided to refurb the wheels on a budget, so a quick trip to pound land and here is the result on the 1st wheel
centre caps before and after
and the 1st wheel complete
[Edited on 13-03-2010 by Shane]
[Edited on 13-03-2010 by Shane]
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Shane
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ps does anyone know the best drill bit to drill through one of the bolts that holds the centre caps?
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