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Author S555 PGD - Arden blue 1ltr to 1.6 (gsi and speedlines)
Pip308
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10th Jan 08 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi, i'm Phil, got my car in feb last year for when i repassed my driving test after having my licence taken off me for getting 6points in the first 2 years, anywho, it stayed how i got it for a while (already colour coded lowered and alloys.

I then added a sebring backbox off my 1.2 and tried the alloys i had from the same car.

then got a mini for a toy for 200 and started driving that for a while, till it got too cold lol.

Started driving the corsa again in dec but unfortunatly drove into a clio and broke the front abit, but it has given me the motivation to go further with the thing.

Here are some of my progress pics...

with my old corsa alloys on...


Sebring backbox


The day i got it


Front (my fave)


Faceless after crash


Lovely silver bonnet


Slight crease in bonnet


Added bucket


Alloys i got today



What do you guys think?

i'm having my blue bonnet repaired and badboy'd, the alloys are being refurbed and maybe sprayed white.

having the boot semismoothed and a general touchup.


Phil

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Charlton
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10th Jan 08 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
smart so far. but ditch the rear lights for standard ones
ChrisBoom
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10th Jan 08 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Needs rear mudflaps, looks good apart from the lexus lights
Pip308
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10th Jan 08 at 23:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well im best mates wiv the guy at the scrappy now so i'll get a set when im next ther, i know its kinda blasphimic but i quite like my lexarse lights

Phil
Charlton
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10th Jan 08 at 23:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nothing wrong with that its your car not ours mod it to suit you m8
Pip308
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10th Jan 08 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thing is i dont think blue cars look right wiv red rear lights, so smoked lexus look ok imo.

Phil
Adam C
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11th Jan 08 at 00:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice looking car mate, lights suit it imo

Looks super clean aswell

My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
Pip308
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it was clean wen i goot it but its gt a few stonechips and some of the paint is coming off the plastics (i.e door handles, arches and bumpers so thats all bein redone. i'm also doing this all on a v tight budget. so far in mods i've done its cost me... £215, thats alloys and bucket, t costing me £50 to have the badboy bonnet done and i'm guna try repair the front bumper

Phil
Adam C
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11th Jan 08 at 00:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one mate, will follow your project thread.

My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
Pip308
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19th Jan 08 at 16:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right, quick update...
The bodyshop behind where i work is coming into new ownership on the 1st so i have to wait till i can book it in (doh)
Badboy bonnet is beingdone as we speak and will hopefully be back by feb (hes doing as and when he can)
been looking into new bumpers and i like what i see but not 100% yet.
Oh, and my engine is making some not very nice noises atm so might have to drop a bigger engine in (thats a shame, lol)


Phil
Pip308
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
UPDATE:

After waiting three weeks for the bodyshop behind where i work to have a look and quote me for some work one of the sprayers popped round to borrow an tyre gauge, i asked him if he'd spray my bumper for me and he said yes, £30 bargin!!

also...
got bored at work today so sprayed my clock surround, looks good for my first time spraying...
didn't think about taking pictures before the first coat

first coat


second


third and lacquer


different angle



What you think?

Phil
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id leave the insdie normal tbh mate,looks more decent

agreed with the rear lights.BIN THEM for originals

good progress so far though
James_H
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good, the pics dont do it justice it is a really nice motor and will look good when everything is on.

Keep it up!!!
Pip308
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers mate, just waiting for my bonnet to come back and get that sprayed up and it'll look tons better
Still not sure on what rear lights to have, short on money atm

Phil
Pip308
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just found this pic i did on photoshop a while back, i'd like it like this, lol

James_H
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
now thats smart!!

do that
Pip308
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23rd Jan 08 at 17:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
would have done but insted of selling me the wheels, my mate decided to buckle them in a crash, his polo was nice would like it that low tho

Phil
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26th Jan 08 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
After spraying the clock surround and being quite happy with the results, i decided to carry on spraying things, i did the heater control cover and the inner door handles surrounds.

Primered


Painted


Roughed sanded


filler primered


painted


On the car






And got my bumper back from being sprayed

Damage to old one



New one on



And as you can probablu see actually got round to making the angel eyes work


Phil
Pip308
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27th Jan 08 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Speedlines, gold, white or anthrite?

Phil
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27th Jan 08 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
antrachite alloys, prefer them silver tbh, standard rear lights or smoked ones, lexarse are definately a no no, puts you in a certain catergory of cars....
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28th Jan 08 at 01:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
love it
ChazSXi
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28th Jan 08 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i preferred it with these wheels

Pip308
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those wheels were in very bad condition and were not worth repairing, they were quite nice tho. my lexarse lights well b departing soon but i've just realised from the pictures that they look wank, they are a lot darker in the flesh.

Phil
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4th Feb 08 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wheels went to be refurbed to day, decided on anthracite in the end. can wait to get them back, and found toyo proxes tyres for £30ea



Rocking the steelies!!

Phil
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26th Feb 08 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got my wheels back! i like them, kinda lied about the colour i was getting, what do you think?









Belive it or not, they look different in the flesh.


Phil

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