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oJNAo
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5th Jan 15 at 17:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Its not that big a job, man up


Nah it's an easy job just tends to be pissing it down or freezing up when I am able to.

I had to finish up putting in the MHW's by half 4 on the day I fitted them as it was starting to freeze the car
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Mate wear some gloves?
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Bought a badboy bonnet, coilies and debadged grill the other week, fitted on the grill soon as I could and finished work early today so thought I'd fit the bonnet

Here's my old one with more rust and paint bubbling than I liked



Bonnet needs adjusting on the right side but it's because one of the bolts have broke somehow and it's slightly loose







Hoping to have the gsi spoiler and coilies fitted Sunday

Edit: How do I get the BB Code from Flickr on my phone?

[Edited on 28-01-2015 by oJNAo]

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Use photobucket
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I normally do but I haven't got a laptop till the weekend and I was keen to update as soon as I put the bonnet on today
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looks evil mate, can't beat a badboyy bonnet

i've been using flickr for ages and dont think you can grab bb code from mobile app, normally just upload them from phone then get bb code off website i can post the images up for you if ya want.
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Managed to get the photos on here after a few edits

The bonnet really makes me want to get angel eyes now!
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Thought I'd save myself some money and gain a bit of experience and remove my old suspension then fit the FK Coilies

Took longer than I thought it would as I had to wait for extended wheel nuts

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front part of the coilies fitted and wheels back on



started on the rears and as soon as the wheels were off my problems started



Found the bolts holding the shocks on impossible to take off by myself and required a mate holding two mole grips on the old shock shafts while I undid the bolt



Gave the inside of the arches a good clean while the wheels were off

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Rear shocks and springs fitted



Love how the lowering the car has given it a meaner look



While the blue beast wasn't being used daily I had my uncle grind the bolts off the spoiler and I stuck it on



Next intentions are to get it tracked soon as possible as the camber's a bit out and sort the knocking sound from the exhaust tomorrow hopefully!

Would like to get angel eye headlights but can't justify the cost this month

Car is absolute filth at the moment from the weather and all my motorway driving so gonna give it the simoniz treatment and get that stupid strip glue off next week

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[Edited on 08-02-2015 by oJNAo]
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Nice work , looks 100x better with a spoiler on

Get some better pics of how it's sitting
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Yeah I intend to get some when I clean it

I think I want the rear lower already
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Get some 100+mm lowering springs
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Aren't they hard to get a hold of though? your 120mm springs seem to be a very valued item!
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Gave the beast the Simoniz treatment and took a few photos after

Glue really does let it down but it's a bugger to remove in the cold so gonna whip out the extension cord and hairdryer and hopefully get it all off











Car now sits like this - Is it safe to remove the adjuster cups to get the rear a bit lower or will I just have to get shorter springs?



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Looking good now,

I took the adjuster rings out and left the cup in as the FK springs where designed size wise at the bottom to sit in the cup, where as my current springs wouldn't even fit In the cup. I'm sure just removing the cup would be fine though as the car will compress them and they aren't small enough to fall out.

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Looking good now,

I took the adjuster rings out and left the cup in as the FK springs where designed size wise at the bottom to sit in the cup, where as my current springs wouldn't even fit In the cup. I'm sure just removing the cup would be fine though as the car will compress them and they aren't small enough to fall out.

[Edited on 09-02-2015 by Jason x]


Cheers

I was just wondering if the coilies were designed so that the cups could be taken out without making the ride shit that's all

How much did you get your 120mm springs for? I think I would go for 100mm if I could find them, but depends how low taking the adjuster rings out makes the height
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£70 I paid for them, I've got some pics in my thread just after I removed the adjusters not sure which page but towards the middle I'll try find it
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Cheers
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These are next on the list to buy although I'm not sure when I will as I've got bigger costs elsewhere at the moment

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-CORSA-B-1994-2000-BLACK-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-ANGEL-EYE-E-MARKED/400768765356?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D77a4373f85134d478992a712192062ae%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D311285719415
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Just take the adjusters out completely at the rear. I ran these on my GSi like it with no issues
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Just take the adjusters out completely at the rear. I ran these on my GSi like it with no issues


Will do, that should give it another 20mm drop at a guess right?
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Instagram shiz
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Yea just take the cups out alltogether

Also your ment to use an allan key iir in the shock top
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Yea just take the cups out alltogether

Also your ment to use an allan key iir in the shock top


Mole grips or Allen keys can be used depending on the model, for me I couldn't use an Allen key
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Angel eyes on b's look very dated imo

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