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wilson_sri
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16th Oct 10 at 14:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Brilliant, really want one now. lol
Graeme
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16th Oct 10 at 19:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers, exhaust is now off giving me alot more clearance, looking at air for it!

Wilson I'm looking for a cheap sr or gsi or gte nova if you know of any for road rallies?
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7th Nov 10 at 13:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you need some info on air for it give me a PM

I run www.gasworksair.co.uk
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23rd Nov 10 at 00:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheer, ill contact you next year when im gona be looking at doing it.
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Been quiet on this for a while for various reasons but been working silly hours due to a painter leaving, has ment i have been buying more toys though and getting that ready.

First for this car i bought the following:

A Sub:




Some speakers that im gona make some custom builds in the front under the dash:



A Sub box, something a bit different, will mount a box inside this to get a good sound:



I also have a amp and full wiring kit from years ago that will be used and want to find a new headunit that looks like a really old skool one but with a i pod connection.


Also still not 100% certain what im doing with the interior yet but either way i think im gona be going with a black carpet so bought some of this:




Now the exhaust, If you were in Belguim you will know that it was blowing just a tad
Found the culprit was a totally collapsed exhaust gasket so got a new one and then thought, why not just make my self a whole new exhaust system so it will be a bit nicer sound and also sort out clearance issues on the boxes, so there going and having just one pipe tucked up over the rear axle.

So i bought some pipe, 3 meters to be precise:




A pipe expander for some joins so its easier to remove:



Havent decided on a back box yet but will just get one that can fit from a car and that is cheap, then make the tailpipe down turned so you cant really see it.

Also the front is coming down more once this is all done and then paint the front end again for next year and then hit the shows hard as only went to VAGOPEL this year.

Also i will update another thread soon but its another toy (track/rally car corsa)
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my sisters fella has an old suitcase with two speakers mounted in them. looks ace and the sound quality aint half bad. has it on a long length of wire so when it goes to shows it can sit outside the van. proper good idea
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23rd Nov 10 at 08:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A sub? Custom speaker enclosures? My estimations of this thing have gone way down!

Each to their own I guess
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23rd Nov 10 at 09:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I need at least some kind of music in there. Not as if I'm big with it. You won't see any of it. Head unit is even hidden.
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Don't hack any of the original interior up


Pissy engine not annoying you yet?

Tempted for rover V8 yet?
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23rd Nov 10 at 11:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm not hacking it up.

Not really. It will sit at 70mph easily and with a type 9 ford box I have will be geared to about 85mph so that's fine. Any V8 would be alot of work and really not worth it imo.
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23rd Nov 10 at 11:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The sound alone would make it worth it!

Get an early carbed one in there! Nice steady 150bhp
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5th Dec 10 at 20:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bought a new steering wheel, try to sort a boss out for it now as they dont make them anymore

Sean
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just found this on ebay love this car

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-HB-VIVA-SL-2-Door-EXCELLENT-/280596867273?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4154e068c9
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yeah i want the bumper overriders from that and the interior is mint.
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Got a bit bored today so drove the car into my backgarden as you do and took some pics. Want to the front down still a bit more and sort some kind of splitter out for it so it looks a bit better on the front.

Just a few pics, didnt clean it as im gona do that tommorow morning before i go to a meet but i waxed it a few weeks ago and seems to be holding up very niceley.
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26th Jun 11 at 10:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice, more angles needed though lol
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any side pictures?

how about the small mk1 duckbill splitter? subtle (not the gti one)
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thats a really good looking car, dont know much about them, but thats very good

think you'll do a engine conversion eventually? think a nice size 8v would be good in that
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quote:
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nice, more angles needed though lol


i have some but looked a bit crap, my garden is on a slope so looked a bit cack, wana go out some time soon and get some decent pics of it.
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any side pictures?

how about the small mk1 duckbill splitter? subtle (not the gti one)


yeah i was thinking bout that but its not the right shape or size.

think im gona make a wooden one and then use that as a mould.
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
thats a really good looking car, dont know much about them, but thats very good

think you'll do a engine conversion eventually? think a nice size 8v would be good in that


looking into a few things if i keep it. But the 1600 and 1800 engines go pretty cheap, one of those with a supercharger on would be nice
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
thats a really good looking car, dont know much about them, but thats very good

think you'll do a engine conversion eventually? think a nice size 8v would be good in that


looking into a few things if i keep it. But the 1600 and 1800 engines go pretty cheap, one of those with a supercharger on would be nice


would be ideal, port and polished head with a metal cam and a good few polished and stainless goodies would look ace in your bay
pics of the bay at the mo....?
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17th Jul 11 at 21:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
And the latest pics from VBOA and Retro Car Show.

Front has been lowered a bit more now but still want it lower with the front crossmember sitting more into the engine bay and the front valance sitting down more.







[Edited on 17-07-2011 by Graeme]
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Kieran
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i love this car soooooo much!

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