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Chris F
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28th Feb 11 at 18:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Get em on buddy!
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I will I will! Just got other things to do first lol. What size tyres were you running on them when you had them Chris?

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Another small update is I sprayed up a couple of small interior pieces gloss black. The clock face bit and the air slider bit. Photos are shite because of the glare from the sun, but they are nice and glossy and smarten the inside up nicely






Only things letting the interior down at the moment are the gear and handbrake gaiters so I got a new set ordered

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350423782061&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

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alex1983
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Lookinf good Robin, just started spraying some bits myself, definitely makes a difference I feel
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Yeah, well before they had been badly done in Atlantis Blue and looked terrible. Gloss black makes it look so much smarter.

I'm considering maybe doing heater control knobs but I really want to keep the interior spraying to a minimum otherwise it all gets a bit tacky I feel.

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Chris F
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Shame its got a Grey Dash
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quote:
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Shame its got a Grey Dash


Yeah but bugger changing that, way too much effort lol.

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Raz18
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After seeing that pic at the top you need to hurry up and get your wheels on.
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quote:
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After seeing that pic at the top you need to hurry up and get your wheels on.


Haha yeah. Possibly next week Ryan, I'm thinking maybe Tuesday morning.

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I've been spraying the heater knobs gloss black today outside in a fairly sheltered area and the sun's been shining and there's been no wind but I just went outside to put the final coat of lacquer on them and in the last five minutes there must have been a random gust of wind and it's blown a load of shit onto them which has stuck onto the tacky lacquer I've picked it all off but now I'll have to wait for the lacquer to fully harden and then sand them down a bit and lacquer them all over again. Annoying!

Anyway here's a couple of pics of the new gaiters and just a couple of other random ones.













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If I get up early enough I should be going into the garage tomorrow morning to get the wheels fitted with tyres and balanced and then put on the car

So in preparation I though I'd give them a good clean...

Dirty:










Quick rinse and they're getting cleaner:






Wheel cleaner applied:








One wiped down, one not:






Nearly done:








After a very quick polish:



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Just given them a quick wax too









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Chris F
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So nice wheels, just a nightmare to clean lol!
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how much you pay for the wheels??
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quote:
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So nice wheels, just a nightmare to clean lol!


Yeah it did take a while, especially with polishing and waxing them too!


quote:
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how much you pay for the wheels??


Secret Decided against them now anyway so I'll have them up for sale in 3 weeks when I'm back at Uni.

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Anyway, it seems I haven't updated this in a while. Nothing's really changed to be hones, I've fitted my front mud flaps a bit better than when I used to have them, so hopefully this time they won't get caught on things as much

I also stuck a K&N sticker I got free with my air filter on my airbox and I have fitted my euro pressed number plates for good this time

Here are some random pics that I've taken over the last couple of weeks or so...







































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Christopher
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last picture is smart mate
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Yeah the other dark ones didn't come out very well, they looked much better on my phone lol. But I like the last one too

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Managed to FINALLY get my front brakes changed. After soaking the brake disc screws in WD40 that didn't work. After soaking them in coke that didn't work. After heating them up with a blow torch that didn't work. After whacking them with a screwdriver/hammer as suggested that didn't work. So ended up having to drill them out and tap a reverse thread into them to get them out. Complete pain in the arse but after getting some replacement screws from Vauxhall everything is now fitted

Old discs:






Calipers cable tied up to stop them hanging:




One of the offending screws after being drilled out:




Removing the rest of the caliper assembly and the discs:








New discs and pads:




Old vs new:




New ones being fitted:




I'm also having a change of plans with the car.

Basically, I don't have the money available to put into the car to make it as good as I want tit to be. Truth is the paintwork is very shabby and the colour coding is shite just for starters. It's never going to be a show car as I can never make the shows and I can't afford to raise the standards to make it suitable for a show car.

I drive very sensibly and so the lowering benefits on the handling is wasted on me so I'd honestly prefer to have a more comfortable car than one that looks slightly better but breaks my spine when I go over a bump lol. It's a daily driver and the roads where I live at home and the ones around Leam and Cov are awful.

I've given this a lot of thought and have my mind up so the new plans are as follows:

  • Put original suspension setup back on
  • Swap the wheels for a set of standard steelies (cheaper tyres, better for the car, better in the snow!)
  • Strip colour coded parts back to standard
  • Get standard wing mirrors
  • Either paint the steelies or just get a nice set of hubcaps
  • Chrome bonnet gas struts
  • Wind deflectors
  • Change rear brake shoes
  • Hammerite calipers and drums
  • Change front bumper back to pre 97 one as it is in better condition and fits much better!


So bascially it's the suspension, wheels, wing mirrors and bumpers that will be returning to standard.

I'll be keeping hold of everything else so the depos, tinted rear lights, colour coded boot lock surround, side repeaters, plasma dials etc etc etc will all be staying. I'm just focusing my attention to the little things and just keeping it tidy and comfortable as that suits my budget and lifestyle far better.

So to start with, I have got my front bumper changed over and have started stripping the rear bumper top:













[Edited on 20-04-2011 by nibnob21]

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Purchased this lot the other day

Arch lining rivets - Arrived

New arches

Wind deflectors

Driver's side wing mirror - Arrived

Also have a set of steelies coming from 1.5TD so cheers to Matt for that

Also went to the scrappy and picked up a load of arch fitting bolts and plastic nuts for a couple of quid so I saved myself a small fortune there as Vauxhall quoted me around £25 for 20 nuts and bolts!

Here's a few pictures from when I washed it a couple of days ago, nothing exciting.










The new driver's side wing mirror arrived in the post today so the wing mirrors are now changed over.

Before:




During:




After:














And a couple of cheeky interior shots just for the hell of it





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Pics of the Wind Deflectors:

















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Few pics of the new arches

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After:





Finally I have some arches that fit properly, with all fixing clips intact and everything

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Jamie-C
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Looking well Nibnob
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Cheers Should be getting the steelies at the end of the week and then the original suspension will be going on and the softstars will be coming off.

Thinking of painting the steelies white or black and the wheel nuts blue

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do em white mate, liven them up a little bit
Darryl H
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I think it actually looks better at the moment, not sure how much steelies will do it much justice but if money is an issue then it's something you have to do!



[Edited on 03-05-2011 by Darryl H]

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