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Author My black 1998 1.4 sport on Porsche twist reps,with low mileage and FSH. (CAR NOW GONE!!!)
Minty_Fresh
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26th Feb 13 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Looks better just me but another 10mm would be spot on and easily done

(On the front)

[Edited on 26-02-2013 by Minty_Fresh]
Christopher
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26th Feb 13 at 20:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Lovely!
BenC1985
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quote:
Originally posted by Minty_Fresh
Looks better just me but another 10mm would be spot on and easily done

(On the front)

[Edited on 26-02-2013 by Minty_Fresh]


As ive said the only way of going lower on the front is to remove the helper springs, which i dont fancy doing. And as you can see by the last pic the tyres are pretty close to the arch's so going lower is a no no for me tbh. The front mud guards scrape on everything already,more so if you get excited and corner hard. Haha And my splitter hits alot of speed bumps already. When i lowered it i didnt want any sort of rake (front or back lower) to me its sits level and i like it compared to some people who have 100mm rear springs and 60mm fronts. I do appreciate all your opinions i really do. Its good to hear any sort of feedback.

[Edited on 26-02-2013 by BenC1985]
Minty_Fresh
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The only reason I say this is because corsas look rear end heavy anyway due to rear arch design, slightly (10mm front) rake works well imo, so 'level' will always look lower on the rear to some degree.

I get what your saying but mud flaps are very minor to sort, running with no helpers is minor also and still be decent ride quality.

Corsa arches can be trimmed right back and still look untouched, so this would sort the clearance issue.

Twists look nice though, nice choice and 15s are the best size

[Edited on 26-02-2013 by Minty_Fresh]
Jambo
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Looks lovely! Wheels are so cool!
Jordancorsab
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This looks fantastic mate!
BenC1985
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I know what your saying mintyfresh but if i lower the fronts it will look like this again


That was before i had 4 matching tyres and i hated how the front was lower. At that point i still had the adjusters in the rear and to stop the rear tyres scrubbing. I much prefer it how it is tbh so it will be staying that way.
BenC1985
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Looks lovely! Wheels are so cool!


Thanks Jambo.
BenC1985
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Originally posted by Jordancorsab
This looks fantastic mate!


Thanks glad you like it.
BenC1985
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Very tiny update and most people wouldnt have been bothered but it bothered me. The tigra scuttle panel i had was all patchy and there was no way of sorting it so i went scrappy and got a faded one for the whole sum of £4. Lol

Heres the pics of the patchy one.



And heres the pics of the £4 scrap yard special, treated with smooth peanut butter then autoglym bumper care.




Gonna get it all cleaned up in the morning for the east mids meet at Northampton
M Sutton
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I like the Tigra scuttle, subtle but good mod! New one looks better
BenC1985
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Not bad for £4 eh? Everyone sells them on here for about £15 so i might keep going scrappy and getting them and cleaning them up and selling them for £15.
Danny W
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2nd Mar 13 at 18:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice find Ben, looks much better now


Smoke Grey 5 Door

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kedowan
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Black trims would look good I reckon.
BenC1985
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quote:
Originally posted by kedowan
Black trims would look good I reckon.


What colour coded archs and bumper tops?? It would be easier to clean and keep on top of because the archs fade quite quickly and its a pain.
BenC1985
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Stolen some of Danny.w and Paul.w's pics from todays meet. I wont upload my own pics as there not as good.lol















Cheers Danny im loving the pics you took even the rolling shot.

[Edited on 03-03-2013 by BenC1985]
BenC1985
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Not an update really,just i washed my car and recieved my corsasport stickers finally so i put them on and went to take some pics in a better place than the flat car park or my mums front garden.lol

Heres my pic whore session.lol














And my favourite one out of all of them for some reason


Sorry for so many pics and no real update. Lol There will be an update soon as im going to get the paintless dent removal done and a full machine polish/paint correction very soon.
Christopher
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12th Mar 13 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I love this car
BenC1985
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Cheers. So do i and i dont care if im not working atm and i run out of money i will refuse to sell it. I will just put it on my mums garden under a decent cover.
Christopher
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quote:
Originally posted by BenC1985
Cheers. So do i and i dont care if im not working atm and i run out of money i will refuse to sell it. I will just put it on my mums garden under a decent cover.


Glad to here it, dont leave it on the grass though, will rot your sills
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looking good!
gav93
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looks nice, not too ott just right

and you got that finish with smooth peanut butter on the black plastics then ? might have to try that tomorrow!
BenC1985
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I used smooth peanut butter to get them from grey to black then topped them up with some autoglym bumper care.lol Its not easy but it works a treat.lol
M Sutton
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Looks really smart mate
kedowan
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Looks amazing.. really does! Debadge needed imo

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