S@M
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Got my hands on a pretty much mint standard 1.4 sport last week as a bit of a project i want to do... just exterior mods really... make it look nice and handle well!
Car spec as it is:
full service history
52,000miles
13months mot
12 months tax
i hopefully want it ready to show at PVS this year
so the plans i have in mind to start with:
Irmscher softstars 16"
irmy side skirts
Front Coilovers
100mm rear springs
Spax adjustables on the rear
s/s exhaust
Depo front Headlights
Opel Grill
Punto Rear Wiper
Black Door Cards
Laguna front Splitter
Small Sub/Amp install in boot
Clear front Repeaters
Full machine paint correction/polish
any help/idea's much appreciated
pics of car:
[Edited on 29-05-2009 by S@M]
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S@M
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new backbox ready to fit... got it off the old ebay
laguna splitter bought from scrappies for a tenner and depos bought too....
splitter needed plenty of sanding and cutting
also took my grill out... awaiting the new one
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S@M
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so removed old lights, fitted depo's
removed old splitter fitted laguna splitter
cleaned up engine bay
and how it stands as we speak:
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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im hopeing to get a similar condition 1400 sport with similar miles and start a project, plans sound good
how much did the car set you back if you dont mind me asking?
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S@M
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u2u'd
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am4nf
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cheers bud, adding this to my favourites
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S@M
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cheers, ive never done one of these build threads before, so just wanted to keep a diary of the mods really....
to answer your question, the guy said he had torn one of the old door cards and coldnt get the plain black ones to replace them... so fitted these
im just on with changing them now...
pics later
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am4nf
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good stuff,
depos look really smart, ive been down a few different scrapies and cant even find a laguna never mind the splitter that was a good find
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S@M
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depos i won on ebay last month for £20
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am4nf
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ooooft bargain did that include p&p?
what you planning for the induction? drilled airbox? or something else just noticed its missing
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Markus
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nice s@m, you still an electrician ?
will have to meet up again
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S@M
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yes mate, im a sparky during work hours!
im just thinking maybe a panel filter, but i want engine to be standard as i will be using this to travel to work in the near future so has to do good mpg
got the skyline for power lol
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S@M
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right thisafternoon been fitting my plain black door cards that i got from the local scrapyard, and started to debadge and derub-strip the car
postmans just brought me my spanking new fk coilovers aswell
they will be going on next week
pics:
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Haimsey
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Looks very very tidy
Will be keeping an eye on this thread Keep the updates coming.
Marcy Marc
White Sport Progress Thread
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calidus
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hey dude, a few of us have done arden blue with softstars, i have some pics in my garage of a 1.4 and a 1.6 sport wearing then and koop89 ( I think) had done it too? corsa c side repeaters fit straight in place and look tidier than cheap clear repeaters...looks like you have the right kind of idea modwise anyways
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S@M
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cheers lads....
yeh i got the depos for £20 and picked them up, was 15 miles from me
just fitting my backbox in a min
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S@M
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backbox fitted, i wasnt sure whether to fit the irmscher one i have but now its on i really like it. Not sat perfect but ill tweak it when i pt the coilovers on next week....
anyway pics pics pics!
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am4nf
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looked better with the sport badge and side strip imo, probably coz its still standard tho
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Wrighty
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cool, how much you give for it?
oh and stop being a girl and get to some jap shows
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S@M
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yes it will look better when its slammed and the skirts are on! but wont be any progress untill next week now becase unfortunatly i have to go to work lol
john i went to a jap meet in cottingham last week was pretty good.... cupple of skylines aswell
where do you go like? i hear there a good one at the squires in sherban (spelling)... im planning on that next month.
going to machine polish the skyline in the next cupple of weeks aswell!
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jamez_zz
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There was a Jap show in cott? Never knew that, what was it like?
Cars Looking tidy Pal,
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S@M
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its at the ketch mate, so suppose its willerby
not really a show, just a meet... probably was 20-25 cars on thursday night
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Wrighty
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will be goin squires when it warms up no doubt its first tuesday of month,
First big show im doing is modified live - time attack round 1 at oulton
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S@M
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yeh thats the one i ment, give me a shout when you go we can drive up together if you want
[Edited on 18-03-2009 by S@M]
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Benkid
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Nice corsa mate, should look tidy when finished.
Are you Craig88 of Teamshock?
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