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Well this is there car:

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Had the day off so did a little work.

Fitted body kit , and sprayed brakes and sealed the under side of car.

 

Here's some pics;

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After:

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Brakes:

 

Painted brakes and painted underside and sills with a sealer:

 

 

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After:

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sorry m8 - it may have been me?? can't be to sure as the board was hit hard with dodgey porn sites & pics.

 

looks like a good project anyway - good starting point - best of luck - any probs post - sure you'll get some help.

 

Cheers

 

Eggsy

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Got a lot done today.

 

Fitted the Mongoose exhaust system

Sprayed the Body Kit.

Finished the underside of car with sealer.

Put some insulation in side pannels to reduce road noise.

 

Heres some pics:

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Tried the wheels from my Alfa on her to she what she was like.

There 17" with 195/40/17 and no scuffing and suit here very well i might add,

Il be getting something simuler for her in time...

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and and Atry shot. lol :tongue:

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Wow I just cant believe that before and after pics!

 

that is just animal baby, some awsome work :smile:

 

still cant believe the difference from when you first brought her home :wow:

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Got a good bit done on her today, as it was dry.

 

* Filled and resprayed bot lid.

* Filled and sprayed drivers side, and filled body kit gaps to car.

* Filled and sprayed the Bulkhead were wipers are, and reprayed wiper armes

* Fitted newly sprayed bonnet.

* Fitted new wiper and head light switchs

* Did some DIY Bad boy headlights using gaffer taype. lol ( actually looks good)

* Got all the rear lights working again. was a lot of corosion on the conections on lights.

 

Only have a few pics as it was dark when i was finishing up.

Will post pics of bonnet and a finsihed pic of driver side tomorrow.

 

Not much more to do, bar some tidying up on her,

* repray the black around side windows.

* Respray frount and rear bumpers.

* replacing the wishbones and anti roll bar rubbers.

 

* Put all the badges/stickers back on. ( will have to find out the right locations for thease as there seems to be more then i need)

Im geussing (see last pic) the to large 1's, are just a matter of presonal choise for boot lid. 2 med sized 1's for wings, but whats the real small 1 for. its a set i bought of ebay.

 

 

 

Heres some pics.

 

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OK had the day off today,

 

And have been havin some engen issues.

Car would Die now and then at low revs. IE slow trafic, at trafic lights ect.

 

So i over hawled the engen bay, and cleaned all terminals and Earth conection troughtout the engen bay,

And tidyed it up along the way..

 

 

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After:

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Also gave frount a lick of paint:

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I like the Rocker Cover mate, looks very Smart !!! :biggrin:

 

Cheers m8, i found a use for that small XR3i sticker too. lol

 

Had a few hours tonight

 

So i gave her an Engen Flush and oil/Filter change.

 

And started the paint Job on the bottem, As ya can see i got the larger areas done, Now just have to do all them small spotes

Another few hours tomorrow night should finish it...

 

Pics:

 

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As you can see it was dark when i finished up.

I got all the large areas done, now to finish all the small bits.

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Ok, Finshed the back and started the front:

 

Need some spray paint to tuch up the very hard to reach spots

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Fitted a USB MP3 player sterio, 99 euro. sounds class.

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Front started, have to do all the orcward spots tomorrow

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The Gear im painting with.

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Finsihed the bottem:

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Fitted some ICE:

 

Sony 250 watt 3way 6x9's

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800watt Amp

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Head unit with front USB and 20 gig mp3 player

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The car nearly finished.:

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A palm tree pic for derick. lol

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The 2 together

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Doing a good job there mate, bumper to bumper

they look good.

 

Just a wee slid show of the car almost finished.

 

Its been fully sprayed in undercoat, going to spayers next weekend to get final coat,

and a full supetion kit and bushes orderd and in post to fit and she's done.

Im going to stick with the Alfa Wheels, and get a new set for alfa..

 

Slide show:

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OK, iv done the Stering today.

 

New wishbones,

New Track Rods armes

And new Track rod ends

 

The car Now drives like a new car, Unbelivible the differnence.

It was all over the place before hand, pulling left and right depending on power to the wheels and the road conditions

 

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on another note, i think i may have fixed the cutting out prob,

While down under car takin stering rack out, i found a wire with a male and femal conections not connected,

1 end whent to a senser on injection manafold. Reconected it, and it hasint cut out since.

did about 30/40 miles today with it.

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How much did that bundle set you back mate ??? :biggrin:

 

 

144 Euros. for the lot both sides, Drivers/PAsserngers.

about 115 UK pounds

 

They didnt have the Anti Roll bar Rubbers thought.

But i got evything else.

 

Lookin to get them ATM, trying ebay atm. Any ideas were i can get them

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