taz-3457
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Originally posted by Greasemonkey
Surely for the cost of a re-spray you could have afforded to buy a GSI and insure it? but i do like it when you see non standard colour GSI they look so different
yea but then i would have had a GSI with a standard paint job instead of one with a new paint job 
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16V_1600
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Like it mate, looks real nice.
Air feed is not to my taste but if you like it then who cares 
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taz-3457
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Originally posted by Pete_macari
hats off theres alot of effort but why make it look exactly like a gsi and even put gsi on the reg plate when it isnt one? or are you planning on maybe putting a 1.6 engine in later?
well I wouldnt mind dropping a 1600 into it but that would be way into the future if I was... Im just making a replica at the minute
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taz-3457
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Originally posted by Haimsey
Looks nice, but tbh there are a couple of things i would have done to it while it was due for a respray. Such as maybe semi-smooth boot. Veccy delocked passenger handle, colour coded roof rails.
Also not keen on the air feed  Looks daft.
But its your car Keep it up.
Id rather have the wiper in the rear tho and my car doesnt have central locking so I need the door lock on the pass side
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stu_c
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lookin good matey
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taz-3457
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Originally posted by Neepheed
No skirts?
skirts will be on the car in future
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taz-3457
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Originally posted by bigboy219
lookin good matey
thanks more pics will be up tomorrow when I get the wheels on and paint buffed and interior cleaned
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taz-3457
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One Problem Today!!!!!
When I brought the car home today I decided to fit my new rear wiper and when I was tested it I used the rear washer and discovered that it had been disconnected and not connected again so ended up with half my boot soaking!!!!
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Olsrey
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Originally posted by Monster
Looking good.
But that cold air feed is on the side of the bumper, so it isn't going to be getting that much air, you should of put in on the front or used the foglight hole 
Yes it will.
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Theham85
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Looks good, I like the airfeed hole
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taz-3457
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Well I haven't updated this in ages. There has been a good bit done since last time.
I got my LEDs which I bought off eBay
And I recieved my Chrome rings for the Dials and my wiper blade
Then my uncle valeted the car and it turned out excellent
 
^^^ That pictures would have looked amazing if it have the bad boy bonnet ^^^
That was all for that week then the next week I spent my time sorting out the dash with the carbon fibre
And knowing how ****ty Ripspeed stuff is my DVD Player ****ed up so I decided to change to a ///Alpine Ipod Control Player and got some Pioneer 6x9 speakers for the back
The Finished dash turned out like this:
And Finally got round to buying my springs and they arrived already... Bought them off Potn and order them on monday and they arrived next day 1st class
They are 50mm drop in the front and 40mm drop in the rear
I hope to get these fitted next weekend after its MOT on saturday morning.
And finally a few more pictures from last weekend and today
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taz-3457
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last weekend I decided to give the car a check over for the MOT which was up yesterday and found that all brake lines were great they had been all greased up by the later owner and boots etc. were intact and I'm now happy to announce that she now has a full MOT for another year so today its time to get my number plates fitted and GET HER DROPPED...
all this will be done today so I shall try and get the pictures posted later tonight
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taz-3457
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Last weekend was time to get my new number plates and lowering springs into the car
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John G
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Did he not mask the rubber splitter on the gsi bumper?
Really need to find a set of gsi sideskirts not to finish it off, very nice car for a 17 year old mate, just i could have afforded a respray when i got my 1st car.
Personally i would have bought some like for like plates rather then ones that look all fancy.
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taz-3457
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nope id said to keep the splitter black at the start of the respray but it was in bad condition so we decided it was better being sprayed :L
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Seany
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looks nice mate, as said a set of gsi skirts and mabe a new exhaust next
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taz-3457
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yea i plan to get a sebring oval exhaust next week and then after that i am going to get a set of GSI replica skirts from www.tuning.co.uk because it will mean I wont have to replace the arches
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by taz-3457
nope id said to keep the splitter black at the start of the respray but it was in bad condition so we decided it was better being sprayed :L
The paint will just flake off over time, better investing and getting a new one
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taz-3457
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yea i will over time but it will do in the mean time while im a apprentice on a shit wage lol
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John G
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Thought of spraying it black then?
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Archie
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That looks awesome buddy hats off.
I wouldnt have screwed the plates on myself but thats just a personal thing.
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taz-3457
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hm na im just going to keep it the way it is at the minute i like it anyway lol next buys are an exhaust and side skirts
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taz-3457
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thanks mates yea i screw them on because the stick pads are shit
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Chris F
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looking good mate!
How i used to want mine to look!
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taz-3457
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have decided that next weekend I am going to buy a sebring oval backbox and I will buy a 1.75" straight pipe and remove the front silencer but I am not going to de-cat it for now... does any1 think this will work out well??
[Edited on 04-05-2008 by taz-3457]
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