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[johny:)]

if your at riv run this year i shall have to come and find you and admire your car :) great work all round once again

thanks i am hopeing to take it this year it should be on the road in the next month but i am not geting my hopes up if i get it up there i will have it in the show you wont miss it

[johny:)]

only a small update seems i am online i have not got allot to show i have spent all this week sorting my wheels out. Well i had to do them some time so i have 7x13 superlights and as they where they looked fit for the bin flat black chipped and curbed to death well i was only 17 when i had these wheels lmao i did bounce of a few curbs so i thout i would strip them back and see how bad they relay are. So last Sunday i plastered paint stripper all over them and left them untill monday i came back monday and it had not done allot this is what they where like



i got to work with a blunt screw driver and started scrapeing all the paint off and it took ages and ages about two hours in and this is as far as i had got not verry

Then a good idea poped into my head i used cellulose thinners on a rag and that got most of it off a treat. all tho i did have a bad head after

After geting all the paint off it was time to clean them up i decided polished rim was the order of the day so down to a local garage to have the tyres removed and deposed of. by the way they was not happy that it took them over an houre to get them off lmao dam mini wheels.
this is what the rim looked like


i then bolted the wheel to the car and run it in 4th gear tick over when i cleaned the rims up using wet and dry sand paper and plenty of soap this is dangerous so don't try this at home



the end result after a small amount of polish I also cleaned the curb marks out with a file as the wheel was spinning


Then what to do with the center ?? seems as i had spare blue left i decided to coloure code the centers
I am realy pleased with this they look like new


Also i got a nice set of Yokohama slicks to go on i should get them fitted next weekend

[KieranB]

Good effort Johny

Those wheels will certainly finish off the look of the car, throughout the whole thread i've been looking at the wheels thinking they could do with a touch up

You managed to sort out insurance yet? I had a look the other day and gocompare (other comparison sites are available) came back with absolutely nothing.......

Kieran

[johny:)]

Good effort Johny

Those wheels will certainly finish off the look of the car, throughout the whole thread i've been looking at the wheels thinking they could do with a touch up

You managed to sort out insurance yet? I had a look the other day and gocompare (other comparison sites are available) came back with absolutely nothing.......

Kieran

thanks Kieran the wheels where always going to be one of the last things. Well I was going to but new but I cannot bring my self to spend more money at the moment

With insurance I did one quote for my dad with me as a named driver it was £230 for the year but I could not go on the policy as I am under 25 i have not tried any more at the moment I may have a look this weekend

[79 clubby]

Hi John
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[johny:)]

Hi John
Did you receive my pm?

yeah just seen it now and I got back to you

[Kam]

wheels

Nuff said!

[johny:)]

wheels

Nuff said!

thanks Kam hope that means cool wheels lol i cant wate to get the tyres on Friday and see what they look like

[matthew25]

what type of paint did use use on the car it looks amazing and how easy was it to paint? cheers matt

[johny:)]

what type of paint did use use on the car it looks amazing and how easy was it to paint? cheers matt

hi the paint i used is 2k base coat and lacquer its very easy to do the paint is just like a coloured primer it drys mat then you apply the lacquer around 20 minits after depending on the weather and that gives you the shine hope this helps

john

[johny:)]

Quick cheeky update i got my tyres fitted yesterday at a local garage the wheels realy finish the car off i recon any way let me now what you think

As you can see i also got the windscreens fitted in the week buy a friend of a friend who used to work for auto glass he made it look so easy and i didnt have to do any work lmao so i am happy :)


I also got the bonnet back on sorry for all the piks i just cant stop taking them

Also Kam i am pleased to say the stickers are gone :) but i only removed them after this pick



smoking abit but its cold and it needed a run




just wateing for a few parts to come through of Dan and then its nearly ready for Mot time

This last bit is abuit nauty but my mate has trade plates and he insured me that it will cover every thing so i had to have a cheeky test drive around the block and i will say i have never drove any thing like this in my life FAST is no word to describe it its just non stop power and vtec Evan works witch surprised me lmao
I am also pleased to it drives tidey hardly any torque steer it didn't wont to change lanes but it did spin up abit but it was very wet out there last night.

Also my tracking is out very bad i have rack extenders made up witch i am going to fit today if this snow decides to do one but I was surprised how well it drove with the wheel aliment so far out

​two short videos of how it went i did drop the box on the second video but i hit 2nd instead of 4th my bad



this is the better video



its not going on the road again untill its booked in for an mot witch should be erly next month all i need now is some mirrors,shocks and a few other little bits and bobs

[thelegg]

maybe some wind screen wipers would be a good investment ;) cant believe its got to the drivable stage so quickly bet your well happy ?

[Kam]

thanks Kam hope that means cool wheels lol i cant wate to get the tyres on Friday and see what they look like

Of course it does!

I thought you was quite a way off from actually driving it out on the road, but as above if its been raining then get some wipers or some rain-x!

Likes to spin eh...

[johny:)]

maybe some wind screen wipers would be a good investment ;) cant believe its got to the drivable stage so quickly bet your well happy ?

. It did make my night driveing it for the first time I only had the plates that night that's why I had to test it then but I do have most of the parts that I need cuming this week like a wiper motor lamo :)

But I am hopeing to get it to Cornwall so I might be looking at booking it for an mot end of next week depends what progress is like and if I can get my own insurance on it in time

[johny:)]

thanks Kam hope that means cool wheels lol i cant wate to get the tyres on Friday and see what they look like

Of course it does!

I thought you was quite a way off from actually driving it out on the road, but as above if its been raining then get some wipers or some rain-x!

Likes to spin eh...

it was a sper of the moment thing all the excitement built up I basically only went around the block but as said I should of had wipers its not being drove at all now untill mot day witch I am hopeing is soon :)

It did like to spin yea but I am on cold slicks in the wet also my down shift was abit harsh I was to buisy looking at the road to realise what gear I was puting it in :/

Edited by johny:), 25 March 2013 - 09:54 PM.