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[Hegnirst]

Then we took it too Col's to get the engine fitted yaaaay!!




and here it was

DROOOLLL

and then straight up to D&G's again



with a little bit of tweaking and changing of the HIF 44's needle

Edited by Hegnirst, 09 May 2012 - 08:50 PM.

[Hegnirst]

he made pretty 71 at the wheels and 78 on the flywheel which i didnt think was bad
went like a rocket alllllll the way home LOL

I then got given these two dials from some mates
which i repainted as they were a little bit worn



and then put it all in for another photo oh and added a rev counter



I was given by a mates dad who used to do up MG's and mini's a set of genuine 1275gt clocks





which i may have taken the centre dial out and rewired side dials back in and put them in hehe (told you i was indecisive!)




and then i went and took some photos



and picked some under riders up on the way home

MUCH BETTER!

i then got this for the dials,



as they were just squiged in there for now
but never got round to putting it in

Edited by Hegnirst, 09 May 2012 - 08:53 PM.

[Hegnirst]

And then i got to drive through lots and lots of rain





it wasnt fun very frightening i stopped under a bridge and listened to the KING LOL


it was pretty dirty the next day to say the least..









i then came up with this idea...



for a 12V socket, a push button and and off and on button for my front mounted radiator but got pushed to the side as i thought it was messy

so around that time it was by birthday and i was bought some wheels, we went to midland wheels and i chose some wheels and couldnt decide between these two colours for like 15 mins XD



i went for black of course

so i then went to get them fitted a couple of weeks later




With all of them fitted...



after i got home..



decided to give him a good needed clean






I also tinted my lights front and back (a later did them again darker)

Edited by Hegnirst, 09 May 2012 - 09:23 PM.

[Alex_B]

Whats the fletcher Exhaust like, and was it a 998 before? if so how did it perform as its 3" i understand that its going to kill power just wondering by how much and is it worth the sound?

[Hegnirst]

Whats the fletcher Exhaust like, and was it a 998 before? if so how did it perform as its 3" i understand that its going to kill power just wondering by how much and is it worth the sound?

when i got it, iit had another metro 1275 engine. ill post a video in a sec of what it sounds like dude, i love it, it sounds so different to every else, much better than any other exhaust ive heard, for me anyway. i think unless you know the difference between the two which i do, as i have had an rc40 on this engine as well and it only minutely different unless you were to go racing, but its plenty fast enough for me, as my engine has bags of torque :)

[Hegnirst]

so the next thing on my list was the badge,

i took the badge off that i had stripped the paint off eailer

first was the red...



then i masked over the top of it after it was dry



then i used a blade and cut the MINI and frame out with it



then painted that carefully





and let it dry on the radiator, i dont think it came out that bad..





I got a GT badge for my b'day as well so mocked that up after painted my grille :)





and fitted..

Edited by Hegnirst, 09 May 2012 - 09:47 PM.

[Hegnirst]

I also got some spot lights, they were about £25 from halfrauds
so i fitted them on the two holes already on the bumper...

mock up..



then i did the wiring which was very easy and fitted them :)


and with covers...



but i wasnt sold with them fitted there so I took them off and gave it a wash







and then refitted them below the bumper LOL!

marked up the holes

drilled them, and re fitted and put gromet's in the holes in the bumper







and then my CV joint went grrrr

Edited by Hegnirst, 09 May 2012 - 09:54 PM.

[Hegnirst]

Whats the fletcher Exhaust like, and was it a 998 before? if so how did it perform as its 3" i understand that its going to kill power just wondering by how much and is it worth the sound?

some vid's you can make your own mind up :)

Edited by Hegnirst, 09 May 2012 - 09:56 PM.

[Alex_B]

if it sounds like that on a 998, oh my! i know whats on my to buy list! sounds fricken ace!

[Hegnirst]

when i got it back from repairs, i nearly did hit my wheels on the curb OH so close




then it was snow time!




i thought this was cool so i took a pic..


then i bought a rc40
and fitted it...

and i really didnt think that much of it, ive had them before but compared to the other exhaust there is no comparison, theres not that much different in power to be honest unless i was going racing i really couldnt care less, for me its perfect, as my car is very quite in side :)

[Hegnirst]

if it sounds like that on a 998, oh my! i know whats on my to buy list! sounds fricken ace!

i love it dude, if you like DTM's you freaking love this! i know i used to love DTM's :)

[Alex_B]

I prefer the side exit single pipes personally, what was the reason to change to RC40?

[Hegnirst]

I prefer the side exit single pipes personally, what was the reason to change to RC40?

yes i do as well, which is why i wanted something similar to the beefiness of DTM but not one
cus it was too loud on the inside all time, but now its fine as my car is loaded with loads of sound proofing :)

[Alex_B]

Ahh thats one thing I worry about as come september i will be doing motorway miles for a bit to Uni and my stereos not that loud aha, well exhaust isnt first on my list so i have a while to think about it :)

[Hegnirst]

then i got round to re-spraying the lights front and rear and before you say yes the lights shine through, i have used foil inside so they reflect better :)




and fitted..







i then bought a bottom dash rail as the one previously fitted was made for the radio,



which i then test fitted it..



then i took it off and then set about to painting it




and back it went it after drying :)




at this point i had also taken out the dials to re-wire them better and put some sound proofing foam there :)