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[Scallywag630]

Target date for completion?

[Bean]

I'd like to get him ready for next show season, but I don't know how likely that is - It depends on how quickly I pick up on the whole welding thing!

We're also doing up our house, so will have to balance my time between the two!

[miniallsort]

good luck with the restro

[Bean]

Thank you!!


Well - I didn't get much at Uttoxeter - Wasn't too impressed!

Bought an air scoop thing, for the engine bay, a speaker board and K bought Reggie a little something for his boot ...

[Bean]

I have an 'appointment' tonight, with a man called "Rob" in Birmingham ...




If all goes well - I'll have an exciting update for you all!

[Bean]

[M44K TS]

Do tell.... Good or bad?

[Bean]

Veeeeeery very good!!

Photo coming in a sec ...

[M44K TS]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bean]

Well, this has been my biggest decision to date - What to do with the wheels!

What I did decide is that they WILL be black & polished - Exactly as the old ones are - But I was debating whether to go 10" or 13". I really couldn't make up my mind.


So ...







I will fit the rears on Saturday, to see how they suit!

I know 13's aren't to everyone's taste, but trust me on this? He'll just be a bit wider and lower than before ... and thus, a bit more grown up!!

I will have 10's on the van, 12's on the 25 ... so I thought 13's on Reggie would complete the set!

[M44K TS]

I don't like you any more*







*only because I was looking at the same wheels for mine after trying a similar set off my mates Volvo

[Bean]

Hehehe! - I think they're stunning - I saw a photo of a guy's car on here and fell completely in love with it! I love how they make the car sit & how mean they look!

I've heard that it makes them really heavy to steer, especially in car parks - But time will tell. If I don't try, I won't know - But to be honest, I had a Seicento with 15" wheels, without power steering - So think I'll be alright!!

I think these are the best looking ones, too - I was looking at the JBW set, but didn't really want to spent £400 on something that I wasn't entirely sure about. And I don't like the smooth lip ones so much.

These aren't perfect by any means - They need some work on the rims, and the laquer re-doing - But I won't bother doing that until the tyres need changing - The scuffs aren't that deep - So it's not worth taking the tyres off to do it yet. I can live with it for a while.


Mark - I think yours would look ace on these wheels!

[M44K TS]

They're easy enough to refurb, the polished rims take next to no doing if it's mainly the lacquer that's had it. Just a quick flatten back with some wet and dry and a scotch pad then re lacquer

I did take a picture of my car with one of his wheels on, it made my current wheels look rather pathetic

Of course, if you ever decide that they're not for you, I'll happily take them off your hands

[Bean]

Sorry Mark - Tried to reply last night but the internet died and then my monitor burnt out, with a nice plume of smoke!

The lacquer is bad on one of them in particular, but there is kerbing to them all - Only minor though. So I think I'm going to send them away to a guy that I know - He did my Dunlops and made a really good job of it, so when the time comes, I'll get them done.


I'll keep you in mind first, if I do decide to swap to 10's!

Where's this photo of your car? (Just so I can perv! )



On another note, I'm looking at getting GP5's or GP6's, depending on how they sit with 7" wheels - Not sure yet. But usually, the lip on them is so huge, so I will chop that down a little - And then I can still keep that little bit of chrome trim down the side of Mr Reggie.

Oh, and I've found the interior that I want, but I'm holding off 'til I find a decent one.

(But I'm not telling you what it is, yet! )

[M44K TS]

I can't find the picture, thinking it was on my old phone. Next time I'm out with him, I'll whip a wheel off and get a photo.