Didnt Blackpool rock buy a Lamborghini Gallardo?? sure I read somewhere that's what he bought, so im guessing he lost interest in the type r!!!

 

No idea pal

 

But of a update from today had to get 2 new front wings and looking for a new bonnet as there not up to scratch and bonnet is full of filler

Ryan

 

Anyway your gain, as your going to have a awesome Type R!!

 

I hope so :-)

 

Yeah to say its had a hard life is a understatement, it's been pretty hacked, filled and bodged all over,

Replaced the wings, bonnet needs to be changed too, doors will come off tomorrow for filler too.

 

New wings jake sorted today

 

Inside the arches that are all getting sorted.. rust treated and sealed properly












Ryan

 

Few pictures off jake today getting body ready for paint alot more work and hours before its ready yet













Ryan

 

Plan to try the kit on that side tomorrow

 

Hopefully you will sort it..

ryan

 

Few more pictures off jake from today






Ryan

 

Few more pictures off jake from today

 

rite so got full spec of whats on the shell atm all suspension and steering atm here it is

.Whitline rear stout mounts
. Whitline H Brace
. Whitline rear adjustable lateral arms
. Whitline Trailing arms to hub black series poly bushed
. Whiteline rear trailing arm to hub black series poly bushed
. Rear diff bushes black series poly bushed
. Rear diff support locking Kit
. Whiteline rear drop links
. Whitline rear ARB
. Whiteline front ARB
. Whiteline Front drop links
. Whiteline roll centre correction kit
. Wishbones max castor front and rear bush uprated
. Sti short steering rack with uprated bushes
. R180 hubs
. Braided brake lines

 

Few more pictures from today







Ryan

 

Think ur going to need bigger wheels lol

 

I know yeah.. that will be one of last things to do anyway.. still need to make my mind up on engine lol...


Hopefully be in paint booth next week and jake can work his magic

 

Any Updates ?

 

Jakes off work this week said it should be in primer by today..

Ryan

 

Couple of sneaky pictures from jake today from his CCTV at work..

Car is in primer hopefully won't be long now :-)





ryan

 

Gonna look nice when it's finished,fair play to you for resurrecting it ...

 

Cheers pal hope so.. be straight stored in a garage for rest of days when it's done but.. will be a track focused car but road legal for a summers days blast. Have the blob which I'm just finishing atm my at be crazy doing 2 projects

Ryan

 

Have you trimmed your front arches back and cut back your rear arches and welded them back up higher.

So that there will not be any clearance issues with your new wider wheels.

My understanding is that you test fit your Coilover suspension and your wheels to check clearances on lock to lock on the front and on the rear you check the clearance of the tyre to inner arch.

 

Arches at the rear were already rolled alot! Just fronts needed cutting.
No idea on what wheels I will be going for yet


Ryan

 

Banny had the rear arches pulled so they would clear his 17x8 wheels.

When people fit the ABW arches they go for a wheel sizes that are 18x8.75 or 18x9.75. These size wheels fill up the arches nicely.

Here is a link with a type r with the ABW arches fitted with wider wheels

http://bbs.22b.com/forums/showthread...I-Type-R/page3

 

cheers pal yeah will be putting some wide wheels and tyres on at some point

ryan

 

These were the wheels that cause so much headache getting clearence on the rear, 8x17 ET35 225/45 tyres

 

Loving the look of that exhaust Banny

 

Was that the original colour banny?

Ryan

 

Nope I bought it as a rolling project already painted in that color, think it was called bmw sophisto xyrilliac grey. Joe it was a veilside ganador titanium zorst with the tip modded from 5" to 3.5".