Blimey, you change your mind more often than I change my socks

Pics of said splitter pleeeeeaaassse

 

Dont get me wrong they are lovely seats, and would be very comfy if they were about an inch wider. Im just slightly too big for them lol....which also makes me feel bad! Also look like an idiot trying to climb in and out!

Aye is a meganne splitter, had to modify it a wee bit to get it to fit but looks the part, nice and sublte...but low as foook!!

 

And demonstrated just how practical it still is

Small curbs


Going up speedbumps....



....and going down again

 

just..............

 

And still got to drop it more when coilovers arrive

Its very flexible this splitter, like rubber so doesnt matter about that scraping. Im just worried about that pulling the prodrive splitter off! Getting it booked in for spraying in couple of weeks

If you look closely at the speedbump pics you can see how much its bending up. Cant see the cable ties in the middle where i had to add a bit in to make it wide enough!

 

Looking good cant believe I missed the meet from Northampton for clean uk (I think??) as only live round the corner went to a local scooby meet instead and only realised once I got back looked a good turn out and a few interesting car.

Still liking the style good work mate.

mmm seats for sale you say. . . must resist!! You ebaying them or on here first? Dam it tempting myself now. . ha ha. . oh and how much you after fella PM me if you want.

Scotty

 

this car is awesome.. its what im aiming for.. love it

 

Top work Love it

 

lol mate any lower and the p1 splitter will come off. Like the speedbump shots, now try it driving at 20mph instead of rolling it on n off the bump

 

Recently bought some zeal front coilovers from a member on here, when i finally got them unseized after about an hour of trying, fitted them only to discover that both front dampers are ****ed....no damping what so ever, just bouncing on the spring.....

Anyway, found some Raceland coilovers brand new for £230 delivered from Belgium. Fronts only, but only fronts will fit as they are for bugeye. But it finally seems like im going to get some coilovers that will allow me to go lower

And ive heard that the next issue of FastCar mag sounds quite good.....

 

I was told not to just fit coilovers on the front because it will be dangerous. The damper rates will differ greatly from standard shock to coilover and make the car unbalanced.

 

Im keeping D2 coilovers on the rear and putting Racelands on the front, i know it will handle a bit differently but at least it will be low

 

Also planning on smoothing the front bumper out, moulding the fog covers in, smooth over the washer jet holes and mould the Prodrive splitter into the bumper. If ive got to respray the splitter i might aswell go all out and do the whole bumper Got some scuffs and scratches on it aswell that have been annoying me

Couple more pics

 

It looks great as it is, couldnt drive it round where I live though.

 

Thanks But i cant sleep at night thinking about that arch gap

Bride seat now in for sale section

 

Lol, I know that feeling! But since my splitter rubs on the floor and my chassis catches on stuff, it's probably a good thing my front coils are maxxed out and I can't go lower

Love the petrol station shots, the close up one gives it a right angry face!

 

Oh dear oh dear

 

 

That is stunning Tom, absolutley love it...

 

Btw mate... whats the exact size of your wheels...?? width, ET, tyre size etc..?? as its perfect fitment.... its what i want..

 

looks awesome in that last picture

 

Looking good.

I'd think twice about smoothing everything on the bumper, would make it look 'odd' imo. Also, because you're running that low, you'll have every chance the smoothed bits will crack due to grounding the bumper once in a while, no matter how well they're fixed.......

I noticed your rear lights are all red. How do you get on with the indicator bulbs, have you managed to get them to flash orange?

 

Cheers bud, really appreciate it

Wheels are 18"x8.5J ET35 . Yeah seems spot on, although i think some very slight arch flaring will be required to get the tyre tucking slightly.

Cheers bud

Yeah maybe, but i reckon its worth a go. Can always pick up a new bumper for cheap if it looks crap

 

have to agree with f1 again , having a car on the road that you know is not going to handle right, sounds kind of dangerous and probably illegal to me and all for a few more mm.

 

looks cracking but loose the scoop for a vent..then its smoother and functional too

Seen a cracking looking bonnet conversion on here that would really suit your car but it's unique so down to the mastermind to share if he wants too...you know who you are

 

Just found your project thread bud, wow serious credit to you and your car, the work you've put in has certainly paid off

And i also didnt realise there was a projects section lol! Could a mod possibly move this there?

Red rears are fine, i wanted STI lights but just cant afford them...and for £5 this is a good substitute! Indicators flash red but its still clearly visable and obvious that they're indicators....best bit is the pink reverse lights tho

lmao at illegal suspension, the only difference is going to be the spring and damping rates of the two, but these are both adjustable anyway. Its not that the two systems are going to be different, its the same design, they're both the same type of coilover, just different manufacturer. Both damping rates are going to be set to maximum so that pretty much accounts for that, and then im also going to have a play around with the spring preloading on both systems aswell. Mainly to achieve HellaFlush stance by making the spring very stiff and no travel in the suspesnsion which will allow me to get the arch and trye as close as possible without any contact between the two In the end its only going to be the settings that are going to be diferent, but thats only going to be very slight and they're going to be changed anyway

As far as i can see it should be fine

 

Cheers for the comments Tom

With regards to moving the thread try PMing one of the mods (like Kieran_Burns/New_scooby_04), more chance of it happening then

Oh and I neeeeeed some more updates

 

Got coilovers through and fitted them on wednesday....some of you are going to love it and i know a lot of you will hate it











And seeing as no one wanted to buy cage, i decided to spray it and fit it Should be in today



Got to sort out the rear height later aswell

 

Omg your mum is gona be pissed! You've painted her grass red! Lol

 

Your brave mate.....looks cool but its gonna be hard going around corners.