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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 05:16 PM
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Ok i may have gone slightly over the budget build ,

But this is my total expenditure so far,

Diffuser- free
Upper splitter- £20
Lower splitter with brackets and fixings- £38
18" wheels- sold mine for £300 paid £250
Spray and bits and bobs- £45
Roll cage 2x 8mtr pipe and brackets and fixings-£60
Bonnet pins- £12
Stiffis- free just my time
ABW arches and spacers, my biggest expense- £350
Tein super street coilovers-£375
K-sport 8 pot fronts 6 pot rears 1k
Spray for wheels £11
Geo set-up " a carvery to a m8"
230 white spray £70
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 09:52 AM
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Some more parts arrived , managed to get hold of some 18" 8j et11 wheels one in pic is just a trial fit the other 4 are away getting spruced up,

Also being fitted soon is a side exit exhaust,


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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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Looks like they are to wide for your arches?
MOT failure if there protruding!
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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Think the picture is deceiving they sit nice and flush under the arches .
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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Cool,nice looking wheel that chap
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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The one in the picture is not lol, got a slight bit of curb damage the other 4 are mint in total payed £500 so a very happy chap .
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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Loving the white wheels , what are you doin with the blue wheels ? Live the project tho looks epic .
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 02:42 AM
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Well made a bit of a boob at the weekend put the car on stands to remove the studs to be replaced with longer ones, then realised I can't shut the big door





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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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Oops lol
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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White wheels look so fresh! A lot better than blue ones
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 08:36 PM
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Wheels all fitted but had to change the studs, pics to follow.

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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Carnards made and fitted









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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:27 PM
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Love it , really like them canards too. Wish I could put some on mine but I can't warrant them with mine been a 1.5 lol
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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looks nice like certainly have to do sumthin with the exhaust looks out of place at the back now side exit with letterbox tailpipe
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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Dam that looks good, top job!
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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i like it part from the rear number plate size/position.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 02:37 AM
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Side exit exhaust going on this weekend , as for the number plate waiting on a smaller import plate to arrive.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 05:21 PM
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Started on the new front end this weekend it's just a mock up but gives you a little idea of wot I'm doing lol,



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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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perhaps fill and smooth the lines in rear bumper too?
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perhaps fill and smooth the lines in rear bumper too?
I have a plan for them ;-).
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:21 AM
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Can't wait for this weekend eventually get my side exit exhaust fitted like a little kid in a sweet shop lol.
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 08:33 AM
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Fought I would try something different pit a facelift scoop on a pre facelift and reverse it, foughts please,



2 nd pic not the greatest sorry

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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Looks OK, was it a straight forward fit?
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:23 PM
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Thought this was forsale ?
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Still going to carry on with the project as only got stupid offers, so would rather keep then give it away m8.
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 11:08 PM
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Don't blame u was cheap tho its a loverly car I would buy it if didn't have mine
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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 06:40 AM
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Few little updates, new age coil packs now fitted, bleed the whole brake system and re done with 5.1 fluid, down pipe heat wrapped, fmic pipes wrapped to keep the heat in, and now working on a air box for the induction filter.
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interesting project , ive bought some of those arches myself but the bond on ones, got three fitted atm, its a bit of a biatch to get them right i can tell you, i`m doing mine a bit differently though. are the clips on the wings because you cut away the mounting holes on the wings or a quick release system.

ive got a face lift bumper which has been modded , think it would suit your car, needs a bit of work to tidy it up but i havent seen another like it.
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Old May 6, 2013 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by stedee
interesting project , ive bought some of those arches myself but the bond on ones, got three fitted atm, its a bit of a biatch to get them right i can tell you, i`m doing mine a bit differently though. are the clips on the wings because you cut away the mounting holes on the wings or a quick release system.

ive got a face lift bumper which has been modded , think it would suit your car, needs a bit of work to tidy it up but i havent seen another like it.
Have you a picture of the bumper ?, clips are on because i lost the support clips but will be making a quick release set-up soon.
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