ChrisBoom
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Update with all 4 wheels fitted soon.
Thinking of painting the bumper tops, arches etc in anthracite aswell, ill get someone to PS it once I get photos of the wheels on.
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DannyB
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That will look nice, same colour as the wheels? 
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ChrisBoom
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Just need morettes now 
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Badgersport
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Thats looks mint! And im liking you plans on the arch tops being sprayed up
In the future i am planning to get my arches sprayed up black (undecided on matt or satin)
Ste
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DannyB
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A guy has replied in your wanted thread about the morettes on 106owners mate, just incase you haven't seen it.
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gavin18787
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That looks amazing 
Need to put a couple more coats of graphite gray on mine as yours looking glossier
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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ChrisBoom
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Think Ill do the bumper tops, not sure if Ill have a colour in the middle, miami blue might be nice right enough.
Danny, just checked it there, £200 though  Wish id bought that set on ebay that went for £150 
Gavin, one of mine is quite dull, not sure why its gone like that, was the one that fucked up a few times. Looks fine when its on the car though.
Unearthed a few problems when I had the front wheels off though.
Passenger CV boot is split, but I have the short shaft from the yellow one. Also found out why the oil temp isnt working, the plug isnt even there
I dont have a clue what loom is being used on the car, once I get a garage/covered area ill strip the loom off, going be a nightmare to buzz it though, seeing as half the plugs are missing.
Thing I am pleased with though is how clean it is. Its MUCH cleaner rust wise than the yellow one, perfect inner wings, under the arches is perfect, not had it up on the ramp yet though to see what the underside is like. Will underseal it soon hopefully.
Not got all that much to do to get it up to a reasonable standard:
Paint the inside miami blue
Get bucket seats
Repair loom
New rear brake shoes
Change gearbox
All upgrades from there, thinking of GTi6 fronts, or cheap 4 pots.
Upper and lower braces
Exhaust manifold
Then serious money stuff
Cams
TB's etc etc 
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by ChrisBoom]
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DannyB
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Personally I wouldn't CC the bumpers/arch+door trims as it looks very perculiar, they don't suit it at all IMO. Black or same colour as wheels would look far better. Yeah, see if you can knock hom down a bit to £180 or something, they're pretty rare arent they so I'd snap them up pretty quickly, might be ages until another set come up for sale. They hold value well anyway.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Personally I wouldn't CC the bumpers/arch+door trims as it looks very perculiar, they don't suit it at all IMO. Black or same colour as wheels would look far better. Yeah, see if you can knock hom down a bit to £180 or something, they're pretty rare arent they so I'd snap them up pretty quickly, might be ages until another set come up for sale. They hold value well anyway.
Im not doing the whole lot miami blue, just the part in the middle, the pinstripe sort of thing that runs down the door trims. Rest will be graphite grey.
Edit, look left <<<< Where the red tape was, thinking of doing that blue
True on the lights, could always sell them on for the same price. Will PM him now.
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by ChrisBoom]
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DannyB
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Yeah If you don't want them in 6 months time I'll have them off you Ahh I see what you mean, on my black XSI I had the pinstripe was missing so I just bought some half inch vinyl tape, might have been 1/4 inch not too sure.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Yeah If you don't want them in 6 months time I'll have them off you Ahh I see what you mean, on my black XSI I had the pinstripe was missing so I just bought some half inch vinyl tape, might have been 1/4 inch not too sure.
Sounds good
Aye, seen some tape on ebay, might spray the arches up in graphite, then try on the tape, see if I like it.
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DannyB
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Did the GTI get sold then?
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
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Did the GTI get sold then?
Nope, not yet. Got the insurance money through for the XSI though.
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DannyB
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Bitter sweet really, was a lovely car but atleast you have money to buy stuff for this one if you wish.
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ChrisBoom
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True, in two minds on what to do with this one, it is coming off the road for a while at least, but I dont know wether to leave it off the road and trailer it to trackdays, or have it as a road legal track car.
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DannyB
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The latter will be much more fun 
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ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by DannyB
The latter will be much more fun
Thats true, but Im still getting a day to day car, which need to tax, mot and insure aswell, as the XSI is shite for actaully driving anywhere, wouldnt want it as a daily drive, just as a weekender.
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DannyB
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Just get in insured via day insurance for when you do want to use it
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ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by DannyB
Just get in insured via day insurance for when you do want to use it
Too young
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B3KAN
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Wheels look good chris 
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Muzzy@VauxhallScotland
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I was looking at buying this, glad i didnt in a way as i didnt want it to have to mess about with the wiring etc. It is a nice looking car, the wheels look much better now too.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Muzzy@VauxhallScotland
I was looking at buying this, glad i didnt in a way as i didnt want it to have to mess about with the wiring etc. It is a nice looking car, the wheels look much better now too.
Not so bad for me as ive done a 16v conversion before, so know my way about it. Wouldnt fancy tackling it if I didnt have the knowlege though.
Wee video, on the local private airstrip 
Oh year, ignore the water and oil temps, wiring is fucked for them
[Edited on 15-10-2009 by ChrisBoom]
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DannyB
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Goes well Chris, sounds nice too.
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ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by DannyB
Goes well Chris, sounds nice too.
If you listen carefully you can hear the crunch when it changes into 2nd
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Charlton
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sound nice loving the new wheel colour too mate
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