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Author My 1.2 8v Vegas
Vaux-Dan
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Registered: 16th Mar 13
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18th Apr 13 at 23:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So little update for you all

Been busy over weekend getting the body work sorted out first was to finish rubbing down the boot i started back when i first had the car got the whole bottom part re painted with colour coded boot lock surround

First coat of colour



then i did my wing mirrors



and also have my hubcaps now but will be getting a good polish before fitting



my Heko wind deflectors came also today but are wrong recived 5dr not 3dr
Vaux-Dan
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21st Apr 13 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Trial fitment


kedowan
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Hopefully it can pull these off once finished, photoshop always looks better.
Vaux-Dan
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21st Apr 13 at 22:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well coilovers have been orderd so it should look sweet once ive slammed it and got the arch back on and cleaned all the sticky off the door strips
Vaux-Dan
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22nd Apr 13 at 08:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Heko wind deflectors have arrived

Vaux-Dan
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8th May 13 at 22:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well not alot had happend since last update only really taken the dash out and sorted the wireing loom out so i now had dash lights and my radio works



but big update very soon now i have these





60mm all round kit

just waiting for a torque wrench to turn up so i can put my head back on and do timing belt
Vaux-Dan
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10th May 13 at 08:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well got the fronts fitted before the crap weather came







seeya massive arch gap





And just fitted my yellow flyeye kit


Generation
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10th May 13 at 08:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not a fan of those lights. Was starting to look really good IMO
Vaux-Dan
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10th May 13 at 13:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they are very Marmite the lights am unsure if i like them my self might get a smoked flyeye kit and do my other set of front lights

dannyboy17
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11th May 13 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not keen on the lights, if you want a bit more power buy a nova gsi cam shaft
Vaux-Dan
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13th May 13 at 07:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No longer have yellow eyes now put my depo's back in

where will i find a nova cam from mate ?
hodson_21
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13th May 13 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
think with the right drop them merc hub caps will look amazing !
Vaux-Dan
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13th May 13 at 16:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by hodson_21
think with the right drop them merc hub caps will look amazing !


cheers mate the merc caps are winter use as looking at cav slabs for summer/show season but might just use the mercs for show un sure yet
Vaux-Dan
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15th May 13 at 18:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well another update guys and girls

picked up a set of cav slabs today and got back trial fit



then got my smoked flyeye kit fitted that look 10 times better then yellow :thumbup:





my body work is getting there no aswell just need to get some scratch and swirl remover on a DA
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15th May 13 at 23:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very nice! Not liking the sticker though
Vaux-Dan
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16th May 13 at 08:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sticker will be coming off soon anyway mate need a new front screen
Vaux-Dan
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28th May 13 at 15:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well bit gutted really been working am arse off trying to get it ready for pvs but it wont be going

finish building the engine back up after new timing belt and gaskets for the starter motor to pack up
also need a new rear axle for M.O.T so i am thinking of leaving it on the drive till next show season

Vaux-Dan
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7th Jun 13 at 23:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well after may hours trying to get everything i could from timming to a spark and compression i am looking into 1 of 2 options

brake it or buy another B and strip all the bit of mine onto another will be sad to do this as its the only one this colour ive seen yet in the flesh
Vaux-Dan
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15th Jul 13 at 16:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So not up dated in a while but loads of works had been done

pick up some purple stuff from pvs luke towstrap and sticker and also got a scene bra




then some tit desided to stick loads of crap on my bonnet and made the laque come off so bought this rat look bonnet of ebay for 99p and purple splatterd the grill





finished off my slabs i bought a while back they are marmite but i love em



then i swapped the nice big holey axle over for a corsa c axle as are better axles and stronger




old off



and now its sitting pritty again with new axle and did the brake flex's while was under there

next job is to for whole front poly bushed


corsa-torque
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15th Jul 13 at 17:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why do you have to make some really nice mods and then some awful ones??

It starts to look nice then you wreck it... Vicious circle
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15th Jul 13 at 17:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1 step forwards 2 back
Vaux-Dan
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15th Jul 13 at 18:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rat bonnet is only temp while my others in for repaint
Vaux-Dan
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17th Jul 13 at 19:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
another little update

purple splatter air vents and mfd face



also recived these today fingers crossed my gsi skirts come tomorrow

JBL GT6 Comp's



WukaChop
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18th Jul 13 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I don't think the rat bonnet looks too bad, although if you were going that way you should really stickerbomb one of the arches.

You're right about the slabs though, bit marmite, I hate them haha, rest of the car looks good though

[Edited on 18-07-2013 by WukaChop]
Vaux-Dan
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18th Jul 13 at 14:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers mate at least your honest about my slabs

my other bonnet should be back monday and ive now finished putting my arches on

more pics later

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