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B16a clubby vtec update :)

Post by purplehaze »

So she's been off the road for a few months for upgrades and few little niggly bits, cv boots were all ripped and steering rack gaitors, so they need replacing
Got myself so 10 inch splits , kad 4 potts, carbon door cards , carbon parcel shelf, carbon boot floor , aluminium dash flocked, so good few new parts



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Just picked up my new hubs with new timken bearings and genuine balljoints :) happy out , get em fitted with the kad 4 pots and get it back on wheels, getting there :)


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Got wheels split :) got centres painted purple and polished the dishes :)

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Before polish

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After

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That's all for now :)
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Also, new carbon parcel shelf and boot floor to go with the door cards :)

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Also fitted hubs and brakes :) looking good

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Be better with the 10;s brakes look tiny tho :)
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Post by purplehaze »

Finally got tyres and fitted the 10,s, bled brakes and fitted few bits n bobs :)

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Just need flexi pipe for air filter then that's engine bay done

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Few bits left to do :) but getting there
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Finally after few months Iv got time to work on my car, baby is now old enough for me to get out an do a bit :) and I'd a quick holiday to Euro Disney so, time to spend time an money on my one and only

Got new clocks and fitted them to the dash and fitted dash, looks good but no photos until tomorrow , got my custom made oil catch can in :)

Going to get my air filter and flexi piping tomorrow and will get it fitted and then few tidy up jobs and it'll be bk on the road, hopefully get to some meetings :) few shows :) will update pics tomorrow, :)
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Post by Underhauled »

Congrats on the baby. It's nice to get back to the motor in the mancave though.
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Cheers mate, it is really good been able to get bk at it, wanna drive it asap , got my new insurance disc today and all, going to tax her for d year Nxt week :) happy days


Got good few bits done today :) hopefully be driving in the next few weeks,

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Dash bolted in


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Carbon surround around the new clocks


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Co-pilot radio positioning :)


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Speaker board!!! Needs to be re covered , trying to think of a Colour, :/ also new mats the mother got me :)


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Finally feel like I'm getting there :) chuffed
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Savage stuff man! Loveing the splitter and wing munted mirrors! Sort of Japan mini styling, very inspiring for my own build i must say :mrgreen: Best a luck with the baby and finishing the build.
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Post by kerryminigringo »

What's it like on the Falkens Jamie,I find mine is very entertaining in the wet :shock:
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Cheers mate :) will crack on with her an finish it asap
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Post by purplehaze »

Haven't driven it yet on the dude, il let u know :)
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