Josh's Posi Blue Furio R.I.P - Final Few Photos From Before Crash.

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Welcome to my progress thread! This is my first car, a posideon blue furio. Cost me £1300 with FSH and 56000 miles. Came pretty much standard, apart from tinted windows, and VTR alloys painted gloss black.
Anyway, here is how it's looking now (March, 2012)










Spec:

Exterior -

Smoked Headlights
SMD sidelights and rear numberplate lights
Philips Diamond Vision 5k Lights
Chrome indicator bulbs
Team Heko Wind Deflectors
Meshed & Colour Coded Grill
Yellow tinted fogs
Areial Blanking Plug
Rear washer jet blank
De-wipered
Debadged rear

Interior/Ice-

GTI Half Leather Interior
Sony Xplod bluetooth playback headunit
Vibe 12" slick sub and matching 400watt amp
Zebra suede MDF false floor/template for Sub and Amp
Vibe slick co-axial door speakers

Suspension/Wheels-

Gaz Coilovers with Custom 5 Inch Springs, Apex Rear Shocks
Front lowered roughly 80mm, Rear lowered roughly 60mm
Silver VTS wheels
25mm Hubcentric Spacers on the rear

Exhaust-

Ashley 3" inward rolled backbox

Plans for 2012 are:
Plans for this year are:
General tidying up, spraying a few bits and bobs
New wheels come September/October
Get car professionally detailed



How it was when i got it


Got smoked rear jewel lights and dewipered it. Then got it lowered 35/40mm courtesy of KrisB. I highly recommend him for any mechanical work on your French automobile!





I would love to down the BBS route but just cant afford it, so i did the typical thing...BSX's!

They came with 165 50 15 tyres and due to the wheels being 7J I got some 25mm spacers for the rear, and 15mm spacers for the front (both hubcentric). Even with 25mm they still seem to dissapear into my arches more than i'd like



Backbox is a 3inch tip rolled in Ashley. Also got some team heko wind deflectors.
Visited a scrappy to get some mirror caps And this is the extent of the progress so far.


(My cars not wonky its just my driveway)




I have a 60mm apex kit which is going on in January. And I'm probably going to lose the tints once its lower, havent decided yet. Comments welcome!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

And a rolling shot because I really like dragging my blue ball of light along behind me!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

My boot

And some new exhaust mounts which should get my backbox sitting slightly higher up.

[Gazer]

looking very tidy matey

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Originally Posted by Gazer

looking very tidy matey

Thanks

[Furio-92]

I'd lower it more around the 60mm range tbh with those wheels, Still looks really good though

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Originally Posted by Furio-92

I'd lower it more around the 60mm range tbh with those wheels, Still looks really good though

Got an apex 60mm kit in my room as we speak, just got to wait till January so put it on

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Anybody good with photoshop fancy taking one of the photos and lowering it to 60/70mm?

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Not much of an update, Got some bright white LED's for Sidelights to match my rear numberplate lights. And also took a quick video to show how my exhaust sounds. Its just standard manifold and centre pipe with Ashley 3" Backbox. Sounds abit boring at low revs but I dont think it sounds too bad for the cost of it. Comments/Constructive criticism much appreciated!

P.S (crappy iphone quality pictures and video)

[Cam]

Looks nice do something with that grill? mesh it.. Also tint front lights, theres a guide on here

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Yeh I've been looking at the guides of how to do both. I'll get both done at some point

[Cam]

Originally Posted by JoshFurioBrookes

Yeh I've been looking at the guides of how to do both. I'll get both done at some point

Nicee will be gawjus!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Update - Got my Apex 60mm kit on...But should of read the description on KamRacing more closely as it only says "up to 60mm"...in reality this kit drops the front of a furio around 45mm So now I have 45mm front and 60mm rear
Looking at changing the front springs to some Spax 60mm which read as if they deffinetly do drop the front 60mm. Anyway...Heres some pictures! (also gave the car a good wash and wax today)











Opinions and advice welcome

[Simon0014]

It looks good mate, bit high at the front atm but remember the springs and dampers will settle a bit so should drop some more

[iFurio]

Love the alloys, did they cost much? What brand are they?

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Lenso BSX and got them second hand for £280

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Originally Posted by Simon0014

It looks good mate, bit high at the front atm but remember the springs and dampers will settle a bit so should drop some more

Thanks, yeh im hoping it will drop more, but after getting the tape measure out it doesnt look like its even going to be down 50mm So I'll be buying some 60mm springs asap!

[saxoshaylor189]

looks gd dude, wot does the exhaust sound like coz ive got the same car as u and i wanna put my 3.5" cherry bomb on but im not sure how it will sound

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Originally Posted by saxoshaylor189

looks gd dude, wot does the exhaust sound like coz ive got the same car as u and i wanna put my 3.5" cherry bomb on but im not sure how it will sound

Mines a 3" ashley backbox..It sounds abit boring n abit of a drone when in low revs but imo sounds pretty nice higher up in the revs, theres a video of it in this thread abit higher up if you want to hear

[iFurio]

Originally Posted by JoshFurioBrookes

Lenso BSX and got them second hand for £280

They look well nice