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ed-bradley · 14th December 2010, 18:42

that 20p's now in a Mcdonalds Cash till.

Nah, wanna get it all done over the christmas period ready for january.

ed-bradley · 29th December 2010, 18:06

Finally got some Compomotive Mo5's.

Found a set for £80 about 20 miles away. The guys delivering them tomorrow so will get some pictures up and whatnot then after work.

Pretty sure they've got naff tyres on, and one is said to be low on tread anyway.
So going down to a new tyre place in Macclesfield, they've got proxes in at £75 per pair.

Ed.

ed-bradley · 5th January 2011, 20:23

Ended up picking my wheels up instead due to work..
Still..only 15 miles away, and Bought/collected some Coilovers from Boony on the same day too

Won't be putting the coilovers on for a while yet though, waiting until i've sorted everything else and sourced a Vts or 106 Gti rear beam.

**My car is on Axle stands here...Its not several foot from the road when the wheels are on the ground**

They do need a good clean up, and one is in desperate need for a refurb..So I'll be doing that in time and replacing the centre caps as the current ones are faded.
Can't complain for £80 though..Got a mega deal on them, and the tyres aren't all that bad either, bar one which is on the limit. But I'll be changing them for a set of Proxes once they're refurbed.

Coilovers..

again, these were £80. Not a bad purchase Imo. Should do me for abit anyway

Bit of a crap Picture of my Roller Cab I bought last week too.

Bit of a bummer..

Started replacing my calipers yesterday, was in abit of a rush before I went to collect my wheels and coilivers, put the Torx bit in, but not all the way( My bad), Snapped it in the bolt...(Nice one). Put me on a downer, but still..I'm soldiering on..slowly Lol.

gox · 6th January 2011, 00:39

Nice! When you'll fit coilovers on car, tell us please your experience about them and how much is the car lowered..tnx !

ed-bradley · 6th January 2011, 00:49

Cheers man, Yeah I'll report back on what they're like when i've fitted them.

No idea when that'll be though, a few months away i'm guessing. Possible after I come back from Glastonbury, as I'll have spare cash for a rear beam/engine & loom etc.

Haven't had a decent look at them yet, nor the wheels. Next chance I'll get at going over them will probably be next tuesday on my day off.

Jay_ · 6th January 2011, 10:21

never looked at this before but you have got some really good stuff going on fella! impressed!!

ed-bradley · 7th January 2011, 21:48

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Originally Posted by jayyoung

never looked at this before but you have got some really good stuff going on fella! impressed!!

Cheers man, Its a rather slow and painful project..But I'll get there in the end

Just need to change these Discs and calipers over, then its pretty much sorted..Mechanically wise anyway, apart from the wipers..which I still haven't sussed out why they're not working.

Gonna crack on with the brakes and Fitting the harness's properly on tuesday, then try and finish painting it if I get chance.

Thats about it for now

Will update shortly
Ed.

Delboy · 22nd January 2011, 22:58

looks like some good progress...literally everything you've done i thought of doing to mine, even the same wheels i was gonna get, but i'm gonna save all my money for the next car (furio probably), going to keep an eye on this thread though looks good!

ed-bradley · 25th January 2011, 17:16

Got bored this morning, so Decided to spray the now redundant steelies.
They're a bit rough, But t'was my first attempt at actually spraying wheels..ever.

Excuse the marks on the black parts, its just Tape residue/sticky stuff..

Originally wanted them Black and orange.. But the Orange spray paint I got, is absolutely wank.

Just splatters, no matter what. So used the green paint I had from a while back.
I'll redo them when I get bored, in orange.

VTSDanny · 25th January 2011, 17:36

Just read the whole lot enjoyed it too!! good build you got going mate..
10/10 for effort

ed-bradley · 10th February 2011, 20:01

Been a While, no Pictures or anything..
It's as it was pretty much before.

Just updating the situation.

- Sourced a VTS Engine,Gearbox, loom & Ecu.
I'll be collecting it in a Couple of weeks

- Finally managed to get some Bumper mounts for that 'effing VT bumper.

- Picked up a Pair of Toyo T1R's today, £75 for the pair. I'll be putting them on, aswell as the others I bought a bit ago once I've refurbed the Compomotives in a couple of weeks while I'm off college.

- I've thought of the Ingenious idea of using "Guitar Straps" for my Door pulls aswell, due to me cutting away the inner door and having no interior handle.. So I Bought an Orange one earlier, I'll have a play with that and get it sorted

-Booking my Ferry soon, Destined for the Nurburgring via France in August with the Saxo, Hopefully with the Vts engine in place.

I'll post up pictures of Odd bits I've gathered for the Build. As you can guess.. It's destined for the track now. I'll be getting a Multi-point cage in around June/july. As I'm going to Glastonbury, so Funds are needed for that-rather than the Cage.
Ed.

Dunn_vts · 13th February 2011, 14:05

This is going to be beasty

i need to get cracking on with the 172

ferry tickets in March i reckon??

Jay_ · 13th February 2011, 14:11

as you are getting a GTI/S rear beam surely the 3 stud comp mo's aint gunna work...???

ed-bradley · 13th February 2011, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayyoung

as you are getting a GTI/S rear beam surely the 3 stud comp mo's aint gunna work...???

The compo's were more of an Impulse buy tbh.. And they were a pretty decent price, so can sell them on with minimal hassle.

I'm debating whether to use the VTS/GTI beam though..
If I can get away with using a Decent brake setup on the front, Like 'Mikol's 106, then I'll stay with 3 studs.
I need to see which is the more viable option tbh, as I rarely get chance to work on it due to College & work.

ed-bradley · 13th February 2011, 22:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunn_vts

This is going to be beasty

i need to get cracking on with the 172

ferry tickets in March i reckon??

Too right you do you Dick.
Yeah March, hopefully... They should still be the same price then anyway.
If they're not, your dead.

Dunn_vts · 13th February 2011, 22:20

I was christened Richard so please address me by that

yeaaaaaaa apparently price hardly changes at all

ed-bradley · 15th February 2011, 16:26

Started spraying my Compomotive Mo's today while It was raining..

Sanding..

First coat.

Bit bobbley but can Flat it off.

The other 3, won't be going white..But...

The yellow, is actually alot brighter and Fluorescent..wank phone camera.

haven't got round to doing the other 3 yet, Sanding and prepping is a pain.

tomsmarty · 15th February 2011, 16:28

Love brightly coloured wheels! Cant wait to see them all done

Furio-Gazza · 15th February 2011, 16:34

cant wait to see these knocking around Crewe pal!
Wheels look nice!

ed-bradley · 15th February 2011, 16:45

Cheers guys.
Pretty pleased with them so far, pretty much 1st thing I've sprayed properly

Pretty much done with the Pink one now aswell, Few pics.
Excuse the picture quality, they don't do the wheels justice.
** Wheel is gay, gay is wheel.**

Redoing it in White.. Looks to gay. Don't hate me.