Zombie Outbreak Response Vehicle Project - Pic heavy

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Hi all,

So I started a thread in the dub projects section, but have decided to move it over here so I can receive some feedback, and then keep the other one as a clean major update thread.

So my idea was to buy a cheap golf, good runner, with poor body paint with intentions of spraying and turning into a themed show car.

Theme chosen was a Zombie Outbreak Response Team Vehicle, in case of an incoming zombie breakout and Apocalypse 

Picked up a mechanically mint mk3 for £400, As it stood when I got it:













Took it out for a run before work started, few photos out and about:

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First had to sort a radio:



Next went onto giving the engine a clean, stuck a bottle of injector cleaner in the fuel tank, and began cleaning the inlet manifold and carb, and air intake pipes:

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UPDATE:

Right next thing was lowering, now at the time I thought it was a genius idea to chop the springs rather than coilovers, a very bad move I found out later.

Before:



During:



After:



As low as it would go without the spring being too loose in the cup.

So after a week running round like this with no problems, the top mount on the rear went and the strut pushed up, meaning the ride was as rough as a donkey, and I couldnt have the parcel shelf in :/

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UPDATE:

A week after the top mount went I decided it was time for coilovers, ordered them, 4 days later they arrived, fitted them next day with good weather. Backs first, then decided to nip to the shop up the road for a well deserved fag. Un-known to me the front shocks were so rusted in the cup, the extra stress off the cut springs caused the spring to push through the corroded cup, dropping the arch onto my nice brand new Tyre, leaving one hell of a ring on it. Nursed it back home. Fitted front coilovers with no problem.

These are what the old ones looked like, well and truly Fooked  :




Will have pictures later of how the car sits now.

Next update, PAINT!! 

 

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UPDATE:

Cant have a Z.O.R.V without it being satin black, all the zombies will see me  , so painting began.

Began with the bumper as a test run:

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UPDATE :

So with the test run paint looking good, next day I picked up the girlfriend and started painting the whole car.

Before:



After:



Before:



After:







More pictures coming soon.
Next, lower, get rid of nasty wheels in favour of either some nice bbs rm's or white banded steels 

All in all something like £70 for 16 can of paint, only needed 10, the making tape, newpaper, prep materials such as sand paper etc.

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UPDATE:

Have moved front number plate to the passenger side of the bumper and started fitting the flasing lights into the bumper.

One of these will be fitted to the roof soon too 



Along with siren, loud speaker, and all controlls on dash, obviously never get used, just goes with the theme of the car and for show    
Pics soon

[Diamond Hell]

You'll fail an MOT without the shield behind the disc IIRC.



This thread has the feel of vague catastrophe about it.  I think we can expect further FAILs on this build.

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Posted by: Diamond Hell
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You'll fail an MOT without the shield behind the disc IIRC.



This thread has the feel of vague catastrophe about it.  I think we can expect further FAILs on this build.

Cheers for the optimism  , but it was a temporarily fix to stop the very loud grinding noise, and has now been replaced at the same time I did the brakes, disks, track rod ends, and drop links.

And yes everyone makes mistakes, that's how we learn  .

That's why this is a toy project, not a daily, it will never be to everyone's taste.