Horney's 'James Shead' 1988 BTCC Golf GTI replica build.

[Horney]

Apparently the proper colour costs loads for some reason so I'll just get hellfrauds to mix something up that's close enough. It's not like it's a show car!

nick

[Dec]

Find out the paint code and get halfords to mix it up?

[Dec]

Seems that bikes use a different paint code system :S

http://www.colorrite.com/product/kawasaki-617-new-lime-green-1504.cfm

http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/showroom/20360-97-kawi-green-color-code.html


But apparently it would seem 617 is the correct code for 2009 models (from a few other places too and my dad whos had several)

[Diamond Hell]

This is all noise.

Black wheels are the way forward, as eny fule no.

[Dec]

Black wheels are old!

Luminous for 2009!

[VeeDubGTI16v]

 

[Llewellyn]

Dude, paint them black and be done with it.  I think luminous will look cack IMHO

[Horney]

Well got the wheels picked up last night and fitted today and I actually really like them. Not painted them yet and after fitting them I think I'm gonna go for white.

Also fitted the new front valance and refitted the front splitter after I lost it on the way home from stonor park last weekend. Will get some pics up over the weekend.

Drives a bit differently on the yokos than the R888's, had some fun with lift-off oversteer round the country lanes earlier.

Nick

[Horney]

THis weekend I fitted the freshly painted front valance and refitted the front splitter. On friday night I picked up the wheels from Swaffgti for normal road use and extreme wet trackday use when the R888's won't cut it. Cleaned them up and boshed them on.

I really like them and think they suit the motorsport look of the car. I was toying with painting them Kawasaki Green but now there on I think a bright white is the way forward.

Some pics taken today.








Cost to date
Car - £500
Tax - £110
Grill + Lamps - £10
Small bumpers - £20
OE rear lamps - £10
Sold single lamp grill - £10-
New Orange front Indicators - £8
GTi badges - £10
Front splitter - £15
Paint - £20
Wet/Road wheels+tyres - £75
Total - £768

Nick

[VeeDubGTI16v]

have you thought about putting the original stripes back on?

http://www.volkswagenstickers.co.uk/index2.php?cmd=search&cat=8
2nd item down

its looking good!