Author Topic: A bellends MK3 1.6 Golf. Mystic Blue 3door - Recaro's or BBS RX-II's?  (Read 91549 times)

Offline Bellend

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Indeed.  :grin:

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I'm not saying screws are harder, but at least they're not as easy, even if it's for some chavs wanting to have a laugh.
Oh and having to walk to the front, remove numberplate and stick it in windscreen might get you some odd looks from sane people  :kiss:

Might do.........

Ask DMonday, I'm sure he gets some off looks too, but hey that's a pretty sick car.

I ran it daily without the front plate on, not just when parked up :) but my mate just got done for it (first time it's happened to anyone i know around here, they've never been bothered) so think i'll have to be careful when i want to run without it now :undecided:

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Couldn't do any work on it today but managed to see it for 2 mins!

SO HAPPY!  :cool:

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Offline SoundillusioN

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Looks like a good job that!... jelous.... cant wait to see th full car for a change!

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Looks like a good job that!... jelous.... cant wait to see th full car for a change!

Yeah I know, didn't have the keys for the car tho lol.

Might try and quickly clean it tonight.  :cool:

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Offline Bellend

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Unfortunately a certain insurance company are wayne kerrs and want ANOTHER £456 to pay monthly plus a bigger deposit.

Still the cheapest though unfortunately so gonna put it off another week just to keep myself comfortable and make sure I have the excess in the bank in case the worse happens.

Still I won't miss out on much driving. Busy Thursday, Friday I have a party and assume I'll have a few so that rules out Friday night and Saturday.

BUT tonight I put the passenger side suspension right so it's all level. Unfortunately it doesn't seem that low and there is 40MM thread left which I was hoping I'd keep for a bit of comfort.

Although the front is alright. Would be nicer a little bit lower but it still looks OK.

The back has got 70MM left and that will be minimized soon.  :evil:

Started putting it all back together. It ran out of fuel Friday and put some in and was moving it off the ramp. The fuel gauge was on the third red line when I put it on the ramp. All of a sudden it cut out dead, started up fine but the fuel gauge is showing 0.   :undecided:


More crap photo's.  :grin:



Straightened up the exhaust although I'm still not happy with it. I'd happily swap with an 8V standard exhaust.  :grin:




Tinted some standard indicators. 2 pack lacquer mixed with gloss black paint.


First time I've ever done anything like it so next time I may go a bit darker and do the rear lights.

Dunno whether to get a decent (preferably plastic) bung and stick it in the wiper hole or stick the wiper back in.
 

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Got my indicators in. Should have gone darker but I am going to dig out a set and do them.  :cool:


Unfortunately the wheels are letting it down as they are just too small, they look bigger when it's stock height!



BUT if I got another set it would have to be undeclared as I'm already maxed or I'd pay a stupid fee so they'll have to wait til April.

Oh and roll on next Wednesday when I can finally clean it!

Rocker cover is leaking for some reason. Friday afternoon job, oil and try and sort that gasket, it's brand flipping new! If it's bent at all, which I don't think it is, rather then messing around I'll try and source a new one and respray it in some stupid colour.  :grin:

I hate this exhaust so much I'm seriously considering a stock one and then I can get some better wheels.  :grin:
« Last Edit: 20 October 2010, 17:13 by Bellend »

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Looks good, agreed that the wheels let it down, would look so much better with some nicer ones  :cool:

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Cheers.

Can't seem to decide what to refurb them with. A pearl grey or I like white but might look tacky.  :undecided:

Got loads of different paints at work......

Don't think white would suit the wheels. Graphite grey it is I think.

Friday afternoon I have quite a few hours spare so I'm going to take all the front brakes off and sand the rust off and grease them all up properly then Hamerite the calipers and carriers. Possibly white although white drums would look GAY so they'll probably go black.

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A graphite grey would look good :afro:

Painted drums look crap unless it's black imo  :smiley: