General Dessy the black Cinq sporting.

[JDSei]

So, Dessy is coming along nicely. She got a fresh ticket over the weekend and is running like a dream. I got the tints on and they look great from a distance. A few bad bits up close, but it was my first time I managed to get one clear indicator on and the other had the wires stripped, so I will get round to soldering it up.

The alloys are coming along nicely. I just need to do something with the centre caps. They've had 3 coats of primer, 2 colour and 2 lacquer. But, despite all the layers, you can still see the bits I missed when stripping the paint off. I guess you live and learn. The refurb in total cost me £29 so I'm not gonna complain. I'll upload some pictures later as my phone is playing up

 

[Sir16v]

do like a black cinq now i need to own a red one and ive had the lot cant beat good 16v swap for ease of power gain,8v is still good fun

 

[JDSei]

Picture time...

The wheels are going to look nice on her I think.
How she looks with tints.

 

[JDSei]

do like a black cinq now i need to own a red one and ive had the lot cant beat good 16v swap for ease of power gain,8v is still good fun

Yeah, black and red are my favourite colours for them. I am just holding off any major modifications for the time being, but 16v power will definitely be coming my way . I haven't driven either, but have been in an 8v and even that makes a huge difference, so I can't wait to see what a 16v has to offer.

 

[jatkinson]

Once Lola is built back up I'll take you out and show you a good 8v

 

[Razman]

Once Lola is built back up I'll take you out and show you a good 8v

8v FTW!

 

[JDSei]

Once Lola is built back up I'll take you out and show you a good 8v

Can't wait, you can take me up the pass...

Honister that is.

 

[jatkinson]

Can't wait, you can take me up the pass...

Honister that is.

Errm honister isnt good for me for my lows hartside is my territory

 

[JDSei]

So I am in the process of buying new tyres. I believe 195/45/14 are they best for size but what brand should I go for? I have seen uniroyal rainsports? and toyo proxy tr1's if memory serves me correctly. Any of these any good and does anyone know where I can find them cheapest.

Thanks.

 

[jatkinson]

stay well away from the proxies ,, as ive ahd a few sets ... i got though them in just over 4k miles and that isnt hard driving,, a bit of it was ,,and they are horrible in the wet understeer everywere , but soon as its Dry there awsome Ive ran rain sports before and they are EPIC!!! , i have got the sonars on my speedlines and they get death and for a "ditch finder " tyre there good ,, ive also got some yokos on my delta wheels ,,, Awsome in the dry ,, but soon as a bit of wet on the road , there useless...

 

[JDSei]

Thanks. Looks like rainsports are my best bet then. After all I do live in the lake district - so something thats good in the wet makes sense.

 

[spiderboy]

Grant you did a great job on those wheels. Well done!

 

[jatkinson]

It may just be my enthusiastic drivein that makes me think the proxies were poor, I have a few mates that agree, but theres one who will only run them ;/ ,

 

[blu73]

i would say they are really good actually for driving but they are defo very soft compound and wear very quickly.