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Still loads to do yet but what you think
Punto (Mk1) My maramite car - love it or hate it - work in progress
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The modifying scene has changed. But also we all grow up and get into different mods, when I first started driving I was all about the big exhaust and sound system etc. Now It's all factory style parts and performance.
The modifying scene has changed slightly, but I still think it's more to do with growing up, theres still issues of max power bieng sold with two page spreads of fibreglass messes and there are still cruises full of old sheds going on. We just choose not to be a part of all that when we get older, and decide to go to club meets and test and tune days etc.
The modifying scene has changed slightly, but I still think it's more to do with growing up, theres still issues of max power bieng sold with two page spreads of fibreglass messes and there are still cruises full of old sheds going on. We just choose not to be a part of all that when we get older, and decide to go to club meets and test and tune days etc.
like i said from the begining i know not everyone likes my car and i would be amazed if everyone did. I like the sound of the 1.4gt engine just need to find a car with a complete front end so i can take the suspension etc etc.
I like the ideo of a pealesent orange think it wil stand out with a bit of carbon fibre work on it & alloys powder coated black.
But for what i want to do i have still got so far to go yet.
Also whats the biggest size alloys you can get on a mk1 before having to roll the arches out ?
I like the ideo of a pealesent orange think it wil stand out with a bit of carbon fibre work on it & alloys powder coated black.
But for what i want to do i have still got so far to go yet.
Also whats the biggest size alloys you can get on a mk1 before having to roll the arches out ?
LOL in the head maybe lol 
Steve
Steve
If you really want this to be a show car, I wouldn't go with orange, it's very last year. White with carbon fibre details seem to be the winning formula this year (we have BMW's M3 to thank for that).
Plus I have seen *tonnes* of orange cars over the past few months, its like everyone is trying to copy the focus st, and I think everyone will get bored of that soon.
yh ino what you mean with the st orange and i never thought of white in all honesty, guess it would give a cleaner look
17" alloys will fit, as long as you arent lowered by more than 50mm, iirc.
and 17"s are verging on the large size for a punto, anything bigger (even if it was possible) would look stupid, even on a car with a huge bodykit.
and 17"s are verging on the large size for a punto, anything bigger (even if it was possible) would look stupid, even on a car with a huge bodykit.
noooooooooooooooooooo all the same colour have it all the same colour!
my punto is ST Orange, that was car colour of the year last year.
i think bright green is the colour to have this year
i think bright green is the colour to have this year
Talking about your account being wiped? I dont remember mentioning that. But this is not the time nor the place.i didn't i just agreed with what you said
my punto is ST Orange, that was car colour of the year last year.
i think bright green is the colour to have this year
green looks cack compared to orange
my car is lowered 50mm so i dont no if 17's would fit
am from grimsby but apart of www.moddedcruizers.com site up n say hi, In the last year i have done Sheff 3 times, rotherham 2 x ponty and a few others in that area & will be at ec cruise this saturday
And what's wrong with that? It's perfectly normal you kn....Doh! How do I edit this? Never mind, perhaps no-one will notice, I'll carry on..... You lot don't know you're born. Eeeee, when I were a lad we had to look at Capris with jacked up rears, huge wheels and tyres to make them look like dragsters and Hillman Avengers painted to look like Starsky's Ford Gran Torino. All with 1.3 ohv engines putting out a mighty 60-ish horse power.
"Engines? You were lucky, We 'ad a septic tank with pram wheels on and a Whippet pulling it."
"Stereos? We made our own entertainment in those days. We used to sing and my mate used to sit in the back and beat out time on an old air filter with a 5/16th Whitworth spanner."
"But then we had it tough. Try telling that to the youngsters of today, and they don't believe you."
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:yeahthat: and the Thanks is for making me smile at the above note Beardy! I remember it sooo well!
Thought id seen ya about....atleast shows it gets noticed whether liked or not
Ill have to keep an eye out for it and check ya progress if i get there on saturday.
N cheers for the site link ill give it a quick browse.
Ill have to keep an eye out for it and check ya progress if i get there on saturday.
N cheers for the site link ill give it a quick browse.
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Damn, I remember that scene as well (from reading old Custom Car magazines I hasten to add)
I also remember the craze of bootlid "lip" spoilers, huge "Whale Tail" spoilers and incredibly bad "body kits" that were more blocky than LEGO. Not to mention the craze for colour coding everything, especially white cars in the late 80's...Five door cars can look very cool, but not with Lambo doors. Cool five doors only need to have suicide rear doors
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pez are you hoping to be at sheffield tomorrow then ???
