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ROBIN
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chaps as you know i purchased a new rat wagon, which has be named no frills LOL.
this is modding on a extremely tight budget of 1k, incl buying the car but not incl servicing or cambelt.
so far i have spent.
car £425
5" back box £22.53
clear side reapeters £7.50
total so far £455.03
so that leaves £545 left to spend.
plans are to keep it on the road till end of Feb (tax runs out) and work out what i think is knackered in that time. Then it will stay on the drive till the end of april while i build it up... ready in time for Brooklands in May?
i also have a few bits that i have had left over from the last rat's these include:
A pillar double gauge pod
Splitfire vacuum and volt gauges
320mm flat bottom steering wheel.
i am sure there are a few more bits that i have in the shed.
in march i will be tackling the suspension as and when i get time (3 children under the age of 5 and working long hours will slow me down LOL)
once on axle stands i will replace the lower arms, droplinks and Ball joints to tighten it all up once again, and also strip the suspension off for a clean and re-paint if shocks are shot they will be replaced, and then all fitted back together with some extra low -60mm front springs and -50mm back springs.
At the same time i will be giving the standard wheels a coat of gloss black to tidy them up.
Next up i will be cleaning everything, i am aiming to take the bumpers off, and lights and clean everywhere incl engine and then maybe polish up the rocker cover whilst under there i will be fitting one of my homebrew induction kits (will and Andy
).
i will then scoot under the car to replace the exhuast systems with a straight through pipe and my 5" rolled out back box.
while i am under "No Frills" i will start giving it a good clean.
i will then mop the bodywork and get it as shiny as possible and remove as many scratches as possible.
I will also be painting the roof rails and back light surrounds gloss black or matt black haven't decided yet.
hopefully if there is enough money in the kitty i will be fitting hid's and fitting halo fog lamps.
I will also hopefully be fitting my front splitter (from another make will let you have the guess's as to what i have got).
once all done and back on the road it will hopefully be going off to Power Italia where Rog casn work his magic on the cambelt and if i can stretch the kitty may even chuck on some 3g grooved discs all round.
Then getting back in the inside, i will be fitting my a pillar and gauges and steering wheel, i will also be replacing the drivers seat with some kind of bucket seat.
This project is also be helped by my 4 1/2 year old Daughter which cant wait to help on it, she will also be coming to brooklands as she loves cars and wants to come with her daddy to a car show.
Thank you for all your help over the years guys especially to roberto,andy_sx,Wimmy,Andyb76,Will_atf & stephend.
cheers
robin
this is modding on a extremely tight budget of 1k, incl buying the car but not incl servicing or cambelt.
so far i have spent.
car £425
5" back box £22.53
clear side reapeters £7.50
total so far £455.03
so that leaves £545 left to spend.
plans are to keep it on the road till end of Feb (tax runs out) and work out what i think is knackered in that time. Then it will stay on the drive till the end of april while i build it up... ready in time for Brooklands in May?
i also have a few bits that i have had left over from the last rat's these include:
A pillar double gauge pod
Splitfire vacuum and volt gauges
320mm flat bottom steering wheel.
i am sure there are a few more bits that i have in the shed.
in march i will be tackling the suspension as and when i get time (3 children under the age of 5 and working long hours will slow me down LOL)
once on axle stands i will replace the lower arms, droplinks and Ball joints to tighten it all up once again, and also strip the suspension off for a clean and re-paint if shocks are shot they will be replaced, and then all fitted back together with some extra low -60mm front springs and -50mm back springs.
At the same time i will be giving the standard wheels a coat of gloss black to tidy them up.
Next up i will be cleaning everything, i am aiming to take the bumpers off, and lights and clean everywhere incl engine and then maybe polish up the rocker cover whilst under there i will be fitting one of my homebrew induction kits (will and Andy
).i will then scoot under the car to replace the exhuast systems with a straight through pipe and my 5" rolled out back box.
while i am under "No Frills" i will start giving it a good clean.
i will then mop the bodywork and get it as shiny as possible and remove as many scratches as possible.
I will also be painting the roof rails and back light surrounds gloss black or matt black haven't decided yet.
hopefully if there is enough money in the kitty i will be fitting hid's and fitting halo fog lamps.
I will also hopefully be fitting my front splitter (from another make will let you have the guess's as to what i have got).
once all done and back on the road it will hopefully be going off to Power Italia where Rog casn work his magic on the cambelt and if i can stretch the kitty may even chuck on some 3g grooved discs all round.
Then getting back in the inside, i will be fitting my a pillar and gauges and steering wheel, i will also be replacing the drivers seat with some kind of bucket seat.
This project is also be helped by my 4 1/2 year old Daughter which cant wait to help on it, she will also be coming to brooklands as she loves cars and wants to come with her daddy to a car show.
Thank you for all your help over the years guys especially to roberto,andy_sx,Wimmy,Andyb76,Will_atf & stephend.
cheers
robin
