albino-jay Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Been here for a while but thought Id stick a proper project thread up rather than filling the general photo forum up with different threads for my s**tbox Pic heavy, So this is when I first got it in Aug 2012, got full leathers, heated seats, sat nav yadda yadda first job was to fit a new drivers side window motor and regulator Then I got rid of the knackered badges and fitted the cheap ebay carbon ones And also got rid of the jammed exhaust valve flap wotsit Then I made about 12 drift trikes Bought a roofrack off ebay for 99p and made a wind deflector (to transport trikes) Ripped the studs out of my downpipe, so had to drill and helicoil them Painted the kidney grills, light masks and fog surrounds etc oh and fitted new indicators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Got these for Chrimbo Then it came off the road in March and I drove this badass motor for 9 months Then I sanded it down in my garage Sprayed it myself (first time spraying) In the rain In November (yes thats how long it took me to get round to it) Fitted these budget goodies with Floflex ARB bushes too and new rear bumpstops dustcovers etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Bought a BMcable and sorted my airbag faults out Painted my BBS splits and fitted 20mm spacers to the front Fitted THE best gearknob EVER and some Angel eyes So yeah here she is as she stands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Oh sorry then i got some LED rear lights that have been Laminex'd Next on the list Vanos seals New radiator M3 style front bumper Possibly some new wheels Rolled arches and more lows Maybe Imola red leathers Not to everyones taste but ah well. rickeh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Very different mate. You ain't far from me either, hopefully see it in the flesh at a meet or similar. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosos Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Love the green, finish looks good aswell. Keep the updates coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) I like this, I really do, but what was the motivation? I'd find it hard to remove what looked to be good condition standard paint. If the paint was bad before/damaged then I get it. Not trying to be negative, as I do like it, I'm just wondering why... Edited January 2, 2014 by TriggerFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Cheers the finish isnt too bad considering where ive done it and not bad for satin at all. And the pait looked good polished but was scratched badly all over tbh and had a few dints here and there and the odd spot of rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj24v Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looks good man. I actually like it! What front drop links did you use with the coilies mate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looks good man. I actually like it! What front drop links did you use with the coilies mate?? Just the ones that came with them pal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well today I decided to d**k around with my exhaust. I was going to remove the small middle box but ended up losing the back box, but I kept the original tailpipes so it looks stock. Oh and one of my angel eyes has died already! only been on 3 bloody weeks. Vid of exhaust is not the best, but it sounds amazing out and about (the chav in me) CharlE46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamN Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Love it! did you rattle can it or use a spray gun with a compressor? Looks like a good finish from the pictures.. Edited January 3, 2014 by SamN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Cheers mate did it with a compressor, im made up with the finish for my first attempt. Only thing that i am annoyed about is a small bit of filler on my rear quarter has sunk already :s and the spot of rust under the bot that i treated with loctite ferozinc has come bak already. So i will be re doing these when the weather gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ad- Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 As I said before I'm a fan! Rolled arches and a bit more poke will look awesome! Good work! Oh the red lights improve the look a lot too on this car. I'm just wondering why if you were taking part of the exhaust out it wast the secondary cats? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 yeah i hope to get the arches rolled and some more dish, When funds allow I didnt take the secondary cats out as that would mess with emissions and fuel economy? tbh i dunno didnt even think about it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ad- Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 The o2 sensors are in the manifolds dude doesn't throw up any emissions faults and the car feels a bit more responsive with them out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I know yeah, but that would effect my emissions quite a bit wouldnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ad- Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 People claim it still passes an emissions test because they are fitted for places with more strict emissions but I've not tested mine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 So I have replaced one of the invertors on my angel eyes and theyre working fine now, I have also replaced my vanos seals and so far seems legit! was a bit rough on first start up but it seems to be using a little less fuel and pulls a bit better, without the hesitation/flatspotting I was getting, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Update if you can call it that, Made this,........ Some ANPR camera took a pic of my car looking badass driving in and out of a carpark. Killed some tyres (sorry tyre) #burnoutnomination which resulted in this Quiksilver_TR, TriggerFish and sive s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyb78 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Love it! albino-jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Seems somethings just broke on it, Suddenly started getting a knocking from the NSF when going over small bumps in the road, I've not had a look but it sounds drop linky, great, And something on the central locking is putting a drain and flattening my battery over night, FML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_F Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Still waiting to see this round stockport. Sounds alright too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ad- Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 What's the rc car? Tt01? I was looking for an e46 shell Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albino-jay Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Its a maverick strada but i have a TL01 it goes on too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
