Little Green Giant Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 looks stunning mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshArosa Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Size tyres you running mate look nicely stretched ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Sweet haven't seen them before Yeah man! thats what i like about them looks stunning mate! Thanks a lot man! Cant wait to get these wheels on, the refurb is coming along nicely Size tyres you running mate look nicely stretched ??155/55 on a 6j i believe the wheels areCheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshArosa Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Cheers just what i wanted to hear Edited March 20, 2011 by AshArosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 New rims look cool.Please don't make the classic home DIY error of over complicating them 24353456 different colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Cheers just what i wanted to hear Its alright mateNew rims look cool.Please don't make the classic home DIY error of over complicating them 24353456 different colors.Cheers manHaha! nahh i wont, im painting the centres and currently polishing the dishes.Polished dishes are so common but I still love them Been on with a lot of sanding, but the wheels are starting to look how iv imagined so its worth it, managed to sort a lot of the kerbs out also Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez1990 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Sweet quick question how much was the cambelt change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Cambelt kit from my local motor factors was something like 40 quid and then me and a mate just did it, so was very cheap compared to what a garage would charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Did you do the tensioners and the waterpump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yeahh, did the tensioners, they came in the kit I bought.Didn't do the water pump though, not entirely sure why either haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboi Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Any progress? Keen to see these wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Small progress made a start to wheels, two are looking well, but still far from the finished product, been finding it hard to find time to spend on them, but should hopefully go on within the next month or so.How i got them:first grade of sandpaper to remove paintSecond, and a bit of attention to the centres including filler primer for the bad bits.Finished sanding and gave it a quick autosol to see how theyd come up, still miles from finished, but getting there.Had a bit of an issue the other day:Haha thats my heatsheild from my cat, must have got sick of meeting the floor a lot.Gave my brakes a bit of attention too, ill end up redoing them at some point though cos its not the best job.Before:After:Excuse the terrible iPhone pictures and oversized images, Photobucket isnt co-operatingChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Smithy Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 looks like toby did a good job on this car, lets hope you can keep it up! brilliant first car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Cheers!Thinking about tyres to go on the wheels, wanna go 165/50budget is tight so was gunna get nankang ns2, however not sure if i like the way when nankangs stretch a lot the sidewall sort of curves?would like some Bridgestone Potenzas but cant afford the extra money, so probs have to put up with the nankangs, hopefully will look good.got a few bits to do before they can go on, gunna have a go at rolling my rear arches, folding the lips over with a good old rubber mallet also need to get my camber set up correctly, the front wheels are pulled out as far as they will go using the two bolts on the strut, been looking at those camber bolt kits from eibach, seen them on venom but not sure how good theyll be, anyone had any experience with these?Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboi Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Props, Got alot of time for these wheels, and the car in general. Im gunna be on standard 14"s for a bit once mines dropped looking at yours reasures me it will still look cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris c Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 elongate the holes in your shocker with a file a little bit for extra adjustment and if those are normal steel coilovers it would be wise to put some grease on the threads and rings to help stop them seizing looking good dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily™ Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 my friends got them wheels on her ibiza i think they look propper mint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 elongate the holes in your shocker with a file a little bit for extra adjustment and if those are normal steel coilovers it would be wise to put some grease on the threads and rings to help stop them seizing looking good dudePM'ed cheersmy friends got them wheels on her ibiza i think they look propper mint!Yeah i seen those in Emz's build threadthey do like nice! makes me want to get mine on asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 done a bit more to the wheelsused this thing thats apparently call 'loy block' as the penultimate stage in polishing it leaves very fine scratches theat then polish out with autosolpolishing pretty much all finishedgot some cheap centre caps for them which will be painted along with the wheelstrial fit:Gave my engine bay a bit of attention as it was filthy and all of the dirt was baked on so took some effort to remove it with a degreaserBefore:After:also polished and waxed the underside of the bonnet and added a few plastics i got from a local VAG specialist scrappystrut top caps i cut to make them sit lowerand these little guysit has tidied it up a bit also from the scrap yard i got this:a flash red delocking cap which i fitted aswell as adjusting my handle cable thanks the the how to made by James Hipwell, was very helpfulhad some paint mixed by a mate who owns a bodyshop for my wheels, so theyre in primer right now soon to be shotalso tyres are one theyre way165/50/15 nankangs so hopefully the wheels will be on soon after giving my arches a bit of attention CheersChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Excellent work mate! Good process and all the small mods make a huge difference Will look mint when u get the wheels on!Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboi Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Good work under the bonnet, have you got part numbers for the plastic bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Excellent work mate! Good process and all the small mods make a huge difference Will look mint when u get the wheels on!Tom Thanks! theyre just as important if not more important than the big things in my opinion Yes hopefully! Good work under the bonnet, have you got part numbers for the plastic bits?Cheers, just been doing some of the tidying up sort of things that i should have done when i first got the car.not too sure as i only got them from a scrapyard but ill have a quick look tonight at them to try and find out for you.Cheers for the feedbackChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 not sure about the engine cover bitsbut the strut top cap is 1j0 412 359chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully! Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 god i miss this car! just had a read throuhg after havent checked up for a while! glad to see your taken care her. looking to get myself back into a lupo been look at a few gtis recently and a3 is up forsale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPall Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Been a few things going onwheels are done and tyres are on, just waiting on getting tracking sorted and dialling the stance but theyll be on soon enough now im finished college.Got some camber bolts and a camber gauge to try sort my camber, best i can do is still like 2 degrees negative also got some new number plate lights as one of my bulbs wentgot quite a lot of things to get sorted with the car so ill be quite busyto do list:Pads and discsNew exhaust system (blowing)get wheels one and get stancingGet tracking doneFew other little details i have plannedGive the car a full detail and paint correctionhopefully all be done for Cumbria VAGcheersChrisgod i miss this car! just had a read throuhg after havent checked up for a while! glad to see your taken care her. looking to get myself back into a lupo been look at a few gtis recently and a3 is up forsale.Haha cheers Tobythatd be cool, always loved gtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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