My Black 1.4s

[loopzmatt]

its about time i started one i think,

i brought the car as standard had it all serviced gave it wash got it nice an shiny

signed up on here had a few ideas an slowly getting to work on it

first up was to lower it

set of wheels

cambridge lights

bonnet bra

had a few problems on the way though

had all the gear box clutch and pedal box ripped out

so that set me back

got coilovers on

not aproblem

brought wheels and put the adjusters in as the arches were on the rubber

next up was cambridge lights and bonnet bra

then to get the back lower came camber

but due to one of my mates braking his leg

i need to be able to get people in the back as he cant drive obvioiusly

but once hes driving again the back will be going lower if my tyres let me

anyway a few snaps

to come:

i change my mind on this car more than my boxers (Y)

so i dont know haha

cheers for reading.

matt x

Edited June 6, 2010 by loopzmatt

[marcusgrant]

Looking good mate, really dont like the camber on the back though... also i think you need to lower profile tyres. But still looks smart

[loopzmatt]

Looking good mate, really dont like the camber on the back though... also i think you need to lower profile tyres. But still looks smart

yea toss up on woch ones to get though

the 195 have the smaller profile but will be a little bit bulgy i think

undeicded aswell this side of crimbo im skint

i mean i olnly brought the wheels a couple of weeks back

so no chance/funds to swich the ruber yet

[loopzmatt]

quick update few snaps from after the cleaned-uk meet

an thats how im rocking it for now

spacers will be ordered soon to get fornt wheels on

then in the new year a tad lower maybe

Edited March 9, 2010 by loopzmatt

[loopzmatt]

i cant wait to have matching wheels (Y)

Edited March 9, 2010 by loopzmatt

[BenLAST]

yea toss up on woch ones to get though

the 195 have the smaller profile but will be a little bit bulgy i think

undeicded aswell this side of crimbo im skint

i mean i olnly brought the wheels a couple of weeks back

so no chance/funds to swich the ruber yet

The profile on the tyres will be very similar. 45% of 195 is about the same as 50% of 175.

[loopzmatt]

yea ive not got those wheels anymore

the wheels and tyres im running are fine

[loopzmatt]

well the snow shifted my bank balance was not minus so i thaught id cotinue sortin her out

i finally got my bum into gear and got my self the spacers and extended bolts i needed

or did i....

so tonight i spent 3 hours messing about with spacers & nuts.

halfords gave me longer nuts than i needed wich then starting pulling my hand brake on

and then my drivers side front brake is going to be shaved down

a couple of mil as it was catching, but not the passenger one

anyway going to go kik a fuss at halfords tomorow as theyve potential anialated drum.

cant wait to get them on as it looked pretty sweet

i was happy with the stance when i had all the wheels and spacers on it LOOKED good

it just didnt move haha

it sits lower then i was expecting it to (with my camber if that makes sense)

im not sure if it will be sufficant as a daily haha

Matt x

Edited January 19, 2010 by loopzmatt

[loopzmatt]

so got all my wheels and spacers on tonight,

gave it a quick mopping over in the dark epic fail haha

got a few snaps and took it round my block,

my chassis fell in love with speed bumps

as did my wheels and arches, all are inseperable

i'll let a couple of pics do the talking tho

these were with my camera on the floor

i think my photography skills are second to none haha

ill try and get some better one up these dont do my car any justice

Matt x

Edited January 26, 2010 by loopzmatt

[loopzmatt]

got some new pics in daylight haha

the fronts going lower dont worry

need to bang the steels on and get my wheels in the powder coaters first though

cant go much lower on steels really so ill just wait and drop it

saves messing about twice like

MY CAR WITH NATURE!!

Comments Welcome

Edited February 8, 2010 by loopzmatt

[marcusgrant]

Looking good pal! Just wondering, what make tyre and size are you running?

[loopzmatt]

cheers bud

175/50/13 yoko's

had the camber since late october-ish still got a bit of tread left on the insides

may have to switch the wheels round though soon

im unsure how the mot will veiw it as it not wear in the middle 3/4

if you get what i mean

[HAIRBear]

how are the porsche seats doing?

[loopzmatt]

fitted yesterday

the drivers elctrics need a relay putting in

wich i think is being sorted

passengers arnt wired up

as hopefully theyll all get wired up at the same time.

but there in and in a comfy driving position so im happy

where did you have the bars welded and drilled?

they were a bit small those nuts didnt look substantial

we re-drilled them and put some bigger bolts threw

should have pics all going well tomorow but got a few things to do

[edit] also had to get 2 new tyres today rears were trashed practically wire (Y)

maybe adjusting the camber as i cant affor £133 every 3 months tbf haha

Edited March 9, 2010 by loopzmatt

[HAIRBear]

camber is defo not worth that much rubber! haha maybe adjust it for a few months when theres a load of shows going on or something.

I got a bloke called stewart aka juniour from carisma to do mine. The place that did pimp my ride UK! haha

Glad there comign along nicely, look forward to seeing them in! will be weird! lol

[loopzmatt]

lol pimp my ride

well it took 2 minutes to re-drill them

and cost me like 50 p in nuts and bolts haha

yea im well impressed tbf

got a few cleaning things coming from the ultimate finish

some more car shampoo new wash mitt

an a few leather care things nothing major

but hopefully theyll be here tomorow so give them a wipe over

an i'll get some pictures up

mot is due soon aswel

so progress might be slow but i only want to do a few more things but

everytime i seem to get money to do somthing, i need to spend it on somthing else :'(

shes coming along slowly bless her

[loopzmatt]

Quick update as ive now got my porsche seats in and fitted

wich means interior wise just need my false floor doing

exterior im still toying with loads of different ideas cant seem to keep one

pressed plates is a defonat

lowering the front a smidge more (once the wheel are out the powdercoaters)

but then,

im toying with 4 different coloured wheels or

somthing and a polished lip unsure on a colour

comments & critisisms welcome

Matt x

Edited March 11, 2010 by loopzmatt

[Xdwardo]

Liking the seats mate!.. How much were they? Where did you source them from?...

[loopzmatt]

Liking the seats mate!.. How much were they? Where did you source them from?...

get them off a lad on here, sam aka HAIRbear

dead sound lad

£650

[One life. Live it!]

Nice seats! :-)

[loopzmatt]

thanks there really comfy aswell

[BenLAST]

Seats look ace. Still need to go down on the front though, way too high!

[HAIRBear]

get them off a lad on here, sam aka HAIRbear

dead sound lad

£650

cheers dude glad your happy with them.

seeing them in yours = me haha but nah its cool theyve gone into another lupo!

And i was just thinking how nice the front was sitting from the front. but the arch gap is a bit of a bummer!

Electrics all up and running?

[loopzmatt]

cheers dude glad your happy with them.

seeing them in yours = me haha but nah its cool theyve gone into another lupo!

And i was just thinking how nice the front was sitting from the front. but the arch gap is a bit of a bummer!

Electrics all up and running?

sam;

i need a relay putting in to the drivers seat and a connector block like the passenger one

as when we powered them up direct on the conectors they obvioulsy just went one way

then switch the wires powering it they went the other

there not wired up atm i could wire the passenger one up would take like 10 mins

but ill just wire them both in one as ive got a guy working on a relay

but there in and in comfy positions so im like

sam and ben;

yea it sits nice from the front haha

working on the rears and the arch gap

hopefully this weekend this should be sorted

then when i know what im doing with my wheels

ill just have to raise it again.

im really happy with how its slowly coming along

wish i had more moneyz to throw at it though haha

cheers for the comments

Matt x.

[loopzmatt]

not really any big updates

wheels finally went white

was ment to of had the roof white the other day

but the bloke vinyling it failed

he said the curve in the roof was too hard to do with the vinyl he had

kind of glad thogh not sure if id like it

i quite like how it looks atm

anyway a few snaps from Spring gti

comments welcome

Matt x.

Edited May 7, 2010 by loopzmatt