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Postby andykay » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:48 pm

Well its two weeks before she goes to be sprayed so here are the before shots, not bad for 11 years old and over 200,000 miles :D

Not sure what to do with the seats as they are leather and make you sweat real bad also they are a little hard but not seen any others I like :( .

The wheels are going for a refurb and I think are staying on possibly with wider tyres as they are 7J X 15 and it only has 185's on at the minute :!: But I may end up putting 16" alloys on yet it depends how much the daughters wedding costs and how much is left in my pocket :roll:

Just ripped all the interior out ready for some new linings what a bloody job that was looks like I have been down a coal mine it was scruffy :lol:

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Postby rover » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:52 pm

Hope it all goes according to plan Andy :D

You have a good base to start with so I dont see why it shouldnt :wink:

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Postby madmark » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:52 pm

:) andy twin side doors that great !keep us posted with the picks mate! :wink:
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Postby andykay » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:28 pm

Forgot the business end which has just had a brand new turbo, cambelt, alternator and starter. Goes like a rocket apart from the EGR keeps sticking now and again but will run at 70 all day and 90 when no ones looking :P

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Postby MrFish » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:12 pm

:D nice project Ebay for window tint film get the dear stuff cost about £35 for 6 meters dark limo go dark smoke on back doors so you can see out. carpet look around if you are up north Mikes Carpets £20 3 meters by 6 meters get a good staple gun from B&Q and lots of pva glue (5 ltr) will do cover well.
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Postby MrFish » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:14 pm

forgot to say the A bar looks cool 8) 8) :D
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Postby bigmastif » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:43 pm

[quote="MrFish"]:D nice project Ebay for window tint film get the dear stuff cost about £35 for 6 meters dark limo go dark smoke on back doors so you can see out. quote]

stuff on ebay is cack m8 :? get yourself to a proper window tinter m8 saves load of hassle in the long run. its good if ya can do it but if your gonna do it yourself then either use suntec or simialar it aint the cheapest stuff but it is by far one of the best :wink:
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Postby Luke » Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:44 pm

nice one andy - i'll look forward to seeing it done 8) what happened to the twin headlights :?: i forgot to ask at the meet :D
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Postby andykay » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:34 pm

The A-bar may not be going back on so could be for sale soon, I tried tinting my own windows after a quote of £60 to do one of my side sliding windows I soon gave up it ain't easy.

Luke wrote:nice one andy - i'll look forward to seeing it done 8) what happened to the twin headlights :?: i forgot to ask at the meet :D


They are still in the box waiting for assembly along with a new front grille and a pair of Fiesta Si driving lamps which I was going to try fitting as well.

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Postby catdaddy » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:51 pm

got to agree with the window tint. unless of course you know what your doing. had mine done by tinter bloke for 150
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Postby AndyG » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:04 am

andykay wrote:Forgot the business end which has just had a brand new turbo, cambelt, alternator and starter. will run at 70 all day and 90 when no ones looking :P

Easily done mate :!: 8) 8) 8) :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have you done the gearbox mod :?:
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Postby andykay » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:24 pm

Not sure if the gearbox mod has been done but the previous owner owned a garage so I would think so. Must get someone to check to make sure :)

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Postby andykay » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:47 pm

bigmastif wrote:
MrFish wrote::D nice project Ebay for window tint film get the dear stuff cost about £35 for 6 meters dark limo go dark smoke on back doors so you can see out. quote]

stuff on ebay is cack m8 :? get yourself to a proper window tinter m8 saves load of hassle in the long run. its good if ya can do it but if your gonna do it yourself then either use suntec or simialar it aint the cheapest stuff but it is by far one of the best :wink:


Here you go Jim this is what a proper :?: tinter did for £60 per window

Sliding window tape on bottom
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Fixed window tape on 3 sides
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And the tape is on the outside so when it rains it will come off :o
So if you find anyone willing to do the whole van give me a shout.

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Postby bigmastif » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:52 pm

:shock: well m8 was the guy on a horse or was he wearing a mask that is the worst i have ever seen from a tinter every tinter uses a heat gun to shrink the tint that guy must have cut that tint put it on dry and couldnt get it to fit into the black matrix most tinters would do that type of window wet and use the squeegie to draw the water out then run a bit of heat over the outside while pushing the air bubbles out of the matrix just can beieve what he did :shock: feckin black tape :roll:
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Postby dangeeeeerousss » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:57 am

i know a guy over here in lincs who will do it cheap and hes good if he isnt busy
he normally charges around £40-£50 to do a 3door hatch if you supply the tint
i dont know how much he charges to do a van untill my vans done then hes going to redo all mine i could have a word if your interested
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