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paul1985
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:34 pm

i've not had my cabby very long its been emotional so far
first off my ecu packed up after 3 days of ownership
then my autobox spat its dummy all within a month or so

BUT all is well now :D :D :D

i got an ecu from ebay
and a mate of mine let me strip his rotten tintop for a manual conversion in exchange for me doing oddjobs round his house

so were all back on the road and happy :D
and as i've had a half day off i gave her a bath
anyway heres some pics

let us know what ya think??

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please ignore the horrible gear knob its one i borrowed until i find the one i want
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:54 pm

I like it mate, looks very retro, in a cool way :) Not to sure on the black trim just above the sill, what is that? 8)
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paul1985
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:02 pm

the trims as per standard as far as i know but its suppossed to be black below the trim
i may be wrong like sure some one will correct me if i am
i dunno weather to paint it black or red below the trim as its mainly overspray instead of being painted :x :x
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:19 pm

Ahh now it makes sense... I think you should have the sills black if that trim is going to be there, if not, have the sills red.. like my sig picture :cool:
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paul1985
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:22 pm

problem is if i remove it i'll be left with clip holes that'll need welding
hmmm decisions :mad:
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:28 pm

Kemix wrote:I like it mate, looks very retro, in a cool way :) Not to sure on the black trim just above the sill, what is that? 8)
looks very nice and the same as mine :P if you click my sig pic below it will show you what colour the sill should be, key it up they use stone chip and after thats dry a coat os satin black will make the black trim not so prominant! looks very low to :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

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paul1985
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:35 pm

looks very nice and the same as mine :P if you click my sig pic below it will show you what colour the sill should be, key it up they use stone chip and after thats dry a coat os satin black will make the black trim not so prominant! looks very low to :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

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yeah my mate had a full set of apex springs and shox i dunno what its lower by but it feels decked :cool: :cool:
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:44 pm

must be at least 60/40 , halfrauds do big can of stone chip spray and also the satin black paint for your sills! a good going over with a red scotch pad soaked in soapy water will key and also clean them ready for paint, simple but very effective :D :D
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:56 pm

cheers for the advice trevski
ps your car looks awesome red cabby ftw lmao
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:52 pm

Trevski, cool pic of you & Jock, but you need to massively reduce it in size please. :wink:
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:24 pm

looks great, needs pedal rubbers though pennys from the dealers :D
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:40 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:Trevski, cool pic of you & Jock, but you need to massively reduce it in size please. :wink:
been trying to! how do i do it :roll: :roll:
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Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:46 pm

What size are your wheels?
paul1985
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Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:41 pm

15" buddy
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Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:41 pm

They look like 16"s. What tyres are you running?
paul1985
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195/50's buddy
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Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:53 pm

Nice looking Cab Paul. 8)
How about colour coding the Black strip instead :?:
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Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:26 pm

Hey nice car Paul.... That pedal box looks familiar marrow.... :0) lol
paul1985
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Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:50 pm

hi dean,
yeah its a good pedal box :rolling:
its about time you got on here lad
get some piccy's up bud
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:59 am

Gorgeous :cool:
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:44 pm

Nice looking Cab, that! I'd change the front indicator lenses to standard clears or smoked rather than the 'crystal' ones on it now but otherwise, really nice!
paul1985
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:47 pm

aj_mckay wrote:Nice looking Cab, that! I'd change the front indicator lenses to standard clears or smoked rather than the 'crystal' ones on it now but otherwise, really nice!
yeah i've been in two minds about the lenses they were on when i bought it i'll get round to doing summit about them at some point
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