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thanks bud shes currently running 330bhp on a stage 1 next on the list i want to be running 450-500bhp parts are so expencive here in the uk mind as regards to the bumper its a love it or hate it lol

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almost 200 miles on the clutch now god its getting better all the time so to celebrate i treated myself again this time with a set of Gunmetal Rota Gtrs i went a bit mad ordered 18inches x 9.5 allround for a nice wide wheel complete with tyres i know they are expensive but what the hell they cost £1300 with only 2 days wait and on my doorstep

The car didn't want to lose its wheels mind took 3 hours and lots of bent and broken tools to get the studs out but did it in the end

old wheels

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bent hammer how hard was i hitting the bar to get the studs free ?

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bar bent this was straight 10mins earlier lol

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had a cuppa and 5 mins then these turned up just as the last nut came free good timing or what lol

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cleaned all the brakes up

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fitted

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all done

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just rubbing slightly on the fronts think im going to try 5mm spacers to see if it helps

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pic is taken from a local show for charity this is a pic of a pic so quality is not too great
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Decided more stuff could come out to make the car lighter stuff again which I don’t need the tar sound deadning
This is the drivers side almost done
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All removed and painted to stop any rust forming
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Not bad and carpet will be re fitted to retain the factory look once passenger side and rear is done
the tar stuff is really heavy so will be interesting to find out how much i have saved yet again
well all done and back together decided to put the carpet back to make it look better / factory looking but the sound deading weighed in at 7.2kg with most of it out now and a good thing is hardly no difference in road noise
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with this all out and weighed i have lost total weight crap i dont want in the car so far = 46.734kg or 7.36 stone with a few more bits to do :)
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17th November

ok decided for winter project i wanted gtr over fenders but didnt want bad quality ones from shitracer so got in touch with a guy from ireland perfect fitment i gotta say and quality is second to none i decided i was going to do it by cutting out the arches *Gulp* any way heres what i done so far

mock up of drivers side arch

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kitted out for fiber glass trimming

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rough cuts

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perfect fuel flap also note side skirts are off

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next was to remove my rear bumper and found out the last owner bonded the whole thing on as bumper is one piece no spats this was a right pain in the butt

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but with it all removed you can see no signs of rust :)

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next i got the grinder out and took off about 2 inches all round off the outer wing to leave me this

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then stuck some slats in the inner wing so it can be rewelded

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so far this is how far i have got only taken me about 2 hours to get it this far :)

Edited by welsh bob

She has come along way, well done mate.

I'm personally loving those tinted headlights, they are set off perfectly with the black wheels and carbon fibre bonnet.

How did you feel hacking into the rear quarters? Pretty nervous lol

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