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Thanks fellas!
I love Albi too - it's bloody hard to photograph though! Sometimes it's almost violet, sometimes it's mid blue, sometimes it's a bluey silver!
On Sunday, two mates (Adrian & Anthony) and I went for a blat through the various tarmac offerings of the Blue Mountains area. I decided at about 7pm Saturday night that I'd go with them as I wasn't overly familiar with the mountain roads and had heard a lot about them.
To minimise traffic and...
Awesome! Love these in red and IMO those wheels in gloss black look better than Speedlines as they're something different ;)
IMO you need lows to pull off a spoiler and I reckon a gloss black roof would look awesome, and really tie in with the red and black theme.
Oh and lose the CLIO badge ;)
March 7
Well, one of my main beam globes blew, so I ordered some Osram Night Breaker plus H7s.
IMG_5067 copy by alex b photo, on Flickr
Was a pain in the a$$ to fit without taking the bumper off, but I got there! Ended up swapping out both main and high beam globes 8)
L: stock globe, R...
March 1
Finally got out to take some photos!
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Unforunately, one of my low beam headlight globes blew, so it sped up the process of upgrading the bulbs. I ordered Osram Nightbreaker Plus H7 online, for both low...
Feb 25th
Well ,it's all fitted... and feels GREAT! Not too harsh (much less than I was expecting) and a proper drop in height too! 8)
Some comparison shots:
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Before:
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But wait! There's more!
No, Adam didn't throw in a free set of steak knives, but in the mean time I couldn't help myself and ordered a set of H&R lowering springs (from Juice Motorsport, thanks Anthony!) to go with the Cup dampers. I was close to getting some of these anyway but that turned...
Feb 22nd
I couldn't leave it sitting pretty with just the R27 coloured wheels, so I tracked down some mint R27 suspension, courtesy of Adam Johnson in Perth (thanks again mate!). A price was agreed on and shipping to Sydney was arrange. Adam dropped it off at Pack n Send in Perth for me and...
Feb 11th
Finally - freshly painted stock wheels in R27 anthracite 8)
Still on OEM Conti3s.
Need to fit the diamonds back to the centre caps and re-fit.
IMG_4861 copy by alex b photo, on Flickr
Dec 24
While my wheels were in for a refurb I borrowed my Dad's R26 track wheels - black ph1 225 17s.
Please excuse the shoddy iPhone quality...
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Dec 18
Only a couple of photos of mine from the recent OZRS drive day - she's the one at the end with the silver wheels.
IMG_4140 copy by alex b photo, on Flickr
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Next mod at this stage was to get wheels refurbed in R27 amphasite, which should...
Haha yeh we were up in the mountains where rain is common. In Sydney we actually get a lot more rain than London but it's delivered to us much less often, though it's in much heavier doses ;)
Thanks mate. I love it too, though think it can look a bit girly with standard ride height and silver wheels. Really needs darker wheels or a better stance to look a bit more aggressive ;)
Oct 29
Fitted the K&N panel filter.
It's a fair bit thinner than the stock one:
In the housing ready to slip back in the airbox:
Done. Easist air-filter to change, ever:
Oct 15/16A few cheeky photos from the last annual OZRS National meet:Parked in the city with my mate with a 250 - ready for a 5:30pm sharp departure! Destination: Thredbo Alpine Resort, approx. 6 hours drive south of Sydney:
Met up with an R27 and 182 on the way, after a dinner stop:
A quick...
Haha yeh, there's surprisingly a few around. The last few meets we've had between 20-30 cars, with the biggest being close to 40 one drive last year 8)
Oct 13
So, even though my 197 came with awesome CL.10.SP plates, I wanted to change them over to the plates I've had since my first car, family plates that match all of our family's cars 8)
It was sad to see the 182 go after 5 years, but I'm happy it's going to a mate who will look after it...
Sep 25
My Dad and I gave her a detail on Sunday arvo. Well, it really started on Saturday with a wash, vacuum and engine bay detail, and then continued on Sunday afternoon with a full clay, and then machine polish. While he was polishing, I clayed and waxed the wheels 8)
Basic wash (nothing...
Hey fellas,
I sold my cup-packed 182 FF back in September to make way for my new daily. I picked up a 2008 RS 197 in Albi Blue with 29k kms on it on Saturday 3 September! It's got a K-tec cat-back exhaust, basic RS Tuner remap and tints all round, and I love it!
I was planning to keep it...