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interested to see the front plastics - I've always been a bit wavy on the old painting of them!

^^^ yeh I know lol they did have a tasty orange on the display alloys ;) But as silvers go its decently bright!

Removable panels I can live with, bonnet, doors etc.. Body rust would kill me! I've been over this one with a fine tooth comb and I'm very very satisfied that its never had any work and its so far immune to anything!

5 wheels £241.50, stripped, coated, refitted.

As in engine explosion lol - Before I bought it the garage had put new belts on due to age (cars only on 34k) Well they basically didn't do it properly and 400 miles later it smashed a piston and wrote off the block. After lots of arguing its fixed finally, Cost lots to do but cost me £600...

Don't think I've popped any shots up of this in its own thread so thought I'd catch up :) Firstly a few weeks after I got it, only thing I'd done is popped the civic aerial on. Then set about to Renault and spent some wedge! Clear repeaters, splitter (oh god the pain of the £££) and...

Thats gorgeous - judging by the cars around the beemer it must be pricey!

^^^ You'd think that but I've always wanted someone to do it! End of the day its only a sunroof and a reg letter away visially - do it why the hell not!

They seem to be built an awful lot better than the mk1's but my biggest fear is one day finding some rust bubbles! Anyone started suffering yet?

I don't know why but I thought you wanted side bump strips back on it? I could have sworn you said that ages ago...

What does it drive like setup like that?

My goodness - a picture - I thought I'd never see the day :)

Only version I'd own - looks awesome!

^^^ nope, 2 mins of a job though.

I guess that could do!

Coops that dust is EVERYWHERE! thats gonna be a reet b**ch to clean lol - Did you take the clocks out? its a pig getting dust out from behind the perspex.

What is the first hubcentrics 12mm 15mm?

Righto looks like I won't be doing this then!

Awwww I wish I could have come over! :( :( :( My back is very sore from moving a million heavy boxes!!!!!!!

Back seats in a car are there for a reason! I won't change my seats for anything other than recliners

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project not a word I use often but I think its relevant for this! Bummer :(

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project Oh erk! Sound like the immobilisers back out to play! Sounds like this ECU clinic may possible have to start looking at how they unlock the ecu's and find a solution to this conversion problem

£40 something on the bill I had.

Well it seems no-one at all has ever done this fella! :)

Are the bugger, 5 min job! 1 min with a mini hacksaw down the centre, 3 mins with a hoover, 1 min popping the new one on!

Righto so the new picture request is 10mm spacers please :) ;)

then off you go to renault for a new gearknob - I've just replaced mine with a fresh one - it looks so new! lol

That colour is awesome - wheels are a work of art too.. I'm not usually the jealous type but pat on the back fella I'm green with envy!

Awesome track - I WILL go one day! Fred what suspension was it on?

Oh right so I may need 10mm each side at the front. Can anyone clarify?