BG 182

[Louis]

Ooh very nice. Wheee did you get them from?

Got them from a lad in Belgium. Hence the 2 parcels to save on cost. :smile:

I've given them a clean but you can see how they've barely been used from how well they come up!
I'll be getting proper covers and fitting them early next year (most likely maybe sooner...)

 

[imprezaworks]

Result.

How much were they

 

[Louis]

Pmed

 

[imprezaworks]

Txt you mean.

 

[Jekyll]

Yes!

I would recommend the motamec covers. I have them and have compared them to other ones and the material is much better and stronger.

More expensive at £35 but worth it IMO.

 

[Louis]

Yes!

I would recommend the motamec covers. I have them and have compared them to other ones and the material is much better and stronger.

More expensive at £35 but worth it IMO.

I was going to go down that route having seen how well they work at protecting yours Mark!

I've given the rears 2 coats of wax anyway, shame they can't be protected some how.

 

[JamesBryan]

I was going to go down that route having seen how well they work at protecting yours Mark!

I've given the rears 2 coats of wax anyway, shame they can't be protected some how.

Spray them with ACF-50.

Niall's done his coilovers and whiteline bar with them and there's not one bit of rust or anything on them yet.

 

[Niall]

Spray them with ACF-50.

Niall's done his coilovers and whiteline bar with them and there's not one bit of rust or anything on them yet.

Yep! ACF-50 on mine as recommended by Kam. Great stuff, true test was my Whiteline as they always rust to f**k, and mine is still nice and silver.

 

[Louis]

Fronts arrived yesterday and I gave them a clean. Bought used but they don't appear to have done many miles at all! Only way to tell is when I fit them. What's the best way to gauge the height?

Just ordered coilovers covers and some ACF50 in preparation to fit.

 

[leeds2592]

Best way to set them up is to ask @Dr Jekyll to measure how he's got his and do that, because his sits perfectly!

 

[Louis]

Best way to set them up is to ask @Dr Jekyll to measure how he's got his and do that, because his sits perfectly!

I'll just get him to set mine up completely :smile:

Popped the top dash off to fit my freshly painted Speedo trim. Fairly easy job, takes a slight bit of man handling to get it over the satnav display but otherwise painless.

I would probably guess someone had been here before me as the screws on the side were missing. Not that they're needed.

Out with the old

In with the new

Whilst out I gave everything a quick polish and tried to stop any dust getting inside of the cluster

I then popped it back into the dash and realigned the top dash. All went smoothly and a pretty simple job! Very happy with how it looks now, much easier on the eye and less cheap than the standard silver.

A very worthwhile and cheap mod!

 

[Jekyll]

For referene, my car sits 580mm from ground to the center of the lowest part of the wheel arch, on all corners.

 

[Louis]

For referene, my car sits 580mm from ground to the center of the lowest part of the wheel arch, on all corners.

You're a pro. How many threads on each side is that?

 

[182_steve]

Looks like you've got a good buy there with the coilovers, they look in really good condition for second hand!

I do like that dash surround too :up::up:

 

[Louis]

Looks like you've got a good buy there with the coilovers, they look in really good condition for second hand!

I do like that dash surround too :up::up:

Cheers Steve. I did question whether I wanted to go used but they seemed too good to turn down. New would have only ended up like this after a winter anyways.

 

[20vKarlos]

Saw these pop up on instagram! Wondered where you'd purchased them from... I'm now on the hunt myself...off to German eBay :tongueout:

MKe sure you count the threads as I'll need to know for when mine arrive 😂

 

[Clio_fool]

Coming along nicely Louis, decent bonnet will be the best thing you've added so far! The billies look like new, where did you find them? Are you going to paint the dash strips to match the dial trim? It would look smart if you did. Keep it up, it already looks like a different car since csf.

 

[Louis]

Coming along nicely Louis, decent bonnet will be the best thing you've added so far! The billies look like new, where did you find them? Are you going to paint the dash strips to match the dial trim? It would look smart if you did. Keep it up, it already looks like a different car since csf.

Cheers Paul. Can't wait to get the bonnet on as you're always drawn to the dents even when clean. Probably the hardest part to find of the whole build 😂
Found the bilsteins on Facebook but he had never actually posted a proper for sale thread for them.
Dash trim wise, I quite like the carbon dipped ones that it's running at the minute. Matches my steering wheel centre and the geatstick insert. Might change when I get a sabelt/sparco and fit my scenic shifter.
The car was hanging at csf haha but yeah it's coming along quickly now :smile::smile::up:

 

[182_steve]

Cheers Steve. I did question whether I wanted to go used but they seemed too good to turn down. New would have only ended up like this after a winter anyways.

That's very true bud :up::up:

 

[Louis]

I seem to be building quite the pile of parts! I will update properly when I get chance but today I started work on turning my aluminium gearstick shaft.
Taking inspiration from the BMS and the PMS shifter I've decided to make my own. How hard can it be? I have a few ideas for stiffening up the shifter and I have already bent the scenic one that i got cheap as I mentioned a few pages back.
I'll be using a quiafe style knob and documenting what I do as I get chance.
Started off with some 22.2mm x 3.25mm WT (£5.96 posted for a 400mm tube, enough for any mistakes) and turned it down to 18mm OD.
I parted the ally at 170mm, and left a ridge at 145mm where I'll be having the lift up collar. I'll be getting some large penny washers for this and having a play with what feels best to get a grip onto.
A slot needs to be milled lower down the shaft to allow the reverse to actually work. This will be tomorrows job if I get chance.

Couple of pics for now, but obviously a long way to go.

 

[Clio_fool]

How are you going to attach the cable for the reverse lift up?

 

[imprezaworks]

Interested to see the outcome mate

Also I don’t think it’s the gear sticks that’s the main issue, well it sort of is. But the likes of the pms replaces the whole lot which imo why it all works so well.

 

[Louis]

How are you going to attach the cable for the reverse lift up?

I'll be milling a slot lower down for the dowel pin to sit through and then bonding this to the original plastic section that will be cut down. The OD of the original black plastic is 15mm so should slide over nicely. Fingers crossed. :smile:

 

[Louis]

Did some more on the shifter today.
Started by adding a recess onto the collar I had left on the shaft.

I then had a rummage at work in the scrap metal bin and found a bit of 28mm OD aluminium.
Turned this down with an internal lip to the diameter of the step on the shaft and an ID of 18mm.

I then took the existing plastic surround and turned off the plastic tabs and cut it to allow the aluminium to slide over it.

To attach them all together through the centre steel I had to mill a slot in the aluminium. Lined it up with the plastic to make sure it was all in the same place as oem during cutting.

Now all I have to do is bond the aluminium to the plastic and then secure the reverse collar. I'm thinking 28mm is large enough? Didn't want it to be too extreme.

 

[Clio_fool]

I would glue a piece of the original plastic into the top of your metal tube to stop it rattling against the shaft.

 

[Louis]

I would glue a piece of the original plastic into the top of your metal tube to stop it rattling against the shaft.

I was going to turn an 18mm groove into the bottom of the quiafe knob so that it located and didn't rattle. But your idea might be better

 

[Louis]

Fitted my new oem painted bonnet today. Most know how long ive been after one of these for.

Had a little struggle aligning it and getting the bonnet to unlatch after closing but all sorted and lubed up now.
It's nice to have a bonnet without huge dents. Just need to clean the rest of the car now!!

 

[imprezaworks]

Result

 

[Clio_fool]

Looks tons better that Louis.

 

[Louis]

Cheers both!
Better than it was before here -

 

[imprezaworks]

You've left the door open btw

 

[Louis]

You've left the door open btw

That's my old student house a year ago now?

 

[182_steve]

Nice :smile:

 

[Louis]

Genuinely love this car now! Really enjoying making it mint and doing small projects on the side.
It's filthy at the minute though but really don't see the point washing it as it'll get dirty again just as quick.

 

[Stefan.]

Looks good

 

[Louis]

Sooo, I endulged and bought a milltek non resonated system with decat. I was fedup of my current system always blowing and hanging low and thought this was the best course of action! I decided it would be easier just buying a sleeved system rather than getting my olive joint remove and rewelded up on my current one.

Can't wait to get it and fit it!

 

[Jekyll]

They sound good too.

 

[Louis]

They sound good too.

I've heard Nialls and it sounds great! I really like how mine sounds at the minute, but just too boomy which can be frustrating.
Made sense going this route as selling my current system will recoup most of the costs.

 

[imprezaworks]

Awesome. Video required

 

[Louis]

Awesome. Video required

Wanted a decent system for when i eventually take it to efi too! I will take a before and after driveby video when the time comes.