GiraffeSport 172 Monaco

[Gally]

Looks great mate, Monaco is a cracking colour.

Get the fog lamps removed.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Nooooooooo...! I think it looks smart with them there.

Anyway, I live in Essex. It's the law to have the fogz blazin', y0 !



I don't ever actually have them on. Even in fog !

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Had this little lot waiting for me this evening ...

Thanks CYC !!

All smells fantastic, bubblegum wax, something I recognise as kiddy medicine for the detailer and then .. the shampoo .. which smells rather disappointingly, faintly of cucumbers !

:dapprove:

 

[Rob]

When you cleaning this one?? I want to do mine at the same time, need someone to teach me

 

[leedsboy]

Just looked through all your old threads on you Ph1, brilliant looking car.

As for this, I know it's been done before but anthracite wheels would look nice.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Cheers dude. It was a smashing looking beast... Need a cup spoiler for mine and I'll be away !!

2118s or Ultraleggeras .. Silver works well with the blue for me. Its about the only colour I'd want silver wheels on !

 

[EllD90]

I've got a set of 16" anthracite superleggerras in the for sale section

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

They look tidy, but far too much $$ this month lol ! Already bought a car, and 50% of a new car to replace it with haha.

The standard ones look fine at standard height.. I'll wait

 

[Gally]

Good coice of stuff mate, is the glossworkz the shampoo or the glaze?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Shampoooooo ! (I think? haha!)

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Little update of the GS:

Yozza sitting in the conservatory to be fitted at the w/e !

(imagine picture of Yozza here)

Got home to find my ITG on the table yesterday, which has made the beast perk up a little .. the standard filter in the V6 box made a nice noise but flatspot central .. urgh ! :dapprove:

ITG by evil_giraffes_rule, on Flickr

Sounds nice and meaty now and defo picks up a little better.

Then today I got these badboys waiting for me !

New plate by evil_giraffes_rule, on Flickr

They'll go on tomorrow I think, after I've got some sticky things to put them onto the bumpers with ! Pic looks crap as the protective covering is still stuck on the front.

:evil:

 

[Eliganza]

Very nice, i'm tempted by a monaco 172 if/when I get rid of my 205. Where in essex are you mate?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Billericay (ish!)

VickyX needs to organise a meet which isn't at 9am !!!

 

[Eliganza]

Ah just down the road then, I should come to a meet some time in the pug.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I was in the 'ford yesterday getting the above from the DooVLA.

:approve:

 

[Vicky.]

Billericay (ish!)

VickyX needs to organise a meet which isn't at 9am !!!

Just because you're lazy

Don't worry after the RR day I'll have another Essex meet sorted for those who skip mornings :approve:

Btw, awesome plate - I just know that as soon as you became an Essex resident you felt the need to buy one :rasp:

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

You best do !

I'm not lazy, I just have an enthusiasm problem. Innit.

 

[Bramley]

Does the V6 box even improve things over the standard airbox?

 

[Rob]

Over the ph2 box, I'd say so. Not over a ph1 box though

Oh and Rob, MOT, sorted.

 

[EllD90]

Whats the whole giraffe thing all about? Are you as tall as a giraffe?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

It's kind of developed over the years but came from this:



Ph1/V6 box, plus panel filter is MUCH improved over Ph2 box. Noise and throttle response improved a lot with the standard Renault filter in, then flatspots improved again with the ITG in there :approve:

Rob .. :star:

 

[Tom@JMS]

Your ph1 was gorgeous.

PTFE gaskets need sacking off asap.

That is all.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Car is looking very nice indeed.

PS. I like your username, emotion/personality trait + animal = win

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Your ph1 was gorgeous.

PTFE gaskets need sacking off asap.

That is all.

Thanks.

Why is that then ?

Car is looking very nice indeed.

PS. I like your username, emotion/personality trait + animal = win

Ha .. Yours too. Might actually meet you at last at the RR day !?

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Yeah definitely. I did see you in Southend, but I didn't realise it was you at the time

 

[Tom@JMS]

Thanks.

Why is that then ?

Why? Because they are the biggest waste of time, and if anything they are detrimental as when you fit them as the PTFE impeeds on the ports.

Disgusting. Stick with OE.

 

[Tigger]

Don't like the look of that ^

But you know I love Monaco anyway

 

[Birdie*]

*Monaco Friend*

Looking nice, i'm not smart so is that RS Tuner thing a chip?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

HA !

Essentially yeah .. it re-flashes the ECU with a new map.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Plates now fitted after arguing with one rusted on screw last night .. had drill but no bits

New plate by evil_giraffes_rule, on Flickr

 

[Rob]

Like the plate, a lot.

Just the Yozza and some Sportlines left!!!

You two and your lack of any real man tools other than spanners always does shock me

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Pfft.... I have a chainsaw. Why do I need anything else ?

No sportlines FFS. Coilies and ARB. Done.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Plates now fitted after arguing with one rusted on screw last night .. had drill but no bits

Loving the plate <3

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Yozza fitted yesterday (thanks Ben!). Sounds great but gets noisy after a few mins when it warms up ! Not sure how long it'll stay TBH. If anyone has a mint stealth Yoz back box and wants to swap, let me know.

Also snowed/cleaned/clayed/cleaned/PB's Nattys Paste Wax Blue'd the beast today.

by evil_giraffes_rule, on Flickr

by evil_giraffes_rule, on Flickr

Remap to be done this week (RS Tuner) .. but it's livened it up a fair bit already just with the light breathing mods.

 

[Will.]

Not liking the way that exhaust sits

 

[Sash]

I spy with my little eye.... a clean DERV too first time I've washed it since I've had it :rasp: Ha !

Must admit if the exhaust was a couple of inches shorter it'd look better.

 

[Ra1nb1rd]

Think I saw this the other day on the a127 was in my ph1, looks nice btw

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Yeah I'm not amazed by the way it sits, but needs must and all that. Old (factory original!) one was rusty and blowing... hence I want a yozza stealth end.

Failing that I may flog it and get H&S down the road to make me what I want :approve:

Didn't spot a ph1 but thanks all the same haha !

 

[Silent_Scone]

looks the mutts! scrubs up well

P.S, I'll have the yozz right off you if you sell it if it's not already 'dibbed'

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Good man, consider yourself dibbed.