#1: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project UPDATE JUNE Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:14 pm ---- Got my standard 2004 1.4 8v in september 2008. Since then i have done the following:
Exterior
CC'd Morette headlamps
205 GTi (1.9) wheels in Peugeot C---- Grey
SP fuel cap
Gloss black wiper mechanism cover
Badgeless front grille
Renault Clio Mk3 Front splitter
Rear debadge (apart from 206 badge)
206info stickers in rear quarter panel windows
Tunedcar.co.uk Stickers under 206 badge and above Driver's side headlight
Institute of Advanced Motorists sticker in rear window
Interior and ICE
SP Pedals
Peugeot Graphite Grey: -door grab handles
-Alarm button surround and blanks
-Heater vents
Gloss black: -central facia / MFD surround
-speedo binacle (sanded first and satin black reducing reflections)
-fusebox cover (sanded first)
-airbag switch etc. surround (also sanded first)
Fiat swift red: -MFD binacle inside face
-Speedo binacle inside face
-Stereo facia
-heater vent 'fins'
Carbon fibre skinned (DIY): -wing mirror panels
-Door handle surrounds
DIY gauge and switch panel where ashtray used to be - trimmed in leatherette
Footwell neons -REMOVED - 15/12/09
Edge 10" Active Sub
Engine
Polished engine mount (thing at left of rocker cover)
Polished ECU
K&N Cone air filter with Custom built alloy and silicone tubing
Red hammerite'd Power steering hose
CC'd suspension top covers and battery cover
Continued with the leatherette trimming:
And Sprayed the courtesy light surround
and started making a proper ipod dock:
And the next project when i find the pop rivet gun:
Ipod dock next stage:
Next the wheels, Got the 205 ones back on with new-ish khumo ecsta tyres 195/50R15s
Also sprayed the space save white through boredom
While i was changing the wheels i got the hammerite out and did the brakes:
Also sprayed the front grille in Pug graphite grey:
Finally I put the neons out the footwells under the Sub for a bit of extra light in the boot
Just given battery cover, fusebox cover, and suspension top covers last coat of gloss black, waiting for them to dry before i put them back in and take some pictures, here's a couple of the battery and fusebox cover fitted (when the paint was dry) before i gave them another coat:
I reckon it looks better than the moonstone.
The wheels need re painting after the new tyres were fited, was just going to do them the same colour: Peugeot Cossack Grey but as i'd be sanding them all back anyway thought i might choose a different one, any ideas?
Not really fancying black as they really will look like steelies.
Did think a really light gold might look good but everyone i asked said it would look crap.
Pic from forza 3, sorry for the awful quality :
And a better pic of the splitter now its sprayed gloss black:
Thanks for looking Last edited by Nimminz on Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:43 am; edited 6 times in total
#2: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:52 pm ---- Got some mud flaps the other day as the wider wheels kick muck up the side of the car a lot more than the others:
Finally got the Ipod dock working, just needs a respray over the filler:
Got the bonnet gap filler bit stuck on, its been off for ages:
Don't think i posted a pic of my not obviously DIY air filter brackets:
or the gloss black suspension top cover things:
2 more projects in the pipeline:
- LCD in sun visor - an idea I owe to colinn who has loads of great ideas and i'm sure his will look tons better than mine
and an LED fog i'm hoping to make when i find a way of seperating the lens and the holder, hairdryer aint working
And i painted my ainchent battery charger:
Thanks for looking!
#3: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:54 pm ---- looking good ,
keep it up
#4: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Andy_206, Location: birminghamPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:02 pm ---- liking it !
#5: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:13 pm ---- come along way since i saw it in cumbria
#6: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:19 pm ---- cheers!
Hopefully this year i should get a sports front bumper, wings, new splitter, new interior (red).
And a few more custom built parts.
#7: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: anthony_839, Location: romfordPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:56 pm ---- Nice looking car you have mate !
#8: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:03 pm ---- cheers!
#9: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: saiefovech, Location: TuNisIePosted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:16 am ---- good job bro !
#10: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:58 pm ---- cheers!
#11: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Ian-A, Location: NewcastlePosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:51 pm ---- Looking really good. Future plans sound good as well!
#12: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Kencoboy, Location: Pembrokeshire, WalesPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:29 pm ---- loving the car man great idea's and thanks to you and jared showing these 205 wheels off im looking into getting myself a set also might use them as winter wheels
#13: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:10 pm ---- cheers! Yeah the 205 wheels are great, people always call them steelies but i love em.
They're getting resprayed soon, when i decide on a colour, and get some cash.
#14: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Ellis1612, Location: St.NeotsPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:18 am ---- looks great man, love your vent idea sweet
How did you manage to paint your PS pipe in your engine bay?? Really good effect
Keep the pictures and Mods coming
#15: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: -Dan-, Location: London - ChigwellPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:02 pm ---- Love some of the stuff your doing, keep it up =]
#16: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:29 pm ----
Ellis1612 wrote:
looks great man, love your vent idea sweet
How did you manage to paint your PS pipe in your engine bay?? Really good effect
Keep the pictures and Mods coming
Hammerite with a cheap 10-for-a-pound paint brush lol.
Tinted rear Ph2 lights should be arriving soon too
Mods coming soon (hopefully)
- tinted lights as said
- few more red hammerite parts in engine bay
- polish exhaust heat shield, engine mount and ECU cover properl
- Gloss black rocker cover
- Re-sprayed wheels
thats about all i can afford at the moment
Thanks for all the comments, i'll try to put a little update up tonight about the fog light project
#17: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: anthonyc313, Location: North EastPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:06 pm ---- looking very nice im loving the 'Pepper pot' wheels thats what ive got but nice gloss black and silver lip
#18: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:24 am ---- cheers, i love them. mine are in a right state at the moment
little update:
despite having the fog in boiling water for half an hour to try and help with the super glue, the lens didn't make it off in one peice
Not the end of the world as i might not use it at all. Another problem arose though, the LED cluster is slightly too big so will have to cut 2 channels down the top and bottom then slide it in. Then i'm thinking fill it with epoxy putty or resin then build it up at the front into the origional fog shape but with all the LED's sunk back
like this:
and thourght i'd post this up from the day before yesterday lol
Thanks for looking!
#19: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: DERV_POWER, Location: UKPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:47 am ---- some good work there mate nice one
#20: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:16 pm ---- Playing around in the engine bay yesterday and started a bit of rust removal.
This is the bit i have started
Its the metal bar that goes over the engine mount.
To start with
How it is now
I've re-fitted it while driving but is it actually important?
Think i'll be polishing up parts of the engine rather than dunking them in hammerite
Thanks for looking
#21: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:26 pm ---- another update:
Fitted black tinted phase 2 lights I got from Ad_182_uk
before:
After:
Thanks for looking
#22: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Jonno, Location: Boston/Spalding LincsPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:27 pm ---- looks good,
could possibly do with laquer on the rear lights? or are they dirty? look a bit...dull in the first couple of pics
#23: Re: Nimminz' 1.4 8v Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:33 pm ---- they are matte / satin finish but was contemplating lacquering them, just wanted them fitted to show off tomorrow lol
Not dirty as i gave the back end a quick clean after fitting them, frost on last pic though.
Cheers
#24: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: RicH, Location: South East UKPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:37 am ---- Hi really like the car what spray paint do you use for for plastics interior etc any special one?
#25: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:13 pm ---- Interior plastics were done in the following:
Black - Plasticote satin black (wouldn't use again as its never as good as other paint and all the other laquers apart from the plasticote one reacted with it )
Red - Hycote Fiat swift red - got it from 'boyes' store in Whitby before they stopped selling it
Grey - Hycote Peugeot Graphite grey - as above
Lacquer - Hycote clear lacquer and plasticote lacquer
The wheels were done in Peugeot Cossak grey with no lacquer, wish i had now. This paint was got from halfords.
The halfords stuff is quite good for most things, Its what I'll be using in the future.
Brakes done in Hammerite Red Smooth - For its High temperature resistance
Hope that helps cheers for the comments.
UPDATE:
Got the rear mudflaps on today, will see what the photos I took look like and see if they are worth uploading, It was pitch black by the time I finished. Had to take archliners out as i Couldn't be bothered removing the wheels to fit the screwdriver in, Gave them a good clean and a clean behind them.
Going on a little photoshoot tomorrow so should get some better photos then.
Thanks for looking!
#26: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Quarmbo, Location: Bristol & LeicesterPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:07 am ---- Looking good
#27: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: bigdave237, Location: cannockPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:19 am ---- where did you get that induction kit from i want one lol cars looking good so far mate
#28: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:58 pm ---- cheers. I got the K&N off a mate, just the cone part. Then i bought the chrome tubes and silicone connectors from a site on the net but can't remember what it was
If i remember I'll post it up.
Update:
Just Lacquered the lights, House stinks of the stuff now
Started polishing the metal bits again, they'd gone mucky already, need to lacquer them once they're done.
Brakes are really doing my head in, squeaking whenever i brake and vibrating badly, quite sure its a warped disk so will be replacing both the disks and pads and respraying the wheels
Thanks for looking
#29: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:43 pm ---- Pics with rear mud flaps and tinted lights here:
#30: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:25 pm ---- Update time...
Got a tinted fog from ad_182_uk, so got that fitted:
Sprayed my exhaust manifold black
before:
During
After
Started refurbishing the wheels:
before
sanding
sanded
primered
painted
Thats how far I am now, one wheel, just needs the rim polishing and the whole thing lacquering. 3 to go...
Doing them Peugeot Cossack grey like before but this time will lacquer them to bring out the metallicness. and they have been sanded smooth this time, think the lad i got them off cut corners when he sprayed them leaving the rim bare metal but polishing it up, then lacquering it.
Next week should be getting a new air filter as mine has a hole in it, will be making a box round it and cold air feed to prevent heat soak from the engine bay.
thanks for looking!
#31: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: ad_182_uk, Location: Sandiacre, NottsPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:47 pm ---- lookin good there buddy, yor colour fits the smoked theme very well, and i had that same set of alloys on my saxo which was a similar colour to your 206!
#32: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:55 pm ---- nice! Love the back end now, thanks to your lights
all i need now is a backbox
#33: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Kencoboy, Location: Pembrokeshire, WalesPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:08 pm ---- loving the wheels man cant wait to see the update on them might try refurbing my 205 wheels myself any problems or tips u can offer?
#34: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:05 am ---- Cheers, little update, haven't got very far been at college all the time since Monday
couple of pics though, still on wheel No 2
You can see the second one behind
Tips? don't really know, Lots of patience and 80 grit aper to remove paint and powercoat then 280 grit wet and dry to smooth it off, 600 and 1200 grit wet round the edge to polish. Mine are quite badly curbed from before i had them
Problems
- takes forever sanding by hand
- curbing was deep so won't get perfect edge
- getting paint off round the text was a nightmare
Can't think of anything else,
Thanks for looking!
#35: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:37 pm ---- another little update, i'v been on a buying spree lol
alloys to refurb, got them for me mate
lowering springs for when i get enough money to get the back done at the same time
and a 4" PECO backbox
Thats getting fitted 2mra
How do they sound?
Thanks for looking!
#36: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:57 pm ---- got the backbox fitted today, still a tad low, need some new rubber hangars
before:
After:
Thanks for looking
#37: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:44 am ---- Yesterday i went to the Seat garage
So i now have the following jobs: (ones in bold should get done this weekend
1x 205 wheel to finish
2x 205 wheel to start
4x TSW alloy to start
4x 14" nimrods to start
Respray interior parts remove carbon fibre skinned parts
remove switches fit Cupra splitter
fit CC'd doorhandles fit pipercross airfilter
fit Backbox properly
fit lowering springs (come money for tortison bar) Stickers to put on
couple of pics from last day or 2:
wheel 1 all done:
Wheel 2 in primer:
Splitter
Thanks for looking
#38: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:33 am ---- Yesterday I did the following:
Finished another 205 wheel
Fitted exhaust perfect, no knocking and sits fine
Cupra R splitter! looks mint if i may say so my self
Put the 14" nimrods on all round, so i can do the other 2 205 wheels
getting new airfilter today, and some stickers.
Hopefully someone might read all this at some point
Thanks for looking!
#39: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:40 am ---- Looking good fella. Another Cupra R splitter. LOL. They are so common now but look so good. Exhaust suits it as well. What kind of sound is it?
Loving the refurb on the 205 wheels but personally I don't think the suit the 206.
What stickers you got or do we have to wait to see?
#40: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:48 am ---- Cheers!!
Yeah, Cupra is way common but there are hardly any at my college so i'll be original there
Exhaust is well nice, nice burble on idle, crackles as it comes back down from revving it. overall not too loud, just nice.
The 205 wheels grow on you, one day might change them, never know
Nothing really special, but yeah wait and see
My mate has a vinyl cutter so i can get anything i want cut :D. Still got a couple stickers from antix to put somewhere
#41: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:52 am ---- Nice. Looking forward to seeing you stickers.
Any idea when lowering will occur?
#42: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:57 am ---- no idea lol i'll see how much money i can make off the TSW alloys and the 14" nimrods, see if that will cover it.
So am i
#43: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:33 am ---- Another update:
Cleaned the backbox
before:
After:
New (old) airfilter as the old one got a hole in it (yes i'v removed the alloy tubes!)
and 205 wheel no. 3 and 3 centre caps painted
should get last one finished today, just need the rim polishing then. Aiming to get them finished and on the car for thursday. Probably going to try get a cold air feed sorted today
Also never got them stickers my file didn't work on his cutter, will be trying again though
really need to get my wheels done need to wait for the weather to pick up so i can spray them outside as i have no garage
#45: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: boozeman, Location: manchesterPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:09 am ---- you will get some serious heat soak in the filter if you place it there. Which as you may know will reduce power, try moving it away by putting the alloy tubes back on
#46: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:08 am ----
boozeman wrote:
you will get some serious heat soak in the filter if you place it there. Which as you may know will reduce power, try moving it away by putting the alloy tubes back on
yeah i know, currently working on a enclosure for it with a cold air feed, for now i have put the alloy tubes back on, that photo was just to show the filter really.
thanks for the comments!
#47: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (wheel refurb in progress p3) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:44 pm ---- Got all the wheels finished and on the car minus 1 centre cap that i'v ran out of paint for
Another airfilter, pipercross this time, still working on enclosure for it
New filter, enclosure nearly done, just needs a hole cutting for the cold air feed.
cold air feed:
Back box polished, paper in there to show how shiney it is:
Sunstrip fitted today, for free
And interior back to standard, trial guage mount in vent too:
Finally some pics overall:
Thanks for looking!
#49: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Kencoboy, Location: Pembrokeshire, WalesPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:48 pm ---- Loving her how she stands and really need to get started on my 205 refurb awesome look though man
#50: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:52 pm ---- you need those rear light shiny
Still don't like the 205 wheels on there but hey it aint my car. good progress though
#51: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:51 pm ---- cheers! yeah the lights could do with being shiney, but deffo keeping the wheels for now, put too much work into them ... and i'm skint lol
hopefully new interior done by tomorrow, then i'll get started on all the little jobs, making the lights shiney, spraying the bits under the car at the sides black, Finish air filter enclosure, strip doorcards and paint gloss black
etc.
cheers! yeah the lights could do with being shiney, but deffo keeping the wheels for now, put too much work into them ... and i'm skint lol
hopefully new interior done by tomorrow, then i'll get started on all the little jobs, making the lights shiney, spraying the bits under the car at the sides black, Finish air filter enclosure, strip doorcards and paint gloss black
etc.
F*ck all that, Number 1 on the list should be to lower it, lots! Thats when a car looks a hell of a lot better, rather than a car modded in bits and peices. Will look ace when lowered!
#53: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:02 pm ---- all them are cheap mods though and i'm skint.
Do have some eibach 40mm lowering springs, its just getting money to pay someone to get the back end down.
can't have it too low though, i have a rather steep drive
#54: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:32 am ---- Update:
The car is at the garage getting repaired. on thursday i lost the use of the clutch, think its the release fork snapped inside So I'm without the car for a week. Only the 4th time its gone wrong this year lol.
so far i'v spent more repairing it than modding it or buying it in the first place, over the 1 and a half years or 22000 miles of owning it. Its getting daft. Thinking of fixing it this time, selling all the mods and part exchanging it for something better or at least more reliable.
#55: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Shodoku, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:34 am ---- Seems a shame to sell it after all this work? It's
impressive the amount of time you've
put into it.
#56: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:35 am ----
Nimminz wrote:
Update:
The car is at the garage getting repaired. on thursday i lost the use of the clutch, think its the release fork snapped inside So I'm without the car for a week. Only the 4th time its gone wrong this year lol.
so far i'v spent more repairing it than modding it or buying it in the first place, over the 1 and a half years or 22000 miles of owning it. Its getting daft. Thinking of fixing it this time, selling all the mods and part exchanging it for something better or at least more reliable.
But when it's fixed it will be fine again what's the point in s[ending the money to get the clutch fixed to sell it on?
Just keep it!
#57: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:14 am ---- Ah but i said that last time, and the time before, and the time before and that only takes me back to xmas lol
Nah will be driving it for a bit longer until i find something that i really want and can afford.
Someone else can enjoy the work i'v put into it, i can do it all again (better ) on the next one.
Want to go euro i think, looking at a 1999 model polo. or a 2001 model clio. dunno yet i'll wait and see.
#58: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Shodoku, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:21 am ---- Fair enough. I love the wheels by the way... I might be slightly biased in saying that though as I just got some as well but in chrome black.
#59: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: vikro, Location: londonPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:08 am ---- looking good mate... how does the air filter sound?
and do you mind getting a pic up of how you put the cold air feed please..
#60: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:39 am ---- will do when i get the car back from garage, pretty sure its the release for snapped on the inside as the garage is running at half the man power its going to take a while.
basically i'm running the scoop to the vent in the cupra splitter the just using ducting to take it up to the filter.
Thats what i WAS going to do. Now i'm putting the standard airbox back on and running the scoop up to that
#61: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: vikro, Location: londonPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:06 pm ---- any chance you coulld post up a diagram of the setup please?
if its not too much bother that is..
#62: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:28 pm ---- i'll grab you a photo when i get the car back. Still in the garage getting clutch sorted.
sounds best right up there even though its least effective.
how mch does a set of 205 speedlines usualy go for?your would look kinda sweet on mine with some spacers..
i currently have some scirocos and dont really like them.. 205 alloys seem the cheapest option.. and they dont look too bad sprayed...
#64: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:20 am ---- i got mine for £100 with tyres, quite badly curbed though. As you said before, borbets would look cool but very expensive i think. Still not got the car back
#65: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: vikro, Location: londonPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:17 am ---- yeh.. borbets do look awsome.. was also thinking of some modern lines...
thing is i like the whole 7.5j front and 9j back thing...
saw an old school golf the other day woth some borbets... looked well nice
#66: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 8v PROJECT (updated 14th April) Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:42 pm ---- Vikro - i'll see if i can get you a picture tonight.
Well, this is about as far as this car will be going under my ownership. I'll be geting a new car within the next month. My little brother will probably be having this one off me when he passes his test so you may see it again.
Now i'm going to start selling bits off and returning it more or less to standard for him to have a blank canvass so to speak.
Definately going for a MK4 Astra if i can find a good one. when't and drive one on saturday and was quite impressed.
Thanks for all the comments etc.
#67: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Tue May 04, 2010 1:08 pm ---- Right, just been doing all the mods i had ready to go on or was waiting on in the post:
1.
New interior
-black front doorcards
-black HDI front and rear seats
-SP doorhandles
-Spray painted original rear cloth trim
-gave it all a good clean
2. SMD LED lights
-H7s which are too dim
-501s which are great
took them out
sidelights
3. CC'd exterior doorhandles
4. polished engine hook:
5. Started sanding rocker cover for the polished look
no pics yet though
Might keep it a while longer
And vikro, here's your pics eventually:
Thanks for looking!
#68: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: Kencoboy, Location: Pembrokeshire, WalesPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:56 am ---- hey man where abouts did ya get the led side lights from ??
#69: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 2:47 pm ---- Ebay mate, just search 'SMD LED 501' should lead you right to them
#70: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 2:59 pm ---- I was thinking of doing the ipod dock, but it would of been for my iPhone, but i think its too big to fit where the ashtray is
#71: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:32 pm ---- ok so are your middle bulbs the h7 SMD? and is it a blue light or white?
#72: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: freestylejamie, Location: East LondonPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:39 pm ---- did u spray them seats that colour or was it a full re trim?
#73: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: freestylejamie, Location: East LondonPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:43 pm ---- also look at these would suit your car perfect
#74: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 4:16 pm ---- IPhone would fit i'm sure
Yeah middle bulbs were the H7 SMD LED's, Was a white light with a hint of blue but they were dimmer than my standard sidelights.
HDi Interior, swapped all the seats and front doorcards, only bit i sprayed was the fabric in the panels in the back.
Aye those seats would be nice but as i said in my PM to gav, i'm changing it for an astra soon so no real point, and i'm skint
#75: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project - DONE!!! Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:42 am ---- ok, even though i've had enough of this car i can't resist doing more mods, so since my last update i've done the following:
Sprayed inside the rear arches black
Sprayed under the sills black
Got carbon fibre effect vinyl 'peugeot' and the lion on the sunstrip
Hammerite'd the edges of the brake disks black and the rear drums
Started painting the rocker cover black
Refurbished the space saver wheel cage
Temporarily fitted the air/fuel ratio guage
Temporarily retrimmed the glovebox in black leatherette to match interior
lol quite a bit for someone who's looking to change cars
Thanks for looking
#76: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project UPDATE JUNE Author: Nimminz, Location: Durham, NE England, UKPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:23 am ---- Right, I'm no longer driving this. Its off the road and parts are slowly coming off it to return it to standard
Gives my little brother a blank canvass
#77: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project UPDATE JUNE Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:39 am ---- what did you do with the 205 wheels mate? and what primer did you use?
#78: Re: NIMMINZ' 1.4 project UPDATE JUNE Author: anthony_839, Location: romfordPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:46 am ---- where do you have to connect the gauge for air/ fuel mix?
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im loving the 'Pepper pot' wheels 
thats what ive got but nice gloss black and silver lip
leaving the rim bare metal but polishing it up, then lacquering it.
