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Aug 27, 2009 11:31:21 GMT
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.. And other than a couple little issues with lights and exhaust, I love it ;D There will definitely be a fresh readers rides thread appearing very soon.
I have a question though, Joe painted it at the Gathering and it's now a lovely 'tactile' black. I've got the V5 here.. do I tell the DVLA now or send it off in my name, then send it off a second time to change the colour? It's an attention grabbing car so keeping within the realms of legality is quite high on the agenda for me!
Cheers
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Aug 27, 2009 15:54:13 GMT
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may as well do it now m8  Bit bigger than the herald and mx, whats planned then? |
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Aug 27, 2009 16:12:53 GMT
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Looking frward to to your readers rides thread mate.. as for the colour if its any comfort I drove all the way to work with a police car behind me on Monday and they didn't bat an eyelid. lol.
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Daily: Spazda Mx5
'A52's Fastest steak eater 2010'
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Aug 27, 2009 19:28:24 GMT
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Plans involve sorting the exhaust out because it annoys the bejesus out of me already ;D I actually bodged it up with a Blackthorn can this afternoon and it is a bit better but I can't help but thinking about side exits. More fabrication in that than I thought though because the front silencer is just in front of the rear axle and needs moving forward a fair bit. The front tyres and tracking quite desperately need sorting so I'll be off to my local tyre place this weekend. I may go with 195/50/15s to get a bit of stretch so I can lower it a tiny bit more. I'm happy with the rear height as it is. Then get the paint how I like it.. Still satin black, just a little smoother  and maybe with a different coloured bonnet. It's going to be an ongoing project, just as it always has been whilst in the possession of people on this forum Glad the police weren't interested, I'll still be sorting it with the V5 when they're sent (I didn't get a chance today because I left them at home by mistake, but they're in an envelope now). My gran thought there was a tractor outside when I dropped by today ;D |
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lol I got that a lot too  Glad your taking the project on and making it your own.. have you noticed how many people point and look at you yet!? lol See you later tonight. |
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Daily: Spazda Mx5
'A52's Fastest steak eater 2010'
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Aug 28, 2009 12:05:53 GMT
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I assumed that was due to the exhaust but it is quite a formidable beast when it's coming toward you, regardless of the noise it's making! Tyres in the morning.. but do I go with 205/55s as is on there now, 205/50s or 195/50s... |
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Aug 28, 2009 12:30:17 GMT
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I'd go with 205/50's or 195 50's (maybe 195/55 or 60s) but i've never been happy with the clearance or lack of it on the 205/55's It either needs a little stretch or less wall height. Personally i'd go with a little stretch.
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Daily: Spazda Mx5
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Aug 28, 2009 12:46:21 GMT
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I'd go with 205/50's or 195 50's (maybe 195/55 or 60s) but i've never been happy with the clearance or lack of it on the 205/55's It either needs a little stretch or less wall height. Personally i'd go with a little stretch. That's my thinking, I've got it booked in for 205/50s.. but I am liable to change my mind and go for 195/55s after comparing sizes online. I'll have a chat with the tyre people in the morning I suppose. |
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Aug 28, 2009 19:31:20 GMT
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185/50 or 55's..
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Aug 28, 2009 22:11:38 GMT
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I don't want stretch that looks obviously like stretch though.. Just enough to suit what is there already. If I go smaller on tyres then I'll have to lower it more which I don't want to do (yet ;D ). It's booked in for 195/55s at 8.30 tomorrow morning now. |
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Aug 28, 2009 22:35:00 GMT
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I don't want stretch that looks obviously like stretch though.. Just enough to suit what is there already. If I go smaller on tyres then I'll have to lower it more which I don't want to do (yet ;D ). It's booked in for 195/55s at 8.30 tomorrow morning now. thats what I ran on them IIRC I'm not fond of too much stretch either this is how it looked when I first did wheels..  stretch shot:  .. si ps it never rubbed with them on.. |
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Aug 29, 2009 10:30:07 GMT
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Took it in to my favoured local tyre place this morning.. They did a great job of the tracking and sorted me a pair of tyres. Not quite as planned because I got a call 30 minutes after I left it with them
'Mr Cornelius, we only have a single 195/55 in stock, but I get the impression that you want a bit of stretch so how about a pair of 195/50s like the ones we did on your mazda last month?'
'I'll have to lower it more if you do..Yeah, go on then, awesome, do it'
They look spot on with 195/50s, it has to be said. I'm going to have to start a proper thread for this in readers rides now I think
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and maybe with a different coloured bonnet. It's going to be an ongoing project, just as it always has been whilst in the possession of people on this forum 
Glad your taking the project on and making it your own.. have you noticed how many people point and look at you yet!? lol See you later tonight.