my mods so far!i've been busy!

[lilp4130]

clear front lenses


tinted windows & lowered all round


rear lenses tinted red


driver's glove box




new door cards



bike air filter

[Chris Lakin]

that lowering looks a bit photoshopd?

looks good though.

Chris

[lilp4130]

no mate i reversed the eye on the front spring myself but made a balls of it it's way too low n has no front suspension at all!oops!i have a proper reverse eye spring ordered now though should be coming this week make driving a bit more comfortable (i hope)!

[lilp4130]

[Chris Lakin]

haha that looks great, paint work looks good too.

the reason i thought it was photoshopd was bcz it was so low!!!  

alloys next?

regards

Chris

[lilp4130]

yes ive found a set of 13x7 wheels on ebay with a very healthy offset so hopefully with minor(but most likely major) arch mods i'll squeeze them in i've got drills angle grinders and a hammer waiting!

[126dave]

good work,im making new cards for buzz 2,thinking of thin MDF,what did you use?.....i like the drivers glove box to..the space there on mine is used for fuel pump switch/warning light etc tho....

[lilp4130]

if you look at the drivers glovebox there really is only enough room for a pair of gloves! with the steering column shroud in the way,so it might even make a nice mounting base for your switches??check it out anway!
 for the doors i just removed the pockets from the original cards and laid it down flat on the mdf so i could trace the outline and the door and window handle holes i tried the thin mdf but it's very flexible and i figured it'd rattle alot so i opted for the stuff about 5 or 6mm i think it's 1/4 inch it's dead solid and to fit it i used a pliars and two flat pieces of steel(one either side)to bend out the lips that held in the old cards,this way when you sit the new ones in you can tap them over the edges with a rubber mallet and the flat steel to give a tight fit you dont need any screws so your panels are just smooth ready to paint!
hope this helps mate!
paddy.

[lilp4130]

[126dave]

awsome,they are fab!!...... :twisted:

[lilp4130]

cheers mate i'm chuffed wit 'em they're exactly what i was lookin for
the rear arches took an awful hammering to take the wheels but it worked out so i'm happy!

[126dave]

how much modding to the arches??..just the lip?? or inner wing as well?.

the whole car would look even better if you binned the plastic trim and bumpers IMHO..............oh,and if you ever want to sell the wheels drop me a line  :wink:  it looks soooo good i could be tempted to get out of the 1970's stylee with mine.... :wink:

[lilp4130]

removing the trim is on the cards mate but i need to source bumpers first i'm going to powder coat them black like the wheels though so condition of the chrome is'nt important,if you could keep an eye out for some tatty ones n let me know if you spot any that would be a great help!!!
 mainly the inner arch around the spring got hammered but i'm gonna get the outer
lips professionally rolled out just to be safe they scrub quite a bit on speed bumps!!!
i'm also going to get the wheels polished and powder coated like these!

[jpimpao]

Hi,
Your car looks nice and the alloys are wicked.
Where did you get the drivers glove box, I would like to get one for my car.
Thanks

[lilp4130]

it's actually a passengers glovebox from a left hand drive i cut it to fit!!