Over the next few months unfortunately I did not have access to a camera, so pics had to wait...in the meantime though I had spent over £500 on a new alarm system, I won't disclose what it is...but its the tits, and was well worth the money, I got the tracker reactivated and bought a steering lock as well to keep my mind at bay.

However soon after I almost gave up on the car, whilst it was sat on my driveway the Gear linkage snapped - meaning I needed a new gearbox, the starter motor went, as did a central locking motor and my bonnet catch cable. I plugged away though and threw luck I found a guy who fitted me a new box, with racing oil for just over £300, he was also kind enough to sort my starter motor for £35 as well! I did the rest of the work myself with the cables and motor for central locking.
A very depressing time with the car, but it payed off a few weeks later..

In fact these pics were taken with a Digital Camera, that I got given free from work pmsl - the quality is absolutely crap, but its good enough for now.

For my 18th birthday my Mum and Gran really pulled out something amazing, and got me £600 towards some Alloys I wanted..amazing considering things! So with a bit of money I had already saved, I thought feck it - and off to Motech styling!

Took a long time to decide, but I finally knew which alloys I wanted...I decided on some Boss XTS alloys, with the new "b" centrecap which has the british flag inside the b's lettering if you look closely
Had them wrapped in some Yokohama rubber and was away, got a set of Locking nuts thrown in to!

I must say the transformation was amazing, I absolutely loved them!! The best mod I had done so far to the car, bar removing the rust!

Not only that, but Christmas was equally as happy for me, I managed to scrabble together just over £350 between my money and what I was given..and with my mate off we went to Powerflow Exhausts on the 6th of January 2005, I got myself a Full System Decat, with no Middle Box which leads straight to a Powerflow, jap style can at the back. It has a 5" slash cut exit which follows the angle of the rear splitter. Yes it looks big, but it suits the car spot on - and I wanted to be different.

The car was spot on all the way there and back (55 mile round trip) and it was probably the best ride I have had to date in it, the car is fecking loud LOL and shocked everybody, felt a darn bit nippier to and was absolutely awesome on the way back. We overtook everything and anything and it was the most fun the car had in a longtime, it needed a good run and it good a fecking good blat LOL. Will never forget that ride home...

The guys at powerflow did an awesome job on it, its fitted solid under the car, and was cut perfectly into the splitter. They let me do the honours of starting it up, and they even asked for my help sorting out the cutting of the splitter. Couldn't recommend the Aylesbury boys enough
They also got the sound spot on, deep as fook, and loud as fook when you floor it, with a nice shrieking wail at top revs - it sounds like a V6 on steriods lol. It also idles lovely, very loud I admit (might have to get that idling toned down a bit ) but it sounds like a V8 purring...luuurly!

So here are the pics of the exhaust on the car, and the alloys as well. Now I admit the exhaust looks out of place, but when its carbed up - the cars lowered, and the splitter is colour coded it will look spot on, trust me

The other mods at the time were some Clear Indicators, and Side Repeators..courtesy of my 10 year old bro (top lad ) and a Ford Badge for my Cossie Grill, I also neatened up the bay quite a bit.