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Old 21-01-2007, 11:17 AM
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a few more pics, coming a long a treat, front archs are 15mm wider to take the new wheels but you cant tell





Old 21-01-2007, 11:20 AM
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This will be mint when its done
Somebody find him some steelies to fit over the big brakes
Old 21-01-2007, 11:34 AM
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Looks great mate! No matter what it looks like it'll still look fucking awesome and more importantly embarrass alot of cars!

Old 21-01-2007, 01:58 PM
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Have you sold the soft-spokes then??
Old 21-01-2007, 02:00 PM
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its coming on now....
Old 21-01-2007, 03:32 PM
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http://www.edition38.com/forums/inde...howtopic=72279

close, but your are 4 stud arent they
Old 21-01-2007, 06:23 PM
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it should be all primed and door shuts etc painted by next wekend hopefully

sold the softlines a while ago to a lad off here

that link isnt working for me
Old 21-01-2007, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mk3cosworth
it should be all primed and door shuts etc painted by next wekend hopefully

sold the softlines a while ago to a lad off here

that link isnt working for me
there 16x6.5 et42 steels, but 5x100
Old 21-01-2007, 08:01 PM
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apprentley new megans have et45 4x100 16x16.5 steels as well
Old 21-01-2007, 08:12 PM
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love this car, love the sleeper look

Have you got any pics of the conversion, looking for pics of ther floor ,rear suspension etc, looking to start 1 this year.
Old 21-01-2007, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jr
apprentley new megans have et45 4x100 16x16.5 steels as well
ye ive heard but cant find any, also the last of 406`s had them on, only some models that didnt have alloys, but will they fit over 315 6 pots
another option is getin a one off set made by weller or braid

ginge xr2 t
it is a full sierra floor just shortend mate
Old 22-01-2007, 05:17 AM
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Nice project
Old 22-01-2007, 06:37 AM
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Do like this car alot
Old 22-01-2007, 04:35 PM
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cheers peeps il get some more pics this weekend
Old 22-01-2007, 10:00 PM
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this is one of my favorite project car's
Old 22-01-2007, 10:12 PM
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this car is amazzing!! are you ever down teeside park with it..would love to have a close up look...deffo one of the best sleepers around!
Old 22-01-2007, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave_YD
this car is amazzing!! are you ever down teeside park with it..would love to have a close up look...deffo one of the best sleepers around!
yes mate usually down there on a weds night, it will be out april, hopefully lol
Old 28-01-2007, 06:58 PM
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a bit further on this weekend and the wheels turned up









Old 28-01-2007, 07:21 PM
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Old 28-01-2007, 08:11 PM
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Old 28-01-2007, 08:20 PM
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the underside of the roof is like a mirror
Old 28-01-2007, 08:22 PM
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looks spot on
Old 28-01-2007, 08:27 PM
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looking better than ever,should have bought this ages ago off the lad that built it when it was sat doing nowt going to waste,kicking myself now
Old 28-01-2007, 08:30 PM
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lol, it was a cheap car then, not now theres only the bare shell i havnt chsnged
Old 28-01-2007, 08:32 PM
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thats cool

shame the new mondeos are 5stud as they are 16inch.

i definetly think its the way forward if you do get some one of steelies made to cover the brakes
Old 29-01-2007, 08:54 PM
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ye i could do with some
Old 29-01-2007, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mk3cosworth
lol, it was a cheap car then, not now theres only the bare shell i havnt chsnged
Do you have pictures of the initial build, floor pan fit etc? would be good to see
Old 29-01-2007, 09:17 PM
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I'd love to do a car like this, YB MK3 is my perfect car.
Just don't have the time, space, inclination and probably not the skill either

Wonder how much a shell would cost to get converted.......?
Solid LHD MK3 sitting here
Old 29-01-2007, 09:28 PM
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any pics of the outside or is he doing it in 2 sittings
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Originally Posted by mk3cosworth
lol, it was a cheap car then, not now theres only the bare shell i havnt chsnged
any chance of it still being a cheap car now?pleeeeeeeeeease

answer i guess is .........****off lol

great job and cant wait to see/hear it again, so glad youre minting it and keeping her standard(ish)

defo worth all ur graft
Old 29-01-2007, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by coswurv
any pics of the outside or is he doing it in 2 sittings
it was just the inside last weekend and the outside is getting done this weekend in the booth, ill get some pics
Old 29-01-2007, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by mk3cosworth
lol, it was a cheap car then, not now theres only the bare shell i havnt chsnged
Do you have pictures of the initial build, floor pan fit etc? would be good to see
no mate sorry
Old 30-01-2007, 08:07 PM
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looks well
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all the fibreglass panels were preped and primed and the insides painted this weekend and fitted and the car gave a first coat of base ready to take to the booth this week, so hopefully have it backin a week or so
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personally id get board of the sleeper look and turn it into a cossied s1 rep
Old 04-02-2007, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by andre_k
personally id get board of the sleeper look and turn it into a cossied s1 rep
I would never get bored of it
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Originally Posted by paul16v
Yup thats the 1

hey hey thats at the pf meet i organised !!

see my lil bro in the hot as well as a few of the boyos

wenny u looking the the police helicopter that followed ya from hartlepool lol

will be organising another 1 reall soon !!

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and to all the people say " get it on steelies " in wennys defense im sure he would love to , but ive say the car on steelies and that was before the new motor ,

belive me they guy had to fit aps , and for his life id recommend the alloys lol ,


COS ITS A FOOKIN ANIMAL !!!

and he aint shy when it comes to driving either are ya fella ??

glad to c its coming along .

see u soon hopefully bud

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Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by andre_k
personally id get board of the sleeper look and turn it into a cossied s1 rep
I would never get bored of it
neither would i
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lol wer u been hiding like beefy

i am goiing to look into getting a set of steelies or some alloys which look like steelies made in the future, bu it still only looks like a standard mk3 with a set of wheels and a ferw bits

got a RAC grill badge to match the AA one,


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