BB4 bye,bye

[Merlin]

[bb1boy]

@Vanzep, look at that picture ^^ how can you consider getting rid when your 'Lude looks that good?!

[vanzep]

i wasnt planning getting rid just wondering if its worth the effort fixing it up all the time as the car gets a lot of parking knocks etc the car needs a lot of work to get it back to what it looked like in that photo
cheers for the kind comment though

can you exorcise the rust at the same time...

[Merlin]

can you exorcise the rust at the same time...

If only it were that easy

[lucas]

ouch man
yeah man maybe you should sell on the bumper as it is and let someone else repair it ..... and fit a value sports lip to it at the same time

[Bri]

FFS gutted. It can be repaired. bit of grinding through the filler and some self tappers and fibrofill and you can mend it. That bumper was my second attempt and I did my best to make it strong. muffin people have no respect do they?

So sorry to see this. I am well happy so many people liked my bumper though. I will be doing another one in spring

[macky_6]

Aww man that's crap Nick

One thing after another it seems. Hope you get it fixed up

[vanzep]

ouch man
yeah man maybe you should sell on the bumper as it is and let someone else repair it ..... and fit a value sports lip to it at the same time

well its off the car now - so what do you have in mind?
Got to say 99percent sure im can fix it up - I spent 3 months fixing it up before fitting it on my car so i guess i can do that again

FFS gutted. It can be repaired. bit of grinding through the filler and some self tappers and fibrofill and you can end it. That bumper was my second attempt and I did my best to make it strong. muffin people have no respect do they?

So sorry to see this. I am well happy so many people liked my bumper though. I will be doing another one in spring

Cheers Bri - like ive said im going to fix it back up and get it back on asap I might fit some metal strengthening brackets at the back.


So with some help from 3rdgensteve and Indigolemon i picked up my temporary bumper and got that swapped over straight away. Thanks for your help guys and for pedrodogg66 for the part at a a decent price


Yes its a different colour its cassis red not milano red but i can live with it for now

[vanzep]

After a bit of a rough time with owning the lude of late the only thing to do was.....spend some money on new parts

Refurbed front calipers,sliders,discs and pads. I bought the calipers ready painted and fitted new oem seal kit and new oem pads and shims.

New Koyo racing rad with 1.3 Bar Koyo cap - bit of a beast this rad not too sure how i will get on iwth fitting it - for a start i need to look at getting some slimline fans and possibly a fan shroud of some kind. Might be a good idea if i fit an overide swith of some sort so i can cycle the fans when i feel its needed.


Ive resealed my PIAA Nakajima Racing Alloys . Now i just need to get some new rubber on them

New Rays valves - bit longer than the old ones but will do the job nicely.


Ive also derusted and painted one bubbling arch - good news is metal is still intact and its been two years since i last tackled them.

[vanzep]

forgot to take some pics of the lude with new(ish) front bumper.
The burgundy bumper i had a temp fix went to Merlin and i took his Milano Red bumper which he got from peachy.
Pics were taken up at Knockhill today where i was watching the drifting



New refurbed front brakes are on the car and now i just need to buy some tyres (205/50/16) to go onto the PIAA Nakajima Alloys which have been resealed and new valves fitted. I still cant make my mind up about what tyres to go for but am leaning towards the Toyo T1R's at £60/each The lude has been going well for an old car - recently outrunning Golf GTI',Scirroco and Civic EP3 which was pleasing