Dr Jekyll's Ph1 172 Progress Thread

[AlexW]

Fitting em saturday?

I have nowt to do, I'd happily stand around, take the piss and laugh.

 

[Jekyll]

I'll be fitting them at work so feel free to pop over

No faith in me?!

 

[botfch]

Damnnnn they look cool!

 

[AlexW]

I'll be fitting them at work so feel free to pop over

No faith in me?!

Remind me Friday night, and time, and remind location.

I has faith, I just fancy a Lol.
Might even bring a different car

 

[Jekyll]

Damnnnn they look cool!

They do mate and there light too

Remind me Friday night, and time, and remind location.

I has faith, I just fancy a Lol.
Might even bring a different car

Will do buddy! I'll probably be up there early as I may polish some bits too!

 

[Mr R.]

The BCs look like a cracking bit of kit mate.

What size spacer are you going to run in the rear?

 

[yeecup]

They look awesome Your making me wish I'd never sold this car, damn it I knew I'd regret it!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Need to get me some commission on these BCs

 

[Mr R.]

Need to get me some commission on these BCs

Errrr.....Hello!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Errrr.....Hello!

Yes you owe me commission too.. And your next door neighbour

 

[Jekyll]

The BCs look like a cracking bit of kit mate.

What size spacer are you going to run in the rear?

Im not sure mate. Robs looks great how it is and he runs 10mm so I may do the same. I shall have a play on the fronts. I've got the old vmaxx on which I can compare.

They do look a nice price of kit tbh. @TheEvilGiraffe what setting have you set the damping on?

They look awesome Your making me wish I'd never sold this car, damn it I knew I'd regret it!

Haha, you need to stop looking in here! But you'll be back

Need to get me some commission on these BCs

Look at it as inspiration

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Err.. Not a clue. Half way maybe ?

Put it 10 from soft and give it a day or so. See how you feel.

 

[Jekyll]

Got the BC's fitted yesterday.

Got a PM from @Weeksy on Friday night saying that he had some nuts that I needed after I put up a wanted thread. Brilliant as he is fairly local and I was going to fit them Saturday morning, so I shot up to he's place on the morning to collect them. Top bloke and very passionate. Was nice to meet you mate

Slim nut by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Slim nuts by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Coilovers at the ready by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Got the Robs Vmaxx fronts off

Old Vmaxx Vs new BC coilovers by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

I kept my old ABS bracket off my old coilovers so I gave them a quick shot blasting and a lick of paint to protect them

Sandblasted ABS bracket by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Painted ABS bracket by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Got the fronts BC's on

Front BC coilovers fitted by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Front BC coilovers fitted by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Then I moved to the rears and decided I would polish up the can of the stealth box on the buffing wheel. I didn't bother going crazy as it's got quite a few scuffs on it, I just wanted it to have a bit of a shine. Plus these are heavy when holding it up against a polishing wheel! The wheel could only get in so many areas but I knew I could tackle the rest with some autosol.

Old Vmaxx and dirty stealth box by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Old Vmaxx and stealth box off by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Stealth box removed by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Polished stealth can by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Put it all back together along with the BC rears but forgot to get some pics but I wanted adjust the height which I did today.

Adjusting by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

I wound the front coilover bodies down until the base was flush with the base of the strut and set the damping to 10 clicks from the softest setting

Front BC coilover damping adjuster by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Gave the back box a going over with the autosol

Polished stealth by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Pics of the rear coilovers

BC rear coilovers by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

All cleaned by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Set the rears to match the front on the damping: 10 clicks from the softest setting

BC rear coilover damping adjuster by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

And then gave it a clean

Clean Ph1 by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Clean Ph1 by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

 

[Stefan.]

Bloody lovely!!

Nice coilies too :approve:

 

[welshname]

Every time I look at this thread I wished I had got a ph1

Looks great. I actually prefer this to your old 182. Good work.

 

[Mr R.]

Meh @ polishing your exhaust, what a wast of time.


So you did all of that and showed us some lovley pictures.


HOW DO THEY FEEL???????????? X

Oh and check you out sand blasting your brackets.....lol

 

[Russ_16v]

looks lovely mate, really coming together

 

[barrythecat]

looking good mate

that backbox looks amazingly shiney too

 

[Weeksy]

Passionate..... Read idiotic.....

lovely to meet you too dude. Thanks for letting me
pick your brains on so many issues. Your right about the grab handles and door badges by the way!

damn smart arse!!

 

[Jekyll]

Bloody lovely!!

Nice coilies too :approve:

Thanks Stef. They are rather nice tbf, much better than the Vmaxx.

Every time I look at this thread I wished I had got a ph1

Looks great. I actually prefer this to your old 182. Good work.

And you loved my BG! Thanks mate, means a lot

For me it was an itch that needed scratching. I love it!

Meh @ polishing your exhaust, what a wast of time.


So you did all of that and showed us some lovley pictures.


HOW DO THEY FEEL???????????? X

Oh and check you out sand blasting your brackets.....lol

I look at your project too much mate, that's what it is

I was going to do the full system but I thought there's no point as it'll discolour straight away. I will probably go over it again with an abrasive wheel first then repolish it, but not for a while.

So far I'm impressed. They are much better than the Vmaxx. I took it up the road yesterday and they felt pretty decent holding the roads. They've settled a bit and they rub so I'm going to raise it up a tad but I'm glad I got them. AlexW came round last night and had a drive so I'm sure he'll give he's review too.

Haha, it made sense to try and protect the bracket a bit more. This is all your fault

looks lovely mate, really coming together

Slowly getting there Russ

looking good mate

that backbox looks amazingly shiney too

I knew the polishing wheel would get the better of me! No polished engine bay though.

Passionate..... Read idiotic.....

lovely to meet you too dude. Thanks for letting me
pick your brains on so many issues. Your right about the grab handles and door badges by the way!

damn smart arse!!

Not at all mate! Its nice to speak to people with the same interests

You could always just spray the badges silver for the time being. Also put up a wanted thread as the normal handles sell for pennies.

Ordered those spacers yet?

 

[Mr R.]

What handles does he want, the sliver ones?

What spacers, 20mm fronts?

 

[imprezaworks]

That looks brilliant.

 

[Jekyll]

What handles does he want, the sliver ones?

What spacers, 20mm fronts?

No he has the silver ones on but it's an exclusive so I was unsure on wether they were meant to be or have ones like you and I.

Yes Scott, 20mm. Feel free to convince him

 

[Jekyll]

That looks brilliant.

Thank you

 

[Jekyll]

Got out this morning I adjust the height again. I've raised the coils 1.5 turns and raised the damper 10mm up from the strut. I also decided to shave the seats this morning to remove some bobbling, this time without cutting the leather

I also decided to spray my grab handles to refresh them. Will add pics soon

 

[Mr R.]

No he has the silver ones on but it's an exclusive so I was unsure on wether they were meant to be or have ones like you and I.

Yes Scott, 20mm. Feel free to convince him

I will, he can buy my M.A.D ones.

 

[Mr R.]

Got out this morning I adjust the height again. I've raised the coils 1.5 turns and raised the damper 10mm up from the strut. I also decided to shave the seats this morning to remove some bobbling, this time without cutting the leather

I also decided to spray my grab handles to refresh them. Will add pics soon

Mark, what spacer did you put into the rear?

Can you post some better picts so i can judge the heights please.

 

[Jekyll]

Phase1sr

I just run with the original spring rubber, then the BC spring holder and the protective cover. I've left the 5mm and 10mm spacers off.

BC coilover rear spring setup by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

I can take more pics if you want?

 

[dmallett]

I approve.

Polishing exhaust is abit much, want to do mine?

 

[Mr R.]

@Phase1sr

I just run with the original spring rubber, then the BC spring holder and the protective cover. I've left the 5mm and 10mm spacers off.

BC coilover rear spring setup by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

I can take more pics if you want?

Cheers mark, how low does it sit at the rear now?

 

[Jekyll]

Pretty much how it did before Scott. I'll get a pic later on for you when I refit my grab handles if you want?

I haven't touched the rear shocks but they are height adjustable too so it seems

 

[Jekyll]

Haha, no Dan, doing this one was enough!

Height as it currently is. It was hard to pic the tape measure but it is 60mm from the base of each end gold collar.

BC front coilover setting by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

And painted handles. Not perfect but I'm happy with them. They look better than the scuffed looked but they are much brighter than the center console. It also is not a colour match for iceberg, it looks more like titanium! I will eventual get new ones but I had some paint so it hasn't cost me any money for the time being

Grab handles before painting by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Paint for grab handles by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Slightly brighter by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Grab handles painted by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Grab handles painted and fitted by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Grab handles painted and fitted by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

 

[Mr R.]

Great work mate, I don't think you will end up buying new handles mate.

When I phone Renault they where £160 for a pair.

Pictures of how it sits are the rear will ve good.

 

[Timmsy]

Loving the work your doing on this recently Mark! those grab handles have come up well. The coilies look like a worthwhile upgrade

 

[fraz101]

Has this had the front end painted?

The front wings look a different colour to the doors? Or is it just the pictures?

 

[Jekyll]

Great work mate, I don't think you will end up buying new handles mate.

When I phone Renault they where £160 for a pair.

Pictures of how it sits are the rear will ve good.

I thought they was £18 a side? Well in that case I'll keep these ones! Lol

Ive just taken this so here's a pic on how it sits atm:

Side view by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

Loving the work your doing on this recently Mark! those grab handles have come up well. The coilies look like a worthwhile upgrade

Im happy with both the handles and BC's mate. Both better than what it was previously

Has this had the front end painted?

The front wings look a different colour to the doors? Or is it just the pictures?

It has had a front end respray at some point but its a very good colour match. It's probably more the pics as you can see on the above pic how the paints looks different at either end of the car compare to the middle in certain lights.

 

[Mr R.]

That's the blue door openers that are £18 mate.

Looks perfect, ill have a better look tonight once im on the pc.

 

[Jekyll]

That's the blue door openers that are £18 mate.

Looks perfect, ill have a better look tonight once im on the pc.

Ah I see, which I already have

Got another pic of just the rear for you too:

Rear lows! by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

 

[yeecup]

Looking great mark. Anymore plans?

 

[Jekyll]

Not any major plans anytime soon but I'd like to start replacing knackered bushes and ball joints and parts that generally need replacing. The next thing will be discs and pads all round with new fluid change. I've got a spare set of calipers so I shall refurb them with new seals and paint them silver before I put the new discs and pads on.

The bodywork need attention but that will wait till next year.