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[Nafoff]

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doh...you guessed it

i have had them custom refurbished in trophy anthracite too, just to be different

 

[kie1an]

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doh...you guessed it

i have had them custom refurbished in trophy anthracite too, just to be different

unique

 

[Guppy]

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doh...you guessed it

i have had them custom refurbished in trophy anthracite too, just to be different

:hail:

 

[Mike_S]

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Did you get them ordered then?

 

[Nafoff]

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i did mate yes...keep it quiet though, receive the dash alright?

 

[Nafoff]

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well as the people who attended the sw meet on friday will know the 172 is looking very sorry for itself, the exterior is looking a bit neglected with 2 different sets of wheels on and the interior is in pretty much the same state but these are all for good reason....

the borrowed wheels have just had 2 newish tyres put on the rear so these are nice and legal until my spanking new wheels come.

the interior that is not attached to the car has now be given to the flockers, i personally dropped all the bits off there and will be picking it all up thursday, i will be getting some pictures as its a pretty special place..

the flocked bits will not be going in straight away as there is a fair few other interior changes i will be making, can't wait to really push this lot through

 

[Russ_16v]

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sounding good chap, though when i looked at it at combe when i chatted with ya, it looked sweet enough then!

 

[Nafoff]

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sounding good chap, though when i looked at it at combe when i chatted with ya, it looked sweet enough then!

this will be an improvement of 100% chap i re-assure you....keep looking for them handles...lol

 

[Ads_172]

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Are you going to fit 2 buckets in the back, in a proper interior style? That would be good.

 

[Daniel]

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Are you going to fit 2 buckets in the back, in a proper interior style? That would be good.

And plenty of subs? Maybe some fake nos bottles?!

 

[Ads_172]

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Nah bruv, fire extinguishers painted blue with NOS stickers on them...

 

[JR]

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Neons FTW yo

 

[Russ_16v]

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this will be an improvement of 100% chap i re-assure you....keep looking for them handles...lol

cant wait to see, maybe mini meet soon then?

Dont worry im now down to two boxes mate ,they GOTTA be in there!

 

[Nafoff]

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some great ideas coming forward, i knew that recaro baby seat i had lying around would come in handy for something.. i was planning to put it on a rotating subframe so you could look forward or back...i will see...

lol..russ, 2 boxes, keep it going son, bet there not there, could meet up if you like yeah

 

[Ads_172]

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Two seats looking backwards out the rear window like the old Volvo's would be ace...

 

[Russ_16v]

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this will be an improvement of 100% chap i re-assure you....keep looking for them handles...lol

some great ideas coming forward, i knew that recaro baby seat i had lying around would come in handy for something.. i was planning to put it on a rotating subframe so you could look forward or back...i will see...

lol..russ, 2 boxes, keep it going son, bet there not there, could meet up if you like yeah

be about right with my luck mate lol, na il find them for you, and il give myself to the weekend to do it!

give me a shout when your free and we can do somethin, remember im not too far away if you ever need a hand

 

[Nafoff]

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as said above there is quite a few changes going on with this car recently, even though the wheels have been ordered these will be a little while so i have been doing other bits inbetween......here goes

i was getting the problem with the trip computer, ie it was resetting everytime i got in the car, i was told this was because of the battery going down...so new battery time, this was slightly smaller than the orginal so went in quite easy....

this was ordered from www.performancebatteries.co.uk

the old on the right, new on the left.

next up was all the bits that had been removed for flocking, i have been driving the car around for a week / week and a half like this

without the topdash you get a heads-up display (although it is inverted and back to front...lol)

but today i went and collected all my flocked bits, to say i am happy is an understatement...

dash

close up of dash (dash is from a lower spec model so has the tray were the airbag use to be, nice and tidy)

clock pod

speaker covers from doors

top of steering cowling

bottom of steering cowling

these will not be going in straight away as there is a fair bit more to do, just to give you a clue....these are out

these were all down by www.getflocked.co.uk great bunch of guys there with alot of knowledge about motorsport.

so now i am currently rolling like this

can't wait for the future updates.........hope you enjoy them too

 

[1PBY]

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that dash looks awesome!!! great build

 

[Nafoff]

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cheers sir, the dash does look good doesn't it, its a credit to the guys at getflocked, great people too

 

[Gray]

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Looking good Neil!!

All my parts are currently sitting in my garage waiting to be sent for flocking :dapprove:

 

[Nafoff]

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what bits you getting done??? where you sending them?

 

[Nafoff]

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wheels should be about 3 - 4 weeks

 

[Gray]

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what bits you getting done??? where you sending them?

ALL of the dash...

clock/display fascia..

gear surround and ash tray cover..

Steering column cowling..

Sending it all to central blasting services, £130 + vat, which I am quite happy with

How much did you pay out of interest Neil? PM if you prefer!

 

[Middo]

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ALL of the dash...

clock/display fascia..

gear surround and ash tray cover..

Steering column cowling..

Sending it all to central blasting services, £130 + vat, which I am quite happy with

How much did you pay out of interest Neil? PM if you prefer!

will deffo be having a look at yours to decide whether its good enough for the sub

 

[Nafoff]

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you got all that i did bar i didn't get the gear housing, i am doing something with that and the door cards anyways...

 

[Gray]

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will deffo be having a look at yours to decide whether its good enough for the sub

PAH... If it's good enough for the Gray mobile it shall be more than good enough for the sub!

you got all that i did bar i didn't get the gear housing, i am doing something with that and the door cards anyways...

Yeah was 50/50 weather to get the gear housing done... But its packaged up in my "heap" of a parcel lol!

I am going CF or polycarbonate door cards, I've got a man in the know

 

[Nafoff]

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Yeah was 50/50 weather to get the gear housing done... But its packaged up in my "heap" of a parcel lol!

I am going CF or polycarbonate door cards, I've got a man in the know

unless i could get custom door cards in the same style as the original ones, ie to follow the contours, or i could get some nice custom carbon sheets in them i wouldn't bother....but whos to say this idea

1.won't look good and 2. be changed at a later date for something else


have some ideas for the exterior too, is there a way you can fix a front bumper on some its really easy to take on and off, but without having the fixing visable / too visable???

 

[Gray]

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hmmm only way I can think is the classic bonnet pin style mechanism?

one on either side of the bonnet?

 

[Guppy]

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Cant wait for an update Neil!

Sound's promising!

 

[Nafoff]

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hmmm only way I can think is the classic bonnet pin style mechanism?

one on either side of the bonnet?

thats what i was thinking.......want something a bit cleaner though...will get my cap on

 

[JON13S]

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can you not fix the front bumper on using pins in the wheel arch somehow? or have the regplate on velcro and have one behind there too? just a thought!

not sure on the technicalities but it could be done

 

[geesus69]

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have some ideas for the exterior too, is there a way you can fix a front bumper on some its really easy to take on and off, but without having the fixing visable / too visable???

like this? or still too visible?

 

[Gray]

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That is just what I was thinking of!

 

[Nafoff]

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still a bit visible for me gessus

like the idea jon, that sounds good, someone at work done it on there ax, they welded peice either side under the headlights, the bumper sat on these.. then 1 either side near the bottom and used thread bolt handles from ikea to secure them....looks like it worked real well

i really hope i can come up with something for this as i am quite excited by the idea

 

[Gray]

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Why would you need the bumper to be easily detachable Neil (maybe a stupidly obvious question?!)

 

[Nafoff]

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an idea i have had mate.......you may / may not see in due course..i am thinking interchangeable bumpers

 

[Gray]

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LOL... keeping the cards very close to your chest?!

I just cannot be bothered to write up a project thread, just do what I can/want when I have the spare time now days!

 

[Nafoff]

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its a myhneer front bumper gray....

 

[Ads_172]

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Dude, it doesn't snow enough in this country to fit a plough to the front...

 

[Nafoff]

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but i can get a plow in yellow to match the badges etc