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[Mad Maru]

Good work on those heated seats mate, switches are a neat install :thumb:

Can't interest you in the bonnet group buy Rich? But knowing you you won't be able to wait for the numbers to take part :lol:

It's very tempting but as I already bought your spare bonnet I will see how good a job my paint/bodyshop does before committing to the GB and your right when I get the urge I just have to press on through and get the job done.

Keep me posted on the prices etc as if the price is right I may well jump in etc?


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[edk]

Well so far it's £230 for a GRP version as long as we get minimum of 5 orders. Carbon versions will be more but I've yet to confirm how much more per unit.

 

[Mad Maru]

Well so far it's £230 for a GRP version as long as we get minimum of 5 orders. Carbon versions will be more but I've yet to confirm how much more per unit.

You keep tempting me like the impulse isle at the check out at a supermarket damn you!!!


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[Mad Maru]

Pre xmas present update for the N16, thanks to a spot but Edk and the courier services of Tom the following 17" SSR Integral A2 alloy wheel copies are now in my ownership. The alloys are in a bit of a state with slight kerbing and could do with a clean but are ideal for me to practice on with regards to refurbing them myself. The major plus point is the brand new Toyo Proxes T1R's on all four corners that for the price alone was a bargain without the alloys being included.

So that's my lot for xmas pressies for the cars and family, I am well and truly looking forward to payday Jan 2012.

Here are the sale pics once I collect them from Tom I will grab some more and provide an update.

So that's my lot for 2011, thanks for taking the time to check out my updates on the car "I will not be modifying", famous last words methinks and I look forward to taking up more of your time hopefully in the new year with GTT getting some bits finally sorted and of course I'll keep from modifying the N16 anymore...




Not!


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[Mad Maru]

Minor exhaust update and a few more bits get fitted to the motor, gotta love a bit of time off to sort the stockpile of parts and fitting some of them.

So back to my pals at InCarSolutions to get my Magnaflow 200 cell catalytic converter fitted we butchered the de-cat pipe to ensure an easy fit, excuse the lack of before and after pictures camera phone started playing up so had to borrow me pals phone to grab these.

Poly shifter bushes went in also after having to loosen the rear gearbox mount for access

B&M short-shifter was also fitted with some minor opening up of the bolt holes that secure it to the shift mech.

Old OEM with the bit I had chopped off a while back

New one ready to go in

Old gear gaiter and Nismo one that came with the short shifter

Mark welding and making sure everything fit snugly

I decided against fitting the Nismo or the old tatty gaiter and plumbed in a new one I had found on ebay that I'd had in the stockpile. I'll grab some pics of the finished article when I get a chance I was too keen to get it all back together and take it for a test drive.

The initial conclusion is the car is a much better drive with the increased back pressure provided by having the cat fitted. The short-shifter is a dream to drive with and proves me right to bother fitting one to both cars now and the new bushes only make the whole affair a pleasure to drive. Just need to sort a few more bits out regarding the audio but I'll throw up some updates once I get my arse in gear.










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[Almerasleeper]

Good work Rich - maybe we'll finally get a vid of the exhaust note, or have I missed that somehow ? Will be different again now anyway. Happy New Year & enjoy driving that car !

 

[Mad Maru]

Good work Rich - maybe we'll finally get a vid of the exhaust note, or have I missed that somehow ? Will be different again now anyway. Happy New Year & enjoy driving that car !

I'll check with Ed over the recording he made @ Ace cafe & see what I can do about getting a recording of what it's like now.


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[Mad Maru]

A few pictures of the minor work carried out today whilst John was preparing for the next phase in the bumper modifications and front end revamp. I finally fitted my tweeters locating them at an angle on the covers for the electric wing mirrors, the improvement and clarity of the sound is amazing and no longer does the sound come across as bass heavy with the top end now properly being emitted.

Before

During

After

Also as I hadn't managed to post up any pictures of the replacement gear gaiter and how the short-shifter now sits here are a few.

That's it for now hopefully some more pics to follow of the work going into the front end of the car weather permitting.


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[edk]

Got any more photos of the tweaters? I don't quite see where they are.

:lol:

But seriously, nice neat work mate.

 

[Mad Maru]

Got any more photos of the tweaters? I don't quite see where they are.

:lol:

But seriously, nice neat work mate.

I have more wanna see???

Cheers bud was a simple job to do was tempted to flush fit them to the doorcard or dash but decided this was as good a place as any and they sounded better here then in the other trial locations.


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[Liam]

Get some manual mirror trim covers and they'll sit nicely in the holes, bit of fibreglass and a lick of black paint and it'll look oem

 

[Mad Maru]

Get some manual mirror trim covers and they'll sit nicely in the holes, bit of fibreglass and a lick of black paint and it'll look oem

I've got some of them never gave it a 2nd thought might just see what I can do with them as that idea sounds a little more OEM and discreet. Cheers Liam


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[Mad Maru]

OEM bumper is back on the car now as the STX bumper is undergoing some slight modifications. The plan is the make the bumper a little shallower to allow me to fit my coilovers and drop the car without having it scrape on every bump etc. Also I am hoping to have the bumper finally finished with the kidney grills finally sorted and looking like they were not just an after thought.

Car went in last week but with silly amounts of rain and gale force winds progress was slow as other work took priority within the workshop. Finally we got the bumper off and decided what we needed to do and where we needed to cut to achieve our goal.

Here are a few pictures of the bumper off the car and where the cuts were made removing roughly 20-30mm from the bumper.

Here is the starting of the repair on the EdK front grill that was on his previous Techno Grey N16

While the bumper was being worked on I pressed on with fitting my Kenwood KIV-700 media receiver lovely bit of kit and has all the connectivity I was after for my iPod/iPhone

Hopefully more updates this week as John my paint guy was a little unwell yesterday so no progress to report.

Thanks for looking


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[edk]

Seriously potential in this now to look fantastic :thumb:

 

[Mad Maru]

Seriously potential in this now to look fantastic :thumb:

Hopefully with the side-skirts, front bumper sorted and coilovers fitted the look will be complete. Can't wait to see it all finished, thanks for +ve comments dude.


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[Almerasleeper]

I'm waiting on the finished product eagerly - could this be the best looking N16 the club has ever had ? Time will tell, but either way I like the fact you're doing this work anyway :thumb:

 

[edk]

Could well be Paul. But it's got old grey in my avatar to beat :lol:

 

[Almerasleeper]

Could well be Paul. But it's got old grey in my avatar to beat :lol:

Yes & my old one & Kingy's & Darren's & all the other smart N16's we've had in the last 2 years.

 

[Mad Maru]

Yes & my old one & Kingy's & Darren's & all the other smart N16's we've had in the last 2 years.

I'm only trying to make sure I'm happy with it and hopefully if others also like it then so be it kinda feels like xmas as I cannot wait to get it all sorted etc.

Oh and all of the other cars mentioned are top notch examples and would be hard to match in a cosmetic capacity but who knows it's all good fun.


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[Mad Maru]

Right popped into the bodyshop to drop of some more resin for the glass fibre and check on progress and take a few pictures to keep a log of whats going on etc.

One half is nearing completion lack of resin held up the process...

Still a bit to do but getting there and has given me a few thoughts on how further to change the bumper

With some chop help from Mr Del Dervo I wanted to see how the bumper would look without the much talked about triangle in the front bumper here's what he cam up with:

What do you think the plan is also to ensure the lines from the wing/wheel arch continue into the bumper?


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