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Andy_f · 09-08-2008, 17:08

Fairly substantial update!

I had a bad time at Lydden - after about an hour on track I realised I had lost most of the coolant. The cluprit was a split turbo coolant feed line. Arse. Wasted most of the practice session then trying to fix it, and had a big off just as the practice ended as I tried to find the limits. Didn't qualify because I really didn't know the track well enough. Learned some more good lessons though. Smashed the rear bumper bad, smashed the lights, bent the exhaust, snapped and bent sone of the mounts, bent in the back panel about an inch. Fixed that lot now though fairly well, I had some spare tail lights so i could swap those straight over, smacked the panels back into place with a lump hammer and put the standard bumper back on.

I've since spent a fair bit of time getting it looking good in prep for the BDC weekend event. First off were a pair of Riverside 17x9 et12's for the front

and some 25mm spacers for the rear.

Over the next week and a bit, I worked my ass off fixing the front bumper properly (what a ballache!) and getting it sprayed up. I ended up using Halfords rattlecan mixes at £11 a can... of which I used 7 in total.

To be fair though, the colour matches have been pretty spot on and the finish for rattlecans is great. I'm very very happy with it.

I am also now sponsored by EPRacing who supplied me with the roof spoiler. Top guys.

Fir a finishing touch, I decided to fit some proper carbon fibre splitters to the front bumper, which I really like.

I still need to really lacquer it all up if I have the time as the finish is pretty matt right now, but its prefectly acceptable. I also need a new rear bumper which I will hopefully be able to sort out with EPRacing next year. Overall though, I'm extremely pleased and it and it looks a lot better in the metal than it did in the photoshops. I'm on the lookout for some decent rims for the back (the current ones are 17x9 et40) but until next year I think this is the final look. For those of you who haven't seen them in the media section, here are the pics of the 'finished' car.

09-08-2008, 17:08	#62 (permalink)
Andy_f I <3 BDC! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Redditch/Birmingham Posts: 2,022	Fairly substantial update! I had a bad time at Lydden - after about an hour on track I realised I had lost most of the coolant. The cluprit was a split turbo coolant feed line. Arse. Wasted most of the practice session then trying to fix it, and had a big off just as the practice ended as I tried to find the limits. Didn't qualify because I really didn't know the track well enough. Learned some more good lessons though. Smashed the rear bumper bad, smashed the lights, bent the exhaust, snapped and bent sone of the mounts, bent in the back panel about an inch. Fixed that lot now though fairly well, I had some spare tail lights so i could swap those straight over, smacked the panels back into place with a lump hammer and put the standard bumper back on. I've since spent a fair bit of time getting it looking good in prep for the BDC weekend event. First off were a pair of Riverside 17x9 et12's for the front and some 25mm spacers for the rear. Over the next week and a bit, I worked my ass off fixing the front bumper properly (what a ballache!) and getting it sprayed up. I ended up using Halfords rattlecan mixes at £11 a can... of which I used 7 in total. To be fair though, the colour matches have been pretty spot on and the finish for rattlecans is great. I'm very very happy with it. I am also now sponsored by EPRacing who supplied me with the roof spoiler. Top guys. Fir a finishing touch, I decided to fit some proper carbon fibre splitters to the front bumper, which I really like. I still need to really lacquer it all up if I have the time as the finish is pretty matt right now, but its prefectly acceptable. I also need a new rear bumper which I will hopefully be able to sort out with EPRacing next year. Overall though, I'm extremely pleased and it and it looks a lot better in the metal than it did in the photoshops. I'm on the lookout for some decent rims for the back (the current ones are 17x9 et40) but until next year I think this is the final look. For those of you who haven't seen them in the media section, here are the pics of the 'finished' car. Last edited by Andy_f : 09-08-2008 at 17:25.