alex77
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Mar 29, 2009 21:40:52 GMT
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  Just bought this off the bay picking up tuesday as a sensible so I can go camping further a field with the Mrs and the dog and BBQ an beer (12mpg from the rangie limits options). can t leave it standard =even my dad said it looked a bit boring can anyone tell me about cutting the springs on these or point me to a thread that I have missed Any ideas on further pimp-age gratefully received  this is the coolest one I could find with a quick google |
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Last Edit: Apr 1, 2010 18:50:42 GMT by alex77
1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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Jez
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Excellent choice my friend! Mine is ace for going camping. In fact if I'm on my own, I just fold the back seats, throw my single airbed in and camp in the car! With regard to pimping it, coilies are really cheap for these off ebay. Me and my friend chopped the springs on ours initially, but it's quite bouncy with a decent drop. I ended up getting FK coilovers, which are great. Give me a shout if you have any more questions  |
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Yep,awesome tools.
I've slept in mine at a fair few shows,the back is surprisingly huge when its all folded flat.
We chopped the springs on mine initially,but the ride was truly terrible!
Now on cheap coilies and it's brilliant.I'm rolling the sills about 1 1/2" off the floor,on 15x7.5s and theres not a hint of scrub.Except when the sump hits the road!
Looks epic tho
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alex77
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Thanks for the help think I will go with coilovers when payday comes round again Glad to here they a ripe for some lowering am loving the massive load space but mainly the mpg after using the range rover v8 for the last six months. Just got to fix the cenral locking theres a leak for me to find. Then few bits to tidy on the body work Possably a plan for a bit of wood vinyl to give it a yank station wagon look  |
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1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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fglad to see ur going for coilovers and not chopped springs, they're a rubbish way of lowering a car, the ride is gash.
the body work looks much tidier than my 98 passat B5, rather than wood vinyl how about a dark silver 2 tone job?? would be easy to do yourself, or not that expensive if taken toa body shop
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g40jon
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wow your local! are you signed up to the oxford dubclub forum? there is a meet this sunday 2pm at the pub in besselsleigh on the outskirts of abingdon. you should pop along!
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Jon,I might pop along to that,I'll drop you a text. Then you can see one already wooded up and decked |
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Those appear top be keskin KT-1's on that pissrat. Yours would look sweet slammed on some 9x17 KT1s!
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They look guff on wide KT-1's.I tried my mates 9x16"s on mine and they looked terrible,which really surprised me.
Mine are 15x7.5"s,and now it's on the floor it sits perfetcly
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alex77
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doh am working sunday will sign up oxford dubclub forum and have a look in the mean time I have my first mod the 4 balls are are half the price of the 8s on ebay and it is a b4  |
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1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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brawr
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Quick photoshop for you mate:  Dropped, woody'd and arches blacked... Wasn't sure what you were after on the wheel front, so went for a different look front and back for a bit of choice. The old man has been keeping me up to date - sorry to hear about the mister, but I reckon it was for the best from the sounds of it! Thanks for the keychain by the way, you're a star! edit: fixed image |
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Last Edit: Apr 3, 2009 18:33:53 GMT by brawr
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 That was mine before the drop and the wheels |
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Lots of potential here, My bro had one and it did really well considering he never even checked the oil! Always a consideration my self for the future!
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alex77
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thanks for the photoshop surpose I better get my finger out and phone my mate Tom to come and do it ! , whens your mr2 due to be be bac on the road?
loving the contrasting wood on yours captainwow
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1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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Lawsy
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I've got one of these too
huge car..
needsa little work, but hoping it'll be up and running next week.. then the mods can start.. I've been told mk2 golf suspension fits and cos the springs are lower rated it sits down on them a treat, may be a bit bumpy tho...
Coilovers from hottuning are another option, fairly cheap too, proper set for b3 or b4 estates are about £235 posted
Have fun mate
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Those Hottuning ones are the ones I went for,they're genuinely brilliant!
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alex77
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Apr 26, 2009 13:33:44 GMT
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done a few bits been mostly driving it amazed by its lack of thirst after the V8 rangie (currently in bits cos I have to do annoying stuff like fixing the C/locking)  scabby arch sorted  car boot find fitted for fun  de badged   |
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1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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alex77
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Apr 26, 2009 13:35:12 GMT
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still saving for the coil overs and looking out for a cheap set of alloys
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1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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alex77
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1978 Capri MK2 Ghia Zetec
1990 Ford escort mk4
1996 Nissan Rasheen
1998 Honda CRV (my wifes)
2002 Alfa 156
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that looks ace matey.... i want one now  |
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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