My XJS Monaco
XKR I actually sold this one
and now have this one, which has had the engine pulled, stripped, stroked to a 4.2 and basically everything uprated, just need to get my hands on a Kenne Bell :twisted:
This is my engine from my track car, this is an early pic before all the water was done properly and fuel lines
I do like to play :D
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Thanks to my mother and wifes big mouths i got asked to go over my mums bosses car.
No full pics of the car at the start but it didnt look to bad and had a decent shine to it. yeah me thinks :blink:
Car was hosed down then 2 bucket cleaned
Car felt pretty clean and smooth. as i had a little bit of clay handy i rub it over the bonnet. came back very dirty.
so the whole car was treated with Megs clay using quick detailer as a lube
Nice and Clean
Drivers door alone
The car was washed again quickly then towel dried
Then onto inspection - only took pics of the bonnet as the sun was nice and bright
So on with the polishing
Megs #83 on a LC green pad - Heavy polishing - and set to...
Well, Unfortunately the Calibra is gone :( But on the flip side, i've now gt a family car I'm very happy with and quite surprised I got the deal to be fair. Payed £700 for the Calibra back in October last year, I've run the tax and MOT out and swapped it for this Vectra which was listed for £1500. Plus I got £200 on top as well which I was really surprised to be offered. But at the end of the day, an enthusiast bought it and he said he'll pay what he thinks it's truly worth. So deal done :):):)
Any who, shes a 2001 Y reg 2.6 Vectra SRi. Not 100% of the name of the colour yet lol but I really like it. Absolutely mint interior with no mark at all on the half leather. 96,000 miles with only 2 owners before me (last one had it 7 years)...
Offerred to polish up a mates severly oxidised red Corsa (don't know what was worse, driving a Vauxhall or that it has winy windows!!!!!). Two passes with G3 and will go over the whole thing with a pass of Megs 83/80 (I forget which one is the lighter one).
From this:
To this:
I managed to do the bumper, bonnet, wing mirror, and door before it got dark. You can see where I stopped polishing towards the back lol.
What you reckon? Coming up nice so far no?
hey, i love the split bonnet look. does it have to be a diy job or can you buy them? i have a vw bora... has anyone bought one?
Hey All.
Finally making the jump over to the Audi side, with this 2006 37'000 mile Audi RS4 (B7) Saloon.
Having had the W8 for yonks, the dim-witted Haldex system on the R36 irritated me from day one. The more I drive it, the more it annoys me. Also, while the R36 is quick, I fancy even more POWER!
Problem is, I keep the W8 too and have to tax/insure/maintain it to quench my thirst for a big noisy 8 cylinder engine. The R36's VR6 is somewhat mute and just drones with anything but a stock exhaust on it.
The RS4 has more power, has the torsen permanent 4wd I like (rear bias on the Audi actually, as opposed to 50/50 on the W8) and produces an epic exhaust note. It's both cars in one - plus some :lol:
.. and naturally I...
Remember kids, you're meant to stop at side roads. A gentleman in a van forgot this minor little point, leaving the '6 feeling a bit, well, dead.
Anyways, his insurance coughed up the money straight off so after a short period of mourning, I'm now mobile again and I've turned to the Dark Side... I've gone Diesel!!!
Hi guys.
Well what mad 3 months it has been. Loads of stuff going on it's been crazy lol. But in the short run of things:-
1:- redecorated the house. :amuse:
2:- redecorated my mothers place for her :amazed:
3:- 3rd of July was mother b-day = 2 and half cases of carling and went 28hrs straight and took a week to recover. :confused:
4:- major service done on the Calibra. :cheesy:
5:- find out i'm going to be a Dad again and is due 17th of Feb. :D
6:- need a 4 or 5 door car to cater for 2 children so Cally had to go :sad2:
7:- find new car which i'm gettin on Tuesday next week that is another absolute gem of a bargain. :cool:
As those that read my 3.0 Calibra thread, you will remember how much of a...
As requested some more pics of the beastie, I've got some more somewhere but annoyingly I can't find them!
Here's what I can find...
Some pics
http://s312.photobucket.com/albums/ll326/piscisvisio/Jims%20Smart/
& some videos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trL_lqHelEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eTP9dkzypo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VzQKBkYO9I&feature=related
Enjoy,
Loz. :bigsmile:
Does anyone in Aussie know where you can get one? 2000 Baleno Hatch.Only ones I have seen are from Sydney Special Vehicles for like $500. Bit exy and maybe someone knows of a spoiler from another car that can be made to fit.
Alright so, I purchased the new (not really new) Saab 900 this past week, just picked it up Wednesday, and let me tell you, fast fast fast!
It is a 1995 900 SE, 2.0T, 3 door coupe / hatch ! The previous owner is a friend I met through Saab events and saablink. He did a substantial amount of work to the car, all of which are very noticeable. The list includes :
-900 transmission swapped for a 1999 9-3 transmission, which is hydraulic versus cable.
-Upgraded shifter linkage, much sturdier
-Stock turbo swapped for larger TD04 turbo from a Saab 9000 Aero
-Cat delete
-Full 2.5inch Flowmaster from cat delete back
-Stage 2 road tune from a genius by the name of Mike D.
-Custom intake piping leading to open air intake
-Boost Guage...
About 4 weeks ago when I was rebuilding our garden, I found a semi good size wolf-spider (The big-ass ones you find in the bath that run around like Rooney in the Prem lmao!)
Any way, I thought i'd move him out of the way so I didn't kill it. I put it in a whole on an old victorian wall we have running down the side of the garden. I then fitted a sheet of trellis to the wall a day or 2 later and noticed he built himself a really nice home. So every time i found a daddy-long legs or beetle or fly or whatever, i through it in the web.
Well yesterday was the first time I had seen it in 4 weeks and bloody hell.... It's by far the biggest spider in the wild i've seen in this country. I obviously could get the measure on him lol, but...
I took these a little while ago after giving it a quick clean.
Since the photos I have changed the kidney grills at the front for some polished ones. My only real plans are to get some 17s for it, sort out some scratches and freshen it up a little bit. I don't want to do too much until I know what's going on with my insurance claim (on the Civic).
I took a bit of video at the BHP performacne car show nad have edited it to 10 minutes (down from 30) to show the highlights and best bits of the show.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ3V_-GQqd8
Oh and if you have a youtube account be sure to favourite it for me! And feel free to pass the link on to your friends and on other sites (twitfacespaceforums)
Cracking show, the weather went awesome after a bit and was too engrossed in everything that was going on to take loads of pics (hence no pics of the hillclimbing runs or Brooklands motor museum) so I put the camera back in the car after a while.
Let's begin with some Integrale madness while the other pics upload.
Here's some pics of my gto tt , Its slowly getting to the condition that i want , So far its had the old cloth on the seats removed and replaced with leatherette , full 3" custom made exhaust , old electric shocks and springs changed to avo chassis dynamic springs and kyb adjustable shocks , goodridge brake hoses and rossini drilled and grooved discs , front and rear strut braces and a wee bit of engine polishing , oh and of course a turbo upgrade from the old 9bs to 13t , plus 19" alloys .
I just need some piping to install my fmic and wire in the avc-r boost guage ..
John
Finally moved on from polo's and given this a try. What do you think. Good or bad?
Also I have been told they are known to go through headgaskets so I am going to replace that asap. It is 2000 reg with 52,000 miles on the clock. The whole car is mint except from one small dent on the right rear arch which im probably going to get a body shop to repair it. But for now I am going to leave the car as is.
S'alright. Feels proper weird after driving the GT everywhere for so long. When I first got in it the gearstick throw seemed MASSIVE and reet sloppy because I'm used to my short-shifter. It feels proper slow atm too :lol: Steering though is beautifully weighted, has the best steering of any car I've ever driven. Comortable and has that "big car" feel, dead quiet and refined.
60mpg, £35 a year tax and cheap insurance isn't too bad either. Half-leathers, A/C, alloys, electric everything blah blah.
Hey All.
Took the new-look wrapped 'ssat to GTi Spring Festival 2010 and couldn't resist a few 1/4 mile passes:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6cihc1WOZ0
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYO-MCKIik
My best of the day was a 13.219 sec
I *know* I could have got into the 13.1's if only I was carrying less fuel. Had just over a 1/3 of a tank. Royally messed up my calculations as to how much fuel I would need to get there this morning.
Couple of photos from the official track photographer:
Hey guys, thought I would post up some pics of the Mondeo. Just washed it and gave it its first polish in a while. Think it came up ok.
Things to do:
Lower (you wouldnt think it was sitting on 18's on sports suspension)
Refurb wheels
And then possibly a remap
Who said standard radios were rubbish? well i did actually but i stand corrected...
shes getting there. had it for a year and a half so far and neen slowly been working it, so far its got
gcg high flow turbo (gt35 compressor)
x force 3"turbo back exhaust
apexi power fc
hks evcs (boost controller)
exeedy hd clutch
blitz/greedy front mount intercooler
blitz boost gauge
19" renegade rims
k@n podfilter
splitfire coil packs
turbo smart bov
darkest legal tint
jensen dvd player
fusion 12" sub and amp
think thats all of it, next thing is fuel system and a more aggresive tune. as is it has made 308bhp @ 13 psi (that should soon be going up to 17 psi). hope you like it as much as i do.:bigsmile:
Hey All.
Finally got a video of the W8 with Magnaflows on :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06UH7tshv1k
Unfortunately it was taken on the iPhone - its also got a nice deep crackle and pop that the phone just didn't pick up on... but you get the idea!
Was being rev'd to ~ 4500rpm of 6200rpm redline.
After a very long period of development my Sierra RS Cosworth is almost ready to rumble.
The engine was completed in 2008 & its taken some time to develop the rest of the car. I will trundle it around for 6months or so to sort out any bugs before my next & final Topspeed run towards the end of 2010.
215mph in 1.5miles is the Target & we have about 1000bhp to achieve it.
Only 2 road cars have ever cracked 215 in that distance in the UK so its a big ask, so wish me luck. Theres a vid below showing a test run at 900bhp & 187mph in just over 1/2 mile its scary. (Turn the volume up its a must)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hXNzf2kjqc
The Pictures Are On My Page, Please Let Me Know What You Think, And Any Improvements Youd Reccomend Etc. :bigsmile: Thanks
http://www.torquecars.com/forums/members/kellydcfc-albums-my-clio.html
Just been out in this badboy about an hour ago and honestly I still haven't stopped grinning. THIS. IS. UNREAL. A mates but his uncle built it and sold it straight to him. From what I can remember...
Full ST170 Conversion
R6 Bike Carbs
Omex ECU
RS200 Close-ratio 4-speed box (110mph max! But my god is it frantic through the gears)
G-max shocks and springs (cheap crap, too soft, need changing)
Front strut brace
Mini-lite alloys
Heaters removed
216bhp and I forget the torque.
Weight about 880kgs IIRC.
And now the bit you've all been waiting for....
Still badged as a 1.6 ghia :lol: The sounds is just unbelievable and it's bloody quick, no traction whatsoever in first or second just spins up one rear wheel LSD is on...
Right, as i've now had a chance to get christmas out of the way i'm now starting my modding up again on the Calibra so thought i'd get a thread together as this will be an ongoing thing.
As a few of you know she already has a shed load done to engine to get it up to 237.2bhp Which isn't bad at all considering its normally asperated and theres loads of room left for improvement. But in the size car it is, a 0-60 of 5.54 seconds isn't bad at all.
I bought the car from 200 miles away from where I live as I knew there was something special about this old gal. From the advert I already knew it had a 3.0 engine conversion from Courtenay Sport, plus a few other bits and since i've had it have done roughly about £2000 worth of work to...
So heres My Kia Ceed.
It's a 1.6 CRDi (Standard output was 89BHP) Currently the Car has 125BHP and 234Lb Ft of Torque
Have a 57i Induction Kit from K&N Fitted
Removed the Standard Kia Badges and repalced them with these
Removed the CAT from the exhaust
Forgot to take a pic with the straight through pipe on.
Also have an Aftermarket JVC Headunit installed
Hi peeps ;)
Well as some that know me will remember i dissapeared back at the beginning of the year due to my girlfriend having our first baby. Well, nearly on christmas now and shes 10 months old. IIRC i uploaded a pic or 2 of Lucy when she was born and now I have my camera pics on my computer (finally) i'd thought i would share a couple from halloween as shes just so cute lol.
Looking forward to christmas with her hehe. I'll be like a big kid i would imagine lmao!
Wow! :blink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4KAIZfsn50
Had a little play with one of the shots of the Calibra today to see what colour wheels are going to look best and i'm seriously not too sure as they both look really good. The wheels I want are from a Vectra GSi pre-facelift (Mk1 Vectar GSi) So first off heres the original shot:-
And here are the 2 possible colour ways:-
White.
Satin Black with laquor over the top.
What do you reckon I should go for then peeps?
Hi guys n' gals hope all are well. Well this time is no exception for me going nuts on a car lol. So first of all, lets recap for those that have forgotten or haven't seen my cars since being a member on here.
First was the Calibra 2.5 that had a 3.0 engine then went back to a 2.5 again:-
http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f47/my-baby-6er-707/
Then was the Vectra SRi that had a Turbo lump dropped in:-
http://www.torquecars.com/features/vectra-engine-swap.php
http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/hunnimonster/?start=all
Then came the Scooby:-
http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f111/progress-yet-another-beast-5961/
http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f9/stuff-amazing-you-gotta-see-6620/
Had a Frontera for a bit...
Hi all, it's been quite a while since I posted an update for my on-going project. I haven't actually done a whole lot recently due to lack of funds and I would have taken more pics but the weather hasn't exactly been great lately :lol:.
Since the last update I have gone EK9 with the grill and lights. I've also got HIDs fitted which I now think everyone on here should do as they are great! The rims are different from the last update due to a crash I had back in March time (some of you may remember). They're only temps though. I now have a Greddy Evo 2 exhaust (cat back) which replaced my old Powerflow. I have also fitted a aerial block off plate. Thank you to Hond-R for the work. Here are a couple pics:
Next up is a set of...
Hi Everyone...
Just joined up this eveing, and thought i'd show you what i currently drive, and have driven..
Hope you all enjoy..
My Current Wheels, a 1998(R) Volvo V40 T4, 200bhp Turbo, she's pretty quick.
My old work car until someone stole it!!!
This was fun, my 1993 Volvo 850 T5 Auto..
And then there was my Vectra C, which started off looking like this..
And ended up looking like this...
Hope you've all enjoyed my little trip down memory lane, and i shall enjoy looking at pictures of what you all drive in oher threads..
thought i would take the 4th gen into work today so i could show my mates misses the car plus get a pic for the comp
just about tto go and a customer come in and wanted to have a ride so we went for a quick drive up the road just say i have never been up that part of the road so quick before ;)
to to add before some one deoes the car is dirty as it has not been washing in 3 weeks and the car is for sale at the min on ebay
and my comp pic
Hi All
well i am now able to post some images.
i have been into improving cars a while and started with a little fiesta was standard when i got it and this is it when i got rid.
after this i moved onto a ford escort cabby 1.6, i done the same again with it, changed the wheels, lower, de-cat, droped a better z-tec engine in and it looked like this.
then when this one had to go i was thinking about whats next? so i got a rs2000, long list already done to it, was running 180bhp and the car drove like a dream
now i have my son and a home etc to worry about so i now have this motor :)
I need a bigger drive! :lol:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/9-MK1-Escorts-Yes-nine-2dr-MK1-ESCORT-s-RS-Rally_W0QQitemZ280409895924QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?xxxx=item4149bb73f4
When I just got her:
After playing around with white GT stripes first, I settled for these custom Matt Silver ones:
Fitted a MotorCade CAI kit:
Then some engine bay bling:
And I Colour coded the inside of the headlights Matt Black:
Then tinted the rear lights.
You will see I dropped the suspension with a H&R 35mm drop, and fitted Racing Heart concepts Racer Series rims.
Hope you like!!!
Comments will be welcome. :love:
Saw this very straight 70's Oldsmobile Cutlass (I think :confused:) in my local carpark, the naff phone pics don't do the car justice. The matt black paint works really well with the chrome & the 442 decals on the flanks & rear. The Pseudo rivets aren't quite my cup of tea but then if we liked the same thing it would get very boring very quick! Aside from that the car looked just great! :bigsmile:
