another starlet bites the dust

[thechomper]

happy days!are u givin her a faclift paul??

i am indeed Johnny ,full fresh respary,thats why im changing the front grill and front bumper as ye can see in my avatar the previous owner buctherd the 2 of them ,want it back to the orginal gt ,with my own little twist ,have a really nice colour picked ,but want to keep it secert ,hopefully new set of rims to match,hoping she will turn out really well

 

[Johnny_C]

i am indeed Johnny ,full fresh respary,thats why im changing the front grill and front bumper as ye can see in my avatar the previous owner buctherd the 2 of them ,want it back to the orginal gt ,with my own little twist ,have a really nice colour picked ,but want to keep it secert ,hopefully new set of rims to match,hoping she will turn out really well

nice one,look foward to seeing it.

 

[thechomper]

cant wait myself mate ,missed the auld big smile she gives me every time i drive her ,glad it aint going to starlet heaven anyway ,not many mk2 s left in Ireland that i know of anyway ,back bigger and better as they say

 

[thechomper]

getting car back tomarrow from repair,all excited,can't wait ,it's been to long ,will update with pics tomarrow ,then in for paint next week ,new wheels and tyres will be added aswell ,still not 100% on colour ,just the big desicion ,the final colour is a nightmare to pick ,did'nt think it would be so hard

 

[sx_turbo]

lol,


chomp i'm glad to hear it's fixed dude, cant wait to see it finished now.

 

[Sigma]

Let's have a look at the progress, dude.

 

[thechomper]

car is fixed ,very happy,only thing is one of the bootlid lifters is fucked ,so changing that tomarrow ,also rear wiper aint working ,so fitting old motor tomarrow ,and front bumper and front grill will be fitted tomarrow ,of to paint on tuesday

 

[Sigma]

Panel gap on the boot looks a little odd.

Maybe it's the picture.

Nevertheless! It's back with a vengance!

 

[thechomper]

Panel gap on the boot looks a little odd.

Maybe it's the picture.

Nevertheless! It's back with a vengance!

were abouts do you see the gap.looks spot on in real life,let me know ,so i can double check it anyway dude

 

[Sigma]

Just looks a little bigger than usual. Might have to adjust your boot stops.

 

[thechomper]

what are boot stops ,that side is the one with the fucked rod ,so hopefully i can fix it tomarrow,do you think this is what is causing the gap,dos'nt look that bad in the flesh ,but there is a little more of a gap to the other side ,after double checking,let me know your taughts

 

[Sigma]

There are two giant rubber grommits in the bootlid, which act as a screw.

Screw them in to make the boot sit closer to the car

 

[thechomper]

cheers bro,rep added,i'll do it tomarrow ,the pub is calling me now,thanks dude

 

[Sigma]

Thanks buddy

 

[thechomper]

and the new front end ,hopefully going to paint tomarrow ,weather was to bad today to finsih of the last few bits
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just looking for opions ,do you think i should fit the laguna splitter tp the new bumper ,and have the reg in the same postion as the old pic ,and just cut the front bumper to were the fins on the intercooler are visible .or get jap reg and dont worry about the air flow to the intercooler and dont bother fitting the laguna spliter

 

[Aidan-G]

id leave it the way it is,it looks sweet!!

 

[nexia201]

Leave it as it is it looks awesome !

 

[Jay]

Throw the splitter away - she looks grand as is.

Keep the bars if at all possible. I don't like cutting them out of bumpers unless really really necessary.

Plate should be square and centred but it might inhibit the airflow. Try it and see if you can notice any performance differences before you decide mate.

 

[thechomper]

but with a jap reg would it not stop alot of air flow to the fmic

Throw the splitter away - she looks grand as is.

Keep the bars if at all possible. I don't like cutting them out of bumpers unless really really necessary.

Plate should be square and centred but it might inhibit the airflow. Try it and see if you can notice any performance differences before you decide mate.

due for paint today ,but did'nt get around to it as weather was bad ,so time is not on my side mate ,how much it would it affect fmic i dont know,id prefer it with a jap reg myself though,lads if ye can give me as much input on how much a jap reg would affect airflow to fmic,would be much appreicated

 

[Toby@ToyTuning.com]

Hey mate,

Noticed you said you asked for a Rota price what was email want to make sure I replied, looking grand though good lad!

T