my gte

[norm61]

thought i'd better put a couple of 'before' pics before the work comences.

il get some of the inside, or lack of it, in the next couple of days

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/03080007.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/03080006.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/03080005.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/03080001.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/untitled.jpg

and my first car R.I.P:hissyfit:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/Mycar.jpg

[westurbo]

what you doing to it as it looks ok to me ????

[norm61]

hopefully picking the let up this weekend if my van man friend is about.
the paint work has some VERY iffy bits, overspray, runs, wobbly filler etc.
cage and buckets etc.

would like a new set of wheels and a respray.

cant decide if i want a colour change or not:confused:

[westurbo]

well i like the colour m8...if you would ov told me the colour and i never see it i would say no..but i like it...

[norm61]

same here, i would never of chosen that colour, but i do like it (sort of..)
i prefer dark blues etc. and i want to put my mark on it, because, i mean this without any disrespect, but while it stays orange, it will always be known as sipo's car. not mine if you see what i mean?

[westurbo]

yeah i know what you mean...should be easy to do seeing as it was done not long ago..you going to do it your self ????

[norm61]

needs a lot of the filler work re-doing, which im not to bad at, but i get bored with body work quickly and rush it! lol so il probally have to pay someone to do it, (which i hate!)

[westurbo]

shame looks good in the pics...ps im a paint sprayer lol

[traffman]

i think the paint job makes it look up to date, you could go for metallic black but i am biased!

[norm61]

shame looks good in the pics...ps im a paint sprayer lol
in all fairness, you can only tell when you look closely, i didnt spot any of it until i polished it and when through it with a fine tooth comb!
if i can get some detail pics of the problem areas, could you give me a rough price on doing the work?

[Goldenballs]

hey norm what sort of difference is the let gonna make to a standard valver? Fed up of those bleeding Type-R civics! haha

[norm61]

the one im picking up, is fairly standard, FMIC, different top hat, so should be running standard power just over 200bhp i believe.
XE is running about 150bhp, but some people say mines running more:confused: but hopefully i have the XE R/R'd then rip it out and have the LET mapped and R/R'd:veryhappy: for a comparison

[Goldenballs]

should be quick then haha! Go easy on me should we both be haunting the Bristol ring roads then mind!

[norm61]

sipo's champ is the one to watch mate!

[daz_gte_16v]

Was thinking about going orange with my GTE, thinking the ford electric orange, the on eon the Focus STI!? but not sure anymore, quite like the colour i have got plus im skint

[norm61]

Was thinking about going orange with my GTE, thinking the ford electric orange, the on eon the Focus STI!? but not sure anymore, quite like the colour i have got plus im skint

mines an old ford colour, phinix(sp) orange i think. its almost indentical to the st, i parked next to one the other day to compare!:p

[benji1987]

alright norm what filler work doe's it need doin on it then.

[b32-cabby]

looks nice m8 i think you should leave it that colour just add metal flake or sumthin looks well like that

[MK2-JOHN]

is that sipo's old gte?

[norm61]

tis indeed old chap, all ive done to it is rip the interior out, service it, and put a sticker on.

all shall change soon enough though:Banane44:

[Sipo]

Every time I see this car I want it back! I personally think the colour is awesome, but would definitely undestand why you'd want to change it. Im fed up with all the "I saw your old car the other day!" comments too lol. LET is definitely the way forward though matey, I will have to come up for a gander :)

[astrachamp]

most off them aint old cars anymore with all the bits that get renewed lol

[norm61]

since the last time we've had.

new clutch
serviced twice.
more electrical problems
3wheels bearings fail in a impressive fashion.
imobilizer failure
tax (spawn of satan)
big mouth bumper plus mesh
new splitter (cheers sipo)
new front plate
new interior water leaks in my 4wheeled motorbike.

and lots of polish

who wants to play spot the number plate?:p

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/norm61/f11c0ae4.jpg

[Danny]

I like it a lot as it is but can understand why you want to change the colour.

[bean]

i would just brake the colour up by putting black bumpes bits bk on then see what its like looks mint 2 me