Right so here we go then !!! So many of you know that after the bad luck with the green 5 door recently I had decided to break it for parts this was a hard decision as several years of hard work had gone into the car and it was starting to get somewhere near to where I wanted however the cost of repairs and lack of enthusiasm forced me to look for a new project.
So here it is !! As you can see it's had a complete re-spray about a year ago in a pearlescent silver/blue, a smoothed tailgate and colour coded bumpers. It's had a new engine on 90K with chains, tensioners guides etc all done and most of the other major bits have been replaced as well ! Inside it has light grey ( beaver ?) leather in perfect nick with a custom boot install housing a couple of nice speakers and a custom painted dash - which has been painted in another pearlescent white/blue colour
Plans are simple for the moment ! going to get my cams, new manifold, 6 branch, samcos's and my Momo wheels from the green one onto this, have already swapped it onto the Compomotive's but it will eventually have the Work's wheels painted to suit and they will go on Then it's off to my mate to have a couple of little bits of paint touched up Eventually the charger will go back on to this but will run it n/a for a little while The engine is super smooth and pulls well in all the gears but I do miss that little bit of extra oommph
Anyway not had a chance to get some good pics yet but here are a few quick ones and when the weather get's better will stick some better ones up
Joined: Fri Feb 10 2006, 01:27PM Location: Norwich Posts: 2060
Looks / sounds like a great find mate, nice one. I love the smoothed tailgate look. Really liked it on that black VR a new guy (soz, don't remember your name) brought to Billing.
^^^ as James said, wann see this colour coded dash
When are you about, so I can drop by and see it? Drop me a text dude.
Joined: Thu Dec 14 2006, 01:39PM Location: Ware Herts Posts: 2567
About bloody time son, well nice colour dude, looks agood un, but you do realise you will have to keep this one clean lol Feature Car of The Month Nov 09
Joined: Thu Nov 02 2006, 04:33PM Location: Carlisle Posts: 2112
Well done for finding a tight one matey. Am rather undecided about at the mo...i think its like your old bumper - it grow on me and i'll probs end up wanting it off you lol! As others have said, intrigued by the dash? What's the crack there fella? Image: http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk98/oliVeR6_2008/My%20VR6/mybanner480f56253312aaj6Custom.jpg
Joined: Wed Oct 20 2004, 04:14PM Location: Knebworth Posts: 2819
finally!!!! had fallen asleep
looking good Ben sounds like a goodun too interesting colour!
Would like to see this in the metal for a proper nose round in Bury then up to Norfolk next week with work maybe come see you if you're around? Feature Car of the Month Oct 2009
im intrigued by this painted dash malarky though???
goonersteve wrote ...
Looks / sounds like a great find mate, nice one. I love the smoothed tailgate look. Really liked it on that black VR a new guy (soz, don't remember your name) brought to Billing.
^^^ as James said, wann see this colour coded dash
When are you about, so I can drop by and see it? Drop me a text dude.
yeah am not entirely sold on it yet myself but it's not the most difficult thing in the world to change if I decide I don't like it It does fit in with the outside of the car well inmo but am thinking about contrasting the light outside with a dark inside and swoppingh the grey leather for some black and the dash etc
this was a hard decision as several years of hard work had gone into the car and it was starting to get somewhere near to where I wanted however the cost of repairs and lack of enthusiasm forced me to look for a new project. 
