James.G - 106 quicksilver first car...

[James.G]

Alright everyone, (Sorry about the long post)

Seeing as it is my brithday tomorrow and i will finially be allowed out on the road as a L plate looney :p i thourght i would put up work progress pics and a little write up from start to finish :)

I would do this tomorrow but i will be on the way to west wales via abergavenny and the brecon becons. :)

so... i first brought the car back in September, i paid £500 upfornt and my parents paid the rest, which i am currently still paying back to them, £100 a month.

this is how she looked sitting in the garage all alone...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/P1010114.jpg

After we got her home safely i gave her a well deserved clean and it turned out pretty well... also did a few simple things to clean her up.. new rocker cover spray up manifold cover etc etc.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/P1010121.jpg

Next on the list was de-wipering and badging and the induction kit.. (raceland enclosed) which took a little bit of customising to get to fit but went on okay, improved the trottle response and made a ncie grunt :p.
After that i saved up abit more, and thanks to Graeme got some eibach sportline springs giving the front around a 50mm drop, and also got the torsion bar set right down. i will be upgrading the shocks at some point. Will probaly go for billies.

Next up was colour coding the bumper strips and wing mirriors, did this muself, took plenty on time on it, sanding down very smooth, then spraying up. Rattle cans where £7.50 each for a colour and laquare from peugeot, so i brought two to be safe.

Im please with how it turned out.. now it was looking like this...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0240-1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0238-3.jpg

I know the wheels wont be to everyones taste but they came on the car and atm, i cant afford a new set, so they will be staying untill i can get some money...

[James.G]

but it was still looking quite bare.. so set about getting a small spoiler, was going for the GTi but wanted something slightly different.

I then hoped onto the raceland manifold group buy and got myself a nice 4-2-1 around christmas time, i fitted this on christmas day along with my pugsport :p

here i am... in the good old trackies ;)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0427.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0559.jpg
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So that was the exhaust sorted out :).. next i moved on the the strut brace thanks to steve :thumbs: and a quickshift which i got from GE very simple easy and very effective mod, and a GTi front ARB with powerflex bushes.
Also my obsession started, sparked off by steve.. CLEANING.. :blush:
wont bore you with detail (if i havnt already) but these are some pics of how the cleaning is atm..

stood like this under a cover for a good 2 months...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0645.jpg

[James.G]

So the main parts of the cleaning are done and this is how it stands atm... still wat more to be done, braied hoses etc etc etc ...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0880.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0662.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0879.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0663.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0618.jpg

[James.G]

So thats it really.. :blink:

i have mintex discs and pads, GTi calipers, GTX oil, plugs, filters, GTi rear ARB all to go in over easter.. then it will be all ready for driving.
I cant tell you how happy i am with it :)

cheers everyone..

one last pic or two.. ;)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1083.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1089.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1091.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1069-1.jpg

next winter... who knows.. VTR on trumpets? :baa:

cheers :)

[Lacey]

James! happy birthday nearly! well done with the car... i'll still beat ya though ;) hehe!

[James.G]

cheers lacey :) ... we will see :p

[Lacey]

cheers lacey :) ... we will see :p


haha.... wow, i didn't even read all your thread (for some reason it didn't appear?!) but JESUS you've written a lot.... bet your well excited! can't beat it!

[James.G]

well its appeared now lol... yeah wrote alot but done quite abit lol..

:)

[106nick]

That thing is a badddddddddd asss first car :D :D

You should be proud of it. How jealous are your mates going to be LOL

[Jimbo]

Nice work buddy......done a really good job on the car since you've had it.

And Happy Birthday for tomorrow mate. :)

[James.G]

cheers everyone :)

im really proud of it nick i looooove it lol... mates havnt really seen it lol, been keeping it under covers. haha... but they think becase it hasnt got 16v it is the slowest thing ever..

[NikkiGTi]

Happy birthday for tomorrow! :D

That is a mint first car to have fair play... im sure i've seen that car before, i remember the plate!! Maybe its just me though :rolleyes:

[Jack_Pug]

Lovelr car m8 keep the hard work up

Just odering about how you colour co-ordinated your bumb strips did you spray them while on car or did you take them off. If you tuck them of and sprayed could you please tell me how.cheers jack

[Steve Saunders]

Nice little write up G... ;)

Looking forward to you getting passed & coming to the shows with me... Gunna be a good year... :D

Happy birthday for tomorrow buddy... Have a good weekend... :D

[106nick]

but they think becase it hasnt got 16v it is the slowest thing ever..
It will eat any 1.2 alive (fact)

and if a clio 1.4 16v is anything to go by, most 1.4s too!

[Luke]

Your car is really CLEAN!

Really well done though mate your doing a smashing job!

[Dargs]

Top work buddy, keep it up and happy bday for tommorow!

[Seph]

Thats shit hot mate, happy bday for tomorrow, and keep up the good work

[scotty89]

[:) happy birthday m8 good luk wth ya driving bet ya cannot wait to get out on ya own. Really good job with ya car looking good:cool: . just woundering how much insurance mine a 1.1i xn and its a grand on me mam and dads desperately want a quicksilver:D

[danvilla2]

very nice car, the colour coded bumpers look brilliant

[Quiksilver_TR]

Happy birthday.

Nice looking motor. Especially as a first.
Where bouts you from then?

[Marcs]

Birthday is over as of now!

Any good
Sorry for the downer!

Missed my chance to say happy birthday on here but managed it on PGAC so dont be mad:D

[Liam_106]

car looks nice mate

would look nice with the front badge removed and the recess smooth out and then colour coding the rear lock

[Daz]

thats a nice clean and tidy quicky mate
done a good job of it

[James.G]

Happy birthday.

Nice looking motor. Especially as a first.
Where bouts you from then?


from usk mate, down near newport... not that far away from you..

cheers for the comments everyone.. :)

[James.G]

Update

now i know this is nothing to shout about compared to dargs or Jonny but im quite please... and i need boot space...

i had to design and make somthing for my As level tech project... so obviouly i did something to do with the 6.. and cam up with this, sub houseing unit and storage unit. its made from 9+12mm plywood and covered with foam and black leather(ette) ;)

hope you like... taken in the day

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1150.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1153.jpg

wires relocated through the bottom of the box... sorry for the dark pictures.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1166.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1165.jpg

thanks :)

[Rallye James]

That looks well smart, very professional if you ask me! :)

[t16aem]

love it G mate..sort out the wiring dude!!! lol ;) :p

[James.G]

have a look in the dark pics... all sorted mate...

good to see you getting around you whore ;)

[Dan]

That looks awesome mate!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Now thats actually cool!

Last time I had a sub in my 309 I made a little custom area that my ice hockey boots fit into LOL

[Marcs]

Looks nice!

Not too much or anything but looks better than a random box that doesnt really fit:)

[Dargs]

Quality dude, nice work :D

[James.G]

cheers for the positive comments everyone :)

[Shell]

god what a first car james its quality that it looks like that, the best thing is you've done it all like :)

liking that idea of the box beside the sub well smart !!! :):):)

[James.G]

cheers shell :)

[mikey_b]

looks good, wish i wasnt useless at stuff like that :D

[Nick106]

hey james u wanna come make me a lil boot build tht quite impressive!

[Jimbo]

wish i wasnt useless at stuff like that :D

Same!! :(

Quality piece of work there dude. ;)

[Luke]

Very professional mate, well done!

[rich106quiksilver]

looks great :)

[Steve Saunders]

Nice touch mate.. Good stuff.. :D