Marshall's Diablo Red Beast

[Marshall]

Ok maybe not so much of the beast!

Its a 1998 1.1 Zest3. Bought her with 43000 on the clock last year for just under £1500

Here is how she looked.
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http://images.domino.org/d/60326-3/DSC00186.JPG

First thing i done was to replace the number plates, its amazing how a new set of number plates makes the car look so much fresher!

Then i de-badged the rear and sides, was happy with the result but in certain light you can still see a ghosting of the signs on the rear even after a heavy t-cut and polish session. The badges are in the process of being painted black along with the border around the lion on the front.

Next was the install, i needed to keep as much boot space as poss so kept it neat and tidy. I have a pioneer headunit, pioneer comps, Fli 400s 2 channel amp and a Fli 12" Active Sub. All powered off a nice fat 4awg cable!

Whilst browsing ebay i fell inlove with some twin angel eye black headlights, however couldnt warrent spending the amount of money they wanted for them. This is when i stumbled across a girl called Abbie, what a star, sold me her barely used black angel eye headlights for £50 including postage!!!! Oh what a difference they made!!!!

Off with the bumper
http://images.domino.org/d/96069-1/DSC00905.JPG

On go the lights
http://images.domino.org/d/96076-2/DSC00907.JPG

Whilst the bumper was off i thought id kill two birds with one stone, so off i trotted to halfords and spent my £20 gift voucher (cheers nan lol!) on some black mesh and meshed my bumper incl the foglight holes.

In my opinion the front end looks so much better now, will be even better when its sitting 40mm lower in a few weeks!
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[Marshall]

At this point i felt alloys were neeeeded! So i was going to get some plain 5 spoke black alloys, but when i went to buy them online i spotted some black and polished BK 333's so went for them with the 45 profile tyre.

So this is how it looks today, just been polished.

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Ill update once the badges are back on and lowered.

Sorry for the long long long post lol!

[Rallye James]

Good work tidying it up :) Nice to see you've kept it smart and subtle ;)

I really like the front end look, I know what you mean about the plates making a huge difference

Only thing I'm not too keen on is the wheels, just not my thing really. Would be nicer black IMO ;)

Looks good as a whole though, will be nice when lowered :D

[Luke]

You've made a good start mate.

As james said, the wheels aint my thing.

[Peter.H]

Looks smart mate, especially the lights, im on the lookout for some of those myself.

i like it :)

[Dan]

Nice start dude but the wheels ruin it, not very nice at all!

[rob_s]

loking good not keen on the mesh on the fog light holes would look better with a set of fogs even if you dont wire them up,

[darren106]

loking good not keen on the mesh on the fog light holes would look better with a set of fogs even if you dont wire them up,

MESH MESH MESH>.......ALL THE WAY

[rushy_23]

The headlights make a huge difference, nice one. Not too sure on the wheels
though.

[gazz]

With the others really. Wheels are not my cup of tea, but the headlights look great :D

[Marshall]

Each to their own aye guys? I nearly had black 5 spokers but felt they were a bit plain for me, i also wanted something different, never seen a set of those rims before..If i get the quicksilver/gti im after, then that is going on vts rims

[Marshall]

Blacked badges, dewipered, gti spoiler

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[Nick106]

Looks gd mate!

Those rims arent my cuppa tea mate, all personal taste though

[Marshall]

Fingers are crossed for the car being lowered 35/40mm in the 3 weeks between now and the French Car Show

[Marshall]

popping off to halfords monday to pick up some primer, paint and laquer to colour code the mirrors

[pug_ste]

i had them wheels on my old rover bub 17's tho looked nice in silver but not my cuppa on the pug but as you say each to there own

[Marshall]

i dunno why but nobody seems to like them in photos, however everyone that has seen them in the flesh seem to like them, i know i do but people saying they dont on forums gets me thinking about selling them :(

[Wizza]

Looking good... I like thfront bumper... The mesh is good... Aye not overly keen on teh alloys, but once it is lowered I think it would look good!!!

[Marshall]

it will be done mate...eventually, hopefully before the french car show, if not im gunna get someone to do it whilst at the show! lol

[gaz06]

Im with u the alloys are nice mate ive seen em before on a saxo vtr looked the tits n cuz urs is a pug they look even better :D

[jonboyxs]

Hi mate did you spray the front badge or is that a black piece u put in coz it looks fresh..

[jonboyxs]

Laguna splitter is what you need next they fit a treat fiver this one cost me from a scrapers.bargain.............

[Marshall]

cheers gaz i see you're from the peterborough area too, where abouts?

im thinking about the laguna splitter mate, just fitted one to a saxo and it does look good, he struggles getting onto his drive with it and it isnt even lowered! Very nearly bought one yesterday but it was stapled to the laguna bumper and i couldnt be bothered to get it off.

the front badge along with the rear are sprayed mate, took a while to get it right and it isnt perfect up close but it looks so much better IMO

[Wildchild]

Loving the look. Especially the rims! Dont sell them. Stick to your guns son!

[pugme]

dont get the lagun splitter mate, get down to your seat dealer and get a seat toledo splitter its much deeper and looks much more menacing!! i had one on my gti when i first did it up 6 years ago, never seen another one with it umm ill see if i can find a pic

[gaz06]

yeah marshall im from werrington. im really liking the car i've been debating a while weather to change the grills and remove the fogs and yours is swinging it i really like the look and its not over the top

[Wizza]

Where did you get your headlights from by the way and how much... I like them!!!

[pugme]

go on ebay mate and type in 106 halo or angel eye, i got mine for £120 and on potn.com thaey are £280!!

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/P11gme/pug5.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/P11gme/pug7.jpg

ull find loads of different shapes colours and models etc

[Wizza]

Cheers buddy... I like teh look of Marshalls slightly tinted looking ones... Reckon they will look mint on my moonstone with a set of smoked rears!!!

[Marshall]

Go on gaz, mesh them ;)

Wooo being lowered 40mm next sat, hopefully the torsion bar isnt seized, should be a big learning curve for me...luckily ive talked a mate into it and he has done a few so should be ok......just in time for French Car Show which im very happy about!

Also got some show plates comming, they are german style so black with silver font, should go well with the colours!

[Marshall]

Few things done, arches are rolled for the big day tomorrow

Show plates arrived, look uber cool
http://images.domino.org/d/159038-2/DSC01776+_Large_.JPG

Mirrors are colour coded
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Ill get pics upo tomorrow night when its lowered 40mm!!

[Wizza]

Looking good... Lik the plates and the colour coding... How did you attch your plates... Screws???

I wil wait for mine to come before I decide!!!

[Marshall]

yea, i tried velcro, but the covers over the original screws dont allow the velcro to contact so resulted in drilling and screwing, only takes 5mins to swap over

[Tim]

looks good, alloys arent my cuppa tea but once lowered may suit it a bit more, id go 60 if i were u, mines 45 and im not happy, but its amazing how high they are on 15s without lowering, cant remember mine like it was then lol

[beavabasha]

lol tell me bout it check mine wen i started out
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/beavabasha/b4nafta.jpg
btw loving the headlights dude there next on my list me thinks

[Wizza]

^^^LOL... Too right!!!

[Tim]

lol mine was the same

[Marshall]

front is down 35mm now, looks alot more though.

Didnt manage to get the rear done as i had to go shopping for two new track end rods as they needed to be cut off.

May attempt the rear tomorrow then its off to get the tracking done monday.

I would love to lower it more, i really would, but a friends saxo is 60mm on standard vtr wheels and it love to scrape around here due to the dodgy roads out ere in the sticks! Oooooo ArrRRrR

[Wizza]

Can't wait to see pics.... Bet it looks mint!!!

[Marshall]

Looks good at the front mate, wont be attempting the rear today as after being in the sun all day i have sun stroke and feel just a tad under the weather :(

Should be a big learning curve doing the rear, but im confident

[Marshall]

Wish i had gone 60mm but it really isnt practical round here, looks heaps better though!

From:
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To:
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[harperbas]

mate im after a set of those lights but i dont have ne money lol u got similar set up to me minus the alloys n lowerin lol u got ne ova saucy contacts to gettin them lights free?

[Marshall]

lol i was onto a winner with the lights mate, i was expecting the girl to ask for alot more than she did but i wasnt gunna argue with 50 delivered.

keep an eye on ebay is all i can say ;)

[Marshall]

Rear obviously doesnt wanna be lowered!

Its seized big time, ive also got a nasty vibration now after putting it back together but i cant work out why becuase the torsion bars never budged, all that came off was the anti roll bar and shocks, both of which are back on nicely!

[Wizza]

Sounds bad... Bloody French!!!

[joe106gti]

looked good until the alloys. may look ok if you slam it

[Marshall]

pfft my car, i like em..

[pugley106]

So now ur car is endoing? or u gonna raise the front

[Marshall]

the back will come down eventually, it isnt that bad tbh