oil-burner's bitchin HDi project - soon to be stage 2!

[Oil-burner]

Right, some of you may remember me from .net, but not been around for a while so thought id get a bit of a project thread going.

for those who remember me, i had a regency red P1 sedan stdt

long story short, she got very poorly, and i had to get rid.
really miss that car :cry:

anyway after that i ended up running around in a black vtr for a few months .... dont judge me, i had no choice!lol



so after that i was on the look out for another dturbo and stumbled upon this



2001 5 door hdi dturbo
had 118k on the clocks
part history and a folder full of paperwork
recent cambelt change
and cheap tax!!
had a few bits and bobs to rectify but nothing major, so went to view and brought it home for a reasonable price.

after that nothing really happened for a few months apart from disconnecting the egr, fixing a few issues and a decent service.

then recently i broke a 1.8 meridian (as im sure you all know) and got a nice set of leaf pattern half leathers and steering wheel out of it.
(no pics sorry) i kept the black doorcards as i prefer them but yeah, a lot nicer inside now!

then after a lucky bid on ebay i picked up this little baby for ..... £36, yes thats £36!lol :dance:




its a full mongoose 2.5" s/s system with a 3.5" inward rolled tip!
it had been adapted to fit on the estate so after a bit of cutting and welding she looked like this



cant really moan for the dollar!

now for a bit of photo whoring

fitted the exhaust on sunday and had a bit of a wash with my ever growing meguiars collection



and she now looks a bit like this











then i got a bit bored today and decided to dewiper it and put a couple of stickers on the back window




yes i know the exhaust is too low but i was getting fed up with it so im sorting it next weekend.
also i know the enjoi sticker looks a bit out of place but my wiper had worn a ring into the glass where the cover had been rubbing so had no choice!

anyway so thats how she stands at the minute, i know it wont be to everyones taste but im quite happy with it atm!

future plans are

Lower -40mm - done
adjust exhaust - done
replace bonnet - done twice
fully debadge rear - done
legal pressed plates - done
stage 1 - done
307 arianes - sold but replaced with 17" aidels
rallye blanks - waiting for smooth front end
Black masks - done

nothing crazy as im poor and have bills and a nagging girlfriend!lol
anyway thats about it for the minute, thanks for reading!

[samass]

ahhh you finally got a thread up!

fat stack of meg kit man!

oh yeah meant to say before, seeing as you're a jammy bastard and whatnot, keep an eye out for a 'zorst for me?

[Oil-burner]

yes mate, finally decided to put one up, mainly to do with the insonmia i think!lol
mate thats only a bit of it, ive got all the professional range too!
haha yeah mate ill keep an eye open for you!lol you missed a decent one the other day £30 odd quid, cat back gti cut open and baffles removed but looked standard!
got some spare dewiper grommets if you want one?

[samass]

hence why you're up at 2 am? lol

damn, you gotta link me in on this shit man!
nah thats cool, i love my rear wiper, like being able to see if the rozzers are behind me!

[Oil-burner]

yeah that pretty much sums it up pal!lol
haha sorry mate i only saw it literally 2 minutes before it finished!
na mate, i had to get rid of mine because i didnt want it ruining my stickers! plus it was just about useless anyway, the washer jet is about as much use as someone dribbling on the window so it just made things worse!

[samass]

ah fair nuff
haha yeah they are shite! i soaked mine in boiling hot soapy water for ages, and took a fine wire brush the bit on the car, and now it sprays pretty goood. in the air, but pretty far haha

[Oil-burner]

haha well thats your police problem sorted then pal, fill it with paint like they did on top gear! lol
p.s. did you find out the diameter of your exhaust?

[samass]

hahaha could have done with that other night! po po follwed me for ages when i was comin back from work!

ah, i did not, tho i am pretty sure its 2.25''...

[Oil-burner]

Haha, don't get half as much attention from the police as I used to! I swear my old car was marked!

Shame, there's a 2" longlife going cheap on gumtree atm! Lol

I'll see what I've got at my mums come the weekend!

[Oil-burner]

Bit of beadage porn for you boys!

[Oil-burner]

Better pic quality, that looked poo!

[Oil-burner]

Bit of an update!
New bonnet is on, towing eye and calipers are now red and I've got some aero wipers in the post!
Win!

[samass]

mmmmmm beadage....

which aero wipers did you go for? i got some for like 8 quid off the bay and they were SHITE. made so much noise, flapping about, jumping all over the screen and everything. 6 quid from halfords (trade card FTW) and the normal ones are so much better

[Oil-burner]

Got some Bosch ones mate, fookin expensive but never mind!
Wish I could get trade at halfords! Lol

[Oil-burner]

Pro_steve stage 1 going on today! Absolutely shitting myself about putting it on so wish me luck peeps!

[Oil-burner]

Stage 1 pro_steve map just uploaded longest 3 minutes of my life!
Test flight t minus 5 mins!!
Cheers Steve!

[Niall]

Liking the car mate! Where abouts are you?

[Oil-burner]

Liking the car mate! Where abouts are you?

Cheers matey! Goes a lot better now thanks to Steve!

I'm in chesterfield matey, your not far from me are you?

[Niall]

Epsom lol. Thought you might of been close to me but obviously not lol.

[Oil-burner]

It's been a while but new mods are
Aero wipers
Pressed plates
Headlight protectors
Fusion comps
Oem tax disc holder
And
....,
FCS stickers!!!!

[Oil-burner]

Just finished putting everything on, so a couple of pics!

Oh yeah that is a forum sticker in the rear quarter window, forgot about that one!

[Oil-burner]

Now sporting a 40mm ish drop!

[Oil-burner]

Oh and yes my lighter does read "complete knob" nice little present from my sister!

[Oil-burner]

few pics from FCS

i was cheeky and spent 6 hours claying, polishing and waxing my car in tescos underground carpark to keep out of the rain! lol





then a few of me on the donington track at FCS taken by pompeymark





there is one more from mark which ill add when photobucket stops being wa*k!

and this one i paid £10 for from the paddock stand




think ive got a few more somewhere but ill add them at a later date!
thanks for looking

[kentiiboii]

I abused my sisters underground parking to get mine sorted

[Oil-burner]

Can't beat it mate, had loads of strange looks tho and 4 people asking how much to do theirs! Lol

[kentiiboii]

Should of said yeah go for it line them up.... Cost me £100 for the kit 6 hours work. That'll be £200 thanks :p

[Oil-burner]

The first one who asked, I just replied "you can't afford me!" lol
Think Tesco might have something to say If I set up business in their carpark! Lol

[Oil-burner]

Bit of an update,

Valeo black masks with colour coded bonnet badge



My fogs are now yellow if you can see it in the pic.

That was about it until today, went to see Kentiiboii and purchased a couple of bits off him.
New bonnet for smoothing!!
Hockey stick as I snapped mine when doing the masks
And these .......



Keeping them silver, just need a bit of fettling and some new rubber then were good to go!

[kentiiboii]

Nice wheels dude look nice after a clean .