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 pete wood
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| posted on December 7th, 2004 at 08:32 AM |
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mate awesome stuff 
this car is gonna be beaut!
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| posted on December 8th, 2004 at 05:26 PM |
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thanks for all the great feedback guys
i m heading out on saturday to do some more work on it, so its bound to inspire me to put some more pics up soon
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| posted on December 8th, 2004 at 06:39 PM |
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hey what steering wheel is that? where'd you get it from?
Jon
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| posted on December 9th, 2004 at 09:17 PM |
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Wow again Kim....looks so fantastic...buggar if it isn't so exciting to see happening :bounce :bounce
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| posted on December 10th, 2004 at 07:04 PM |
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jon
steering wheel is a flat4 gtv, but not with a standard horn button.
its an optional button rather than the blue one.
alan
the car was painted on the pan so that it could be sprayed and left on there. the idea was that the car would be less likely to get
damaged/scratched/dented etc if we could wheel it straight in and out of the booth rather than have to lift it back onto the pan.
all the fit up was done prior to painting.
and most importantly, it was the way that i was advised to do it (i didnt actually do the work myself)
i have been very happy with the job so i think it was the right way to go
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| posted on December 11th, 2004 at 06:42 PM |
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Oh ok, i thought the GT wheels had solid spokes. Saw them in Tokyo for about $500 AUD but too pricey for me  looks great though
Jon
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:02 PM |
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ok... pics as promised of the car with its paint on.
this is what i saw from the back of the shop. i drove out there late one night after work just so that i could see the paint after it had been laid
on.
was very pleased to say the least
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:06 PM |
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ok so here it is up close and personal
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:08 PM |
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more:
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:41 PM |
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WICKED!!
Kim, man, you gotta be pumped.. Jamboree, here we come!!
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:51 PM |
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Hey Kim what size and profile etc. tyres are you running? |
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:55 PM |
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yeah, jimbo, im real keen to get it done now.
currently reading up on the car audio australia forum for advice (thanks for the lead alan)
works have progressed alot further than just paint, with the dash panels stained and in, bumpers chromed and mounted, headlight buckets painted.
main areas to go are assembly (lots to go here), wiring, engine assembly (sharpbuilt bits, wiring, exhaust etc), stereo and interior
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 08:56 PM |
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by the looks of them id take a rough stab and say they are the same as what i have 205/65/15 or 215/65/15
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 09:02 PM |
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ruckus:
fronts are 175 55 continentals (damn expensive, but i didnt want anything less than 175s with my extra weight and cb discs). also, i dont really like
the look of thin up front on 5.5s
rears are 205 55 gts
the contis are rear tyres off a smart car. i could have gone with 145 65s which are the fronts, but i decided against it. (too narrow)
with my narrowed beam (70mm) and the discs and increased offset of the american eagle wheels, the front track has ended up looking pretty stock, which
is good. one day i might go narrower again, but its fine for now
what are you thinking of using on yours?
the wheel offset is the critical choice, especially when lowering
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 09:35 PM |
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Awesome stuff Kim! How good does it look in paint!!!
I am very jealous of your turning circle!  Hopefully with my 80mm narrowed
beam things will improve!
Can't say how awesome it is looking...great colour choice (and as said before I knew there was a good reason for painting the shell on the pan - I
wasn't having a go at you, was just curious!).
Keep it up mate, lookin mighty fine.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 10:12 PM |
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nah man, no offense was taken
i ve just been looking at you latest audio progress on the audio forum.
damn theres alot of reading to do before i make my choices.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 11:11 PM |
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hey Kim. I've had an absolute nightmare with my tyre selection! started with 195/65s all round (they came with the rims), then went down to 185 on
the front but still had problems with a passenger in the car when braking into a corner. So now I've got michelin 165/80 in the front and 205/65 in
the back. Big problem is that now the car has been bumped back up at least an inch or 2. I know it sounds petty but it has made a big difference to
handling and is FAR from the perfect solution. Thanks for the info and sorry for the tangent.
Car looks awesome by the by:thumb |
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| posted on December 23rd, 2004 at 08:01 AM |
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Kim at least you are able to do the reading before making your selection unlike me who has to work with what I have...which means more money spent
replacing components with those I should have gone with in the first place!
Ah well, there is a lot of good info out there....www.sounddomain.com is a US site but also has a fair bit of info. You're right....lots of reading!!
I'm still sifting through it all.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2004 at 08:07 AM |
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looks good mate hope it everything you want. this will be a show stopper when its finished mate
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| posted on December 25th, 2004 at 07:51 PM |
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Wow Kim luv the colour!!!! So nice 
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:18 PM |
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ok
after the forum crash, its time to get those pics of the interior up again
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:27 PM |
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Hey Kim have you got any pics of the places you have removed mountings for the headliner? It'd be a great help if you could post 'em |
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:34 PM |
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this is what i saw when i arrived, looking good
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:35 PM |
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thanks to Adrian at Marocco Vehicle Trimming
cant recommend this guy highly enough
so heres all the proof of his great work
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:38 PM |
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you should have seen the seats before they were trimmed, wow what a transformation (i wish i had some before and after pics)
anyway, they have come up like new.
and you can also see that the rear seats have been done with pleats to match the fronts
btw, fronts are out of a 968 porsche (mid 80s)
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:41 PM |
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ragtop is in now and interior work has all been finished
getting engine tin painted and wiring (hopefully soon)
then only needs to get the stereo sorted
damn, if only it were as easy as these two little things!!
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 09:49 PM |
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 best beetle i've ever seen in my entire life. you are a
champion. its just.............damn.............congratulations. obviously a lot of time, effort and $ gone into it, i hope you enjoy it for many
years to come.
cheers.
BB
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| posted on March 5th, 2005 at 10:03 PM |
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damn fine Kim. You've given me alot of inspiration throughout this project and it's great to see it coming together.
The dash, seats and headliner look particularly awesome. |
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| posted on March 6th, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
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Kim I love the way your've done the interior..... it looks great with the painted pillars and no lining....
OK this may be a dumb question but is the lining meant to sound proof.....? How will this work...I'm sure you've worked all this out .....but I
would love to know...
I love the personalised features.....and SO classy...and unique
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| posted on March 6th, 2005 at 03:41 AM |
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mate, that is beautifull! great colour scheme. looks tops!
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