Tel 0 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hi guys, Bought my VR a couple of months back. Not really done much to it apart from clean it. Looked around at a few before this which turned out to be complete dogs and then saw this on e bay. The drive to Gloucester was a bit of a quick decision to make on a friday afternoon but wanted to snap it up before anyone else did. Made a call to the owner who turned out to be a very nice guy and he said he was willing to wait for me to get there before letting any others view it. Fell in love as soon as I saw it and the rest is history.Not done much since I had it except give it a clean, general service and changed the grille over to a 4 bar jobbie. Selling the wheels as well now for something different. Tailgate is being replaced in the next few weeks as the rot has got it Anyway, here's the first lot of pics for the time being Link to post Share on other sites
tododavies 1 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 very nice mate, guna speak my mind here tho, i dont like the manifold paint on the lettering and the sticker on the back, otherwise A1 STAR! Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I love the white airbox in your first picture!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
tododavies 1 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 LOL!! Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 LOL!! Cheers guys. The sticker is only temporary. The whole tailgate is being replaced shortly and the manifold is going to be powder coated. The inlet cover with the writing was taken off today as were the plastic arch covers and the mud flaps. Going to have to get some t cut where the arch covers were as there seems to be a bit of a small line there. It's amazing the difference removing them has made actually Link to post Share on other sites
tododavies 1 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 the later smooth look does look better doesnt it, good man, get some pics up without arches, you'll have to get different side mouldings on the doors now Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 My brother said about CL or GL side mouldings but I think I might go for some Highline ones and get them painted when I get the other bits done. I bought another filter from e bay the other week as a temporary measure until I get my BMC one so i'll get that fitted up this week. Loads of little bits make a difference and i'm now getting right into it. Lol Link to post Share on other sites
MarksMintness 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Love it mate. I think it's the same colour as mine - "Twilight Violet" is it? Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Dusty mauve mate. Really nice colour and one I hadn't ever noticed until I started looking at VR's. I've come from a Ford background so all these fancy colours are something new. Lol Link to post Share on other sites
MarksMintness 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 What's the pain code do you know? Mne is LC4T I think, it's on the boot lip. Swear it looks the same! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy86 7 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 dusty mauve is lc5p as thats what mine is. Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well i have made the decision to sell my wheels asap as I fancy some 16's to give me a better ride. I use the car as my daily and the 17's really are a bit too big for what I like, plus I want to make the car 'my own'. Bought a fair few bits over the past week. Well I say a few:Standard VR AirboxSmooth side mouldingsNew fog lights / indicatorsLED side light bulbsFront strut braceNew back boxPowerflex exhaust mountsMorrette light units Bonnet lifter strutsFull new lock kit.Not too bad but I guess when you're bored at work on nights, internet shopping seems so appealing. LolTook a couple of pics at work earlier, only difference from the last lot is that the black arch cover thingys are off. I'll update this as more of the new parts are fitted Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Pics from earlier today And with the standard smoked rears on Link to post Share on other sites
McPikie 3 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 a thousand times better mateWhat wheels are you going for?? Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Cheers Not sure what wheels yet. As much as I keep looking at 16's, I love the look of TT comps. I'll have to wait and see. Also changed the HT leads as 2 of them were arcing off of the head and making the car run like shite. Won't be taking the car out until I go to work in the morning but even idle seems a million times better Link to post Share on other sites
smithy86 7 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 when you took your plastic arches off you were left with the end bits near to the arches missing,are you going to replace the sidestrips with the ones that come off the newer vr??? Link to post Share on other sites
Tel 0 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hi guys, just a quick pic update as how she sits now. I'll be back tomorrow to write out the (very long) list of bits that have been done over the last couple of months. LolAll comments welcome Link to post Share on other sites
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