Matts Build Thread....Finally!

[editionmatt 1]

Right guys n girls, this has taken a while to get up as very recently i lost my job which ment the vr hasnt been touched the past few months, anyway iv found myself another eletrical job and work now commences! Plans wise, well......i dont really have one as such but will figure things out as i go along and hopefully get a few tips fom you guys! Only mod i have in my mind for the future is new cams (same time as chains), new inlet manifold and a lovely map to finish it off but its all about saving the pennies! Anyway enough of the chit chat, i shall post a few pics up of what i have managed to do to it the past 11 months and we'l go from there!

[J5KE F 0]

Sounds all good dude!

Who you thinking of for mapping..?

[editionmatt 1]

right here she is when i bought her, its a 97 highline, only mods that i could see were alloys, private plate and sh*tty lowering springs.

I then decided to buy some TT comps as thee old ones got a flat spot so i scrapped them only to realise the comps wernt in great condition either!

I then wanted to strip out but wasnt quite readdy for that s just wantd a cheap bootbuild until i had a little more cash o do what i wnted (new recaros etc)

Chavvy i know

[editionmatt 1]

i Was thinking stealth mate but im not to fussed as long its somebody who knows their vr's! anyway im in a huge rush so i will add to this later on!

[editionmatt 1]

Right, total miricle im up this early but here goes...Also as you can see from the pictures i did a bit of bodge with the fogs and blanks, they were cracked so i colour coded the blank and also the inner part of the fog (smashed the lenses out) i then used this hole as a cold air feed until i have some spare cash to get a indictor/fog set. shall probably get some smoked.

I then got hold of some pressd plates from one of the shows which the piggys dont like tooo much but i have found if i keep my original plates on me i can claim ignornce and say iv just been to a show and forgot to change them, my luck wil run out soon though! Iv also added some new tail lights but shall probably smoke these a bit aswell to go with the new addition which u will see in a minute!

Iv then tryed to add a little colour to stop it being so boring and iv gone for a ford lime green colour, iv coloured the insides of the badge and also the lower fins as you can see, im not going to mad with it as it will look major stupid but you catch my drift. i am also going to paint the calipers to match and maybe the rear strut when i get one "that looks rancid! i hear you say but each to their own i suppose.......

[editionmatt 1]

I am also sorting out the front end as its starting to look like swiss cheese! Anyways heres my latest addition! as u may of seen on the forum iv hummed and harred about the colour for bl*#dy ages! but i think iv made the right decision....

Fresh outa refurb

Nice subtle bit of stretch too!

And here they are on the vr. Shes crying out to be down and out but that will all come in good time anyways thats about it for now but i shall keep you updated!

[hvr6 88]

very nice like the green touches Matt :-)

[editionmatt 1]

cheers Iv had mixxed comments on them! but i like it so thats all that matters i suppose Also i forgot to say iv upgraded my front brakes to 312's and fitted a serpentine belt to try and stop the horrible yelping nois that occurs wen i start her up but it didnt seem to help, so now thinking its the starter motor (compliments of ben for tht info) BUT...touch wood its stopped now so i shall just ignore it

[Damo666 0]

I'm a fan of this 8-) good work dude, what is the colour

of the wheels? ;-)

[editionmatt 1]

cheers man well the refurb shop just called it gloss black, no metallic or anything like that. pretty basic colour!

[hvr6 88]

i like it so thats all that matters

exactly :-) :-)

[Ben Seabrook 4]

wheels look good mate did Bungay tyres sort the fitting out for you ok ?

[editionmatt 1]

cheers mate, i rung them up and it ws as if id just asked them to do something totally outragous lol, they said they couldnt do them which was strange. its wierd because 95% of tyre places round here dont no what stretched tyres are! thats like me not knowing what a light swicth is! very wierd indeed. Anyway i went to the refurb place and they said weve managed to fit one but it not sitting right at all, i went in, had a look and it was fine haha, they thought it wasnt sitting right but they obviously hadnt seen stretched before. anyway after numrous occasions of nearly sh*tting my pants while they were pumping 100 psi to get them in place, we got them all on

[Ben Seabrook 4]

you didn't mention "stretch" did you ?? ever garage gets their knickers in a twist over that word just turn up with them and say put them on them please I find works best !! :)

anyway look forward to seeing what you get up to next with this mate

[editionmatt 1]

ahhhh yes i said stretch thought id better say to save a wasted trip :| ah well, was all done at the the refurb shop anyway so saved me a bitta cash! Anyway im tryig my very hardest to get the coilies on before the christmas meet as my springs are awfull and to be honest im not sure theyl pass mot which is in december along with my dreaded insurance renual

[Craig77 0]

Lookin great dude!

[editionmatt 1]

cheers buddy!

[Special K 81 0]

Ha ha just read your tyre experience,....yeah quite a thing watching 100 psi going in to pop them into place.lol a good tyre place should have a cheater too, to get the tyre's on should the big psi fail.lol

[editionmatt 1]

yes not a pleasant experience i have to admit! i had a mate who had some 18" falkens fitted and they had to pump 120 into them! they had to put the tyre in a cage and do it from a distance as them sorts of pressures could probably blow your head off! lol

[editionmatt 1]

MOT booked for 5th of november! i can see me failing this big time but we shall see! its going to be an expensive few months. looks like im going to have to put off buy the coilies AGAIN

[hvr6 88]

remember remember... good luck! :-)

[BADOIR 2]

Got mine booked in tomorrow not confident at all good luck with yours mate

[editionmatt 1]

haha you to buddy! i have onne lamp out behind the dash but i still have 1 remaining so i can still see it, dont no if that will make a difference? only other thing i can think of is the slider for my seat needs a new wheel or runner as its worn down so the seat wobbles :| just really cant be bothered to fix it!!!

[BADOIR 2]

yea got a few niddly issues, took the bulb out the abs cured the intermittent fault for now lol, will just let him tell me wots wrong and take it from there ..

[editionmatt 1]

cheers helen!