Makes the alloys look right now, its obvious why you needed motorsport alloys for clearance when even the balance weights are in the way
Will have to turn some centres for them next 
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 07:52 AM
Looks good Chris, we should of got out the yard for a photo-shoot tho
Makes the alloys look right now, its obvious why you needed motorsport alloys for clearance when even the balance weights are in the way Will have to turn some centres for them next
Makes the alloys look right now, its obvious why you needed motorsport alloys for clearance when even the balance weights are in the way
Will have to turn some centres for them next
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Posted 03 February 2011 - 08:59 PM
Get some new pics up Chris, its been over a year!
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Posted 19 March 2011 - 11:34 PM
Well I haven't got around to posting for a while now so I thought it was about time I did a little of an update of what I've been up to (other than helping dan!)
First up is a bit of an audio upgrade. From my old car I had two sets of very good Alpine R-Type component speakers. The fronts slotted into the speaker adapters with a little gentle persuasion but the rears were always going to be a little more tricky. I had to make a custom adapter plate to mount to the fitted of the the rear speaker adapter.
Next up came the problem of my alloys. Speedline don't make centres for my wheels so I had to get a little creative. With a lot of head scratching I finally come up with my hybrid centre caps. Made from genuine speedline centres let into some universal centres secured together by some araldite and a skim of filler to finish them off. I was quite surprised how well they turned out. I also decided to lose the blue Speedline Corse writing off the wheels as they looked a bit odd with the centre in.
I treated the car to a fresh set of plates, which smartened it up no end. And last but not least a set of Cossie Pop out rear windows as I'd always wanted these on my first escort. Really pleased as they are a great mod.
I have a couple of little items coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled, in the meantime here's a couple of pictures I took with my brother earlier...
First up is a bit of an audio upgrade. From my old car I had two sets of very good Alpine R-Type component speakers. The fronts slotted into the speaker adapters with a little gentle persuasion but the rears were always going to be a little more tricky. I had to make a custom adapter plate to mount to the fitted of the the rear speaker adapter.
Next up came the problem of my alloys. Speedline don't make centres for my wheels so I had to get a little creative. With a lot of head scratching I finally come up with my hybrid centre caps. Made from genuine speedline centres let into some universal centres secured together by some araldite and a skim of filler to finish them off. I was quite surprised how well they turned out. I also decided to lose the blue Speedline Corse writing off the wheels as they looked a bit odd with the centre in.
I treated the car to a fresh set of plates, which smartened it up no end. And last but not least a set of Cossie Pop out rear windows as I'd always wanted these on my first escort. Really pleased as they are a great mod.
I have a couple of little items coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled, in the meantime here's a couple of pictures I took with my brother earlier...
Edited by Chris O, 19 March 2011 - 11:34 PM.
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Posted 20 March 2011 - 01:17 PM
cossie pop out are great, but you should've had them 'popped out' on the pics
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Posted 20 March 2011 - 07:38 PM
Cheers guys for all the comments
Heres a pic of the centre caps I made (not the best pic but it shows you them)
I thought that just as I'd finished taking the pics
Oh well next time!
Any close up pics of your centre caps
Heres a pic of the centre caps I made (not the best pic but it shows you them)
cossie pop out are great, but you should've had them 'popped out' on the pics
I thought that just as I'd finished taking the pics
Oh well next time!
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Posted 21 March 2011 - 10:54 PM
Cheers guys for all the comments
Any close up pics of your centre caps
Heres a pic of the centre caps I made (not the best pic but it shows you them)cossie pop out are great, but you should've had them 'popped out' on the pics
I thought that just as I'd finished taking the pics
Oh well next time!
Good job, look like they were made for it
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