This week i have mostly been.....now with rimmage

[skinnyman9000 0]

Putting these on:

 

Rears are done, fronts will be done by tomorrow.

 

Cleaned the arches too:

This:

 

To this:

 

Next stage........

 

[peanut 0]

be good to see the votex's on. Friend of our was going to put a set on his rado vr a few years ago but never got round to it

[skinnyman9000 0]

be good to see the votex's on. Friend of our was going to put a set on his rado vr a few years ago but never got round to it

 

It was probably him i bought them off, i bought them Dec 2006

[skinnyman9000 0]

Well the tires went on the wheels today, sadly onto the front wheels have gone on as when i opened the second box of FK adapters there were no long bolts, so i got two bolts for 4 adapters :censored:

 

So now the fronts are on and the rears aren't, push bike again tomorrow! Will be ringing Venom first thing to get the bolts sent asap.

 

Also, these wheels stick out a wee bit further than my previous ones, so they really show off the knackered tracking :lol: , that'll be sorted at the weekend

[Philuk 0]

these wheels will look mint when they are on, bet you were well gutted to find some bolts that were missing, souldnt take long for em to get some more out to you! we want pics when you get all 4 on!

[skinnyman9000 0]

these wheels will look mint when they are on, bet you were well gutted to find some bolts that were missing, souldnt take long for em to get some more out to you! we want pics when you get all 4 on!

 

It'll be getting a bloody good clean this weekend! 5hrs sat+sun, so should be looking mint! So once that is finished i'll be getting some pics up. Very happy with the fronts though :luvlove:

[skinnyman9000 0]

Wheels now all on:

 

 

The fronts fit a treat:

 

 

The wheels are 16x8 all round with an offset of 35, taken down to 15 with the 20mm 4x100 to 5x100 FK adapters, with 195/40 Pirelli P Zero Nero's.

 

More lowerage need though me thinks

[Philuk 0]

looking good mate, get some pics of the whole car when it stops raining! :D

[Critical_Mass 10]

'lo skinnyman. Can you let me know how you get on with those coilovers. Just got a set myself, i just want another opinion. Also in the pic of the wheels fitted, was that after laser alignment? when i fitted the same coilovers to my car, they were set really low. The top of the wheels were in quite alot. Even after taking the coilovers back off and raising them a bit, the steering is WELL off. I know this is to be expected. I just wondered if the wheels pic was before or after fitting.

 

Cheers mate!

 

Gaz

[DIGGER B 0]

Sorry mate! but those wheels :pukeright: did you buy them off noddy ? :lol:

[CTWG60 0]

Sorry mate! but those wheels :pukeright: did you buy them off noddy ? :lol:

 

:D Well at least he won't have to worry about them being stolen! Good on ye mate for trying something new. Always nice to have a new set of wheels.

[ziderapple 0]

Wheels look cool. Good to see a different set tried out, think they work.

[Jim 2]

Prior to them going on I thought they'd look terrible but on the car they actually look pretty cool - and at least they're pretty darn unique! Nice one skinnyman! Wonder what they look like with the car moving? Given such a chunky design reckon they'll just look like a big smooth dish when driving!

[Guest]

Get that slammed! you have at least another 3 inches drop on the front :grin:

[Walesy 0]

Can't say i'm a fan but kudos for sticking them on regardless of what anyone thinks, I know you were aware that they weren't going to be everyone's choice but it's your car so balls to 'em :thumbleft:

 

I expect you'll be aware dude, but just in case - after changing your suspenders you'll need to have the camber checked/sorted

[skinnyman9000 0]

They're definately a marmite wheel choice i'll say that! Im hoping to get some rolling shots on the way to E38, so will be interesting to see what they look like on the move.

 

In the pics the suspension has only been roughly set, i dont have a flat drive so its difficult. However, tomorrow morning my neighbour is going out so i'm using their flat drive to set the height correctly, the front will be dropped down too i reckon.

 

Also, those pics are before laser alignment, the wheels literally went on a few days ago and the car hasn't been anywhere since. On tues/weds night it'll be going for some tracking work, so that should sort everything out, hopefully.

 

Also, with these wheels no one has the excuse of not recognising my car when its out and about :lol:

[skinnyman9000 0]

Pictures below are after a mammoth clean using gold class shampoo, clay bar treatment, stage 1 paint cleaner, super resin polish, gloss protection. Going to wax it tomorrow after work.

 

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

wheels are sooo different,but i like em..... 8)

[Phil K 0]

Look much better than I thought they would! Very cool 8)

[Critical_Mass 10]

I'm liking that look 8) As Phil said, they look better then i thought they would do.

[Philuk 0]

liking em mate! :D

[millerman 0]

unusual i think i dont not like them but not sure if i do like them

certainly stands out and looks diffrent which i think is a good thing :D

[Whitedog 0]

I love em....well done for stepping away from the norm

[skinnyman9000 0]

Now with new exhaust fitted, and my interior cleaned:

 

 

The interior is red, for some reason things come out pinkish on my phone, like my car for example, its a deep red gloss but looks pink, hmmm

[A1 VR6 0]

I salute you you for doing your own thing :salute: , would imagine it'll grab some attention at E38, I'll certainly be checking it out :)

 

Just out of interest I noticed another silver C in the garage in the background of one of the pics obviously being worked on - whose is that?