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[bonelorry]

afzalmj, on 20 July 2010 - 10:05 , said:

Yeah mate, don't worry! I completely understand why you'd wanna strip it out (just something I wouldn't do to my daily driver), heck, I did Silverstone yesterday evening and am thinking about power-to-weight now/getting a dedicated track car LOL.

Good luck with the rest of the mods! Can't wait to see it again and have a passenger ride

Well i did consider running 2cars myself at one stage but it wasnt really an option for me plus i dont need my daily to be practical as i have no family etc, Im sure you will see it again and i will gladly take you for a spin anytime

The way it picks up speed now is hilarious......Aswell as the noise

[bonelorry]

Just a small update to the project,

Done a fair few miles in the car over the last 3 weeks including a couple of long motorway journeys and i have to say that i dont regret stripping it out one bit...........Its a right scream!

I havnt been able to go too daft with the car this month as ive had a week off work and i promised myself a new digital camera but i have managed to do a few small but noticable jobs to the car including, Fitting a BBR quickshift plate to the gearbox which has made quite a difference to the throw on the lever, Fitted some clear side repeaters currently on the lookout for some v70 rear lights too and sold my old front and rear seats and replaced them with some much lighter non electric front seats.

The reason i sold my 850R seats was that im currently keeping my eye out for a pair of bucket seats for the car and can use the subframes off the existing non electric seats ive just bought.

Since i havnt been near the car with the cleaning tackle for a few weeks and ive just got a new camera i decided to spend a few hours detailing the car this morning and have taken a few pics......











Lovley beige ebay special poverty spec seats, The 850 i got them out of wasnt the cleanest of cars and even after giving them a good clean they still stink bloody vile! Im going to burn them once i get some buckets!

[irf]

get rid of those(IMHO) nasty roof rails. please

[bonelorry]

irf, on 15 August 2010 - 19:51 , said:

get rid of those(IMHO) nasty roof rails. please

tonyt-5, on 15 August 2010 - 19:57 , said:

Already told him Irf

Dont worry boys its on my list of to-do's

[Muhammad]

Bloody hell it looks gorgeous

[bonelorry]

afzalmj, on 16 August 2010 - 08:47 , said:

Bloody hell it looks gorgeous

That sounds like you could be missing the car

[leet5r]

looks mint m8

[Dammit]

I would very gladly take those roof rails off your hands- I've always wanted some on my red 855!

Seriously- if you are going to take them off let me know and I'll be round like a shot.

[bonelorry]

Dammit, on 18 August 2010 - 20:49 , said:

I would very gladly take those roof rails off your hands- I've always wanted some on my red 855!

Seriously- if you are going to take them off let me know and I'll be round like a shot.

I will let you know if im taking them off, Im undecided what my next step is with the car at the moment

[greenoneten]

Cant belive youve stripped it.
My interior is back in i only remove for track days.
Only use the runners and not the frames for mounting the seats otherwise your head will be banging the roof.
Can get my trim in and out in an hour couldnt bear to drive it all day with no trim.

[bonelorry]

greenoneten, on 20 August 2010 - 08:34 , said:

Cant belive youve stripped it.
My interior is back in i only remove for track days.
Only use the runners and not the frames for mounting the seats otherwise your head will be banging the roof.
Can get my trim in and out in an hour couldnt bear to drive it all day with no trim.

Its not actually as bad as people think, Its only at full thottle it gets noisy

Cheers for the heads up on the seats, Im holding on for a while on buying some buckets now as im considering going down a different route altogether with a different brand if i can justify it

[RobbieH]

bonelorry, on 20 August 2010 - 12:28 , said:

Its not actually as bad as people think, Its only at full thottle it gets noisy

Cheers for the heads up on the seats, Im holding on for a while on buying some buckets now as im considering going down a different route altogether with a different brand if i can justify it

You even utter the word H, Ho, Hon (no I still can't bring myself to say it ) and you are likely to be lynched in no uncertain terms...............

[Kerry_T-5R]

I love the wheel colour, do you know where they were refurbed and what the colour is?

[bonelorry]

RobbieH, on 20 August 2010 - 12:34 , said:

You even utter the word H, Ho, Hon (no I still can't bring myself to say it ) and you are likely to be lynched in no uncertain terms...............

Dont worry Robbie its not going to be a Honda, Ive been there before when i had an integra type r last year.....Was a great car in the twisties but the main drawbacks for me was that it was not quick enough and a PITA on the motorway with the low gearing and for those 2reasons id never have another.

I might be building a Saab powered, Vauxhall street sleeper as it will give me what i want and on a budget too.

[bonelorry]

Kerry_T-5R, on 20 August 2010 - 12:40 , said:

I love the wheel colour, do you know where they were refurbed and what the colour is?

As far as i know theyre just the standard Volan anthracite colour, Sorry i cant help anymore........Perhaps someone who knows could give you a colour name or colour code??

[stedman]

Kerry_T-5R, on 20 August 2010 - 12:40 , said:

I love the wheel colour, do you know where they were refurbed and what the colour is?

I have a picture of 2 comets side-by-side, one the original anthracite and one slightly darker including the paint codes. I'll post it on Monday (will need reminding though!)

[irf]

932 rings a bell

[Tim Williams]

irf, on 21 August 2010 - 06:48 , said:

932 rings a bell

See one of the Honda boyz dreams about Volvo's so much he even knows the wheel paint code .

[irf]

Tim Williams, on 21 August 2010 - 08:04 , said:

See one of the Honda boyz dreams about Volvo's so much he even knows the wheel paint code .

i only dream about you lover boy