My DDR GT4 build
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killerferret666 said:
It was a bigger milestone then let on. Im actually not just first right hand drive, first in Europe but actually the first customer built car. I cant wait to get dug in to the next stage of making it look like it should.
I want a n understated but good colour (i.e not grey!) also want to be able to repair if damaged, so Candy is out...Im thinking reanult flame red thats seen on new clio's one reason is its a colour ill of seen in the flesh and looks amazing!( i think)
Great work - and in such a short time. Well done. Don't want to unduly influence your colour choice (after all it is YOUR choice), but red is one of the worst colours for fading - look at most older red cars! I suspect this will be a car you'll keep a LONG time (understandably). If I'd built that I'd keep it for ever! I want a n understated but good colour (i.e not grey!) also want to be able to repair if damaged, so Candy is out...Im thinking reanult flame red thats seen on new clio's one reason is its a colour ill of seen in the flesh and looks amazing!( i think)
Fastpedeller said:
Great work - and in such a short time. Well done. Don't want to unduly influence your colour choice (after all it is YOUR choice), but red is one of the worst colours for fading - look at most older red cars! I suspect this will be a car you'll keep a LONG time (understandably). If I'd built that I'd keep it for ever!
I know about the fading use to have an XR2i that was pink..sorry i mean red 
however this is a metalic, but with the amount of paint protection this thing will have it will be at least another 10mm wider. It will actually be treated to a ceramic coating developed by williams F1 which gives 5 years high protection.Also it will be garaged and only used 6 months of the year....and in 2 years time (If I still own it) I suspect ill wrap it another colour...for a change.
Received my reg plate. age related registration so I can add a personalised plate to give it more meaning. Although I wasn't against a Q it is nice not to get one.
Did the first drive tonight, felt a bit surreal after the time put into the car. Will do a few test drives over next week or two with it in its poor gel coat then off to bodyshop to have some tweaks and slight changes as well as have lines tidied up and finally sprayed.
Hopefully the car comes out like the car I want it to be. After driving it, the sense of speed is not something Else, but after so much effort it will be driven with care!
Did the first drive tonight, felt a bit surreal after the time put into the car. Will do a few test drives over next week or two with it in its poor gel coat then off to bodyshop to have some tweaks and slight changes as well as have lines tidied up and finally sprayed.
Hopefully the car comes out like the car I want it to be. After driving it, the sense of speed is not something Else, but after so much effort it will be driven with care!
Small video, as it says found a small oil leak at the head gasket. Not causing major problems but not in me to ignore it at this stage so all back off again to see if its a case of two surfaces weren't clean enough or something else. Better to do it now before it heads into the bodyshop! Also I want to up the boost considerably so makes sense to have this solved.
http://youtu.be/2xFBbIyh4Wc
http://youtu.be/2xFBbIyh4Wc
killerferret666 said:
thanks for the replies, I think I started doubting myself in what I thought looked good and not tacky.
I'm going to stick with the ends on them be a shame to cut them off after the effort to get this spoiler as its no longer produced.
At least if you change your mind in a year's time then it's easy to change....... Once you've cut them off it's not so easy to go back I'm going to stick with the ends on them be a shame to cut them off after the effort to get this spoiler as its no longer produced.
Video walkaround that was asked for by a few people who id spoken to away from the forum.
thought id share...even had to talk on this one
http://youtu.be/IyFeZU-Exug
thought id share...even had to talk on this one
http://youtu.be/IyFeZU-Exug
Hoonigan said:
Looks great, had to watch without sound so you my have already said, what are the plans for the headlight pods are the getting blended in?
No as the headlights themselves are adjusted and fitted behind the cover so id never easily get to them again. The covers will be fettled etc.... then hydro dipped like the wheels and the front spoiler will be as well. Hopefully a good contract against the colour of the car...I hope!Tiger Tim said:
When does it go to paint? I'm glad I watched the video as you covered the few bits I was a little worried about.
Good to know you have a staged plan. Thumbs up.
In to paint should be soon; but at the moment running through designs and ideas with the body shop to make sure the plan is clear before starting. I'd hope its in within a month with around 2 / 3 month turnaround is what i'm expecting.Good to know you have a staged plan. Thumbs up.
Was it the exhaust, rear lights and interior flagging up to you? (Please say no offense is taken - it is a kitcar after all and most seem to have 'quirky' bits)
Its been very hard to try and judge the look with no others to go off to see what they have done in regards to these bits. The american cars didn't even require a handbrake to be on the road so a fog light in Miami definitely wasn't required.
Edited by killerferret666 on Wednesday 3rd December 16:24
killerferret666 said:
Finally managed to get hold of the spoiler I wanted... Now do I keep the end curves...or chop them off, bad photoshop included! Opinions wanted on what others think.
Having 'voted' to keep the curves (which I still adhere to) I think the wooden blocks add to it! The height that is - It looks good at the height the wooden blocks raise it to. Is it possible to extend the 'feet' to raise it? I know anything's possible, but how easy?Edited by killerferret666 on Saturday 15th November 16:04
Edited by killerferret666 on Saturday 15th November 16:06
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