[car_upgrade] Graphite Mi16

[dino20vt 3]

The day after I collected it it from Wales (won on eBay as a non runner for £450 but fixed it 5 mins from the blokes house)

Wasnt long before the old Plasticare came out

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compomotive Dimma split rims bought off Stew205. Not into the bling look so will be dismantling and spraying the centres silver.

 

Last summer mid Mi16 conversiom

 

How it looked last summer and still does now

[omega 82]

yes they working fine

nice wheels

[dino20vt 3]

 

 

 

 

Mi16 in place

 

 

 

 

 

Phase 2 dash swap with Bx Clocks, limited edition green carpets, door cards and goodwood full leathers.

 

Green clock out of a Zx

 

£30 bargain Magnex Backbox off eBay.

Edited May 10, 2010 by dino20vt

[Alastairh 47]

Clocks look good mate! As does the whole car!

 

Al

[omega 82]

 

 

 

whats the silver thing under the door handel?

cant make it out

[dino20vt 3]

Clocks look good mate! As does the whole car!

 

Al

 

Cheers mate, easy to fit, I think I just swapped two wires on the plug as two hidden warning lights are in different positions to the 205 clocks.

 

Just need to wire up the oil level gauge up, in the Bx it has a 12v feed, then it goes to the sender (variable resistor) then returns to the gauge just like the fuel gauge. As I havent got the sender in my block or the plug on the clocks end im going to splice a 12v feed off the clocks then just join the other contacts, that way im guessing the oil pressure function will work too.

 

You wouldnt have guessed I like green!

[dino20vt 3]

 

 

 

whats the silver thing under the door handel?

cant make it out

 

A bag of odds and sods left in the door pocket. The silver thing on the pedal was a chavvy pedal attachment, that went the other day.

[dino20vt 3]

'All' it needs now is an MOT, fuel tank swapping as it has a hole in it, jacking point welding/repairing, lowering the rear, fitting the Group Buy Gaz coilovers, uprated rear TB's and ARB, wheels spraying, fitting a Toad alarm that I removed from a car I broke, a new Green Filter as I blew the 'cotton' out of the one pictured and new number plates.

 

Might fit some 309 wishbones and front ARB but im guessing I might have clearance issues as the wheels are 8 inch wide.

 

But before I do all of that the car needs shifting 3 miles.

Edited May 10, 2010 by dino20vt

[dino20vt 3]

 

How it looked when I collected it before the phase 2 lights and Black Plasticare

[dino20vt 3]

Just a flying visit so I'll let the pictures do the talking:

[dino20vt 3]

It all started when I thought i'd lower the rear end in an afternoon......

 

8 weeks later and.......

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 20, 2010 by dino20vt

[dino20vt 3]

Temporarily built up with new seals, old acid dipped bolts and outer rims before polishing:

 

 

 

My new Heath Robinson grinder, I havent got a bench so made a stand!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outer rim:

 

 

 

Outer rim stripped of its anodised finish with a green scourer.

 

 

 

After some elbow grease:

 

 

 

 

Next job is to get them re anodised, built up with new nuts and bolts, sealed and tyres fitted.

Edited July 2, 2011 by dino20vt

[feb 47]

The wheels look 10 times better with the silver centres. Good work!

[SurGie 54]

They look really good Dean, good work

 

So did the place where you got the chrome looking bits dip them in acid with them being rusty then plate them, or did you have to get rid of the dirt and rust first ?

 

Cheers

[dino20vt 3]

Cheers for the comments.

 

The bolts pictured were chrome plated steel but had gone rusty so in an effort to keep costs down I soaked them in brick acid for two days which removed the rust and chrome coating ready for re plating but in the end I bought new.