My WIP

[Water Boy]

Those wheels look perfect now u gota save up for some paint

[99gti]

Ray - with The OZ's, what does that bring your total wheel count up to now?

Your crazy!! But they look good. 10 or 15mm spacers should do the trick nicely!

[rayray086]

Four complete sets that have been bolted up on the car haha...

[peedman]

I count five including the original stockies

[rayray086]

I count five including the original stockies

Enough to lose count? Hahaha

[Mrk_Mickey]

Your boot now sounds so much more interesting than anyone elses..I mean..a trap door, even still a spare tyre, a BATTERY, a sub AND an amp. OMG! haha.

[Golf Houso]

The next phase of rays plan... rip out the back seats to put the shopping in

since there isn't place anywhere else!

[rayray086]

The sub install (with encouragement and first-hand labour from Louis) will still allow a decent amount of shopping, and even maybe a set of golf clubs too Not that I do a lot of shopping, nor do I play golf

[Golf Houso]

Oh right, thats good, always remember its a car, and that you can actually use it for the transport of things other than just yourself or a passenger. And I see you are keeping to this.

Did I just see you driving down woodville road (i think its that road) around 11.30pm ray? I'm pretty sure I did, I was turning into maccas to get a bite to eat.

I'm pretty sure it was your car, black bumper trim with the white mk3 sticker.

It seems I wasn't the only one with little to do on a Friday night

[DubSteve]

Ray I can't believe you have left this, thread I want bumpness I know you have done some things UPDATE



And for greatness cause I couldn't resist the poor kitty, and also cause BUMP is there lol.

[KI11Z]

haha steve! yeh Ray wtf hav u been up to lately?!

[Pullstarter]

Careful Steve, one of the forum nazis will send you to a re-education camp for veering off-topic.

[rayray086]

Hahahaha OK guys, not much, but I will update in a few minutes. Still watching Family Guy

OK, things I've done since last update:

I integrated my front turn signals into my stock headlights. For me, the blackened stock dual chamber headlights just beats any other look, so I was determined to keep them and have my shaved bumper work.

I bought bulb holders from AutoLumination and also a bunch a few LEDs which ended up being rubbish for my application. I picked up a set of wedge-type orange bulbs that we use for our side indicators and they work fine. Anyway, here's the bulb holder:



After removing the lens (it now takes me less than a minute each haha), I drilled a hole through the headlight. I used epoxy and superglue (yeah, bloody ghetto) to attach the bulb holder on.



Since I had the headlights apart, I used some acetone and some of my breath to clean up the reflective areas. It did a decent job of clearing up some clouded areas. I then proceeded to lightly sand my headlight lens (1000/1500/2000 grit), applied and buffed cutting compound and plastic polish and the headlights came out looking like new again. It was something I experimented with on my cousin-in-law's FUBARed Passat headlights - didn't come up as well on his as it was our first time though. I wrote a DIY on that if anyone wants to clear up their headlights.

When it came to resealing, I wiped and dried off acetone on the inside of the headlights first. I learnt in science lab that acetone works as a drying agent, so I'm thinking it won't cause any condensation. I then used A LOT of sealant to reattach the headlights back together, and now I get no more condensation . I was quite happy with that.



Here's a video of it working:



It's more brighter than that.

[rayray086]

I've also finally got the widetrack stuff done at Matt's workshop. A good day (and evening) was spent getting it all done. The wheels now sit right, and with new control arm bearings, strut mounts front and back, and new engine hydraulic mount, the car now feels a lot tighter and better to drive, and I felt a lot more confident behind the wheel. A good run through Royal National Park during the day of our pre-Nats GTG confirmed that!
No pictures from the day we were at Matt's, but it's something I'm not planning to do again.

Last Friday I had the car assessed by the insurers. Geez NRMA are a bunch of nit-pickers! They weren't willing to replace my complete front fender as some of the "damage" (my ****ty guard lip rolling/cutting) wasn't done at the same time as the accident. They deduced that from different degrees of rust Which reminds me, I'll have to call Matt for a replacement fender! Everything else they were willing to cover though, so that's OK.
There hasn't been a date for the repair yet but it should be some time late this week or next week. I can't wait!

I've sold my Work Equip wheels to make way for another set of wheels that will (no doubt in my mind) finally work. I have a set of steel wheels with hubcaps in the backyard waiting to get some custom work done. I just hope the hubcaps will still fit on after the custom work



These figures will need to be changed too




They're not gonna be too crazy, but hopefully should look good.

My badgeless grille is nearly done too. It's painted already, but I just gotta have the bottom notch welded smooth now.



So nothing major... all the other builds on this forum are much more inspirational!

[Water Boy]

15x8 hey Ray ...