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[Tweek]

Looks a lot better than it did when you bought it. It's not so bad now

[jonyb4]

ah yay i got your aproval, lol means alot man, remember whn i first got it how you thouhgt it was such a stupid idea, but atleast something good has come from it, and maybe i could have done better with a mk3, but theres 7 mk's of fiestas out there... and i wanna try each one, ill have another mk3 soon though, if and when i find a job lol

[dontpannic]

This thread has Waynes seal of approval (and mine)

[jonyb4]

thanks mate, and ofcourse yours is just as valueable to me

[Minstral]

looks good mate very rusty though for a mk4

[jonyb4]

i know

[FiestaBen]

If I was you mate I'd have a proper look all over the floor of the car, and underneath it etc to check for more rust because you've found quite a lot so far and failing an MOT wouldn't be good! I'd just do it to not take a risk and also for a piece of mind.

On a lighter note, glad you finally got the other mirror sprayed, it's looking proper nice for a mk4 now!!

[jonyb4]

ta mate

i havehad a look and i found some other spots of rust repair, and some surface rust in places ive painted over them all, andi also found a less then a 5p sized hole thanks to a poking, dunno what to do with that tbh, its on the outer side of the sill

[pillby]

I've been following this thread quite closely and am really impressed.

I have a mk4 also and at the moment its got those nasty black bumpers and considering the car is silver it looks crap. I've been looking to modify it and this thread has shown me what can be done

If you dont mind me asking, how much do you estimate you have spent on it so far? Im just on a budget and was wondering what it may cost me.

Cheers

Phil

[white diamond]

car has come along way youve done a good job and i really like your headlights

[jonyb4]

cheers guy im really flattered

umm ive spent over 700 quid ont he in all, but thats mostly parts like a clutch and exhaust etc.

mods wise i dunno maybe about 150 - 200 quid i cant really say ive never added it all up, maybe more than 200

things have ranged from alot of paint, bulbs, tyres for the alloys, cathodes, centre console, interior light. the seats, alloys, side repeaters and mats all come off the si

sorry but i cant really be accurate

hope it helps though, oh and all this was over a period of about 5-6 months so not all at once, making it seem like less has been spend

[pillby]

no worries all sounds a bit cheaper than i thought any way

Good job man

Phil

[jonyb4]

im just glad ive inspired someone

[pillby]

:) im just glad ive inspired someone

Yea man i was originally thinking of shelling out a couple of hundred on a full on body kit and that kind of thing but i really like the simplicity of the way your car looks. So dont be suprised if you see a silver looking version of your car floating around these forums in a couple of months time

Cheers
Phil

[jonyb4]

haha

ill be sueing you so do please id be rich
lol nah joking *deletes thread to avoid coping*

haha

[pillby]

haha

ill be sueing you so do please id be rich
lol nah joking *deletes thread to avoid coping*

haha

haha its not going to be identical dont worry but your car is definitely an inspiration

Phil

[jonyb4]

ok update...


after seing the similarity between this:



and mine:



i decieded to get cracking, and come up with this:







but i think it looks to big and make my car look too high in these pics, didnt notice it when i was looking at it in person, but so far im thinking its only a temp untill i can get a laguna one, its off a mk3 golf btw

[dontpannic]

Looks pretty good. I know the owner of that MK4. 1.7 FRP engine chucking out loads of bhp! Plus its a 5 door

She's shifty_babe on the ZSOC if that helps you?

Nick

[jonyb4]

yea thanks but i knew that lol, very similar aint they eh ?

thanks for the comment mate, had only just posted it too lol

[Minstral]

splitter looks good get it lowered first before you change it be good to see something different

[jonyb4]

cheers mate i cant wait to lower it now lol

[jonyb4]

ok another update... two in one day aint you lot lucky



after seeing jonbois escort, i decided that id do this, so thank you jonny
using this

and





welded a strut brace in to my rear suspension

then i needed to cut away at the insulation, and my homemade undermattering



just a reminder that welding embers burn! lol





now im absalutly shattered

but im happy with my work the car is much more stiff round bends and love it!

[Scott69]

good lad remeber you telling me on msn u were gonna do that. then i went to bed! lol i feel so old:(

[FiestaBen]

Looks good but I would have sprayed it in radiant red or black first... unless I missed something?

[mada01]

if i was you, i would polish it up, or paint it like ben said, but use black hammeraite

[Tweek]

Get it lowered and get a spoiler on it. You have 20 days.

[dontpannic]

Get it lowered and get a spoiler on it. You have 20 days.

Never thought about a strut brace like that before!

[Ratspeed]

100% for effort, but dude, that welding on the brace looks gash

[M1K3Y_B]

Spray the splitter black?

[jonyb4]

ben and mada you talkign about the splitter?

and lol wayne


and rat umm thwe mig was s**t, and that was over the top of the good weld lol i was trying to strengthen it

but it works lol

[jonyb4]

ok this is the tinyest update possible


i decided to continue the deadening with carpeting behind the door cards:

[FiestaBen]

No I'm talking about spraying your new bar in the boot black as it looks hideous how it is, red or black and it will look so much nicer!

[jonyb4]

lol well it would be red if i hadnt run out of it lol, and nah dont want it black

[Ratspeed]

and rat umm thwe mig was s**t, and that was over the top of the good weld lol i was trying to strengthen it

but it works lol

That was Mig?!?!?!

[jonyb4]

lol yep, was playing up a beaut, spittering and sputtering all the time... werent the best ive ever used