black phase 2, old friend of the forum

[bood]

had the tyres removed and also started to clean these up ready for a repaint

still amazed how little these weigh

[Goobie]

Engine bay tidy up looks great. I would try and get the header tank next to the brake reservoir pot, think that would work well with minuim fuss.

Ps, Liking the new alloys, excellent choice.

[bood]

Thanks i am constantly looking at it now.
Well here is the latest (sorry its another pic)

Oil catch tank gone, also brake reservoir moved to the scuttle tray

[chris]

You could get some stainless bolts and do away with the link pipe on the carb top looks great btw I like the reservoir move

[bood]

You could get some stainless bolts and do away with the link pipe on the carb top looks great btw I like the reservoir move

thanks i am hoping to have them cut off and welded up soon

been a little busy painting these up, just need to order decals and get some rubber fitted to them

[LeeR5GTT]

LOVE THESE WHEELS

[mattk]

Those superleggera's will look fantastic, very nice work sir

[Jonny5]

Cant wait to see these fitted

[bood]

Cheers guys.

I got them fitted today and i am well pleased. i am still waiting for the decals to turn up tho

sorry for poor pics the rain is pouring down

[Goobie]

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Looking good Adam,

[Nad-5GTT]

Very nice

[GTphil]

These wheels suit fives down to the ground

Looks ace! Love the lowered look also.

[BluntyR5GTT]

love it and them wheels match a 5 perfect

[bood]

cheers guys thanks for the kind comments , i am pretty pleased myself just want to tidy the brakes up behind them and also get the original red decals on the wheels to tie into the car even more.

[Wallace]

Personally much prefer the new rims

Looking

[LeeR5GTT]

[mattk]

Looking good mate

[bood]

Thanks again for the kind comments

[bood]

had a few treats in the post this morning

hope to clean this up enough to fit, couple of tiny dents to address but should be ok


its also time for the car to go back in the garage so it will be getting a full mop and detail but thought i would try a new polish and wax for dark cars


also the wheel decals turned up

[bood]

Well the o.z stickers are shocking!! The radius is all wrong, should have gone straight to o.z which is what i am gonna have to do now

[bood]

Hoping to get my calipers painted this weekend but cant decide if to go subltle and gloss black or look at me red

[Trevhib]

Did the previous wheels have a lower offset? The OZ's seem to sit slightly further inside the arches. Maybe it's an optical illusion caused by the differing designs of the wheels.

[Brigsy]

New wheels look miles better. I would do the calipers gloss black, clean but not in your face.

[Nad-5GTT]

New wheels look miles better. I would do the calipers gloss black, clean but not in your face.

Totally agree, black would be my choice. They only get dirty anyway.

[bood]

Did the previous wheels have a lower offset? The OZ's seem to sit slightly further inside the arches. Maybe it's an optical illusion caused by the differing designs of the wheels.

The did slightly but only by 2mm. The spokes on the other wheels pertruded more where these are very flat so i think that gives that impression.

[bood]

New wheels look miles better. I would do the calipers gloss black, clean but not in your face.

Thanks i am pleased with them. You and nad-5gtt have said what i was thinking, i already had the black paint i just had a thought of red this morning.


Thanks again for comments/help/opinions

[Trevhib]

The did slightly but only by 2mm. The spokes on the other wheels pertruded more where these are very flat so i think that gives that impression.

Ah right. Nearly said what about 3mm spacers in my previous post, lol

[bood]

Ah right. Nearly said what about 3mm spacers in my previous post, lol

Thats one good engineering eye you have there........... oh maybe i sould mention the spacers purchased monday great minds and all that

[Trevhib]

Cool!

Don't know about engineering eye. Maybe an eye for minutia

[pascal-GT]

nice car! i like this wheels!

[bood]

Stretched her legs today

[BluntyR5GTT]

that looks and them wheels are perfect

[GTphil]

Such a tidy car! Love the cooler peaking out from behind the bumper

[bood]

that looks and them wheels are perfect

Thanks mate i cant get over how light on its toes it feels now just due to the weight difference of the wheels

[bood]

Such a tidy car! Love the cooler peaking out from behind the bumper

Thankyou. thats my fav bit of the pic and if you careful you can just see the oil cooler behind the grille...... only just tho

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Nice job, pleased to see it fitted in nice and tidy

[bood]

Nice job, pleased to see it fitted in nice and tidy

Thanks mike, it fitted a treat small and subtle.

[phase i 16 v turbo]

That is what we like to here

[B18ftMOJO5]

had the tyres removed and also started to clean these up ready for a repaint

still amazed how little these weigh

Wheel heaven, i need a set of these on my car. Running 16s atm but defo going to change to smaller wheels to get an improved drive. Loving your cars its an excellent example and a credit to you.

[Jonny5]

Wheels look stunning!
Any latest engine bay pics

[bood]

B18ftmojo5 thank you sir very kind of you. I would suggest these wheels to anyone, they are over half the weight per rim of my old ones.

Jonny cheers mate, i know its not like me to go more than a day without posting an engine bay pic and there have been a couple of changes but i am in the process of cleaning up the inner wings so she would not be best pleased if i took a pic without her makeup on

[bood]

nothing much to update, i was going to paint the inner arches my self as the engine bay was never done sadly but after a polish they have come up ok although the paint finish is naff so i have decided next winter its gonna be engine out and have the bay painted properly.

sorry for the poor pic quality my new phone doesn't seem to take them as crisp once i load them into photobucket

for the time being i cleaned up my chrome swirl pot bracket and i have added a forge dump valve to the pipe work

[Jonny5]

Not alot left in that bay now mate

[bood]

it getting there thanks.

i know i really need to remove/move the header tank and swirl pot i just cant seem to get my head around removing that amount of coolant from an already small water system on an engine that i am asking 60-70% more from and it still being sufficient

[Trevhib]

I can't see that being a prob.

How much is being removed? It can't be that much.

[Nad-5GTT]

I can't see that being a prob.

How much is being removed? It can't be that much.

the swirl pot can't hold that much. But can the swirl pot be removed with no ill affect. I'm curious as I'm thinking of doing this too.

[bood]

I can't see that being a prob.

How much is being removed? It can't be that much.

Your probably right and I know it has been done enough times I am just a worrier.

And I also can't see how no swirl pot can be a good thing.

Then lastly I don't want the header tank on either arch so if I move to the scuttle I don't like the new pipe runs I am seriously tempted to gloss black my forge header tank

[GTphil]

Brigsy has a very simple coolant system on his van, no coolant running through the carb, swirl pot removed etc and he beasts the living day lights out of it at 230hp and it's fine.

I wouldn't worry about it only reason i haven't ditched it all is because i quite frankly can't be arsed. I would rather spend my spare time driving it or fixing it when it breaks so i can drive it again.

[bood]

Brigsy's is the one that causes me a headache because it is proof that my thoughts and worries are pointless but i can't help but worry