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I want to be there so much! like a 2 year old in a Cadbury factory right now getting grumpy not being able to choose. I am back in Denmark 24th I think

Jelly you are a saint 

no i didnt go to lidl halfords are out of stock I need to get under her though 

19 hours ago, Jay85 said:

 Didn’t go to LIDL did you? Lol

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okstilltryingThanks jay I really am naive when it comes to this stuff I can drive had advanced driving courses etc for places like Iraq etc (that was fun had to do jay turns reverse up around courses being chased etc) but when it comes to modifying stuff I am absolutely clueless.

the quote was definitely not a blow over any colour I wanted was the option and it was me doing all the prep work rolled off a trailer. if anyone wants to speak to them it’s ipswich vehicle refinishers if you need an interpreter I can help 

well after all the fun yesterday totally forgot I have loads of new toys turning up today i think from tuning developments 

Anti lift kit

distributor cap

rotor arm

22mm front arb 

Still on the shopping list is well everything else apart from a rear arb which is currently in the boot of my bmw could use a spare set of wheels if anyone has some knocking about and any tips on what to do with my rear window wiper it’s a waste of space and looks buggered and it’s additional weight

got none of it yesterday but came today apart from distributor cap and 22mm front arb I am still hanging from last night so not fussed

Donnington is unlikely I am not driving up tonight we will see about tomorrow may drag my lazy ass up there

3 days running since 2012 so oil check and the wheel aligment needs to be looked at but she is quick and she has served me well  but lots to do 

Well my build thread got as distracted as I did instead of an arb I bought a speaker instead of a distributor cap I bought a tv.

i left the house for a set of cheap ass drive on ramps

4 hours ago, Jay85 said:

Hahahahaha you’re not naive dude, just learning! 

A blow over is when you paint the outer bodywork, door shuts, boot shut with the same colour as the car is already. Sometimes a colour change can be done but the inside of the car and engine bay will remain the original colour. 

I know the feeling mate, I’m having to granny my V around as she needs mapping and I don’t really wanna put my foot down until it’s done! 

Mother issue I’m having is finding the time to fit the new turbo (old one has blown the seal so I get a smoke screen on boost, which is why it wasn’t mapped before!) 

CANT BLOODY WAIT! 

PS Emoji is becoming epic!

Thanks jay I really am naive when it comes to this stuff I can drive had advanced driving courses etc for places like Iraq etc (that was fun had to do jay turns reverse up around courses being chased etc) but when it comes to modifying stuff I am absolutely clueless.

the quote was definitely not a blow over any colour I wanted was the option and it was me doing all the prep work rolled off a trailer. if anyone wants to speak to them it’s ipswich vehicle refinishers if you need an interpreter I can help 

well after all the fun yesterday totally forgot I have loads of new toys turning up today i think from tuning developments 

Anti lift kit

distributor cap

rotor arm

22mm front arb 

Still on the shopping list is well everything else apart from a rear arb which is currently in the boot of my bmw could use a spare set of wheels if anyone has some knocking about and any tips on what to do with my rear window wiper it’s a waste of space and looks buggered and it’s additional weight

Lol I don’t even know what a blow over is I am naive as can be on most of this especially the body work I will look at body work for aero dynamics and down force for handling if power to weight ratio dictates

 I just want to drive her and race her! Honestly I appreciate any feed back I get and I do take it on board but emoji if she is red green yellow blue or white won’t be a show car ever.

The next things I need are spare set of wheels and a lot of time learning how to drive her 

the person I got the quote from At the 2k I can give you a number for if you want it but that’s a price gutted trailer dropped off etc

Herby* I hat auto corrector 

13 minutes ago, Calum122 said:

As I said, a blow over isn't what I had in mind. Expecting a blow over not to be a concourse respray.

I ain't knocking it, I am literally saying that's a good price. Compared to the 5K I've been quoted.

Wow I think I just heard emoji drive away like a bad hernia movie

27 minutes ago, Jay85 said:

It depends where you live, the amount of paint shops in the local areas, how much work they have etc. 2k is a fair price for a blow over! 

Well he could have fed me full of bs but he said don’t bother if you wanna race it you will also need new panels bumpers etc so better to save it for maintenance, parts and tyres he did himself out of a job he could have just said yep 2k which given how tired I am I may have said yes. 

That was literally a rolling shell quote dash out seats out engine out

1 hour ago, Calum122 said:

2k is not a bad price. I doubt it would have been a very good job for that price though...

Glad you got out in it though!

That’s the price as a rolling shell but he was straight with me if I am going to race it better to spend the cash on tyres

Well today was the day 10 months of maybes ifs and buts but finally I drove her...

She was not the cleanest when I got home after the road got resurfaced

I feel the cobwebs added to the moment

She looked much better with 2 added extras courtesy of paper work from DVLA and 30 seconds with a hose

After a drive she needed a sit in the shade i needed some breakfast

After a quote for a paint job (£2k Fuck that for a track car) I got her a wash instead £6 sacrilege I know but she's never going to a show and shine event 

to toast the first time she has been on British roads since 2012 I bought her a friend from duty free which I am about to enjoy

now the fun begins emoji is far from perfect lots to do but she's road legal cheers all

Got home today and spreading and spreading the .......

number plates have come 

8 hours ago, mart1 said:

I've got many of names for mine especially when I'm working on it. 

I think we all have that's why Emoji Fits

7 hours ago, Jay85 said:

Oooh exciting! What did you go for? Or you gone for plain and normal? 

I went for Japanese shape plain and normal for now I have a lot more to worry about before making her pretty

On 29/05/2018, 15:12:20, mart1 said:

Remember seeing this car up for sale around 3 yrs back at a dealers, and stating 6speed gearbox. 

Some weird shit going on with it, never got registered from dealers then about 6 months after was back up for sale privately but same seller. 

Definitely same car yellow outside red inside same alloys. 

Like learning to drive her the gear box when I test shifted it after reading mart1's post above felt very different I noticed 2nd and 3rd were a bit dificult to find and shes a bitch to get in reverse but I put that down to the age and potentially the need for a new gear box. When I tested it to see about the  speed box I realized the gears the gears are not set up in a standard H type fashion they shift Diagonally which is a first for me. I also found the thread on here about having a 6 speed in a standard Starlet double clutching and rev matching which is something I have never had to deal with before.

So the list is shorter now but not by much still lots to do before pretty and I have more and more parts in the shed waiting to be fitted. Also some basic maintenance stuff 

Oh I think I decided on a name and it is going to be Emoji  

Thanks I found somewhere earlier so they are on the way and should be waiting for me when I get home

26 minutes ago, Jay85 said:

Awesome Sauce!! 

Ive had my Glanza about two weeks (fourth Starlet turbo, 2nd Glanza) took her for her first decent run the other night! About an hour and a half cruise. God I forgot how unforgiving coilovers are, I wil deffo be playing with the dampening lol! We need more pics of her! On the road this time!!!

safe journey from Denmark dude!

Thanks mate and will do next time I can still have to order the plates do halfords do japanese  shaped plates or do I have to order them from Somewhere does anyone know?? 

Well I got great news today the DVLA have sent the V5 through and I now have a road legal R reg Starlet Glanza. Unfortunately I am in Denmark and cant drive her till I get home on Wednesday and due real life stuff I am going to be rushed off my feet for the first few days back.

I am going to make the time though to get her out for at least an hour or 2 before Friday.

I will try but for me again like Japfest will be last minute if I can make it

Ok useful to know thank you the advice about double clutch and rev matching I presume stands.

I was planning on building this into a track car ideally at Clubman level initially so have been focussing on handling and breaking. I imagine this gearbox may get used quite hard at some point. Should I be considering getting a 5speed?  

Waking up an old thread I know but recently discovered that my Glanza came with a 6 speed box it is not far from Standard still to my knowledge should I be concerned about the gear box going at some point in the near future?

Hahaha poor oranges

1 hour ago, Jay85 said:

Orangina is yellow too!! 

SO are emoji's maybe I will call her that

Lol never seen a yellow orangina thats some unhealthy oranges

11 hours ago, Jay85 said:

Call her Gina, as in orangina!! 

Hahaha she's yellow she might get a complex