Powellys ED2 Sedan daily driver

Find some original wheels, dump it and loose the roofrack.

Start looking for the next trendsetter dude, roofracks are so over done.

Thanks Stokes, Ive got my 15x7 Exip's polished (spent 6 hours with a tube of Autosol rubbing the feck outta them = shiney), centers repained black and a set of new Bridgestone Potenza's ordered 165 50 15's :-)

Might need spacers for this shit !!!

New Manifold fitted yesterday courtosy of Ben & Kev - Thanks guys

Now need lows and bodywork sorting.

I reckon would look nice just plain, clean, slammed on sOme wheels. Keep it simple and not overcrowded

Coming along nicely though

come on im looking at subarus....must be something in the air...

id ditch the rack...theyve had their day

smooth bumpers/sidestrips???

wouldnt the smooth side strips off the concerto fit??

Thats sort of how it will look :-)

i did spot the rear black bumper....

id be tempted to get a black front bumper for a clean simple look

^tis what I mean

Skunk2 Sport Shocks + a set of 1616 LCA's with super polyflex bushes.


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but was thinking something like this but a random colour??.

Dark Or Light Colour For The Inners ???

i think they look good as they are

Dave_t wrote:

i think they look good as they are

See that what im thinking but then saw that pic and thought hmmmm

i love the white

does look good but weighing it up against what it is now to the work/money to paint the centre's, i'd keep them how they are fo sho!

this^

plus didnt you pay to have them polished?

ezza wrote:

this^

plus didnt you pay to have them polished?

Yes but they anodised a little so have super polished them up almost blinded myself off them

they anodised them?

What i ment was, with using them a while they got water marks and random marks and a little kerbing etc, took them back got the lips re polished for free and then rubbed them down with Autosol.

ohh, oxidised.

sweet then, id leave them polished tbh

wheels look nice but the center would have to be maybe orange..

ha ha yeah thats what I ment ezz, having a nightmare day at work so bit stressed out, yeah al was thinking some mad colour but will leave them polished for now as ive just put the time in covering up all the nicks and dinks in the black paintwork on them.

Tyres being fitted Friday - Skunk2 shocks on order and after a set of ebay springs then off to Carz2 to order rear arches. phew will get there.

I mite take the roof rack off im not sure yet ill have some pics of it when its done with and without and see then.

also off to pick up my new LCA's tonight :-)

To start with as promised heres my Sunday afternoon wheel build up.

To start with I used a bit of cleaner (yes that is actually BBQ cleaner), old toothbrush, scouring pad and soapy water and scrubbed the crap out of them, I also used some Autosol Metal cleaner and buffed them up.



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I also bought a touch up stick from Halfords and cleaned up the little nic's and dinks.





Sadly havent got any pics atm of these dinks sorted out :-(

Ok so after buying some Skunk2 shocks off a guy from 4guk I quickly realised that I needed UK LCA's as the fork fitments obv wouldn't fit over the JDM loopeye LCA's.



So I picked these up off Maric from 4guk who has already had the pollybushed, ill get them hammerighted tomorrow.



I also popped down to Bens to see Mr Gaz today he quickly stretched some rubber over the Exips, im really pleased how they have turned out.

Sorry for the bad pic quality.







Next on the list was the rear panels, ive ordered them from www.carz2.co.uk, didnt realise how local they are (based in Malvern / Worcester) good price too £14 each and im off to the body shop with Ned tomorrow to get some quotes for the welding/spraying.

The build is now gaining some momentum, getting it ready for JAE.

Next on the list once back from the body shop (end of the month) is an underseal around the inner arches and hammerighting the suspension parts, keeping it fresh yo before I fit the shocks / spring's ive also gotta get the exhaust checked out as its hanging low.

theeeeennnnn im SLAMMMMMMMING THE FECK outta the ED2!!!

powley..... springs ...
Item number: 150557971186 ebay

big-al wrote:

powley..... springs ...
Item number: 150557971186 ebay

Thanks AL

Them tyres are skinny!

Nice lil stretch on the Exips. Going to look loads better once on