Ryan's 197 Progress

[RyanHughes]

Hi all, Im new here so go easy on me.

Ill start with abit of my car history

My first car was a Vauxhall Corsa, which i had for about 3 years. Loved this car and went to quite a few shows with it.
This is it at its best, PVS 2011



After the Corsa i thought an upgrade was needed, So went in search of a Zetec-S.

Heres how i bought it



Done a trackday at silverstone in it, This is when i realised i wanted more power.



Then it went on Cossie wheels and this was how it finished



So with that out the way, Here is the new car

Its on a 57 plate with 36,000 miles.
All standard apart from a scorpion cat-back system.

Plans are:-
Refurb wheels - Im thinking anthracite like the cup wheels
Plain number plates to remove dealer names
Already removed the ncap sticker and the elf sticker from the back window
Got the renault sport steering wheel badge already
Also it needs detailing
Thinking about getting a panel filter but need some advice on this











When i picked the car up the engine bay was quite a mess, lots of leaves and dirt so first step was to clean it out.

Got this lot out the grills and under the scuttle



Ended with this - Finished with meguiars trim gel





Before



After



Let me know what you think, all comments welcome.

 

[Deaks]

Welcome buddy,

Nice little selection! Can't make my mind up on the cossie wheels though haha.

Your car is identical to how mine started out Nimbus <3

Enjoy it mate.

 

[RyanHughes]

Thanks, i think the cossie wheels were quite marmite tbh but i liked them.

 

[RyanHughes]

Made a few small changes the last few days.

Started with an itg panel filter

Fitted LED interior lights, they look awesome and are super bright.

Also got a net for the boot, saves things banging around.

Todays mod was silver indicator bulbs.

Before



After



Also ive had to change the rubber strips between the door and side windows.





Next on the list is to get the wheels refurbed, They had bad kurbing when i bought it and one has started to peel. Im thinking of getting them done anthracite, similar to the cups and then paint the calipers. Not sure what colour yet though.

 

[Tree200]

Always liked the cossie wheels on modern cars. Nice nimbus mate, think anthracite would look good.

 

[Rogue]

I quite like black on Nimbus.

 

[Deaks]

Ryan where did you get those door sills from mate? Can you link me?

I noticed mine were all cracked on one side the other dayyyy.

Cars looking good! Black alloys for sure

 

[sthomasj10]

Is that corrosion I see in the alloy spoke? If so, the wheels will need sand blasting.

 

[RyanHughes]

Always liked the cossie wheels on modern cars. Nice nimbus mate, think anthracite would look good.

I quite like black on Nimbus.

I think im going to get them done anthracite and do the calipers red like on the nimbus cup models

Ryan where did you get those door sills from mate? Can you link me?

I noticed mine were all cracked on one side the other dayyyy.

Cars looking good! Black alloys for sure

Cheers buddy, here's the link for the door strips http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400263407172

Is that corrosion I see in the alloy spoke? If so, the wheels will need sand blasting.

yh small amount of corrosion on the spoke, hopfully its not too bad once the paint has been removed

 

[RyanHughes]

Done some more small bits today.

Debadged the C L I O from the back, Looks loads cleaner imo

Also fitted some clean number plates with the dealer name and border removed

Also fitted an AUX cable, no more fiddling about with cd's

 

[Dave1rs]

Nice work,all the small bits make a difference.

 

[RyanHughes]

Started on the brakes today, still need a few more coatsto get all areas covered and then appl the brembo stickers

Started off like this



then ended the day like this



Still getting used to them, i think they will look better when they have the stickers on and the wheels have been painted

 

[RyanHughes]

Had another few deliveries today

Got my black badges





Also fitted rear silver indicator bulbs

 

[tomo1989]

nice looking nimbus i have same get yourself some heko wind deflectors they look nice on them

 

[RyanHughes]

So had my wheels refurbed this morning, Man in the van came, his setup was mint, bead breaker and all the air tools to refurb them in he front half then the paint shop in the back half along with a Uv microwave to bake them. he the compressor just inside the back door.

It took him about an hour per side and done a fantastic job



Also finished off painting the brakes and putting the stickers back on

 

[Warren]

Oo what was the company name and how much if you don't mind me asking? I need mine done and this would be convenient as it could be done while I'm at work!

Looking good mate.

 

[RyanHughes]

www.alloywheelwright.co.uk is the company, very good work.

 

[Giles]

nice car mate, looks really good so far!