L33th3tr33's Ultra red 197

[l33th3tr33]

So I picked up an ultra red 197 a few days ago, no big spec or anything, The only thing I really wanted was xenons but there was nothing close to me. When I say close, I drove 160 miles to pick this one up, and it was the closest ultra red one.
So on to the car. The only niggles are a small 5p sized hole in the lower bolster, a couple paint imperfections and the auto wipers don't seem to work. Otherwise all is great.

Here's a list of things to do/buy in the near future.

New front grilles (all 3)
Spray front and rear bumpers
Get small dent pulled out in boot lid
Fit headunit - done
Fit speakers to front (amped)
Figure out a way to hide amp (probably false floor or behind carpet)
Possibly spray dash strips Ultra red to match exterior
Different wheels
Spoiler
Splitter
Projector lights
Lowering springs (probably cooksport)
Tint rear windows (light/medium)
Short shifter
Retrimmed steering wheel (snappy)
Carbon goodies (haven't decided what yet)
Cone filter
Tidy up engine bay
Paint manifold and rocker cover
Silicone hoses
Tidy up calipers
B pillar seals
Replace door vinyls
Fix auto wiper setting (sensor)
Remap to sort cold start and kangarooing first gear
New number plates

That's about it off the top of my head, here's some pics I got earlier of what I'm working with.

 

[Pav]

 

[G8RSH]

Looks ace mate - a set of xenons on eBay, been there for awhile so worth making an offer!

 

[sevenfourate]

Looks lovely buddy.

I love the lighting in those shots. The last 3 specially...

BIG want list there !!

 

[Big Ben]

Looks tidy. Good luck with the list and keep us all updated

 

[l33th3tr33]

Looks ace mate - a set of xenons on eBay, been there for awhile so worth making an offer!

Are they xenon or projector? Fancy sending me the link on fb? [emoji106]


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[l33th3tr33]

Looks lovely buddy.

I love the lighting in those shots. The last 3 specially...

BIG want list there !!

I haven't used a dslr in years so it was a fun learning curve but got the hang of it soon enough!

Yeah, it's a long list but it's stuff that'll be done over time so no big spending spree as soon as I get the car, unfortunately!


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[l33th3tr33]

Thought I may as well use the can of plastidip I ordered months ago! Sprayed the grills, much better! They don't want to clip in on the outer edge though so I'll look into that another time.




Ordered some goodies tonight so I'll have a nice update this weekend hopefully!


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[Chris]

Looks great - red is very understated!

 

[Pav]

 

[Antti O]

Black grills are so much better than grey

 

[brunodias]

I love ultra red

 

[l33th3tr33]

Looks great - red is very understated!

I've not really been a fan of red, unless it suits the car, and I think it's one of the best colours for the 197!


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[Chris]

I've not really been a fan of red, unless it suits the car, and I think it's one of the best colours for the 197!


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I had a red fiesta Zetec s - looked so good when clean and polished and waxed

 

[l33th3tr33]

So I got a couple bits in the post today, nothing mega exciting, but got to work straight away, fitted a power flex torque arm bush. Sprayed the arm in black plastidip before it went back on, just another thing to tidy the bay up as I go along.



The most exciting bit though.... when I opened the powerflex package I threw the bush on the floor and reached in to grab......



A RED powerflex keyring!! [emoji41] Screw the parts I ordered, I'm happier with this [emoji23]



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[Pav]

now its the engine time..all going black??

 

[l33th3tr33]

now its the engine time..all going black??

For a minute I thought about a red inlet but I think that may be too much. Probably black and silver, keep it nice and simple.
This was the bay of my 172 cup reshelled into a 182, literally everything was replaced, subframes, rear axle the lot!



As you can see, the red stands out a lot!


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[Pav]

look at all that room in there..wish my engine bay had some room for improvements...
looks very red..think black and silver will do the trick..

 

[Chris]

Wonder if they make mounts for the 200t - I really want the keyring....

 

[sevenfourate]

Wonder if they make mounts for the 200t - I really want the keyring....

Wish i'd have known.....Ended up getting 3 with my Powerflex stuff. I gave them all away though.



Been out for a drive yet @l33th3tr33 with the Powerflex in ?