The G Man Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 That's quite a lot of money to throw at your car, or have I missed something? Surprised at the spacers, don't really know why, I suppose that I've always seen them as purely aesthetic and performance hindering. Is it to eventually be a track thing or just to spruce up? Quote
The G Man Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 What's happened to stevod? Did I miss something? Was just wondering this myself. Couldn't be assimilated probably, don't know myself, he was going to be my Mustang guru Quote
Ekona Posted September 9, 2015 Author Posted September 9, 2015 That's quite a lot of money to throw at your car, or have I missed something? Surprised at the spacers, don't really know why, I suppose that I've always seen them as purely aesthetic and performance hindering. Is it to eventually be a track thing or just to spruce up? Trust me, if there was a way to do it without spacers I would, but the choice of wheels I actually like are very limited unless I want to spend the big bucks on the M6 wheels along with new tyres. You're absolutely right, they do hinder performance, but I'll still be dropping unsprung weight even with them so there's a small benefit to be had. I'm not going to pretend that I'm not changing them mainly for the looks though! It is a lot of money, but really what else is out there for the budget that gives me what the 645 does? Impreza is tempting but I've been there, Boxster can't get kids in, 996 would be wonderful but twice the budget before mods. There's nowt with a V8, manual box and space for 4 with a huge boot, really. All this is just for a spruce up really: Half the budget on performance and pretty stuff, half on making sure it won't self-destruct. There's a good chance of increasing resale value too, as with the engine work that's the two biggest fears for any V8 6-series owner done and dusted with. It will start seeing more track days though, as I'll have a spare set of wheels for 888s. I might even try the Federals on them, considering the price differential and the 80/20 rule. Quote
Jetpilot Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Aftermarket alloys, spacers, wrap, talk of using Federals.....who would have thought it 1 Quote
Ekona Posted September 9, 2015 Author Posted September 9, 2015 I know, I'll be looking for a BGW next! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 It's a shame about spacers, wheels that fit correctly are far far better than having to use spacers. Unfortunately 5x120 is not as popular as 5x114 when it comes to a good selection of wheels. Look forward to seeing it done though buddy 1 Quote
nissanman312 Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Ooooooh Roll bars made such a difference to the ride of my 370z Id love to go with coilovers but hard to tell if it would be noticeable difference like the bars were Quote
spursmaddave Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 That's quite a lot of money to throw at your car, or have I missed something? Surprised at the spacers, don't really know why, I suppose that I've always seen them as purely aesthetic and performance hindering. Is it to eventually be a track thing or just to spruce up? Trust me, if there was a way to do it without spacers I would, but the choice of wheels I actually like are very limited unless I want to spend the big bucks on the M6 wheels along with new tyres. You're absolutely right, they do hinder performance, but I'll still be dropping unsprung weight even with them so there's a small benefit to be had. I'm not going to pretend that I'm not changing them mainly for the looks though! It is a lot of money, but really what else is out there for the budget that gives me what the 645 does? Impreza is tempting but I've been there, Boxster can't get kids in, 996 would be wonderful but twice the budget before mods. There's nowt with a V8, manual box and space for 4 with a huge boot, really. All this is just for a spruce up really: Half the budget on performance and pretty stuff, half on making sure it won't self-destruct. There's a good chance of increasing resale value too, as with the engine work that's the two biggest fears for any V8 6-series owner done and dusted with. It will start seeing more track days though, as I'll have a spare set of wheels for 888s. I might even try the Federals on them, considering the price differential and the 80/20 rule. Jaaaag XFR, supercharged V8, mahoosive boot, back seats, superb interior & sound system, 510bhp, looks so much better than a beemer (imo obviously) and around £20k for a good pre-facelift one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Ekona Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 No manual 'box, so not an option. Quote
Ekona Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 Oh, and over three times as much doesn't help either! Quote
Fodder Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Oh and I love the "head of quality control" inspecting the latest delivery 1 Quote
Ekona Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 She went absolutely mental over the white nylon straps when I cut them! Big puffy feather cat toy, not interested. Remains of packaging, MOST EXCITING THING EVAR! 2 Quote
Fodder Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 She went absolutely mental over the white nylon straps when I cut them! Big puffy feather cat toy, not interested. Remains of packaging, MOST EXCITING THING EVAR! Our Lab has to inspect any bag or box that comes through the door and an empty box is just waiting to be played with. Simple things in life I may have missed it but what's the timescales for your build to be complete? Quote
Ekona Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 About a month or so I get so impatient! Well, the suspension should be here next week, and she's tentatively booked in for the 19th for the engine work so I'll probably just get all that done at the same time. Wheels arrive tomorrow so they should be on next week as I'm at JAE this weekend, the seats will take a little longer though as I need to take the trip to DT first, which needs planning in. I've got a Wales run in October with friends so I want the suspension stuff done before then, at the very least. The engine work may not happen before the Wales run as the guy doing it did his ankle in the other week, so he may not be back in time to complete before I go away. If that's the case, I'll just get the suspension sorted with the wheels on. Quote
mouthwash Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 I've decided I'm not sure how this is going to look on MXR's, I await the pictures to be convinced. Quote
Ekona Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 Death or glory brother, death or glory! 1 Quote
coldel Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Nice work Dan, can't wait to see this car done. I really like the M6 wheels also but yes uber expensive for what they are. Sounds like you planned well though in terms of being prepared to fork out for work after the purchase. 1 Quote
Ekona Posted September 10, 2015 Author Posted September 10, 2015 There was a reason I bought a car at the bottom of the depreciation curve Ultimately I could've got a car with half the mileage but paid another £3K more, and still I would've fallen foul of the seals at some point. This was at least I had a budget ready to go, even if it has happened a little quicker than I would've liked. Quote
brillomaster Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 looking forward to seeing this at a future trackday! keep us posted on dates, if its a weekend date sometime after 6th October we may well come along, javelin have loads of cheap weekend days coming up! why not stretch the V8s legs at Snetterton maybe...? Quote
spursmaddave Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Oh, and over three times as much doesn't help either! Three times the car though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
HAMLNJ Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 *closes eyes* They would look weeellllll nice on your car though My favourite type of jokes! Quote
Ricey Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 It's a lot of money but it's a lot of car. Dans always been about making a car drive better rather than faster. 1 Quote
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