when the silver one was fixed it looks mean as anything!

but its auto like you said? so it just ruins it for me

its like, heres a mx5 super edition BBR, but we've fitted a diesel

you would love this auto box

its the 'learn your style of driving' gear box

and in tip mode.... ohhhh yeah baby!!

small update:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Wheels/IMG_0397.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Wheels/IMG_0393.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Wheels/IMG_0391.jpg[/img]

cost:
7 hours in total of driving, £170 for the wheels and a tank of petrol and one numb a**e!

Nice rims girl, not a lot of cars they would suit, but they sure suit that.

they look good and definitel not a bad price

cheers guys

Neil, these rims are a take on the optional extra ones that came with the car when they first rolled the super's out.
i thought these were them, but sadly not, anyhoot, i dont care, i get me some tri's and i think there chuffin great!
oh and these would fit the BJ iv had to add spacers so they fit

ugh! got a missfire now!
half the engine is striped off, i hope its something simple like a dodgy plug!

got the cam belt to do, water pump, bearing and a service..... the joys of a car

[b][u]one more update![/u][/b]

The Super VR-4 came with a different interior to the pre-facelift VR-4 that it was based on.

The interior colour scheme was red - and it came with a red carpet, steering wheel, handbrake lever, gear lever, and red flecked seats/doorcards.

It also came with a set of Recaro seats in the front, which had been removed at some previous point in it's life, replaced with a set of standard seats, but with the blue fleck instead - so it stuck out a bit!

The silver Super saloon again provides us with original parts, in way of the Recaro seats.

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_0359.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_0355.jpg[/img]

They have adjustable side bolsters, and the bits at the very front extend out to support more of your leg than normal


Much nicer than the old:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_0353.jpg[/img]

While the seats are all out, it gave a chance to give the insides a bit of a clean. No funky finds, however

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_0361.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_0362.jpg[/img]

And then all fitted to the car:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_0560.jpg[/img]

The new seats really suit the car better, I know literally nothing about this car but please keep the updates coming Mazz you have one watcher!

Whoa, that is looking good

I might have missed something... but when you bought the saloon, was it damaged when you bought it or did it end up like that on the way? I'm kinda guessing the former but not sure? Definitely a shame either way, but as you said, at least there is some good coming from the parts on it and it isn't just ending up being scrapped complete.

it was got with a smacked a**e
we saw it as a good investment, as what we dont use we sell

cheers guys, there are more updates on the way!

[b][u]PART IX[/u][/b]

When we had the Galant, we modified a set of VR-4 headlights, to fit twin projector units.

Most of below is a copy/paste from that (no point in reinventing the lights!), but it is different than before!

First off was to dig out the box of goodies:
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8939.jpg[/img]

Then set about dismantling the light units and de tangoing them:
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/IMG_6306.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/IMG_6310.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/IMG_6311.jpg[/img]

Once this was done, we had the painstaking task of separating the reflectors from their housing and cutting holes by hand, that were big enough to hold the new units:
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8923.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8926.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8931.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8937.jpg[/img]


Next up was the easy task of priming and spraying:
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8948.jpg[/img]

Once this bit was done we set about cutting some tin to make the covers that would sit over the front of the light unit for each light (in this case it was 4), working with tin is fairly hard, but with the right tools we got there in the end, these were then primed and sprayed.
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8943.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8945.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_8950.jpg[/img]
We decided to add some LEDs for sidelights:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_9091.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_9132.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_9135.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_9143.jpg[/img]

On with the tin coverings
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_9095.jpg[/img]
We used black silicone to seal the units and hold the tin in place along with araldite.

Time to put the units back into the lights and then another quick test just to make sure all is working!
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Me-So-Bitchy/Modding/Headlight%20conversion/IMG_9113.jpg[/img]


We then got ourselves a 4300K HID kit, and proceeded to fit them:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Headlights/IMG_0502.jpg[/img]

One new, one old:
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Headlights/IMG_0536.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Headlights/IMG_0537.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Headlights/IMG_0543.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Headlights/IMG_0549.jpg[/img]

Now that the HIDs are in there - the projector lights are even better than they were with just halogen bulbs in - which themselves were miles better than the standard headlights!

Looking good. You can fit some projectors for me in my bj

Amazing bit of DIY there and the rewards speak for themselve good job mate

cheers guys
the hard part was......... ummmm......
ahhh! yes, the hard part was waiting for the HIDs to turn up!

Ooops!
forgot to update here....

well just a note to say that the car is now finished with the restoration and all that is left now is the engine side of things,
just basic things such as servicing and fault finding as i have a few error codes flashing up and a bloody miss-fire to sort out!
I am how ever toying with the idea of the evo style bonnet..... and as much as i would like to lower the car, i will not be doing that!

so for now, From JAE here are a couple of teaser pics!

[img]http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/japcars-uk/JAE%202010/IMG_1036.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/japcars-uk/JAE%202010/IMG_1301.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/japcars-uk/JAE%202010/IMG_1330.jpg[/img]

Thanks for watching

I like the pics they are nice

As with most red cars of a few years old, the paintwork is less [COLOR="Red"][b]red[/b][/COLOR], more [COLOR="Magenta"][b]pink[/b][/COLOR].

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0553.jpg[/img]

And some quite nasty blemishes in the paint

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0513.jpg[/img]

And generally, as rough as a badger's ass...

[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Asm1iAEmZA4/S7BCSfLVUII/AAAAAAAAAwQ/JcfypOGePm8/s1600/Badger.jpg[/img]


So, we enlisted the help of a friend, who's Mitsubishi FTO is a multi-time winner of Show & Shine competitions he's entered


The story starts on a warm, hot, summer's day...

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0630.jpg[/img]

Oh, wait, no. It was a cold, wet summer's day, as usual!

And, as you can see, the paintwork is a bit flat and dull.

So, some masking up was done:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0649.jpg[/img]

And some clay barring:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0638.jpg[/img]

Some machine polishing:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0628.jpg[/img]

And then the rest of the 3-stage process (Cleaner, Sealant, Wax), giving us the before and after:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0645.jpg[/img]

And finally, after a very long day (11 hours), we were left with a bit of a mess:

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0656.jpg[/img]

And a shiny car with beading and water flowing off it, rather than sitting on it!

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0677.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0687.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0684.jpg[/img]


And after a well deserved pub grub dinner, came out to see more beading - who can resist a beading shot!?

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Paint%20Correction/IMG_0689.jpg[/img]

looks really well, Need to sand the wing back with 2500 wet and dry and then polish to get a really good deep shine

it was all done by Dave he took on the machine part while myself and garry did the rest of the work
shes a bit grubby again as the bad weather has made me neglet her for a while, i will get to cleaning her again soon

Such a nicely put together car there Mazz, the lady in the piccy is very nice too

thanks
tink is my clubs model

hey there Maz. car is looking stunning and i did see it at JAE. Just wondering what car did you get the Projectors off or where did you buy them from? Thanks in advance

Yeah, i saw it too and its lovely Mazz

Think i could get Taz in the boot of that beast

stunning car

the HIDs were got from a ford puma then in-cased into the vr4 headlights, with a bit of work
i did almost get a set of BA ones as they were brighter then these. but i only found one


and yup, you could easy fit TAZ in there

Iv just got word from the guy i got this car from,....
The B****** has just gone and got an even rearer car then mine! hes got himself the SALOON version!! only 16 of them ever made!!!!!
hummmmmm i might just have to keep my ears to the ground and then snatch it off him as and when! lol

nice job mazz!! Some difference on that red paint with a bit o scrubbing!!

Excellent work!!!!

But to be honest...... the station wagon cars are designed for mothers (go school, supermarket)

I really hate them hahaha my mother use this cars for a long time

but you made a great work I think you can paint the crome rear plate in black

well now.... its been a very long time since this was last updated.
A lot has happened since the last post, some good, the rest not so good.

Lets stat with the good shell we?

After swapping my galant for this beast, i kept the evo style bonnet. but it was in black.. and since black bonnets and red cars seem to be the in thing, i thought why not! lets go put it on.

and hey presto, here she is with the bonet, not only dose it look good, but it has help massivly with the cooling, cos as some may know just how hot these engines can get, and for people who dont, lets put it this way... you CAN cook, sauages, burgers, bacon and eggs on the engine

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Modding/Bodywork/super-black1.jpg[/img]

As you can see, some stickers were added on also.

we have this little monster on the canards
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Art%20ideas/Monster.png[/img]

this down the doors
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Art%20ideas/kyuuketsuki1.jpg[/img]
And if anyone wants to know what it reads, it DONT say number 57, chicken chowmain!
It reads "Vampire"

and this is one on the spoiler
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/Art%20ideas/MesobitchiMotors.jpg[/img]

That is the good bit.

Now..... (please bear in mind this is worse then you think and this has not phased me in the slightest)

This is how she sits.....
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/419629_3185015536540_1000310538_32927837_1236411496_n.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/429820_3185011416437_1000310538_32927835_1367798564_n.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/430375_3185016656568_1000310538_32927838_493577066_n.jpg[/img]

The merc in the background is one of our other cars (we have a fleet of 11)

As i said, she looks worse then what she really is.
the lights removed and put safe, the bonnet, skirts, spoiler and grill have all been sent away to have moulds made of them and they will be back in due course.

The real damage is this....

[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8405.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8404.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8403.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8401.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8397.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8396.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8395.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/mad_mazz/Super%20VR4/IMG_8390.jpg[/img]

The prop snapped and got wedged on a drain, bringing the car to a sudden stop, forcing the prop into the floor of the car and making it dance in the middle of the road. lucky it was only at 25mph and not the night before where speeds were reached that would be frowned upon.
But to the lead up of this, there was no give away as to what it could be, upon deeper inspection it was discovered there was no oil in the transfer case/gearbox and engine. yet 12 weeks prior i sent it away to the ex (as we were still speaking then) for his dad to service the car for me, they took the money and ruiend my car!
it is a very sore subject to this date and if i should see them i will not be held responcible for what damage will be done to them.

A year on and the car is still off the road, but the light at the end of the tunnel is now within reach, as come the end of this month she is being collected by a mate of mine and being taken away to his body shop that will be fixing her up, servicing, fresh MOT, and a few other new toys added to the car.

I will keep you lot updated as to the progress

Crappppppppppp