HYDROtek demo car

Ok peeps as a few if you might know am planning on turning my bugeye into some sort of a demo car to showcase my business......it's only right I have a car with a few dipped parts to preach wot am preaching as of yet I haven't dipped 1 part off my own car........but with that been said its all to change.......going to try and get it somewhere near for the NBO but I've a feeling I could be messing on with this for sometime to get it exactly the way I want, there is a big part of me that wants it kept on the subtle side and not loud with graphics and bright colours so am going down the subtle road first to see how it turns out.......how many days to the NBO? Wish me luck lol....


Ok a few pictures to bring you upto date....

How you all know it stood...

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As of late my mods to the car was down the power road but setting up in customisation it's been a long time calling in some serious styling mods........my plans to keep it subtle but to give it a edge led me to buy this kit....

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WRC wide arch kit from ABW......the plans with this is to not go the full rally rep.....going to stick with my prodrive bumper and have the rear arches smoothed in and not having that proud line like on the WRC cars....

So it been a ABW kit I thought it was only fair that Daren and his boys down in Essex at ABW fit it and do it justice......also with it been my car of many years I want it fitted spot on......just over two wks ago Daren made the journey and picked the car and kit up....

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Not a lot I can do till the car is back......also waiting on some new wheels as am hoping to colour match them and try a few dipped effects to suit.....

So For now I've got a few parts I might try something or another with.....still kind of unsure till I get the wheels and see wot the colour match testers turn out like....

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Few ideas floating about with this which might turn out to be some sort of demo boot lid...

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First job was to de badge the grill......was abit unsure about cutting into 1 of these JDM grills but once cut n smoothed happy I did

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Also I've had this prodrive diff guard for ages and once I fitted the hawk diffuser had the problem of it not been on show (not that they are) but it would sit directly behind......so it been a r160 diff guard I needed new brackets making , doing that I also had them made longer to drop the guard to exhaust level...

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Abit of a polish and paint to finish it off.....

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To be continued........

Nice mate - I am sure it will turn out awesome as it evolves - loving that diff guard

You no locky it will be spot on bud with them plans you are working on that diff guard come up spot on now nice bit work dun there

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Looking forward to this

Looking good so far Lee

cool can't wait to see a nnice car getting even better

Looking forward to seeing this one.

Bring it on mate, can't wait to see this progress, got me manifold fitted today lee, so will drop old one off for u.

Cheers peeps ......am hoping for ABW to get a few pictures from his end of the progress going on......and to have it back before the end of the month ;0).......Daz no messing about mate how's it looking fitted?

You can't see a lot of it fitted mate, as it is dark in colour, but am well happy with it.

DAZ.STI wrote:

You can't see a lot of it fitted mate, as it is dark in colour, but am well happy with it.

Get it in the sunlight fella n watch it pop.....candy colours love it 8-)

So a few more things coming together on the project......the wheels I've been waiting for made the uk this wk so should have them in my hands next wk and my dipping plans can get underway see wots going to work....or not!!!

Also got a few up dates on the kit fit from ABW.....everything is going to plan and the wide front arches are working spot on with the prodrive bumper......was worried the arch line wasn't going to match but it has

Few pictures of how it's coming along.....

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It's safe to say them wheels look lost in the arches but you get the idea of how much wider its going to look, even the rear door in its filler primer state is a work of art if you ask me, long way to go but am well impressed with the work so far that's for sure ;0)

To be continued ......

Coming along nicely lee.

makes the rear wheels look like space savers

Some nice work going on there mate.

very nice
what wheels are you putting on it bud ?

Cheers peeps yeh the look won't be complete till the new wheels are on which are keffer XXR527s 18 9.75 et20

Looking very nice at min locky going to look well nice bug

Going to be lovely when it's finished

good choise buddy

james wrote:

Looking very nice at min locky going to look well nice bug

Cheers James I can only hope I get it ready for the NBO lol

Mrs_Mid_Life_Crisis wrote:

Going to be lovely when it's finished

I hope so Nic if not am fooked lol

Wells hope it's ready for nbo as you have put a lot thinking in to this so good luck wide boy haha

Finally got round to testing the patterns I plan on using on the car once I get it back......the base colours will be different from the pictures as am going to match n play alittle also thinking of using a pearl in the finish.......a sneak peak!!!

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Wot you guys think? Hit or miss?

i like it