The black one

[simon!]

i meant to post this ages ago on here! so heres the current thread over tha last fortnight it might not make sense lol.

This was my old cally



Right i'm back, and bloody glad to be!

i now have an L reg black calibra, which i'm liking very much, i bought it knowing it needed some tlc on the mechanical side as it was running rough, so since tuesday i have changed the oil & filter, air filter, pollen filter, fuel filter, plugs, leads, coilpack, o2 sensor, rocker cover gasket and dismantled and cleaned various bits such as the throttle body,

anyhow i only have these pics at the min, as you can see there is some halfords [Censored] on, which has been removed!

anyhow my main task today was to sort the stereo out, i have no idea what someone was trying to achieve but the wiring was appalling so i ripped it all out and started again...




i was going for the idea of a full install, so i already had a sub and some 6x9s in the shed so i got to work fitting these,




and the first blood of the day.. i cried for 30mins



after an hour or so of tweaking i decided i wanted more sound from than the front than what was currently been produced, so i went out and bought these.



as you can imagine these are rather large so a little diy was needed,

door cards off



and time for trimming




all done and sounding VERY good



so i have been pretty busy this week

more to follow..........

well it went to its first show today, even though i didn't get everything done











right well i made a list of what needs doing and im about 80% done, its coming along nicely, just given it a major clean, and polish for the first time, then it was getting dark so you cant really tell just how gleaming it is!












think the cam sensor is intermittantly failing, thats getting done 2moro, and the other 15% is me been picky,

oh also it has been completely removed of all halfords [Censored]! i now have flatblades all round rather than those appalling chrome efforts

small update,

had all the clocks out today and after some trial and error i managed to sort whatever some pratt had done and get all of the lights for various things working,

also put some blue leds in while i was there









more soon

[Redtops Rule]

looks like a nice cally you got there mate! I like the blue leds in the dash but are the dials not a bit dull?

[simon!]

looks like a nice cally you got there mate! I like the blue leds in the dash but are the dials not a bit dull?

yes

i knocked the dimmer and realised after i took the photos lol

[simon!]

Been very busy this weekend,

my brakes finally came so got to work doing that, also while it was in the air i replaced the lower arms cv boots and tidied up and degreased everything followed by a 6hour cleaning session!

fronts


rears


some old bits






all clean

[Maglibra]

it will take more than a dimmer to light the dash up with those bulbs

nice motor.

[simon!]

it will take more than a dimmer to light the dash up with those bulbs

nice motor.

excuse me?

the dial below the light control nob?
turn left to dim,
right to make it brighter....

[Maglibra]

excuse me?

the dial below the light control nob?
turn left to dim,
right to make it brighter....

The blue leds never fully light up the dash hence why people install plasma dials instead. The speedo always suffers from dark patches.

[simon!]

yeah i see your point now. i have had some before that were like that, these are pretty good only bit where its slightly dark is around the top bit of the speedo

[Maglibra]

I know mate, I done the same on my first cally, was gutted after spending an hour trying to get the dials out to fit the bulbs to find that I couldn't see anything after 50mph

[simon!]

well officer you see the problem is...... lol!

[simon!]

right next i am thinking of engine tarting up. not really sure what performance mods you can do to an x20xev?

[simon!]

Not been on here for a while as i forgot my details lol

so heres the updates:

i treat her to a new exhaust.

might not be everyones cuppa but i like it







and of course a bloody good clean!






my engine bay at the moment (then i took heatshield off)



got some gauges too



i whipped the bumper off, took out the resonator box and fitted my cold air feed




straightened exhaust's out too

[simon!]

wheels off



rears brakes painted



and the fronts





first one done



and the next one



rocker cover off, and everything cleaned



sprayed in flame red with silver glitter



back on



and the finishing touch

[simon!]

This is the theme for my engine hoses alomost got them all now



And black rear lights



i took both the rear lights out and adjusted the drains then put a bead of silicone on them before refittng, this should cure the water in the boot issue i had, also i have sorted the boot lock out, it now functions correctly, oh and i removed my spare yes it was a silly space saver, iv left the boot carpet out to dry off as it pongs a bit

next i swapped ends i found out why it sounded like a vacuum cleaner for the first few mins of startup, one of the pipes on the EGR valves had come off so i silconed it back on, result.

the rest of my day was just general tidying up and i bit more engine bay tarting up, took a couple off piccies in her new home lol.

[simon!]

Also finally found some decent washers and got my bonnet struts on.





Oh and i know how much you love him, MR Duck!!!