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stevie · WIND POWERED

Opinions please

Psycho83 · Senior Member

I like the lowering, but personally am not too keen on the style of alloy. I'd prefer something like this

Hope you don't mind me molesting your photograph....

stevie · WIND POWERED

Agree completely. Looks much better than the ford jobs. Its just difficult finding centre lines and slots etc within a decent distance from me. Ive been offered the 16" 4 spokes with good 195/45's for £100 delivered. Im just impatient, i know i should wait and something will come along

Psycho83 · Senior Member

For £100 quid with good rubber, you may as well go for them, If something else comes up you should be able to sell them on to someone reasonably easy. What wheels have you got on at the moment?

stevie · WIND POWERED

Bog standard

Fi · Guru

Quite like Psycho's piccy, just needs some fluffy dice to match the car.

stevie · WIND POWERED

They would be added of course fi.....

Mr POPular · !!!!!!GOD!!!!!!

satin black with green flaked flames

stevie · WIND POWERED

I mentioned the satin black to the missus. She said "you dont *@{:.,:##@",>&%$£"%^ well wanna!!!"
S'pose that meant no..... biggrin

-- Edited by big_steve at 13:36, 2007-05-08

Psycho83 · Senior Member

Ooops..........got carried away. biggrin

-- Edited by Psycho83 at 13:51, 2007-05-08

Mr POPular · !!!!!!GOD!!!!!!

gloss black with pale blue roof, matching flames and steel wheels. chrome hubs lowered and white walls!

-- Edited by Mr POPular at 14:06, 2007-05-08

stevie · WIND POWERED

I Like that one Simon. Even my missus liked it weirdface

The only problems i can see are 1, somewhere to do it and 2, my bloody webasto would need a different colour vinyl again.
How about...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/bottomsqueak/convertible.jpg

-- Edited by big_steve at 15:51, 2007-05-08

-- Edited by big_steve at 16:02, 2007-05-08

mandi · Senior Member

i like the purple colour, not two tone thou, i reckon hang on for the wheels you want, or put some wheel trims on, moon discs or full moons to `change it` and get it slammed low, you`ll feel much better for it.

stevie · WIND POWERED

agreed mandi.
im just an impatient sod

Chevy · Senior (As in old Bastard) Member

Make it into a 2 door like a Rapier but have `em suicide,wheels should be simple steels with caps n rings

stevie · WIND POWERED

Strange you say that chevy, i was telling the missus i was gonna weld the rear doors shut. never thought about suicide doors tho....hmmmmmm....

Psycho83 · Senior Member

Got bored in my lunch break, moon discs, red(ish) paint and roof chop

Fi · Guru

Chevy wrote:

Make it into a 2 door like a Rapier but have `em suicide,wheels should be simple steels with caps n rings

But you wouldn't get the pilarless look that you get with the Rapier, it's that that I loved when all the windows were down.

stevie · WIND POWERED

I dont know what to do now.... cry

Fink ill flog it and buy a moped! biggrin

Doris · Veteran Member

Psycho83 wrote:

Ooops..........got carried away.

-- Edited by Psycho83 at 13:51, 2007-05-08

I LOVE THIS. To me it looks right, Although have to agree with the others on the first one, Love the loverig, hate the wheel choice. You could always paint it pink!

stevie · WIND POWERED

Pink??? ooeeerr missus

I like that one meself but the missus hates the orange.
I wonder if i could get away with cream flashes?????

tailfin · Chief Stud

Theres nothing wrong with pink but then only one car was born to wear it properly

qwerty · Senior Member

I would just lower it on Standard wheels for the minute. Maybe a set of Moons just to set it apart a little and then wait until you can get the wheels you really want!

Psycho83 · Senior Member

Very quick cream flash. I quite like it.

-- Edited by Psycho83 at 09:36, 2007-05-10

stevie · WIND POWERED

Now THAT looks the mutts nuts. I reckon i could do that in a couple of days aww

Fi · Guru

Going back to Rapiers, there is this one on ebay which looks pretty good

item number 200107348083 and it's at the £1500. Being a 1966 model, it should have the fixing in the back for seat belts.

-- Edited by Fi at 11:06, 2007-05-10

Doris · Veteran Member

Yep cream is good. expect to see it at the nats then

Mitch · Sex God

I like rapiers but a bit 'Heartbeat' to me. I've had 2 of em, great cars but not ideal custom fodder, mainly due to the very british front grille.

stevie · WIND POWERED

I usually like modern wheels on old classics but they dont suit the rapier at all imo. Maybe it needs lowering, dunno.

Fi · Guru

As someone on here would say "slam it". Ours looked pretty cute lowered and when we sold it the old boy that bought it didn't notice that it had been lowered.

homer · Member

not bad but like the matt black and blue better!!! the flames are a must....!

chucky · Rum Boy

what about these? came off an xr4x4 sierra, then i had em on a mondeo, now in my garage! 5 spoke 14 inch i got the nuts for them as well.

qwerty · Senior Member

Psycho83 wrote:

Very quick cream flash. I quite like it.

-- Edited by Psycho83 at 09:36, 2007-05-10

OOOOH I like that a LOT!

Mitch · Sex God

I've been playing with my wheels tonight. Gone are the chrome smoothies (no, i'm not selling them) back comes the standard wheels, painted black with white walls, and then with moon discs. see what you think. I'd keep your standards on Steve and do something with them. I'll put better pics on tomorrow but it was getting dark.

mandi · Senior Member

Mitch wrote:

I like rapiers but a bit 'Heartbeat' to me. I've had 2 of em, great cars but not ideal custom fodder, mainly due to the very british front grille.

and you never see a moggy on heatbeat eh!
i like rapiers, could make a new grill, 2 door looks more in proportion, needs slammin thou.... like all good cars need airbags

qwerty · Senior Member

OOOH Mitch the Sceptic's looking good!! I'm looking at Hillman Minx's but gotta wait for insurance pay out cry

-- Edited by qwerty at 10:50, 2007-05-12

stevie · WIND POWERED

Looks good Mitch. Might keep the standards for a while looking at the pics. Those moons look the nuts mate. Where do i get some?

Sorry if ive been a bit quiet. Popped out for a long weekend to Wild Duck. Had a great time with the missus and kids, got back about an hour ago. aww

chucky · Rum Boy

wondered where you got to steve, hell it's been quiet on here! with the weather being $hit as well everyone must be keeping busy playing cars! smile

Mitch · Sex God

I've been playing caravans!

chucky · Rum Boy

just what i want now, a caravan. dont want to/ cant spend to much on one and aint got anywhere to keep one at the moment but if i can sort somewhere to store it i will be fitting a removable tow bar to the pop! wink

Fi · Guru

We bought ours for not a lot of money, in fact it was cheaper than the tent we bought a couple of years ago!

Talking of which, I've got to try to dry our little tent after Mike took it to Drayton and it got a bit wet.

stevie · WIND POWERED

The one i stayed in was a static caravan (or mobile home whatever ya wanna call it) it was quite smart inside. Surprised me cos ive never stayed in one before.
Pop with a caravan.... cant wait to see that. You'll blow it off with the pipes on that thing!!