WiNgNuTz's Diablo DT

[WiNgNuTz]

Some of you on here will know of my old China Blue 1.4 LX project, which has now met its end, thanks to a VW Golf.

I have now replaced the China 1.4 petrol, with a Diablo Red 1.9 Vivant DT with 104k on the clock.



Seems in pretty good nick at the moment, no undue knocks, noises or otherwise. Drivers seat is well fudged though, makes me feel like a midget! Got a sneaky suspicion that the previous owner was someone "of size"! Bodywork looks good too, although first time i wash it im more likely to spot any minor parking dings and scratches. Theres only 1 dent ive found so far, under the drivers side rear light. Picture quality isnt all that, as the winter sun was very low in the sky at the time, will get better pics tomorrow hopefully:



Also the bonnet badge is fairly broken, but i can replace that for about £12 off fleabay.



Got a quick pic of the 2 generations next to each other before we started ripping the China apart:



My first job was to swap the shonky harriers over for my freshly refurbed Lasers, and brand new tyres. I must admit, i think the "Vauxhall Moonland" colour goes better on the Diablo than it did on the China.



My brother can be seen in this picture, attempting to remove the drivers seat, which we have now swapped over for the drivers seat from the China, which is very NOT broken. Only problem that we've had so far is that we cant get the 4th bolt into the floor (the hole in the runner doesnt line up with the hole in the floor. It got dark and we gave up though), and the airbag light is flashing, so any pointers on this would be appreciated.
I also swapped the rear lights over, as mine are slightly tinted, and also havent got holes in them, allowing them to fill up with water, which then leaks into the boot. :clap:
Started debadging as well, got both the rear badges off, but while i was removing the "Vivant" stickers on the front doors, they started bringing the paint with it!



Anyway, i finished debadging it, and only managed to lose a little more paint off the driver door, passenger door sticker came off without a hitch.

The china was also relieved of the centre console and bits of the dashboard so that i could smooth and colour code it, along with the mirror caps, although im lousy at taking progress pics, so ill just put up what i got:



After a few coats of filler primer:



And the finished products:



And how it all looks installed in the DT (boost gauge also "white-tacked" into place by the A-pillar):



Ive also painted the brake calipers and drums bright red, but havent got any pics of that, but im sure you can imagine how it looks!

Thats pretty much it at the moment, plan is to hopefully lower it about 40mm, then start on the engine! Need some ncb before doing anything too major to the engine though!

All comments welcome!