Bianca phase 1 Dturbo

[Grant]

Loving the attention to detail curt. As said those spacers for the speakers look awesome.

Will be good to see it tonight

[tomosy10]

I'm guna hav to look into gettin a ph1 Bianca ther soo nice I want.good work.

[Curt]

Cheers everyone .

Ooh I love the spacers. I've only used basic plasti rings but never thought of shaping something up to make it looks slightly more oem

Yeah, I thought I'd try something different. They look and fit better, plus it's something more solid to kick against. I'll get a pic later, I haven't finished yet though, trying to get covers to fit but I lost my Focal ones .

Loving the attention to detail curt. As said those spacers for the speakers look awesome.

Will be good to see it tonight

Cheers Grant. Yeah man, hopefully it isn't a disappointment .

[silverzx]

Mmm. Me likely.

[Curt]

Forgot yet more photos...

Positive terminal wasn't very well shall we say, so I replaced it with a spare I had:





Then the speaker spacer in black:



I also trimmed a universal grill to fit, but I've decided it's too big and I don't like it. At least it stops me from kicking it for the time being though:

[Tom]

I swear every positive battery terminal on a 306 look like that!

[Curt]

Few things done on this. First up was a diesel leak, which seems to have been solved by new leak offs. Also changed the thermostat, although it had just been done... But it was apparently a cheap shit one.

Then I needed to do something with the expansion bottle, as the cable ties weren't really cutting it. It has a phase 2 rad so there was nowhere to mount the bracket, so with a lot of adjustment with a Dremel:





(Plus a lot more after this and some holes drilled)



More secure at least. Now just need to stop my airbox from being cable tied in...

Speaking of air, spot the difference:



Not just the disgusting-ness of the old one, then new one is completely wrong... So I now have the correct one to be fitted tomorrow.

[puglove]

Another thread iv totaly missed (need to start coming on again more lol)

good to see you in a 306 again curt no vag crap this season But looks seriously cool mate well jel of this

[Curt]

Cheers Jamie, although the Vag crap will most definitely be back this season.

This one looks more like it:

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Hopefully something more interesting happening soon.

[Tom]

An air filter? Really?

[Curt]

Yes, really.

[ginge191]

Love this! Love the wheels but can't help thinking it needs a slightly lower profile?

[devils_fuel]

Ah ha found it ! That's very tidy curt

[Curt]

Cheers .

Nah, basically brand new RS2s and 50 profile is fine with me.

[Curt]

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[devils_fuel]

Off the mx5?

[Matt]

facedesk

[Curt]

They were on the Eunos, yeah.

[devils_fuel]

Ah ha

[silverzx]

So why you using a standard air box then mate..?

That standard induction/inlet pipe really needs to go!

[Curt]

So why you using a standard air box then mate..?

That standard induction/inlet pipe really needs to go!

Because it's just a cheap runaround... I don't really care about power. As long as the air filter works, it's good enough for me. I don't see the point in a cone filter on a diesel, although I have plenty sitting around if I change my mind.



So as is quite obvious by now, I've painted the wheels. So here's my £18 refurb.

So first of all was to key up the paint. Luckily they're in pretty good condition paint wise, being fairly new. Then I had to knock the plastic "bolts" out with a punch, as it was necessary to mask:



For masking up, I highly recommend fine edge tape. Not only does it give a nice line, as it says, it's very pliable, allowing to follow the curve of the wheel with ease:



Brilliant stuff.

So then, primer (after a sand):



Puuurple:



This one shows the metallic pretty well:



My car was looking pretty strange half way through :



Then set about the very fun (not) job of sanding down the "bolts" to spray them up:





Did the centre caps the same, a) because I didn't like them and b) because I didn't have enough purple left:



Made a "fake bolt re-fitterer" to try and not damage them when tapping them back home:



The result:







The finish is better than the factory one, so can't be too bad. I've already decided I don't like the centre caps, so working on something for that.











Apologies for the filthy car, I will try and get some clean ones soon.

[Grant]

Curt....


THEY LOOK f*cking PORN



Epic work mate

[Niall]

Curt....


THEY LOOK f*cking PORN



Epic work mate

This man speaks sense.....Its epic!

[bashbarnard]

I don't usually like non one wheels but these look awesome mate. I take my hat off to you sir

[1616six]

I love it but I can't work out if the tyre profile is too big, the car isn't low enough.. Or a combination of both?!

Jealous though. My dad had a brand new white 3dr dturbo in 1996 & I've always wanted one.

[devils_fuel]

I kinda prefer the other wheels if I'm honest mate, them in purple..[HEAVY BLACK HEART]️

[Curt]

Curt....


THEY LOOK f*cking PORN



Epic work mate

Curt....


THEY LOOK f*cking PORN



Epic work mate

This man speaks sense.....Its epic!

Cheers guys I'm pleased with them.

I don't usually like non one wheels but these look awesome mate. I take my hat off to you sir

Why thank you .

I love it but I can't work out if the tyre profile is too big, the car isn't low enough.. Or a combination of both?!

Jealous though. My dad had a brand new white 3dr dturbo in 1996 & I've always wanted one.

Well the tyres aren't getting changed, as I said before, they're basically new and 195/50s are ideal for me. It's probably not low "enough" for most, and it's certainly higher than my cars are usually. But, it's ridiculously comfy how it is and I don't think it looks bad, so it'll do.

I kinda prefer the other wheels if I'm honest mate, them in purple..[HEAVY BLACK HEART]️

What wheels? The Cyclones? They're not going back on and I'm definitely not painting them any time soon .

[devils_fuel]

My bad curt, it's the same wheels just different colour lol

They looked different in the other colour

[Poodle]

Got to agree with JJ dude, something not quite right about them on the 306 there... Still look awesome though!

My bad curt, it's the same wheels just different colour lol

They looked different in the other colour

What, sort of different like grey kind of different?

[devils_fuel]

Cheeky Alex, I thought they were like bbs copies

Maybe I should pay more attention lol

I've still got your juice in the car as you forgot it