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[siztenboots]

I'm thinking of a combination of engine coolent pink and gearbox oil black

[ChrisS1]

No passenger seat brown?

[Nev]

I'm thinking of changing Nippers seat colour to brown to save on cleaning bills

[Connor]

can everyone stop painting their cars green

I think we should have a group photoshoot of all the green VX220's someday in the upcoming months ...

[fiveoclock]

can everyone stop painting their cars green

changes are in the pipeline for mine

You must go Dynarod Orange... even if it only lasts a year!

Too common, think retro

[edwards]

i didnt realise there was many others in green? infact i havnt seen another kawasaki green vx yet?

got one pretty well today, though couldnt get the new engine bolted in due to not having the correct bolts for the clutch but i will get them tomorrow.
list of jobs done today:
gearbox, clutch and flywheel off
lightened flywheel fitted
astra wiring loom removed and vx loom fitted
zlet injectors and rail off and vxr ones fitted
alloy pully fitted
any other bits and bobs different were swapped over like alternator guard etc

rear clam came off and cracked on with getting the original vx engine out, this didnt take too long with great help from a friend from town, he also coming to help me with getting the new lump in and running either tomorrow or thursday

new upper engine mounts were fitted and i sanded down a couple of bits and painted them up black.

tomorrow i have a fair few little things to buy and order, i have got a few things on during the day too so will more than likely be a late start but i plan to remove from clam, get the front end up (on 4 stands) and sending the wheels off for a refurb, with front clam off i can get the charge cooler fitted etc and then front clam back on.

i cant be botherd shading any more untill its finished so if the paint looks pale then im sorry

thanks again for all the comments, glad your liking the car so far

[Nelly Vx]

Top job Adam it looks great love the colour You are getting a dab hand at diong these now

[Connor]

Looks good in Kawasaki Green! I'm painting mine in the Ford Focus RS Green soon, so would be goo to see the colour difference

[edwards]

lost the bloody garage key today locksmith on the way out now to sort this for me. been shopping too: got a milltek downpipe engine oil + filter gearbox oil heat wrap caliper paints and some other little bits and bobs will get some work done later when i can get in the garage and get a little update

[VXT Tim]

What colour are you painting the calipers? Blue?

[edwards]

nah they are blue now, painting them black, will do the AP logo's green though i think didnt get in the garage untill after 6pm tonight however me and my mate dom got on very well, clutch and gearbox on the new engine, new engine in a mounted up, all wired up, new downpipe fitted and we got the engine fired up it didnt run too well as overfueling due to map we think so i will get the astra ecu on there tomorrow so should be better as thats mapped for just under 300bhp but without the vxr ecu and injectors, will take it for a map right after mot. got the one driveshaft in and a few other bits done too. tomorrow my goal is to get both shafts done, connect up the arms and fit all 4 gaz coilovers, get astra ecu on, chip in the key, transponder ring on. pending how that lot goes i may get front clam off and get started with fitting charge cooler system

[edwards]

started around 10ish this morning, plan was to start around 8am but i decided on being abit lazy anyway so far today i have got the shafts in and done, arms are connected up, front end on axel stands, front clamshell off, all 4 gaz coilovers fitted and set to what i think should be ok.....i will check other threads on setting the dampers later cleaned up the crash box as it was coverd in crap, sanded down the towing bar and painted that, put the last gearbox mount on and had abit of a much needed tidy up off to the gym now though but when i get back i'll get a few more bits on the car cleaned up that i may aswell do while clams are off, will rub down the brakes and get the paint on them, also want to make a start on fitting the charge cooler if i get all this done today i will be a happy chappy then tomorrow i should be able to build up the front end and wont be too far off building up the rear either, brother hopefully will be coming weekend to help me with the doors. i love working on these cars

[fred666]

Can't help but think of this bad boy


But i really REALLY like it so far.

[vx220soon]

Its looking superb so far! If you ever sell it please can I have first refusal?

[edwards]

haha there is a car that looks just like that just up the road in wrexham i will more than likely sell it in the future, i dont tend to keep these for long as i enjoy them as a project, however i do love this one by far more than any of my other vx's so would be looking at top money to let it go when the time comes

[vx220soon]

Give us a shout when your thinking of shifting her on anyway buddy. I'm sure you would probably consider a straight swap for an N/A with 70k on the clock

[edwards]

oh yeh without a doubt got into i cant be assed mood after the gym so i rubbed down the calipers and painted them up, made a start with the charge cooler and drilled a couple of holes i will load pics up later or tomorrow for a little more update

[ChrisS1]

Looks awful...give it to me so you no longer have to punish your eyes

[edwards]

haha i would but i have a mission to get this finished within a weeks time

[edwards]

not got a great deal done but i think i have now found something to get the pipes down the passenger sill, i will go have a crack at that and if all goes well i will get the charge cooler fitted and build the back end up abit today