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billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:10 pm

hi all

im just sorting my pics out of my 480 and thought id show afew it not styled but hey its still nice

my 480 ES 1.7 Kreg

hope they work!

opps they came out big and fussy

sg

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:06 pm

Nice car!

Shame about the blurriness, maybe you can use smoothing / sharpen tools to make it look a bit clearer?

No offence, but moved from styling to general.

Kind regards,

DaniÃ«l

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:14 pm

you dont need to do anything to it Billy...looks great as it is

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:20 pm

I was just about to say the same thing... Looks nice

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:25 pm

Looking good. a pair of new front clusters would set it off a treat.

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:14 pm

Yep thats clean Billy!

Yer a Bordon chap,hey Im from Frimley near Camberley.

Know yer neck of the woods well,Whitehill especially!

Nice 1!

Steve.

billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:13 pm

Hi all

if anyone would be able to rezize them ,id be grateful, but if not never mind(sorry for nailing dialup time)

thanks guys she is a clean car and hopefully the first of many.

id post the url for the rest i uploaded(photobucket) but didnt know which url gives access to all the pics so far?

i have a few pics which show some body damage(minor rust etc) but gotta rezize by the looks of it

i agree,the plain cluster would look much better than the orange.(will do that soon(maybe go salvage yard hunting and see what i can find)

bmw e36 looked nice.

catgroom your pretty local mate been your way manytimes and was born in frimley,you will have to pop into bordon sometime.

dont worry im not bordon bred im stuck in the shite hole against my will(damn council)i got 3 choices and when i asked what they were they said bordon/bordon or bordon,ummmmmmmmmm

cheers for shifting my topic dan

no prob

sg

ICFM · Post by **ICFM** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:26 pm

Not REME are you by any chance?

billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:30 pm

Hi all

Not REME are you by any chance?

(narh not squaddie)

me?im steve

or billy as my mates call me(matchhead from 80yrds)

etc etc

sg

billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:48 pm

Hi all

iswapped this car for the 480

she was a beatiful car but bloody heavy(i bought it for Â£200)

i saw the 480 sitting in a mates drive and he had been gagging to swap it for something he had,i saw it and reversed back up the road and agreed a swap(mad eh)

i love the 480 plus she will be lighter on the pocket

i shrank the pic so hope its ok

dont ask what happen to the beamer poor thing!!
sg[/img]

billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:03 pm

Hi all

as you can see the engine needs a good clean,anyone recommend a good method (chemical/steamclean etc)??

cheers all
when ive resized the 480 damage pics il post it in this reply and if anyone can suggest a good way of fixing it with minimal damage to the rest of the paint work etc id be very gratefull

the ding

the white flecks(stone damage??)

anyone know where to get a rear cluster cover? as mine has a hole over the reverse light(still works just open to the elements)was gonna cover with a thin squae of hard plastic and sealant.tidy though

sg

Ritchie · Post by **Ritchie** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:51 am

Nice car mate. always nice to see another two tone owner.

Get some clear clusters for the front, i did and it really smartens the front of the car...

bbf · Post by **bbf** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:38 am

hi there, nice car!

rear cluster is in one piece with reflectors, not piece by piece. scrapyard, forum members or ebay is the way.

i wouldn't use chemicals on engine, i destroyed one ignition coil with it, once. and you may destroy some bearings and the engine is more prone to corosion (unless you WD40-it after).
better use watter only, under presure (wap). it's better if the engine is a little oily than dry. be sure to remove critical parts before cleaning (specialy MAF) and avoid direct jet to sensors and ignition coil.

have fun!

billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:37 am

Hi all

cheers bbf

dont wanna spray something sensitive

hoping the car is done 2day but i think weather and mate are thinking differently.

nevermind if not it will happen(id do it myself,just i dont trust myself with it)dont wanna end up with spare parts i didnt have

give me a 340 and il do the head in 2.5-3hrs with no spares a shouldnt have.

i just wanna hear it live

cheers again]

sg