madmatt's Jap Style Twingo - New Wheel Colour

[madmatt]

Pic's or it didn't happen

Once I have everything, it shall happen

Pedals and footrest have arrived, wee bit of work before I fit them.
Front end is fixed but needs a good clean before I put any pics up
Waiting for discs, pads and fluid - pads need ordered from my Dad's contact at mintex, discs coming from Ireland.


STILL NEED THE DAMN EXHAUST VIDEO! Hahaha

 

[madmatt]

Ask and you shall recieve!

Update on where my car's at now

Carbon/Kevlar Pedals and Steel Footrest

Footrest with Carbon/Kevlar Backing

Carbon/Kevlar Pedals

Exterior Shots - Front End Fixed and Tidied (no more tow strap)

Apexi N1 Universal Backbox with no Mid Silencer

One back seat in - both were out but needed another passenger

Evo 4 Recaros on OMP Subframes

Carbon Wrapped Radio Surround

Road Safety Flare, Fitted to some Japanese Cars

Engine Bay - Inlet Manifold painted Crackle Red

Some manufacturers stickers

HKS Universal Mushroom Intake and Heat-wrapped intake pipe

Cusco Breather Catch Tank

Still to Come:
M-Tec Black Edition Drilled Discs & HEL Stainless Braided Brake Lines - Looking at Mintex Competition Spec. Pads, probably 1177s.

Red Luke 6 Point, 3" Strap Harnesses - Rear Loops on Fabricated Bar. (sorry for the crap pic, still in my Dad's 172 Cup Rally Car)

 

[N0ddie]

Looks good but cant help think the front would look better with the top of the reg plate recess black also. Doesnt look right with the top and extreme sides still red.

 

[Dubz]

Looks good but cant help think the front would look better with the top of the reg plate recess black also. Doesnt look right with the top and extreme sides still red.

Agreed. And maybe some carbon mirror caps and fog surrounds? To keep the red and black theme going

 

[Dubz]

Looks good but cant help think the front would look better with the top of the reg plate recess black also. Doesnt look right with the top and extreme sides still red.

Agreed. And maybe some carbon mirror caps and fog surrounds? To keep the red and black theme going. Or fast a furious style with red neon

Otherwise your car looks amazing

 

[madmatt]

Looks good but cant help think the front would look better with the top of the reg plate recess black also. Doesnt look right with the top and extreme sides still red.

I agree with you matey, needs to be redone professionally.
It was something I did a while back quickly so it's a bit rough, but all in due time.

Thinking of Carbon anthracite parts with intererior/engine parts being Carbon/Kevlar

 

[mazmaz]

I love your inlet paint in red !

something funny we don't have the boney closing sensor system on french car ! oO

 

[MovingShadow]

I did that as well.. Stickers from BMC, Forge & Weitec on the inside of my engine bay. I like your RS alot.

 

[madmatt]

I did that as well.. Stickers from BMC, Forge & Weitec on the inside of my engine bay. I like your RS alot.

Hahah, Great Minds and all that
Thank you very much

I love your inlet paint in red !

something funny we don't have the boney closing sensor system on french car ! oO

Thank you It's grown on me but I'm starting to think about something different...
That would make sense, I always thought it looked like an afterthought..

 

[madmatt]

I've been kinda busy...

Brakes
Changed front brake discs to MTec High Carbon Drilled Comp. Discs with Black coating so the non friction surfaces don't rust. Also carried out a Stud Conversion

OMP Road and Sport Pads all round.

HEL Stainless Braided Lines.

Gulf Competition RF800 Brake Fluid

After a couple of days light use -

Lights
Fitted Carbonfanatics LED Kit.
Well worth doing, especially with the Clio Interior Light - it's like a damn flare in there now...asides from the Flare that is IN there but hey :lol:

Interior
Retrimmed my doorcard inserts with BRIDE material - for those that don't know, they make Sports/Racing Seats in Japan (or Taiwan or Canada if you believe eBay :lol.
Just to keep up the Jap theme

Hope you enjoy

 

[mazmaz]

look nice

does it brake well ?

 

[scott133]

Looking awesome man how are the new breaks?

 

[madmatt]

Cheers guys
Haven't had a chance to use them in anger yet, still bedding in. But once I do, I shall let you all know

Seems promising so far Didn't take a picture of the pads before I binned them but the rear inside pads were tapered to ALMOST metal....which is odd, didn't think they'd wear so fast....

Anywhoo, the brake bite point is much higher up than before but will give them a good stamp once they're bedded in and find out if it needs rebled or not :lol:

 

[madmatt]

Wheels have been powdercoated

The paint on the Rotas was starting to flake badly so I went to Back o Hill Powdercoaters in Stirling (Highly Recommended by the way!) and got them re-done

Please excuse the dirt, not exactly been dry here....at all!

Got some Toyo R1R Tyres for it too. Well Recommended - Much Stiffer sidewalls than the T1-Rs, half the treadwear rating (twice the wear), disperses water very well

Definitely needs to be lowered some!

 

[manofhow]

looks good

 

[scott133]

White makes them look so much smaller Matt. Dropping it a little would make it look spot on I think.

How long did back o hill take to do them?

 

[madmatt]

looks good

Cheers dude

White makes them look so much smaller Matt. Dropping it a little would make it look spot on I think.

How long did back o hill take to do them?

I know At least springs but it's rubbing somewhere right now over bumps and I can't see where AT ALL

Dropped them off at 8:40am, got a text at 3:20pm saying they were ready!

 

[MovingShadow]

How can they rub? too high ET value and too thick tyres?

 

[tw11ngo]

makes sense now when you said at jumanji nights how your twingo has more JDM parts than most of the bangers there! beatifullllll

 

[singlespeed]

I know At least springs but it's rubbing somewhere right now over bumps and I can't see where AT ALL

Maybe the rear end. Have a look at the top of the arch, up inside the plastic extension, theres a lip where the original body inner arch is.