Return of The ThumpBuggy...

After seven months of HGF-induced woe, my baby is back on the road, so thought I'd give her a well-deserved clean

Apologies for the tyres, left my tyre pen at home:





Really need to adjust the bonnet:







Still got a few bits to replace in the engine before it's roadworthy but thought I'd take some pictures of my new bonnet lifters and Viper while I had the camera out:








One of my 6000k HIDs:



Also cleaned the Astra:






Comments, good or bad, are most welcome, however if they're not good I'll teabag your mum and ping your dad in the face with my foreskin

[talkingcars]

Lookin' good, there are some nice touches.............

[stamford]

Looked better with the rally bumper, but I know the hassle you have had with that.

As for pinging, is it still intact then!

[Maxfly]

good to hear you have got her fixed at last boyo!! so whats your plans now she is back on the road?

[arwilson80]

At long last... and i can sympathise you you in saying i know what it's like to have to wait for something.

[Glen290]

Its about bloody time, looking good though, no regrets about changing from the 135 ?

Just a quick update...

Was fed-up of the chunky PS2 under the passenger seat, so got me a slimline, modified the glovebox a bit, retrimmed some cardboard, et voila:




Leather isn't a perfect match, but is pretty damn close, and for free I can't complain. Still need to drill the holes for the leads and velcro the PS2 into place, but you get the idea.

Also got some white heater surroundage from a dude on eBay to replace the peeling standard effort, w00t:

Originally Posted by stamford

As for pinging, is it still intact then!

Barely

Originally Posted by Maxfly

good to hear you have got her fixed at last boyo!! so whats your plans now she is back on the road?

Not quite back on the road - still need a new timing belt cover and oil pressure sensor, plus needs to be retaxed, so just going to wait until the 28th before I retax it so it doesn't start from February.

As for plans, let's just say seventeen cows died to produce the leather I've recently bought...

Also need to get my plate back on the car...

Originally Posted by Glen290

Its about bloody time, looking good though, no regrets about changing from the 135 ?

Nah, love the 160 like a fat kid loves cake

mate good to have the car back! it is simply gorgeous, i love all the red trim and everything about it, hopefully see it in the flesh again soon

Originally Posted by sduk

mate good to have the car back! it is simply gorgeous, i love all the red trim and everything about it, hopefully see it in the flesh again soon

Thanks Sammy, you going to March FalkirkCroooooooooz?