Mags 430 Build Diary

[mag]

Front wing, door,side skirt and rear quarters looking good 

[mag]

 

[mark430]

But i found this the other night,

I think i my of changed my mind   

Looks to have a different front bumper on, small add-ons to the side skirts, an add-on to the rear diffuser and big 20" wheels

I think it looks FAB       

Hey mag thats exactly the look im going for looks awesome Kevs got to make some modifications to the front bumper for me,
those wheels are unreal mate and a nice price tag to go with them as well cant wait to se what they are going to look like when they are finished

[mag]

look's fab don't it...

Set of new 20" wheels and rubber costs £1500 - £2000 for same kind of wheels but they are only 225 wide 

On the F430 i think they are 285 on the rear and them wheels look wider..     

[mark430]

Am going for 20" on the back but 19" on the front so theres no problem with steering   
have found some nice ones on ebay will send a picture soon got any pics of your wheels yet mate?
By the way looking really good

[mag]

Thanks,

Have you got any more photo's of your build, Hows it all going. hove not seen any updates lately..

I have not found any wheels that i think will suit the car, i do really like the ome wheels but if your going to spend £1500 to £2500 i feel you might as well have some non standard ones. i feel that the non standard wheels would make the car look like it has been pimped   

[mag]

Been doing my own Xmas shopping this week    My wife has brought my a middle stop light 

http://www.eurospares.co.uk/searchResult_one.asp?S=241531&TM=1&TMo=643&TA=2&TB=36969

My Mum and dad have brought me the rear reflectors   

http://www.eurospares.co.uk/searchResult_one.asp?S=67091000&TM=1&TMo=643&TA=2&TB=36958

And My Sister is going to buy me the number plate lights 

http://www.eurospares.co.uk/searchResult_one.asp?S=186180&TM=1&TMo=643&TA=2&TB=36958


It's great doing your own Xmas shopping           

[peggyontherun]

Well for some  ha ha its nice when family buy you car bits 

[mag]

Had some time on the car today...

got the rear quarters lined up better with the boot/engine cover, got the boot catch fitted think i will use an  activater switch (or what ever it's called  )

Packed out the bumper so it can be bolted in place..  

Just need to make a small bracket to pull in the side of the bumper to get it to stay in place.

It's all lining up very nicely now on the back      

Heres some photo's    

[mag]

I also moved the two bars that you can see through the rear grill, I hope this will make it look a bit more OME.

Here's before.... 

[mag]

And after.....

It's like playing spot the difference....     

[mag]

Also i moved the car out to turn it around...

not looking to bad  ...

Ignore the bits of wood holding up the front bumper this is not part of the build!     

[mag]

Worked on my car last weekend but have not had chance to post on here as have been working lots of hours at work, also worked all day saturday so didn't do anything to her this weekend 

But last weekend i managed to make some brackets for the rear bumper... these can move the bumper in four ways,
in and out, up and down.

These work well because they hold the bumper flush with the rear quarter and you can use them to space the bumper off the rear quarters to get the perfect panel gap....

[mag]

The Bent end with the hole is bolted to the bumper, (this will get bonded and glassed before the end)
the other end gets welded to the 406 body.

The left and right nut and bolt hold the bumper flush with the rear quarters, the holes are slotted in the bracket so you can adjusted the bumper in and out.

The middle one spaces the bumper off the rear quarter ( as you can see from the next photo's this middle bolt has three nuts on it this is so you can adjust the height of the bumper up or down.

[mag]

Now looks like this