rodd1s' ex-turbo Lanos [1349 sleeper in the making]

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:54 pm

The basics:
Model: Lanos
Trim: SE
Engine: 1349cc, SOHC 8v
Body: 3-door hatchback
Color: Dove Silver (95U)

Sounds:
JVC KD-G411 Head unit (4x50w)
Beat 280w 2-way 5" door speakers
Daewoo 4x6 rear speakers with 2" tweeters
Splx 12" subwoofer in Magnat ported box
Splx 2-channel amplifier

Engine:
4-2-1 exhaust manifold
modified standard air box
bigger injectors (from 1.8 16v Lacetti)
generic 'skinny' cone filter straight to throttle body

Exhaust:
Cherry Bomb type rear silencer
de-cat

Suspension:
SPAX SSX -40mm springs all round (2 coils chopped off front springs)
OMP front upper strutbrace

Wheels:
Dezent Motion 15" w/ 195/50/15
20mm spacers

Body/styling:
partially de-badged (only boot badge remains)
removed mudflaps
removed side bump strips
removed licence plate holder
SX model foglights
SX/Sport rear spoiler
Renault Laguna front splitter
black bonnet
drilled bonnet vent

Interior:
Subaru Impreza WRX front bucket seats
removed rear seats & seat belts
removed interior panels/trim & headlining
removed spare wheel, jack, toolkit, etc
removed foam padding under footwell carpet (front & rear)
stickers
dangly things

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:16 pm

'Bout time you put one up for your car.

That grill looks class. Can't wait to see it finished

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:20 pm

First of all...
this coming weekend i'm gonna be changing the front grille again, going from the semi-mesh look to full, single-partition mesh.
Illustrations...
the pic on the left shows the standard grille, on the right is my photoshop attempt at making a mesh grille to resemble that on my car (was too lazy to go take a picture)

these two pics show how it could/will look when i'm done with it... (without the headlight masks obv)
[these grilles cost anywhere between £40 and £80, so i'm gonna do it on the cheap]

for this little jobby, i ordered some paint to match the car's colour, filler to smooth things off and some cheap £4.50 steel mesh. (sod paying £20 for it at halfords)

and to add to the list of 'Engine' stuff i've also bought a new cotton (K&N style) red cone filter, not because i like the sound of it, but actually becuase it does help the car a little at top end.

[nag]

delays... delays...

cudnt do anything at all this weekend.

by the time i got home from uni on friday i still had a lot of other things to sort before being able to do anything of my own intrest. by the time i had settled it was almost dark, too dark to work on anything outside anyway - i did manage to fit the new cone filter tho (pics coming soon), but that did have its few mis-haps (eg: losing bolts n screws, losing some skin... the usual)

saturday was hectic... started a job at a hotel working behind the bar, from mid-day til 10pm (again, too late to do any work on the car), then i had to drive 50 miles to go to a "cruise" (in basildon, essex).

by the time i got home, the sun was already up... so i was pretty tired. only woke up again bout 2 hours ago. still in the process of doing all my laundry before goin back to uni in the nxt 2 or 3 hours for more exams.

[/nag]

few more things on my list of things to do:
-remove mudflaps
-remove door bump strips
-possibly color-code mirrors
-paint wheels?

...not too sure about the last one there. was thinking dark gray spokes with the silver lip. or any other ideas?

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:18 am

slight delay on starting things off with this 'project' due to exams and new job. once my exams are done there'll be progress!

Anyways, another few things to add to the list of things to do:

My audio setup in the rear of the car is a bit 'bodged', those who have seen my parcel shelf and 6x9s will know what i'm talking about.
here's the list:
-clean and smooth off the jagged edges round the 6x9s.
-clean/cover the 6x9s' cones.
-find mounting spot for tweeters
-install/bodge tweeters in place
-lay new wires from headunit to the boot
-clean up wiring behind the headunit (it's a bit loose)
-and finally... build a crossover for clearer sound.

i drew a quick n rough circuit diagram for the crossover:

already got all the components for it, and some blank circuit boards. still need to buy new speaker wire and some connectors for all the speakers.

I will post pictures of whatever i remember to take a picture of.

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:48 am

I wish I could understand circuit diagrams.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:34 am

Pir0 wrote:I wish I could understand circuit diagrams.

oh, its simple... the straight lines are the wires, the dots are the connections between wires and components, the boxy looking components are resistors, and the double line looking components are capacitors. thats still a very simple circuit, so shouldnt be hard to understand.

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:58 pm

Are the loops, or C shapes, wires crossing over but not connected together?

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:06 pm

Pir0 wrote:Are the loops, or C shapes, wires crossing over but not connected together?

yep! thats exactly that. see, you're getting the hang of it already. lol

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:46 am

News:
-only 3 more days til im finished with uni, so work can commence on my car
-bought new door speakers. (5" yellow kevlar cone 280wmax) well it beats the daewoo 20wmax speakers (which surprisingly still work - just about)
-decided to buy a front lip/spoiler when ive got the money (i have considered a full front bumper, but i want it looking more on the stock side of things rather than balls out ricer)... here are my choices:

what do you guys think? which should i go with? they're both £80 incl. delivery.

other than that, i know i havnt got any pics up yet... i'll take some asap.

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:34 am

I like the second better.

It's kinda like the one im after only i dont want the recess type bit in the middle, just want a small flare outward the whole way around

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:47 am

i think the first one is nice.

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:58 pm

Another thing to concider is if this hug the bottom or your bumper, or do they sit down as an extension on the bumper?

If they're an extension you'll mess up the lines of your car as you've no side skirts. If you know what i mean..
If they hug the bumper they wont hand much lower than the stock bumper, but still change the look of it. And they'll sit flush with the lines at the side of the car from the sills etc.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:00 pm

bit of both so far then. lol

i like the first one because of its simplicity.
and i like the second one because it'll change the front of the car a lot more.

another thing, the foglight hole covers... think i'm gonna color-code them.

anyone else got any comments/suggestions?

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:02 pm

Pir0 wrote:Another thing to concider is if this hug the bottom or your bumper, or do they sit down as an extension on the bumper?

If they're an extension you'll mess up the lines of your car as you've no side skirts. If you know what i mean..
If they hug the bumper they wont hand much lower than the stock bumper, but still change the look of it. And they'll sit flush with the lines at the side of the car from the sills etc.

they are both ones that hug round the bottom edge of the bumper instead of just extending it, and they sit an inch (at maximum) lower than the stock bumper.

Rodd1s · Post by **Rodd1s** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:07 pm

and how bout this for a spoiler:

only joking. dnt think my car goes fast enough to make good use (if at all) of that spoiler. does look nice tho.