Dogpigs mobile shack AKA the white snail

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Dogpigs mobile shack AKA the white snail

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Right to get you guys up to speed, here is a quick run down on the events that have unfolded thus far on my combo.

As bought, a slightly sorry for its self combo

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Many hours of fun and frolics finally saw the stickers removed, lack of clutch was sorted by adjusting the cable :D but the inside had faired none better, so out with the old

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Including dash, door cards, roof lining etc. Only thing that stayed was the rubber flooring, that was removed and steam cleaned. Dash was donated by a local lad, who said he had one in his shed, that was better then my white paint stained one. Replacement parts came via my local scrapyard, whom I now seem to be on first name terms with.

Jet washing the replacement roof lining

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Fitting up the illumination and vec roof console

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Cup holder fitted
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Along with corsa b sport seats, genuine floor mats. while dash out and about I fitted new bulbs and some silvery bits

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along with a silver heater cover. Inside still not finished, front arm rest, flock of the dash, chrome window winder handles etc etc yet to source and fit

Bodywork wise, she aint bad

This is what I found when removing the plastic arch on the rear, so I could clean and wax it down, ready for winter

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, rear door replaced with red ones for now, though these are like brand new

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Front bumper replaced with a colour coded one

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As too were the head lights, they were knackered, cheese cutter grill fitted. Also bought some angel eye lights. New set of alloys, refurbed and boots all round

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but got removed after 2 days, as they may look good but are pants at night.
Removed both arch liners and wax oiled the buggery out of it.

Had new cam belt, water pump, oil change (twice) rear shoes, new front discs and pads, air box mod done and that`s about up to date now.

Bought a pair of gsi side skirts and a gsi front bumper to fit, but as yet not done anything to them.
So this is how it now looks

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Wow great job. You still got the angel eyes?
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Looking good. Loving the grab handle lights and roof console. What are the grab handle lights off
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Also what is the cup holder off
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still have the angel eye lights, they just aint my thing.

Cup holder was from a rusty old J tin in the yard, grab handle lights are from my old cav
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J tin?
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Nice work mate :) some really good ideas in there :thumbs: :thumbs:
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diggerhole wrote:J tin?
J tin, old school talk for Japanese motor car
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More white goodness purchased, in the form of door handles. All one need to do now is buy and fit remote C/L, while im at it with the handles, then that's another job off the list

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Hawk car alarms do a good kit
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one shall cast ones eye over them, ta
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Interior getting there now, replaced both sun visor clips for vec B ones and removed the tacky carbon fibre, that was covering the cup holders

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Silver looks really good mate
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In danger of this turning out like my cav :oops:

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Loved the cup holders so picked up a vectra c rear seat set to place in the dash. Keep it all gm. Love the build
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