The Baja - Progress Thread

Got lift?

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Need to do the rear and fit bigger wheels now. :D
 
Akira said:
Aye, cos it was a proper repmobile before, wasn't it? :D Nice work mate.
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When I got it, there were 3 matt black Baja's around here.

When I showed the Baja club, they thought it was a baja another member must have sold me. Not that unique looking tbh. The matt black thing is done to death on them.

Now it is distictively my Baja.
 
Dogbreath said:
Have you actually been driving it much? Takes a bit of getting used to after the Coupe I reckon... ;)
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Yer, I drive it all the time.

I use the bike to commute to work, and this is my 'round town' bit of fun.

Its very different to a coupe. In fact its very different to most things. But it works, sounds ace and is a lot of fun.

I should post a video of how it sounds now with the new exhaust. Much deeper. More like a harley.
 
Bug One said:
When I got it, there were 3 matt black Baja's around here.

When I showed the Baja club, they thought it was a baja another member must have sold me. Not that unique looking tbh. The matt black thing is done to death on them.

Now it is distictively my Baja.
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Oh I see. Forgive my ignorance of all things baja, I think I may have clapped eyes on two in my whole life. I meant the compliment.
 
I hated this when I first saw it. I think that it's really starting to look great now, though. I'd definitely have a go for fun :D
 
Saw one the other day driving past me, I didn't realise quite how big/high the Bajas are compared to a normal bug. :cool:

Liking the work you've done on this one. :)

InvG
 
Clapp said:
Can I just ask how much has it cost you so far?
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Not an awful lot. (he says :rolleyes: )

Hmm let me think

£150 on replacing the ball joints. (at garage)
£100 on door cards and front coil overs
£40 on lights
£25 on new speakers
£75 on paint
£15 on sandpaper, brushes, rollers etc.
£45 on new window rubbers
£28 on the rear window cover.
£20 on aerials and
£6 on flag
About £50 on sparkplugs, leads, coil cover, manifold boots, fuel cap, oil cap, breather filter and fan belt.

So about £550 on top of the £1250 I paid for it.
 
Bug One said:
Not an awful lot. (he says :rolleyes: )

Hmm let me think

£150 on replacing the ball joints. (at garage)
£100 on door cards and front coil overs
£40 on lights
£25 on new speakers
£75 on paint
£15 on sandpaper, brushes, rollers etc.
£45 on new window rubbers
£28 on the rear window cover.
£20 on aerials and
£6 on flag
About £50 on sparkplugs, leads, coil cover, manifold boots, fuel cap, oil cap, breather filter and fan belt.

So about £550 on top of the £1250 I paid for it.
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Cheers, hopefully when I leave uni I'll be able to do something like this, awesome little cars. :D
 
Spent all day today painting the underside and repainting the exhaust. Turns out hammerite doesn't withstand high temperatures very well. ;)

I've never been so coated in paint. Hammerite is a pain to get off skin! Should keep the undersides nice and protected for a few years to come though.

Plus, for future reference, Halfords very high temperature 'Metallic Black' would be better labelled 'grey'. :mad:

Should have some MONSTER tyres coming soon. 33 inches. :eek:

Still havent been able to repair the broken windscreen though. :(
 
Akira said:
Oh I see. Forgive my ignorance of all things baja, I think I may have clapped eyes on two in my whole life. I meant the compliment.
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i've never seen one at all in my life

i think i might have seen one on some police academy movie or something at some point, but never seen one in real life

I had to google what exactly a "baja" was when bugone first posted what he'd bought.

Btw, looking good now mate. Cant wait to see it with the new tyres to fill the arches.
 
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