Bizi gets Mrs Bizi a Clubman!

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:34 pm

Dweezle wrote:Hood ornament for sure WTF!!

Yep I agree; it's something I've never seen before!

However take another look and I bet there are several other items you will only notice on your second or third view. So much excess chrome crap!

Two items might have broken up the black, but having so much stiff must make this a pain to polish.

There were a couple of items I liked but now I am getting rice alerts im my head.

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:41 pm

I'm probably most horrified by the bars on the front. Also, are they LED's inside the extra air intake (just below the badge)??

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:53 pm

After you regain eyesight after the chrome flare, you might also notice the 240Z-style flares.

Yes in addition to the police blue lights under the horse and horseshoe, there are what looks like LEDs below some indicator lights.

There are possibly other lights too, since there are some reflections on the paint.

That lip won't last long. Are those bars the parking equivalent of training wheels on a little kid's first bike?

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:16 pm

Hopefully our Clubman will soon have a deeper throat.

Like:

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:11 pm

Oh Ben...first it's knobs and now you're talking deep throat...this is a family friendly forum you know!

ak_perth · Postby **ak_perth** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:15 pm

I have a Mania CAI on my Clubman. I only bought it for the induction roar, any extra performance would have been a bonus. I love the noise it makes!

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:10 pm

Apu wrote:Oh Ben...first it's knobs and now you're talking deep throat...this is a family friendly forum you know!

Maybe I should get some soap as the next mod!

That white NA engine bay is so clean, it's fetishy.

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:20 pm

I'm filled with envy - one of the first things I wanted to do was get that intake...the I found out the number of things you couldn't do to an NB8B/C...or at least not easily.

Anyway, Apu will be slowly modified into a track pig.

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:29 pm

Can I get your feedback on if it's worth changing the style of the Nardi wheel?

Is it worth a change? I'm mainly checking to see if it's worth getting a banged up wheel and recovering it and saving the original Nardi for future use or refurbishment.

Original

Original without crashpad

Nardi Classic

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:32 pm

I'm filled with envy - one of the first things I wanted to do was get that intake...the I found out the number of things you couldn't do to an NB8B/C...or at least not easily.

Anyway, Apu will be slowly modified into a track pig.

Bryan, at Wakefield check out Dean (Hamx5ters) Gold NB. He has the Mania intake. You just have to relocate the water washer bottle.

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:45 pm

Going for a ride in HamX5ter is what made me buy one today. Probably overpaid but got a rush doing so.

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:58 pm

Personally I'm a big fan of the look of the Classic.

Bauer · Postby **Bauer** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:15 pm

Nardi Classic for me. Here is mine

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:47 pm

Beautiful, Stu.
I normally see the Classico with the ring over the top of the hex bolts.

Did your wheel come with those bolts?

This wheel really looks good with the vent rings, giving the interior a lift.

Probably the first job will be a decent clean of this interior!

Bauer · Postby **Bauer** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:03 pm

Bizi wrote:Beautiful, Stu.
I normally see the Classico with the ring over the top of the hex bolts.

Did your wheel come with those bolts?

cheers for the compliment.

My wheel came with the ring but like most things, personal taste comes in and I didnt like it.

I simply took 1 of my existing bolts into my local nut n bolt store and asked for hex head high tensile bolts. The offered me counter sunk heads but once again, personal preference came in and my vision was for what I ended up with.