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[Connor]

Just seen this, loving the mini! Amazing what a few touches can make!

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[SimonTW]

Lee I work for the company you bought the coilovers from. I did reply to your ebay message this morning but just check the drop link. Just looking at your pictures the topmount looks like the early type which will possibly have a different drop link setup to the ones used on the coilovers.

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[SimonTW]

Bargain! You can't go wrong at that price! Get them fitted anyway and just fit the drop links when they turn up!

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[SimonTW]

I'm liking the speedy progress on this! I used the FK's for a while. The only reason I took them off was the front didn't go mega low but they do give a decent drop still and ride fairly nicely. I went straight from KW V3 to the FK and for general day to day use the ride was fairly similar.

When I did my wrap I decided to get all new bumper and arch clips from BMW. The guy on parts said they would be about £30. When I picked them up I got slapped with a £75 bill. As you say they are so easy to work on. The wrap was such a simple job as all the trims and stuff just pop on and off.

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[SimonTW]

It's a cheap and cheerful kit. For coilovers under £200 you can't really go wrong. I always sell them as a disposable kit. If one goes after a year just replace the one for £50-60. People generally only post bad reviews but we get fewer problems with them than some of the more expensive kits.

Heres mine on the FK with the lowest setting on 17's
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/34923_10150207876440720_2236031_n.jpg

And on the AP's I'm using now. I still have about 20mm to go with them too.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269504_10150701507355327_4936741_n.jpg

I ended up trimming the arch liners and the wheels now catch on the bonnet lol

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[Nova-nation]

Only problem is, your Gunna get someone come up behind you in another hot hatch, and they will pull from you... Shame it dousnt go as well as it looks it should!

On a lighter note I love the look of it! Reall looks smart! I can see some carbon fibre parts suiting that!

Nice work!

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[Eastham]

Looking good bud :)

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[Eastham]

lol no drama bud

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[SimonTW]

Whats wrong with the E36 that your weighing it in. Shame you sold the Mini. Was looking forward to seeing how it progressed!

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[pie]

f lol lol at it ****ting its self lol lol

didnt you by a saxo last winter to? lol

i do love your garage mr leg :)

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[pie]

that much damage was there dude lol

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[Rickyb]

jee up lee how much garage room do you actually need? lmao your a mad head haha keep the updates coming.
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[mowgli]

do you have any plans for further insulation of the garage door??

is the door at the top of the stairs an external or internal type door?

is the ceiling of the 'tilly' room insulated?

i ask cos a mate of mine bought a house with an integral garage & the house was incredibly cold. we discovered the garage ceiling & walls weren't insulated & the garage-house door was an internal one. it cost him a few bob, but after insulating & swapping the door, his heating costs dropped massively.

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[maddogdaz666]

is the door at the top of the stairs an external or internal type door?

is the ceiling of the 'tilly' room insulated?

I was just going to ask the same thing, make sure the ceiling is insulated well. But Im definitely jealous that's a very nice size man cave you have :thumb:

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[maddogdaz666]

Also have you got a link to where youve got your floor tiles from please, as I'm thinking about getting some for my garage once it's done

[pie]

im gona stop reading this thread now ffs lol lol lol

cracking work mr leg :thumb:

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[brainsnova]

I'll stick to my moto Citroen full of fail lol

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[bazzap8389]

I would kill for a garage that size! Great work mate :thumb:

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[maddogdaz666]

http://www.ecotileflooring.com/store/ecotile-product-selector/garage-flooring

There you go mate. I went for the 6mm tiles as they are more than good enough for a garage and have the black smoothed type, they look better and also dont show the 'jigsaw' connection like others do. Be warned though that they are expensive but easily worth every penny. Im so chuffed with them and once they are clean they look spot on. They are decent guys aswell, drop them an email and they should be able to knock the £29 a square meter or whatever it is down alot for you. Tomorrows job for me is actual power washing my old tiles as they are full of dust from the work iv done, they will come back to black with a bit of work Lol.

Cheers mate
Is it ok to use jacks and axle stands etc. to work on cars n stuff without damaging them?
Sorry for all the questions

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[pie]

i need your house !!!!! f lol lol lol

looking good mr leg :)

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[pie]

lol lol lol lol

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[paul080803]

E30 sport, without a doubt!

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[paul080803]

I had a genuine 325 sport a few years back, unfortunately it needed some work and I was halfway through doing it when I changed jobs and lost my storage space so had to let it go for project value and lost a fear bit of wedge on it.

I will get another in the future, never finished it so only half scratched that itch

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[paul080803]

Cheers, my front and rear BBK conversion is almost ready to go on! Wheels sold it for me on the colour, although I am thinking of changing them.

I have seen the white one, on borbets? Pretty sure it is genuine, looks right to me and comes up as a sport. I know what you mean though, white doesn't look quite right for a sport. Needs to be dolphin grey IMO, best colour for the lines. Seriously rare though!

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[pie]

this is in a garage by me spotted it the other day looked sweet tbh

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/35130_1340560841179_1050564_n.jpg

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I am with you on that, only option is manual!

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[paul080803]

E30 cab with roof down is easily in the top 3 cars of all time IMO!

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[pie]

^^^ i did like your E30 lee :)

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[pie]

lol

are the they RH rims?

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[pie]

^^ got love them alpina rims on a E 30 :)

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f lol lol

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[pie]

grrr hate you you aye f lol lol lol lol

my favourite garage/house what ever you wana call it lol lol :thumb:

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f lol lol

[SimonTW]

That garage is nicer than my house!

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[BRoadGhost]

Looks brilliant. If it were mine it'd all be white with different lighting.

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[pie]

looks very clean mr leg :)

you red comps would look sweet on that if they were white lol lol

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[davidfox280585]

very nice

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[Edd]

looks good

[SimonTW]

Looks really tidy that. Great project starting point! I'd definitely sell the cage though, to me.

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[Rickyb]

So this is the old gal you were telling me about and I'm sure it will look the t!ts when your done with it BUT PLEASE FFS DON'T LET IT END UP LIKE THE REST!!!!!!

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[Rickyb]

Probs in a year il look out for a GSi engine and put that in but that's the last thing to do.

yeah yeah we all say its the last thing were gonna do but it never happends pall theres always somthin else.

[pie]

just needs a xe now lol you got gsi kit & the speedlines lol lol

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[pie]

thought speedlines were standard to these days f lol lol lol

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[pie]

got to love road trips :)

[Benn]

Looking at the pics a page back, i really like that. Reminds me of my old white one. Good work.

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[Benn]

Keep them black/grey.

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[gte-87]

Looking good

[turbojolt]

looks good, why the feck bother putting the rear bench back in lol

[Rickyb]

IDE have got rid of the cage pall i know the rear seat probably won't get used but still it's a much better look without pall

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yer get the cage gone i will buy it :D

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[mowgli]

how did i miss this update?????

its about time you got a proper car, and i'll even forgive the mk2ishness, as its really a mk1.....lol

it looks nice. personally i'd keep the bumpers grey/black too so it stands out a bit..

i'll be watching for progress... it might egg me on a bit

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[mowgli]

knowing you, it will soon get sorted..

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[mowgli]

i've reached the point where any nova that is fairly rust free is a positive, and i like what people do to them, as long as the bad boi shyte gets ripped off...

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[pie]

i hate you aye lol

really want another nova now cant find a tidy one tho :(

looking good tho mr leg :)

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[pie]

the 4x4 gsi aint going anywere dude lol

il part with the other one lol

also after a gsi myself red or black :(

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[nova_stee]

Think there my old seats i sold them to a lad from kendal they have a claim to fame from being in my tv feature nova lol

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[nova_stee]

They came out of a red nova i think. Something like he bought the car a few years ago just for the seats and he sold the nova to someone he knew who stripped it out. They were being stored in some old damp mill lol

Not mine then i unfortunately still have the car

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[pie]

she does look really clean :)

nice find :)

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[SimonTW]

No messing about with the progress but I didn't expect anything less looking at your previous cars.

Have you gone for genuine wings or pattern ones?

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[johnd]

looks a good car mate will be keeping a eye on this

[brainsnova]

You can't beat it when there no holes behind the wings, nice find

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[Rickyb]

pics or it never happend

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Of what? lol

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just stuff lol

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i know ide seen them but then read back afew pages and it sounded the right thing to put lmao
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[pie]

still, we needs pics !!!!! lol lol

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[pie]

lol lol

whats the plans for the engine in this mr leg?

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[pie]

so going big block is a no no then lol

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[pie]

may as well clean it up as abest you can, going on how clean the rest of the car is dude

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[pie]

ya yellow's a bit random lol lol

[brainsnova]

Just don't open the bonnet lol just kidding with your engine cleaned up and the odd bit painted it will look good

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Did the bonnet stay go walkabout

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[pie]

smooth'ish bay would look good imo

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f lol lol

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Is that yellow insulation tape styling lol

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[L14MNP]

Lookin good Lee. :)

What happened to the 996 idea??

[bazil]

Love the direct fit induction air filter lollol

How about a Z16SE engine, just fit your inlet and coilpack to it?

I've yet to see anyone using the Z16SE engine yet and there's gotta be loads of them about now,

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[vauxluva]

Nice lil peach with all that history . I got nothing with mine just 3old tax discs. Its been in doncaster until I got her. Do they really hadle bad with the xe fitted then.

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[pie]

wings look kool :)

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[turbojolt]

clean your tanks and fit a scuttle pan cover

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a silicone hose instead of the black inlet pipe might look nicer aswell

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Id do the inlet manifold too

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[Liam]

I'd get a nova single output washer bottle and fit it in the scuttle. That's what I did and it tidies it up do much for such little work.

[pie]

or fit a washer bad like they have on kit cars :)

rocker cover looks loads better :thumb:

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[Rickyb]

this wants updating pall

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[pie]

decals look loads better mr leg :)

bumpers looks sweet :)

[bazzap8389]

Looks really nice mate. Top job with the bumpers.

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[pie]

no probs mr leg :thumb:

[steviegsi]

Looks great with the white bumpers. Needs black vinyl on the b pillars to finish it IMO.

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[kevster]

Looking good ! I love a nice white nova :)

[Spudly]

Looking good ! I love a nice white nova :)



You and me both :d


Oddly when googling pics for some reason or other, i came across a pic of your old one, was JYJ wasnt it, never reappeard did it?

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Yeah k237jyj , miss that motor and the wheels !! The wheels are like £800 new now :(

I never saw it again or the bits I always look on sites and eBay for bits off of her,

Piss me off thieving scum .

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Looks mint lee, glad you went with white bumpers.

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[kevster]

I have pal loads lol what you wanting to see . I will post some up later

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I had a mint gsi in white too lol back in the day . See if i can find the pic.

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[kevster]

My old gsi dude
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/kevster240/4179cb06.jpg

[SimonTW]

White bumpers are a good move on it! Who do you use for paintwork out of interest?

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Looks nice kevster, wouldn't mind making a mint standard one!

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Tried pm'ing you the other week Lewi but your inbox was full. Don't suppose you still have that red carpet spare? lol

Sold it a few month ago for 80 quid lol

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[SimonTW]

I want a full exterior hit in silver done on mine but I've never had any paintwork done before as I always worry it wouldn't be up to scratch. Currently just asking people local who they use so might look into dropping him a message (as I also have no idea what to expect to pay!)

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[SimonTW]

His inbox is full anyway! If you speak to him tell him to empty it and i'll drop him a message. Just looking for a ball park figure on it at the moment.

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[Eastham]

Inbox empty :)

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Still says it's full :-(

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[M Sutton]

Nova is lush and I'm liking the BM!

Your bedroom is wicked, how many DVDs!??

[Mike]

Looking good chap.

What kinda MPG you getting from the Clubsport Lee?

[Eastham]

Try again bud. My fault i had to empty my outbox too lol

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[Benn]

Love the room remake, very nice dvd collection.

Wings look great on the Nova... Nova looks great too.

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[pie]

wings look great :thumb:

[SimonTW]

Looks great! Is the exhaust off slightly because it's a Mk1 system?

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[pie]

looking good :)

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[kevster]

I so think white is the best !!!! I'm so gel !!! Think I mite have found the colour for my wip

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[bazzap8389]

Looking good dude! I think a splitter will suit it well. :)

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I like the golf splitter , or the seat splitter off the old torrlado think that's how you spell it , are you leaving the door handles dark dude .

Have some rep tho as I'm likeing white at the mo.

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[Eastham]

Mk4 Astra maybe?

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The thinner laguna splitter with no holes would suit it nicely :thumb:

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[Rickyb]

Looking good fella i cant wait to see her in all its glory.

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[steviegsi]

That's impressive! How much do you reckon it would cost for materials for a full DIY wrap on a nova? I'm not going to do it, but I'm a nosey Cnut! lol

[pie]

wrapping looks kool mr leg :)

its easy stuff to work with ive done bits on me cav (not big panels like you tho lol )

[scott.parker]

I forgot you had this, me my self I really dislike vinyl wrapping, only as I've seen what bad things can happen when removing it..
Plus from that pic it looks not to shine no where near as good as paint does.
But it's your car dude, I look forward to seeing the finished product.

[Balley]

Interesting. I would be worried about scratching the paint cutting it though. How to you treat the wrap? wax?

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[SimonTW]

Nice work on the wrap! Shame it will lose that nice reflection though! :thumb:

It's dead easy to clean. You will struggle polishing any small hazing or scratches out but I just use normal wax on mine and it keeps it looking good. Over 2 years on and my Mini looks as good as when we did it except for a few stone chips.

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[SimonTW]

I got mine through a mate who had an account with 3M and he owed me a favour so sorted me out with it. What brand is the stuff you have used?

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[Benn]

The thinner laguna splitter with no holes would suit it nicely :thumb:

What year did that come on? As i can't find one..


Leg, very impressed with your wrapping, getting it in all nicely in the bits around the windows.. Shame it's not very shiney tho.

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Think they came on the Megane mite be wrong tho

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[Benn]

Cheers dude.

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[murph-gsi]

No came on the laguna too, dont know what it would be like for fitting but my friend has it n his carlton gsi3000 and it looks really nice.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4841921

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looking good :)

looks a bright white

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[Benn]

No came on the laguna too, dont know what it would be like for fitting but my friend has it n his carlton gsi3000 and it looks really nice.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4841921

Cheers dude.

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[pie]

do the bmw satin black :)

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