Glad to see it running again Benn, Pictures look great.
Keep an eye out though these annoying faults have a bad habit of raising there heads just when you let your guard down.
However I hope that is the end of your problems.
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Glad to see it running again Benn, Pictures look great.
Keep an eye out though these annoying faults have a bad habit of raising there heads just when you let your guard down.
However I hope that is the end of your problems.
Good you got it sorted. Car looks well engine bay is stunning
Car looks fantastic! congrats for have it running again:thumb:
Glad you got it running right, it wouldn't be a LET if it didn't cause you issues now and again:-).
Like I said on Sunday, with the parts getting harder to get hold of its definitely worth stocking up on spares.
car looked epic as always!
Yeah alot of it! Sweeter was having a play with a Astra VXR and leaving him for dead...Quote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
Cheers Kev, i've got in a lot of circles with it in the last two months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev Turbo
Cheers John, i do really like the bay now with the filter and afm gone...Quote:
Originally Posted by johnd
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Originally Posted by zeifer33
Me too and yeah that's very true. Believe me i have a big store of parts. Just amazing both AFM where dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWAG
Thank you too.
Good to hear that you have it running now
Looking forward to having a look round it when I pop down on Thursday
My car won't run at all without the AFM plugged in, funny how they are all different!
Keith
Please do, i'll take ya for a spin too if wanted....Quote:
Originally Posted by Edd
Mine wont now... lol but has before. THinkt hey do want they want tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by krobinson
Yay! Good job! Although something like this would nag me for ages, it's not like you've found a clear culprit. Weird. But sorted, and that's what matters. :thumb:
I'm enjoying it for the mo. I'm hoping it was the AFM, but can't fully put that to bed. But it's still unfinished in there really. As it all needs painting fully and bits.
At the weekend, i wanted to fit some i've had for ages and never got to and its a bit "involved" Dive in on sunday... 30min job became 2 frigging hours!
Polish door catch... Rust up very fast. Look sh*te.
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Had both catches chromed over a year ago, fitted the pass one when i got them, but not the drivers for some reason...
Bit greasey in the pic, as they are dripped so many times they are bone dry and clean, so you have to pack them with grease...
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MNuch messing and they worked... Then didn't while out shopping... GGrrr but seem to be ok now.
Nice little update, look a lot better.
Yeah wont rust in 2 mins...
Who loves the shiney? Ben loves the shiney!
Take one spare F28 clutch arm...
Give it a light clean..
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Take to a nice man, go on holiday (crap in background in photos) Collect went home...
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Will look nice when the box gets sorted...
Some great mods you cant beat a little chrome in the right areas.
You're not the only one Ben :) Looks very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
A drop of chrome always looks great.Quote:
Originally Posted by totalnova
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Everyone limes shiney! Thank you
I found the same with the door catches, think I made the mistake of wire brushing the originals and they rusted very quick. Good to see it's getting new little touches still.
Neat touches as always dude, although you need to go dress them screws in unity for a show car finish.. lol
They are very cheaper made and coated, so yeah a wire brush will take the coating off. Give them a paint. And thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
As in line them up? Its funny i did it with the pass side and did with the drivers, but take to take the bloody thing out 3 times to get it working, lost the will after that...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
Yes mate, but I was only joking with you, not like some of the ****s who lurk on here..
I know you said it in a funny way... But i did try at the start..lol
Keeping it shiny is like a full time job ;_;
Now Mr Ghost, have you got your steering arms running on the bottoms of your hubs?
MMM since 1894
Gen me up, really need to do this as mine have so much angle is laughable...
Im thinking drill half way and remake a taper insert...
Just get a rose joint kit
From what ive seen they arnt that easy tho...
If you've got a spare track rod end, take that to your machinist and ask him to make a pair of interference fit female sleeves for your knuckles. In fact, to ease explaining it to the guy just take your knuckles and ask if he can do you reverse taper inserts. Think Silly Martin used an adhesive combined with the press fit, but that could be overkill.
IMO rose jointing isn't the best solution since your modifying the knuckles in both routes; standard rod ends are not the weak link, the arms are. With that in mind O.E rod ends are cheaper and last as long. Combined with more castor, You'll know you're at extremes when you have to cut down the arms to get the ends on & aligned. (Nirvana)
You'll notice the difference straight away Ben. ;0
Ah that sounds good. Just want i wanted to hear really.
I'm hoping i will notice, it's one thing that's very annoying/bad in my car. Have you really had to cut your arms down in length?
It's right at the point where I should with twelve degrees of castor; you can't even see the thread on the arms anymore.
Difference is profound; I bet you've never clipped to inside of a round about before.
Guy at the last M.O.T was asking what's 'wrong' with the wheels when turning; maybe I should show him a picture of a single seater with some lock on :colonchin:
You got any pics of the added castor? Tempt me lolQuote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
Yes i want more pics!
Mate have you ever thought about colour coding the bumpers, would look absolutely amazing.
Can someone photo shop it?
Please, was done years ago. Wasn't a fan..
Stripped a hub off yesterday. Took it to the guy i normally use, he doesn't have the tools. As he doesn't have reamers.
Talked to a different guy and his way is much better and more like how we've talked about above.
What he thinks, is make a tapered sleeve that will fit in to the hub, once the old tapered hole is drilled out. The sleeve can we pressed/glued it, but will have a top on it so will sit flush and be held in by the joint.
This way if i have a prob, i can remove the sleeve and swap it back to the top..
A pic to help.
Yellow is standard taper. Blue is where it will be drilled out too. Red is the new tapered sleeve.
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Would this not be better so the insett tightens up along with the track rod? Ether that or I sketched trees
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And the pic is on it's side
Or have I missed it and that's what you said but just drawn it straight ?
Ben's diagram is correct; drill it out straight then whack in the tapered insert.
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