WIP- Past to Present

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John, i used a normal two piece 16v gasket, which i now realise was an uber fail lol
Ive not looked closely as i cba, but i think the sandwich plate o-ring is leaking too, i re-used the old one as it looked in ok condition.

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Originally Posted by Benn

Surely with the 6dial clocks you wont need an extra light.
But if you really need one, wire an extra one up to one of the spare lights along the bottom, like the tow bar light. (as in you'll be towing it home if you dont notice)

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personally, an oil pressure guage is handy, but on track you want a high pressure switch and a big light. Nothing subtle, a big **** off red lamp in your field of vision

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Originally Posted by Adam

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John, i used a normal two piece 16v gasket, which i now realise was an uber fail lol
Ive not looked closely as i cba, but i think the sandwich plate o-ring is leaking too, i re-used the old one as it looked in ok condition.

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I did that on my astra, leaked like a biatch :( Sump was ok though, use an 8v calibra bonded one, the way forward:thumb:

Going see if i can get the gauges sitting better, if not i'll just remove them as i do have a set of 6dial clocks....

And aye the std oil pressure switch is a bit useless, it comes on at about 5psi, and with 5psi oil pressure your engine wont be running for long. lol

Rich-Yup, looks like thats what i'll have to do asap.

like mine you mean ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...741resized.jpg
My oil lighte is better at lighting the interea than the standard light.
Also alot easyer to fit the gauges's to a mrk2 dash.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ject/005-4.jpg

Yeah, i'll fit a light the size of that one :cool:

very early spec trailer side light wired to the oil light on the dash for FTW
It lights up the hole car when its on.

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Originally Posted by trackdaynova

its just shonky leaving it like that... very shocked tbh.

i'm all for 'built for purpose' and all that, or 'function over form', but it just looks atrosious and means you have zero worksmanship levels.

wouldn't take much to get them looking nice tbh.

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WTF?? Bit harsh Olly.

Understand what you are getting at - but zero workmanship levels? What a rediculous and unfounded comment?!

Cracked on with the exhaust earlier, got the flexi piece welded to the system, and then clamped to the exhaust manifold. All fits fine.
But being a cheap Sportex system the fitment isnt the best, so im going to have to have a play with the middle section/backbox to try and get it sitting better as its going to tap on the transmission tunnel under hard cornering.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/DSCN1440.jpg

Not an amazing weld, but its fine. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/DSCN1439.jpg

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Originally Posted by Will F

What a rediculous and unfounded comment?!

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work·man·ship (wûrk-mun-ship)
1. The skill of a craftsperson or artisan.
2. The quality of something made, as by an artisan:
3. Something made or produced by a workman.
4. The product of effort or endeavor.

workmanship Noun
the degree of skill with which an object is made

Meaning that I struggle to see how once it's done, Adam can be happy with how it looks, after he's put the effort in wiring them up, it wouldn't have took much for get them looking half decent... without the need of filler, fibreglass, smoothing etc.

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