Might as well fit a whole new rack, they're only £20 with an exchange of the old one at the motor factors I go to.
You can get that stuff you owe me while you're there too :mad:
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Might as well fit a whole new rack, they're only £20 with an exchange of the old one at the motor factors I go to.
You can get that stuff you owe me while you're there too :mad:
Better give me that £40 you owe me then to buy the rack with.... :p
looking good mate.
Keep it up.
Mrk2 in white ftw...
Has taken me most of yesterday on/off and an hour this morning to read the whole thread. Really enjoyed it aswell. I like the way you hunt for a bargain.
Before you fit the XE (if you do) I'd spray the head satin black too, looks sexy as hell.
Satin black ftw!
p.s. Shame you never got the R1s running as I would of liked to have heard your feedback as thats what I want to do.
Ad good find with the cage mate!
As for brakes lol you'll be surprised, Ive done the same in few of my old cars, it's all about how much you use them,and if they are as you say sh1t lol
Chris Slator (16v) he toasted my old cars rear drums at donny! they were poring with smoke after he cam into the pit lol
Cheers Simps :)
Scott-I did notice that all my brakes were smoking slightly everytime i came in the pits after each session... lol
I think what may have done the cracks is when i slid off though, the brakes would of been red hot, and the discs were then submerged in wet mud and gravel lol ..... So that could explain it.
Quick xmas update before i head off round the relatives house.
Got these yesterday, 195/50 Proxes, decided go for them in the end as they were on offer on Camskill.
Ordered 11pm Monday night, and they were here yesterday morning. Top service.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/DSCN1167.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/DSCN1168.jpg
And a quick pic of the cage
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...w/DSCN1169.jpg
Also in pic is 1x f**ked front bumper, looks like its been shot blasted lol :D
Have a good xmas :)
Adam
Looking good Ad, out of interest how much were the Toyo's.
Happy Christmas Adam. :thumb:
Good work on getting the tyres so quickly. Hope your engine plans come together in 09.
£127 DELIVERED for 4 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysnova
Cheers :)
Also got a new steering rack for £22 delivered off Ebay. I thought mine was fooked and knocking, but it sounds more bottom arm/tie bar related. But i might as well fit it anyway
Good price on the Toyo's Ad, BTW your front bumper is stone chip central aint it lol lol
Tell me about lol
A road gritter deciding to start gritting my front end did most of the damage.
Oh, and donny gravel didnt help either Pmsl lol lol
Good price on tyres. I'm tempted myself.
What supplier does the rack for £20 exchange btw?
This place mate
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Car-Spares-...n-01255-220686
Think it was a one off though as they aren't on there anymore....
It was £20 for an outright sale, no exchange needed......
just ordered a pair of proxes for my starlet. Thanks for mentioning camskill its saved me a tenner over blackcirlces.com :thumb:
Was about to click send payment when i saw you mentioned the special off, pluss its half price to blackcirlces on delivery as well!
When's the XE going in now Adam?
:thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Keith-No idea mate lol, was going do it today and tomorrow but was "instructed" not to by a certain person because xmas is a "family day" lol lol :roll:
So sometime in the new year hopefully, definently want it in before '09 events start (Spring action day etc)
Keep having urges break it though and buy something else completely different :cry:
Tell me about it :( i had things i wanted to get done on the car today aswell :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
lol
Females just dont understand why its fun to swap engines on xmas day instead of watching Harry potter or some bollocks........
Aint that the truth! Theres something so liberating about working on a car on christmas day :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam
might aswell, be easy with the engine out when you fit the large block :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Yehhaaa
I agree on the comment about females, i was planning on sorting some things on the nova while the weather wasnt too bad lol
If you got a rack that cheap i think il buy one for myself too, *goes off to search gaybay*
Tis true. Weather nice and dry, quite warm.
B ut oh no she has to go and spoil it
I would of just done it anyway, out front your house with a grinder, hacksaws and hammers while everyones on holiday! lol
lol lol
Was tempted, but nahh, because im good likethat :D
tomorrow instead then? lol
Doesnt look likely.... i HAVe some promises to keep for tomorrow lol
stuff promises, get it fitted today :p
lol
No chance of that, dont think i could even attempt to lie on the floor/bend down etc right now.
Haha pisshead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysnova
corrected for you ;)
Rep given! :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ste L
adam said last night on msn he would give me his largeblock xe for £150 :)
oh dear you cant back out of a promise lol
lol lol
Right, not much of an update.
But picked up some eccentric top mounts and a nova gsi servo/mc off Olly H the other night.
So set ahead fitting the topmounts today. Not many pics because my hands were too cold to hold the camera steady lol
Coilover off and in bits, old/new top mount
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1178Medium.jpg
Spring choice lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1179Medium.jpg
Top mount loosely fitted (all went on without spacers which suprised me etc)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1180Medium.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1182Medium.jpg
And then all removed again due to the fact i cant tighten the top mount upper nut(piston spins after you turn the nut one turn), and because the nuts so big i cant get to the flats on the piston to hold it..... lol
So ive removed the coilovers for now and refitted my old Koni's.
The plan is to drill out the top nut threads, and then use that as a spacer/to keep the piston central, then just use a washer and a nyloc nut to hold everything. That way i should be able get to the flats to stop the piston spinning whilst tightening the nut up :)
Did have a quick test fit though, and the avos drop much much lower with these top mounts on, on there lowest with 7" springs the wing lip is pretty much touching the tyre..... :thumb:
looking good
have you driven it with the top mounts on?
I fitted mine, and couldn't get it to drive nicely using eye for the castor. Am i just being special?
No i couldn't drive it as i could only get the topmount nut on by one turn, so there was like an inch of play in the top mount........