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 Dan's Black PH1 16v Hatch
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Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:22 am

why did he need to fiddle the emmisions? Is the car that fucked?
Dan
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:37 am

the exhaust was leaking slightly, so was too high on oxygen
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:41 am

hmm paste/grease slapped on would have sorted it Very Happy

You heard the new crap about the latest gen GDI cars etc? Failing their first mot's due to the gas content not fitting in with VOSA's idea of clean combustion.

Bloody joke.
Dan
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:14 am

i hadnt heard about that, ive slapped loads of paste on it, so he can see ive attempted to do the exhaust if its still leaking.
Dan
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:15 am

right well at 11 this morning i had a retest. the arsehole failed it on a pedal rubber!! so off to the breakers get a pedal rubber., got it back, and he passed it finally, safe for another year, the smile on my face when he handed me the certificate was huge!
JB
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:35 am

Excellent.

Time to find a new MOTer too.
Dan
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:45 am

yea i think so too, but its all taxed and mot'd, all i need now is a speedo cable Rolling Eyes
Dan
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:56 pm

right well, speedo cable, gear box mount, crank sensor, throttle cable, have all been replaced slowly but surely, so nice to have a speedo again!

Heres the damage on the bonnet the gearbox mount failure caused:
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Dan
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:03 pm

ive also repainted the alloys in alloy wheel silver:
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Dan
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:52 am

right, well the day before it went pop, i painted the rocker cover and made a polished ally rainshied to go over the plugs:
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Chris H
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:42 am

rainshield? plug cover yes, thats no use as a rain catcher! Shiny though
Dan
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:52 am

Chris H wrote:
rainshield? plug cover yes, thats no use as a rain catcher! Shiny though


lol, i had a mental block and couldnt think of what it was called. so rainshield would do.
Dan
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:33 am

right well havent updated for a while, ive opted for a turbo conversion as im in no rush for the beast, its going to have Laguna F3R Pistons as i remember Chris saying they were dished so ideal for a reasonable boost setting, im manufactoring the exhaust manifold myself, going to try and do that as my University project hehe. as well as the down pipe!
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:36 am

they are dished, no use to you though, the bins the best place for them.
A14LN C
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:06 pm

£700 fully comp 6 points *speeding and lights* swapped 2 the 19 1.8 8v after the crash and it came down 2 £412 Very Happy
A14LN C
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:12 pm

and i'm 22yrs with 4yrs NB hopfully 5 once this claim is settled Cool

and it's £732 fully comp for the Nissan 200sx S14a, thats if this claim would hurry the fuk up and get settled but they did giv me the quote after the accident so heres hoping Confused Confused
Dan
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:36 am

eh?
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:38 am

who knows dan, ignore him, I do
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:59 am

Postage in the wrong thread me' thinks!
Dan
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:02 pm

Well Im gradually gathering the parts for my engine, with a bit of luck it'll be on the road for march/april.
Dan
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:07 am

Right. well as my engine is near enough finished and all i need is the crank out of the engine that is in the car at the moment, so today i got it down into the workshop to get started on it while i wait for the engine hoist:
The car in the Barn:
[img:640:480:2e955ff3c4]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/danlp6/DSC01904.jpg[/img:2e955ff3c4]

The huge scratch mum put in it Crying or Very sad
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Oh and the Retro-renault stickers arrived after getting lost in the post 8 Months ago!

ANd the engine ready for removal, all disconnected etc etc, and looks like the WD 40 i sprayed in the bores dried up, and i couldnt open the bonnet due to where my dad parked it right under a tree!
[img:640:480:2e955ff3c4]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/danlp6/DSC01906.jpg[/img:2e955ff3c4]
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