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Neal
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Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:26 am |
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My motor:
Got a few little minor things to sort still, but the engine top end is fully refurbished and with new engine mounts she runs like a dream...
Grill was cracked with a chunk missing when i got it so out came the fibreglass, and while i was at it i debadged it.
Heres the engine bay as it was when i got the car (i bought it with a blown head gasket):
note the skanky orange rusty water bottle and the skanky orange water that pissed out everywhere when the head gasket went.
And here it is now... Look! theres rust inhibiting antifreeze in that coolant, what a novel concept!
Going to make a cold air duct for the filter like jonnyboy's soon
And no, the spark plug cover isnt clipped on in either of those pics... |
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Chet T16
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Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:48 am |
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Right, thats it. i'm gettin a 19 |
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jimbo
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Joined: 27 Feb 2004
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Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:14 pm |
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mint motor matey, do them superleggras weigh less than the 15inch alloys u had on there previous?
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Neal
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Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:28 pm |
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the superleggeras are about 7kg per wheel and just picking them up by hand, theyre a fair bit lighter than the standard 15s |
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Neal
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Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:31 pm |
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| Right, thats it. i'm gettin a 19 |
You had one and you broke it.  |
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christian
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Joined: 10 Apr 2004
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Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:28 pm |
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nice car!
I absolutely love Superleggeras. a mate has a Z3 Coupe and he replaced the OE BBS sh!t with these (albeit in titan style), both 17". the Superleggeras saved about 4 or 5 kg (can't remember exactly) a corner in unsprung weight. |
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Soneji
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 2:55 am |
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Nice, I am fed up with my chamade. Fancy a phase II hatch for a change! |
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JB
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:05 am |
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noooooo stick with the chammy!! looks soo much better...esp p1s |
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Soneji
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:07 am |
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Have you looked at the recent 'accident' in the tech forum? |
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JB
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bev
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:11 am |
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nice car 
like the wheels hhhmmm wouldnt dare lol hes just getting me sum new ones  |
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Ian
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:32 pm |
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Most women change there mind every day  |
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bev
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 2:04 pm |
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| Most women change there mind every day |
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Neal
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Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:14 am |
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Added some pics of my engine bay |
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JB
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Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:12 am |
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looks the buss matey!!...what IK is that? is it a newer pipercross? |
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Ian
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Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:58 am |
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Very nice, cant beat a phase II hatch in blue What did you use to clean the expansion tank mate |
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Neal
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Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:44 pm |
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Filter is similar to a pipercross, i nicked it out of my housemate's rover 220 turbo spares box. Apparently its made by 'ramair'. Makes a nice noise when i boot it anyway.
I cleaned the expansion tank using
a) a sponge scourer
b) lots of elbow grease
c) some highly caustic cleaning stuff i nicked from work |
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Soneji
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Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:45 am |
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Use costic [sp] soda, boiling water and drop a lot in... watch it don't explode out and burn you. |
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Ian
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Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:58 am |
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good stuff then cheers mate |
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Soneji
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Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:14 am |
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Might be hard to buy because of its bomb making properties, but my local corner shop was selling tubs of it for £1.39! LMFAO |
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Evo
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Sun May 02, 2004 12:56 pm |
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Very nice, now nick Simons engine and chuck that in as well... |
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