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 Project "Silver Streak" V6 Conversion
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Roger Red Hat
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Joined: 13 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:03 pm

will spend a lot of its time sleeping then..

as i dout ull get round to it!

hope you do tho! but i dout it.
Gentle Ben
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Joined: 07 Oct 2004
Posts: 2281

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:09 am

Roger Red Hat";p="82343 wrote:
will spend a lot of its time sleeping then..

as i dout ull get round to it!

hope you do tho! but i dout it.


That's rich coming from someone who rarely ventures beyond his front door!
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:22 am

Ventured out to pick up the V6 today from Heanor today.... it's fecking massive!

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Also my basket of a mate let slip how much I paid for it.... much to the disappointment of my father!

Getting it off the back of the van my end was hard work, took 5 blokes, a plank and a bit of rope to get it off! Still it's in storage at home now.

Now the fun can begin!
Chet T16
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
Posts: 5685

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:14 pm

It doesn't look like its sitting in your bedroom, thats not acceptable Razz
andy 16v
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Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 591

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:46 pm

Thats one hell of a lump! cant wait to see that finished! best of british to you! Very Happy
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:00 pm

that is quite a beast.
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:52 am

Well I've finally gotten off my arse and made a start, not a major one, but a start none the less....

[img width=600 height=449:615:461:19216247f4]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/gentlebenny/V6%20Conversion%20Pics/DSCI00014.jpg[/img:19216247f4]

I've also started seeing a lass, which is half the reason I've had the motivation to make a start with it! Wink

Hopefully I'll be able to get Mr H down here for a bit to help solve any technical issues!
JB
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004
Posts: 7405

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:06 am

Progress report on the lass!!
Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 19978

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:52 pm

Day 1

Needed one of the 19's tyres, so decided to go all the way and get the 19's rear end suspended on axle stands, get the project officially 'off the ground' if you will.

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Wheels off:

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Also decided to clear out all the crap inside the car:

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Day 2

Got another pair of axle stands and got the front end raised up.

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Day 3

Started stripping off the brakes, nuts going through the bracket to the hub were an absolute fucker to get off, anyway a bit of elbow grease was all it took and now have discs, calipers and brackets off and the brake fluid drained off the front.

[img width=600 height=449:615:461:ccf7b2f3b3]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/gentlebenny/V6%20Conversion%20Pics/DSCI00017.jpg[/img:ccf7b2f3b3]

[img width=600 height=449:615:461:ccf7b2f3b3]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/gentlebenny/V6%20Conversion%20Pics/DSCI00016.jpg[/img:ccf7b2f3b3]

Decided to trial fit my big brake conversion too! Very Happy

[img width=600 height=450:800:600:ccf7b2f3b3]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/gentlebenny/V6%20Conversion%20Pics/DSCI00018.jpg[/img:ccf7b2f3b3]

What the Valver brakes I'd just taken off looked like:

[img width=600 height=449:615:461:ccf7b2f3b3]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/gentlebenny/V6%20Conversion%20Pics/DSCI00013.jpg[/img:ccf7b2f3b3]

The 259mm Valver brake setup is now for sale, discs and pads are rusty from standing but will clear up after a few miles' of braking. Pads and discs have plenty of life left and this is one of the best mods you can do to a non-16v Clio or 19, £50

[img width=600 height=449:615:461:ccf7b2f3b3]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/gentlebenny/V6%20Conversion%20Pics/DSCI00015.jpg[/img:ccf7b2f3b3]
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