Post #476
In the words of Frankie Boyle "Look at the shiny Shiny!"Looking good sport,keep up the good work
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 roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans!  Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,282 Status: Offline |
Looking good sport,keep up the good work |
 Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:28
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #477
Cheers matey, glad to know someone still reads this bullshit  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:30
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
Post #478
I read it, i just gave up posting as it's all a load of tripe  ________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:37
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thugpuggin
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 26,784 Status: Offline |
Post #479
PM when it gets to the end...________________________________________ Black X Reg PIII.VGTi 6 A4212 pt 1 A4212 pt 2 Searching the streets of Bristol for 1.36p/day.Joint Kent Leader |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:38
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #480
thugpuggin wrote: PM when it gets to the end...  IT WILL NEVER END________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 05:43
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #481
Had another day at home today, so braved the light drizzle to get the car at least back up and running so I could get it back in the garage. I sanded down the dash edges so they weren't quite so razor-sharp, and back in it went.When looking for a way of securing your big flappy corner, consider the wall-mounted tool holder from the shed. With the clips removed, it can be conveniently bent into shape and self-tappered into the necessary places.  That'll do for now. Whilst I was there, I decided to fit the snap-off steering boss I'd bought from cjm_harris some time ago, and had (as is becoming the norm) never gotten around to fitting. Some fiddling later:  I was determined to get this all finished up today, but the weather's just too tempramental. Therefore time to pack up tools and give it up for the day. The car starts, has been topped up with coolant and nothing's yet leaking, so like this it shall stay for now:  Boooooooo weather booooooo. EDIT: Typically, whilst waiting for the forum to come back up the cloud has all buggered off and it's now sunny. Oh well. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 21:02
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
Post #482
Mine looked like yours, all shiny and white inside till I started seam-welding it, now it looks like its been stolen by 14 year old scrotes, joy-ridden then torched Good progress though, keep up the good work ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 22:41
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #483
Cheers matey It looks better in the photos, it's getting more and more untidy close up. Luckily I wasn't planning on entering any show & shine's any time soon  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Jun 2011 at 22:57
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oecken
Seasoned Pro  Location: Mt Cook, New Zealand Registered: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 4,751 Status: Offline |
Post #484
Well ive taken a break from driving around the Australian outback avoiding the pesky Wallabies, Wallaroos and Kangaroos (There f*cking everywhere and ive not got roo bars!!) to read the updates, made me chuckle as always... also this *new* shiney forum works well....   btw________________________________________ Ex-Black 6  - Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... That's what gets you. |
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Posted 27th Jun 2011 at 10:58
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #485
It's good innit Mat? Looks an awful like the old one, and they even set up random downtime so it doesn't feel too different. Glad to hear I have an international audience for my pointless ramblings ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 27th Jun 2011 at 12:29
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oecken
Seasoned Pro Location: Mt Cook, New Zealand Registered: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 4,751 Status: Offline |
Post #486
Indeed il put pics of my new Aussie beast soon enough lol, couldnt be further than a 6, its a derv, a turbo, a 4x4, an auto and an import  hope alls good with you bud.________________________________________ Ex-Black 6 - Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... That's what gets you. |
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Posted 27th Jun 2011 at 15:06
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #487
Time to sort that fan out. The idea is sound, just needs some work. So, first up - mount the extractor fan to the bulkhead with a couple of self-tappers, in a position where a short piece of hose will reach the air inlet.  Once that's all good, put some small holes in the hose (making sure a piece of wire will be trapped) and attach to the grille thingy with cable ties.  Then combine the two:  Right, nice. Next up, fashion a bracket from an old metal thing that used to hold up the barcode scanner in an old Spar shop, and a bracket from the loft, where that crazy guy who used to live in your house built a massive train track. These are particularly specific requirements, don't be tempted to think that just any old bit of bracket will do.  A few more cable ties later (and a plastic insert in the end of the hose to stop it collapsing, and job's a goodun.  Tested this out, works an absolute treat New sunstrip to impress the chavs, and to allow me to actually see when it's sunny:  I also fitted some little Pop-It vents into the rear windows to actually allow air to flow through the car rather than just getting all hot like, which meant very carefully drilling an 83mm hole in the windows and sanding them down.  Forgot to take a picture of them fitted, you can kinda see them in the one below. I had a couple of broken rubstrips down one side, so took those off and replaced them with some new ones I'd bought from Pellowe, which were damaged in a slightly different way to mine, so they're still a kind of improvement.  Test drive for the first time in a while, and it's all good. Would love to stay and chat, but I have a stag do to attend. Laters. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 1st Jul 2011 at 01:50
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306weasel
Regular  Location: Whitburn Registered: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 232 Status: Offline |
Post #488
Do I spy a rear wiper still attached to the rear screen? Tut tut, further grammes to be saved there I think......________________________________________ Car#1 306 HDi Meridian 5door, 133Bhp, 225lb.ft Ecosse R/R 20/3/05Car#2 306 1.4 3door track car with Gti6 power. 167Bhp, 134lb.ft Ecosse R/R 21/10/07 Car#3 Grand Scenic 1.9DCi (Expanding!) family mover. |
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Posted 3rd Jul 2011 at 21:07
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #489
Heh, I'm ashamed to say so yes. Was looking at stripping some weight from the tailgate at some point but hadn't thought that much into it yet. Plus the rear is more than light enough as it is until I sort the front out ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 3rd Jul 2011 at 22:59
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
Post #490
That looks quite clean, obviously not been driving it enough?________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 4th Jul 2011 at 03:18
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thugpuggin
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 26,784 Status: Offline |
Post #491
owain wrote: and a bracket from the loft, where that crazy guy who used to live in your house built a massive train track. Any pics of the train track? OO or smaller? ________________________________________ Black X Reg PIII.VGTi 6 A4212 pt 1 A4212 pt 2 Searching the streets of Bristol for 1.36p/day.Joint Kent Leader |
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Posted 4th Jul 2011 at 03:33
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #492
cwspellowe wrote: That looks quite clean, obviously not been driving it enough? It's only clean on the sides where I was refitting the rubstrips, the roof still looks like it was recovered from some kind of swamp accident. Advantages of a grey car, dirt barely shows, especially in photos. In the flesh, it's a little filthbag. Hopefully get it clean this week thugpuggin wrote: Any pics of the train track? OO or smaller? Don't know I'm afraid, he took the actual tracks with him when his wife understandably divorced him, leaving me with nothing but a vast array of woodwork. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 4th Jul 2011 at 12:42
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danposs86
Regular  Location: Sedbergh Registered: 18 Jun 2011 Posts: 287 Status: Offline |
Post #493
Well, spent most of the morning reading this. Will never get them hours back.Luckily it was worth it. Love seeing home grown track car threads. ________________________________________ danposs86's GTi-6 |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 17:10
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #494
danposs86 wrote: Well, spent most of the morning reading this. Will never get them hours back Mate, imagine how I feel - I've lost over a year to the damn thing ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 17:14
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #495
^^Yeah, but at the end of it, you'll have a unique, hand-crafted, broken french hatchback.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 17:39
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #496
...and no money.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 17:40
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #497
...and a garage full of crap.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 17:40
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #498
...and therapy sessions.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 17:44
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ballardpaul
Seasoned Pro  Location: Croydon Registered: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 4,135 Status: Offline |
Post #499
...and no wife.________________________________________ Phase 2 Blaze GTi 6 (Standard) SoldPhase 3 Supercharged China GTi 6 (249.8 BHP) Sold Phase 3 Supercharged Diablo GTi 6 (443 BHP)Sold Nissan 350Z (300 BHP) |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 20:56
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro  Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,639 Status: Offline |
Post #500
...........and all your friends think you're an idiot.________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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Posted 8th Jul 2011 at 20:58
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