Greetings Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I don't come in here often enough Just dropping a vid of a bog standard jap town car from the 80's taken through it's paces. Chose to do this season on a budget, so here's the first 300 quid saved on not using the M3 Finished 2nd in class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCKr495gS0k 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Awesome stuff dude. Are you planning to keep the M3 off the road for a year or two whilst saving some funds to get it back into action down the line? Airbox arrived while I was away, cheers George. Definitely potential for a stealth S2000 setup in there with a little work... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Keep this thread updated luke, might have to be really original and copy you Made a proper effort at my quickshift over the last few days. SAw this online and wanted to make my own: Some 12mm Steel bar and plate, 2 x 13mm bolts and a 6mm bolt later : Felt so wierd after this, really regretted it as it felt too tight, so little side to side movement, but lots of front to back movement, so today i sorted that out: The right one was one i made a while ago. Made it massivly too short and it hit everything. got it right this time by only making it 4mm shorter (made alot more of a difference than i thought it would) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 So... New car time. Anyone on here got one for sale? Have you not learned to avoid TF-trader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Have you not learned to avoid TF-trader? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Have you not learned that cars need to be maintained yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Getting somewhere... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Dunno how maintenance would have helped a bent steering rack?Nice to know what you think of me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Felt so wierd after this, really regretted it as it felt too tight, so little side to side movement, but lots of front to back movement, so today i sorted that out: 2015-01-17 13.01.14.jpg The right one was one i made a while ago. Made it massivly too short and it hit everything. got it right this time by only making it 4mm shorter (made alot more of a difference than i thought it would) All I can see post-36867-0-75308700-1421526210 by dann2707, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Dunno how maintenance would have helped a bent steering rack?Nice to know what you think of me though. Lighten the f**k up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 All I can see post-36867-0-75308700-1421526210 by dann2707, on Flickr you sad basterd it doesnt have to be pretty, no-ones gunna see it. turned the mig up to full power and went for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 b*****d* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 b*****d* its a bit of a fail correcting my spelling when TF stars it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Looking at cars for the girlfriend, Clio had no oil/coolant and nothing but mayo, micra had no coolant and failed power steering and just saw a corsa which had just had it's sump gasket changed, cam cover was weeping badly, loud tapping over the sound of the usual corsa tap which could've been injector and all pulleys were wobbly and cracking. I know she's asking a lot for a max budget of £1250 but how can people keep cars in such bad shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Lighten the f**k up. Easier said than done, I'm a very chilled out person usually but my patience is growing thin with cars. Best of luck next time I hope. How's the Leon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Other than the fact that the windows still have a mind of their own and randomly drop approx 50% of the time when unlocking the car, it's good Need to get my hands on a Dremel ideally to play with this stealth intake but that's a minor issue. I've been away for the past week so not had a chance to play other than replacing the pollen filter in 5 mins I had earlier. Fingers crossed for more playtime soon.Have you sold the Ibiza now then? Guessing it's beyond being worth/wanting to sort it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Other than the fact that the windows still have a mind of their own and randomly drop approx 50% of the time when unlocking the car, it's good Need to get my hands on a Dremel ideally to play with this stealth intake but that's a minor issue. I've been away for the past week so not had a chance to play other than replacing the pollen filter in 5 mins I had earlier. Fingers crossed for more playtime soon. Have you sold the Ibiza now then? Guessing it's beyond being worth/wanting to sort it out? already started to dremel the inside of mine out! out of interest, whats the OD of the pipe on the s2000 air filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I finally got round to trying that rain repellent stuff you guys recommended. I did all the application stuff as per instructions but I can't see how it is any better than Rain X...It doesn't repel until 60, but that was the case with Rain X too! It's still good for motorway stuff, just massively overpriced compared to the £3 a bottle for Rain X that has enough for many applications. I'll see if it lasts any longer before being too bitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 already started to dremel the inside of mine out! out of interest, whats the OD of the pipe on the s2000 air filter?Give me a mo and I'll head out and have a look. It's an 80mm ID from memory as it sits straight over the standard MAF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Best of luck next time I hope. Yep! Really wasn't a dig mate. I wont begin to air my thoughts on the whole episode with that motor or we'll have another 3-page row between people - seems it's a pup and i'm absolutely gutted you've got lumbered with it. Tart the f**ker up, flip it and spend the money on making the Caddy real nice and useable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 +1 for Caddy. The more simple a car the better, if you're looking for reliability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Have you not learned to avoid TF-trader? Yep! Really wasn't a dig mate. I wont begin to air my thoughts on the whole episode with that motor or we'll have another 3-page row between people - seems it's a pup and i'm absolutely gutted you've got lumbered with it. Tart the f**ker up, flip it and spend the money on making the Caddy real nice and useable? Someone crashed into it the other day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Mart: ID is 80mm as before. Not immensely obvious here due to the colour of the plastic and my awful photography skills/phone! OD is actually tapered slightly and has a minor bead to it as seen in this abomination of a photo: An 84/86mm or so hose would likely tighten up ok I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) cheers luke, think thats all the info i need. i'll add it to the shopping list. also need a 3" maf and airbox, as the 90bhp diesel pd is 2.5" This finally came in the post though, 130/150bhp inlet manifold. bigger bore, better port layout aswell. Edited January 18, 2015 by MartMini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Other than the fact that the windows still have a mind of their own and randomly drop approx 50% of the time when unlocking the car, it's good Need to get my hands on a Dremel ideally to play with this stealth intake but that's a minor issue. I've been away for the past week so not had a chance to play other than replacing the pollen filter in 5 mins I had earlier. Fingers crossed for more playtime soon. Have you sold the Ibiza now then? Guessing it's beyond being worth/wanting to sort it out? Ahh heard on some VAG cars that you can get windows you open and close by holding lock/unlock, that's annoying haha. Have you tried changing the settings somehow to disable it? May be the easiest way to go about fixing it? Nope, will either fix it and sell if it seems worth it/cheap enough otherwise I'll split it and scrap the shell. Yep! Really wasn't a dig mate. I wont begin to air my thoughts on the whole episode with that motor or we'll have another 3-page row between people - seems it's a pup and i'm absolutely gutted you've got lumbered with it. Tart the f**ker up, flip it and spend the money on making the Caddy real nice and useable? Hahaha cheers for that, already got plans for a mate from Crawley who works at Halfords with me, (he's a car businessman outside of work and seems pretty knowledgeable with things) to come down to quote the caddy for welding. I've been driving her round the block every now and then, and not once she hasn't started first time even after leaving it for a month over December! Quite impressed to be honest. Someone crashed into it the other day... Yeah ^ forgot to mention that, just trying to blank it out altogether Thinking of a manual diesel merc c220 estate in the not too distant future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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