Luke Rainbird Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Nice one dude, decent price for the SMIC? Yeah took a few days to upload photos etc, apologies. What I'm tempted to do at some point is modify another airbox to be ~25mm or so wider which would comfortably accommodate the S2000 filter and should still just about fit in there and look about right. That's a tarty little project for a later date though, it'll do as it for a little while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 about £33 posted, with 24 hour delivery. shame i cant find the photo, seen someone who did a cai, where the battery was removed, and it was a massive box covering the air filter/battery area. That's what i want to do to mine, tidy up the enigne bay some, move weight off the front to put it on the back, and means when i go to wire in a amp/sub later, the battery is already boot mounted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Anyone in the South that can do welding for cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Tuffty's S3? He's running a monster Jetex that's about 2ft long since relocating his battery to the boot. His build is mega clean/OEM+ and appeals to me massively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 South East might I add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Tuffty's S3? He's running a monster Jetex that's about 2ft long since relocating his battery to the boot. His build is mega clean/OEM+ and appeals to me massively pictures/link? i found it one day bored at work on my lunch trawling the internet (like you do!) i think i found something on a mk5 golf gti forum, where they said about the car having better weight distribution, and it could be to do with the battery being boot mounted, which got me thinking about it all! then i found the picture of the airbox on google search, which i havnt found since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Might want to put the kettle on, it's a fairly substantial read if you want to work all the way through http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/my-minor-modding-thread.76389/ His old setup: And current: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 That is a clean ass engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 It's a pretty damn awesome build! So clean, so OEM+. I approve of it greatly. S2K filter looks pretty good Luke, tempted to do the same with mine for increased cleaness and help support the MAF etc. Not that it needs much really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I've pretty much slammed the Micra and I regret it already. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Slow progress but it's getting there one small detail at a time...I've covered almost 1000 miles in the LCR now, but since it was all a little neglected I wanted to make sure everything was fresh and as it should be. Oil and filters are now all done - nice to know it's all sorted on that front. Threw a magnetic sump plug in there just to make sure there's not a load of crap in the system. Have kept the undertray off for now so I can replace a few bushes over the next week or two (including dogbone mount) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Awesome stuff mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm not sure an oil change quite classifies as "awesome" but thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 A positive comment is better than no comment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm pretty wary of magnetic plugs now, mate had the magnet part come off his and rattle around his crank case, it was not pretty Although to the magnets credit it did pick up all the pieces of con rod that it smashed up 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 The most exciting TF Car Thread update ever: I received two gaskets today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 More exciting than most of dan2027202720272 and Jardo's updates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I picked up my sharabang this morning. First thing to note is it handles like a go kart and having no guts means I can pretty much hammer it flat out everywhere so is lots of fun! Only problem is a slight misfire at low revs meaning when you set of you need to rev it quite high but otherwise it runs sweet. Just ordered a bluetooth OBDII scanner so I can crack on sorting the problem out. Also the speedo makes me feel like I'm driving a spaceship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 The Audi is sold, the cash is in my bank, the car is loaded up with a shedsworth of spares I've accumulated, I drop it round to him on Friday evening :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Vacuum gauge arrived for the 924 (replaces the clock as it's shit and I don't use it). Where should I tap into for a feed? I could use the distributor advance pipe but i've read that's not ideal, am I best off drilling and tapping the manifold to accept a union that a pipe can join to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 What do you do on your 25th birthday when you've taken the day off work? Scrapyard..... :L found a seat toledo with the right gear lingake that i need, so robbed all that off it (just need gear cables now) i didnt have anything to cut the wires for the reverse switch, so i placed the wirirng on the gearbox mount, and hit it with a engine stabliser bar to cut though the wiring Also nicked the airbox (even though the maf isnt the right size ) Plan for today was to fit the new side mount. Size difference, not much but about 20mm deeper Was for a 1.8T, so had the sensor mount in the intercooler. Made a blanking plate out of 4mm stainless steel that i had lying around Roughly in place Clearance close to the chassis rail All in and bolted up tight also brought an S2000 air filter today. Know the bloke from euro parts quite well, he pretty much said: guess you dont have a reg number as everyone fits these to everthing. Made me laugh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) I seem to spend a lot of time under cars so have been wondering how I can make my life easier. Has anyone looked into some form of hydraulic car lift? Something like a simple 2-post lift or these scissor jack types?...Not sure how stable they look. This type looks better as you have better access from underneath: http://youtu.be/moRAb63O72M Edited January 22, 2015 by David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 They're probably safe but you wouldn't get my fine ass under that. Looks scary as shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I know what you mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 This type looks better as you have better access from underneath: And some kind of locking device for the non-hinged leg, f*ck ever getting under the first set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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