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I'd say 'those were the days' but to be honest, I look back now and think they were sh*t. Handled like boats, barring the Cav GSI with independent rear suspension and 150 bhp was as heady as you dare go. Boasting Dads in the pub beer garden about DOHC when they had no idea what it meant. But...

Sorry mate, totally missed this when you posted! I managed to stop the oil before it got to dripping. But I think I dropped brake fluid or something on the manifold before I wrapped it. I can't find any photos I took, but something in the back of my mind says it might have been contaminated...

Still not finished this :( The idle issue, is a combination of knackered components. I replaced the TPS: And the hesitation when applying the throttle has gone. Thank god. However it still idles very strange. So whilst it was running, I disconnected the MAP sensor and it idles and revs...

I had a hand me down mig, which either overheated after 60 seconds or refused to spool. Not ideal for a beginner as it was just stop/start with problem after problem. Looking for a replacement. Uses are the odd bit of car body work 2mm stuff, making brackets and various small household...

My kind of thread this. Love it. Iconic car of my youth, had the chance to own one (before they came collectable) and passed it up. Silly move. Interested to see some pictures of it after the skirts are on, it'll make a great project for someone to put the finishing touches on it. Any...

It's outside again. Wanted to see if I'd fixed a few things: - Idle - Oil leak Needless to say - I've fixed neither :( could be worse. ---------- New issue: (FFS) - clunk when turning the wheel when stationery, sounds like the spring is making a massive twang! Suspect this is the top...

Evening, I've never used exhaust wrap before, but freshly wrapped a manifold (not particularly well) and started the car today. It smoked pretty constantly, which I expected a little. But it didn't stop. The first header, which is the shortest (right) is showing discolouration. I think a...

I'm sure SOUP classic motoring has been mentioned on here before, if not - check it out. His latest video I watched with surround sound and it was one of the most cinematic car restoration videos I've ever watched! Wasn't intentional either. It doesn't seem to matter what the content is with...

He wasn't the only one. The scene for Saxos and 106's was very 'estate'. It's easy to say and by no means do I class this as rare, but because of the above abuse & rot, there aren't many left. 336 road going Quiksilvers out there, if that website means anything.

mini-rant: EVERYTHING on this car is broken or bodged. I expected most things would be, but its silly things now. You've seen it above, but its constant. It's annoying me now. Every little thing takes ages, when it looks straightforward. sigh. Anyway... Following on from the last update...

Wondering if you can offer some guidance as to what I'd need and what I'd need to do. The mission is to clean & detail a silver car. Some parts have been freshly painted, but the parts that haven't - have been exposed to the elements and in my opinion, look a little yellowish. The front wing...

More p**n in a max power mag feat. A fucked RS turbo on TSW Venoms.

What's the build etc? Is there a rush? I've seen all sorts used, doesn't matter what it's from as long as it works. Cooper s ones are a tenner off eBay. I have a spare if you need one quickly. 220 is borderline low boost! What turbo?! PM if you want.

There's a couple of different ones that work, cant remember if they need driver's or not, but Wayne knows. One of mine runs a Mini cooper S map sensor and the other runs a cosworth 3 bar. Both have different connectors based on which loom you have. The cooper s one is only a bar above...

The photos make it look better than it is, but it is better I agree. Many thanks.

Thanks dude.

Hope you're all fit and healthy in these unprecedented times. Not had a great deal of time to work on this, but still plodding along, ticking things off and then adding to the list. I bought some new exhaust wrap, decided to remove the old stuff and give it a go. For some reason, forgot this...

Front end current & before!

Nearing the finish line now :) I've been ill & the weather has been crazy, so not much happened for a couple of weeks. However, I did fit the 'replacement' boot door - which is fcking worse than the original one. The seller neglected to mention the spoiler was attached using bathroom sealant -...

Looks great.

Steady progress. New oil return pipe to replace the double kinked one a few photos ago. Although it doesn't look it, I've covered it in a metal sleeve as it is very close to the exhaust. If I was keeping this long term, I think I'd check the ends and have something made up. However, it is...

I remember going to view these when they first came out, in the showroom. It felt much more refined than any of it's predecessors. I was half tempted back then. I agree with the wheels, they're gash. Interested to see what you do with it.

The list of things to remedy is now getting very short, before the next attempt at the MoT. I've been doing the odd hour here and there along with a full day last Sunday. I'm waiting on a bit of hydraulic pipe to remedy this oil return from the bottom of the turbo to the sump. It's kinked at...

Yeah it was. Couldn't remember what the reg was. You must park in the sweet street car park?

Looked like it was coming out of the car park at Sweet street/Meadow Lane, behind Halfords. Today 16:15pm.

Excited. Race between us, who can get an MoT first. OK, you win.

Passed the MoT with no issues?

I took the car for it's MoT just before xmas and it failed. But I'm ok with that. The brakes are reason. It was hit and miss whether they'd make it through on the numbers. But I thought it would show some credibility if the rap sheet has things on that I can remedy and provide evidence I've...

The car is in for its MoT tomorrow. I spent a few nights on it & most of today. I've managed to eradicate some of the green by spraying the cam cover and scraping off the remains on the inlet. I've also painted the windscreen wipers, as they were just bizarre. Thankfully they're now black...

Making steady progress. The MoT is 9 days away. Continuing on from the list on the last post... the handbrake light. This is definately to do with the ABS, which the car doesn't have. In order to turn the light off - I needed to destroy the PCB track to the ABS on the clocks. Stripped them...