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35 😂 Stone maybe 🤔 Yeah I was really surprised at the quality. Would’ve maybe liked spanners up to 21mm but can’t complain really.

haha nope. I stood at the counter in Halfords after paying for it and the young skinny assistant asked if i'd like help with it. I thought you cheeky bugger, i might be 57 and carrying a bit of extra bark but i'm not done yet. I grabbed it, felt how heavy it was and said "go on then lad, my cars...

Yeah all 6 point sockets. The box weighs a flippin ton mind 😅

Picked one of these up last night - Halfords Advanced 200 Pc Socket and Ratchet Spanner Set. With the Black Friday discount and my trade card it seemed too good an offer at £220, from £330. I have a few of their Advance Torque Wrenches, which i've had many years, and have proven very good. So...

The corrosion underneath isn't bad at all. Nice to know another one will be saved.

Yeah I mentioned him above. He supplied me with the rear seat bracket 👍

And finally this is where i'm up to. When i bought the car i noticed the steering was very vague, nowhere near as sharp as my BG. The owner also mentioned a knocking sound on pulling away. I couldn't really get it on a ramp in the middle of the compound, but i had a feeling i knew what the...

With the rear done i began working my way down towards the front starting with the drivers side. I noticed the side skirt was a little chewed up and it looked like it had been off before as it was stuck on with self tappers. Yes it had definitely been off before, probably to do some remedial...

Sorry for no updates but i've been busy with the trackcar and restoring/fixing oil leaks on the BG daily. Went totally over the top as usual, but so far so good. Day off today so i'll bring the thread up to date with what's happened to the RB. First job was to whip the old beam off, look for...

You can put as much paint on as you like but if you don't prepare them first, they'll be rusty within weeks. It's why i do my own and not go the powder coating route. So here's the last set i did last year. Never been on the car, but sat in the garage - which at times during the cold winter...

@EthanMenace Possible solution for you. I bought brand new genuine wishbones from my local Renault dealer last year and took the original bushes out and replaced with Strong flex as they were going on my track car. You should be able to push the old bushes out of your current ones, then give...

I got the last ones from Kevin at Kam Racing. £500 and they're yours :ROFLMAO: *jokes

Ah he was in the garage next door to me. I was chatting to him later in the day after following him and an ST Fiesta around for a few laps. He can certainly pedal a car that's for sure.

Agree. I have two PMS systems. The rubber mounts are shocking. I use the genuine VW/Audi ones now. I've complained but now't gets done.

Yeah I couldn’t believe it Jon when I saw how empty the garages and car park were. I think in the afternoon there was 6 cars on circuit at any given time. One of the best days I’ve had there. What was your mate in?

I replaced a K-Tec Super Stealth on mine with the PMS. It was a bit boomy but always got through noise. The PMS are arguably the best systems for these but flippin pricey

Mine’s anywhere between 89-92 dbs at 5,500 rpm. Running PMS racing exhaust decat.

A lap from Croft last week. Had some really good laps as there wasn't much out on circuit so could get a nice rythmn going. According to my Go Pro this was my PB which is good as everytime i go there i seem to improve slightly - just a confidence thing being old and all that - unless it's...

More likely an age thing and unlucky on your part :)

That's not strictly true in my experience. 4 hard years on (21 trackdays) in my clio 182 dedicated track car and i've never had any brake issues - standard floating calipers with DS 1.1's, never broken a drive shaft. Only engine issues i've had is when i had the box rebuilt with a quaife and the...

Welcome. I'm usually at Croft in mine, so hopefully see you out there. Go onto www.tracklimit.co.uk and register, you'll be able to see who's going to events. Much nicer place to be than Facebook and more track focussed. I'm 57 by the way, so well and truly past my mid-life crisis. I always say...

Put the engine back in the 182 daily. Nice and clean again and so far it hasn't sprung a leak 🤞

Good find, the part number on mine is 7700836136 so the number must have been superseded. I’m on it 👍

Yeah I agree. I tried to get a new one but you can’t get them anymore.

The weather was determined to stop me finishing the car today with hail and rain pretty much the theme of the day. I plowed on regardless and got the new radiator and hoses in. You can see the old rad has seen better days. Picked up a Nissen radiator off EBay via Denmark. Took 6 days but for...

Thanks Mark.

Thanks 😊 If I could get the parts brand new, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

Up nice and early to start putting the engine back in. Took a couple of hours to get to this stage, then a couple of hours trying to get the auxiliary belt onto the bottom pulley of the alternator. What a flippin carry on. Called it a day after that. Just the hoses, radiator and gear...

Ain't that the truth. Bought my 46" tv from Richer Sounds about 8 years ago now. Only 1080p but everybody who comes to the house thinks it's a 4K. At the time a typical 1080p tv would set you back £599 but i paid them about £900. I still don't understand the technology but something to do with...

Brilliant day at Croft. Not a huge turnout despite weather being near perfect for good laps. Still, more track time for those that showed up. Did a PB as well putting me in the 1:38 club 😊 Car ran faultlessly 🚗💨