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+ after having it in bits a lot I reckon there's only one position where you can get all gears and it doesn't hit anything so if thats the case then I think that's it, all setup. Russ

Yeah that's the worst thing, can be difficult to tell where certain gears are. Mine is night and day now compared to how it was before I changed the bearing, there's less resistance so means you can feel your way around the gate unlike before where every movement was stiff and notchy. Russ

lol like I said it was always on my list to sort out, just never gave my mate the details to mill some out. Russ

Could of told me! Russ

Box is in the bin tony, just got them off ebay, part no is PFR60-311BLK Russ

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Nipped mine up so the top of the shaft is flush with the top of the nut but yeah know what you mean. I'll get a pic. Russ

Anyway! Kept my ocd in check by sorting all my spares out. Boxed everything up With a list of what's in each box so should make finding parts on a race weekend a bit easier. russ

WTF whats going on with tapatalk, there was more text and pics uploaded and it showed ok on my phone but its missing now on the laptop and i cant edit it, why can we not edit posts ffs aaaahhhh!!!! Russ

Drove it out of the garage today, first time in a couple of months. Had a run around the block to check the gearbox etc was ok, all gears selected fine and the linkage kit/shifter is a totally different animal just a bit upset I didn't do something with it sooner as ive struggled with it for...

Definately worth a look at Neil I can pm you the link for the bearing if you want, only £6 or so, just give me a shout. Russ

Will keep you updated Steve, it's going back on the same dyno it was mapped on originally at TDi in the next couple of weeks so I'll get a rough idea if there's any difference. Nick from pure reckons it will be better than a 172/182 manifold on any engine spec but it's obvioudly optimised for...

Thought about getting it ceramic coated Dave, chances are I'll probably do it when my other engine is ready. We'll see how hot it gets, ran it up to temp yesterday hence its gone gold. Also moved the coolant bottle over to where the pas reservoir normally sits. I'm going to shroud the brake...

I'm not expecting much from it at the minute tbh as it's mainly for my new engine, be interesting to see how it goes on the dyno too. Russ

It's finally fitted, probably taken me 4 hours! I could of pulled the engine out and put it back in less time! It's a fiddle that's for sure. It's tight everywhere, close to the bulkhead, subframe, master cylinder breather outlet and coolant bottle. Some heat management might be in order...

:tongueout: Yes thanks tony! Oh it's a pig to fit btw! Russ

No words just pics of new shiny things! Russ

Manifold is delayed but was supposed to be sent out today so unless it's on a Saturday delivery I won't see it until Monday now. Fluid changes this weekend. Russ

Well the bearing for the shifter housing turned up today and straight away it was a hundred times more free than than the original so I set about reassembly. It's miles more free once installed in the housing too, the original bearing has been tight since day one and has only got worse! Once...

Love Comp 2's just a shame they're not 7" wide. Used to have a set of 16's on a 306 rallye years ago Russ

Yeah tbh its not a major hardship taking the guard off for an oil change, Id want it off anyway rather than a hole to check everything over anyway. Tony has run a sump guard on his clio for years so definately makes sense. Russ

Not really mark no, if there was Id have tried something else by now, I have an avenue I'm going to explore in this area but it's not a quick fix. I'd like to try one of those scenic shifters see what they're like, the best thing about the pms setup is it's position relative to the wheel, it's...

Car is just about back in one piece, or it was until I started taking it to bits again, more on that in a minute! Got the subframe back from my mate complete with pure motorsports wishbone mount repair/strengthening washers welded on, gave the bare metal bits a quick lick of satin black...

WTF has happened to the roof! I assume that means the external painted surface of the roof is full of filler then? Russ

Thanks mate, hopefully you'll be on the grid with us yourelf soon enough. It'd be interesting to see the temperature of the gearbox oil during hard use, might have to rig a sensor up to the dash and see. Obviously fitting a gearbox cooler is fairly excessive but wonder if I can duct some air...

Mine has had the plates changed as part of the standard rebuild this time and it's probably done about 10-12 hours Id say. Russ

Cage is here!

Just before you get carried away mark, the spare wheel well is handy if you're driving to trackdays, makes getting a set of track wheels in the back a bit easier. Re. The timing, every one I've ever put a belt on the timing was out previously. At least you know it'll be bang on from trev/Andy...

You reckon mark? I'm pretty fussy about the gearbox oil, I only ever use Silkolene Race Syn Tran 5 or Fuchs whatever it's called now and it's changed twice a season. The box internals, bearings and rings etc are immaculate. It'll be interesting to see what it's like when it's apart next time...

It makes sense as there's loads of bits you can't check in situ, for example the rear wishbone holes on the subframe have elongated and that's only happened since the start of the season. Russ