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Not much happening on WZD lately. However something I’ve had for a while has been a freshly powdercoated front ARB I’ve been meaning to fit. The ARB bushes are literally the very last bush on the car to replace. I had been putting them off as they have a reputation for being a royal pain in the...

They’re shagged but will have their date codes on the sides. R888s were still being made in 2016.

I’d be interested to see if they’re any good. I’ve never seen a decent pair of those multi purpose pliers as they all seem to collapse when you put them under load imo. The flip over bit is also cumbersome on all the ones I’ve seen. Would be cool to see a decent pair if there is such a thing.

@Louis what about these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333623734611

Knipex are expensive but are imo the best you’ll buy and always sell for good money too. Teng do reasonable kit that would also be worth a look. Any idea what you’re prepared to spend?

A good vice is worth its weight in gold. 😍👌🏼

Exactly!! Honestly dude its painful.

Looks like a usual XOM prototype i used to build. Nothing fits, everything fouls and tooling access impossible. You simply wouldnt believe how badly even the big OEMs can do at times. "Oh well it fitted on CAD mate" Yeah nice one dickhead! #facepalm!

NIce to see someone still using some old school Graphogen and not that awful Torco s**t people seem to use these days.

Dunno, i did know but only for the 16s as they dont come in a 15" from memory and were quickly discounted from my options.

Theyre so cheap to buy and run as it is, i cant see how you can run them on any more of a shoestring than they already are. I mean a full suspension refresh inc dampers, bushes, mounts, lower arms, track rod ends etc can be had from RPD for circa £400! Four hundred quid!! To basically renew the...

I think inferno suits both silver or anthracite myself. I think they look better with some subtle mods. 🙂

Of course they are, theyre pretty much the best pliers you'll buy. Even more expensive for you as you live on chips and gravy :D Jokes aside, check out some of the snap on / tools pages on facebook. Always seeing decent circlip pliers come up on there for sensible money. The cheap ones are...

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Such a pisser to see this, I really feel for you mate. I’ve had my days of driving the ring in the rain, never again, it’s greasier than Ice out there. Best of luck getting her straight again, at least you’re safe and well. Pride can be swallowed and panels can be straightened. Best wishes.

Well done mate. Good to test things and see how they work or not. I’m genuinely surprised it does, but if it works as hoped then that’s great.

Might be worth calling RPD, often they have stuff that isnt on their website :)

I agree 100% but yes it’s not that hard to balls it up. it just happens a fair bit quicker in a turbocharged application. Simon was also the only one to map my car bless him. But yes, get the timing and fueling wrong on any of them and you can create a pretty catastrophic situation easily...

Irrelevant how much power, NA or Forced Induction. get the timing and fueling wrong and you can blow any engine up pretty easily.

Basically you would need to prove there was an error in the calibration, but even then its a bloody grey area.

You'll find this issue is apparent across all vehicles and all tuning scenes and almost all calibrators. Almost everyone will posty what wonderful results they have but hardly anyone will put their head above the parapit and say actually the car now has driveability issues etc.

Congrats. 😎

Oh FFS, so sorry to see this. What was the failure, do you know yet?

Great updates as usual chap. 😎

I’ve a Works Bell Rapfix2. Really high end JDM build quality and zero play at all. Nice part of this setup is the optional lockable boss cover. I leave the wheel in the car on the seat with the lock installed. I can’t ever see anyone getting it off in a hurry.

Nice job chap. Did mine over lockdown. It’s so rewarding seeing a fresh new cooling pack in there.

Not for me personally.

Yeah you can and easy to get done, but all i sould say is do not do this on critical fasteners. Non critical fasteners are fine, you'll just have to clean them up as much as possible on a wire wheel first in order to get the best results. Critical fasteners i would only use new as i would want...

Yeah Chris is running it on his 3.2 Carrera track car with the full active setup. Id love a plush set for the road but its a bit overkill for waht i want. I went 70/40 on AST5100s and i wish id gone slightly softer still. Its always a compromise isnt it.

Love those Tractive dampers. I was looking at a few sets with Chris @ Centre Gravity last friday. What spring rates have you gone for, am i reading right @ 110/60?