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Old man style driving, 50mph on the motorway :rasp:

Re: My mk1 track car blog Just read the whole thread, nice work mate :cool: , That rust would put me right off, good job sorting it ;) , love the white wheels against your white engine bits :cool: Got any links for the batterey junction box? need to get my self one for the batterey to boot...

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Been looking around for a light weight batterey for a few weeks now, came accross this on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280247697642&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching 6.1kgs :D If memory serves me right the...

have "heard" vinegar is the best for stripping most shite of metal, although you would need to remove the inlet manifold, 20 min job, dont attempt it in the car as it will strip other bits too lol, leave it in a tub over night & wash it all of with something like carb cleanner in the morning...

Yep thats true, soon as i took it to 70 on the a30, still driving easy it went down to 46/47.. then got to the lights.. & erm cooper s wanted some fun.. 34mpg :o

Mine did, read my project post, did 15/20 miles down the m4/m25 at 50mph with an empty car with my foot just resting off the pedal, yes i was driving old man style but i was a happy boy to see that :approve: , never did that before the re-map & de-cat, only managed 43mpg :dapprove:

Nice job on the engine bay MoRpH3uS:cool: simple yet effective! saying that polishing ali can be a mother of a job lol

Find a 2l sports car that can do that - :approve: :cool: :approve:

Welcome :), just a slight up in power then lol.. love the 197's, to juicy for my likeing though, enjoy it!

Unreal.. cant belive they would actually charge that much :nono: That being said it is renault we're talking about here lol Just hav to keep an eye on ebay, usally get sold with the bumper though :dapprove:

No not ctr, ctr looks kak.. over hangs the base mount :dead: part no. for the mazda one is on the thread i have listed above :)

:eek: :eek: :eek: I have grown back to likeing the xenon washers now lol

Seriously, £50 for 2 plastic squares :eek: .. hmmm... scrappy it is then, thought they would only be a tenner or summit lol

Nice work mate, looks clean :cool:, Damm i need my coillys after seeing yours now, should have been here friday.. hopefully be with me tomorrow ;)

Thinking of removing the xenon washer jets, prefer the look of the cups with out them, will this then make my xenons illiegal? So any one know the part no. & if there just a straight drop in on a 172FF? James

Get the mazda one mate, looks much better than hacking the old one to bits - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=330608

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Damm, thought i would have started a new trend :( .. LOL The more & more i look at it the more i like it, really couldnt stand the thought of the grommet + some one will no doubt either pull it off or push it in lol, just looks to outta place for my...

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Thats what i thought to couz, being as the glass is black at the bottom may look better.. not sure :S .. either way i think i may be the first to have done it :approve:

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Sorry couz, totally forgot mate, well firstly took the dremel too it to remove the the raised part, filled the hole with abit of thin plastic then got myself some body filler.. let it dry.. wet & dry.. primer... let it dry.. colour added.. let it dry...

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Thanks mate, yea can give you a hand ;) , looks much better with the thing off & save abit of un-needed weight, even if it is less than a 1kg lol, not sure if i wanna do it gloss black though :dapprove: Still not coillys :dapprove: Barry said...

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** ** UPDATE ** Well had planned to sort something out on the rear wiper side of things, so the idea to remove the wiper, smooth the pannel & colour code it was in the works, thought it would look fairly descent So after a few hours work in between...

My girlfriends over that way mate, usally there every other weekend, havent got an obd, do have the fast chip that can clear fault codes & install the group N re-map at the same time :cool: , you would have to pay for the 2 unlock codes though

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Dont worry i will be keeping the spare wheel in the shed so that in the event of a puncture or what ever i can call one of the family up to bring me the spare, never really travel more than 30 miles from home but if i do i'll throw the spare wheel in...

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Thats what i'm thinking, all these little 2.. 5.. 8.. kgs will all add up :cool: , gotta get rid of that lump spare wheel & drop a can of tyre weld in the boot :approve:

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** ^ ^ LOL, sounds like braknell is the place to go then! Couz how does that plastic bit come off, is there clips visible when the boot liner is removed? is that wiper motor got any weight too it? want my full fat 172 to be skinnyer than a cup lol

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Just wait & see what i have planned for this.. may look ace or may look kak lol.. hopefully its not a pain in the arse to get the wiper blade off :dapprove:

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** Thats the next mod for this weekend :) , although i'll be doing something a little bit diffrent compared to the grommet that just gets rammed in there to cover the hole, will get pics up as soon as its done ;)

looks like a little gps aireial :cool: .. bet its useless for picking up any radio stations?

Re: ** PH2 RESTORE >> ROAD GOING GO-KART ** *** UPDATE *** Had another play with getting the exhaust right this afternoon, was still not happy with it but refuse pay £350 when it is in great nick & sounds ace :) So this is how it was currently.. bit.. erm.. chav still :dapprove: So...

Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread Thanks mate :)