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cheaper, last longer...
262 delieverd from camskill
cheers :D
Picked up the discs earlier and as i said got the pads yesturday -
Probs fit them next week along woth them new rear ARB polybushes.
Jetting tmoz, engine sunday :approve:
Cheers!
and lol, mayo?
when you gonna start ripping it apart?
R888s fitted onto the spare Pepperpots -
Also the Ferrodo DS2500's arrived earlier too, discs need collecting form the couriers :D
I know ill probs change my mind in half an hour but ive been thinking itll be abit of a...
yeh think ill still get a 2.0 and swap the stuff over as said what needed form the 1800 above, then re-new cambelt, piper 285 cams and ARP rod bolts... with twin 45s should see 175bhp & 140lbs/t ISH on a 2litre! probs would see 160bhp &130lbs/t on the 1800...
cheers, i still need the...
no its crap lol!
That engine above ive bought and picking it up on sunday
1800 Zetec-E Silvertop Series 2 (Mk6 Escort GTI engine)
68k miles
inlet & exhaust manifold
Flywheel and Clutch
100quid y0!
The reason ive gone for this over a 2.0 is you need the flywheel, sump, oil pick up...
Oil and filter changed and senders, T piece and flexi fitted -
Where i decided to mount the pressure sender, nice and accesible -
Brakes and tyres should be here tmoz :D
Cheers :D
Did earlier, 4.5kgs in total!...
When i got home form work spent a couple of hours removing the rest of the sound deadening and cleaning it all off with some white spirit...
Nearly there just need to do the rear footwells but ill do them when i remove the seats to paint...
front footwells before -
after -
rear footwells before -
after -
so far removed -
left to do -
once ive removed that last lot in the boot ill re-heat it all back up and go over it with some white spirit and a cloth ready for paint.
Tommi Makkinen Edition y0
Cheers.. just wish it was closer to the bumper thats all but nowt i can do about that really
cheers mate and yeh it is, smile on my face all the time when im driving it !
sigh
it isnt boggo now so wont be when i come to sell if it lasts lol...
Went to Pipewerx earlier had my exhaust fitted...
New exhaut with chosen pipe for tip (2.25") -
Compared new pipe to the tip that came with the system -
Old system off -
New one fitted without tip -
Tip fitted -...
Just got back form bolton, been to pick up a rev limiter off a guy who races in the XR challenge off the xrtwo forum, had a good chat to him about racing, xr2's learnt quite abit.
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will be getting wired in sometime with help form f0xy along with the gauges once the senders arrive, will...
cheers :D
yeh gonna look after it for a while, when it goes bang then 2.0 zetec e is the plan...
also buying a rev limiter of a guy of the xr2 forum as i think xr2s dont have a limiter at all and i want to be safe...
also ordered new adapters, sendors, T-peice and flexi from Jon @...
cool
me too...
Collected the exhaust on the way home form work form the couriers -
Booked it at 3.30 on thursday at pipewerx to be fitted as it needs a flange to match the manifold and im also having a custom tip instead of that thing lol
the pepperpots arrived today too to make...