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it completely depends what youre looking for!! performance? comfot? quiet? loud? lol

haha at what point does it become the "normal side of esssex? im currently sat in elite tyres having my camber set up does that count??

cheer rob! its far from perfect in my eyes but i think ill be happy with it once i sort the cage an other niggles out! and dan im disappointed, do,nt lose heart in it! need to see you on track next year!!

lower one will fit fine, upper is different

i would have loved to have gone further with the weight saving, may still cut the inner door skins out and such.

you can defs get 15" space savers id you really wanted one, but not sure if the offsets would work!

very nice! i wish theyd design a spoiler for the 200 that isnt so "in your face" chav looking!! would finish the rear off perfectly!

could find someone breaking a 172 and pick up a genunie rad for cheap!

not 100% sure. youll have to do a bit of digging with someone whos done such a conversion!

14s wont fit over your brakes! it will be fine on the back (not sure on the legality though)

also heres a late night video from a deserted industrial estate! slightly irresponsible and chavy i know but i wanted to give her a test blast!

the pure motorsport do a kit for removing AC, i believe thats the cheapest option! or you can buy a cup alternator set up and use that!

i will update this thread tomorrow all being well!! car is all built taxed MOT'd and insured! just a case of ironing out the kinks now!! had a new annoying rattles that i managed to lock down! got an exhaust pipe cheap off a friend of mine. had an annoying knock that ive narrowed down to be...

from the mods youve state, i wouldnt be expecting any massive power gains, getting it plugged into diagnostics should throw up some faults as to what the issue might be if its sensor based. otherwise take it to a specialist and have them look it over!

this has been covered and covered and covered! it could be either! just take a wheel off and measure it!! welcome to CS btw!

lol first pay of your project thread and youre selling it!! people have no heart to finish projects anymore! :( im a fan of the wheels and stance though dude, works really well!

itll either be the alarm wiring, or something completely aftermarket that someone has had installed! try and follow the wires and see if it gets you anywhere! lol

you park like a pr1ck! lol very nice car though! i dream of having an M3 one day!

please feel free to use the search function in the future. this common issue has been covered to death!

Gaz coilies and pure motorsport topmounts. coilies were second hand though! i gave it a wobble before and didnt feel any play but ill give it another go some time! and what do you mean tension in it when moving up and down?!

i really hope not, but i spose its a possiblilty, how would i know if the shocks knacked? its not leaking or anything

so finally driving my ph1 172 on the road to iron out the kinks!! and my most pressing issue is a very loud banging coming from the near side front suspension! first i thought it was the ph1 airbox knocking around as it feels like something loose banging against something! but ive since fixed...

digging it up for a glory post! :D

carefully! theres no proper way to remove them i dont think! i used a cloth over a flat screwdriver and managed to get it off without damaging the bonnet!

So the 172 cups use different wishbones to add some caster?! well thats my new thing learned today! might look into getting some cup wishbones if i ever need to change! lol

i dont think youll feel the difference hugely!! it might feel a bit crashier but its not going to be like driving a new car!!

the problem is, without driving the car, theyll never know!

though its not my normal cup of tea, i really quite like it now!

cool pics, your mrs looks like shes really enjoying herself! lol

friend of mine had -1.75 on his, and no abs. straight line braking suffered massively carppy road surfaces! (he was driving like a kn0b though!) im personally going for -1.5 on the front of mine when i get round to having it done!!