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by my investigation the mintex pads are: 4mm taller 0.9mm wider same thickness compared to the carbone lorraines are they going to rattle around in the caliper due to the extra space? and yet compare the carbone lorraine measurements to the actual wilwood spec sheet, the carbone...

fcuking MINT tbh :approve:

anyone got any reviews of them? namely their slicks? i've personally never heard of them

no-one apart from the price?

Re: My mk1 track car blog yep ooh its like a game, who can guess what it might be (people who already know cannot enter!)

Re: My mk1 track car blog i know, after all the hours i have put in i am gutted to wave goodbye to the shell, but its for the best new shell MIGHT be arriving on monday, but that all depends on funds clearing and a few other factors

do elaborate oh great one!

right these calipers http://www.wilwood.com/PDF/fl104.pdf will these pads fit? http://www.carbonelorraine-motorsport.com/marques_etriers/e_wilwood_wilwood_dynalite_center_287.htm from what i am reading the carbone lorraine pads are 1mm taller and 0.9mm less in width (not thickness) ...

thankin you did you just mask up the areas you didnt want covered? any issues with the thickness of the coat? (like in bolt holes etc)

quick question on the original pics of the orange engine bay, did you have them powdercoated or just sprayed normally? or did you do them yourself?

no thats the thermostat

Re: My mk1 track car blog you would! :rasp: *if it gets written off on the way up you can buy me a new one!*

top bombing lads :clap: get saving them pennies chris ;)

Re: My mk1 track car blog right peeps despite my best efforts (i can only throw so much money at this shell before calling it a day) i am admitting defeat against the rust :dapprove: although we have cut out inner and outer sections of the sill and welded in new metal, i'm still not happy...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project tis true :dapprove: i'm waiting for mine to blow up, just because it won't want to feel left out :rolleyes: good luck with it jord

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project its just a friction fit isnt it?

there's only one way to find out :D my battery is in the boot so thats no issue, im thinking more of space for an air filter etc towards the front of the bay time will tell i suppose

is it a fairly compact design (i know thats hard to answer on a forum lmao) ie is there still a fair bit of room between the new inlet and the rad etc? hopefully it will cram into the mk1 engine bay :evil:

you so funny! it all starts off innocent, but then you always get carried away :rasp:

yeh this is it, i find the bhp figures rather dubious! he said something about an uprated turbo and it being chipped :rolleyes: not relaxing no, i dont mind cars being a bit 'skitty' but when you cant even put the power down without knowing what bumps are in the road.....fail! i will have...

like this on the front

hi englebert it has bespoke (think thats the term) suspension, so no suspension parts are nicked from donor cars, the front and rear coilover units are laid at an angle, within the chassis, sort of like a formula 1 type arrangement he says this gives it better handling and more suspension...

the thread about the ariel atom got me thinking about this last weekend was over at the gf's parents house, the guy next door has a thing for cars, has helped me do some work on the clio in the past he currently has an mgb midget, a spartan kit car (both of which he bought in pretty good...

you wanting those exact seats? or you just after any second hand buckets?

he's sold them i think

yeh i think its a common problem, water leaks in through the aerial and gets into the reciever, i'm sure i have read somewhere that removing it and letting dry out can help not 100% sure on that though? :S

you managed to stick your hands together yet? or is that a weekend job?

thats the budget out the window then! :rasp:

urban camo samco's are the shizz! let me know about the delivery times? :)