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I sent the hamilton form and cheque off a while ago, not taken any money or had any confirmation though....meh!
Naith...you heading down on friday?
I *should* be there if I get a new windscreen and finish the MOT in time.
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Windscreen shattered today, good times.
Not covered on my insurance either, ffs.
Autoglass - £350, lol. Better get ringing round in the morning.
your alloys are 13" going off your tyre size....then the tyre is 1" tall so to speak, making it 15" all the way across? that what you mean?
depends on the model what size wheel you can put on....what model is it? RN/RT?
Okay, I'm prepared to be laughed out of the door here with my no doubt bone question, but here goes:
Also, go easy, I just go my first car and am totally new to anything hands on with cars.
Anyway, my Clio's wheels are 165/70 R13 79 T , and I just measured my wheel and it's 15 inches in...
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Done a bit more today, lost quite a bit of weight from the sunroof :)
Sunroof frame and glass removed...
Polycarb...
Cut to shape...
Then the inner sunroof frame met the grinder, excess metal removed...
Fitted back to the car with silicone...
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who the fcuk has been on my account and posted this message?!
I was at MOT station from 1 til 4, this post was half 2 :S
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in time it will be painted yeah
door bars, one is done, still another to do.
using 45mm holesaw on a milling machine and grinder
get one of the renaultsport ones booked :cool:
nope....wasnt the list supposed to be up last weekend?
TBH ive just seen the forecast and it says heavy rain later in the week and weekend, wont be there if thats the case!
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nope all been sanded now, didnt think to take any to be honest...
painted the underside where the underseal burnt off today, then re-sealed it...also re-done the door bars ready to weld in now
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Ok....so set off at 6.30am this morning for Whiteleys, as Daz had offered to weld the cage in for me...
The aim was to get the footplates in....along with the main hoop, main rear stays, rear diagonal, front a-pillars, screen bar and door bars. Due to a few...
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well, partially ;)
Thanks to Whiteley+Daz Clio Cup, I now have the main elements fitted...
Will write an update later on :)
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matteh has extended his with no problems....The wire I used must have been damaged/dodgy part way down somewhere, all joints were ok!
may try again with brand new cable when I can be bothered