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Not really mate, as there's only really one way you can fit them, which is put them on, bolt them down and torque them up. Maybe i've just got use to the dog kennel rattling and vibrating over the years, so even if there is an increase, I just don't notice it. Tbh the car stopped vibrating...

Lol yes, but mine don't vibrate at all, I must have fitted them correctly by accident.

I would have thought that drivetrain movement would be the thing that puts stress on the parts, not lack of movement?

Fitted mine last week, no increase in vibration at all, and no problems of any kind so far.

No it's alright mate but thanks for the offer, i've got a ECP just up the road from my house, I can just pop in and ask them. I'm having a new steering rack fitted next week so it's a good opportunity to upgrade the arb.

Yep, all 172s have them, the outer bushes connect to the wishbones, and the inner bushes are mounted to the subframe I think. Kam racing sell Powerflex aswel, they're not too bad on price either. I can't find Powerflex bushes on the ECP site though.

Dog bone mounts, wishbone bushes, inner & outer anti roll bar bushes.

It's not flocked any more, I wiped all the sh*te off for CSS, everyone was disappointed it wasn't as dirty as they'd hoped. lol The back's still all kinds of f*cked up though, but that's where the dog lives so there's no point in even trying to keep it clean.

The ESC bit was interesting, although i'm not sure my car would react in the same way as the Aygo at 70mph. The thing flipped over because of its massive amounts of body roll and soft as sh*t suspension, i've swerved like that at 70 to avoid debris on the motorway, the dog kennel pissed it with...

That's slightly concerning, i'm just about to order some of these for my arb.

Lol, they obviously weren't trying hard enough.

Is it wrong that I like this more than everything else? :o I just wish it didn't have the stickers and all the sh*te on the roof.

I did wonder why I was seeing awesome hotrods on the way to and from Stratford for the past two days, I really need to win the lottery as it's the only way i'll get to own all the cars I want. FLOL at the size of that NOS bottle. :evil:

Money doesn't buy taste. ;) Although if someone offered to swap one for my Clio i'd rip their f*cking arm off. lol

Well I guess someone has to.

What is wrong with you? lol At least we can all agree that classic Mini's are cool.

...and ruining the original in the process.

Sorry Noah but the front end of a Daytona has always reminded me of a Rover SD1.

They should have stopped making cars after the GT 250 California. (SWB) No other Ferrari ever looked as good as that.

Fair enough I can understand that. Tbh if I was 17/18 again, i'd get an old Mini as a first car, even a 1275 engine is going to be a hell of a lot cheaper to insure than most other cars.

Wouldn't it just be better to just take the engine out, strip it down, replace all the gaskets and seals, then put it back together? Good way to learn how it all works. Or are you just trying to get a working road car you can slowly restore and tinker with?

Well that's another little piece of Mini knowledge I have.

Very nice mate. But is it me or have you fitted them on the wrong side, shouldn't the seat fold levers be on the outside?

Mental to think they hoped to be thrown clean out of the car in a crash, because they had a greater chance of surviving the accident if they did. :S F*ck that!!!

Wow that's awesome, no wait not awesome............I mean sh*te!!! Reminds me of this.

Before you do any of that, just make sure it's not your alternator bracket that's rattling, it's a brace bar that secures it to the block. I was about to rush a belt change and put myself in the poor house because I thought the rattle was terminal, turns out it was the bracket that was loose...

I like that, it looks like an absolute shed but I bet it's a f*cking animal!! :cool:

Pain in the arse tbh mate, as i've no clue what size it is or where i'd get another bolt from. Do I even need it as it's doing nothing atm because it's not attached? God knows how long it's been like that, could have been years tbh. 1*2s fitted with an RS2 inlet must have had there's removed.

Tried to tighten up my alternator bracket but failed because there's no bolt in there at all, that'll be why it's rattling then.

Pimpin' :cool: Almost as good as this. :S