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Yes having it ceramic coated would be better. but i thought you can wrap them and then spray a special paint so its sort of makes them water proof. But then again if any oil when on the normal mani it would just burn off but the oil may sit on the fabric.
:)
Engine bay looks much much better. The Nimbus heatshielding is good stuff.
The enigne looks so cool aswell. I see you've taken apart the K-tec enigne mount and had that powdercoated/sprayed. I'll be doing that one day.
Look forward to seeing it in the car now :)
Re: No Compromise ph1 ITB build (Fastcar, BTM, TDF, RS Fab) - ITB update p77
So are you gona give us a bit of information on what will be happening to her over the next few weeks or months?
I love the project as its an inspriation to me as to what can be done and gives me good ideas as to...
Re: One Year on & £**** spent
Another small update:-
Fitting the cage has been put back a week so today i did a few more little bits.
The main thing i did today was to tidy up the plastics on the front bumper.
This picture made me realise how untidy and run down the front looks.
I...
Re: One Year on & £**** spent
Live at home!!!!!!
Nope I live at Uni and I got a 2:1 in my degree Yesterday :)
I just choose to spend my money on my car and not on Fags, Booze or food! lol
And also i saved every penny when i used to work when i was 16 and its all gone on my car :) (i'm...
Re: One Year on & £**** spent
haha, the picture was from my Coilover fitting guide lol
;)
Hmmmm yeah that could work, then then the spring will be roughly 3mm higher to if it was sat in the actual beam.
To be honest mine has been just sat on the beam with no zip ties and i have had no...
Re: One Year on & £**** spent
I've removed the adjusters (the bits to the top of the picture) So the spring sits on the beam and the to smaller bits make sure it doesnt fall out.
You could also put a few bit cable ties on the spring attaching it to the beam :)
Thats such a shame about Andyrg's car :(
Also why is Whiteley's car such a shed, I must have miss somthing as he's only just painted the shell? (I love it really)
"Easy fit roll bar padding, with a 1 5/8"ID offset hole and 1" thick high density padding giving you high levels of protection. Flame retardant. Not FIA approved."
My friend works for Nimbus Motorsport and he said the best stuff i should get for near my exhaust is this http://www.nimbusmotorsport.co.uk/ProdShop2.asp?id=753&CATID=252
I think i may get some of this as i can get some discount at Demon Tweeks :)
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Car_Preparation/Roll_Bar_Padding/Longacre_Process_Protecto_Roll_Bar_Padding/1896/1443
As long as you got the right grade tubing and maybe found out some of the angles of a proper made up cage then i would have thought it was be a good wayy of doing it.
You just need a decent angle grinder to make the profiles on the corners of the bars