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God they look good, i'm jealous! I've got an iceburg 172 and that's how I want mine to look, not to mention being able to buy cheaper 15" tyres.

Hopefully a Kidney goes for the price of a gearbox, clutch, mounts & Labour, although I suspect Kids n Eyes go for alot more.;)

Yeah this wasn't gradual, one minute it's going into second no problem, the next it's crunching. Knowing my luck i'll need a new box, clutch, dogbone and upper mount, then pay someone for hours of labour!

Great! I'd best sell a kidney then.

Phase 2

I'm driving home from work and out of the blue second gear starts crunching like i've not pressed the clutch enough, except it's flat to the floor. All the other gears are fine but second now crunches every time sending a judder through the car, obviously I stopped using second after a few...

Wheels look spot on, that Plastidip stuff looks pretty good, how did you not get the 'Speedline Corse' covered in it?

I've just insured with them this year for the first time, I asked them about just paying monthly instalments without a deposit, they said they can't do that I have to pay a deposit and then 10 monthly payments.

I know rats make alot of people angry, but ones like like are cool. There's an old VW caddy driving around Coventry thats all rust, streched tyres and slammed so much it damn near scrapes on the road, it always makes me smile when I see it. One thing i've always wondered is how long do the...

Looking good, rusty rat golf looks good aswell.

Yes.

A good quality exhaust, decent set of springs (or coilovers if you're wealthy), remap the ecu, and decent brakes, job done. Anything else is a waste of money really.

Cool, easy little job for me tomorrow.

Cheers Danny, nice one mate.:D

Ive got a rocker cover bolt that's leaking a little oil, what exact product should I use to seal it? (and can I get it from Halfords?):o

If I ever buy a car off you, remind me never to come back with a complaint!

Dog hair..............that is all.

Sounds like you've bought a right can of worms, might be worth asking about parts cost in the Engine/Gearbox/Running gear section. If your going to get it sorted i'd recommend becoming a member, then you can access the traders section, they all offer discounts for members, one of the traders...

That's pretty high mileage but then again it was £800quid, whats wrong with the gearbox & clutch, and how much you been quoted to sort it?

The thing is when you break one most of the money is in the engine and gearbox. A serviced engine in good nick with new belts will go for around £800. By the time you get the gearbox, clutch, pullys and belts sorted on top of what you paid for it, you'll be in the rough ball park for a half...

Hmm sounds like it needs alot of work, but you did get it cheap, what kind of 172 is it, PH1, PH2, Cup?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if you know what it is you can start saving to get it sorted.

They were right i'm afraid it's a cam belt off job, so the mechanics on here recomend a full cam belt service aswell as the dehaser pully. I'm no grease monkey but i've read alot of post from others that have had the same problem. If you type in 'dephaser knackered' into the search bar at...

Dephaser pully mate, when it needs replacing it makes the car sound like an old diesel engine.

Is there meant to be be a vid in your post? Because there isn't one.

Looks mighty impressive, this maybe a silly question but how do you get to the filter come oil change time, does it have to come off or can you get to it by removing the grill?

I'm sure if 911 had happened while I was at Uni i'm sure i'd have been stopped all the time, I went though a phase of shooting indutrial landscapes like power stations and large chemical works. However the industry's sapped all the fun out of photography for me, so I don't touch my camera...

For some reason it reminds me of Jamie and the magic torch.

WOW! That's the price of a second hand Gallardo!

Saw a black 182 at the Central six roundabout, next to the Rocket pub at 4:25pm. I doubt i'll get a responce to this as none of my spotted threads ever do, i'm starting to think apart from Curley, Scotty172cup & me, no one else in Cov is a bloody member!