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yep seen loads like that ^
dont go for anything less than a dynamique mate, avoid billabongs and extremes, prices are the same these days 2nd hand anyway.
heres a pic of it on the coilovers. 45 profile tyres not going on untill tuesday (suspension geometry getting set up on wednesday) at the moment its handling like shite because the suspension set ups all to f**k.
on the plus side the new engines a strong one, pulls to the redline no problem...
i love 172's, handle ok standard, handle awesome when modded, 5k kick adds to the hardcore feeling they have.
but my mates got a 300bhp mk1 sti impreza and i know id MUCH rather have that even if it does only get about 10mpg, it makes it worth while when it roars and shoots flames on...
anyone got the 285mm 4-Pot brake kit from k-tec? think its a highspec one? looking at getting it to finish off the car since ive got a 172 rear beam coming with a disk conversion, along with k-tec's uprated rear 172 disks.
i remember a guy had the kit on his black 1.2 with turinis?
any...
some of the latest pics, inc a sneak peak of the coils ;)
The fronts set that low that the front tyres catch the wing everytime i turn a corner lol. getting professionaly set up this week so it handles again as its all over the place at the moment, just took it a 5 minute test drive to...
ive got the K-Tec/Powerflex uprated lower bushes with a 172 gearbox mount on mine, its solid feels so much better, top drivers side mount could do with being replaced now but its done 140k (10k on uprated mount)
also got Powerflex Anti Roll Bar bushes and lower Suspension arm bushes! aswell as...
my old engine had a dipstick but didnt have any oil, apparently this is one of the reasons it didnt run properly the last 2 or 3 weeks but i thought oil was just an optional extra?
lol weeman gets some stick on this place!!
looking forward to getting it back on the road and giving it a blast, should handle like f**k even if it has only got 80bhp lol
ive got axel stands guys, just not using them on the car as i was doing another car in the driveway lol, 2 steel wheels were under the car as i done the gearbox mount and downpipe.
hoping to have it finished thursday night, i painted the bottom end of the engine black today to make it look a...
lol im fitting an engine ive just rebuilt but i dont know where the dipstick is ;) only kiddin mate yeah i know where it is was just trying to be a smart b*****d cheers tho!lol
lol both engines are at the side of the car, the one on the engine lift is the new one (50k miles, 16 straight valves, new cambelt, no oil leaks, no melted piston rings, a working waterpump) on on the floor is the old one (140k, 16 bent valves, snapped cambelt, oil leaks everywhere, melted...
get a strutbrace and paint it the same colour as the car too, would look good.
ohh and a 1.6 16v bottom end!, cheap 10bhp if you can fit it yourself! and no one would know to look at it :D
all 16v cars are 258mm but for some reason alot of motorfactors computers come up with 238mm for 1.2 16v clios!! i just ask for 1.6 16v disks now it saves problems lol
dont rush them and they'r fine. mine was fine after 140k, it was a CV joint that nailed it in the end, box was still fine and i nailed mine all the time
lol waterpump was leaking, emptied the full cooling system every 3 or 4 hours so just kept filling it with water, then the waterpump went and ate the cambelt, ah well lol