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Looks good lippy, get them refurbed and they'll look much better. If you actually clean it, and dare I say... wack a bit of tyre shine on it, it'll probably look bang tidy, not a bad motor for a young lady at all.

Would it not be cheaper to buy another and sell yours as opposed to spraying it?

Sorry?? Someone that turns up??? Who? It's Sunday morning dude, not Saturday! I'm not one of the horrendously early crew (the 5:00am'ers) I'm more an 8:30... Oh, and I've checked everything over tonight, I think the issues may have been a combination of a very hot morning and a small air...

OK, ok, order the pump. :o LOL

Well as someone suggested earlier, surely I should be able to tell if the water pump is dead by revving the engine with the filler cap open?? Saves you having to mess about ordering it??? Although lately I've had a bit of a weird belt/pulley noise coming from the engine, sort of like a damp...

If you're free I'll pop over Saturday morning then? We can assess the damage. If it's waterpump, crack on, if it's HG, I'll drive to FCS, really f**k it up, and then try to fix it another (less busy) weekend :cool: That alright? On the HG front, I am mechanically capable, just never had to do...

Dash top is a 20 minute job, tops. Very easy indeed.

Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner When I've got mine done you can have a look, but I have NO idea on colour. Purple?

Re: Ollie's Silver Cup - JMS RS2/428s/Wilwood/2118 Arguably the most tastefully (relatively heavily) modified car in the club. I love it.

Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner I know it's very last year/3 years, but I still think a matte, army-esque green would look quality on the shape of the Ph1. On the bright side, my best mates dad is paying for him to do a car wrapping course so he can wrap his work vans, apparently if I buy the...

Right, just drove it a fair distance, no bubbles when I pulled up this time, but the "cold" air coming out of the vents wasn't overly cold, which makes me think the HG is on it's way out, but I'm really not sure at all at the moment... So I'll test the water pump later and after that go to see...

Well I've just ripped my entire dash out and replaced it with a ph2 item, it's only a small black box and is industrial velcro'd to the front top of the glove iirc.

Just phoned for a compression test, 60 bloody quid?!?!? Because the inlet has to come off so it's an hours labour? FFS I knew we'd be friends when I met you, pushed together by fate ;) Cheers for all the help so far mate Interesting...

I had my cambelt done like 8k miles ago.... kill me. The water pump wasn't changed no, should have bloody had it done though I get the feeling... I really REALLY hope it's HG. If I can get hold of locking tools, do you know what you're doing? (No offence intended) LOL!

I assume we'd need to acquire a set of locking tools? As I've just been told the cambelt etc has to come off? A question for you as you seem clued up: How can we tell if it's the water pump or the HG??? As I'm under the impression it could be either?

Well if you're serious, I'll be ringing you no doubt (lol). I'd like to learn TBH. Hard job or a Saturday thing? Know anywhere good to skim the head? (if it needs it) Thanks a lot for the offer though, nice to see the forum coming to the rescue :)

That's what I mean, the engine was bloody hot when I checked it, but as far as I'm aware, bubbles are never normal? lol I have no idea what I'm doing with headwork, unless you're offering a hand? ;)

Well these bubbles were there after a 40 minute stint in traffic, not straight away... I'll give it a go at lunch.

Yeah I'll give that a go, if it's HG, I'm breaking it. Piece'o shite.

Yeah, I thought it could have bad implications, but its had no issues at all.... Anyone else got a two pence worth? Is it worth flushing coolant, new thermostat and seeing if there's any issue?

The last few times I've pulled up in the car, if reversing into a space, when I open the door it seems quite warm. The engine is running no hotter than usual on the gauges or anything, but when pulling up and reversing into a space today, I thought I'd check it over... When I opened the...

Get a groove in it, use a screwdriver, it's the easiest option.

It is just the rotary ones, same as are in any mk2 ph2. The bulbs felt tight as hell, didn't want to break nout :( Cheers mate, I'll remove it all and give it another tug... lol

LOL, the only time my car would see the inside a straight MOT station would be if I crashed into one!

Y'kno. Do you have the standard front seats? I love that material

I was going to say if you're in Essex, elite are pretty good and pretty cheap too!

I'd be getting some material seats, cheap random buckets from something like a scoob etc... (Then wangle the rears in too) Only thing letting it down IMO. Oh, and fix that poxy CV joint you pikey.

Impostible. So no one knows how to do this?

I drilled a hole in the boot floor and put a bolt through, sorted. (obviously cleaning the paint off of the necessary area)

Good work Jord! Look forward to seeing some decent pics/vids of it running.