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The Rain The Rain!!!! Since I MOT'd the car Saturday its done nothing but rain, so not even used it!!! :evil: not happy, 8 months of waiting and the Great British summertime scuppers me :-( as such I decided to look to the future.............and bought some more shiny stuff! :lol: :twisted:

and todays progress :-) am off out again so no time for waffle commentary but heres how she stands ;-) lots of niggle bits to do and all of the exhaust system also found out i've misplaced a load of parts, stat housing, dizzy, lifitng eye/acc cable carrier and spark plugs all gone...

Early June 2012 Right, quick update from last weekend progress before I crack on again today¡K¡K.. although this is mainly as its still drizzling and I cba going out and getting wet today!lol! Made some good progress over bank holiday¡K..well I say over, basically I got drunk a lot so...

Later in May 2012 So, the weather was acceptable and the hard work was behind me after last weekends scrap to get the....well scrap....out the bay ļ as such I spent the day ripping the parts out of the old lump that I needed, the rods and pistons, and sorting out the remaining components...

May 2012 - progress after a poor winter ight, it¡¦s been a rubbish winter and I achieved absolutely nothing at all but finally made some progress this weekend :D First job was to run up to big rons and liberate his engine crane to return it from retirement in his garage to active duty on...

Late November 2011 Right, update! Finally decided to crack on and get the car apart and see whats causing the over-pressurizing issue i've been seeing this season on track. So this is how the car is stood currently, looking a bit forlorn on the 'drive' and a bit unloved the damps...

November 2011 okay, heres the worlds smallest update i was planning on stripping the engine this weekend, well sunday to be precise, but it rained, so i didnt! as such i decided to dismantle my LEDA's and clean them up in the age old way i know of ;-) safe and sound...

Thought i'd share the ins and outs, the trials and tribulations and the emotional rollercoaster that is French car ownership.... or more specifically modified French car ownership. Excuse the start of this thread, its all going to be copy pasted from other forums to get upto speed, however...

technically the turbo is a modified example of a lower insurance group car as well I suppose, its only group 12 for a 1.8 16v, where as the 172's are 17 aren't they? there or there abouts?

I cant remember where I checked the guide, but it matches to what the lass on the phone said, moved from a c to a d I think it was? and the charge is a premium adjustment, I've had the paperwork through for both, no admin charge on either, just a premium increase on the 172. yes the broker uses...

I have recently moved house, so like a good lad I've rung up and registered my change of address, I have moved to a slightly less reputable post code, one notch down I believe when I researched it so I fully expected a bump in the premium a small amount. I have both cars insured through the...

ai, lots of build to 4k max then let off to load up the rings mineral oil will be fine, I used it for 400 miles on first low comp build and it was fine for 14k and rings were still mint when I rebuilt....so much so I re-used them! lol!

linky to website with the instructions? and where did you get the kit from? cheers Ben

Chip seems to collect clios now, the flock keeps expanding!lol! I look back on pics of when I had hair..... :cry:

nice red hat-trick there :) Ferrari sort of wins it for me though! good pics, bad camera imo as well! lol! ;)

wonder if Morphy Richards do Xerus Grey kettles................

I really like that, as mentioned a cup spoiler would just finish it lovely i'd leave the phase 1 rear lights though too, nod to what it is ;)

whatever you do don't buy granite worktops or a Belfast sink, or you'll be selling the Vee and spending the cash on plates and glasses every 2 minutes ;)

get that gear-lever base flocked, looks a let-down compared to the rest of the interior ;)

as above really, if its all legal there shouldn't be an issue. and there must be loads in a similar position, guys on tour in the army, blokes who do 6 months on oil rigs etc etc