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sounds like Tim with the sticker spot

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread Nice....now sort that passenger rear quarter strip, lol

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project yeah, text me...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project yawn! hes took the easy route and put the original engine back in :p Ive still got all the interior to do yet, lol...more than a week!

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project im off to pick up my wheels shortly, putting the new tyres on while im there.... brakes on when i get back home, and itl be back on 4 wheels :)

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project As mentioned earlier....new disks all round... Just waiting on lines at the moment.... Also, there is a slight issue with using the valver throttle cable on the 172 engine, its a bit too slack. I decided to make a spacer that would fit onto the standard throttle cable...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project clutch down ftw...i was told it would be reet from quite a few people on here....it seems to have been lol

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project guess the screw worked then! nice... picked up new front and rear disks today, gearbox now has oil in it, suspension back on, just need brake lines now.... picking wheels up tommorow hopefully, tyres going on and i might be able to give it a bit of a test :)

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project nah, ive had it running alot since its been in 2-3hrs worth.....no problems yet acrylic is just not mega mega gloss, just a hard wearing clear coat to protect the paint like

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project nah mate, etch primer, paint, acrylic clear coat...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project which mate? the acid yellow?

yep! piper cams...kent pullies....8k limiter....still pulls like a train :)

180,505....if my valver counts LOL

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project cheers for the offers, but ive got about 50 meters in various sizes that ive got from people... just not wrapped any of it up yet, incase there are any probs....probably finish it today now the suns out! lol....10mph all the way this time.

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project yeah will be ready for FCS easy, it will be on the road in the next week or two. Mechanical wise its just half a day left putting suspension/hubs/brakes back on..then can crack on with interior, painting inside/welding cage in/seat mounts/etc.... bodywork will be last...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project Been tackling the last part of the loom the past few days, getting there slowly... Also been working on a few things to get the rev counter reading properly (not half, like it currently does), tried a couple of circuits but nothing has worked as of yet... Bit of an...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project i got 4 t1-r's a while back........hopefully get wheels back early next week... Just writing a bit of an update for the thread at the mo, updates shortly

Re: Valver Track Car Project Thread apparently they are all old biddies, lol good stuff....makes me think ive stil got fooking tons to do

i was just taking precuation...for free im not complaining...also, knowing my luck ;)

on the back right of the inlet manifold, if you're looking forwards at it

sorry 20Nm for clutch

55Nm for the flywheel iirc....make sure you use some locktite...they recommend new bolts also...but meh!

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project lol....give bloor a PM and he will give you the guys email address!

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project £20 a wheel....there is a thread on the forum somewhere.... Im dropping the bare wheels off at bloors in the morning, said they should be done by early next week...im in no rush.... then im gona get the tyres put on at a local place with a guy i know i think....although...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project nah mate should be fine. They were black already, just a rattle can job....but they are chipped alot now, want a hard wearing finish that dosent need constantly touching up...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project same satin black, just want a hard wearing finish instead of rattle cans paint job... bloors mate is doing it...

Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project Williams wheels off, tyres swapped to turbines.... They are going to be powdercoated tommorow, then a set of new tyres put on them....ready to go onto the hybrid when its road-worthy :)

get a valver shell so if you did fit the 172 running gear (only wishbones, hubs and brakes fit) you need to machine the hubs to fit the mk1 shocks too.... mk1 1.2 shell with 172 front running gear the wheels wont fit in the arches, so get a valver shell so the wheels will fit... then need...

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