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Anything with a Brummy'ism and i'm out!

I think so, an ex Vauxhall mechanic said if it's not the sender unit (which it isn't) a single gauge can die without affecting the rest of the pod. So £20ish quid on ebay will get me another, plus after research it seems like quite an easy job to replace it, so I should be able to swap them...

Yeah he said it'll be ready around the start of this week, he knows I need it for Saturday's RR day.

How about something that just says WM with CS somewhere small on it. Like this but with a small CS in the middle?

Other than changing the belts and dephaser, turns out the water pump was f*cked which was that metallic spinning noise we couldn't figure it, the alternator bracket was f*cked which meant it had rattled itself to death, the oil pressure sensor was snapped off, the sump was leaking from...

It's more poorly than we thought, so it's still in theatre being operated on.

You just wants something to replace that embarrassing KK sticker you've got.

The alternator was f*cked, I get the car back tomorrow with a new one.

Rather apt seeing as Lamborghini started out as a tractor manufacturer.

Bet that's a right laugh, any vids of it in action?

Never really been interested in JDM stuff apart from the original Skyline GTR, but I wouldn't mind owning that, well nice!

Even if you kept quiet at CSS about it, i'm sure your two mates will drop you in it, so we all know to make you the centre of attention and pour booze down your neck until you go wrong. :D Your 21st is the big one mate, after that 30 is the next one anyone will care about.

Oh dear, i'd have kept that quiet if I was you. lol

We could all go out for dinner? Or we can all sneak in disposable BBQs and flash Rons warrant card if anyone gets arsey. :cool:

Speed holes.

I'll be sure and fill my belly up with food before I start drinking this year, boozing on an empty stomach didn't go too well for me last year.

Cool, I was worried a load of lads with cars full of beer wouldn't go down too well with families camping, if we're in a separate field then we should be able to have a good piss up, as long as we don't make too much noise.

Would be good if we could get this field, then we'd be away from all the caravaner's and semi permanent residents.

The only reason I fitted powerflex arb bushes was because the subframe was coming off for something else, so it seemed like a good idea to upgrade while it was sat there on the floor. No real change in the car at all, but then I wasn't expecting any as they're only arb bushes, the engine mounts...

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Then no one would learn how to do anything for themselves. I knew nothing about colour coding or spraying parts before I sprayed a few bits on mine, but I bought some wet & dry sand paper, some plastic primer, a can of paint and some lacquer. I then read everything I could about how to do it...

Not to sure on price tbh, but i've had 182cup dampers on my 172 for years.

Have you got the tools to take the rear dampers off and have a good look at them? Sounds like they're failing/leaking, i'd take them off and compress them by hand to see if they're knackered, if they are it's a phone call to Renault for some new ones. When mine went the back end would jump...

Have you checked the backbox isn't knocking off the heat shield? If your rear dampers are screwed the back end normally skips and jumps over bumps, plus it tends to step out a lot easier round corners.

Twisted dog bone used on PH2 172/182. Straight dogbone mount used on PH1 172.

172's & 182's have a twisted dogbone mount, so if you're ordering bushes that's what you want.

Done, voted for the Ford Taurus.

10th level awesomeness!!!! Love the battle scared Cortina.

Cheers for the offer mate, but I think i''ll eventually go down the MK2 Cortina route, a rolling project with MOT can be had for reasonable money, plus I don't have anywhere to store a non running project atm.

I'm sorry to say i've given up on having a Mini project in the future, even rusted shells are fetching a grand ffs, i'll have to learn mechanics on something else.