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yeah that tree took some gettin out of the paintwork;)

minis are a hobby, but shhhh.. keep it under your hat, got a rep to keep, hee, hee

in the sticks! though not the typical ect.. CHEERS ALL YOU MAKE NEW MEMBERS VERY WELCOME

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track days sound good, took my old car (mr2 turbo) to plenty an rwyb. not tested the 172 on track yet, lookin forward to seeing what its really capable of

northants, home of motorsport and boyracers in saxos. fed up with the mk cruise lookin at wot else is about.

THOUHT ID SAY HI . been watching the forums for a while, joined up last week sometime (not got membeship no. yet though), thought id introduce me motar! more pics to follow if you like! still on limited posts at the moment though

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hey dude, didnt mean 2 start a big paint discussion or anything, jus sayin wot i seen appen. the whole paint types thing is a minefield, renault wont even say wots gud an wots not 4 their paint. i had 2 fone sayers the paint manufacturers to get the lowdown as it were. an they said basically...

regards above forgot, u gotta unbolt the steering u/j on the 172 but everything else cleared, even though i had to lever the exhaust back into place

hey, sounds familiar, had similar prob wiv my 172, if the sump is the same (probably is) u can drop it without touching the g/box, but u need 2 lower the subframe or the sump wonnt come out. what u need to do is remove the subframe bolts one at a time ane replace them with threaded rod of the...

anyway whatever the cure i would like to say BL***y SUPERMARKET CAR PARKS CAUGHT SOME CLEVER BIRD RESTING HER BASKET ON THE BONNET OF MINE WHILE SHE LOADED UP HER PEOPLE CARRIER i was not impressed!

some is, some isnt i think the mettalics are still base and laquer, so it depends, i was just reccomending e tests a little bit first! a guy i work with t-cut a 1994 mr2 an he ended up with cloudy paint and the laquer even started to lift in some places!

most cars are, but modern manufactures use synthetic paint and laquer tending to steer away from 2 pac base and laquer on all but mettalics, synthetic does not react well to ammonia, best to test a small area you dont see first and see if the paint goes cloudy (a sign of reaction). clearkote...

sorry 2 but in, thought id say. dont use t-cut on a laqured paint, the t-cut contains ammonia wich destroyes laquer, especially if the layer has been damaged. try layer polishing first, time consuming pain in the arse but could save you a fortune!

ive put pi springs on my 172 mk1 lowers front -25mm an rear -15mm ride is still excellent and handling is improved. it corners a lot flatter! dont need shorter shocks cos theyre still well within their operating range. they cost bout £90 + delivery and took 2hrs to fit. well impressed for pi...