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bumper inserts defo needed to finish her off :)
Paul, the RB should be on the road in the next couple of weeks, but that probably means a filthy car from you....sure you cant be tempted to crack out the jetwash just once to meet the RB ;)
KTEC coilovers are anything but crashy, got to be the smoothest riding coilies i've had. doubt they handle as well as the Leda's like but they make for a comfy daily ride :)
ancient, well out of warranty and done about 70k i think, lol!
the cost was my concern, they may well be beyond economical repair, no biggie as i have the 30k original cup stuff in the shed but i like the lows!lol!
I think I may of located my rattle from the front, on closer inspection, underneath the taped to protect the adjustment threads, my front nearside coilover strut has been weeping a bit of oil. I suspect its fubar
now thing is they are only cheapy cheap ktec coilies so I don't want to be...
I trial fitted my liner from the phase 1, the under arch clips fit and it butts up to the arch/bumper at the side but doesn't really fit properly, I have just secured it in place with some self tappers and zip ties, it'll do for now
I have sourced a second hand set of liners now so will fit...
cheers chap,
I have since refitted the front bumper and arch liners. all I need to do now is re-seal the exhaust and the cars good to go on the road, so I will get some decent pics up with any luck :)
Ben
8th October 2012
Attacked the brakes and the splitter showed up as well
so thats the last of the yellow highlights gone from the car, looking slightly more stealthy than before which i prefer
old:
new:
treated the rust i found, all surface so no worries :)
scrubbed back...
what the heck is a172 chip?lol! sounds like a load of cobblers that!
as above, lose the failure wheels and raise the back a bit and it'd look rather tidy. it will handle better as well, fact ;)
as above, look rubbish but with some paint could work and if the drives better, well that's it! :)
I swapped my turinis onto the mark 1 recently and it feels awful compared to the 15" superlegs, totally changed the way it drives massively for the worse, so much so i'm worried about putting...
bad times, must be absolutely heart wrenching to stand there helpless and have to watch your motor go up like that :(
I know people say its 'only' a car, but end of the day it's got a huge emotional attachment to it and the fella must of been gutted.