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where was said boot net acquired from good sir for I hath a desire for one also :)

lovely job, nice motor :)

the wheels maketh the car, in turinis we trust :)

i'd be putting new ones on and sitting in a quiet corner of the garden with a baseball bat awaiting the second coming of the scrotes ;)

I run the 172 for about 10k a year and it burns about a litre in that time absolute max, I don't usually need to top up as the oil gets changed then anyway

only done 19k in 7.5 years?!!! weekend toy perchance? :cool: I've had clios since I passed my test 11 years ago and I've had the turbo for 5.5 years now with absolutely no intentions of selling it

polo GTi, new ones with the turbo lumps, never ever see them, seen like 1 since they came out

touché sir, a fine riposte ;) although i'm down to 2 now, the Williams left me ages back, just yet to update! for my sins it may be accelerating up to 4 soon however....... I think I should seek some counselling :-)

its a good looking car and well looked after, nice work fella :-)

hehe, sorry, its was an immature and totally misguided comment, but i'm weak and can't resist a pointless troll :o

Whats wrong with your car right now?? ;)

I've had pressed plates on the turbo for 5 years now, been pulled once or twice but never even mentioned the plates, usually so confused with the semi slicks, stripped interior, cage, buckets, harnesses, battery in boot, plastic windows, the list goes on!lol! and as yet touch every bit of wood I...

welcome, and yes its a mark 2 phase 2 car :-)

most of the time people on here make you feel not just like you farted in church, but followed through onto the collection plate as well ;) lol!

head gaskets clearly gone, can see where its popped and burnt through in the pics, no way that occurred when head was removed, that's gone pop! that's what the loud tapping was as well, text book blow by into the other cylinder, sounds like a rattle.

when I fitted the new engine to mine I paid £300 for the car and £600 for a new engine with manifolds, gearbox and starter. coupled with shifting the good bits from the knackered engine (cams, dephaser, etc etc) the whole project came out owning me £550 with 12 months MOT and 6 months tax on it...

its a total scam when they integrate the joint into the arm, the arms themselves cost nothing, they simply refurb them and usually the inboard bushes are fine/cheap to replace then charge you £200+ for the pleasure!

i'll keep an eye out for you, I live in Ambergate now so closer again to the cotes and swing up there for B&Q'ing :-)

I get plenty of waves and flashes around Derbyshire, dare I say it it tends to be the mark 2 phase 2 and newer that don't respond or look confused, most mark 1 and mark 2 phase quick owners are a friendly wavy bunch. all in my experience of course, its probably bias as well as you see a lot more...

exhaust manifold to head blowing, or could be turbo to downpipe, not sure which needs brake overhaul including new front pads, new fluid and rear brakes completely stripping and refurbishing, also probably needs a new rear brake bias valve needs more boost too, not strictly a problem, but...

True but usually if it's just fifth 90% of the bits stay in end cap n what small bits do make it into main case will come out with the oil. for the record this has always been my experience,if your in any doubt get a pro in.I go through that many boxes it's worth the risk as swapping box only...

if u fancy a crack urself then drain box oil and whip 5th gear cap off, see if you can see the damaged cog its easy enough to remove it, 3 bolts for the end cap and one that holds gear on

you haven't seen me for a while have you treacle, I'm sporting a full Taliban wannabe beard and shaved head, tres Max Payne chic hombre ;-)

we have a pikie competition, he usually wins but only because he's had to rebuild his a lot more than me! lol!

rofl, ai it wasn't in best of nick after a good 4 years of abuse :-) I would of reused it if I could, i'm all about the recycling!

I've crept up another 0.2 to 41.1 over the weekend and hit a nice milestone, 111111 miles on the clock :-)

for my birthday i partook in the RTOC national day at Blyton park. I used this as an opportunity to test my poverty spec engine build :p The car had done about 300 miles on the rebuilt engine, which in case anyone wants to know went against pretty much every rule in the book. I reused my 14k...

stunning motor, would make a perfect buddy for the turbo but alas my cash has to go on a daily sensible-mobile :-(

sat on 40.9 average over last 1200 miles currently in the 172 phase 1, that's sort of mixed driving, 12 mile commute on a roads, motorway stuff and b road blasts for a giggle occasionally

looks fine