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lo, ah tis a decent area for snaps, just out of glossop on the woodhead pass joining road!
mine runs a chargecooler, runs fine in the hot to my mind, doesnt seem to loose excessive power, and i hate fmic's am afraid, i can see practically u need one for big power but attraction for me with...
Went over to Liams tonight to help him out with the williams for a bit, took him for a spin in the turbo over snake pass, mmmm twisties :twisted:
crappy camera phone pics ftw! oh and a crap attempt at speedo vid, phone kept falling over, ran of road, was uphill and round a bend when finally...
just noticed you in lymm mate, shame i was down at my parents in appleton thorn last weekend, and nipped up to arley etc, shud realised n popped up see you, be good to meet a few cliosporters
cheers everyone, its a pain and definatly a project, but its so much fun when it works, currently still chasing a vibration on tight left cornering, part from that its sweet
spec is several a4 sides of shite, lol
performance currently is unknown, it ran 228bhp and 201lb/ft at the fly last...
First of all, sorry, but i had a picture frenzy n had to share :lol:
First steps on paintwork before FCS, just wash, claybar, wash and a T-Cut, more to come over next couple of months as am a tart but am hopin by june paint shud be top bombing, less the slightly dodgy arch i tried n failed...
not a chance mate, 30 quid fine if i get pulled and i think 3 chances and points? or maybe a producer after the 1st, depends how the officer is feeling
dont run pressed plates of any kind, even yellow and white, unless you know and accept the chances of gettin pulled.
sorry for slow reply, been skiing in austria, olay!lol
its a 1.8 16v f7p engine (one specced originally in the car) with a garett gt28rs turbo and pace chargecooler setup. ran 228bhp @ 12psi last rolling road day at the fly. now runs at just under 16psi, not had it rr'd again yet tho, should...
danny, its a valver not a willy!lol
no sales and no swaps, am in for the long haul with this one, turbo power puts too much of a grin on my face to sell up, and old skool mk1 rools!hehe!
neil, i think i agree, i have a wheel swap on a temporary basis lined up for same wheels in black with...
.........wheels :wink:
went for spin tonight after work as the weather was smart and the car is running very well atm, absolutely loving it :twisted:
let me know what you think, but its safe to say in the 'daylight' i have been convinced, they look mint imo :P
Coops...
its not tungy fellas am afraid lol, its Xerus grey, its a phase 2.
yeah i like the wheels but i think they are too close to the body colour, so i do need to get some decent pics and see them in decent light to be sure, old wheels are still favourite atm.
if i decide i dont like, they will...
couldnt resist, wanted willy wheels for ages :P
more pics when i take the car out, if the spring ever bloody comes :roll: :lol: as i need to decide if i like or not, they may have to go black, lol
Coops
heard of ashbourne mate, not sure on the other but not really been to either tbh as i only work in derbyshire, more familiar with south yorkshire n flipside of the pennines as i grew up in warrington
dave - commute from north sheffield all the way to flippin darley bridge everyday! massive trek but the route is frankly stunning so am not to bothered, gets a bit hairy in the winter tho over the tops!lol
cheers for the comments point8, i will no doubt post up as and when the next issue crops...