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OEM cat is worth £400 scrap at the moment (that's what i got for my 172 cat a few weeks back) , so I'd want at least that reflected in the asking price, as you're going to have to get one for the MOT, or spend £250 on a good (i.e not KTEC) sports cat and have it welded in.

Yeah that's pretty rotten.. realistically not financially viable for someone who can't do all of the work themselves. I don't think moving it on is a bad idea tbh

J&R shafts do get mixed reviews. You can get CV's for the original shafts to get them rebuilt, but they're pattern parts too so no different to aftermarket shafts. The guy that advertises shaft refurbs on FB/Instagram wants £300 for a pair and you can get two sets of pattern shafts for that. I...

I ran pre-compressor water meth on my MR2 turbo and it made a big difference, especially as they're limited for options for decent intercooling without hacking out the boot floor. Had a nozzle holder water jetted out of ally to sit inside the silicone hose on the compressor housing with the...

I listen to the tdc podcast to kill time in the car, but their content is mind numbing, unsurprising really as they're part of the auto Alex circle. I've been binge watching this guy's E30 restoration over the last few days https://youtube.com/@backgardengarage?si=2s3cC75st0f5cD8-

Had the car over to my friendly fabricator this week to get the extra exhaust hanger for the BTB exhaust made, dropped it off on Monday at 4pm and collected it last night, really happy with the results.

I've had this one since 2017 (pic taken the day it arrived) , it's still in good condition, no complaints other than I could do with another one

The bag it's in is fully velcro backed, the extinguisher and bag was £25 off Amazon

250 miles done now, worked from home this morning so got the oil changed after lunch It could have waited a few more miles, but I'm confident the rings have had time to bed in and I'm moving house in a couple of weeks and would rather any oil drips went on this drive rather than the new one...

I had a bimarco futura in my MR2 years ago, was a pretty roomy seat, ideal for bigger guys. I think the cobra 3 is the current version

Tickets purchased, booked a lodge for the family just down the road.. I'm really looking forward to this 👌

https://youtube.com/@fatlipcollective?si=a7JkCSCljEx-yc9M Been watching a few of his videos today, some pretty decent content

Clio maxi build manual specifies DowSil 732 which is what I used, Loctite 5980 is fine too

I'm in two minds whether to camp solo or get a hotel/lodge for a few nights.. I kind of like the idea of getting the Mrs and kid to follow me down in her car with extra spares/tools etc rather than the chance of having a mechanical issue and being left stranded.

You did snap the tang off the end of the coil once it was inserted didn't you?

I would change it, pull the cap, re seal it and a fresh seal, just make sure the crank is clean where the seal sits and use a proper seal driver to make sure it goes in square.

First 50 miles done today without any snags, taking it easy just varying revs/load and engine braking. Feels good to be out in it again. Remember how horrible the seating position is though, I'll have to do something about that this summer Looked good from the window of the gym this morning

Standard head, cams, pistons and rods? Maybe £1k for the long block if it's cosmetically nice too, £800 for the turbo kit and £600 for the ECU

They took the bumper off to paint it, but I did leave the car with them. They did the bumper, side strips, and door bullets. I dropped it off on Sunday evening before I went back to work and he had it done by Wednesday

I think I'd rather have a freshly painted bumper thats not a 100% match than one that's peppered with chips and scratches. I had my back bumper painted, edge to edge with the tailgate and rear quarters you'd never know, the match is perfect, they charged me £280 all in.

Stick some UV dye in the header tank and find the leak with a blacklight. I used the Ring kit to find this tiny leak on my Ducati

I don't off the top of my head, I've got a box of assorted dowtys in the garage, worth having one for things like this

I had the same thing, nipped it up and it stopped but I think it's still weeping a tiny bit. I'm going to remove the fitting again and replace the supplied copper crush washer with a dowty washer

Got my new steering wheel fitted today Feels so much nicer than the OEM wheel, and matches the interior really well. And fitted a new 3rd brake light from Barthel auto solutions There was actually some sight of the sun in the sky today, roll on 1st of march when I can start using it.

I'm going to try to get out to as many meets/events this year, would be good to see some other NE Clio people there. Weeknight meetings at the car barn once a month through the spring/summer. https://www.facebook.com/share/191DxCAar1/ https://www.carbarn.co.uk/drivers-club.html Pistonheads...

I'm hoping this will be my first one, I'm not aware of the location history TBF 👍

Teeside autodrome? Croft would be good too for us non-southerners, but there's something on there that day

Cadwell park would be class..

B4's are just OEM equivalent shocks, nothing special. No better or worse than other pattern shocks like KYB etc. EBC brake pads are shite, there's much better pads out there

Not going to lie, that looks awful. There's some half decent looking single din car play/android auto head units out there