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after years of being away from this site I find myself back on it looking for a wee run around.
nice to know the infractions are still on my profile from yesteryear -cheers seb and yeah I still think youre a pr!ck :rasp:
few of the cars ive owned since being off here, current is the c63 which...
since it was such a sunny day in the shire yesterday i decided to give both cars a clean.
they've been sat outside for a while under the trees so paintwork was pretty poor and the council decided to resurface the road outside my house, so there were plenty spots of tar.
The clio was washed...
while the 911 is in getting a few bits and bobs done i got this to play with for a couple of days. only 1500 miles on the clock and the gear box is as tight as a mouses lug.
never been a fan of the cayman, i think the back end looks a bit daft. When you look in the wing mirrors all you can...
after a year and a bit of boring fiesta st ownership i picked this up the other day.
so far im well impressed - only issues i have is a bit of a worn bolster which will be replaces ASAP.
no mods planned as of yet - only cosmetics ;)
since the st looked like it decended from a tractor i decided to fit some lowering springs yesterday - the rears were reasonably simple but the fronts were a right pain in the ass!
then since i was on a roll decided to fit the coilovers to teg today - pretty straight forward except it took me...
bought a fiesta st last week as a daily run around.....
looked at several options - 197 amongst others. however mainly bought this as i dont want to spend £'s on modifying it, although it defo needs lowering a tad.
the integra is such an imprectical car for luging about a mountain bike and...
the wilwoods were looking a bit tired, so took them off and gave them a make over. took me ages to do the writing in yellow but well worth the effort. Colour coded the side badges yellow too. :)
slammed her another 15 mm at the front and 20mm at the back - but i think it needs to go lower at...
after all the ups and downs ive finally got the car more or less how i want her.....
added a couple of more samco's the other day and i really dont think theres much else i can do now.
just a few of pics.
car was on the rollers the other night.....
after the problems ive had the figures are slighlty lower than i expected but its better than standard! got a few fueling problems im gonna get sorted up here at dastek in scotland, running slightly rich and lean over the rev range at certain points...
finally last week i got my baby back!
not gonna go into the problems ive had, but shes been away a long time....
still to be mapped for power after the engine has been run in. full engine rebuild has been done, 182 manifold, valves etc relapped. new clutch. a lot of work has been done so...
im looking for new wheel studs for the clio as the old ones are a bit of a mess....
does anyone know what size? im sure theyre m12 but whats the length? dont have the car at the moment to check either....
cheers
stoddie
just a few pics....
deep sea divers 100m under the north sea still supporting england!
taken yesterday near gannet c platform from DSV Rockwater 1 where im working at the moment - were also on sky news today.
pretty cool......
any body know any decent bodyshops in fife/edinburgh?
arnold clarke in queensferry road used to do my stuff, however their policy has changed and will only paint stuff that they have bought in! w@nkers!
need to get a cup spoiler painted.....
any body know any decent bodyshops in fife/edinburgh?
arnold clarke in queensferry road used to do my stuff, however their policy has changed and will only paint stuff that they have bought in! w@nkers!
need to get a cup spoiler painted.....
morning!
can anyone tell me if theres a speed pulse on a mk1 172 somewhere behind the radio slot?
i know theres one somewhere according to mr haynes....
any info would be great!
cheers
stoddie
quick question guys....
will an alpine head unit slot straight in to the connector or do i need one of these iso adaptors?
cheers in advance.
stoddie :)
would like to say a big thanks to everyone at GDI for baby sitting the car for the last 6 weeks! and for the great effort that was put into sorting out everything i asked for!
well impressed with the overall change and its great fun to drive - 5 hours from GDI to Fife! with one petrol...
hi guys,
i know its probably been posted before in the past but i cant find it!
this is what i have:
megs scratch x
megs step 1, 2 and 3
megs #80
megs#81
4" orange pad
4" white pad
orange 6" pads
white 6" pads
black 6" pad
red 5" pad
the car is silver with some swirls that i...
just a few updated pics....
still waiting on the galfer discs coming from GDI - hopefully this week.... :o
think it needs to be a bit lower at the front - a job for next week!
well seeing as its sunday and cold outside i thought id do an easy job!
got some mk2 172 lights to fit my mk1 172
job was a good one until i decided to test them - was like a mobile disco! everything flashing! :o
im sure i remember an old thread on here about swapping wires? anybody any...