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Not welding it up. Tempted to just flog the f**king thing TBH.
tbh i would be very surprised if your hks parts are out of align... i would be going with one of the other parts... did you use assembly paste? if you got a cheap decat.... make sure the flanges are flat... and make sure its not your mani to turbo joint or turbo to elbow joint blowing... i would put money on turbo to elbow...
Hi temp siliconed (1200C) the turbo gaskets, downpipe to cat and back are normal gaskets, absolutely no need for assembly paste with those graphite gaskets.
It sounds like turbo gaskets, it's proper tractor noise.
It sounds like turbo gaskets, it's proper tractor noise.
i would either go with turbo to mani or turbo to elbow if you put the elbow on from under the car i always found you couldnt get enough power in the nuts to get a good grip plus banging the downpipe around while you try and bolt it up crushes and dislodges the gasket and makes them blow... im running vbands on my exhaust now... sooooo much easier...
Well it's all on studs so the gasket couldn't move far, but it was an absolute c**t to tighten up. Really can't be bothered to pull it all off and start again.
Going to be awkward as f**k slotting the whole thing in from the top like, not even sure it'll go in there but whatever. I'll get round to it when I have motivation, probably next summer.
Did it have a great big jutting out mount on the downpipe?
Not so bad then. Best get some new gaskets at some time then.
Been having a leaky boot problem (yes, another leak to go with the coolant & exhaust gases). I'd found loose rear lights the other week so nipped them up, checked again today and it was still leaking...
So I thought I'll have a look at the seal. Well, there isn't one, somebody has attempted to bond them in with some horrible flexible black gunk. The same gunk the front end was plastered in to hold the N/S sidelight, which is actually horrendous. So I managed to pull the light out, scrape it off and have siliconed it up.
Now I'm just waiting on some more turbo gaskets to sort the exhaust out. Can't wait to pull the turbo off again
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So I thought I'll have a look at the seal. Well, there isn't one, somebody has attempted to bond them in with some horrible flexible black gunk. The same gunk the front end was plastered in to hold the N/S sidelight, which is actually horrendous. So I managed to pull the light out, scrape it off and have siliconed it up.
Now I'm just waiting on some more turbo gaskets to sort the exhaust out. Can't wait to pull the turbo off again
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Was really soft, will be something like that.
Apparently the black gunk is what they're sealed with from the factory Sam. So not tigerseal.
Black tac as in the same company who makes blue tac?
My closest Nissan dealer is half Renault. But they're f**king useless lol.
A bit more niggle sorting this afternoon. Passenger sideskirt dropped off weeks ago, so with these...
I ended up with this (yes I know about spacers, money's tight this month again)...
To celebrate the success, I added some drifted stickers from the CMYK set to the rear window in support of drifted.com, because I love that site...
Next job is the turbo & thermostat leak, just waiting on new turbo gaskets. Will sort out the exhaust clearance whilst I'm at it too I reckon. Then there's an oil change to do because mine's gone ****ing horrible after 1k, so got some Fuchs 10w-50 coming from Opie. I might get a chance to enjoy it before winter fully sets in too!
I ended up with this (yes I know about spacers, money's tight this month again)...
To celebrate the success, I added some drifted stickers from the CMYK set to the rear window in support of drifted.com, because I love that site...
Next job is the turbo & thermostat leak, just waiting on new turbo gaskets. Will sort out the exhaust clearance whilst I'm at it too I reckon. Then there's an oil change to do because mine's gone ****ing horrible after 1k, so got some Fuchs 10w-50 coming from Opie. I might get a chance to enjoy it before winter fully sets in too!
Was meant to sort it this weekend, got pissed Friday night and thought f**k it instead. Spacers are way down the list, really want the s**tty standard brakes off. Thing is, the ABS is playing up. To delete that it's even more s**t I need to buy, on top of all the stuff I want braking wise.
Evo 6, E92 320d
Kind of glad i got one with all that done, if you can pick up a set of 350z brembos i can highly recommend then.
Well, I have R33 GTS-T Front Calipers, braided hoses, R33 GTS-T rear calipers, handbrake mechs and hub arm thingys (where the control arms & bearings go) sat in the garage waiting ATM. They need a rebuild, and I'll convert the skyline hub arm things to non-HICAS and polybush them.
However, I still need discs & pads all round, I want Project Mu Pads & Brembo Plain Discs.
Saying that, there's a set of Front Evo 8 Brembo Calipers for sale ATM which are very tempting, but can't afford them at the time being. Plus I'd need new front lines, adaptor plates, discs & pads, and even standard Evo brake stuff is more expensive than what I'd use with the R33 calipers.
However, I still need discs & pads all round, I want Project Mu Pads & Brembo Plain Discs.
Saying that, there's a set of Front Evo 8 Brembo Calipers for sale ATM which are very tempting, but can't afford them at the time being. Plus I'd need new front lines, adaptor plates, discs & pads, and even standard Evo brake stuff is more expensive than what I'd use with the R33 calipers.
trust me if you fit the skyline parts and you can cook a set of plain discs with mu's you will be braking really f**king hard... i was on a run way on an air field and did a 140-0 stop with mu's on stock calipers and plain discs and they didnt fade... there was a 350z with red stuff pads and he went sailing past...
i would run ds2500's or whatever they are up front and mu's on the back on stock calipers if it was me but if your going for the drum handbrake... i would run some pretty basic pads on the back and mu's or ds2500's front... the mu's will produce alot of dust and dont last a huge amount of time... bit overkill unless your tracking it or doing streeto...
i would run ds2500's or whatever they are up front and mu's on the back on stock calipers if it was me but if your going for the drum handbrake... i would run some pretty basic pads on the back and mu's or ds2500's front... the mu's will produce alot of dust and dont last a huge amount of time... bit overkill unless your tracking it or doing streeto...
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Those Regas are sex.
I'm tough on brakes Malice, and it will be getting a bit of tracktime. They're only the "fast road" spec pad, not the more track biased pads. I'd of thought DS2500s were more track biased.
Thanks Chris. Seen another set in Ireland that I'd like for spare, just need pennies!
Thanks Chris. Seen another set in Ireland that I'd like for spare, just need pennies!
This is true, but my savings are bare, my bank is bare, and I'd rather not have my anus torn apart. Plus it looks like they're pretty much sold now.
Very cheap for what they are, not surprised they sold so quick!
i use ds2500's on my rx7 and i wont be going near a track lol bit wooden for the first press but im driving slowly for the first 10 mins anyway but after first stop they work very well...
i had the mu d1 pads
they were awesome!You have 400+bhp to stop though, track or no track . Thing is, with pads like that you end up with discs being consumed quicker than the pads. Been there with the ZR.
. Thing is, with pads like that you end up with discs being consumed quicker than the pads. Been there with the ZR.LOL Sam.
I broked it. All my own fault, involving 2 kerbs on some private land. What's done is done.
So anyway, the death toll so far is...
Rest seems to have held up to the smash at least.
Plan is to probably put the front wheels on the rear, and put standards up front. To get it back on the road I can't decide whether to swap all the control arms back to the originals, or just the outer toe arms. Already have 2 lower arms waiting to fit.
Anyway, something for you all to gawp at
A fair bit of Positive Camber
Driver's side (took the main brunt)
Passenger Side
Outer Toe arm physically bent on driver's side.
Passenger Lower Arm
Driver's Lower Arm (The Worst bent)
CV Grease all over on the O/S.
So there you have it, broken. All my own fault, not whinging about it, just manning up and getting on with it.
I broked it. All my own fault, involving 2 kerbs on some private land. What's done is done.
So anyway, the death toll so far is...
- 2 x Desmond Regamasters in 17x9 ET38 (I need some!)
- 2x Rear Lower Arms
- 2 x Outer Toe Arms
- A lot of CV grease
Rest seems to have held up to the smash at least.
Plan is to probably put the front wheels on the rear, and put standards up front. To get it back on the road I can't decide whether to swap all the control arms back to the originals, or just the outer toe arms. Already have 2 lower arms waiting to fit.
Anyway, something for you all to gawp at
A fair bit of Positive Camber
Driver's side (took the main brunt)
Passenger Side
Outer Toe arm physically bent on driver's side.
Passenger Lower Arm
Driver's Lower Arm (The Worst bent)
CV Grease all over on the O/S.
So there you have it, broken. All my own fault, not whinging about it, just manning up and getting on with it.
Aye I've heard.
