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Ollie's Silver Cup - JMS RS2/Wilwood/2118

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Was everything you used in the polishing kit you bought?
 
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Daz. said:
Was everything you used in the polishing kit you bought?
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Yes mate. The kit included the DAS-6 polisher, compounding pad, polishing pad, finishing pad, course compound polish, fine compound polish. :)
 
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Just read through this log. Love the work you've done and the choice of mods.

Looking forward to see how you get on with the RS2 manifold
 
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Returned home from work this afternoon to find my AD08's have been delivered. :D

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There's still a little bit of life in my Parada's yet, but these were on special offer from blackcircles/tesco tyres.

So, I thought I may as well get them now and have them ready.

1276 tesco clubcard points from them too ;) :rasp:
 
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Hoping they'll be very good.

From comments/reviews I've read, it seems they're in another league to the Parada's, which tbh I've been really happy with! :)
 
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I got them from Tesco tyres, however, the price has gone up slightly from when I ordered (Wednesday night) :S

Very good service, as it's just through black circles, but with clubcard points.

I paid £312 for the 4 tyres :)
 
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Those tyres look good, hopefully they won't have side Walls made out of cheese like the spec-2's (I'm too use to R888' steel sidewall)
 
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I must admit im loving this thread! Ive currently got a ph1 172 and cannot decide wether to sell up and get a ph2 or just cam it.. I think i need dodo in my life aswell..Car looks awesome
 
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chrispy.clio said:
Those tyres look good, hopefully they won't have side Walls made out of cheese like the spec-2's (I'm too use to R888' steel sidewall)
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The AD08's have steel sidewalls :)

Looking forward to using them tbh.

rhysbartley said:
cant wait for the rs2 to arrive. been following this thread since i joined.
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Should be this morning. :evil:

Clumpy172 said:
I must admit im loving this thread! Ive currently got a ph1 172 and cannot decide wether to sell up and get a ph2 or just cam it.. I think i need dodo in my life aswell..Car looks awesome
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Thanks! :)

If you were going down the cammed route, you could consider the JMS RS2 intake also.
 
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Sadly, no delivery this morning :( probably with it being Saturday.

Assuming it was collected from JMS yesterday as planned, hopefully it'll arrive Monday. :)
 
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Have you used a machine polisher before mate? Just wondering, because I'm interested in the same kit that you bought and your results look goooooood!

love the car btw and with a RS2 will be epic :)
 
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chrispy.clio said:
I get post on sat & Sunday sometimes! Very weird.
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Tom said he''ll track it and let me know when he has a chance :)

chriscummins7 said:
Have you used a machine polisher before mate? Just wondering, because I'm interested in the same kit that you bought and your results look goooooood!

love the car btw and with a RS2 will be epic :)
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No, I've never used one before.

I followed the guide over on detailing world (very comprehensive, explaining and showing every step).

Basically, it tells you to start with as light a polish/pad combination as possible and work up until you get the combination that works best.

Silent_Scone said:
Bummer when that happens :(
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Yep! Suppose it cannot be helped though.

Have to say, Tom pulled out all the stops to get my kit finished and assembled over the last couple of days. The purple bolts I asked for threw up a bit of a nightmare; after considering the options and deciding what to do, Tom sorted it very fast and efficiently. Brilliant service. :cool:



On another note, reversing down my mates drive this evening I cracked my carbon splitter; the drive was a bit too steep for the cup :dapprove:

Would the full pre-prep carbon one from steamline be more durable than the K-Tec ones?

I was just going to order a new K-Tec one in the week, but if steamline ones will be more durable, maybe I'll go for one of them instead. :)
 
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Sorry it hasn't arrived today mate, I would track it if I was at the workshop; when I find out more I will let you know.
 
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Thats one bang tidy motor mate, not jealous in any way lol.
11/10 :cool:
 
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Tom@JMS said:
Sorry it hasn't arrived today mate, I would track it if I was at the workshop; when I find out more I will let you know.
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No worries, mate. I appreciated you taking the time to reply earlier when you wern't at work. :)

I don't think anyone will deny couriers aren't always the most reliable service.

Hopefully they'll bring it on Monday. :)
 
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looks very nice pal alot of a effort gone into it and money spent. you live a couple doors from a very good friend of mine infact he has my old 16v rallye now. you may once or twice seen one of my cars out front of his.
 
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The rallye looks in fantastic condition; very impressed by it.

I'll keep an eye out for your Clio. :)
 
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I don't think any particular person makes a stronger or weaker CF splitter. If it's just scratched it then wet and dry sand it and buff it up with your da. Worked a treat on my splitter
 
I thought the streamline one was pre-preg moulded, whereas the k-tec was fibreglass covered in carbon. I'll have a look into it.

It's actually cracked it; it's taped up for now! Haha!
 
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Olly, what pads are you running at the moment? I'm planning on getting some made up. You have the superlite calipers correct?
 
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on my clio

i used a medium compund pad, with a swirl remover - 3 passes, starting at stage 1 to work it in, stepping up to just over stage 4 till the polish all breaks down

then i used a fine pad and compound for 1 pass, again at stage 1 then upto just over 4 till breakdown.

i spent 45 mins testing pads and compound mixes on a general swirling on my monaco, so hopefully, yours wont be far off that ;)
 
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dont hold your breath! hope it dont take much longer mate, cars looking ace!
 
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Silent_Scone said:
Olly, what pads are you running at the moment? I'm planning on getting some made up. You have the superlite calipers correct?
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I have the midilite calipers :)

These ones, running Ferodo DS2500 pads at the moment.

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Probably the best/closest photo I have of the caliper.
 
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Not really a big or important decision, but, replacing my damaged splitter...

I'm not sure whether to get another gloss finished carbon splitter, to match my front diamond.

Or, get a matt finished splitter and put the original silver/chrome diamond back on.

Thoughts? :approve:
 
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