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Bit of an update as i know a few have been actually reading this top to bottom at the moment. not good but it will be eventually i just know it...
i went to rotherham on monday (from manchester) to pick up what was meant to be a newish laguna carrier.... it was in worse state off a 2008 laguna than mine on my 2004 megane... I nearly decked the prick, but hey ho that wouldnt sort anything.
I found out today too that the actual spacer from the carrier (which I need) is a dieppe part only order with a backlog. I sighed writing that lol.
My mate at Renault who always looks after me has ordered one though so its on its way from dieppe, should only take about 4 years to get here.
to cheer myself up i cut big holes in the plastic covers that sit over the top of the suspension unit today though. i can get a pic but i doubt anyone is that arsed lol. it means if i want to adjust levels, which i will, i can keep the plastic cover in place and adjust with the tool (KW's dint come with kn0bs or levers)
so the parts on order, I'll getr a sunny day this week and replace the thermostat and hoover it, its not been sat in since nov 12th 2010. :|
i went to rotherham on monday (from manchester) to pick up what was meant to be a newish laguna carrier.... it was in worse state off a 2008 laguna than mine on my 2004 megane... I nearly decked the prick, but hey ho that wouldnt sort anything.
I found out today too that the actual spacer from the carrier (which I need) is a dieppe part only order with a backlog. I sighed writing that lol.
My mate at Renault who always looks after me has ordered one though so its on its way from dieppe, should only take about 4 years to get here.
to cheer myself up i cut big holes in the plastic covers that sit over the top of the suspension unit today though. i can get a pic but i doubt anyone is that arsed lol. it means if i want to adjust levels, which i will, i can keep the plastic cover in place and adjust with the tool (KW's dint come with kn0bs or levers)
so the parts on order, I'll getr a sunny day this week and replace the thermostat and hoover it, its not been sat in since nov 12th 2010. :|
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Faaack. All that way for nothing.
Exactly what we joked about too. lol. I'm surprised you didn't crush him.
Exactly what we joked about too. lol. I'm surprised you didn't crush him.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
One thing down mate. Won't be long now!
Matt Cup
ClioSport Club Member
Leon Cupra
Bit of a shitter about the parts issue. Found a few of breakers here that you could get that spacer from.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260778775937
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Megan...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c553cd8b
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Megan...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41598c6543
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260778775937
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Megan...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c553cd8b
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Megan...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41598c6543
Feel like all I'm doing at the mo is putting up the same pictures, but alas progress is progress for 'the pride of the fleet'
cliospares came good with the caliper carrier i was after (thanks guys, great price too) truffs bought it over from doncaster and i test fitted it on monday...
disaster, the carrier was sat about 7 inches further round towards the top of the disk....
(and yes thats a brand new disk, oxygennnnnzzZz1!1!)
so i moaped about tiil today, realising the cars GOT to go to Birmingham this sunday/monday i had a play with it and realised it was for the otherside of the car and all i needed to do was unbolt the spacer from the carrier and turn it round.... DURRRR.
got my neighbour to hold it whilst i did it, talk about stuck on, tighter than a mouses ear.
eventually all off, rebuilt and ready for matt to check it on saturday before she goes south. exciteddddzzed.
left to do..
brake bleeding, fire her up and see how far 20 notes worth of vpower gets me to birmingham... joy.
cliospares came good with the caliper carrier i was after (thanks guys, great price too) truffs bought it over from doncaster and i test fitted it on monday...
disaster, the carrier was sat about 7 inches further round towards the top of the disk....
(and yes thats a brand new disk, oxygennnnnzzZz1!1!)
so i moaped about tiil today, realising the cars GOT to go to Birmingham this sunday/monday i had a play with it and realised it was for the otherside of the car and all i needed to do was unbolt the spacer from the carrier and turn it round.... DURRRR.
got my neighbour to hold it whilst i did it, talk about stuck on, tighter than a mouses ear.
eventually all off, rebuilt and ready for matt to check it on saturday before she goes south. exciteddddzzed.
left to do..
brake bleeding, fire her up and see how far 20 notes worth of vpower gets me to birmingham... joy.
Ok a big/small update....
the car made it down to b'ham after i'd taxed it and MOT'd it... so in essence its back. However on the journey the brakes failed on one side and the ride became that whereby the rear wanted to pull away from the rest of the car, i practically nursed it the whole way there, dangerous and not cool i know, luckily the roads were empty but i still got overtaken by caravans and lorries, shameful and embarressing.
Anyhoo it made it to btm and is there now having its guts ripped out. Fred and Sam are using the car as a platform to launch Potatoworks... The hardcore/pikey arm of BTM. yes I'm scared too.
Regardless, as of now there is just under 7 days till the car will go to france, put it this way it'll be on a french campsite this time next week. It might need a new engine, it might be a case of new head and bits, until its opened up throughout the next few days I dont know. What I do know is that its having a rediculously lairy full racing livery for lemans, official sponsorship from various companies who I'll obviously thank when the time is right and a few cheeky additions....
oh and some new studs and nuts from tweeks today (burpspeed eat your heart out) Thanks again to BTM for relaying the cars specifics so i could order in an idiot proof way
told you I wouldnt give up on her, if you see her before i do next week, be nice to her! Mega update coming asap
the car made it down to b'ham after i'd taxed it and MOT'd it... so in essence its back. However on the journey the brakes failed on one side and the ride became that whereby the rear wanted to pull away from the rest of the car, i practically nursed it the whole way there, dangerous and not cool i know, luckily the roads were empty but i still got overtaken by caravans and lorries, shameful and embarressing.
Anyhoo it made it to btm and is there now having its guts ripped out. Fred and Sam are using the car as a platform to launch Potatoworks... The hardcore/pikey arm of BTM. yes I'm scared too.
Regardless, as of now there is just under 7 days till the car will go to france, put it this way it'll be on a french campsite this time next week. It might need a new engine, it might be a case of new head and bits, until its opened up throughout the next few days I dont know. What I do know is that its having a rediculously lairy full racing livery for lemans, official sponsorship from various companies who I'll obviously thank when the time is right and a few cheeky additions....
oh and some new studs and nuts from tweeks today (burpspeed eat your heart out)
Thanks again to BTM for relaying the cars specifics so i could order in an idiot proof waytold you I wouldnt give up on her, if you see her before i do next week, be nice to her! Mega update coming asap
Evo 5 RS
shed
Love it fella, good meeting you. Here's hoping the engine not be fooked' ..prolly just needs some TLC lol
Love it fella, good meeting you. Here's hoping the engine not be fooked' ..prolly just needs some TLC lol
the studs not look strong? I'm lost, they are motorsport spec!!!1!
thankyou, i'll stay well out of your way and be quiet, well i'll try to be...
you can ride down with one of us if its gonaa be a bugger of a journey x
thankyou, i'll stay well out of your way and be quiet, well i'll try to be...
awesome naith. might be seeing you in lemans
will have to ride there on the back of my mates motorbike though.
you can ride down with one of us if its gonaa be a bugger of a journey x
Evo 5 RS
Oh lol
thats a brilliant compression ratio!
could you be abit more detailed in your descriptions please, pictures to have a small black border in too.
tsk.
i'll shurrup.
