Stephen
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have a look at this z vid extreme camber
Nope. Sorry. Il conceded that they are like go karts when you get a good one. However they are all such bland shapes like a roller skate, pretty much all are FWD and 4 poppers. Nothing exciting there, I see no more excitement in a civic type R than your nannas Micra.
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have a look at this z vid extreme camber
I hate civics, in fact any little hatch like that is dishwater IMO.
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bobgenie rebuild
Very chic. That will change things a touch. :cool:
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Turbo timer problem?!?!? Help!
Yeah, the fault comes when you park up and shut down a HOT engine. The interior of the turbo core is quite tight, where the housing is roasting the oil burns and eventually it all cokes up. If however you don't rag it and shut it off this won't occur. Just back off and drive gently, ie off boost for the last minute or two. Having your engine run for a minute or two after you arrive does the same, except you will have lower oil pressure, so the oil cooler won't be active and you arnt gaining the benefit of air cooling from driving along. The idea of walking away from a running car seems daft to me. Kinda a rice modification. Think about it, how many road cars have them from factory? Electric pumps that continue to circulate coolant, yeah but not ones that make you engine run for a few minutes unattended.
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bobgenie rebuild
Sequential?
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Turbo timer problem?!?!? Help!
It might not be a bad thing tbh. Does your insurance know it's fitted? Many companies really don't like them. There a bit a gimmick really and achieve nothing that can't be achieved by simply staying off boost for a minute or so towards the end of your drive.
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Will these fit 99 spec bumper
A definite no.
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Radiator cross member replacement, day one.
I've never had to but I can't say you won't. Depends if that line is a hicas line. Be worth tracing it.
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Radiator cross member replacement, day one.
I've drained mine more than once with no ill effect. You simply refill and rock the the wheel lock to lock till the bubbles stop. The hicas is more of a nuisance, but I doubt it will cause you grief. Crack on mate, small fish that one.
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have a look at this z vid extreme camber
That looks like it drives like sports car it was built to be. :wack:
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Look what I bumped into today.
Kinda looks like the average road here in Dorset. Tree lined, full of pot holes and on the wonk. A real patch work quilt of surfaces. There not pot holes dear taxpayer, they are reverse speed bumps.
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What did you do to your zed today?
Oh right didn't realise he did stuff like that. Where was that advertised?
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What did you do to your zed today?
Who?
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Little pre beaulieu meet
I might get away with this, I'm off that Thursday and Friday as the fishing season begins on the Thursday. Madams off work atm so I might be able to wangle the day out. Put me down as a maybe.
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Look what I bumped into today.
Tesco. There's more than that chunk. Google the ariel view.
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Look what I bumped into today.
I must admit I sat there for 5-10 minutes eating a sandwhich, thinking about the race cars with those old engines thundering their large displacement long stroke engines round the banking. Would of been a real sight in its day.
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Rusty rear inner sills ? How bad ?
I seem to remember you affectionately calling them "shit catchers".
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Look what I bumped into today.
I agree but once you see how much it's been butchered and built around you see how unworkable that is. - - - Updated - - - It's something that did cross my mind. Good place for a meet.
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Look what I bumped into today.
It is indeed the historic Brooklands circuit. This random chunk of it is inter sliced with modern roads. The museum was a stones throw away.
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Look what I bumped into today.
Il let it run a little while before I confirm. Yes a banked race track Russ.
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Look what I bumped into today.
Rolling along as I do for work I do occasionally find some cool stuff by accident. Today I found this; So let the guessing commence...it's Motorsport related. Hellraiser is exempt as he already knows the answer.
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Orange peel as standard?
This is when I can tell you've never met him. He's pretty noisey, you can't miss him when he arrives. Really? You found no reference?
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Orange peel as standard?
How has that escaped you? He never shuts up about the bloody thing :lol:
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Orange peel as standard?
Think that's my winter project this year.
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Rusty rear inner sills ? How bad ?
With proper tools you will be fine.