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205tom
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11th Feb 08 at 00:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Started off with buying some new springs which were ment to take the wee frenchie down 55mm but after fitting them it lowered it the same 30mm it was lowered before,so now i have two pairs of the same spring so...........lets get the grinder on a set

Started out with the worlds longest extension lead





the usual suspects


Quick check to make sure its french


Let the fun begin



only took one coil off the tighter progressive side so ride is the same only bout 8mm lower so mite chop another off

.dean. in work shocker


And Greggsi's new 800bhp bonnet fitted
BluKoo
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11th Feb 08 at 00:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lovin the 205! Its cool!

Is the '800 bhp' bonnet just black, or carbon?
IvIarkgraham
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11th Feb 08 at 00:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks carbon
little_duke
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11th Feb 08 at 00:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice gsi
205tom
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11th Feb 08 at 00:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
carbon but the pins have lost there springs so being helped along with cableties
BluKoo
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11th Feb 08 at 00:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by little_duke
nice gsi


Agreed. Looks good with the sxi wheels.
Steve
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11th Feb 08 at 01:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not a good idea cutting springs, can fracture the structure and make them weaker, as well as altering the poundage also they are designed so the last ring sits flat in the cup, so they might not be sat quite right, will probably be ok, but its a bit of a shit bodge

[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Steve]
205tom
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11th Feb 08 at 01:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats why its called bodge
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11th Feb 08 at 01:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
not a good idea cutting springs, can fracture the structure and make them weaker, as well as altering the poundage also they are designed so the last ring sits flat in the cup, so they might not be sat quite right, will probably be ok, but its a bit of a shit bodge

[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Steve]


I agree with Steve. Springs aren't made to be cut. Buy new ones matey!
.dean.
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11th Feb 08 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


[Edited on 11-02-2008 by .dean.]
Planty02
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11th Feb 08 at 11:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cut springs

[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Planty02]
Mike GSi
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11th Feb 08 at 11:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
did u clamp the springs first?
should have heated and squashed them.
Daimo B
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11th Feb 08 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cut springs.

The boyracer of boyracer mods to make the car "slammin innit".....

I've never seen any cut springs snap, ever....*Sarcasm*...... Still, if your happy to run the risk of ruining the car for a set of £50 springs then up to you guys.

[Edited on 11-02-2008 by VXR]
drbeansri
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11th Feb 08 at 14:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also can get fined for this.
205tom
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11th Feb 08 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hah cant believe its bein taken so serious,its only a bodge on a spare set of springs to see what its like,and yes dean loves his riggers
chapcorsa
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11th Feb 08 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks good with my old bonnet on now greg!
205tom
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did you touch it up with permanent marker chap?
mwg
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11th Feb 08 at 14:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should of put them in a vice, heated them up then tightened the vice up
richc
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11th Feb 08 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Makes the car bounce aswell
.dean.
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11th Feb 08 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
end of the day its a french nail! ftw lol
mattk
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11th Feb 08 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seemed ok in warringtton last night
VegasPhil
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11th Feb 08 at 19:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cut Springs! Get in

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
GregGsi
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16th Feb 08 at 22:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanx ple its all good fun lol

BHP vaux
Robin
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16th Feb 08 at 23:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
also they are designed so the last ring sits flat in the cup


only in newer cars, the ones in my mk1 weren't flat at the ends.

quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
did u clamp the springs first?
should have heated and squashed them.


heat destroys springs, cutting doesn't.

quote:
Originally posted by drbeansri
also can get fined for this.


only if they don't seat correctly.

cut springs aren't a problem, they're not ideal, but I've seen oval racers running on them with no issues.......
Nick-S
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18th Feb 08 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i wish i cuda bin there, looked fun

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