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Author Mica Sport 1.8 16v - Road To Billing :)
Chris F
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24th Jul 11 at 13:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.6 sump baffle touched cranks on turn over!
Having to source 1.8 stuff in a rush!

Alex has the car till friday, See you at tvl
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24th Jul 11 at 13:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What do you need? I might have some spares.
Chris F
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24th Jul 11 at 13:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by willay
What do you need? I might have some spares.


u2ud mate
.Matt
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Take the baffle plate out
AlexW
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Not happy doing it like that.
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I meant as a temp soloution,

cant you beat it down where it hits
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Thats what I had to do when I fitted the NE baffle to the XE as the crank touched the baffle too.
Chris F
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Yeah it seams alot of xe's do it!
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25th Jul 11 at 18:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Manifold and downpipe found!
another 1.8 pickup from lovely willay!

MC is getting done tonight/tmrw too!

My hope is restored:
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Hope you are paying Alex well glad it is workin out for you dude
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Car is fucking cursed.
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Whats up now?
AlexW
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Master cylinder is the wrong one!
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AlexW
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Bad bay pic, Its not finished or tidy yet!


Before I started stripping....


Stripped



New (Well, Old, New to this car)


Fail - M10 fittings on the car vs M10 on the cylinder


Will refit old tomorrow. Sorry lads, I can't say I didn't try to sort the issue, Will deffo try for another.
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Gonna be honest, I've not read through the whole thread, and only started recently

Whats the issue with the MC?

Still likely to be done for TVL?

[Edited on 25-07-2011 by djgritt]
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25th Jul 11 at 21:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
chop the old nuts off reflair pipes with ones that came on it?
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was going to say exactly what steve said

job jobbed
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quote:
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Gonna be honest, I've not read through the whole thread, and only started recently

Whats the issue with the MC?

Still likely to be done for TVL?


The issue with MC is the pedal don't return enough to switch off the brake lights, Will be at TVL.

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chop the old nuts off reflair pipes with ones that came on it?


Don't have the time to fuck about with it really, Plus theres the chance this MC is fucked aswell.
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what makes u think the new MC is fucked?

Would take a few minutes to chop off the old ones and fit some new ones on
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I didn't say I think its fucked, I said theres the chance it is, its used obviously and its been sat around for about a year.
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Ah i see. surely its still worth a go though if his brakes are as bad as it sounds?
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Feck all wrong with them other than it having V6's and causing a shit pedal like that.
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I have v6 brakes fitted and my pedals fine.

this has an issue with the pedal coming back up doesnt it? u have to put your foot under the pedal and lift it up?

Sorry if im wrong, just thought i read that somewhere
Chris F
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That is right, but it's so slight it barly moves the light switch! It doesnt eat pads or discs!

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