SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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oh i see, soz was just skim reading it
well all the best with the rebuild, should be good with the R1 carbs
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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s'all good.  i hope it does as well...had too much wasted effort so far with this...
well, here is my new manifold for the carbs anyhows. Second one in 2 years from bogg bros, and again i am superbly pleased with the quality.
Happy days!
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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top notch welding ther, cant fault it from what im seeing, bet that cost top dollar
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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indeed...around about £200.
quality on my other one though is superb, and im expecting no less from this one!
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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well, i treated it to a wash and gave it a polish with some poorboys products that a friend has got. am most definitely impressed with the results...looks stunning.
Got a few photos...not the best location but i didnt have time to get to a properly decent one im afraid.
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chrex
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Update
Well, i thought i would give a quick update, and probably the last one whilst the 8v is in the car. i am picking the engine up tomorrow, all going well...and so by tomorrow night i want ancillaries stripped and the front in the air. Wed i can go and get ball joints and track rod ends and other bits from motor factors as i get paid, then get back, drop the engine...do some angle grinding, and other tidying things...and then get the XE in there. Woo!!
Shouldnt take too long to sort. I bought some Millers CRO 10w/40 competition running in oil from tweeks today, so thats the first 500 miles of bedding in...
should have pics of it all next update.
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Ollie_B
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Good stuff, never seen this round pensby i'll keep an eye out!
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chrex
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been on the road almost a year now...but i dont spend much time in pensby tbh. More likely to see me in bromborough.
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andyc1234
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where did you get the harder front springs from fella
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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eibach sprintline kit...
i bought the four springs and just used the fronts...sold the rears on.
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Generation
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Just read all of this, and i am amazed by the commitment you have for this car! well done
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FruitBooTeR
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Only just got round to reading this months TV last night an spotted your car in there! congrats
Looking good anyway mate cant wait to see progress of the xe going in
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philip2
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should be in by now, unless adams too pissed and there munchin bacon butties dicking about
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marklawton
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Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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hmm, might pop up in a min, see how there getting on
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gez bay
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well done on the hall of fame feature buddy 
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Adam-D
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there is updates,
old one is out, new one is in-ish.
small setback, chris will fill you all in, nothing major, well. it is but isn't
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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thanks for all the responses guys. i am doing a big update as we speak...will be done in about 5 mins once i've sorted the photos.
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
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so where is the update? two hours gone now..
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chrex
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
so where is the update? two hours gone now..
sorry...my antivirus program killed the gateway whilst it delat with a trojan, and then i had to resize photos so they would upload.
Didnt realise people were anxious to read...
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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well what a fun day i've had...
Firstly...lets get one thing out the way...the XE is in! After getting home late with it last night, i left it in the car and went to bed. It was still being lugged about this morn when i went out at half 8 to begin my parts haul (having been paid last night), and the car was on its arse throughout (with the arches scraping on the tyres)
So, once i was back (about 10ish), adam and i were able to crack on with getting things done. So, up the car went and bits were removed as rapidly as always.
And before long, the engine was ready to come out, so out came the engine crane, and it was on the deck
Now, after we had come in and had tidied up and had tea, i was looking through the photo's and realised i hadn't taken any photos of the engine mounted up...and it was dark by then. So will have to get all that sorted tomorrow when im in the bay again and its light.
The bulkhead has been 'modified' a bit, both to enable spacing for carbs and to get some air flowing through the bay, and the battery tray ground out too (adam had a half hour of fun there - and managed to set a cloth on fire...twice!).
Unfortunately, as is always the case, there was a setback. I had bought late spec front lower arms earlier in the year, and they didnt line up because of the holes being spaced differently. And i thought i'd cracked it when i picked up the ball joints this morning...but no...because the tie rods are still early type aren't they!? Genious...
So yea, i will have to go to the scrappy tomorrow to get the tie rods. yey...
I am hoping i can give you an 'its running' update tomorrow...and maybe drivable after the exhaust is sorted on friday.
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marklawton
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went past about 30 mins ago and noticed it was still up in the air. your slacking boys, lol
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dan-sport
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good fast progress mate, which mine was this fast haha can't wait to read "its running"
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chrex
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you drove past without stopping!? 
well i am hammered, and its dark! I will be on it first thing tomorrow and getting things all hooked up.
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daymoon
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sweeeeeeeeeeet
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Adam-D
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You might not have pics of it mounted, but i sure as hell did
me.,,,
battery tray and some bulkhead
and erm, sort of in,,,,.
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