Nic Barnes
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tow bar ordered
boot liner ordered
new inlet pipe from filter ordered
stuff to get/do
paint for headlamp panel and boot floor
primer
lacquer
swap rear tyres on to the black mo's
sort out the back coil overs so they can be raised up
think thats about it.
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Nic Barnes
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pvs preparations well underway
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Dale
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haha good prep Nic, be good to see it in person and have a chat! you bringing BMW down too??
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Nic Barnes
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yeah, although i will provide warning it photographs better than it is in real life lol.
bmw will be towing the corsa down indeed, well, if the tow bar arrives in time that is only ordered it last night.
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Nic Barnes
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Rose jointed tie bar and bottom arm set up on its way for Wednesday. Not sure I will have the time to get it fitted and set up properly though which will be a shame.
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Nic Barnes
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got a new bit of hose to go from the air filter to the turbo in red instead of the black.
tow bar has arrived for the bmw. got the removable type.
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Nic Barnes
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Tow bar done was a lot easier than the vectra. Sadly, canbus means I've got no electrics. Bastard newer cars. Need to purchase a box thing to run it at a really cheap price of £140. Lovely. Really happy about that. Really.
This pvs trip is becoming too expensive and not enough time to do everything.
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corsadonk
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Shit man, that is a right piss take.
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corsadonk
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Is this any good?
http://www.towsure.com/product/Towbar_Smart_Bypass_Wiring_Kit_for_Multiplex_Systems_Twin_N_amp_SType
[Edited on 02-06-2012 by corsadonk]
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Nic Barnes
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Bang on mate the single one is what I'm after. Way bloody cheaper. Ordered just hope it lands in time pmsl
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corsadonk
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Happy to help.
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Nic Barnes
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http://www.towsure.c...ms_Single_NType
they do a single one, thats the one I've gone for.
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Nic Barnes
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managed to get one from halfords, see if it works alright. will send that one back I've ordered if it does. at least I've got a few more days now to wire it up before i realise i need to buy the £150 one lol
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Nic Barnes
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new inlet pipe fitting. its always easy to fit it as its not as flexible as you'd think it should be so it becomes painful to attach it to the turbo.
on
trimmed to length. makes the filter sit straight as well instead of an angle like the black one did.
before
after. much better imho.
halfords trip for supplies. they had the tow bar can bus adapter relay device box thing in, so bought one to try it.
bumper and lights out.
mask that shit up
first splat of primer
same with removable centre bit
clean the filter in the meantime. hopefully get a bit of paint on it later.
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corsadonk
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Bloody hell, it's gonna be a full on trailer queen.
That box thing looks the same type of thing on that site.
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Nic Barnes
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never be a proper trailer queen only to places it needs to go that i couldn't stand driving it, or afford driving it to. its just the "in case it breaks" kinda thing. 260 ish miles to pod is probably a 3 and a bit tanks worth of fuel including doing some drag strip stuff compared to a tank in the bmw there and back. too much rust in places on it for it to be a show car. cumbrian back road slag it is.
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Nic Barnes
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bit of paint on it, looks loads better. will give it another later tonight then lacquer it before i go to sleep.
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Corsa_Sport21
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What sort of time's will you need to aim for to get into the Vauxhall TOTB team??
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Nic Barnes
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not really sure. as long as it does some time in the 11s that will do for me. far too many other massive spec cars set up for drag strips these days to compete with. i just aint got the cash no more. see what happens.
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Corsa_Sport21
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12.99 or less according to Vauxsport. Easy enough for you to crack that, but i suppose it just depends on what others crack that time and how many are quicker. I would think you would be in for a good shout though.
How many will be on the team do you know??
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Nic Barnes
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think there was 6 the last time i was at totb watching it. I'm game for trying the handling track as well at totb. but just depends on drag strip times.
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Cole
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If you don't break 11's at the pod then it's time to burn the car unless it breaks that is
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Nic Barnes
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keeping it regardless cole, still want to 4x4 it over winter. its not a drag car, or set up like one, so it will do what it will do. 12.0 from trail and kirkbride are fastest its ever done on an old air field.
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Darryl H
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4X4ing it??
That would be mental! I thought you were packing up on this after this year?
Planning to RWD mine very late in the future.
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Nic Barnes
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yeah id like a go at 4x4. a mate of mine has the stuff from a cavalier he broke, hopefully get it picked up after pvs and investigate it over winter time. will give up on totb and trying for more power as tbh its getting to the point where i can't drive it anymore, and thats not really what i want.
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