12valver
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Looks far better on the slabs 
[Edited on 15-10-2010 by 12valver]
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MatthewR
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looks nice on the new wheels mate, look forward to more progress
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Martin W
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got he conversion done today, didnt go for any disks too fancy because your not even gonna see the disks behind the wheel.
standard 1.4 brakes:
http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/mwebb15_2006/?action=view¤t=d2db05ce.jpg
in the process :
finished article:
http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/mwebb15_2006/?action=view¤t=0a3c5de8.jpg
my depo's arrivied today aswell, ill post a pic up in the light tomorrow.
[Edited on 27-10-2010 by deadliner]
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Martin W
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this is what happened last night:
i was driving on the motorway tonight doing about 70mph , looking in the rear view mirror as you do, all of a sudden i cant see anything out of it, white smoke which i can only discribe as dense as a house fire pouring out my exhaust. let the gas off cars are trying to get through this big smoke cloud. manage to get off onto the hard shoulder, pop the bonnet up, but the head gasket hasnt blown as i expected. oil is just normal black. call a bloke i know who works for a recovery company, who comes to pick it up. he tells me to drive it up to the next junction cause its too dangerous to put on the vrs ( ramp ) in the dark with cars going that speed. anyway, as i do, the smoke gets less and less till eventually the isnt any. by the time we pull over its back to normal? on the way back with him following i notice the tappets are going like mad, which they never do. keep drivng and after about 10 minutes they go back to normal too? exhaust is still black with the oil, but the cars not smoking and is driving normally.
however tonight , i put some solution into the oil which is supposed to stop a oil leak. do you think this has caused the big oil dump or do you think its a engine problem, as i say the cars working 100% again as i drove it back.
seems 100% normal after a oil change, i think we eput it too much of the solution to stop leaks and it was burning it all off.
got the back mudflaps on, which is looking good, and a black trim for the kick plates. picutres tomorrow hopefully.
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Martin W
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how it looking at the moment:
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nick_sri
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looks mint with the slabs 
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Piér
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That looks sick with the slabs on mate would love some for mine but don't think they will go with brocade 
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hazzacorsa
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nice mate good work
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AlexW
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Are them pads only on half the disc?!!!
Smoke could of it just been burning it off. Keep a eye on the oil level and the coolant.
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Martin W
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
Are them pads only on half the disc?!!!
Smoke could of it just been burning it off. Keep a eye on the oil level and the coolant.
seems it, thats exactly what came off the tigra, same size disks , same calipers, now you come to mention it, it does look a bit odd, i better look into that
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Jamie-C
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Looks nice mate!
Is that lowered 60mm?
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AlexW
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Deffo look into it! The caliper looks too far out for some reason though, Dont seem right at all!
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Martin W
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Looks nice mate!
Is that lowered 60mm?
yes mate lowered 60mm looking to go 80mm on the back soon though
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DansCorsaSXi
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Looking good dude 
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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Generation
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Looks more like 40mm to me. Looks good though
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Martin W
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no mate, defo 60mm on jamex shocks.
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Martin W
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
Deffo look into it! The caliper looks too far out for some reason though, Dont seem right at all!
took the wheel off today and realised what ive done. the brakes on my car are correct, but the picture shows the 288mm disks i was going to put on orignally , only to find they wouldnt fit, i went down a size , but never took any pictures of it, hence why ive shown that picture in mistake. thank god for that 
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Martin W
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quote:
Originally posted by DansCorsaSXi
Looking good dude
cheers 
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AlexW
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quote:
Originally posted by deadliner
quote:
Originally posted by AW06
Deffo look into it! The caliper looks too far out for some reason though, Dont seem right at all!
took the wheel off today and realised what ive done. the brakes on my car are correct, but the picture shows the 288mm disks i was going to put on orignally , only to find they wouldnt fit, i went down a size , but never took any pictures of it, hence why ive shown that picture in mistake. thank god for that
LMFAO 
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Martin W
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
quote:
Originally posted by deadliner
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Originally posted by AW06
Deffo look into it! The caliper looks too far out for some reason though, Dont seem right at all!
took the wheel off today and realised what ive done. the brakes on my car are correct, but the picture shows the 288mm disks i was going to put on orignally , only to find they wouldnt fit, i went down a size , but never took any pictures of it, hence why ive shown that picture in mistake. thank god for that
LMFAO
tell me about it, im glad i dont have dodgy brakes though haha
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Martin W
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got this through the post yesterday ready to fit this weekend:
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AlexW
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4-1? Nasty.
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Martin W
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
4-1? Nasty.
indeed it is
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Martin W
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yesterday i thought id fit my new manifold, got out there nice and early thinking it shouldnt be too much of a job. jacked the car up , and started to take the SAI off as the new maniford didnt cater for it.
took a little while to get this off but wasnt a problem.
next was to undo the nuts on the top of the manifold and the two bolts connecting it to the cat. with great difficulty i managed to get it out of the engine bay.
put them up against eachother they look good.
get the other one all bolted in, turn the key, and a tank like noise erupts. its blowing like fuck!
Find out where its blowing from and take it round the block. any sort of bump in the road you hear this metal noise, and im thinking great manifolds hitting the floor.
so after all that put the old manifold back on the car and chuck the stainless on ebay. what a waste of a weekend!
looking at getting a 4-2-1 next which will not hit the floor hopefully .
[Edited on 14-11-2010 by deadliner]
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Generation
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Mine hit the floor for few miles (4-2-1) and now its scraped enough of, it doesnt.
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