Doldy
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Awesome project, saw you on the cruise cumbria website. My mate TOM has a diesel fiesta zetec-s is on there too. Said he know you. He now has a Fiesta ST500 though...
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Nic Barnes
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yeah know who you mean. he is a mate of someone i work with. i dont really know him.
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Nic Barnes
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old bushes
new nylon ones. my random mate slick bent the part of the linkage that was touching the steering rack then re-fitted it all. gear change is much nicer. had been fair sloppy for a while. bushes were fairly perished, so all is sort of well. all gears back and stuff.
not sure what to do with it next. possibly do the poly bushes next month.
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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Linkage bushes make such a difference don't they 
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Nic Barnes
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indeed. piece of utter piss to get the linkage out aswell. i was fearing troubles. im going to get the f28 quick shift thing and fit the rear gearbox mount spacer at some point soon though for reasons that will become clearer when it gets done.
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john_c20xe
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is that a standard gear linkage then mate?
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Olsrey
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
indeed. piece of utter piss to get the linkage out aswell. i was fearing troubles. im going to get the f28 quick shift thing and fit the rear gearbox mount spacer at some point soon though for reasons that will become clearer when it gets done.
Getting my M-Tech fitted once I have found the parts I can to rebuild my box. Loved my F20 one and the standard linkage feels so crap compared to it 
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Nic Barnes
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ive never drove one with one. i mean i dont think mine feels bad to change gear with now. them bushes seemed to sort a bit of it out. maybe as the original ones are 15 years old perhaps. after 4 years this s the first issue ive ever had with the gear linkage. ive done alright i reckon. well kinda. its just paying 80 odd quid to lmf for one that sickens me slightly.
[Edited on 21-05-2009 by Nic Barnes]
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Olsrey
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
ive never drove one with one. i mean i dont think mine feels bad to change gear with now. them bushes seemed to sort a bit of it out. maybe as the original ones are 15 years old perhaps. after 4 years this s the first issue ive ever had with the gear linkage. ive done alright i reckon. well kinda. its just paying 80 odd quid to lmf for one that sickens me slightly.
[Edited on 21-05-2009 by Nic Barnes]
And the fact they take around 3 weeks to get to your house is a bit shit too.
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Nic Barnes
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id be in no rush really. its fine for now, well i say fine, its actually not but thats a whole other story of destruction that will get sorted at some point soon. will last for a bit as it is anyway.
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Olsrey
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At least you can drive it again
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Nic Barnes
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could drive it yesterday just had no reverse or 1st gear.....................but yeah, for now it lives on. for how much longer is anyones guess.
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Nic Barnes
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took couple of pics seen as i put the bumper back on of how badly it fits. mostly arround the passenger side of the car. the driver side isnt quite as bad so didnt take a pic of that.
annoys me a fair bit really.
also ive tried to clean a couple of the silicone pipes a bit. some have come up a fair bit better so im happy about that. also moved a couple of wires about. going to try to tidy the bay up a bit make it all look a touch neater. thinking about moving the throttle cable so it comes from the other side and zip tie it to the strut brace perhaps.
seen as necastle have just been relegated and its quite a sad day for me, i think im going to go take it out for a bit drive and cheer myself up a little. hopefully nothing will go wrong and give me a double whammy of sadness on this sunny sunday.
championship here we sadly come. rick draper, feel free to joke away. its nothing i havent had via textr message already i bet.
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Thats exactly how my bumper used to look.. Wonder why that is? 
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Nic Barnes
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think mine is warped possibly from the few months its been sat in the back garden etc
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FruitBooTeR
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Exactly like my old one nic
Was like this -
It was due to this bit bending and not staying in the bracket -
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Nic Barnes
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yeah i dont have them brackets. but its the same thing yes. crappy bumpers. will have to get another i think.
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Chris x
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Exactly like my old one nic
Was like this -
[imghttp://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/6814/100_0455.jpg[/img]
It was due to this bit bending and not staying in the bracket -
[imghttp://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/6814/100_04321.jpg[/img]
[imghttp://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/6814/100_0465.jpg[/img]
What way did you have to bend it back as mines like this?
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Nic Barnes
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half my problem is tat the wing bolt that goes through the bumper is some random thing and wasnt glued back in the right place so the arch doesnt fit right also meaning the bumper cant go back far enough. although it will still sit a bit shit.
i wonder if its where i had the centre bit smoothed and filled. annoyingly the bumper i sold to mo off here fitted great.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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You bumper fits just as shit as mine! GSi bumpers are made of shitty plastic that warps.
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
You bumper fits just as shit as mine! GSi bumpers are made of shitty plastic that warps.
it looks good from a distance. and tbh at 170mph who can see anyway.
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SR91
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Registered: 21st Jun 08
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Just sell the bumper on here: paypal only, no collections. Then they can moan about how you've robbed the, in the premium lounge 
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SR91
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Don't forget to list it as 'qaliti condition no worping'
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Nic Barnes
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i dont really think anyone would want it what with some pointless cut out in it.
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Chris x
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
You bumper fits just as shit as mine! GSi bumpers are made of shitty plastic that warps.
True, had mine resting on a chair for a week or so in the garage. Its badly twisted now. Had to twist it back and rest it evenly on the floor. Its not as bad now luckly 
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