Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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Some very tasty bits chris, jealous
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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Jammy wee bugger. rarb is amazing by the way. Intercooler looks sweet as.
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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Getting the exhaust off shep next week too, so will get my precat on that ive had for months and not fitted 
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Been busy recently, some of still WIP so no pictures yet.
Changed the oil again as I had a bastard of a leak, which I thought was coming from the drain plug seal, but after a new plug and seal its still leaking, think its the sump gasket 
Fitted my precat (Finally!), nice difference with it fitted. Wouldnt seal properly with the brand new, £10 gasket, removed it and it was sweet as a nut, waste of money
Also got my magnex exhaust from shep, very nice indeed, shall be fitting it in the next week or so.
Todays job was to fit the FMIC, which was a right twat of a job, but its on now, slight boost leak somewhere, and the bumper & foglights are going to need serious cutting to get the bumper on properly.
Pics soon!
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Took the intercooler off yesterday and started again, got it all sealed up nicely this time. Need to get the radiator moved back though, as the bumper is tight to the boost pipes, and I have no fogs in atm. VXR bottom radiator mounts are on the way to get it radiator shifted back 
Pics:
Its sitting off centre atm, I cant get it any more over to the right atm as the boost pipes are hitting the radiator, once its moved back I should get it centred
Still have the exhaust I bought off shep to fit:
Going to be trimming required methinks!
Also still have to get the RARB on, busy busy!
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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easy job the rarb.
comeing along though 
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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Get it fitted lad.
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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Fmic looks good, really cant afford one just now unless the world cup gives me good odds lol whats the pipework fitting like? Looks quite easy, the only problem i think i would have would be hooking up the slim lines as im not a wire person.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
Fmic looks good, really cant afford one just now unless the world cup gives me good odds lol whats the pipework fitting like? Looks quite easy, the only problem i think i would have would be hooking up the slim lines as im not a wire person.
Pipework isnt too bad, biggest pain in the arse is the radiator being in the way, I read on several threads on AOC that it would be fine on the prodrive bumper, but it seems not.
Fans are dead easy to fit, just cut the wires from the back of the old fan motor, and connect to the new fans.
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Finally got my arse in gear and got the RARB on, was nice and easy in the end, had to use some proper ghetto ramps though 
So now this overpriced bit of metal is on:
And my, what a difference. Believe the hype, they are spot on.
Got this to fit now:
Shall be putting that on Friday methinks
Also got all the gear to get the car mapped to stage 1, shall do it once the exhaust is on.
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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What map did you get? Your car wont hang about now, easy 240bhp. Wire me some money, i'll pay you back later...
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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Btw did the does your whiteline sticker on the middle of the roll bar face towards the front of the car?
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Looks nice
Would it be worth my while fitting a RARB to a 1.4 one of these?
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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For handling yes, absolutly no roll in the corners, the resale on these is good too if you sell up.
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Got the stage 1 map of that welsh andy guy on AOC. No monies for you 
I think the sticker does face towards the front, and upside down
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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Andys map is jerky as fuck around 2k. I have it in mine and mapped a guys car last nite with it. Cant moan for acouple of quid though.
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete_vxl
Andys map is jerky as fuck around 2k. I have it in mine and mapped a guys car last nite with it. Cant moan for acouple of quid though.
Ah, oh well. It will do until I get a VXR turbo, MAF and injectors and get down to wallace performace for a proper map anways.
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Some small bits from autovaux today, new bumper screws, exhaust bolts, and the VXR lower radiator mounts to move the rad back
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Coming on well mate
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Coming on well mate
Cheers danny
Made a start on fitting the new exhaust today, its a bit larger diameter than the old one, shall have to measure both to see the difference.
Had a bit of a problem though, bolts holding the centre section to the cat snapped in the cat, so will pop down to the garage after lunch and get some acetylene on it, see if I can get the studs out. If not ill just drill them out and put a nut and bolt through it, but then I would be wasting the £14 i spent on the two new GM bolts I got for it!
Pics:
Old exhaust, plus the cat:
Broken
And the new system on, just waiting to get bolted up to the cat
Going to need a small amount of trimming on the bumper extension, which I didnt want to do, but ill try and keep it as neat as possible.
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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mine did the exact same as yours mate, must be really common for snapping them bolts
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Fits the hole just nicely 
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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Bastard cat bolts.
They're a twat to get out, pretty much all snap nowadays.
Tailpipe looks good on your car chris.
wait till you hear it 
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
wait till you hear it
Jesus fuck, it sounds like world war 3
Finally got it on after lots of acetylene, welding nuts on etc to get the old studs removed. Then found that the threads were pretty fucked, so ended up drilling them out and just using a nut and bolt setup, much easier.
Thought it was blowing when I first started it up, what a difference in noise!
Love the backfires too on gear changes, real VXR-esque note
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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Nice one, glad your happy with it mate.
Get rid of that other cat though, it sounds much better without it, far sharper and crisp.
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