Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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find me the money, and ill do it,
cam kit isnt cheap. i have no spare cash to upgrade anything more really, just want it together and running atm
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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right this morning, despite being freezing
i made my catch tank fit the car, neatly,
will need a breather filter aswell, it has a drain too thats routed to where the bumper will be
also toruqed up the driveshaft, will possibly do the other side later,
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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after pissing around with various ideas on the alternator belt catching the bracket
i have filed down the edge of the bracket a few mm, then spaced it away from the block a few mm, and it seems to have worked.
the belt is mega close when fitted, i may put a shorter belt on but it has about 3mm of clearence and is tight
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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new fan,
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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In over 2 weeks, that's the only update you've got?! Get the finger out and get some shit done mate!
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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i had a vectra shaped speed bump. that is now gone 
gonna pick up a short alt belt and some welding rods today. se if i can finalise the alternator setup tomorow
if i have time ill do the other driveshaft and arm etc.
i also have a devious plan for the battery and extinguiser pulls, youll all have to wait and see 
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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great project adam.wish i had the bottle to do this kind of stuff.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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fitted my breather filter
fitted my fan
then it all went wrong, got paint and dirt on me, bloody old shaft woulnt come out, could't get the split pin throu the hub
but
removed old lower arm and balljoint
and painted the tie rod, fitted new lower arm and balljoint and new driveshaft
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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todays jobs, finally found and modded fabricated enough pipes and bits of steel pipe etc with the correct step up and downs to sort the crankcase breather system properly around the inlet.
so many times ive seen this bodged so i did my best to do it properly
then i fitted the exhaust, its not sitting right at all, so will need adjusting when im in a better mood
and i rubbed down and slapped a coat of paint on the rear arb. then fitted it. "while it was wet as it started to rain, bolted it down and thats all i got done
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Not far away from finishing, don't sell it yet either. Get some useage from it.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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will do have to really ive outpriced it so i have to use it.
if anything once im settled with it and used to going out on track, ill upgrade the engine, but, that wont be for at least a year yet.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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fitted strut brace the carbs temporary to check clearence,
next up is fire extinguisher and battery, re-fit exhaust. and front arb
gettin close to starting it
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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right today i managed to trim some more bulkhead, gotta love carbs, bit of a tight fit.
but it all looks ok now,
bulkhead trimmed
1 filter fitted
both filters fitted
also fitted half the scuttle. trimmed a couple of protrouding studs, and fitted the adjustable pressure reg
and painted and fitted the front arb
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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broom broom...
getting there
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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bonnet and boot have arrived 
no pics as my phone. it is dead./.....well the camera is. ill get pics this weekend
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Adam in nice car shock!
Looks good 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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with the aid of 3 screwdrivers "the ignition switch is broken" i managed to bodge it to run it runs. ish, it coughed into life then i slipped with the screwdriver
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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hell yes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UZcLrOVmLk
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dan-sport
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Registered: 9th Oct 07
Location: Bushbury, West Midlands
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sounds mint mate, bet you have fallen back in love with it now its running
[Edited on 28-02-2009 by dan-sport]
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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there isn't enuff time in a day,
had to paint a mirror for a friend, and go far to get more terminals for the live wire. also got a full set of bulbs for the front, as half were missing or just old
anyway, managed to fit the battery, and extiguisher
makes a change from them sitting in the house
still loads to do. but it is getting there slowly
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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i dont think i could jusifiy spending the sport of cash on bits you have, when the items your replacing are perfectly good
i cant amgen how much thoes drive shafts though
id spend than money on engine
but fair play though, gonna be like new!
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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well it kinda snowballed. if i spot somthing im not happy with, ill replace it, im not totally happy with the cage, but i can have that alter'd at a later date. as soon as ive used it a little
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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one whiteline arb
one fitted arb
one mounted ecu
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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some pics i took the other week 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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woo yay
bonnet is on now, but gonna try and get it painted tomorow and finish off fitting the pins.
still loads to do
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