DannyB
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Wax oyl underside, modify and fit the induction kit, spray and fit the lower strut brace, pusgport and then on to the interior possibly spray the wheels black, not sure yet though.
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ChrisBoom
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie
Not liking all the comments about unreliability from boom
Yeah, going more than 100 miles in it was a worry
Its always something drivetrain related, every week I would have a gear linkage pop off, same in the GTI now, gear linkages popping off
And danny, dont spray the wheels black, it suits white brilliantly.
Good job you are spraying it too, I gave it a rough coat of yellow a couple of days before my XSI got written off, rough paintjob to say the least
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DannyB
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Yeah I'll be spraying it anyway as the yellow wouldn't contrast very well against the red and white also, did you find that the strut brace caught on the bonnet when you had the 8v? I might have to raise the bonnet a touch at the back.
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Davidkent
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quote: Originally posted by ChrisBoom
quote: Originally posted by Whittie
Not liking all the comments about unreliability from boom
Yeah, going more than 100 miles in it was a worry
Its always something drivetrain related, every week I would have a gear linkage pop off, same in the GTI now, gear linkages popping off
And danny, dont spray the wheels black, it suits white brilliantly.
Good job you are spraying it too, I gave it a rough coat of yellow a couple of days before my XSI got written off, rough paintjob to say the least
Bought some gearlinkages in a Group buy on saxperience when i had my saxo resprayed and stuff, They had like locking clips on them - £27.50 delivered aswell, might be worth a look if there's more available...
Driveshafts on them are crap too... lol
Got through a load of those.. Never had to do one on a Corsa.. Not yet anyway!
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Davidkent
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Oh yeah - Like the car Danny, Fogs gone do look better
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DannyB
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Cheers pal yeah it mkes a lot of difference.
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Davidkent
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Used to want some of those Rallye steelies too lol..
One of my mates keeps leaving Deposits on S2 ones, he's lost 2 Deposits to Badgers doing disappearing acts though - Not having enough details from them!
But they're Nice cars - Think the older ones have more character though IMO...
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DannyB
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The wheels are cheap as chips brand new anyway, I paid £42 per wheel so buying new is well worth it. I prefer the XSI's to the GTI's too, but then again I prefer older cars in general
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Davidkent
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Yeah thats fair enough - Bargain, they make good money second hand, Or used to...
Thing with the S2's is they all look the same.. lol
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DannyB
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My first car was an XSI and I've never really got over selling it, bad mistake.
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Davidkent
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First car an XSi - Bargain IMO lol... Love the premiums on that haha
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DannyB
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Aye, this was like 6 years ago now. Paid a fucking fortune though put it that way
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Davidkent
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I should think so! lol
Worth it though eh
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DannyB
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Fuck yeah, had so much fun in it, proper little go karts.
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Davidkent
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lol yeah..
I had a Mk2 Saxo but kinda got bored in the end...
I stuck some billys on it, and it ended up virtually undriveable it was that hard...
But the handling... Well lol
And again, the older ones tended to be a little better and easier to tweek and mess about with... lol
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DannyB
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A few parts arrived today, lower strut brace and the induction kit, I won't be fitting that yet though as I'll need to buy new hoses for it. I'll be buying new disks next weekend to as they are a bit fucked noticed when I took the wheels off before. Also, think a gearbox mount might have gone or gear linkages or something as it's clunking into second and also it's vibrating quite loudly at around 30-40 mph when in 4th, no big deal really though.
A quick pic I took at my mates before.
[Edited on 06-08-2009 by DannyB]
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DannyB
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Lower brace is in primer ready to be sprayed when I get the paint on tuesday, I think I'll paint it white aswell, see what it looks like. I took the spare tyre from under the car and cut the holder away as it looks stupid hanging low.
I also got one of these after seeing it on DAZ's 106, really liked it and thought it's a good tribute to the guy
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Whittie
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Sticker is cool
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DannyB
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Aye it looks good, the back was pretty bare with nothing there
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Whittie
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Wheels look rubbish, order some caps for the centres
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DannyB
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ChrisBoom
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Got the lower brace on yet? Any difference with it fitted?
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DannyB
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Not yet mate, not even sprayed it up yet as I havent had time to get to Perth for paint.
[Edited on 11-08-2009 by DannyB]
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DannyB
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well, semi fail. 106parts shows a pic of 4 centre caps and a price, then a tiny 1 in brackets. So instead of 4 caps turning up I got one also, forced induction kit will be fitted by today, tomorow at the latest. I'm just waiting for a certain welsh inhabitant to turn up with some hoses
[Edited on 13-08-2009 by DannyB]
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Davidkent
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Well atleast you got 1!! lol
Gonna look smart though
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