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Ojc
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It was a Norwegian fisherman
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Ojc you will be some sort of saint if you're able to remove the seats before a track day and refit them without having any bolts left afterwards!!
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tbh, swap the pipe for a roll up and its a mirror
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Ojc you will be some sort of saint if you're able to remove the seats before a track day and refit them without having any bolts left afterwards!!


It's physically impossible.
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When the astra got properly stripped out on James' driveway with his mum watching, part of me knew that it was never going to be put together properly again, if at all.
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but then il end up buying them buckets and that means i wont end up on warrens lap at the gp track



if they are anything like the vts seats the steering wheels is as much an aid for holding onto as it is in steering

I think even without stripping the car buckets would make a big difference to the drive of mine. lower and supportive would be 100% better.


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When the astra got properly stripped out on James' driveway with his mum watching, part of me knew that it was never going to be put together properly again, if at all.




I was definatly glad the civic didnt have to do back together

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Need that picked up mate, please
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Thought that as I typed it, will make a couple more calls and then arrange a date with you asap when you are back from PVS. will ask them about the fez too

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yeah, we only have half the V5 for the fez so if its going to be beef just get the civic sorted when you can m8888
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7th Jun 10 at 20:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will you strip for me will
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on the plus if he is naked he will weigh less

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i want to see him cut holes in his clothes
Ojc
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I don't wish to cause offence but I really need some decent seats in that Polo.
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Speak to uncle tony

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This is a good idea, RS2000 seats
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quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
unless its a track/race car i never really see the point in striping it .. ive done a few trackdays in my shed now and it still has all its interior stereo with sub in the boot etc, wouldnt have it any other way as its 99% used on the road where stripping 30kg out the boot and makeing a front end heavy car even lighter on the back seem abit pontless to me.


exactly, i'm sure people use to put bags of sand in the boot to make car handle better
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you dont want a light short wheel base front wheel drive car to be any lighter on the back or you are asking for trouble.

[Edited on 08-06-2010 by Nic Barnes]
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quote:
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When the astra got properly stripped out on James' driveway with his mum watching, part of me knew that it was never going to be put together properly again, if at all.


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quote:
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you dont want a light short wheel base front wheel drive car to be any lighter on the back or you are asking for trouble.

[Edited on 08-06-2010 by Nic Barnes]

disagree, it may well make it a bit harder to drive if you get it wrong, but removing weight from the extremities will make the car corner quicker, polar moments of inertia and all that, similar to why a mid engined car will handle the best, but a front engined rear drive car will feel the most stable
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oh and as for if its worth it for performance in a not very powerful car, it makes more difference on an underpowered car than it does on something with too much, power to weight and all that...
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the chances of getting it wrong for a non seasoned track warrior would be increased a lot is what i was referring to. People assume stripping out their car turns it into a track weapon which it doesnt.
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oh don't get me wrong nic, you wont get the best result with a light car on stock suspension, i do tend to assume people will have different stings and damper rates to cope, maybe i shouldn't!!
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different springs and shocks yer, decent.................

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but thing is, whatever you have on there, while the handling may not be perfect, if it weighs less, and has less weight at the extremities, it will stop easier, and have less momentum to overcome to make the car corner, so i think its always worth doing if you're going on a track
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i think i need to loose weight before my car.

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