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dhdev
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27th Mar 07 at 09:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just wondering how prepared everyone is for the trackday in 2 weeks
I know I still have a few jobs to do!
Fit tailgate
Paint front wings and tailgate
Oil and filter change
Sort out wiring
Fit passenger seat and harness
Plate over where the wheel well was removed
Fit tyres and wheels
Full spanner check
Make brackets etc to fit indicators
Get MOT, tax and Insurance
Road test the damn thing and pray the brakes actually work properly!
then clean off the thick layer of shite that has settled on it
AdZ9
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27th Mar 07 at 09:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not much to do then ay?
dhdev
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27th Mar 07 at 09:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only a few jobs
To be fair I drove it across the farm the other day so it doesn't need that much doing to it
Fee
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27th Mar 07 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Car's got the engine out at the moment....should be back in time.
Hoping it will be ready for the 6th so we can take it for a practice run at knockhill first
dhdev
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27th Mar 07 at 09:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Awesome 2 weeks before a trackday and the engines out
My last trackday I was finishing putting the car together at midnight ready for the journey at 5am
antscorsa
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27th Mar 07 at 10:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can you get in just to watch this or not?brands only down the road to me and fancy a looksee if ive got nothign else to do
AK
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27th Mar 07 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well

Fit 6 pistons, bearing set, all gaskets, re-bore block... 2 turbo's....

Run it in...

fit 2nd bucket and harnesses
Fee
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27th Mar 07 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's what I was going to say....I thought the trip down was going to be running it in...would it be wise to take it to knockhill before that?
AK
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27th Mar 07 at 11:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'd like to give it a varied load run in... not just sitting at 3krm and 80 for 500 miles :/

we'll see
Fee
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27th Mar 07 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i don't really think booting it round knockhill counts as a 'run in'
willay
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27th Mar 07 at 12:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
maybe change oil
check brakes
check tyres
fill up with more oil
find fad
spankspankspank
AK
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27th Mar 07 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'd def recommend flushing brake fluid, and replacing it with 5.1 before tracking it....

AND

fitting pads that wont fade after a few heavy stops. You will be building heat in the brakes much much quicker and for longer than normal road use.

Pads i've tried recently

Ferrodo DS 3000 - very vey good but pricey and very rough on discs
Pagid RS421 - ok
Mintex 1155 - seemed good
Greenstuff green - sanitary towels would be better.

Fresh oil is also a good thing to do.... and check the other fluids....
Robin
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27th Mar 07 at 13:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oli, only half of that stuff needs doing

You can go with a 2 tone car with a hole in the boot floor
dhdev
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27th Mar 07 at 15:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I bought paint today so the wings and boot should be painted in time
Had to order a pair of bonnet pins cos no-one stocks them anymore, what happened to all the chavs wanting bonnet pins
I'll plate up the floor 2moro then get an MOT booked at the weekend...maybe.
Arnie
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27th Mar 07 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just had to buy some new front tyres for mine to get it through the MOT so I ended up buying new tyres for the rear as well - Goodyear Eagle F1's so should see me with plenty of grip.

And also waiting for some new brake pads to be delivered which I'll be fitting this weekend - Ferrodo DS2500.

Other than that, gotta sort out some track day insurance and then I'll be ready
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27th Mar 07 at 17:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fit oil cooler
fit oil temp pressure guages(help!)
oil filter change spark plugs also
fit tyres
fit groved disks, red stuff pads and bleed brakes wiv high temp DOT 4 fluid
fit seat belt harness
get tax
quick check and a good cain to test it out
oh and a wash
AK
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27th Mar 07 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
why dot 4?

I'm getting a bit concerned that the skyline wont be ready :/

13 days or so for it to be ready.

I really need to get it run in and fueling checked at boost before the trackday too

min...

its never simple is it
birchieboy
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27th Mar 07 at 17:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
DOT 4 because the chemicals used in DOT 5 can in-time corrode seals etc in the braking system as the brakes where designed using DOT 4 fluid and the chemicals it contains make it a safer option. plus if u get a high boiling temp DOT 4 its just as good. plus its a bit cheaper 2.

hope that makes sense hard to put into words
AK
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27th Mar 07 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've always just ignored the 'Dot 4' fluid stamp on the reservoir cap
birchieboy
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27th Mar 07 at 17:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol
hope the skyline makes it!
legand!! motor stripped 2 weeks 2morrow b4 da track day

well xcited now. went pod 4 fast show and took it round da handlin circuit got me redy!
jr
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27th Mar 07 at 18:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
can you get in just to watch this or not?brands only down the road to me and fancy a looksee if ive got nothign else to do


yes ant, free to get in and watch
nik
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27th Mar 07 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I want to have a go now
antscorsa
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27th Mar 07 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers jr, could be good to watch, been out of the corsa meet scene for ages now!!
corb
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27th Mar 07 at 18:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fit my towing eye
willay
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BARP BARPPP BARPPP

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