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Offline lewis1641

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #10 on: 23 December 2010, 09:53 »
haha. welcome dude. was good to see you on sunday. really like the chequer detailing - didnt spot that

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #11 on: 23 December 2010, 11:27 »
Excellent project mate looks like your enjoying it. :cool:

Looks like a bargain find and it does look like you've been enjoying it, however............

Scrolling down this page is like watching a Golf2 descend into hell.

£10 says your accident was caused by your front end being a million miles out of alignment thus your car had no grip.

The whole thing is just  :sick: and the harnesses are  :sick: :sick: in particular.


....... Did you get the front end setup after fitting your coilovers?......

not to sure on your Relentless oil breather?

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #12 on: 23 December 2010, 11:29 »
Martin as if u have a thread. Good work. And uve ordered your spacerplates for you harnesses now. Its all going good. Did u have it all alighned at the front?

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #13 on: 23 December 2010, 14:37 »
relntless can wasnt supposed to be permenent it was a quick fix so it didnt suck the gas from the breather into the cabin,it vents underneath the car.
coilovers were setup ok,not perfect i admit but it still griped better than when it was standard,accident was caused by a spill on the corner,i could still see the rainbow effect on the road as it was damp.
ultimatly it was caused by speed because i didnt allow for the spill and didnt expect it to be there.
lemski will say how well it grips normally :grin:
the plates for my harnesses have arrived today and will be fitted asap.
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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #14 on: 23 December 2010, 14:57 »
Yeh it grips well. Considerin it was on what I would call bmx tyres. Lol. But they arrived. That's good.

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #15 on: 23 December 2010, 15:00 »
yeah am going to try and fit them today if i can,if not tomoro
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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #16 on: 23 December 2010, 15:13 »
Shouldn't be too hard to fit. Well pictures would be a good thing for the veiwers of this thread martin mate.

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #17 on: 23 December 2010, 15:16 »
not going to get them done today as its getting dark and dad has the garage key :rolleyes:
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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #18 on: 23 December 2010, 16:47 »
Not really a fan tbh  :undecided:

I think the rear end is too low, I don't like the seats or chequers (or any of the stickers for that matter), I think the dice look silly, the rear lights are chavy and the wheels are aweful  :sick:

That said each to their own, the world would be a very boring place if everyone was the same! As long as you like the car and are enjoying yourself with it that's all that matters :afro:

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Re: project:1.6 driver,aka the beast
« Reply #19 on: 23 December 2010, 16:55 »
im not sure about the lights either and im changing the wheels soon anyway(thay were painted like that to cover up the rust and only on the car because i couldnt afford tyres for the alloys)
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