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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #230 on: 19 April 2011, 16:06 »
Top right corner, hi hats.

Take it they're not yours!  :grin:

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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #231 on: 19 April 2011, 16:09 »
Top right corner, hi hats.

Take it they're not yours!  :grin:

Ohhhhh riiiite, no idea mate. You guessed correctly that they are not mine, they are not my mates either and they definitely not his nans whos house it is.  :grin:


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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #232 on: 19 April 2011, 16:11 »
Blimey!

She's a very tolerant lady!

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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #233 on: 19 April 2011, 16:42 »
Top right corner, hi hats.

Take it they're not yours!  :grin:

Ohhhhh riiiite, no idea mate. You guessed correctly that they are not mine, they are not my mates either and they definitely not his nans whos house it is.  :grin:

Haha.. well spotted Jack... Random, if they don't have an owner, i'll take them off your hands.  :grin:

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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #234 on: 19 April 2011, 16:48 »
It looks like a good stand actually, possibly mapex judging by the sprung cymbal seat.

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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #235 on: 19 April 2011, 20:05 »
It looks like a good stand actually, possibly mapex judging by the sprung cymbal seat.

NERD!  :grin:


I don't think a semi will give the same results

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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #236 on: 19 April 2011, 20:09 »
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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #237 on: 23 April 2011, 12:50 »
Right, started her up today and she was loud as fook,popping and banging and then cut out. I was nearly sick as I thought I had just nuked my engine. I was having a look about as I noticed some smoke rise from the rear and spotted that somhow one of the exhaust gaskets had swung round and not gone in both bolts  so I sorted that and then struck her up...perfect.

Just a couple of questions,

Is it normal for her to sound a little 'flappy' at the moment until the rings bed in?

Is it normal for her to take a little cranking when hot? Again I assume this is until she is bed in, I have only done 10 miles in her so far
« Last Edit: 23 April 2011, 13:02 by caistor_bmx »


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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #238 on: 01 June 2011, 20:21 »
Ok, just a small update really. Gonna give the engine 200 more miles of running in. She sound a little rough on start up but sounds alot better whilst runnning. Also following advice from thom about the hot start issues I simply nudged the dizzy cap anti clockwise and she seems fine now. Repaired the drivers door speaker as it was playing silly chap and only working now and then. Put some carpet in the spare wheel well to stop all my tools bouncing about and making a racket.

My intercooler fell off also which made me sh!t my pants as it made the exact same noise that a big end bearing would make. But it turns out it was one off the pipes catching ala so



so stripped the front end and bolted it all back up and put on a f**kload of cable ties until I get home for summer when I can weld up a proper bracket.

Also found a lovely blue water pipe in a skip so put that on inplace of the old baby blue catch tank pipe that I did have so it matches the rest of the piping, kinda  :smiley:



Stuck a warning sticker on the passenger side dash, just incase



I also found time to do this to my mates reliant



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Re: Mk2 16V Turbo explosion prevention project- Operation boost
« Reply #239 on: 02 June 2011, 02:16 »
Artfully done.  :wink: