Author Topic: Dan's N5T LO daily - VR6 Turbo build starting #95  (Read 155397 times)

Offline Jack3559

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I reckon it's his parents!

Offline Dmonday

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The 6 branch VR manifold got stolen from my garden too, at least i know i've made some people jealous eh :)

These are going on.. something :lipsrsealed:



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Offline Wayne

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Is that really safe running the track rod end underneath  :undecided:

If you lose the nut and it drops out, you have had it really.

Offline Dmonday

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Is that really safe running the track rod end underneath  :undecided:

If you lose the nut and it drops out, you have had it really.

My friends have done it on their 6n and 1.8T corrado with no issues :) a lot of corrado owners do it, supposedly corrects the geometry of a lowered car.

Offline Wayne

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Is that really safe running the track rod end underneath  :undecided:

If you lose the nut and it drops out, you have had it really.

My friends have done it on their 6n and 1.8T corrado with no issues :) a lot of corrado owners do it, supposedly corrects the geometry of a lowered car.

Respect that  :cool: but I still think it is a mad / nutts idea

Offline Jack3559

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Careful Wayne and f*ck it, that'll do Dan couldn't be further apart on the car modification sensibility spectrum!

Offline Bellend

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Is that really safe running the track rod end underneath  :undecided:

If you lose the nut and it drops out, you have had it really.

My friends have done it on their 6n and 1.8T corrado with no issues :) a lot of corrado owners do it, supposedly corrects the geometry of a lowered car.

Respect that  :cool: but I still think it is a mad / nutts idea

Some are under though mate but fair point.

Loctite it as well. :afro:

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Offline dazzawest1987

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It'll be fine as long as you use a nylock nut and poss loctite to be super safe you'll be fine most of the land rovers I work on are bolted in like that.

Top work by the way dan, looking good already

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Just do what motor sport do drill the nut and split pin it job done  :smiley:
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Just do what motor sport do drill the nut and split pin it job done  :smiley:

This.

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