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Manic172

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New shoes today,

Lighter wheels.... Jap wheels

What's the thoughts?

5 x Leon cupra r wheels in grey for sale....
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The wheels look nice mate. What size are they and how much do they weigh. I am looking at xxr527 and the xxr530. I am going 18x9.75. So I can run the btcc tyres I got
 

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The wheels look nice mate. What size are they and how much do they weigh. I am looking at xxr527 and the xxr530. I am going 18x9.75. So I can run the btcc tyres I got
I can get you a pretty much unlimited supply of btcc slicks. A friend running a Leon tcr!!!

There only 18 x 8. Don't want to run excess unsprung mass on the standard bearings etc and don't want spacers.

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As I have been volunteered to work nights for the next 2 week's I might as well make use of the day light
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More wire wheel cleans and drilling off u wanted brackets.... will do a bigger update on the build page later
 
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Asked my garage to road test the car to check the clutch. They say it'll last at least another year, so given the amount I drive, that's more like three years.

I should just put the cash aside so it's there when the clutch needs it, so why am I looking at performance exhausts?


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Because "Performance Exhausts" are a safety device dear ...........they allow more sound so deef b'stards can hear you coming and wont cross in front of you !!

And I've just remembered that about a decade ago, the hanger for the back box needed welding, so I should probably replace the whole thing.


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Finished a big job for work recently, so am working my way around the car doing all the little jobs. Adjusted the door strike plates today as one of the triple square bolts was rounded off and needed replacing, and ended up doing both rear doors and the driver's door. There's been some water ingress through the offside rear door, and it's blistered the paint below the strike plate and caused some surface rust, so will be giving that some attention next.

Next up I'll be replacing the boot struts. All boring stuff, but it's amazing the amount of satisfaction I get out of doing them.

Also, I'm in the market for a torque wrench if anyone's got any recommendations. I'm looking for something with a range that'll cover everything from wheel nuts to clutch plate bolts and oil filter housings - anything up to around £50-60?
 

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Also, I'm in the market for a torque wrench if anyone's got any recommendations. I'm looking for something with a range that'll cover everything from wheel nuts to clutch plate bolts and oil filter housings - anything up to around £50-60?

I doubt you'll get one wrench that covers that range mate, and especially not for that price.
I've had two halfords advanced torque wrenches for a few years now. One does 10-60nm (1/4inch drive) and the other does 60-300nm. (1/2 inch drive) Great wrenches that come with full certification, but they were around £90 each.

Halfords seem to have changed the design slightly these days, but they still look very similar and have great reviews. One thing to note is that you should be extremely careful not to drop any torque wrench, as that can de-calibrate them.
 
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I doubt you'll get one wrench that covers that range mate, and especially not for that price.
I've had two halfords advanced torque wrenches for a few years now. One does 10-60nm (1/4inch drive) and the other does 60-300nm. (1/2 inch drive) Great wrenches that come with full certification, but they were around £90 each.

Halfords seem to have changed the design slightly these days, but they still look very similar and have great reviews. One thing to note is that you should be extremely careful not to drop any torque wrench, as that can de-calibrate them.

I was hoping you weren't going to say that... I'm in no hurry, so I can always wait and see if something comes up cheap - the most frustrating thing is that there are a few out there that come super close to covering the full range I need - like this Sealey one - but it's just below the 120Nm recommended for wheel bolts and I can't imagine it'll be accurate across the whole range.

I've only heard good things about Halfords ones though - and it sounds like you've got all the bases covered. The thought of stumping up £180 for something I'm not using daily makes my eyes water though...
 

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I was hoping you weren't going to say that... I'm in no hurry, so I can always wait and see if something comes up cheap - the most frustrating thing is that there are a few out there that come super close to covering the full range I need - like this Sealey one - but it's just below the 120Nm recommended for wheel bolts and I can't imagine it'll be accurate across the whole range.

I've only heard good things about Halfords ones though - and it sounds like you've got all the bases covered. The thought of stumping up £180 for something I'm not using daily makes my eyes water though...

I had a sealey one prior to owning the halfords ones, but I wasn't impressed with the quality of it tbh. After only occasional use over the course of a few years, the ratchet mech became very sloppy and didn't give me confidence in the accuracy. That was probably 15 years ago now, so maybe the build quality has improved, but I can't speak highly enough of the halfords one. Using that you feel confident that you're getting exactly the torque it says.

Maybe just keep an eye on the price of the small halfords one (I made a mistake when i said that the small one was 1/4 inch, it's actually 3/8 inch) Halfords often have big discounts at times, so you may get it for closer to £60 at some point.
https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand...s-advanced-torque-wrench-model-60-488695.html
That's the one I've used the most, and it tends to be on things that are a lot easier to break by over torquing them, such as spark plugs and the smaller engine, brake and suspension components. I only tend to use the larger one for wheel nuts and the odd big suspension job, things that as long as you don't go mental on them, can probably tolerate being over tightened to some degree.

If you really want to go into the realms of torque-porn, then there's these little beauties... https://www.tester.co.uk/norbar-nor...MIl4Sz362T6AIVCbLtCh16SQyiEAkYASABEgIwJ_D_BwE
They can do angles and all sorts of amazing things, including the ability to be connected to your laptop for data logging and the like. Downside is that they start at about £1300 lol.
 
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Thanks @mty12345 and @Thai-wronghorse for taking the time - it's really appreciated. For years I've gotten away with tightening things until they're well, tight, but after using a smaller torque wrench on my cyclocross bike, I can definitely tell that what I think is tight enough is sometimes way more tight than it needs to be - and on a car that's going to be even more important.

I'm probably going to start out with a smaller one - given that will cover everything from oil filter housing to clutch plate and the like. Wheel nuts are important, but not so important I'm going to buy a torque wrench just to tighten them.

I took a look at the Norbar wrench - that's nuts... I suppose sometimes you need to be able to prove you've torqued something absolutely perfectly accurately and have the readouts to prove it...
 
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Thanks @mty12345 and @Thai-wronghorse for taking the time - it's really appreciated. For years I've gotten away with tightening things until they're well, tight, but after using a smaller torque wrench on my cyclocross bike, I can definitely tell that what I think is tight enough is sometimes way more tight than it needs to be - and on a car that's going to be even more important.

I'm probably going to start out with a smaller one - given that will cover everything from oil filter housing to clutch plate and the like. Wheel nuts are important, but not so important I'm going to buy a torque wrench just to tighten them.

I took a look at the Norbar wrench - that's nuts... I suppose sometimes you need to be able to prove you've torqued something absolutely perfectly accurately and have the readouts to prove it...

No worries mate. :) Yeah the Norbar is crazy. I think it's meant for factories, where the computer will tell you which fasteners to tighten and in what order, then the system keeps a record of how they were tightened for safety and quality control.
 
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Took a road trip and picked up my 2nd Cupra 4x4 ... This time instead of a broken gearbox it has no engine! Ill be putting in a BAM motor, and completely stripping the car as my weekend/track car!
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