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  1. Manic172

    Non Run of the Mill stuff you meet on Track Days

    I think it's a citroen visa That's the standard road version. There seams to be many shapes of race and rally versions of the visa. . With the rounded rear arches and twin head lamps.
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    Going to build a race 1m

    Was messing about the other day, just lined up the new front seal housing. So see how the new shines bits looked. But touched the seal. But the rubber didn't move back. It just stayed with the dent in it So knocked the seal out the housing.. ordered couple new ones. But of a better quality and...
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    Spares have arrived by wheel barrow... any one need any bits. I only want the head and few nuts and bolts
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    Going to build a race 1m

    Picked up this AGU engine cheap yesterday..yes it is a wheel barrow.. I am to old to be carrying engines about now.. only need the head from it. The one I had was a bit monkey and not nice looking. So gonna get on with stripping this.. Does any one need any bits
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    Going to build a race 1m

    Forgot to put up some pics from last week end. Started to put it together from being painted.
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    60 litre fuel cell. I put it there 2 reasons. First is its protected by the cage and also weight distribution. Being pretty central, as the fuel level goes down . The car becomes lighter . But it shouldn't drastically change the ballance of the car as the front or rear won't be changing much in...
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    I just got to sort door handles. Build and fit doors on passenger side.. need to make a list and send to Thai for some stuff
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    Bearing in mind me and my son are hgv mechanics. We feel it don't look to bad
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    I done a few bits and bobs.... 5 likes by the morning and I will show you ... hahhahahaha
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    Non Run of the Mill stuff you meet on Track Days

    I am going to have to go to cadwell and have a nose about to see what's what
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    Advice on replacing front subframe

    I measured a im axles front sub frame with a high tech aero space measuring equipment. A company I used to work for used to live dicking about stuff I make and wanna do. So with 3d style mapping od a std subframe to the Im axles. Every hole was with in 10 thou. That means in the grand scheme...
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    Gearstick surround plastic broke

    As your other thread mate. Thai is the man to talk to
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    Seat Leon mk1 boot latch

    Easiest thing is to grab a cupra bonnet catch Thai wronghorse is the man to talk to for stuff
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    Intercooler Cracked...TWICE!

    I think it might have been fixed by now... only guessing tho... the original post was from over 10 years ago.... or its now a garden ornament
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    Searching threw ebay. I have found and bought many things for the racecar. For example I got this Almost like new 034 motorsport bone mount. / stableizer mount. Got it pretty cheap. I do come across may thing that would be useful to others. So was thinking about a about a section of...
  16. Manic172

    1.8 20 non turbo - engine risers?

    I can't see why the mounts would be different as the vehicle chassi is the same and so is the block. So I think they would work. Also there is a shallow sump conversion available to for the 1.8. Might be for the turbo but you could make a blank for the return hole. If your replacing the...
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    Going to build a race 1m

    Some thing I was looking for was an uprated style dog bone mount.... and looky what I found on ebay. 034 motorsport mount. Very small Bush one end and then rose jointed the other. Saves wasting power to twist the engine. It the goes to the wheels.. not sure how much these normally are. I...
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    1.8t parts for sale...

    If not will start to put on to ebay ..
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    what have you done to your car today ?

    Some bits put in the for sale section. Few up rated parts.
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