ovimor
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Chopped MrGetz... Have a 'fire breathing' VVT Astra 1.8 Auto! 08 but only 60k. Very clean π Some history... No cambelt evident [ever...] so that is next week π ALSO I'm going 'dry' with my ATF cooler, after the horror stories of water/oil contamination.. ALSO Seeing all these slick/cool high tail wings advertised... @£££much π― I have plumped for an E91 Estate hatch lip wing.... and will hacksaw something passable from it [... Β£cheepz] .... I'm not doing anything with the wheels but adding 'vauxhall' transfer lettering onto one spoke each. Anyone in the least bit interested in this 'photocopier rep' slag... I think it's mint!! π€£ OVIMOR
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Last Edit: Aug 6, 2024 17:01:46 GMT by ovimor
Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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Davey
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I'm along for the ride.
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300 EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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photocopier rep π€£π€£ hit the nail on the head there
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ovimor
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redratbikeHmm.... Mebbies a Xerox sticker, low on the rear bumper π€ Until the belts are renewed this Z18XER will not be 'hammered like a rep slag'! I look forward to the day, however π OVIMOR
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15cm about right ?
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ovimor
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My 'automatic' metal badge just dropped on the mat...
Align + press!! π
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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ovimor
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My ATF cooler & Beemer lip have arrived βοΈ ... I'm struggling with my 'inner' Shaggy, TBH π€£ OVIMOR
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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ovimor
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Thinking about how Wing is going to evolve...
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Last Edit: Aug 8, 2024 15:22:18 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Just ran a tape over my Astra boot hinge lip = 42 1/2"
BMW = 42 1/2" βοΈπ§π
.... Just lucky, I guess π
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ovimor
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Well.... Straight out 'o the Box βοΈπ .... pretty damn close π Obvz, some discreet finessing as we settle on the 'full fix' π OVIMOR
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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ovimor
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Aug 10, 2024 16:44:30 GMT
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My 'automatic' badge is FLAT... Hatch is CURVED π Little bit of vice action [& 3 screwdrivers] had nice neat deformation π ... Clean with spirit >> clagg on! Spot On βοΈ OVIMOR
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ovimor
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Aug 11, 2024 17:08:20 GMT
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I have bought a 'bungee cord' and have it hooked onto the loop/tiedowns (factory fitted, into the boot floor) and it's stopping my plastic tools tub crashing around as I accelerate & brake π―. MrGetz was small, in the rear, and I didn't have a problem like this.. π€£
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ovimor
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Aug 12, 2024 13:49:14 GMT
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Trans Cooler dropped off at my garage... Job on for Wed π
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ovimor
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Aug 13, 2024 12:07:34 GMT
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After some heavy 'reality grinding' sessions [.. like, when asleep] my body morph vision has settled for a gentle 'pillar lift' to the tail wing...
Two, broad footed L alloy risers will maximise 3M VHT pressure/stick area & I will fabb up the wing retainer bolts/Csk ss.
The slight difference in the BMW spoiler curve [across the car] and the Vx hatch metalwork meant a "just stick it straight on! M8" wasn't a realistic option.
Some jigging up pics will be posted soon...
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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ovimor
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Car dropped off, earlier, for Trans Cooler + full Belts.
.... waiting.... π΅βπ«
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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ovimor
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Aug 17, 2024 18:44:09 GMT
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Got car back..... All belts + Wpump + fresh coolant π.
Cooler fitted but the connection requires some copper pipe to complete the job π§βοΈ
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ovimor
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"Huston, we have a *problem!"
*not cataclysmic π―
The hatch hinge is a 'scissor' action = the skin of the hatch disappears down into the roof skin edge completely, with very little clearance... This means anything attached to the hatch [like a spoiler/blade] must be very thin at that point π ... Fortunately my BMW is a fairly slim double skinned blade = I will linish away the unseen 'under skin' and the 3M tape will hold that down fully flat & thin!!
More planning begins.... π
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Last Edit: Aug 18, 2024 10:00:46 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Aug 21, 2024 16:03:49 GMT
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V 2.0 = lip spoiler blade π This is 'factory'.. lots of locators moulded into a membrane GLUED under the glossy shell π I have spent 2hrs, with blowlamp/spot flame + levering chisel, to remove the glued membrane π .... Now the shiny shell will flex/flat βοΈ I'm going to heat up the leading edge, with the missus hairdryer, and Gclamp it twixt two flat planks >> inducing a permanent flatness ππ OVIMOR
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Last Edit: Aug 21, 2024 17:26:12 GMT by ovimor
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ovimor
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Aug 30, 2024 13:23:52 GMT
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Weatherman says 'Sun Sun Sun...' Saturday ποΈ Good day to fit a Lip Wing π All the moves will be reported here π OVIMOR
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ovimor
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Aug 31, 2024 10:09:56 GMT
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Well.... My woodwork teacher always cautioned "Measure twice, cut once!".
How right he was π―
Blade is generally a good fit/match BUT the lift/nip + moulded profile of hatch makes the fitting of the blade impossible*
*Custom body jockeys have been lobbing buckets of wob onto 'inappropriate' body panels to make a ... blended edge π€ >> not me!
V3.0 in the pre-prototyping mode ππ
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