lotdave
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only one gerry
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Oct 20, 2010 21:28:40 GMT
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I was going to suggest an isuzu piazza turbo axel as thats what ive fitted to my HB lsd disc brakes anti roll bar but they are like hens teeth to find. i take it by the time ive typed this you would have done the deal on the scimitar one anyway.
My mate runs a cossi in his anglia with the standard axel and that takes loads of abuse but i would be like you with the thought in the back of my mind that its going to go pop.
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Oct 21, 2010 23:55:43 GMT
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hi mate nice car!!! ive just bought myself a magnum and been having trouble choosing a nice tyre size for it....yours look cool nice and fat! can i be rude and ask what size they are please??? many thanks.
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Steve
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Oct 22, 2010 18:27:22 GMT
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hi mate nice car!!! ive just bought myself a magnum and been having trouble choosing a nice tyre size for it....yours look cool nice and fat! can I be rude and ask what size they are please??? many thanks. Thank you very much  its a dog really tho Nice choice on the Magnum, have a look for Leigh's build thread of his fiat-engined Magnum on here for some ideas  My car is running 13x6(poss 7) Weller wheels under the wheeltrims with 185/60 tyres on the front and 205/60's on the rear, ive had to lose a bit of arch lip to clear the tyres on the rear and a bit of front valance for the fronts on full lock which is quite a bit less work compared to what the Vauxhall Sportpart manual says is needed ;D Get a thread up on your car mate, would love to see some pics! Steve  |
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Steve
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Oct 22, 2010 19:28:21 GMT
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Just a quicky chaps. As of today ive confirmed the purchase of a Scimitar axle off of the gent that is CortinaRyan and pick it up sometime after i get paid. Happy would describe how i feel at the moment as this should sort out the last weakpoint in the Viva's drivetrain so that the next phase can begin without fear of the original 1256 axle sh*ting itself when i put some proper power through it ;D Steve |
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craig
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Oct 22, 2010 20:08:16 GMT
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Your 1256 axle's doing well. Or are you just being a bit light footed?
I'll look into making a jig tomorow off my spare 1256. Still want to weld the brackets onto my Scimitar axle even if i never use it.
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Steve
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Oct 22, 2010 20:13:24 GMT
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Your 1256 axle's doing well. Or are you just being a bit light footed? Uhh i was being light footed......until this evening on the way home from work  ......... ;D slidy slidy! |
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carmad
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Cool take plenty of pics
Exciting stuff
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Colonelk
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Oct 23, 2010 10:21:14 GMT
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I heartily approve |
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Oct 23, 2010 18:14:52 GMT
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the green ha from earlier pic's belongs to my mate, Nick New. and yes it dose have escort axle and gaz shocks total strip back bespoke front axle new wiring loom blah blah
p.s now you have a bigger engine do you want some bigger brakes to stop it?
check out my turbo firenza page for pic's of cosworth set up i got that don't fit hpf stub axles
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Steve
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Oct 23, 2010 18:28:18 GMT
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the green ha from earlier pic's belongs to my mate, Nick New. and yes it dose have escort axle and gaz shocks total strip back bespoke front axle new wiring loom blah blah p.s now you have a bigger engine do you want some bigger brakes to stop it? check out my turbo firenza page for pic's of cosworth set up I got that don't fit hpf stub axles Thanks for the info dude, seems a nice well put together ride As for the brakes, ive read your build thread and as much as id love them i cant stretch to that sort of money at the moment mate  unless of course we can come to some arrangement? Steve |
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Oct 26, 2010 18:10:09 GMT
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lol depends what you had in mind?
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Steve
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Oct 26, 2010 18:53:13 GMT
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You have a PM chap |
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Steve
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Oct 31, 2010 15:58:14 GMT
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Went for little ride with the old man over to Bristol to collect this:  One Scimitar axle, prop and pair of wheels to roll it about on ;D  Thanks go to Cortinaryan and his father for cutting it out of the dead Scimitar for me top chaps! Put the wheels on and chucked in the garage, will be having a proper look at it later but roughly looks to be the right width for the Viva, not quite sure which way to go with the mounting of it yet but will have a ponder over next week. Other than that, the car is still performing well and seeing off plenty of much newer motors ;D but I have noticed a slight issue with oil pressure when stone cold that might need attention but gonna get another pressure switch first to rule that out. Stay tuned Steve |
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Steve
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Nov 21, 2010 17:40:27 GMT
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A couple of pics of todays little jaunt down to Weston-Super-Mare with a few mates   Need to get the axle changed in soon.....came back via the motorway and to keep up i was pretty much on the rev limiter all the way back! but we were in a bit of a hurry Steve |
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international viva week. Get out and get that axle in. |
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Steve
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Got to be honest chap, i aint touched this for the last couple of weeks......aint even opened the garage this week! The cold weather over here aint helping as ive got a bad knee that gets quite painfull when really cold so cant crawl around under cars easily or kneel down |
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stealthstylz
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I love those hubcaps on the wide steels.
Matt
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carmad
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how the axel work coming on ??
really looking forward to your updates on this
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Steve
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Aint touched the axle mate its just sitting on the garage floor waiting for a clean up then i can start looking at mounts for it. Should hopefully have a couple of vids up soon from today when Si B8D has time to upload ;D Steve |
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Dec 10, 2010 22:41:09 GMT
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curse word yeah.. i knew there was something....
doh..
si
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its a dog really tho
......... ;D slidy slidy!
unless of course we can come to some arrangement? 
