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Sept 21, 2010 20:42:47 GMT
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Wicked!!!! I must agree- its sweet when you get a foreigner to work in your engine bay!
That came out wrong..
Anyway- engine sounds good- at least through my tinny laptop speakers...
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Steve
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Sept 21, 2010 21:09:36 GMT
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Some nice chap delivered a propshaft here earlier ;D   Sleeve/spacer thing made by that lovely chap Craig, stuck together by that top bloke Si ( B8D ) shame i had to put some paint on it! lol Been trying to finish the exhaust tonight which has been a bit of a task due to lack of funds to buy anymore bits so had to make do with what i have here, the hardest part was getting it over the axle without touching it or the upper suspension arm (got about 2-3mm either side  ) I'm not convinced that its gonna clear when on the floor but we shall see tomorrow..........gonna just clamp up the rear silencer and cabletie the whole lot up when i get home then take it for the first test drive ;D ;D ;D If you don't hear from me tomorrow eve..........presume the worst  Steve  |
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Sept 21, 2010 21:22:05 GMT
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yeahy!!!!!
glad your blurred photos don't show my welds that well.... lol
fingers crossed it all goes well dude... how can you contain yourself??
cant wait to see it drive under its new method of propulsion!!
oh and did you get the clip too??
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Sept 21, 2010 21:26:18 GMT
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oh and did you get the clip too?? si Yes mate! bit suprised to see it ;D but shes on there now to replace the traveller welding wire! lol Might test drive my way in your direction........if the initial drive to the shop proves successful edit: Yay, 800posts of utter jibberish ;D ;D |
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Sept 21, 2010 21:31:54 GMT
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oh and did you get the clip too?? si Yes mate! bit suprised to see it ;D but shes on there now to replace the traveller welding wire! lol Might test drive my way in your direction........if the initial drive to the shop proves successful edit: Yay, 800posts of utter jibberish ;D ;D excellent  your gonna love it.. a viva with more guts is a thing to behold!! si |
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Sept 21, 2010 21:56:40 GMT
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Awesome work Steve, glad to see it at the test drive stage, I might just have to get my  in gear and get down to A52 for a look and listen! Hope the test drive went well  |
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Sept 21, 2010 23:06:31 GMT
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use semi synthetic in the type 9 not atf.
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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Sept 22, 2010 6:37:51 GMT
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Nice to see it fire up, alot of work has gone into that and it looks awsome, bloody factory fit! hahah Cant wait to see it some day at A52 |
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Sept 22, 2010 6:56:36 GMT
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about time this was running, all that faffing about  But seriously its looking the mutts fella |
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Sept 22, 2010 10:31:00 GMT
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Looks ace mate. Gonna be pretty quick compared to what was in before lol.
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Sept 22, 2010 17:57:16 GMT
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use semi synthetic in the type 9 not atf. ive always used a decent quality ep80 and atf 50/50 mix you get a good change (not the tight clunky cold changes with the 75w80 that ford specify) but still pretty good for longlevity the atf gives good anti foaming properties to the ep oil and decent shock and sheer strength.... saying that ive used strait atf fine but maybe ive been lucky? cant wait to see this and hopefully see it strutting its stuff on the dyno day this sunday///.... si |
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BiAS
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Sept 22, 2010 19:04:01 GMT
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C'mon Steve! Have you driven it yet? don't leave us hanging like this! I need to know what it's like!
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(car+wheels)-rideheight=WIN
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Sept 22, 2010 19:20:38 GMT
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C'mon Steve! Have you driven it yet? don't leave us hanging like this! I need to know what it's like! well.. i know the answer to this.. but I'm not saying anything..  si |
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Sept 22, 2010 19:59:04 GMT
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Ummm................bloody heck! Thats a bit different ;D Test drive was a success! Not long got back from the extended test with Si around the highways&byways and i must say I'm bloody impressed with the initial results, it cruises at legal speeds effortlessly, pulls really well from low in the revrange and just keeps pulling ;D ;D ;D from there after.....if i had a working speedo it might have been saying naughty things apart from a few little probs like an exhaust that hangs too low and is currently held up with cable ties and a slightly fried throttle position sensor nothing went wrong on our 5-6mile thrashgentle drive. I need to address these issues and a few others before the weekend but on the whole we shall count this as a 100% success Steve |
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BiAS
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Sept 22, 2010 20:05:28 GMT
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Congratulations dude! It's a WINNAR!!! |
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Sept 22, 2010 20:25:59 GMT
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Result mate!!!
Really happy for ya.
Great job!
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More cars than sense or money!🙄
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Sept 22, 2010 20:47:08 GMT
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enjoy it man
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Sept 22, 2010 21:05:39 GMT
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i must say..
i am lucky enough to have a drive in this..
and to be honest i know its far from finished. and there are a multitude of small things to do..
it drives bloody nice!!
quiet and fast.. it is a propper sleeper. it can drive very sedately and lazely.. but if you feel the need to open the throttle it certainly has some poke too..
I'm almost certain there is more to go. (maybe the last part of the throttle action can be used on a slightly fettled leverage system)
its not even loud with no hint of "IN YOUR FACE!" about it.. but it will shure supprise the local gti crowd...
top work steve.. be real proud!!
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Sept 22, 2010 21:09:21 GMT
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That's one hot slice of viva right there
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Sept 22, 2010 23:18:52 GMT
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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) I'm not convinced that its gonna clear when on the floor but we shall see tomorrow..........gonna just clamp up the rear silencer and cabletie the whole lot up when i get home then take it for the first test drive ;D ;D ;D
