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Couple of sticker additions at Billing - not sure on the Name ones now TBH, was a bit spur of the moment...








Had this arrive this week - Rear Engine/Transmission Mount - need some of the others too, thats this weekends mission



Dug out some sealer and got busy;







Hoping to fit this weekend, along with any others if i acquire some - then will be fixing the front joint Exhaust blow AGAIN...

what does it do when you stiffen up the engine mount bushes? i havent really under stood why people do that tbf,

PRICER wrote:what does it do when you stiffen up the engine mount bushes? i havent really under stood why people do that tbf,

Erm, it stiffens them up.

They can take more punishment as they have less flex (think of them like Polybushes)- you do get more vibration through them, but meh.

Was faffing with assistance from my Cousin yesterday - got the rear engine mount done, with normal silicone filling it, but couldn't find anyone with any of the others in stock so didn't bother.

Old one was original - 14yrs old...




We also attempted to fix the exhaust blow - we were supposed to just be resealing the Cat joint - we ended up cutting the Cat out, getting the welder out and replacing the box with straight pipe. Also whipped out the 2 central heatshields too.




We worked around the joints so that they would be properly aligned and it seems to have worked






Car pulls a lot better now, doesn't sound like I'm dragging hundreds of plastic bags under the car, and its louder.

Proper McDonalds cruiser material now

why did you remove the heat shields? lol i thought they were there for a reason tbf but i darno

PRICER wrote:why did you remove the heat shields? lol i thought they were there for a reason tbf but i darno

They are - they are to reduce heat radiation to the exhaust tunnel - I don't have anything flammable there now (carpet etc) so don't really need them - another couple of kilos saved

its coming along nicely mate, you gonna plan to do a engine conversion on it or keep it 1.4? was it easy to do the cat? was thinking of doing it to mine after its mot but not sure....

jordyp wrote:its coming along nicely mate, you gonna plan to do a engine conversion on it or keep it 1.4? was it easy to do the cat? was thinking of doing it to mine after its mot but not sure....

Considering a 1.8 Conversion over Winter/Spring
Decatting was easy, just a bit of a faff due to a crap welding machine

awryt cool, i was gonna put a x18xe1 in mine from a vectra but too much wiring, got a 1.6 8v from old cav at work so gonna have to get wiring loom and stuff maybe unless i can try put my manifolds on lol

TV Live Pics;

Lovin the pics and the new wheels very tidy car mate

very nice

I have some new rimmage...









They are going to look

Which then leaves me with a spare set that could find some Road Legal Track Tyres being wrapped around them.... hmmmmm.

4 stud vectra sri's, shud look awsome fitted mate. loving the pics from castle combe!

Castle Combe yesterday.

Preparation was simples -

Top up Brake fluid - light was flickering on/off around corners
Check oil - no top up needed
Check coolant - no top up needed
Make sure car hasn't rusted away since TV Live - looks Ok
Make sure car starts - Ok
Refit Rear ARB in the dark the night before after wandering into spare room and seeing it there and remembering it was removed a couple of weeks back...

No poncey washing for this one, I couldn't be arsed.

Had a good day, felt like I was giving it more beans than normal as didn't have a passenger with me this time so didn't have the edge of cautiousness about me...