I have to live with that everyday lol.Originally Posted by Trevhib
Ive offered Jonathan alot more than that for it and he wont let it go.
Dont blame him tho really
I have to live with that everyday lol.
Ive offered Jonathan alot more than that for it and he wont let it go.
Dont blame him tho really
Your car still looks great you know. You should be proud.
As for the bonnet matting- mine is non existent too. So I'll need to find one but I am def not paying £250 for one!! That's daylight robbery on a new gearknob style!!
What is the matting actually made of? Anyone know?
No idea mate! Im assuming some kind of fire resistant glass matting
Only a small update, car is now tucked away and sorn for the winter months.
In the meantime i've been collecting more parts to keep improving things for next year.
Purchased a K-tec d/c intercooler off 1988cab (cheers mate)
Old s/c Pace vs New.
Also won an Armtech rev limiter off ebay for only £27 delivered
Its more of a safety mod after having an incident with a missing throttle return spring
Im also feeling a really big need to scratch an itch for a t25/t2 turbo and some kind of cam.
Might have to wait till 2013, with my second daughter being due early next year
Last edited by Jonny5; 28-01-2013 at 21:06.
Lol - we are never happy with what we achieve on these things are we
I think ill be just like you when mine is done, forever tinkering with it!!
Intercooler fitted
Gave the engine bay a bit of a wipe down too now she is off the road.
Last edited by Jonny5; 14-11-2012 at 22:59.
Looks great mate
Pushed her out in the sunshine for a mid hibernation engine run up yesterday.
Gave me chance to test fit the new strut brace (Cheers Nottswoody
Last edited by Jonny5; 19-02-2013 at 23:30.
Nice work as always mate
Show off lol
Evening
Its that time again! Only 10days till the 5 is back on the road after its winter lay up.
Had it out today, fitted my new magnecors and the now painted strut brace.
It started on the first pull, not too bad as its been sat idle since Dec
Few bits to tidy and sort, nothing major, but today was a good start to 2013
stunning!!!
can i ask 2 questions?
1. how come you have no hose going to the anti perc fan?
2. do you get much of an oil smell from your oil breather in the car?
thanks
adam
Can't believe your selling it fella.
Thanks mate,
I only use the perc fan to blow cold air to the base of the carb and over the main fuel line. The hoses that ran to the solenoid and into the main boost hose are notorious for boost leaks. I removed and blocked mine off to tidy up the bay a bit, and eliminate this problem.
I have never had any oil smell in the car at all the whole time i have ran that set up
It was advertised on eBay last week wasn't it?
NopeIt was advertised on eBay last week wasn't it?lol. Im never selling it mate
Top banana.
Looking forward to seeing this baby in the flesh. Are you taking it to nationals?
Not sure yet bud
You got any more plans for it? Mines having loads done at the moment. So close to being finished now.
Ive still got the Armtech Rev limiter to fit and then its just general maintenance bits, oil/coolant change etc the boring stuff
Might actually be able to say its finished this year
They'll never be finished mate, there will always be something that you'll want/need to do. Any plans for the interior fella?Ive still got the Armtech Rev limiter to fit and then its just general maintenance bits, oil/coolant change etc the boring stuff
Might actually be able to say its finished this year
Fix a wobbly drivers seat thats about it
It dont look too shabby as it is really, not mint but presentable. It needs a good clean and hoover too, ignore the steering wheel thats my winter storage one to stop my good one going mouldy
Looks nice mate, I've decided to go as near to OE as possible. Bar my door cards,turbines,strut brace and alloy inter cooler it's standard. I've got the standard speed lines still for shows. Not that ill enter for competition. Don't wanna get involved in the bitchiness that happens. I wanna rent mine to tv & film
Looks nice mate, I've decided to go as near to OE as possible. Bar my door cards,turbines,strut brace and alloy inter cooler it's standard. I've got the standard speed lines still for shows. Not that ill enter for competition. Don't wanna get involved in the bitchiness that happens. I wanna rent mine to tv & filmSounds like a good plan mate. Keep your thread updated
Last edited by Jonny5; 20-02-2013 at 09:22.
Wow! Looks superb
Looks sweet
I think there's someone on eBay with the same name selling a 5Nope
That's what I thought! It wasn't just me then lol.
lovely 5 - keep us updated on wobbly seat fix. Mine are terrible, they actually have movement in the main seat mechs
I had something similar with mine, was liveable till the day I gave it a boot full on high away from the lights and the rear hoop of the seat broke off and I ended up laying flat lol
Think mine is just the pivot bolts, will have a look next week.
Better pic of the new parts fitted in the engine bay, all the rest needs a good clean
Also going to remove the perc solenoid brackets soon now they're not needed.
Will the lobster smack into the brace when the engine goes under load? Looks v close. Maybe get some thin dense foam to put on the brace just to take the 'bang' out of it? Or will it not be a problem?
Does look like a disaster waiting to happen lol
Like the breather set up too. Nice.
It never touched when it was on my 5 it should be ok..
Shouldnt be an issue i dont think
Im using heavy duty engine mounts which should help but will have to wait an see, although like woody says it was his brace before and it never caused him any issues
Last edited by Jonny5; 21-02-2013 at 17:42.
Simple yet effective
Not a problem for me
Our kid uses a coke bottle! Hahaha. It's all about the horses for us... That is a very tidy bay I think a grill mount cooler would be a good add mate??Simple yet effective
Gonna see how i get on with the new d/c standard position one first mate as ive not even driven it with it on yet. I only run 17psi on a mild T2 hybrid.
If a T25 happens to find its way oni may have to reconsider.....will i ever stop changing stuff
love your car mate so fresh!!! wanna swap
Just for a weekendlove your car mate so fresh!!! wanna swap
haha deal!Just for a weekend
lol well watch this space.
I replaced some of the worn torx bolts at the bottom - helped abit - but rest of the movement is in the seat frame - think iv got a vid of the movement somewhere eil dig out as I didn't know how to repair them.
Liking that breather setup - oe but loses the feed back to air intake, I just routed mine to a home made bbq sauce breather pot but yours looks nicer - il do it one day
From what i've seen there are some pivot bushes that sit between the frame that attaches to the seat itself and the other part that attaches to the floor of the car, these tend to go oval over time.
Im planning on drilling a hole in the centre of this bush and putting a nut and bolt through with a spring washer and nyloc nut. This in theory will allow me to take up the slack and tighten up the joint but keep the frames moveable.
Shouldnt be an issue i dont think
Im using heavy duty engine mounts which should help but will have to wait an see, although like woody says it was his brace before and it never caused him any issues
heres a video of where the movement is in this r5 seat - i cant see a easy fix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBE9GnFaY78
I swear there is a little torx type bolt that goes there and I swear I had the same issue beforeheres a video of where the movement is in this r5 seat - i cant see a easy fix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBE9GnFaY78
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