Kev - you have a fan. He's joined up just for you

 

not for the first time



i just searched ebay USA for lug nuts, lightweight etc.

 

I take it that these are the ones: ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lug-N...spagenameZWD2V

Not available without bling by the looks of it

 

pretty much, apart from they weren't the long ones


they're some nice ones from Japan they sell on there, made from chrome vandium, just that bit heavier but nowhere as heavy as steel ones

 

KYOKUGEN

anti theft and not a bad weight http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KYOKU...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Just a message to help get to 1000 entries!

Graham

 

almost there



had a bit of a set back this morning i'll get over it though

 

What have you done now?

 

just something to do with the gearbox, i've not broke anything if that's what you're hinting at

 

you didn't drop it on your toe?

 

1000

 

i did drop the gearset on my hand the other night, bloody painful too

 

As if I would

 

Looks to be wet at Donnington Kev...so best come to Elvington to see/hear P120 runnings, and if AndyF arrives too, well worth the trip!

Good luck, and so very well done to reach '1000'+ a very good thread for all of us.

Graham

 

wet smet



gearbox is built up

 

It will be in tomorrow then

 

clinic bound & down

 

didn't go quite to plan, so friday now



had a great laugh getting out of Donington today, had to help this guy in his brand new Porsche get out of the field (and judging by the tyre marks, so did quite a few other poeple) front & rear wheel drive cars i just executed the perfect 4 wheel drift donut and left with a grin on my face

 

quick update (it's late and im knackered) gearbox & 5 button paddle clutch fitted friday and done an hour's worth of track time at Donington this weekend here are my findings:

gearbox & clutch, faultless
suspension, great on road, too soft on track, could be springs, far too much body roll
tyres, hmmmmmmm, not track friendly, not a sign of wear on them, squeeled alot and understeered when pushed
lack of catch tank, nuff said, will need a big rag to clean my engine bay and underside of car

bedtime

 

Nice one Kev!!!

 

tell you what though, the brakes are awesome, never faded once in the 20min session, and i was braking 10m later than the evos, the discs obviously have a very high operating temperature


some pics my mate took

 

WOW!
Looks really good!
Graham

 

Cheers Kev. Do you know if they are the correct size?

Project is looking

What gearsets and suspension you running?

 

M12 x 1.25


Sti6 with 3.9 diffs, now good for 140 without redlining it and Ohlins adjustable struts, love them on road, just that bit too soft for track, tried playing with tyre pressures but the car felt really soggy if i went down to anything near 30psi, should of stuck with my winning formula of 36/32

 

I may end up having to go for the 'bling' ones as I cant be carrying the lug key in the car all the time. I will just have to put up with the embarrassment of the bling

I'm currently looking at coilover options as my Tein could do with a rebuild. I want something with minimal squat and fairly adjustable like the Teins but maybe a little softer (not getting any younger )

 

it's not bling, it's colour co-ordination yep, same here, coilovers and better tyres, although how i'm going to afford it with my imminent mortgage looming is anyone's guess

 

The seller reckons the bling ones are 170g each!?!

The locking ones are only 25g each?

Must be wrong although I did ask him to confirm and he did.

 

the blues ones are defo lighter than the locking ones, these are the exact ones i got and are the same weight as the compomotive red ones i have

 

Okay...I have ordered the same ones

Can we start a bling wheelnut club?

 

First member:


please note the tasteful 'STI' badge.



All bling car.

Graham