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21 July 2012, 01:20 AM
This weather better sort itself out I need to get the mondeo finished off half of it looks great lol
21 July 2012, 08:14 AM
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heatwave is coming justin, just in time for my first caravan holiday tomorrow wahay.
got the car back, drives nice except a little judder on pick up but were putting that down to the new clutch for now, if it doesnt go it will be going back. pulls lovely though, turbo doesnt come in as easy which i really like, put ya loud foot on though and it picks up great, seems more progressive now rather than OH SH1TTTTTTTTTT sort of acceleration
got the car back, drives nice except a little judder on pick up but were putting that down to the new clutch for now, if it doesnt go it will be going back. pulls lovely though, turbo doesnt come in as easy which i really like, put ya loud foot on though and it picks up great, seems more progressive now rather than OH SH1TTTTTTTTTT sort of acceleration
21 July 2012, 08:17 AM
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got to coventry yesterday to pick the caravan up in just over 90 minutes, only took me 2 an a half hours to get back, good run, the wifes car tows lovely, the air suspension really helps as well, the caravan was a bit twitchy at first but after a few miles it seemed to settle down and was great then, just kept a steady 65 ish as i found this best as you could actually overtake the trucks instead of being a usual numpty and sticking behind them
01 August 2012, 12:37 PM
Well decided to upgrade my old core 2 duo pc into a new i7 3770k
spec as follows
keeping my current collermaster elite 330 case with 500w coolermaster extreme PSU
chip
mother board http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z...dvi-d-hdmi-atx
SSD 240gb harddrive http://www.ebuyer.com/268694-corsair...ssd-f240gb3-bk
memory 8gb ddr3 corsair http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(...9-9-24-xmp-15v
blu ray writer http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pione...p-to-128gb-oem
dvd writer http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pione...ail-labelflash
spec as follows
keeping my current collermaster elite 330 case with 500w coolermaster extreme PSU
chip
mother board http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z...dvi-d-hdmi-atx
SSD 240gb harddrive http://www.ebuyer.com/268694-corsair...ssd-f240gb3-bk
memory 8gb ddr3 corsair http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(...9-9-24-xmp-15v
blu ray writer http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pione...p-to-128gb-oem
dvd writer http://www.scan.co.uk/products/pione...ail-labelflash
03 August 2012, 12:36 PM
03 August 2012, 07:42 PM
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dodgy git 
had a brake caliper fail on me the other day on my st! started making a grinding noise but funnily no uneven braking. Checked it last night and the caliper has collasped and is rubbing on the disc!
Ordered a replacement caliper will be with me monday. Rad fan doesnt work either
looks like the resistor pack has gone as if I bypass the fan works. Problem is you cant get the pack on its own you need a new cowling and fan (can get 2nd hand) Think I am just going to bypass the resistor pack but no forums seem to know why its there!
biggest pile of sh!te ever
had a brake caliper fail on me the other day on my st! started making a grinding noise but funnily no uneven braking. Checked it last night and the caliper has collasped and is rubbing on the disc!
Ordered a replacement caliper will be with me monday. Rad fan doesnt work either
looks like the resistor pack has gone as if I bypass the fan works. Problem is you cant get the pack on its own you need a new cowling and fan (can get 2nd hand) Think I am just going to bypass the resistor pack but no forums seem to know why its there! biggest pile of sh!te ever
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03 August 2012, 10:12 PM
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ive just bought the wife a new car, got her another lexus rx, shes getting the hybrid model this time though, very very strange to drive as if you dont boot it its electric up till 30 odd mph. lovely car though
04 August 2012, 09:42 AM
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04 August 2012, 09:33 PM
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scoob is spot on, power delivery is super smooth now, little judder though at 1500rpm only in 3rd which is strange, may be map related but will take it back whem i get chance. made up with it though so far
06 August 2012, 01:27 PM
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Tried to change my brake caliper today, found out that my wheel bearing had gone in a bad way which caused the caliped to hit / grind on the brake disc! Funnily, no vibrations whilst driving . Looks like the hub is probably knackered as well so time for a replacement! This car will be the death of me
06 August 2012, 04:30 PM
lol more problems jay 
went to blackpool yesterday did 54mpg so impressed doubt I could get any more
managed to get the other rear quarter polished cant beleve the amount of people looking at the car in blackpool its like a mirror its only a sodding mondeo her mum wants me to do her new corsa 
just need to do the roof/ front and back bumpers and side skirts and the boot and its done.
went to blackpool yesterday did 54mpg so impressed doubt I could get any more
managed to get the other rear quarter polished cant beleve the amount of people looking at the car in blackpool its like a mirror its only a sodding mondeo
her mum wants me to do her new corsa just need to do the roof/ front and back bumpers and side skirts and the boot and its done.
07 August 2012, 12:53 PM
Its taking forever - I just have no time
thats good mine sounds about right then
thats good mine sounds about right then
07 August 2012, 09:53 PM
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07 August 2012, 09:57 PM
sneak peek
50/50 shot
scratch up close
scratch and swirls
scratch and swirls gone
like glass
this was only corrected still needs a fine polish to remove any micro maring
the rear bumper will take some doing its shocking
50/50 shot
scratch up close
scratch and swirls
scratch and swirls gone
like glass
this was only corrected still needs a fine polish to remove any micro maring
the rear bumper will take some doing its shocking
08 August 2012, 07:46 AM
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do you know what justin i aint 100% happy with mine, would you do it for a fee or would you give me a list of things to buy so i can do it myself? not arsed if it takes you a while, i could leave it with you when i go away in october if you like
08 August 2012, 05:54 PM
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no never bought anything as i couldnt work out what was best to get, ive noticed a few swirls on my car though and to be honest i aint happy, i know if i contact him he'll just fob me of now, ive been really careful cleaning it since as well
08 August 2012, 06:49 PM
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there is a heck of a lot of choice for cleaning.
Although you see swirls now, you was happy as Larry when you had it done so must have been real bad then, so at least there is a good base to work from
Although you see swirls now, you was happy as Larry when you had it done so must have been real bad then, so at least there is a good base to work from
08 August 2012, 06:51 PM
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got my replacement hub today put it on in double quick time, thought this is going well then tried to tighten the track road end and was struggling to get the nut on, closer inspection it had been cross threaded previously! ordered a new one so will finish the job tomorrow.
08 August 2012, 09:26 PM
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it was bad Jay, what i think it is though is when its really sunny, yes rare lately, ive started noticing them, only a few but its enough to pee me off, suppose its one of those things as well with it being black, the wifes new car is also black but its gleaming. hope to pick that up next week