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Old 09 December 2007, 09:40 PM
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Default Spec C roof vent fitting tutorial....

If any of you fancy taking the plunge....

I've written a guide to help you

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Old 09 December 2007, 10:02 PM
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Old 09 December 2007, 10:45 PM
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Well done Frayz, top job
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Top Tutorial Frayz. All i need now is some Dutch Courage and a tin opener !!
Old 09 December 2007, 10:55 PM
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wow

Very skilled not to mention brave!
Old 09 December 2007, 11:06 PM
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Dont worry guys, all you need are some nuts. Ive done a few now.

Its really not that scarey...


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Old 09 December 2007, 11:21 PM
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When is your next article due out ?
Old 09 December 2007, 11:23 PM
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Next?

Took me bleedin long enough to write that one lol.

My next article could be a full engine build but i cant be arsed wit that lot
Old 09 December 2007, 11:24 PM
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Nearly as long as it took me to host it
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Lol.... worth the wait though guv.

Cheers for hosting it.. Hopefully it should get plenty of views
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A very good guide......

Personally I'm not sure if I'd have the b@lls?

(lucky the new car alrealy has one as std)
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Excellent frayz, really excellent !
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If anybody else has a project you would like to detail please let me know as these projects are very popular
Old 10 December 2007, 10:58 AM
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Superb guide Frayz


If you were only closer I`d trust you to do mine as I aint got the *****



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I watched Tiny's vent being done....not for the faint hearted! Great guide though!
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Originally Posted by SirFozzalot


I watched Tiny's vent being done....not for the faint hearted!
...and took the pi55 most of the time

Old 10 December 2007, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by frayz
...and took the pi55 most of the time

I can just imagine.....

"woah big boy, you've made the hole too big now!!" lol

"Is it meant to be triangular??"

"You've done it back to front, you plum" hahahhahaahha

top work, Frayz
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Originally Posted by frayz
...and took the pi55 most of the time



What a funny day that was!
Old 10 December 2007, 08:58 PM
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Frayz who's the old fart in the picture....... Great job thou Frayz, just don't remember much after passing out when you started to cut the hole in my roof of my car....

rgds "MADDOG"
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Originally Posted by "MADDOG"
Frayz who's the old fart in the picture
Frayz said something about care in the community
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Oi Oi Oi!!!!


That old fart happens to be a good friend of mine...

Shame about his w@nky old car though

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cracking guide mate. not sure i'd tackle it on my own though lol.
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I have tidyied the article up now with the help from the Scoobypedia Web Expert
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what guide's next then frayz? if you want a topic i've got a full whiteline kit, sti intercooler, fuel pressure regulator, walbro, 330mm brakes front and rear under braces..........
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Honestly.

I'd love to write more guides but I really dont have the time at the moment.

Im struggling to find time to work on my own car right now

I really wanna see someone do their own vent now
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Originally Posted by frayz
Honestly.

I'd love to write more guides but I really dont have the time at the moment.

Im struggling to find time to work on my own car right now

I really wanna see someone do their own vent now
Just take plenty of pics when you're working on your car and then you can always put the guides together at a later date.

got to get going on the 2.5 build mate

was thinking about fitting 2 vents so it looks like the early wrc cars but at £200 a through, I don't think that's going to happen for some time.

perhaps i'll put a guide or 2 together for the bits i have and get you to nose through them before publishing
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Sure mate... Sounds good.
I'm not starting my build untill I have all the parts required to complete.
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cool.

guess it's best till it's all there. will make life easier. although you must have a great amount of will power to stop yourself making a start.
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No will power required at all actually dude lol..

I build engines all day long, the last thing i wanna do is build another and not get paid for it lol.

In all seriousness, my build will be as clinical as anything i do at work... probably more so.

Therefore i want any internal component exposed to the elements for as little time as possible.
Every item will be inspected, measured and checked before being washed and assembled.
I dont want any kind of semi built assembly sitting around for any longer than absolutely necessary. Even though every item will be bagged and sealed. I wont assemble something unless it will be completed.

This type of proceedure is vital for the perfect clinical build.
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that's true. like me not wanting to detail my own car.

bit different to the old bmw way of leaving the cast iron blocks out in the elements for a couple of years before using them. although i think that was to help strengthen them.

wouldn't surprise me if you had a clean area in your garage for building it. statically sealed and bleached down each day


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