you know some times it just aint fair
 

well guys i popped into Ace today just to query get brakes fitted price etc and thought it be a good idea to have him take the car out for a drive see if the gear changes start playing up again and he has an idea about what it is.

When he brought it back with the news that my clutch will probably give up the ghost in the next month or two i was well and truly gutted, even more so when he told me how much parts and labour will be. no fitting of my brembo's for a while to be honest

So does anyone have an idea where cheap decent clutches can be sourced from and whats the best sort of thing to look for

Cheers

Ian

I've just fitted an AP organic clutch on my P1... Kindly supplied by Alyn at AS performance, think it was about £450

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Cheap if you want

Not what you wanted to hear Ian:(

Give David a call at API, get yourself an Excedy clutch, good for 400 bhp and around £300 just for the clutch. I've had no problems with mine.

simb

Blimely we were all wrong, But I did mention the clutch.

I've got the same as Simb in mine, the Exedy is a great bit of kit, made in the same factory as the AP one, Comes with the bearing (Ap's Don't) and is about £150 cheaper. I think the AP has some extra bolts but that's about it.

You looking at around £150-200 for a standard clutch and around £150-200 to fit I'd splash the extra and get the exedy.

Me and Simb both have lightened flywheels as well, again well worth it.

Stick the brakes on yourself, Should only take about an hour, Daz and Me did mine, Apart from a wheel that we couldn't get off we'd of had it done in an hour

Your not having much luck there mate, someone around here with knowledge of putting breaks on will volunteer to pop them on for you :notworthy I would offer but I've only changed my pads and the last itme I changed breaks was in the 80's on bugs.:lol1:

ian ill fit the brakes for you mate

See a true hero:notworthy , I wasnt dropping hints Daz...honest :thumb:

hay ill do it for any of you lot it makes me happy.

Cheers for all the offers guys its nice to know so many are willing to help and il take you up on them hopefully when i get back from working away, payment in slabs of booze ok :thumb: i still need to order braided hoses and get the rear discs drilled with the same pcd as the front before they go on.

The searches of clutches continues, will check the api site cheers danny trying to weigh up a camskill set up and fitment just to get car on road against a set up like yours, what did you do to get to 330bhp:thumb:

cheers again guys

Ian

What a gent :notworthy :thumb:

The AP does come with the bearing....

You did well then, the bearing is normally £65 extra

I would choose a Excedy stage 1 clutch and release bearing for 125 pounds from Techniclutch on eBay. As for your flywheel I'd skim the original or if you were looking to upgrade, Fidanza aluminum flywheels are very good and well priced at 245 pounds from flatlander. I'm running this setup in my car with no problems, just finding a good gearbox is proving difficult.:thumb:

Don't bother with the braided lines yet and just get the front on for now, i didn't bothered with braided lines on mine, they can be done when the rears are done later.
Like i said to you the other day i'll help you do the brembo's, i'll sort it with Grant so we can use his ramp for an hour mate. So wont cost you a thing.:thumb:

Clutch - if you find you need a clutch desperatly i've got an Exedy Organic in the house brand new in the box, you can have it and order a replacement for me. Got mine from API also for £300.

That's the way Dean..... just drop the fronts on for now Ian with standard hoses then when you sell the 4 pots it will generate some cash for the hoses and fitting the rears at a later date.

listen to simon hes a wise men :thumb:

ive got my car booked in thursday with ace to sort my speed limit controler problem out, will let andy take mine for a spin to and see if everything else is up to scratch, cheers simon for the no,

Cheers for all the replies guys, much appreciated

Ive decided to try and squeeze as much life out of this clutch (compared to an evo i drove yesterday there is loads of life in it:thumb: )as i can just to give me as much time as possible to save up for an uprated organic clutch and lightened flywheel.

may as well do it properly, maybe an excuse to plan for power mods in the future:lol:

cheers again

Ian:thumb:

I have done two sets now so I'll help if needs be. Have got some soft nose bolts to ease off the old discs as well. Who's doing the bacon butties:thumb:

My mum will feed the forty thousand lol

Quite happily churn out tea coffee bacon and egg or sausage and egg butties for all whos involved:thumb: :lol1:

cheers

ian

Ian, i deal in Jap sports and use a chap called Steve who runs SLD motor repairs and he's based on Penallta Ind Estate. He changes clutches and services my GT-R Skylines, Evo's, Imprezas & MR2 Turbos and he's very reasonable as well as doing a fine job! If you want his number PM me and i'll send it on to you........i'm only in Bargoed myself so not too far away!! I used to live next door to Lee (Taff RA) and sold both him and his dad their Scoobs which i'm glad to say are both still running well :luxhello:
Dave.
ps......keep an eye out for my Lambo pearl orange R32 GT-R Skyline with a 2700cc engine, T78 single conversion & 640 horses.......she's a mad one!!!!

Like the sound of that never seen you about in it though.
Seen you in a WR Blue STI 7 with a Carbon Bonnet and 19's in the summer in Blackwood.

Bring it to the next meet :D :thumb:

Wish i'd kept hold of that car, i'm approaching my 400th Scooby now and that was the cleanest one yet!! A dealer from Lancashire turned up at the house at 7am and caught me off guard and i ended up selling it.........i nearly sobbed when she went off down the road :(
The GT-R is mental!! She's got a screamer pipe fitted to her T78 turbo and sounds fantastic! I've got a nice stage 1 GT-R R33 in on Saturday and an ARC demo car arriving (hopefully) next Tues/Weds running around 600horses, she's got an ARC kit which i've never seen before so i'm excited already :luxhello:
Dave.

Think i saw you tonight going down Fair View Hill in Cefn Fforest, i was coming up the hill in a green 106 Diesel i just picked up.

That was me!! :)
Dave.

the corsa of power given up the ghost mate?:lol1: :lol1: :lol:

Thought so can't be to many orange Skyline's about, from what i seen of it looked very nice.

Corsa's still living at the mo but the MOT runs out soon so time to get a replacement.

It's not just orange.......it's Lambo Pearl Orange in true M&S stylee!! Just got to get rid of all the advertising stickers on it and get my own company logo on her :) Bought another GT-R Skyline Saturday, she's a real minter and a bit nicer to drive as she's had a stage one tweak so not as mad as the orange one!! I'll have to start selling a few soon or i'll be in the workhouse on bread & water :cry:
Dave.