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[vini]

Why have you cut the coil spring where the suspension travel comes from? The smallest bump will coil bind now as you have no travel left, let me know if I'm missing something fundamental here

Cheers
David

because it was the uncoiled spring that was causing the uncontrolable bouncing of the back end.if i had cut the other end it would have lowered the car but i would have still been left with a bouncy back end.the way i have done it has lowered to where i want it and stiffened the back end up.just come back from a test run and the ride is perfect there is method in my madness and it works lol Dean

[vini]

decided to strip my boot out today and give it a lick of paint.while i was doing that my new seats arrived so i stripped my old recaros out and unbolted the subframes from them.unfortunatly the old subframes dint fit the new seats,so out with the anglegrinder and mig to do a bit of modyfying.sorted Dean



ive given the subframes a fresh coat of black so will get the seats fitted tomorrow evening

[mini_mad69]

I like those seats, which ones are they? How much were they?




Ben

[vini]

midland wheels £184.00 delivered gonna get myself a set of 4point blue harnesses to match.hope to find some up in coombe next weekend Dean

[mini_mad69]

midland wheels £184.00 delivered gonna get myself a set of 4point blue harnesses to match.hope to find some up in coombe next weekend Dean

Cool,
I've got these ones, but they were cheaper 2 years ago.

CLick

[Burnard]

Car looks amazing dude defo worth a try for the mag.

Im looking into the conversion my self so i got a few questions because youve done the closes to what i want.

Is that an MPI rad your useing?
What gearbox setup is it, and what revs does it do at about 70?
Also do you know roughly how much power its putting out?

Cheers

Chris

[vini]

Car looks amazing dude defo worth a try for the mag.

Im looking into the conversion my self so i got a few questions because youve done the closes to what i want.

Is that an MPI rad your useing?
What gearbox setup is it, and what revs does it do at about 70?
Also do you know roughly how much power its putting out?

Cheers

Chris

hi burnard thanks for the thumbs up yes the rad is an mpi rad which i took into my local rad specialist who kindly rebuilt it with an extra core.the gearbox is an f13 box from an astra which to be honest is a bit high reving.i dont use 1st gear at all because of the lack of traction so i will soon be fitting the f13w diesel box for better acceleration and top end cruising speed.vini is currently running just over 3500 revs at 70mph on 10"wheels.i had him rolling roaded about 2years ago.aparrantly i was losing a lot of power due to an over exagerated air intake lol but this has now been resolved.he pushed out 95bhp from the flywheel and 69bhp at the wheels but with some impressive torque Dean

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Edited by vini, 18 September 2010 - 07:29 AM.

[Burnard]

Thanks for that.

The rad and clutch are the only bits of the conversion which are still a bit undecided for me then.
Was the standard MPI rad not quite enough to keep everything cool then?

Looks like your running the standard injection system on that, but still very good figures, bet it goes like stink


Chris

[vini]

Thanks for that.

The rad and clutch are the only bits of the conversion which are still a bit undecided for me then.
Was the standard MPI rad not quite enough to keep everything cool then?

Looks like your running the standard injection system on that, but still very good figures, bet it goes like stink


Chris

the standard mpi rad was fine about town but did creep to scary temperatures when doing motorway work,but when i took it in to the rad guys they said it was blocked solid lol.i would have prefered a larger rad but with space a bit tight the only way i could go larger was to increase the depth on it.now it keeps perfect temp no matter how hard i drive him im still running the standard injection system but plan to run throttle bodies at some point in the near future Dean

[mini_mad69]

bet it goes like stink


Chris

I can vouch for that, even with 4 people in it.


You taking it around the track at combe Dean?

[Burnard]

god, if you going to coombe i might just be able to force my self to come and have a look, and probably take allot of pictures for reference

I got a nice advantage working in halfords that i see quite a few cars a day, so shouldnt be too long till i find a car with a perfect rad for me

[vini]

sorry boys wont be takin it to combe this year.vini is currently sorn,out of mot and out of insurance.got so much planned with him its easier to keep him off the road until ive done the main mods.gearbox is next on the list will be travelling up to combe in the scooby.Dean

[mini_mad69]

sorry boys wont be takin it to combe this year.vini is currently sorn,out of mot and out of insurance.got so much planned with him its easier to keep him off the road until ive done the main mods.gearbox is next on the list will be travelling up to combe in the scooby.Dean

Ah thats a shame.



I think you should put a turbo on it.

[vini]

been out tinkering with vini again this weekend and got a few jobs sorted.thought it was about time i started removing a bit of weight and unecasary comforts out of vini.so out with the stereo,6x9s fitted in board under rear seat,6x9s from parcel shelf,rear seats and rear belts.once everything was stripped it was time to remove the sound deadening from the rear seat shelf.

then for a quick trip to find some black carpet to cover the rear seat area.managed to get 2metres of carpet and a tin of spray glue for £15,bargain.out with the tape measure and stanley knife and this is what i acheived lol.i know its not perfect,ive still got a bit more trimming to do but im happy with the result

next to go in were my new seats.i havent actually bolted the passenger side in until ive finished off tidying in the back


also fitted my new adjustable lamp steadies that i picked up in combe last weekend.just got to work out a quick release system so i can get my bonnet off without to much agro lol Dean

[l_jonez]

also fitted my new adjustable lamp steadies that i picked up in combe last weekend.just got to work out a quick release system so i can get my bonnet off without to much agro lol Dean

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