Lee's Garage - Page 6

**Benn** · 14-10-2006, 18:17

lol,deffo shotgun at the next coomb...

daveb948576 · 14-10-2006, 18:28

you should have a green rubber sleeve around the spring of the slave cylinder

rob_lee_1 · 14-10-2006, 18:30

jealous

Looking amazing

lee303 · 14-10-2006, 20:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveb948576

you should have a green rubber sleeve around the spring of the slave cylinder

really? its new out the box, maybe thats a seperate part?

cheers rob, and benn, no worries, even got an intercom now too! p.s any news on them indicators??

daveb948576 · 14-10-2006, 23:51

no no no you must have a green rubber sleeve yes it may be new but soem times they forget to attach it take it back honestly im not meesing you about. its to stop dust/grit getting into the seal/moving parts and creatign a leak.

put the picture up in mech and tech and get a second opinion.

daveb948576 · 14-10-2006, 23:55

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/vauxh...ml#post2967641

daveb948576 · 15-10-2006, 00:26

lee303 · 15-10-2006, 09:04

alright alright, calm down!!

i'll just make my own cover, tis only a dust seal anyways, lots of stuff to do before i get to sorting that though

**spanishfly** · 15-10-2006, 09:09

I have had them with no seal, some of them don't need the green cover. Also i'm sure Lee isn't loooking for 80k out of it so he'll be fine!

lee303 · 15-10-2006, 09:11

what you tring to say? that it'll be in bits again before it wears out??

anyways, off to do the steering now, pics later...

**spanishfly** · 15-10-2006, 09:49

lee303 · 15-10-2006, 15:39

and so, the steering, obviously you need this to be pretty strong as
you dont want it flexing or worse when 'aving it round the track!

started by making this plate

then decided to utilise the original bracketry to save adding more plates to the
bulkhead than was necessary, so got some box...

nice and strong side to side but it still neede a bit of triangualtion to
stop the up and down movement

threw some paint around

that done i thought i'd make some blanking plates for the bay and moved the fuel
unions to the old servo position

now i need to move the gearlever and handbrake, this is where i want the lever
typically right in the middle of the strengthener!

also need to remove this mount and move it back a few inches, will probably
just cut the top off the tunnel and re weld it in the right place

and finally, just cos it's a nice bit of engineering,i give you the underneath of my
quaife shifter!

got a few bits for sale now too, see the for sale section

**spanishfly** · 15-10-2006, 17:37

Could it be converted to a vrrrromm tic vrooommm? Would make life easier!!! Actually I've just decided you need to fit tipronic!

lee303 · 15-10-2006, 19:33

nah, you need the whole banging the lever down through the box thing if you're gonna do it! on a big alloy tower next to the wheel, alas, this cant be used for that

**spanishfly** · 15-10-2006, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee303

nah, you need the whole banging the lever down through the box thing if you're gonna do it! on a big alloy tower next to the wheel, alas, this cant be used for that

oh sounds like you know so much! Go DO IT

lee303 · 15-10-2006, 20:07

i have the knowledge, just not the money

would love to get a sequential though, could move the engine further down and rotate it forward so you could push it right back too

**spanishfly** · 15-10-2006, 20:15

One day huh matey!?

**Benn** · 15-10-2006, 20:17

you is a crazy mofo,

and i love it.

novarallycar · 15-10-2006, 20:38

If you go sequential , dont go quaife 32G they go vroooom tic vrooooom tic vroooooooom BANG grrrrrruncccchhhhhhh -------oil slick! much better with a Sadev.

Seriously though than is some serious mods, the crossbrace that mounts the factory seats, on most rally cars that is removed entirly from the floor as it is a heavy lump of steel. i drilled all the spotwelds out on mine and removed it and there is now lots of room.

Also could you not do a hydraulic hand brake , they now come with a cable attachment of 2x long throttle cables to pass mot but will snap if ever used! very reasonable from rally design.

**Add_Gee** · 15-10-2006, 20:43

ace work, i love reading this thread

lee303 · 16-10-2006, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by novarallycar

If you go sequential , dont go quaife 32G they go vroooom tic vrooooom tic vroooooooom BANG grrrrrruncccchhhhhhh -------oil slick! much better with a Sadev.

Seriously though than is some serious mods, the crossbrace that mounts the factory seats, on most rally cars that is removed entirly from the floor as it is a heavy lump of steel. i drilled all the spotwelds out on mine and removed it and there is now lots of room.

Also could you not do a hydraulic hand brake , they now come with a cable attachment of 2x long throttle cables to pass mot but will snap if ever used! very reasonable from rally design.

lol, have heard that about older quaife stuff but i thought they'd sorted it, bit pie in the sky anyways

had also thought about hydraulic h/brake but i cant be bothered tbh, not a big handbrake user tbh, only need it to stop the car rolling away

cheers for the tip on the strengthener though, might bin that totally then, i do have brace bars going across for the seats so as you say it should be strong enough

rodgerq · 16-10-2006, 15:16

Lee, thats **** hot mate

rodgerq

stuartp · 16-10-2006, 15:47

i hate treads like this!!! Because i spend hours reading them and not getting any thin done to my nova!! good work there lee and i'l be asking loads of questions soon once my shells been preped hope ya wont mind!! Keep up the good work!!

GTE_lee · 16-10-2006, 15:49

not sure how that is gonna feel to drive,

great work all round tho

**CraigGreen** · 16-10-2006, 16:11

I reckon with the revised seating/steering/pedal locations the car could feel totally different to drive. (or maybe a little)