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15-05-2007, 21:31
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#101 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| Right,
took my sump to work today and fully sanded it back ready to be polished, 
after a light buffing... 
after a bit more buffing...shiney?yep.. 
all done,ready for lacquaring at work...
Thermostat polished and lacquared, 
Best bit, my new cambelt and rollers(late set up)
Gates stuff(what gm use and sell) but at motor factors price,
big big thanks to rich at motorquip,proper funking legend. 
and got some blue silcon tubing from ebay...and a load of new bulbs from dom..lengend at www.picbits.co.uk 
Doing the sump gasket and bits tomoz,
so more then...
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15-05-2007, 21:32
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| and you got some lamps with toilet paper 
i got some new lamps today, something for the weekend to play with.
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15-05-2007, 21:34
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#103 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| yeah for travel sleep....lol
and cool, hid? | |
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15-05-2007, 21:39
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| nice focus on the thremostat pic! | |
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15-05-2007, 21:43
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#105 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| would have it cause of the flash,
so its as good as ya getting... | |
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15-05-2007, 22:04
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| u gonna be using the new type belt setup or the bombproof old style | |
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15-05-2007, 22:25
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| new,you have to surely?
i just cant not put rollers on... | |
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15-05-2007, 23:31
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#108 | | MIGWeb User
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| id go with early setup with metal rollers | |
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16-05-2007, 06:32
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#109 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| i'll say it again,
as the engine is set up to new the late type,i didnt think you can run the early... | |
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16-05-2007, 10:29
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#110 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| Too late now, you got the belt etc anyway. Gates stuff is the bomb (what I insist on).
Sump looks cool. The laquer may go dull mate, but I'm sure you will notice before anyone else does.
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16-05-2007, 13:07
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| Cool progress dude!
What you gonna use the blue silicon for?
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16-05-2007, 13:25
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#112 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| What you gonna use the bulbs for? | |
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16-05-2007, 14:33
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#113 | | MIGWeb User
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| Is that sarcasm Mr Green?! 
Just wondered if he was gonna use it for throttle cable casing or something like that? | |
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16-05-2007, 14:43
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Originally Posted by The Simps  Is that sarcasm Mr Green?! |  | |
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16-05-2007, 14:55
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| Sump looks cool, nice and shiny.
I wish i had the patience to polish stuff up like that  Lol | |
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16-05-2007, 14:57
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#116 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| Just take whatever it is you want doing to bed.
I do all my best buffing under the duvet. | |
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16-05-2007, 14:58
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16-05-2007, 17:55
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#118 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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Originally Posted by CraigGreen Too late now, you got the belt etc anyway. Gates stuff is the bomb (what I insist on).
Sump looks cool. The laquer may go dull mate, but I'm sure you will notice before anyone else does. | so can you fit the early set up then?
and nah it hasnt,looks nice and shiney still, Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps Cool progress dude!
What you gonna use the blue silicon for? | vacum pics and bits, more on order.... Quote:
Originally Posted by LongLiveTheNova Sump looks cool, nice and shiny.
I wish i had the patience to polish stuff up like that Lol | funny thing is it didnt take too long to do,
sanded it all at work on the orabital(sp?) then buffed it up,which was the harder bit,
killed my back, | |
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16-05-2007, 18:23
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#119 | | MIGWeb User
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Originally Posted by Benn so can you fit the early set up then? | yup, need to swap crank pully, cam pulleys, backing plate and water pump and obviously rollers. | |
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16-05-2007, 18:39
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#120 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| oh right,
cant be arsed with that,waterpump thats in there is new, | |
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16-05-2007, 20:33
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Originally Posted by Jamie_F yup, need to swap crank pully, cam pulleys, backing plate and water pump and obviously rollers. | /\ what he said, i was paranoid about mine (the plastic rollers) so i switched it to early setup | |
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16-05-2007, 20:46
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#122 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| ah right,
not to fussed will all be new so should be ok, | |
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16-05-2007, 21:57
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#123 | | MIGWeb User
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| they will fine for benn, his wont see track time or owt as its a show car. | |
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16-05-2007, 21:59
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#124 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| will go on track,
but only for one sess if i can get stuff done so i have no rubbing,
then it will get the nuts ragged off of it around coomb, | |
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16-05-2007, 22:07
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#125 | | MIGWeb User
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Originally Posted by Benn will go on track,
but only for one sess if i can get stuff done so i have no rubbing,
then it will get the nuts ragged off of it around coomb, | seeing is believing! | |
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