well its pretty much the same thing... had to cut some of the insulation off some parts of the loom because i thought moisture had got in... fabric wrap allows any moisture which gets in to evaporate easier than it would with insulation tape on.

we will see chris!

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The only downside to fabric tape is that it attracts moisture too.

Should be alright though!

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shouldnt be using too much bud but ill keep that in mind, ta.

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Rust is lighter than carbon fibre, and rust holes are lighter than rust!!

Right.

i originally started this without a deadline in mind. i then set myself a deadline for the first weekend of January, but since i set that, ive been anxious as fuck and just feel like im going to rush it. i think it would be careless of me to get it through an MOT etc and throw it straight into a good 2-3 hour journey without giving it a week of running in and checking bits. after i made this decision last night im much more relaxed and feel i can make this a damn good runner.

heres some pics of some stuff that arrived this week...







(wouldnt resize for some reason so apologies)

also had my new ht leads come through and loom tape.

still got a few things to figure out with the loom but it should move on steady but slowly from now.

thanks

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Left.

Indicators look good. How much they set you back? Whats all the fluids?

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Good work Ben.

Don't bother rushing things because it'll only end in tears. Take your time and it'll be done for the show season

I kept setting deadlines with the RS and it made me depressed when I didn't hit them so in the end I gave up and just plodded along with it (for most of the year )

I bought 1 indicator for £6 made by that company and everything!! glad to see you have made it through most of it, like danny said, why all the fluids??

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Rust is lighter than carbon fibre, and rust holes are lighter than rust!!

id have a guess at engine oil, box oil and power steering fluid?

thanks Danny. £15.00 quid p+p mate. wasnt sure the fit would be good but its perfect!

close adam... box oil, pas fluid, brake fluid and coolant. ordered enough incase i come across any issues in regards to leaks etc.

having a deadline is silly, especially when you're not 100% clued up on everything, i admit i should have done more research into doing the whole thing.

watch this space kids

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Well I got 2 right

Don't worry about research mate learning on the job is the best way to do things

seeing as you keep hassling me about my si -

just hurry up and fucking finish this rotter!

Good stuff Ben! As said, don't worry about research, alot of things you can't research because you don't know they will crop up! You learn as you go along.

But as Adam said: hurry the fuck up now

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Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!"
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

thanks scamp! certainly is a learning curve...

haha, yeah but adam, all you have to do is go pick the fucking thing up! lazy cunt

Des, true... more the wiring that will take effort. still trying to read this number off the block for when i insure it (impossible to read!) but yes, i need to hurry up, i know!

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Bear in mind as well, that if you want to change the V5 to the 2.0 you will need to get an independant garage to verify the new engine number and size etc.
Complete fucking joke if you ask me, could understand if I was trying to say that it now has a 1.0 in to save on tax but it makes cock all difference!

So once mines up an running again I need to take it somewhere to get ass raped for them to write a wee leter for the DVLA, robbing cunts...

Paul

ah what a cunt! i cant fucking read it so how will they be able to haha?

can you pm us Paul with your engine number? just so i can go off mine.. not sure how many there are meant to be you see.

thanks

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Yeah, no worries mate, as soon as I can find the bit of paper with mines on it I'll let you know

Paul

awesome bud nice one

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Hello Gents,

bit of progress today, nothing major!

HT leads swapped from the aftermarket red ones to some motorcraft black leads...


Then moved onto fitting the lights and my new indicator clusters.
i gave the headlights a good polish and they came up beautifully! had to file some bits away on the new indicators to give them a near perfect fit. Very pleased with the results...




I forgot to get pictures of the last bit i did but i extended the plug for the rad... feel a lot more confident to tackle the rest now so should see more progress on Friday-Monday!

thanks (again, sorry for the size, still trying to figure out the sizes i need as they got rid of the 'small, medium, large' for us simpletons.

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Mate get some silver vision bulbs for the indicators, they flash orange but have a silver coating so you won't have the "fried egg" effect !!

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