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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Elite Pete on 12 September 2007, 12:41:43
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Has just been delivered and I will post some pics up when i've cleaned the filthy beastie.
Have a guess who didnt sleep much last night, I was like a kid on Christmas Eve ;D
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Hope you have more luck than I've had with TB2.... :-X
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You supposed to be doing the oil on the green one, not cleaning the blue one ;D
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You supposed to be doing the oil on the green one, not cleaning the blue one ;D
If her indoors sees the state of the blue one I wont be able to sit down for a week ::)
Oil change done now :y
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tbh the state of the blue one (at the moment) doesn't look too bad... aslong as you can read german ;D ;D ;D
the rattly noises are worrying though... Still, not like an AR35 will cost the earth really!
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tbh the state of the blue one (at the moment) doesn't look too bad... aslong as you can read german ;D ;D ;D
the rattly noises are worrying though... Still, not like an AR35 will cost the earth really!
Just had a PM off the all knowing one and English is about to be reinstated :y
and im thinking Torque Converter which is making the noise :-/
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tbh the state of the blue one (at the moment) doesn't look too bad... aslong as you can read german ;D ;D ;D
the rattly noises are worrying though... Still, not like an AR35 will cost the earth really!
Just had a PM off the all knowing one and English is about to be reinstated :y
and im thinking Torque Converter which is making the noise :-/
Have you decided if its a keeper yet?
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Has just been delivered and I will post some pics up when i've cleaned the filthy beastie.
Have a guess who didnt sleep much last night, I was like a kid on Christmas Eve ;D
TOO late! ;D
(http://a350.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/117/l_bf3ec0963b25557116723b55cfdb4155.jpg)
I had the whitebalance set wrong though on the camera, so its all tinted blue :(
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I still think the mini-facelift looks better than the facelift. :P
Run for cover
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Nah I agree with you :) Only thing I prefer from the Facelift to the Pre, is the leather interior and thats it :y
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I still think the mini-facelift looks better than the facelift. :P
Run for cover
I agree, from front it does look better imho
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Busy day today
Went to the otherside of Chester to remove the second hand box which was quite easy as the engine had already been removed. I thought I was going to die when I carried the box complete with torque convertor from the car to the rear of the house on my own (about 60ft :'() then gave it a good clean up ready for the strip down to replace the thrust washers, filter and gaskets. I then started to strip the Elite ready for the box which I hope will go in next Sunday (finger crossed). Its now time for a nice bath and a couple of beers :y
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Well done Pete, a good days work mate :y Did you remember to check for a squirter by chance :-/
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Busy day today
Went to the otherside of Chester to remove the second hand box which was quite easy as the engine had already been removed. I thought I was going to die when I carried the box complete with torque convertor from the car to the rear of the house on my own (about 60ft :'() then gave it a good clean up ready for the strip down to replace the thrust washers, filter and gaskets. I then started to strip the Elite ready for the box which I hope will go in next Sunday (finger crossed). Its now time for a nice bath and a couple of beers :y
They are not light!
(Esp with a tractor engine bolted on the front ;D)
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nice work Pete - have a few few beers ;)
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Well done Pete, a good days work mate :y Did you remember to check for a squirter by chance :-/
They had already gone, sorry :(
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With help from Timbuk, (cheers Doug) we managed to get the old duff gearbox out and the new gearbox in with no dramas, just got to refit the downpipes then do the cam cover gaskets and clean the breathers and thats project two sorted :y
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Ive decided to call it a day (its persisting down) but ive got the cam cover gaskets done and the breathers cleaned out and rebuilt as far as the plenum, ive also drilled the two broken bolts from the exhaust that snapped, so next weekend should see the Elite back on the road :y
I woke this morning feeling like I had been 10 rounds with Tyson just shows im very out of condition and getting a bit long in the tooth for rolling around on the floor, but after a nice soak in the bath a cool beer and a weeks rest I should be fighting fit again (yeah right) ::)
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Ive decided to call it a day (its persisting down) but ive got the cam cover gaskets done and the breathers cleaned out and rebuilt as far as the plenum, ive also drilled the two broken bolts from the exhaust that snapped, so next weekend should see the Elite back on the road :y
I woke this morning feeling like I had been 10 rounds with Tyson just shows im very out of condition and getting a bit long in the tooth for rolling around on the floor, but after a nice soak in the bath a cool beer and a weeks rest I should be fighting fit again (yeah right) ::)
You on hols this week then Pete, or will it be a doctors note ;D
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Ive decided to call it a day (its persisting down) but ive got the cam cover gaskets done and the breathers cleaned out and rebuilt as far as the plenum, ive also drilled the two broken bolts from the exhaust that snapped, so next weekend should see the Elite back on the road :y
I woke this morning feeling like I had been 10 rounds with Tyson just shows im very out of condition and getting a bit long in the tooth for rolling around on the floor, but after a nice soak in the bath a cool beer and a weeks rest I should be fighting fit again (yeah right) ::)
You on hols this week then Pete, or will it be a doctors note ;D
No mate, the rest will be working in Durham :(
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Hows the ice rink.....er drive ::)
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Ive decided to call it a day (its persisting down) but ive got the cam cover gaskets done and the breathers cleaned out and rebuilt as far as the plenum, ive also drilled the two broken bolts from the exhaust that snapped, so next weekend should see the Elite back on the road :y
I woke this morning feeling like I had been 10 rounds with Tyson just shows im very out of condition and getting a bit long in the tooth for rolling around on the floor, but after a nice soak in the bath a cool beer and a weeks rest I should be fighting fit again (yeah right) ::)
You on hols this week then Pete, or will it be a doctors note ;D
No mate, the rest will be working in Durham :(
Never mind, get to play again next weekend, you'll have it finished then :y
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Hows the ice rink.....er drive ::)
I was well impressed before, I thought the wife had taken up break dancing but it turned out to be the slippy drive ;D
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I didn't know you were so into your mechanicals Pete :)
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Certainly does look different now to how it did last time I saw it!
I like your multi-colored path though - brings back memories of my old 8v rebuild days :D
Will have to see what its like when you've got it all done :y
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Certainly does look different now to how it did last time I saw it!
I like your multi-colored path though - brings back memories of my old 8v rebuild days :D
Will have to see what its like when you've got it all done :y
Took us hours to get that pattern on the drive :D
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I didn't know you were so into your mechanicals Pete :)
Ive done a bit over the years, but the ever expanding waistline, work and house extension have slowed me down a bit ;D
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Certainly does look different now to how it did last time I saw it!
I like your multi-colored path though - brings back memories of my old 8v rebuild days :D
Will have to see what its like when you've got it all done :y
Took us hours to get that pattern on the drive :D
I even gave it a scrub with with hot water and fairy liquid.
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Certainly does look different now to how it did last time I saw it!
I like your multi-colored path though - brings back memories of my old 8v rebuild days :D
Will have to see what its like when you've got it all done :y
Took us hours to get that pattern on the drive :D
I even gave it a scrub with with hot water and fairy liquid.
Was that before or after the breakdancing incident ;D
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I didn't know you were so into your mechanicals Pete :)
Ive done a bit over the years, but the ever expanding waistline , work and house extension have slowed me down a bit ;D
True , False , False :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I didn't know you were so into your mechanicals Pete :)
Ive done a bit over the years, but the ever expanding waistline , work and house extension have slowed me down a bit ;D
True , False , False :D
I will say the same to you as I do to my wife "it takes a big hammer to knock a big nail in" :D
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Well project EP2 has just had her maiden trip around the block and all is well but it does give me one huge problem. Do I keep it and sell the estate or do I sell it :-/ Oh bugger ;D
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Well project EP2 has just had her maiden trip around the block and all is well but it does give me one huge problem. Do I keep it and sell the estate or do I sell it :-/ Oh bugger ;D
Keep it as a spare in case the other one breaks down :y
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Well project EP2 has just had her maiden trip around the block and all is well but it does give me one huge problem. Do I keep it and sell the estate or do I sell it :-/ Oh bugger ;D
Keep it as a spare in case the other one breaks down :y
Im a bit stuck for space at the moment Mike, I still have the Rover 25 to finish off but that might end up at Timbuks new garage ;)
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Ive just had a trip out in the 3.2 and what a car :y I went down to Timbuks about 110 mile round trip and it performed brilliantly and returned 31.2 mpg down the A41. Next mission is ask Mark for the gearbox upgrade and try and pursuade the wife to let me keep it which I dont think will be to hard because she managed to fall asleep on both trips so it must be comfy.
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Ive just had a trip out in the 3.2 and what a car :y I went down to Timbuks about 110 mile round trip and it performed brilliantly and returned 31.2 mpg down the A41. Next mission is ask Mark for the gearbox upgrade and try and pursuade the wife to let me keep it which I dont think will be to hard because she managed to fall asleep on both trips so it must be comfy.
No persuading required.....any time.
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.......and it'll feel like a completely different car again after the Gearbox upgrade.