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Standard rs it leaves them standing. But on track I was keeping up with a 400bhp rs on the straight until we started getting 130mph ish and they started to pull away a bit. Track has opened my eyes to what I need to do though. Cornering wasn't great. Entering a corner she was fine but trying to power out was useless (even the smallest bot of throttle) she just wheel spun and dragged me wide. A diff is desperately needed. Also the intercooler I have can't cope with my set up on track and coolant and oil Temps went up high. Cooler I have is rated to 300 lol. So that will be on the cards. It's totally fine on the motorway and street though. Just on track the Temps shot up. A front mount oil cooler wouldn't go a miss either. But still, I had so much fun.

hell of amount of miles you've put on her then!

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still looks good mate!

Well i got round to painting my rear spoiler and fitting it turned out better than i thought for a garden paint job and fitting!

Sounds interesting. Definately worth a shot. See how it feels.

Cheers jake. Going back to thinking that the expanding hose idea is just temporary.. Feel like there's some more power / responsiveness to be had low to mid revs by having a 3" smooth pipe. The end of the pipe has a female rubber opening so am thinking of grafting the two end pieces together without the corrugated bit, and using either a bents section of metal pipe, or even drain pipe

Thanks, when I can get home to England I will get it painted and the outside will look like a complete car at least and make it worthy.

Looking good as always. Like the use of the pan connector. Good idea that. Shame they dont come in black but function over form.

Cheers man, £5.50 for the filter haha and the rest was free I recycled the pipe that went to the rear washer for it to reach under the battery and just blocked off the rear pipe. I didnt need it since I dont have a rear wiper. Its kind of addictive, I think im gonna see what else I can hide away tommorow.

nice @Dave, but it appears that the new content part on the right hand side has gone funny aswel...... not showing up bold for unread threads

thanks mate, yours is really nice aswel though

This is what i'd do: Buy brake cleaner and (optional) brake lube and copper paste. Discs - clean the discs with brake cleaner. - gently sand the discs (hand or drill) to get most of the rust off, the rest will be removed by braking. Use fine sandpaper to avoid scracthing the discs too much. - if you have access to compressed air, use some to blow off the loose rust. Then clean them again thoroughly with brake cleaner. Caliper & pads - spray the caliper properly with brake cleaner and clean with a rag - remove the sliding pins, sand them very gently if they're rusty, and apply a thin coat of brake lube - remove the pads and retaining clips. Sand gently the retaining clips if they're rusty. - Put the clips back and make sure the brakes can move in the caliper. If the fit is too tight, first make sure the clips sit properly in the caliper. If the pads still feel tight, you can sand or file a bit off the top and bottom where they meet the clips. Once the fit is good, apply a bit of copper paste to the top and bottom where you just sanded. - Push the piston back, apply some copper paste to areas that will touch the pad and re-install the pad. I'm pretty sure this will cure your problem. Brake jobs are pretty easy once you've had a go at it. But i'd probably still start with just cleaning and sanding the discs, then go for a test drive and do some hard braking. If the grinding and squeaking continue (and/or you want to do this properly), then service the calipers and pads. Hope that helps!

You're so excited you said it twice

im going to live with it tbh cant be arsed changing everything again. its only a small noise anyway.

Pics are great... Really show the car off well.

also if you want some poly bushes. go onto Strongflex uk. i got some bushes from em and there brilliant and at a great price!!

yep, when i wake genuine brands i get from a dealer rather than someone on ebay. especially LCA's fake has 8 slots. genuine has 5. but it's only really the bushes that will make a differnce