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Originally Posted by willsy
Lol tis difficult to keep tidy when it's an active garage. Constant battle keeping my own tidy now even though its just me using it
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Agreed Willsy, I find the best way to keep it tidy is to make sure I spend 5-10 minutes sweeping up & tidying up after each session I spend working on it, so that way everytime I leave the unit its nice and tidy for the next time that I go to work on it
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Originally Posted by unreal106
Even harder when it's not your garage lol it's all about building our cars on our drives
Nice work Jp who dies your powder coating ?
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Haha true Tom - I think Ive done enough of that building it on the drive jobbie lol
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Originally Posted by Alanapone
I'd just like a unit... or garage. This car port leaks like a sieve! Looks really comfy tucked up in their though  |
Its a really nice place to be / work now. Even over christmas / new year I just shut the door and put the little heater on and it keeps it nice and warm in there
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Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1
garage looks pimp now jp . especially with your car in there mate .
so my next question poses.. once beanies sorted your loom whats next?
no carpets and grip taped footwells?
more carbon fibre?
more power  ?
slicks?
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Yep the garage is an awesome place to store my cars & work on them, knowing its dry and out of the frost over the winter is so much better than storing it outside
Well for this year the improvements are;
-Tidying up the interior loom
-Fitting a more friendly clutch
-Housing & fitting the SPA dials
In the short term (next year or so) further improvements will be to get Matt Newton to tidy up and open up the scuttle area to allow more air to easily enter the throttle bodies. Potentially more weight saving bits and bobs here and there to hopefully get me to the magic 800kgs with half a tank of fuel. Also I may have to look at upgrading the MA box to a BE box & BE shafts should be MA box give up the ghost. My current MA box has been cygenically strengthened so im hoping that helps it last a bit longer but im wise enough to know we are really pushing the boundaries of the box so we will see how we go... its covered over 1,000 miles so far with no issues
In the long term (over a year) id be potentially looking to widetrack it with a Colin Satchell kit & looking at getting more weight off the chassis again
Carpet & other comfort bits will stay, seeing as its not a full out race car its essential for me to keep some creature comforts so the cars enjoyable to jump into on a nice summer day and enjoy driving
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Originally Posted by Chr15
Lee you forgot bigger turbo |
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Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1
hahaha.. josh will never turbo this! im pretty confident on that tbh
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You can be 100% sure I will not boost this car.
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Originally Posted by Ross
He's driving mine at the ring this year - he just might change his mind when he scares himself stupid |
Scare myself Stupid - yes
Change my mind - no
Ive been out in Chris's 106 monster turbo and as much as it was properly mentally quick.... i still love the NA power delivery - espeically in this engine
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Originally Posted by andybvtr
is the ring trip this year going to be a forum outing or not as im wanting to take my 106 this year
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Originally Posted by Ross
Being anything you like (car wise) dude. Speak to josh - he has a Facebook group setup for our first trip of the year. I'll be in my 106 obviously but last year all sorts turned up - it's good to go as a group, regardless of what you're driving!
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As Ross says, drop me a PM with your facebook details and ill add you to our group. Alot of people that come with us arent regulars on sax-p anymore so its easier to organise it on facebook, anyone on the forum is more than welcome to come on our trip - I love introducing new people to our group - it keeps things fresh in the group.
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Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy
How much weight is there to be lost in this?
Is it just to simplify things or is it being done with weight in mind too?
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Originally Posted by adamskiTNR
I'd imagine with a nice plush interior still in it is purely a nice cosmetic and simplifying goal.
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Both Joe. The main aim of this was to tidy up the whole interior loom so that I know the wiring throughout the car is perfect, and obviously saving a few kg is always nice - although if its anywhere near the 11kg that Ross saved that would be VERY nice
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Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy
Whats next after this?
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See above in response to Lea^