Toad's Lifeline - Saxo Cup front suspension purchased! - Page 50 - Saxperience

FinchysSaxo · 22nd February 2009, 22:22

Anthricate/carbon is way forward mate

thats the way im going. I have had my 106 mirrors on a couple of months now, i want the caps just buying other bits at the mo.

Smoked repeaters would look good, i reckon you should get bonet sprayed silver for time being. And get some managment

Karl · 22nd February 2009, 23:56

Rushy he's joking about the recess in his bumper for the badge aiding cooling to the engine bay...

rushy_23 · 23rd February 2009, 06:33

Im seriously confused man! Zee joke is lame in that case then p

Toad · 23rd February 2009, 09:06

Thanks for the comments.

LOL Rush. You're way too easy to wind up.

I think I'll get some smoked repeaters then. The one on the right side of my car slides back and forth. If I slide it forward, you can see marks where it's scraped the side of the car. Hmmm... The other one seems quite well fixed.

rushy_23 · 23rd February 2009, 22:40

You have summed me up in one lol! You and your car man. The amount of alloy wheel threads you have made lately you should get an infraction for spam.

Toad · 24th February 2009, 10:28

Just give me yours...

Toad · 27th February 2009, 11:53

I'm trying to remove my dash, but can't figure it out! If anyone can help, I've started a thread:

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...97#post3037597

Cheers!

FinchysSaxo · 27th February 2009, 17:28

Lol muppet, il come have a look tomorrow if you want?

Are the brakes done?

simon86 · 27th February 2009, 17:58

thats a nice car you got there mate.

Toad · 13th March 2009, 13:15

BIG Update!

I've kind of spent a lot of money on the car!

I picked the car up the other day from Neil Garner Performance Engineering, and here's where I am now: I've had the 4 pots fitted, with m1155 pads, and grooved and drilled discs. I've had the power steering removed, so a non-PAS rack and matching column fitted - nightmare! I've had a hydraulic handbrake fitted, and a brake bias valve. The braking is nice and even now, which is fantastic. I'm also really impressed with how sharp the brakes are from cold, as the m1155's are racing pads and don't really work from cold... I've had Peugeot Sport Grp A engine mounts fitted. OMG, I had no idea that they were going to be so mad!

The noise and the vibration is just immense. Combined with the manual steering, it really does feel like you're in a race car, it's a fantastic experience.

Can't wait to get this on the tack!

I've also had an upper and a lower strut brace fitted. Apparently the lower strut brace was a nightmare to get fitted. No matter what angle the garage tried, it was catching on either the manifold or the gearbox mount area. Then the funniest thing happened! Driving the car home, I hit a stone on the road, no bigger than a tennis ball... Anyway, it dented the lower brace, and moved it back slightly in the middle area. The result? Now it doesn't catch on anything, LOL!

I've also had a racing battery fitted, which only weighs around 6kg I think. So the PAS pump has gone, as well as all of the ABS, I've got new pipes all the way through, all the handbrake stuff has gone too. The car weighs a lot less, and with the new mounts, it's driving so well I can't believe it. Feels much faster than it did before I fitted the 205 width r888's, so it's a right result.

Here's some pics:

4 pots:

4 pots again...:

Hydraulic handbrake:

Bias valve:

Brake pipe setup:

Racing battery:

Rack pic:

Just about see one of the mounts:

If the weather gets better, I'll get some proper pics up.

Liam_ · 13th March 2009, 13:19

Awesome.

Any problems with the lower brace catching the Supersprint mani bud? Still having trouble with the bolts/ springs vibrating against mine... think I might remove the brace and flatten it where they touch.

Toad · 13th March 2009, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeeumH

Awesome.

Any problems with the lower brace catching the Supersprint mani bud? Still having trouble with the bolts/ springs vibrating against mine... think I might remove the brace and flatten it where they touch.

Yeah man, didn't you read what I wrote?

Karl · 13th March 2009, 13:28

Looks crap,
needs lowering.
iJoke.

When is the first track outing of 09 Toadus!?!?

Liam_ · 13th March 2009, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toad

Yeah man, didn't you read what I wrote?

Must have missed that bit.

Wishbones are coming off mine soon so I'll just flatten the brace down where it's fouling... might as well for the price of them.

Looks like they've done some serious fabrication with those brake lines - bet it wasn't cheap.

Toad · 13th March 2009, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl

Looks crap,
needs lowering.
iJoke.

When is the first track outing of 09 Toadus!?!?

I was planning to go with a few mates to Snetterton on the 22nd, but it's full! I think I'll still head up to Norwich anyway, and have a crack in their beemer. They just bought it for £450, and they're trying to piss me off by making it faster than mine and spending hardly on money on it. They don't stand a chance!

I was hoping to go to Brands next week with the Sheders, but I can't get the time off work.

Looks like the first one is going to be Donnington either late this month or sometime next month.

Toad · 13th March 2009, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeeumH

Must have missed that bit.

Wishbones are coming off mine soon so I'll just flatten the brace down where it's fouling... might as well for the price of them.

Looks like they've done some serious fabrication with those brake lines - bet it wasn't cheap.

It cost me a small fortune mate.

Yeah, by bending it back ever so slightly, it stopped it rattling.