Tom's S14a. Black on black sideways action.

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Originally Posted by FletchJ7

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Valid input brethren.

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More rust repairs, don't worry, the inner sill was chopped out and plated too. Not the prettiest but it's covered up by the side skirt and will be an MOT pass. It's very strong stuff.

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Gave it a wash:

[Pricklep]

She's pretty.

[sexysaxo_dan]

i would love to tap that ass... makes my vagina tingle

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Car has been running faultlessly over the past 3 weeks. I've given it a full service including gearbox and diff oils and everything seems far happier.

This morning I noticed a grinding noise coming from the offside rear wheel, then every now and then it would squeak. Turns out my disc is completely coated in rust so the caliper isn't applying any force at all. Hopefully it's just a set of pads that needs replacing but these are famous for seizing open. I'm more than happy to strip them both down and refurbish them, it's just a matter of getting all of the bits ordered and finding time to do it now.

Eventually I'll be upgrading to Z32 or R33 brakes all round but that's a little out of budget at the moment, the S14a brakes are more than capable for now.

I'll update with pics when I sort the calipers.

[holdawayt]

Just some pics to keep the thread alive.
Turned out the sliders on the rear caliper bracket were seized so I've freed them off and I have brakes again!

In the mean time, I've been to a photo shoot for the Tuner Lifestyle clothing range and we went to our local track for a mess around. Car was faultless all day. I'll be addressing some encroaching rust on the rear arches this weekend, hopefully after that I can finally get round to sticking some nicer wheels on it and lowering it some more. Oh and I'm picking up a set of subframes to polybush and tart up.

[stevo67]

Looks smart that does.

[holdawayt]

Due a bit of an update...

I've had a patch of surface rust* on my driver's arch since I bought the car and it's always been an eyesore. Someone has attempted to repair it in the past but not very carefully. It soon turned out to be far more than surface rust and I ended up having to get creative with fibreglass. I reinforced it with a piece of aluminium so it shouldn't crack any time soon. It'll all be cut out and welded (both sides) in the summer by a bodyshop, this is just a temp repair using rattle cans.







I also bought some wheels, got them all ready to go on before realising I'd ordered 4 stud rather than 5. To say I felt a plank is an understatement. Thankfully Kam is sorting me out with some replacements when they're in stock (May).



Finally gave it a wash:




Tom.

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Kouki rear bumper and spats painted and fitted. Apologies for the dirt, I've been more focussed on getting it ready for a track day on the 23rd.

[Viper]

Hi Thomas!

I like your sideways, you've got more balls than I had with mine!

[holdawayt]

Hello Thomas,

Yours is worth twice as much as mine, I would kack myself too!
I only drift it on track though, don't have the balls on the road unless it's wet and I can go half the speed.

[Viper]

It's a shame because the one time I did traverse a roundabout childishly it handled beautifully!

Glad to see you're having loads of fun in it.

[manta]

im so jel right now

[0rang3peel]

Think it's going to look the absolute tops with those new wheels on, not too keen on the ones it's sitting on currently.

What kinda MPG do you get when driving it a bit.. naughtily

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Originally Posted by 0rang3peel

Think it's going to look the absolute tops with those new wheels on, not too keen on the ones it's sitting on currently.

What kinda MPG do you get when driving it a bit.. naughtily

It's dire on fuel lol. I get around 180 miles to a tank (£60 of V-power) if I'm being a tit. If you keep off the loud pedal it's no different to any other 2.0 car really. Around 26mpg when behaving, around 12 on boost I'd imagine.

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New wheels are on...

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Nothing much to report, most of my funds have been going into motorbike lessons and my tests.

I'll be at Japfest 2 this weekend on the Tuner Lifestyle stand if anybody fancies a look around the car. Fitted new discs and pads, done a few track days replaced the rear tyres a few times and I've cleaned it every now and then. She's a reliable little shit I'll give it that.

Few photos since the wheels went on:

[Brettles1986]

Looks shit, It's no VTS

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Mate this has 270bhp. If you think I'm any where near ready for a VTS you're mad. I'd torque steer off the road within minutes.

Better off in Sbod.