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22nd December 2008, 18:22
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#121
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West Midlands
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Location: West mids
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Car(s): Supra,civic GL
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shame about the job matey i know how it feels
i was the same when i lost mie n was working on my cars quite a bit lol
looks like some good progress though today
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22nd December 2008, 18:30
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#122
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Guantanamo Bay
Posts: 28,700
Car(s): oyster card
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thats beginning to look identical to my mates 16v xsi, thought it was for a second then!
Good progress mate! Top notch work
some pics of me mates here
http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/g...rankies%20XSI/
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22nd December 2008, 20:25
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#123
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 1,055
Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Originally Posted by Alex-VTS
shame about the job matey i know how it feels
i was the same when i lost mie n was working on my cars quite a bit lol
looks like some good progress though today
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Thanks matey!! Yea its really odd! And as im a mechanic i need to be on the spanners at least 5 days a week. See what else can be achieved before i get my new job.
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Originally Posted by db_sax
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Thanks mate! Mannnnn your mates 16v is nice! I would love a 16v in mine but tbh i think i will stick 8v hopefully 1600cc bottom end.
Can't believe how nice my paint work is under all that grim it had haha
Ste
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22nd December 2008, 20:48
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#124
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West Midlands
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Location: West mids
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Car(s): Supra,civic GL
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use the excuse your keping yourself in practise lol
i bet you could get quite a bit done just in a few days
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Originally Posted by Viper
i passed over 5 years ago now. 3 points no crashes. I'm too good to crash...
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22nd December 2008, 20:57
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#125
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Saxperience Post Whore
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Location: Yorkshire
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Car(s): Saxo
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Its always nice to get the jobs done that dont really effect the car, they just wind you up.
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22nd December 2008, 22:03
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#126
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: perth
Posts: 811
Car(s): cammed saxo vts
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this is tempting me to do mine trak slag hehe
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22nd December 2008, 22:23
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#127
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 1,055
Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Originally Posted by Alex-VTS
use the excuse your keping yourself in practise lol
i bet you could get quite a bit done just in a few days
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Haha could do that. Least i've got my toolbox at home so any jobs i need to do can be done.
I think like you say most of the jobs i can get done in a few days.
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Originally Posted by Ste
Its always nice to get the jobs done that dont really effect the car, they just wind you up.
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Exactly mate. Just the niggly little jobs that you never get round to doing. All adds up.
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Originally Posted by gavbey
this is tempting me to do mine trak slag hehe
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Cheers Gavbey. Is your car an everyday car? I have driven the xsi a few times now and i don't think i would fancy it everyday especially without a sterio. But good as a weekend car.
Ste
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23rd December 2008, 23:06
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#128
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 702
Car(s): MK1 Saxo VTR
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Hello Ste,
Cars looking great, i am suprised how good it looks now you have washed it. I really like those wheels, they look awesome ! I will have a look in the shed in the morning to see if i still have that pipe
Tim
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23rd December 2008, 23:33
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#129
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 1,358
Car(s): Mk2 VTS
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Looks like a great improvement from std, this is exactly what I want to achieve with my westie, only problem is its my daily driver! Shame about the trouble with the mot but surely its better knowing and getting it all sorted sooner rather than later!!
Interesting read this, keep us updated
Last edited by Mrk1; 23rd December 2008 at 23:47.
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24th December 2008, 15:00
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#130
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 1,055
Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim_W
Hello Ste,
Cars looking great, i am suprised how good it looks now you have washed it. I really like those wheels, they look awesome ! I will have a look in the shed in the morning to see if i still have that pipe
Tim
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Thanks Tim. Yea it did scrub up quite well, suprised me. Will wait till summer and give it a wax etc. Cheers mate. Will be a massive help for the filter i am putting on.
Ste
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Originally Posted by Mrk1
Looks like a great improvement from std, this is exactly what I want to achieve with my westie, only problem is its my daily driver! Shame about the trouble with the mot but surely its better knowing and getting it all sorted sooner rather than later!!
Interesting read this, keep us updated
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Thanks mate. Yea i am unsure if i could cope with the car if it was a daily driver but some do cope. Yea as soon as i got the car i should of got it MOT'd so i could tell whats up with it but least its all fixed now. Just need tax and insurance
Ste
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24th December 2008, 15:49
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#131
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 4,882
Car(s): Ford Transit
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nice, i like
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25th December 2008, 20:15
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#132
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: perth
Posts: 811
Car(s): cammed saxo vts
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iv got a vts but cant aford the insurance till march.
so yep its an everyday car. dont think theres such thing as a clean look xsi lol.
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3rd January 2009, 22:46
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#133
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
Posts: 1,055
Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Another update!
After adjusting the rear brakes on the xsi beam, it didn't make much difference on the MOT rolling machine,
So today i did a 230mile round trip from Wolverhampton to Blackburn. I went and removed a rear disk beam from a MK2 VTR on 44k miles thanks to -Saxo_VTS- (Cheers mate!! will give you a shout if i need anything else)
Only took me and Brian an hr (Including a Coffee break - Thank your dad) and i left with:
Complete disk rear beam including brake lines & Shocks
Handbrake cables
Handbrake lever from inside car
Just a quick snap before i clean it up:
Ste
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4th January 2009, 21:13
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#134
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Accrington (BB5 Area)
Posts: 3,036
Car(s): Black Throttlebodied VTS
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just had a nice long read mate n was good to actually see the car have fun fitting beam m8 and need anythin else just giv me a shout
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5th January 2009, 15:47
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#135
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
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Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Well today i have been cleaning up the beam a bit, making sure the brake lines were all ok (Which they are) and i've started to free the torsion bars up while the beam is in the garage, saves the hassle when its on the car.
Just unsure if i should route some new brake lines from the MC to the beam through the car.
I also made my gauge holder, just need to wire the volt gauge in, AF gauge is chuffed so is only there to fill the gap until i get myself a oil pressure gauge
Ste
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5th January 2009, 15:56
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#136
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Jail - Whitby
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Car(s): 520bhp Honda Jazz
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looking good so far matey, bad news about the job like, but the cars coming on well, will be good when oil pressure gauge is in and both are working
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5th January 2009, 15:56
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#137
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,640
Car(s): Integra DC5R & VTS
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Nice work there mate. You polybushing the beam before it goes on?
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5th January 2009, 15:57
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#138
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West Midlands
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: West mids
Posts: 23,149
Car(s): Supra,civic GL
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looks rather good mate
quite like the guage position im planning simialr in my s1 dash thats going in my sax for oil temp oil pressure and voltage
id say run the standard brake line route mate
less hassle and just as good tbh
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Originally Posted by Viper
i passed over 5 years ago now. 3 points no crashes. I'm too good to crash...
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5th January 2009, 18:34
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#139
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
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Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smiith
looking good so far matey, bad news about the job like, but the cars coming on well, will be good when oil pressure gauge is in and both are working
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Thans mate. Yea was a bit gutted about the job, told is right before xmas too. Great xmas present that, hopefully be bk on the spanners soon. Yea will try and get a oil pressure ordered soon.
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Originally Posted by LeeumH
Nice work there mate. You polybushing the beam before it goes on?
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Yes i am going to order some polybush's in the next few days. Just got to measure the bolt as i heard theres 2 sizes of bush. Should be allllllll good. Got soo much stuff i want/need to do to the car but can't untill i get the job.
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Originally Posted by Alex-VTS
looks rather good mate
quite like the guage position im planning simialr in my s1 dash thats going in my sax for oil temp oil pressure and voltage
id say run the standard brake line route mate
less hassle and just as good tbh
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Cheers Alex, Yea its almost like Pug knew that space was going to be used for gauges!
Yea might just save myself the hassle and use the original lines i got with the beam. Might need to flare them under the car as i got annoyed an chopped the lines when removing the beam.
Ste
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5th January 2009, 19:05
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#140
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: South Shields
Posts: 421
Car(s): peugeot 106 1.1 xr, peugeot 106 1.6 xsi, peugeot 3
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well ive just read through the whole project and i have to say well done mate! love the miami blue xsis to start with but youve done some great work. respect for doing the work yourself and i`ll be keeping an eye on it as it continues
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