whats people plans for there rs turbos this winter?
14-11-2010, 04:25 PM
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whats people plans for there rs turbos this winter?
mines a engine bay resto
14-11-2010, 04:39 PM
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clean and tidy engine bay, after this years cossie management install, treat some light surface rust on the front crossmember and front panel, and do the BLOODY SUMP GASKET again
14-11-2010, 04:41 PM
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if funds go right intercooler and fuel upgrade, aswell as full respray and underseal
14-11-2010, 04:43 PM
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ive just had cage made and painted, deciding to have respray now as odd stone ding and am fitting new door, rs1700t boot, flared front wings with 1600i splitter, awaiting cool louvres to get back to me as i want some pressed in bonnet but thier customer service is perfetic they dont reply to emails or voice mails
so get quaife fitted, new bucket seats and hopefully get it alive again early new year
14-11-2010, 04:45 PM
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ill also get a uprated fuel pump and turbosystems chip from jano
14-11-2010, 04:50 PM
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whats people plans for there rs turbos this winter?
Well mine goes into storage until March time but i hope to save up for new gear box, Have body work sorted on outside so i can use it for show season
14-11-2010, 04:52 PM
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im doing this wrong aint
i plan to get some miles on
have already started the ball rolling on the next lot of mods
more carbon
14-11-2010, 04:55 PM
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well save up for a steel bottom end as mine broke a rod, till then she is sat in my garage
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it made a bit of a mess of my local ring road
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14-11-2010, 04:56 PM
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Drive it.........wish I could keep it off the road but needs must!
14-11-2010, 05:10 PM
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well save up for a steel bottom end as mine broke a rod, till then she is sat in my garage
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it made a bit of a mess of my local ring road
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14-11-2010, 05:18 PM
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get the xr3i's turbo convesrion finished and maybe get the turbo to a body shop its been stripped for 2 years now!!!!!!
14-11-2010, 05:27 PM
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im doing this wrong aint
i plan to get some miles on
have already started the ball rolling on the next lot of mods
more carbon
getting some miles on it defo sounds good to me as never seen it on the road lol, i want mine on the road but you seem to like yours in pieces lol, good luck anyhow
14-11-2010, 05:28 PM
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Finish my cossie management off and get it running and ready for spring.
Unless someone offers me a swap- their rs turbo for my project rs turbo lol.
14-11-2010, 05:36 PM
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Drive it!
Nothing really to do other than fit a couple of new dials in the dash.
14-11-2010, 05:41 PM
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buy and fit new dials, Tidy up the engine bay, Give it all a good valet and generally a good going over.
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Build a lean-too to keep the rs dry!
14-11-2010, 06:12 PM
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getting some miles on it defo sounds good to me as never seen it on the road lol, i want mine on the road but you seem to like yours in pieces lol, good luck anyhow
it was on the road
for a week
14-11-2010, 06:12 PM
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drive it.
If it doesnt continue to rot much more and I can be bothered to patch it up in the spring there is a big pile of money waiting to paint it
14-11-2010, 06:41 PM
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drive it for me too, plus a track day next month .not bad for a daily car lol.
14-11-2010, 07:04 PM
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my plans is to make a good start on my complete resto and make a resto thread....its stripped out and ready for serious work to begin
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No plans yet its still at robos in bolton
14-11-2010, 07:26 PM
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poly bushes,rear disc conversion,newmans can kit ,new gear box and gotech pro x ,change the blue hoses for red 1s
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oh rite, defo be great to see it on the road, did i hear you maybe going zvh now? or new plans for a new engine, i cant remember what i heard now as was a few weeks back lol.
14-11-2010, 08:18 PM
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Sold mine and gone to 4x4 cossie
14-11-2010, 08:22 PM
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no strictly staying cvh
got a new engine that I wanna build but fancy doing something different
long / short stroke / bigger bore
who knows
14-11-2010, 08:30 PM
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gus after all this with your cvh why?
14-11-2010, 08:34 PM
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i wanna build one myself
just to see
fancy doing something different with it just to see what can be done
more for myself then anything
engine i have will stay but its always nice to have a spare
14-11-2010, 08:49 PM
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i wanna build one myself
just to see
fancy doing something different with it just to see what can be done
more for myself then anything
engine i have will stay but its always nice to have a spare
absolutely bonkers but i love it as we need people to experiment to so we know whats possible lol
14-11-2010, 08:52 PM
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mot it and sell it, either that or turn it into a track car.
14-11-2010, 08:54 PM
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mines now in hibernation as of yesterday morning - probably untill the good weather comes
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Ditching the MFi and going carb turbo, replace the gearbox for an LSD jobbie, get the wheels refurbed and a general tidy up
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drive it, just done 230 miles today!
she needs a wash!
will be off the road during the ice/snow conditions
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i cant even bare to think what i need to do.
14-11-2010, 10:53 PM
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Put it back together in the freezing cold and try to run it in. Really wish i worked harder on it in summer
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Me to Rob, and after heated discussion with my parents toight i may have to break it and get rid of it as they're sick and tired of the fact it sits there in the garage not moving where i cant finish it and they're saying its gotta be gone by April. So i may aswell quit now and sell it off as things like sorting out the brakes etc are gonna cause me hassle and a shit load of money i imagine.
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Put in the carcoon
strip it early in the new year ready for goeff at chorley street
15-11-2010, 12:01 AM
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spot weld in my new inner arches, spot weld in the new rear floor plan sections.
finish making my tubular rear arms and focus stub axle brackets.
decide on a engine, either st170 or a vag 20v turbo, then make shafts for appropriate box ( st170 6 speed, or vag box)
small repair to rear arches, prep for paint.
and work out how im going to run the 325mm st225 focus front breaks i bought with escort hubs lol.
and an unlimited list of other shite i find along the way
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been off the road 6 weeks and already has new wheels! gaz coil overs to replace avo set up and bigger brakes mondeo or cossie set up!