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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:35 am 
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Is it ready for Le Mans then? Are you going?
Going to wait until next year when its all painted.

Going down in my 328ci - Booooooooo


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:01 am 
Looking good!. What sort of power does it put out now? How did you go with your diff? What did you end up using?


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:17 pm 
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Is it ready for Le Mans then? Are you going?
Going to wait until next year when its all painted.

Going down in my 328ci - Booooooooo
Big booo. :lol: More comfy though.

I'll be going in my Dolomite next year. Couldn't go this year because I was busy becoming a dad.

Scary. She was born on the 12th June. Now, that will mean I can't make some Le Mans trips. But some should be fine. I have the option of the Classic every two years anyway.

Can we guess what the dates will be next year?


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:58 am 
Its passed its mot :D :lol:


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:09 pm 
Right then,

I've been a totally lazy arse about this.

Picking it up was awesome, except for when i went over a bump in 3rd and it tried to kill me :D -

The looks of people as i hoon it around making CHAAATCHCHCHAA noises dont get old. just for the awesome confused look.

Ive done over 700 miles in it now all perfect . across different types of road. - I think its lacking spool up for a t25 so im gonna swap the ECU for a Jez one.

Its usable fun and fast. above certain speeds the back gets wandery and that's next on the list to sort as its ****ing
scary. - I'm also getting back into the groove of hooning this car about.

I'm driving it like I did when I was 17. take brain out and no fear. she responds nicely :D

In the wet, its really quite good. the lack of LSD just means it spins it away... power over is available in the wet or dry - but its old school tiff style "oversteer" than drifting.. I like that.

Next then. Well its booked into the body shop, the trim shop, custom carpet is being made, the roof is being re done. the sunroof re covered. new stereo and a fair amount of extras

Full alarm and central locking going in for instance - rs cosworth brakes and coilovers and full setup too

Frankly im just enjoying having it around again. only thing i guess it could do with is more power.... :wack: that said its pretty fast :eek: 3rd gear is alarming. but no way as alarming for the owners of the cars ive just overtaken :D - followed by pops and bangs and fire out of the up-swept exhaust.

^^^ that s##t does not get old!

A video of it going down the road - returning home from the workshop for the first time

http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b373/ ... EO0022.mp4

Love the way this car sits

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quad headlamps is how i roll

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after the faultless drive back home

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the business end

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:44 pm 
Looking good.
I can see you have a silicon boost pipe quite close to the ex manifold
I reccomend you put some heat shield around as the radiated heat makes
Them go brittle and split,
One of mine let me down this way just when you don't need it !


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:21 am 
Quick bump for the guy i spoke to today

thats the third person now asking for details on this conversion ! :lol:


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:10 pm 
thatz nutz..... i love it :twisted: :twisted:


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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:23 pm 
Light update -

Finally at the bodyshop undergoing respray :D


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 2:48 pm 
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12 months since.....how's it going?


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