It was the fan speed controller, it was the more expensive one that 
normally retails at £120-150, but I picked one up for £15 of ebay and 
took a chance.

And the best thing of all, they put it in a much easier to get at place, 
so the whole job took 20mins from looking for my screwdriver mini socket 
set, to putting the rubber trim back on.

Now I don't need to sit in a gale force as soon as I switch on the 
igntion.
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"Elder"  wrote in message 
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It was the fan speed controller, it was the more expensive one that
normally retails at £120-150, but I picked one up for £15 of ebay and
took a chance.

And the best thing of all, they put it in a much easier to get at place,
so the whole job took 20mins from looking for my screwdriver mini socket
set, to putting the rubber trim back on.

Now I don't need to sit in a gale force as soon as I switch on the
igntion.
-- 
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*************************************************

Good, that means you can keep it then :-)

"Elder"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.22f049b012a0936898a0b7@news.individual.net...
It was the fan speed controller, it was the more expensive one that
normally retails at £120-150, but I picked one up for £15 of ebay and
took a chance.

And the best thing of all, they put it in a much easier to get at place,
so the whole job took 20mins from looking for my screwdriver mini socket
set, to putting the rubber trim back on.

Now I don't need to sit in a gale force as soon as I switch on the
igntion.
*************************************************

Well done :-)  I'd have had to pay a man hehe :-p

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Elder wrote:
> It was the fan speed controller, it was the more expensive one that 
> normally retails at £120-150, but I picked one up for £15 of ebay and 
> took a chance.
> 
> And the best thing of all, they put it in a much easier to get at place, 
> so the whole job took 20mins from looking for my screwdriver mini socket 
> set, to putting the rubber trim back on.
> 
> Now I don't need to sit in a gale force as soon as I switch on the 
> igntion.

Glad it was simple, well done on scoring a cheap part!

Sometimes new components can be soldered in to

The Resistor pack went on our 306 a couple of weeks ago, I was all ready 
for an expensive and awkward job after I saw what it took to change the 
heater matrix.  I thought about trying to repair it once I had it out to 
save myself some cash.

It turned out to be a 20 minute total job, 2 screws and 3 bolts and £10 
for the part from the dealer.   Score!

-- 
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In article , 
zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
> Good, that means you can keep it then :-) 
> 
For now.
The one thing I don't want to do is get into the fix, modify, tune 
cycle.
Because the next thing you know it, I'll be thousands in debt, with the 
most wonderful handling, great performance and a shell with rust and 
dents, scrapes and keying.
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In article , douggie@cheerful.com 
says...
> Glad it was simple, well done on scoring a cheap part!
> 
> Sometimes new components can be soldered in to
 The transistor can be replaced if you can solder surface mount 
components.
 
> The Resistor pack went on our 306 a couple of weeks ago, I was all ready 
> for an expensive and awkward job after I saw what it took to change the 
> heater matrix.  I thought about trying to repair it once I had it out to 
> save myself some cash.

That was my rason too.
 
> It turned out to be a 20 minute total job, 2 screws and 3 bolts and £10 
> for the part from the dealer.   Score!

8 8mm screws, 3 T10 screws, and one wire connector. 

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In article , 
iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
> Well done :-)  I'd have had to pay a man hehe :-p
> 
If it had gone any further into the aquarium, I would have too.
This was right at the top, easy to get at.
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"Elder"  wrote in message 
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> In article ,
> zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
>> Good, that means you can keep it then :-)
>>
> For now.
> The one thing I don't want to do is get into the fix, modify, tune
> cycle.
> Because the next thing you know it, I'll be thousands in debt, with the
> most wonderful handling, great performance and a shell with rust and
> dents, scrapes and keying.

That's easy enough to avoid if you've got any self-control whatsoever. 
Question is, do you?

Elder wrote:
> In article , douggie@cheerful.com 
> says...
>> Glad it was simple, well done on scoring a cheap part!
>>
>> Sometimes new components can be soldered in to
>  The transistor can be replaced if you can solder surface mount 
> components.

Heh, why not try your hand at soldering in a new one and punt it on ebay 
for £15?

(c:

I'd give it a go.  Somewhere like Maplins could prolly sell you a 
transitor if that's what has failed.  As long as its not motherboard 
sized electronics it might not be that hard.

It's a diode in the resistor pack that failed in my case, but its not as 
simple as soldering, the components are held by little clamps rather 
than soldered and for £10 it was worth just buying a new one.

-- 
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Clive George wrote:
> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f0511bfc02c99a98a0b8@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
>>> Good, that means you can keep it then :-)
>>>
>> For now.
>> The one thing I don't want to do is get into the fix, modify, tune
>> cycle.
>> Because the next thing you know it, I'll be thousands in debt, with the
>> most wonderful handling, great performance and a shell with rust and
>> dents, scrapes and keying.
> 
> That's easy enough to avoid if you've got any self-control whatsoever. 
> Question is, do you? 

Hehehe <looks at Elder's previous car history>

I'm saying nothing.  (c:

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"Clive George"  wrote in message 
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> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f0511bfc02c99a98a0b8@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
>>> Good, that means you can keep it then :-)
>>>
>> For now.
>> The one thing I don't want to do is get into the fix, modify, tune
>> cycle.
>> Because the next thing you know it, I'll be thousands in debt, with the
>> most wonderful handling, great performance and a shell with rust and
>> dents, scrapes and keying.
>
> That's easy enough to avoid if you've got any self-control whatsoever. 
> Question is, do you?

I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it anyway, 
and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend cash 
on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.

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"Clive George"  wrote in message 
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> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f0511bfc02c99a98a0b8@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
>>> Good, that means you can keep it then :-)
>>>
>> For now.
>> The one thing I don't want to do is get into the fix, modify, tune
>> cycle.
>> Because the next thing you know it, I'll be thousands in debt, with the
>> most wonderful handling, great performance and a shell with rust and
>> dents, scrapes and keying.
>
> That's easy enough to avoid if you've got any self-control whatsoever. 
> Question is, do you?

Forgot to say, nice one with the fix, glad it came out ok. Despite your 
ability to be less positive than Eeyore, seems like things do come out right 
for you sometimes - see also the way you're not having to shift servers for 
your company in your car. And regardless of certain people's desire to see 
you become a corporate drone in a suit, if you're enjoying work as it is and 
can cope with the less-than-stellar cash, sod 'em.

cheers,
clive

In article , 
iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it anyway, 
> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend cash 
> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
> 
Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up 
spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice 
seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
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Elder  writes:

> In article , 
> zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
>> Good, that means you can keep it then :-) 
>> 
> For now.
> The one thing I don't want to do is get into the fix, modify, tune 
> cycle.
> Because the next thing you know it, I'll be thousands in debt, with the 
> most wonderful handling, great performance and a shell with rust and 
> dents, scrapes and keying.

Sounds like an ideal trackday car then...

-- 
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'92 Mazda RX-7 					Audi A8

In article <z_mdnYZTw7XX2RvVnZ2dnUVZ8qPinZ2d@posted.plusnet>, 
clive@xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk says...
>  see also the way you're not having to shift servers for 
> your company in your car. And regardless of certain people's desire to see 
> you become a corporate drone in a suit, if you're enjoying work as it is and 
> can cope with the less-than-stellar cash, sod 'em.
> 
Problem is, if I try to plan things in major fine detail, even with the 
most conservative planning, it always goes tits up. If I don't plan any 
major changes, just react to what is needed, things not only work out in 
the end, but generally actually improve quite significantly.
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In article , douggie@cheerful.com 
says...
> I'd give it a go.  Somewhere like Maplins could prolly sell you a 
> transitor if that's what has failed.  As long as its not motherboard 
> sized electronics it might not be that hard.
> 
Bingo, you got it in one, and the heatsink is about the same square 
shape as a PC, but with 5 prongs and about 4" tall.
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In article , douggie@cheerful.com 
says...
> Heh, why not try your hand at soldering in a new one and punt it on ebay 
> for £15?
> 
> 
Instructions for the repair here and I don't know I can be bothered.
http://www.quasimotors.com/transistor.htm
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"Elder"  wrote in message 
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In article ,
iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it anyway,
> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend cash
> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>
Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
******************************************************

That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say they 
didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?

All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
car...

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In article ,
   Elder  wrote:
> In article , douggie@cheerful.com 
> says...
> > Glad it was simple, well done on scoring a cheap part!
> > 
> > Sometimes new components can be soldered in to
>  The transistor can be replaced if you can solder surface mount
> components.
>  
> > The Resistor pack went on our 306 a couple of weeks ago, I was all
> > ready for an expensive and awkward job after I saw what it took to
> > change the heater matrix.  I thought about trying to repair it once I
> > had it out to save myself some cash.

> That was my rason too.
>  
> > It turned out to be a 20 minute total job, 2 screws and 3 bolts and
> > £10 for the part from the dealer.   Score!

> 8 8mm screws, 3 T10 screws, and one wire connector. 

The BMW 'hedgehog' is potted in epoxy or whatever. Luckily this one - my
third - seems to be holding up.

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"DanB"  wrote in message 
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> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
> In article ,
> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>> anyway,
>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>> cash
>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>
> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
> ******************************************************
>
> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say they 
> didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?
>
> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
> car...
>
> -- 
> Dan
> Clio R27 F1 #65
>
What does modding consist of? I have window tint on 1 rear window. :o)

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DanB wrote:
> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
> In article ,
> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it anyway,
>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend cash
>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>
> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
> ******************************************************
> 
> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say they 
> didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?
> 
> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
> car...
> 

I spent most of today bringing the Jensen back to glorious life. Going 
to record when I finish the job on Thursday.

Aren't buffers fabulous things? Managed to get most of the water marks 
out of the paint where my mate put an indoor cover on it and left it out 
in a rainstorm, then left the cover on it for weeks. The bootlid turned 
white, as did the bonnet and front wings.

-- 
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DanB wrote:
> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
> In article ,
> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it anyway,
>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend cash
>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>
> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
> ******************************************************
> 
> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say they 
> didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?

Me?  Don't think I really modded anything of my own till I got the 
Mazda.  More through lack of money than anything else.  My money all 
went on fuel and mid to high teens MPG.  (c:

> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
> car...

Tough words, hard man.

What counts as modification?

(c:

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Elder wrote:
> In article <z_mdnYZTw7XX2RvVnZ2dnUVZ8qPinZ2d@posted.plusnet>, 
> clive@xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk says...
>>  see also the way you're not having to shift servers for 
>> your company in your car. And regardless of certain people's desire to see 
>> you become a corporate drone in a suit, if you're enjoying work as it is and 
>> can cope with the less-than-stellar cash, sod 'em.
>>
> Problem is, if I try to plan things in major fine detail, even with the 
> most conservative planning, it always goes tits up. If I don't plan any 
> major changes, just react to what is needed, things not only work out in 
> the end, but generally actually improve quite significantly.

I've found my life is so much easier if I just plan very basic things 
and give myself a "To do" list in the phone. Everything gets done, but 
it gets done when the right time pops up to do it. If something is in 
the way I do something else off the list until the right time comes 
along. I also make sure I have at least one day a week when there's 
nothing on the list. Then I do whatever I feel like, or nothing if that 
seems like a better way of enjoying the day.

Worrying about shit doesn't get you anywhere, if something happens then 
deal with it, don't worry about it. Never regret anything you do, regret 
the stuff you didn't do when you had the chance - then find a way of 
doing it now!

-- 
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"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
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> DanB wrote:
>> "Elder"  wrote in message 
>> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>>> anyway,
>>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>>> cash
>>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>>
>> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
>> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
>> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
>> ******************************************************
>>
>> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say 
>> they didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?
>
> Me?  Don't think I really modded anything of my own till I got the Mazda. 
> More through lack of money than anything else.  My money all went on fuel 
> and mid to high teens MPG.  (c:
>

Yes so when is the 'charger for the Mazda arriving ;-)?  The clear repeaters 
and stuff you did though made a good aesthetic improvement - is there a way 
of getting rid of those dang orange reflectors...?


>> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
>> car...
>
> Tough words, hard man.
>
> What counts as modification?
>

Heh, ISTR this came up a while ago...  I'm not going down the road you're 
hoping for though, but nicely implied good sir ;-)


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DanB wrote:
> "Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
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>> DanB wrote:
>>> "Elder"  wrote in message 
>>> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
>>> In article ,
>>> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>>>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>>>> anyway,
>>>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>>>> cash
>>>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>>>
>>> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
>>> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
>>> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
>>> ******************************************************
>>>
>>> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say 
>>> they didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?
>> Me?  Don't think I really modded anything of my own till I got the Mazda. 
>> More through lack of money than anything else.  My money all went on fuel 
>> and mid to high teens MPG.  (c:
>>
> 
> Yes so when is the 'charger for the Mazda arriving ;-)?  The clear repeaters 
> and stuff you did though made a good aesthetic improvement - is there a way 
> of getting rid of those dang orange reflectors...?
> 
> 
>>> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
>>> car...
>> Tough words, hard man.
>>
>> What counts as modification?
>>
> 
> Heh, ISTR this came up a while ago...  I'm not going down the road you're 
> hoping for though, but nicely implied good sir ;-)

A ridiculously oversized turbo perhaps? How about bolting a 300 bhp 
motor into a 170 bhp car?

I can't say fuck all at the moment, I'm in the process of making the E30 
look completely 'factory' again, although all this seems to involve is 
replacing dented panels - hardly a mod. I am on the lookout for a pair 
of black leather Recaros for it, but everyone seems to want mental money.


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In article <g65vil$ljt$1@registered.motzarella.org>, Pete M says...

> I can't say fuck all at the moment, I'm in the process of making the E30 
> look completely 'factory' again, although all this seems to involve is 
> replacing dented panels - hardly a mod. I am on the lookout for a pair 
> of black leather Recaros for it, but everyone seems to want mental money.
> 
Well wifey has just spent the last 4 weeks polishing a plenumb chamber 
for her FTO, the daft cow. Thankfully last night she finally finished 
it so perhaps she'll stop banging on about it now. Certainly I'm sick 
of the fucking thing after changing the front shockers yesterday - a 
job she was supposed to be doing under supervision. I don't get mad 
often with cars anymore but I got to the point I actually picked up a 
lump hammer I was using and contemplated braying the bollox out of her 
drivers door with it - fucking cheap aftermarked drop links and dumb 
cunts who can't put on a nut without crossthreading it. She made a 
comment about the engine moving when I was turning a driveshaft I'd re-
insterted after it decided to pop out the gearbox when I took a strut 
off to be greeted with the reply "That's because it's FWD shit and if 
it were a proper car, it wouldn't do." Suffice to say a quick half hour 
6 nuts per side to undo job turned into anything but. 

My views on modern FWD Japanese plastic shite must've been heard by the 
whole neighbourhood by the time I finished. 


Tomorrow I'm picking up a strut brace for the Capper which is just 
another in the long line of mods its had this year. Thankfully that'll 
be a straight forward job to fit as its going on a proper car. 4-pot 
brake upgrade is next before I kill myself in it.


-- 
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looking good either. - Scott Adams

Douglas Payne wrote:
> DanB wrote:
>> "Elder"  wrote in message 
>> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>>> anyway,
>>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>>> cash
>>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>>
>> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
>> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
>> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
>> ******************************************************
>>
>> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say 
>> they didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?
> 
> Me?  Don't think I really modded anything of my own till I got the 
> Mazda.  More through lack of money than anything else.  My money all 
> went on fuel and mid to high teens MPG.  (c:
> 
>> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
>> car...
> 
> Tough words, hard man.
> 
> What counts as modification?

I had an Escort on which I put twin 40's, uprated suspension and a side 
exit exhaust. I crashed it a couple of times, but I blew the engine up 
and flogged it at auction. Some mug paid £600 for it, back in 1990!

I had a Nova SR which had decent suspension, competition manifold and 
exhaust, Weber twin choke and K&N filter. Actually I had two like that, 
a white one and a dark blue one. The blue one was my favourite I think; 
the ride of the white one was too harsh, the blue one was less hardcore 
but at some point in it's history it had received an uprated cam which 
was nice.

I bought a MG Metro once with the intention of dropping the engine into 
a Mini. I got as far as putting a set of twin 1.25in SU's on and then 
someone nicked it. I got it back but somehow the rear subframe had 
become fucked so I just got shot of it.

-- 
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> DanB wrote:
>> "Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
>> news:6ena18F7pp3eU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> DanB wrote:
>>>> "Elder"  wrote in message 
>>>> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
>>>> In article ,
>>>> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>>>>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>>>>> anyway,
>>>>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>>>>> cash
>>>>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>>>>
>>>> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
>>>> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
>>>> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
>>>> ******************************************************
>>>>
>>>> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say 
>>>> they didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, 
>>>> cars?
>>> Me?  Don't think I really modded anything of my own till I got the 
>>> Mazda. More through lack of money than anything else.  My money all went 
>>> on fuel and mid to high teens MPG.  (c:
>>>
>>
>> Yes so when is the 'charger for the Mazda arriving ;-)?  The clear 
>> repeaters and stuff you did though made a good aesthetic improvement - is 
>> there a way of getting rid of those dang orange reflectors...?
>>
>>
>>>> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
>>>> car...
>>> Tough words, hard man.
>>>
>>> What counts as modification?
>>>
>>
>> Heh, ISTR this came up a while ago...  I'm not going down the road you're 
>> hoping for though, but nicely implied good sir ;-)
>
> A ridiculously oversized turbo perhaps? How about bolting a 300 bhp motor 
> into a 170 bhp car?
>
> I can't say fuck all at the moment, I'm in the process of making the E30 
> look completely 'factory' again, although all this seems to involve is 
> replacing dented panels - hardly a mod. I am on the lookout for a pair of 
> black leather Recaros for it, but everyone seems to want mental money.
>

Heh no no, Doug was hoping I'd post a reference to a past thread I mentioned 
to him on t'MSN.  Someone doing a monster about face in opinion etc :-)

-- 
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Clio R27 F1 #65

DanB wrote:
> "Elder"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
> In article ,
> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it
>> anyway, and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want
>> to spend cash on something that can't be polished up nice on the
>> weekend.
> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
> ******************************************************
>
> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say
> they didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early,
> cars?
> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a
> car...

Cinq was lowered, stiffened on uprated shocks with a strut brace, Janspeed 
and 57i kit. Not excessive but made it a lot more fun. Cost about 500 quid 
to do, which was a bonus.

Didn't bother modding anything else until I started on the 75 - uprated 
shocks on the front, stiffer, lower springs on the back with uprated shocks. 
K&N panel filter, as you can't get a decent induction kit off the shelf 
these days. It is also running uprated pads and DOT 5.1 fluid. Again, not 
excessive, but it has helped on the track.

HTH.


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In article , conor_turton@hotmail.com 
says...
> 4-pot 
> brake upgrade is next before I kill myself in it.
> 
> 
Volvo or princess?
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Elder wrote:
> In article , conor_turton@hotmail.com 
> says...
>> 4-pot 
>> brake upgrade is next before I kill myself in it.
>>
>>
> Volvo or princess?

Mondeo ones seem to be the best option, price, availability etc wise.

-- 
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BMW 325i SE Touring
Range Rover V8 Turbo

"Wait! We can't stop here, this is Bat Country"

In article , Elder 
says...
> In article , conor_turton@hotmail.com 
> says...
> > 4-pot 
> > brake upgrade is next before I kill myself in it.
> > 
> > 
> Volvo or princess?
> 
Neither. Wilwood.

-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

In article <g67s31$gge$2@registered.motzarella.org>, Pete M says...
> Elder wrote:
> > In article , conor_turton@hotmail.com 
> > says...
> >> 4-pot 
> >> brake upgrade is next before I kill myself in it.
> >>
> >>
> > Volvo or princess?
> 
> Mondeo ones seem to be the best option, price, availability etc wise.
> 
Can't fit them under 13" rims. Grandad ones will though.


-- 
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looking good either. - Scott Adams

"DanB"  wrote in message 
news:6en7c8F7qgbmU1@mid.individual.net...
> "Elder"  wrote in message 
> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
> In article ,
> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>> anyway,
>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>> cash
>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>
> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
> ******************************************************
>
> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say they 
> didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?

Hmmm.  I think I qualify as that.

Actually, no, I insured my mark two Fiesta fully comprehensively...

> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
> car...

Most have in some small way.  A few in a bigger way.  Actually and this 
isn't a dig in the slightest, are you gonna do anything to the Clio? 
Somebody passed me in a 2008 Clio Sport thingie-me-bob this evening.

*looks at the Hirsch website again* :-)

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"DervMan"  wrote in message 
news:488a246e$0$2911$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...
> "DanB"  wrote in message 
> news:6en7c8F7qgbmU1@mid.individual.net...
>> "Elder"  wrote in message 
>> news:MPG.22f056d1c68f6fc498a0bc@news.individual.net...
>> In article ,
>> iridiumdan@googlemail.com says...
>>> I think it'll be easy cos Carl appears to not be hugely fond of it 
>>> anyway,
>>> and the shabby bodywork will keep it that way, he won't want to spend 
>>> cash
>>> on something that can't be polished up nice on the weekend.
>>>
>> Did you ever see my beige rusty estelle, bought for £80, ended up
>> spending £1k including GAZ shocks, new springs, improved braking, nice
>> seats, weber, tuned exhaust, etc, etc.
>> ******************************************************
>>
>> That doesn't count, it was your first car.  Who here can honestly say 
>> they didn't waste any money on their first, or one of their early, cars?
>
> Hmmm.  I think I qualify as that.
>
> Actually, no, I insured my mark two Fiesta fully comprehensively...
>
>> All though I get the impression few people here have actually modded a 
>> car...
>
> Most have in some small way.  A few in a bigger way.  Actually and this 
> isn't a dig in the slightest, are you gonna do anything to the Clio? 
> Somebody passed me in a 2008 Clio Sport thingie-me-bob this evening.
>
> *looks at the Hirsch website again* :-)
>

Possibilities for the R27 were covered in another thread :-)  Now I have a 
new thought...

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o465/seanw17/DSC02138.jpg

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o465/seanw17/DSC02137.jpg

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o465/seanw17/DSC02131.jpg

Those wheels are Megane R26s 18s, wearing 225/35/18s, they have 'sharper' 
spokes than mine as well, which are 215/45/17 standard fit.  This is a 
poorish picture of a black R27 with standard wheels -

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/leeds_182/IMG_5096.jpg

-- 
Dan
Clio R27 F1 #65