Wrayvon Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 350z went today. Good riddance! It's been a pain in the arse since I got it. Was fun though when it was behaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Ek9 is booked in for a 4 wheel alignment Saturday morning, new discs and pads all round Sunday, track day at Blyton Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1040 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 350z went today. Good riddance! It's been a pain in the arse since I got it. Was fun though when it was behaving. whats replacing the 350z?Ek9 is booked in for a 4 wheel alignment Saturday morning, new discs and pads all round Sunday, track day at Blyton Monday. Nice 1 liam what pads u go for? Get up some footage if you can. Snapped up new karcepts intake yesterday should be with me early next week saves me having to import 1. I have normally just stuck on a new intake and not gave it a 2nd thought but should i get the car back on the dyno afterwards to check over fueling? Ive seen some threads intakes have made cars run lean? Wouldnt mind really seeing if its added a few ponnies also ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Sold the 206 for £600 in the end, I earned 25% off that - easy moneyyyy!Still haven't properly identified the issue with my car, I'm going to take it to a local garage for a second opinion I think, otherwise I'll end up spending hours replacing stuff that isn't the problem. I wish I had a load of money I could throw at the car to sort it out properly - it's just lots of little bits that add up, suspension components and bushes mostly.I think over the winter I'm going to buy some second hand arms and bush them all, then I can replace all the suspension bits too (ball joints, rods, rod ends etc...) - cost shouldn't be too bad, spread over 6 months It's pretty frustrating to have a car that needs sorting and no funds to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Know the feeling Mike, that recent purchase of a reliable car was one of the best decisions I've ever been forced into! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Still haven't properly identified the issue with my carWhat's up with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 What's up with it?The "hub" issue - I say "hub", because that's still just a best guess. I can't see what else it can be, but then I could end up changing another hub and it's not that. This is the main problem that needs sorting ASAP, so I'm going to take it to a garage and get a few of the guys there to give an opinion. They're very reasonable and they know their stuff on older cars. Other issues I want / need to sort:1) New engine needed.Not hugely urgent, but it drinks a lot of oil and fuel - feels down on power compared to others in the club too, so I'd like to swap it out fairly soon.2) Arches want cutting out at the back and re-welding.3) Respray would be nice.4) All the suspension components are pretty worn, would be good to tighten it all up.That list = ££££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 whats replacing the 350z?Got an SLK350. Same size engine as the 350z, and ever so slightly quicker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Nice 1 liam what pads u go for? Get up some footage if you can. Snapped up new karcepts intake yesterday should be with me early next week saves me having to import 1. I have normally just stuck on a new intake and not gave it a 2nd thought but should i get the car back on the dyno afterwards to check over fueling? Ive seen some threads intakes have made cars run lean? Wouldnt mind really seeing if its added a few ponnies also haive gone for carbone lorraines, rc5+ compound for the fronts, yellow stuff for the rear and Mtec discs all round.In terms of the intake, having the map tweaked would give the best results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Your ball joints today Liam haha mates B swap is 80% done. Looking forward to it running tomorrow. Need to pull my finger out and build mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 I'm thinking about getting a bmw e46 with one of the 6 cylinder engines. Probably the 2.2 or 2.5, as I do quite a bit of country road driving and I think the 3 litre would be a bit thirsty for that. Anyone on here owned one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Get the 3 litre. My last car was that, and the engine was the only good bit about it. Surprisingly easy to drive Eco when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 the engine was the only good bit about it.What was wrong with the rest of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 It was just a shoddy example, nothing bad to say about E46s in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Just renewed my insurance policy, got the most brilliantly ambiguous term in the modifications section - 'Engine Tuned'. No specifics, no power figures, nothing... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Good day at Blyton yesterday, only 13 cars turned up, plenty of time on track, plenty of space to get good clear laps. Carbone Lorraines performed perfectly, brake fluid didn't, but I knew the fluid was a bit poor anyway. The ek9 held up to many laps of abuse, only issues to report are it blew off a boost pipe, once reconnected it had a little leak so I was down around 4 to 5 psi. Nothing major. Also I need new rear tyres but again I knew they was about finished after the last day at cadwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Civic developed a knock on the way home this afternoon. Just back from the garage now, only a anti roll bar link thankfully. Got my Spoon style mirrors back on. Will take some adjusting to again but they look miles better than the standard units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1040 Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 More Powaaaaaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 When racing was good. I went for breakfast with Prawn the other day. A3 looked mega as always, even though last time I saw Prawn he turned up with an owl hanging out the front of his car which had decimated his radiator and aero. I'm sure it's heart is in the above photo. Poor thing. This time he assassinated a pheasant. Also poor thing. Abarth things. Ordered some of the Abarth Assetto Corse parts, rear roll bar and air intake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Those owl photos are savage, poor thing In car related news, I have another hub and driveshaft to fit this weekend - I'm hoping it eliminates the strange humming noises. If it doesn't, I'm taking it to a garage for them to have a look at as I'll be stumped. Just hope the weather improves, as I'm definitely not up for working on it for hours in this rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Do this @MadManMike: http://ramp-it-up.co.uk/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 20 minutes ago, Danny said: Do this @MadManMike: http://ramp-it-up.co.uk/ Not a bad shout, but it took me all day last time and I'm a tight arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 You've done it before so you're basically am expert now. Will be a half day ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 It actually should be half a day this time as I now have a blow torch and a massive breaker bar, the two things that I lacked which made the job a b*****d last time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Related news: They've finally sorted out the lifts at work now. Took them long enough! Managed to get under the Leon for 15 mins last night to nip up a few bolts, but will be booking it a few evenings at some point to get some more things ticked off the list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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