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mocal 13row. not 100% sure on the last question - left it in with star - letting them fit and decide. what did you do?

The Corrado/S3/Leon CR etc otherwise fits the bill as a great compromise.

well if you dont need a boot the options are endless. if you dont need a boot you are more likely to have 2 cars... like i said above i'm going for a boring and cheap shopping car and an elise for proper driving...

Should be back from Star Performance on Saturday AM - will have the below done: - quieter exhaust! - mocal oil cooler - leda suspension with new top mounts, bearings and stops - geometry sorted - fuelling and timing all set up and dyno'ed - and mot'ed... seriously i can't wait to have it back again... lots to do once it's back again - but not after a full weekend of driving. got a track instructor session at knockhill on tuesday evening - i think its an hour/25 laps. has anyone done this before?

thats a good way to do it. disconnect the throttle body and downpipe - the you get lift the head off with both manifolds (may differ slightly with a 16v or whatever you have). that way you can either laeve the studs and nuts as they are or change them all once the head is off which is much easier. it'll be pretty heavy so get a friend to help

http://www.f-inbigbrakes.co.uk/billet_4.htm There are 4 pot kits from HiSpec ranging from 285-300mm discs. Has anyone fitted these? Also looked at the Wilwood Dynalites. Have read they can flex and have no dust seals causing them to stick. Not ideal for winter here really. But again - anyone been running them for any length of time. Or.. even tracked either?

theres a lot of sense in that. best of luck with it mate. have read frightening stories about audi servicing costs so choose well where you take it!

where are you located btw?

have you sold up then? tried one of these - nice but didnt do it for me. going the other direction - cheap daily car and an elise. in around a years time lol

I've seen mine grey, then purple, then blue... and of course black :)

looks nice - and looks similar to met black in a way. would you mind taking another that really captures the bmw brown colour? was it black before?

not digging that at all i'm afraid

track weapon ;) actually, it was more fun on the b roads than my C.

Yeah I've been looking at the Elise manual and have seen the radiator and matrix is under the front clam, meaning all the coolant pipes run along the sills - therefore making the cabin pretty hot with hard driving. Also had a good nosy round the engine section in the boot of the Elise - its pretty crampt in there to do work (unlike the g60 bay!) and I think you'd be removing the 2 rear undertrays for a lot of jobs. To get the front clam off theres 13 or 14 bolts to remove - not something you'd have to do very often mind. Suspension is a doddle to change yourself - and I think you could do most jobs yourself. Bodywork like mentioned above could be expensive. An example is the rear stretch of glass (behind the head rests) will cost around £500 to change due to the fact a bonded section of bodywork needs to be dealt with - hopefully no paint would get damaged in the process... I think my friend said he'd spent around £2-3k in the last 3 years of ownership on wheels, induction, suspension and exhaust mods. The rest is servicing, fuel, tyres and pads! Probably less than what I spend on the g60 since I literally never stop working on it/building it up. Same friend has 2 sets of wheels - one for track with track tyres - one for road use. Not cheap, but makes sense. Interestingly, the brake discs are quite large (diameter I'm not sure of) but are single piston. And theres absolutely no braking issues. Practicality - its not a replacement for the Corrado. I think the C actually does very well as a daily car. The Elise/Exige is a fun car and for the daily grind you would ideally need a boring car to do the chores in. But then thats what the gf wants so its a win win situation ;) And unfortunately she hates the Corrado... Although in a year I'll say fortunately... ;) Exige vs Elise. Not heard of roof leaking issues - but I think I could put up with it - I wouldnt take it out in the rain but granted you could easily get caught in it, esp in Scotland. Driving with the roof off only adds to the fun factor - think I could really regret not having the soft top. Sure you can remove the roof panel - but its not something you can change at will on the road - if youve stuff in the boot - where would it go? The Exige IS the better looking brother though.... And Jim the Elise (K-series) felt a good bit quicker and sharper than my g60 :(

surprised this thread has received such a poor response. actually i'm probably not yeah i know a chap who chose a vx220 over the elise. he seems to be very happy. i can't say i feel the lust factor at all with the vx220 though interesting about the exige - i always thought i'd prefer an exige, but today has left me unsure. having the open top is 8). this elise was a k-series rover engine - so i've yet to see what the toyota engine is like. read they both have their pros and cons (what doesnt). i've been on the track as a passenger in this elise and i can't say anything negative about it. the exige is a little heavier, esp the air con models so no doubt the extra go in the toyota engine is needed. the exiges hold their value very well indeed - i'm sure the costs (repayments vs project costs/fixes) equal out and i'm already thinking next year of having one. scotland seems to have quite a large owners club and they go on several annual trips round scotland, europe etc etc - 30-50 of them at a time... sounds great!

Have read people saying they either like them or dislike them - but I've just been out with a friend in one - and by goodness its fantastic. Its had the exhaust and induction changed (probably more for sound than anything else), suspension (now stiffer and slightly lower) and tyres (sticky semi slicks) changed from new - it sounds awesome, handles like its on rails, accelerates very quickly indeed and with the addition of being able to have the roof down - its an awesome toy. i want one! Anybody else tried one?

Keskin kt4s look lovely on blue corrados... LOL!

there are 6 bolts on the water pump pulley iirc - 3 for adjusting the offset - and 3 for holding it to the pump. you've probably taken the offset bolts off (outer bolts) rather than the pump bolts (inner) ...

Believe the shape of the bungees vary quite significantly throughout different car ranges though

I dont take my g60 on the track or quarter mile - does get driven hard every now and again though - and not had any problems with them at all.

motorsportworld sent all 4 on the same postage... doubt anyone would charge postage individually

think i got 4 yeah.

EXH006 : http://motorsportworld.co.uk/framefix.a ... &PID=62417 there you go :D

I've got them - they're a huge improvement if you have a heavy exhaust. go to motorsportworld.co.uk and theyll get the right ones for you.

still would love an e30 m3 but not sure what the parts costs are like. can only assume a good bit more than the parts for corrados