-=Kris=-

that gives you plenty of time to drive up for Sat night. Ill see you around 9ish mate :tongue:[/quote:3urbl9yq] :lol: alright mate! Is that the badge you got off me ? :lol:[/quote:3urbl9yq] It is indeed! :D

hopefully should get it back this sat... :clap:

laaaaavly... my car's on TV!

Also, my car is on Corrado Cam on CCGB webby for any CCGB members to have a butchers at... will be on all this week...

Very nice... yes it took me a full 2 years to realise how silly the ride height is... currently getting KW V1's fitted ;)

Not down john nike way anymore nope :( tho i'll be in bracknell still every now and then since the new job requires site visits... Unfortunately i'm having to cut the list short of an ARB and VT engine mount as i have more pressing issues to deal with 1st... :cry: Was having some warm start issues along with slight missfire... Dave ran a compression test... results as follows... Compression readings: 1:11.2 2:10.1 3:10.8 4:9.8 5:11.3 6:7.5 Plugs are clean so they don't suspect the problem is engine bore wear, just a bad valve. No 4 is a little low but within spec, No 6 is just out of the VW spec of 3 bar variation between cylinders. Hence it's not running quite right but still OK. Removing the cylinder head whilst in doing the chains and clutch etc. Parts needed. Head gasket set. Head bolts. Exhaust manifold bolts. The head will be skimmed, valve guides checked and replaced if needed. Valves re-ground. New stem seals etc. Ah well priorities have changed slightly... so i'm cutting back on the ARB and engine mount... these are bits i can get done at a later date anyway... all other work is going ahead as planned!

I knew i had this pics lurking about somewhere... thought you might want this... i dunno what i did with the colour... must have flicked something on the camera! :cuckoo:

Yes it is a fair bit, tho it does help being made redundant! :D Found a new job too...! ooooh, i can't wait for the drive back!!! :nuts:

just thought i would add this... there is a lil more to be done, but thats the main stuff really...

There seems to be a prang in ur corrado there Al mate... :tongue:

He did indeed! the lil hidden button! very nice indeed... so smooth and a mountain of torque all the way through the rev range! I had a massive grin on my face...! :D

OK, so the car went off to DG auto today... Dave took me out in the VRT... then let me drive it back! :shock: That thing is BLINDINGLY quick! a lot quicker than i thought it would be!! Many thanks, dave!! Tho i didn't push it too much, as i didn't fancy stuffing (what i would call) a priceless Storm! Will keep the thread updated...

Yeah that VRT is a bit mad! Great content as always Jim! :D

I just thought i'd start this thread off since mine arrived this morning... :tongue:

thats actually the bonnet on the roof there... i knew i'd seen it before!! DJmac56 (mark) will recognise this! ;)

is it just the nut spinning or is the whole thread spinning with it?

i don't believe so... it's something silly like £300k

get em sprayed to match the body ;)

i must say i prefer this... http://www.lexus.co.uk/range/lfa/index.aspx Ok, so it's a lexus... but it has a digital rev counter that moves!!! lovely! :tongue:

This beast lives pretty much next door to my sister... Hear the thing pull up from a mile off... The guy was sayin that it's pullin 900BHP and gettin 9.9 at santa pod! I swear i've seen this car before at Brooklands museum... he did mention that he had been there... I'm gonna have to go through my old piccies when i get home i'm sure i have one of this beast!

what the hell... i'll be there...

That's a Jetex pipe... :D Deffinately mate... you don't live too far from me, so i'm sure we can meet up soon... find a decent beer garden! It's for the rear :camp: It had better be long and strong then! :grin: :camp:[/quote:30gummgc] you are disgusting as always, Al! :gag:

some bits waiting to go on...

Cheers Jim :tongue:

I did... drained it from the matrix hoses... got most of it out... you should really drain it from the lowest point in the system, but i was being lazy... not exatly sure where that was but got rid of most of the old stuff from the matrix hoses... then just add the deionised water and anti-freeze...