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thanks for your help with this lilfuzz :)

thanks for your help with this lilfuzz

ive no idea sorry im preparing for paint for the VR so not taken the existing off yet

what made me laugh is that same seller has the rest of the rado up for sale at £20 or something lol

none on the bay, but i guess you have looked there already

yes, the last couple ive seen advertised were quite inflated compared to previous actual sales some are put off by the need to remove part of the schrick to replace spark plugs, for me im not keen on their aesthetic look plus, the actual gains for £'s you get AFAIK makes it an expensive option combine one with cams, BMC, remap & free flowing exhaust then you can really get the advantage of the VVT function but again im not sure how much the shrick would add to that good luck with your hunt

hope your wallet is braced for it if they do ;)

PM'd you m8

sounds like you have made the best decision you are able to at the time, which is all anyone can do for the best with the array of symptoms im sure that decision is a good one & fingers crossed for you that the place it is at do a good job. the majority of the price would be for the labour so as long as the place it is at are competent your saving could simply be due to them having a lower hourly rate than the specialist & work quality should be the similar i also agree with the 2nd hand engine bit, you know the history of yours & with the ailments fixed it remains original & a matching number car keep us posted :)

nice - hope you find her! i was thrilled when i managed to get my old 16v back after several years apart

wow!!! £33,213 - cant be many in Canada, let alone with that kind of mileage

agree with what Jim has said - plus the block should be re-honed AFAIK also - i thought my VR was seeping oil past valve stems due to smoke on start up but said smoke was there after head rebuild Vince did some major testing & found that it was my OE cat producing the smoke, which wasnt smoke but water vapour as the cat was holding excess moisture once the cat was hot the smoke went away & after having my Longlife SS exhaust with hi flow cat fitted ive not had any start up smoke since - FYI the exhaust was £400 which is massively cheaper than a bottom end rebuild graham, is it still running the original (or old) OE cat & exhaust? though i must add the caviat that my VR passed the leak down test vince did

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excellent thanks fella - drop me a pm when you have had chance :)

always worth getting a 2nd opinion how far are you from Stealth? initial cost sounds about right but be prepared for it to climb, & potentially very quickly i had a head rebuild at stealth & ended up chasing ailing parts round once new ones were installed, resulting in a cost over what you have been quoted unfortunately you cant tell what might start failing or what else might need renewing until you make a start personally, & i know others will differ on view, but i would discount an R32 swap (which could potentially work out cheaper) as it really removes the heart & soul of the VR - which is the 12 valve engine

indeed m8! i nearly typed that very sentence too lol im thinking of adapting them to put in the VR hopefully

ha ha - marmite wheel - very true & i never did make up my mind on them back in the day

they look like the oldskool TSW venom's but think they have the 'S' schmidt logo on them

winnner :D

tidy - replied fella :)

tidy! thanks lilfuzz - i nearly just dropped you a PM instead of a wanted thread ;) lol have you one in good condition & heat element that works pls? :)

hi lilfuzz yes it is the outer rubber that follows the up & over contour of the window - i think it attaches as the bottom corner of the window & then by the wing mirror (i tried to take the pic to show it) do you have good ones of both sides pls? my drivers has a crack & the passenger has a bump thanks

Hi mick my early valver has grey OE door pods & they both have good grey OE speaker covers (as well as spare covers but one is a little cracked) would you like to discuss a PX via PM? EDIT - PM sent :)

hi all i have a split on the drivers side window rubber but my passenger isnt too decent either - has anyone got any good ones for sale pls? it is the rubber in the pic for example (easier than a description lol)

hello does anyone have a decent wing mirror glass for drivers side pls? i brought one off ebay a wile ago but the fit wasnt right & i want to replace it thanks