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I think I've read Autosol about 6 times now and each time mistook it for Analsol for some strange reason :nuts:

 

Not even sure if there is such a think as Analsol!

 

Toad?

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I think I've read Autosol about 6 times now and each time mistook it for Analsol for some strange reason :nuts:

 

Not even sure if there is such a think as Analsol!

 

Toad?

 

:lol: Where is Toad??

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lol

 

i wanted to call it sol-autosol or solvautosol isnt that what it used to be called??

 

as for analsol i dont know!!lol

 

matt where are you?? lol

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its solvol autosol :p dunno where you may analsol :lol:

 

looking good as ever mate. really like the rims. are they really that hard to look after. im 2 minds whether to get my rims(any more analsol?) done the same

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Haha Nath!

 

You're always talking about your rim trouble, mate its got to stop! No wonder you use so much Autosol, not sure where though?

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its solvol autosol :p dunno where you may analsol :lol:

 

looking good as ever mate. really like the rims. are they really that hard to look after. im 2 minds whether to get my rims(any more analsol?) done the same

 

 

at present they are a kin night mare to look after but then i dont get tthem clean enought to stick any sealer or wax on them !!!

 

there was probably about 6-8 weeks of crap on them!! lol so pretty fecked!

 

lol :nuts:

 

Haha Nath!

 

You're always talking about your rim trouble, mate its got to stop! No wonder you use so much Autosol, not sure where though?

 

 

matt you look after my end piece is the jealousy finally getting the better of you ?? do you want to polish my rim as well?? lol

 

 

you wont need that stuff with my old fuel rail, inlet and rocker :)

 

 

 

lol i wont need any of that at all as its sitting in the boot of the car right now doing bugger all!!! arrrggghhhh lol

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chris ...................you love it! you just like to polish one off on your own lol we have a group thing going on here! lol

 

 

hows the block??

 

went over to robrados place and somehow managed to get up his drive still surprised my self at that one amd thought we would attempt some of this...

 

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took this out which came out completly by itself almost couldnt have been easier nuts undone like soft butter and everything went too well to plan we were almost laughing how easy it was .................until we realised it was !! lol

 

 

getting the 6 branch manifold back in was slightly different fitted no probs but doiung the nuts up on the studs what kin idiot designd it you have got to have hands like a small child to get in there it was frustrating and swearing was a must just to make it work.....

 

my arms are all fucked up after having some allergic reaction to the heat wrap!! lol big red rash up both arms were i was trying all angles to get my fingers in pissed right off with it but got it fitted packed up and fooked off home !! lol ran out of fuel as you do at the top of the hill on way to garage15 yds from the pump actually and then finally got home still now all the need to sort out is the blowing exhaust!!!!! grrrrr

 

lol

 

 

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shes a beauty!! cant wait to hear it properly after the down pipe blow is fixed!

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your not hanging around are you :)

 

forgot to say, heat wrap is very itchy stuff lol, its all that fibre glass $hit, please forgive me for not mentioning nath, lol

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i have just secured an amazing deal on an old skool alpine headunit! i am so so so very chuffed i cant believe it i think the model number is 7839r i think.....

 

back in the day it was the top of the range headunit cassette player Ai net etc no built in amp the head unit and 12 disc changer was just short of £1200 !!!lol massive remote controll and the huge hump they were so well known for..., well most of my mates inc my self had these headunits when we were in our boy racer days , but my mate paul , took his out of his car and put it back in the box (sold his car ) and never re used it!! been in the box for 10 years +!!!!! lol picking it up in the morning and it is in bloody good condition really cant wait to get that fitted what a beast cant find any pics on line though......

 

il update soon though

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your not hanging around are you :)

 

forgot to say, heat wrap is very itchy stuff lol, its all that fibre glass $hit, please forgive me for not mentioning nath, lol

 

 

 

CHRIS YOUR FIRED!! :grin:

 

ITS ITCHY BUT PAINFULL

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your not hanging around are you :)

 

forgot to say, heat wrap is very itchy stuff lol, its all that fibre glass $hit, please forgive me for not mentioning nath, lol

 

 

 

CHRIS YOUR FIRED!! :grin:

 

ITS ITCHY BUT PAINFULL

 

 

lol, just try not to scratch at it. itll be fine in the morning. you putting anymore bits on tomorrow?

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yes i plan on doing the rocker cover and inlet mani, the brackets etc probably the alternator and tensioner and the fuel rail etc if time the power rohr... and the gruven pully!

 

 

oh i need to re fit the front strut brace as i took it off today ive got to say how the fuck do you guys drive your rados with out one??? they handle like a piss of poo with out them makes so much difference esp when you are used to it being there.... with out it the front end felt so uncertain and sloppy really couldnt feel confident in the corners etc i wasnt expecting it to make that much difference but it does....i really missed it across the ring road tonight and the 3 round abouts

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your not hanging around are you :)

 

forgot to say, heat wrap is very itchy stuff lol, its all that fibre glass $hit, please forgive me for not mentioning nath, lol

 

 

 

CHRIS YOUR FIRED!! :grin:

 

ITS ITCHY BUT PAINFULL

 

 

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have to admit that was a right pain in the arse but we got there in thr end :clap: nate how did you end up with a rash when i did most of the work :)

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have to admit that was a right pain in the arse but we got there in thr end :clap: nate how did you end up with a rash when i did most of the work :)

 

must down to all that anal-sol he used the day before :lol:

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Cheeky barstewards!!!!!

 

Rob and work in the same sentance is the same as matt and work ...... It just doesn't work!!!!!! Lol

 

you were the tea bitch and that was slow coming!!! lol but I forgive you as the spanner I dropped did nearly hit you I'm the face!!!

 

You made it blow rob lol

 

 

Chris don't let's get us started on how you actually broke your wrist eh?

 

Snigger snigger

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today i didnt want my cousin feeling left out so i decided to ransack his garage and fix ? some bits on the car...

 

bought a alpine headunit for the timebeing and it had a dodgy display...

 

but i like alpine so i didnt care...

 

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thought id better fix it

 

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this is the bloody fault poxy little micro flourescent tube!!! gas filled blown.... normally caused by dropping the face plate...

 

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the unit works fine but the display is goosed sound is awesome god damn part is discontinued!! so il use it until i fit the even more retro old skool shizz i got!

 

lol

 

so back to the car, today was going to be a run of the mill routine total balls up type day (useually the case when i want to do something) (esp to the rado) wanted to fit the stuff i got from chris (il refer to him as limp wristed as its broken to save any confusion) limp wristed chris on here i hadc to go to exeter to pick up service parts for rado (didnt make it) ooops sorry john but i will be there lol

 

any way plan strip down inlet rocker alternator etc fix exhaust...

 

stripped down the inlet manifold and saw the throttle body ive been looking at this for a while and thought fcuk it il have a go ... so i did this off the cuff as you do lol

 

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pictures are of the standard vr6 2.9 throttle body

 

i got a wheel and sanded/ground down the case markings on the inlet and exit i opend up the mouth of the body only slightly as this is my first attemt ( i am definatly going to do another one) i took out the definate line/groove on both sides of the body

 

 

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i thought id have a go at knife edging the butterfly itself...

 

i didnt go all the way with this as i wasnt sure of the outcome so i took it steady on the next one i will work it as much as i can...!! haha

 

this is the standard butterfly when its open fully the air hits the flat edge of the flap ok not that big hardly noticablebut i guess as with all air flow the smoother the faster the better!

 

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so what i did was to get rid of the castings and edges lines whatever i opened the bell mouth a little bit not too much as i wanted to see how this runs il save the beast for the next one...!!

 

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you can just make out the butterfly with the leading adges a lot thinner than it was before the trailing edge is the same (airflow)

 

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it shuts phew!!

 

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im going to get another one of these and go to town on it i think ive re-fitted and it has made a noticable difference ....no i havent gained 50 bhp etc but i have gained increased throttle response much smoother idleing and better pick up through rev range much better very responsive now very pleased , on the nest one i will get the edges sharper and use flat screws to help wit the flow....

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as you can see didnt get too far with the car lol

 

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notice how soft and smooth bens hands are look how he can handle such a small impliment with ease .hes a pro!!!

 

actually he is a model a hand model his real job is to do body part doubles for mens gay porn movies he specializes in jacking off......this must be why he was so good at this today??!

 

 

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as you can see form the next picture he is demonstrating how to enter someones anus with your hand....

 

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taking pictures of shiney bits is real hard as they alll look shite??!!!!!

 

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this is put back together the first time onlty to find out i hadnt tightened up the fuel rail and the fule pissed out every where!!!

 

 

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i can see my wing again cheers ben!

 

 

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thats it for today folks! oh apart form makin gth blowing on my exhaust even worse im getting there!

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You're going to scare everyone reading this into thinking that all you two did today was a load of sausage jockeying!

 

Nice work on the throttle body, think I'll be asking you to have a practice on mine 'nudge nudge'

 

Just how trashed did the garage get with parts and tools everywhere?

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