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Today I did something to my car (volume 2)
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Supergurrier wrote: »Feck the tyres mind your driveshafts
How are you breaking driveshafts?
Have you extra power than stock or something?0 -
wotzgoingon wrote: »How are you breaking driveshafts?
Have you extra power than stock or something?
Yes, Ford shafts don't like 300+Ft/lb of torque unfortunately
Is nice motorsport shafts you can get but they are 800 sterling so many in feb or so.0 -
2006 BMW 325i iDrive upgrade from CCC to CIC with HD screen, video playback from DVD drive.
CIC starting for the first time here...
Maps updated to the latest version
CIC coded to the car now (Car has Logic7 so there was no sound)
It is working now
, The songs says it.
NAvigation feature enabled
Bluetooth working just fine with the original module.
New radio and fascia in place and secure
Job done
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Supergurrier wrote: »Feck the tyres mind your driveshafts
If you've got bad tyres then your shafts will be fine, it's only when you've got tyres that grip properly that you need to worry about shearing your shafts! :pac:How you mean...ya they are on the front. What tyres ye have on your cars lads and recommend
Eagle F1's, they're yer only man.. errr tyre. I've never put anything else on it. Costs me a small fortune in rubber, but now I'm in a stable relation the last two years it's somewhat offset...0 -
Winter tyres arrived, as well as spigot rings. Will put them on after Christmas (no motoring until 5 Jan anyway). The time has come to repair one badly scratched alloy ("before" photos here).
Tools used (photos from google):
GRIT 60
GRIT 240
Result:
And painted:
It's not perfect, but enough for secondary, winter set.
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This arrived today and man it's unbelievably convenient - doddle to fit, doesn't get in the way of the gearstick and only really hides unused radio buttons. Can't take a picture of my phone in it because my phone is my camera :P Will take one later with the missus phone. I highly recommend this (the magnet sticker just goes on the inside of my phone case). I also learned from the guide linked below that I can remove the main holder to fit anywhere on my dashboard with a crevice - noice!advertsfox wrote: »Picking up one of these lads for the car, don't use my CD player regardless and all the main buttons still accessible (as well as steering wheel). Might get a small tablet too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountek-Smartphones-Tablets-Dashboard-Functions/dp/B00HMDYH2U/
http://www.quietpc.com/instructions/mountek/nGrooveSnap_UserGuide.pdf
UPDATE: Took a snap of where I've decided to mount it, fits in snugly and looks the business when the phones in place. Best purchase in a while.
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NBT iDrive retrofit from 2014 F series into BMW E70 X5
What a nice system.
Fitting the F series screen into the E70 dash frame.
What on earth is that thing in the middle of the dash?
Oh yeah the original boring radio from factory, no Bluetooth, no navigation.
Old radio out
The new system is alive!
Local music dabatase stored on the hard drive contains million of albums pictures so you always know visually what is playing
3D navigation maps
Bluetooth module built-in ready for handsfree and music streaming from the phone.
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Update on this today
Microphone for handsfree wired and installed.
NBT radio coded to fit E70 options and disable features that do not exist on E series
USB port retrofitted and tested fine for music (MP3, FLAC, etcc) and video playing (AVI etc)
Should be done tomorrow, rear camera to connect and put everything back together.
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Collected a couple of items from the UPS depot in Little Island.
This is one of them ...
3" turbo-back, 4.5" tailpipe and de-cat up-pipe :cool:
Should sound a little better when fitted
Not looking forward to applying the heat-wrap though
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Collected a couple of items from the UPS depot in Little Island.
This is one of them ...
3" turbo-back, 4.5" tailpipe and de-cat up-pipe :cool:
Should sound a little better when fitted
Not looking forward to applying the heat-wrap though
Looks like some serious stuff,,what car is it for?0 -
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Right lads here we go
As many may know I got an engine for christmas from a ridiculously good friend with a weird sense for presents! The engine had a small knock from the bottom end but could be driven if you really wanted.
I brought it back near home to my mechanic friend with the idea of unloading it and getting to it whenever, but we just kind of opened a few bits and before we knew what was what we found that the head was indeed perfect ...
We spun her over then and worked underneath and we found the shells had been spun on cylinder two and also in the static points either side of this :rolleyes: (I'll get a decent pic of the damage up close but one even has a tiny bit of the corner missing!)
Here's a pic where the crank was just after coming out
And all disassembled and laid out, I'm just a bit terrified
Bearing (:cool: :pac:) in mind, that I only got back at 20:15 I find it laughable to be home and washed and ready for work tomorrow! We had all opened and sussed by 23:30.
Onward and upward!
Edit: Just to add, the machine work for the future is to spin the crank etc to polish them, then oversize bearings to suit. New rings to make sure the compression is there (pointless not to when we are at this stage) and also just a quick honing on the cylinders even though they are perfect!
Add to that a chain and she'll be singing later on this year hopefully!0 -
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Snotaul Goodman wrote: »As in...Wednesday? :P
As in I hope to have a track car running this engine before the year is out
Lots to do and very little time to do it during the week now that I'll be back in work!0 -
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Snotaul Goodman wrote: »As in...Wednesday? :P
Ha ha ha i was so tired last night i only realised what you were getting at now
Next year god Damn ye all 0 -
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I changed both drive belts on the Glanza today. The power steering belt was OK but the alternator belt was chewed out. Half of its width was gone! It's a simple enough job but can be awkward as there isn't much access to get at those bolts.
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