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********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

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  • #7052
    power pants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭power pants


    hopefully the fat bastard next door to me will stop banging her ****ing door of mine. fat ****


  • #7053
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    power pants wrote: »
    hopefully the fat bastard next door to me will stop banging her ****ing door of mine. fat ****

    Next time your getting into your car drop a box of nails by accident and refuse to help change her wheel


  • #7054
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    I'll give it a try, sound. I want it for the grills as I don't fancy spending €50-60 on a set and not liking them.

    Have a bottle of matt black. Don't think it was even used. It's in a box somewhere due to a house move but I have no use for it as I got the bits wrapped instead.


  • #7055
    power pants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭power pants


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    Next time your getting into your car drop a box of nails by accident and refuse to help change her wheel


    she'd probably slow puncture herself with a bit of luck


  • #7056
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    Have a bottle of matt black. Don't think it was even used. It's in a box somewhere due to a house move but I have no use for it as I got the bits wrapped instead.

    I'll buy it off ya if you have no use for it?


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  • #7057
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    YbFocus wrote:
    Sorry but that's ours now


    You on this at craaazy hour. Haven't seen 7am in quite the few weeks :o


  • #7058
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    You on this at craaazy hour. Haven't seen 7am in quite the few weeks :o

    I was up and driving the Punto this morning at 6 AM.


  • #7059
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    I'll buy it off ya if you have no use for it?

    You can have it - I've no use for it.


  • #7060
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    GvidoR wrote:
    I was up and driving the Punto this morning at 6 AM.


    Is that your daily now? Tired of the golf already?


  • #7061
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    https://www.facebook.com/fordfocusrs/videos/10152824201876441/


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  • #7062
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Is that your daily now? Tired of the golf already?

    Temporary daily while Golf gets back to its former glory and beyond.

    But I'm quite happy with it. I made it look better already, and will make it even nicer and hopefully I'll sell it on with a profit in a few months.

    Any boardsies wanna call dibs on it? :P


  • #7063
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    You can have it - I've no use for it.

    Sound! That'd be great! :)


  • #7064
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Would anyone be up for a mini meet in/near Cork this weekend? I might be going down there to pick something up.


  • #7065
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Would anyone be up for a mini meet in/near Cork this weekend? I might be going down there to pick something up.

    I would anyway but depends on the day/time. I'm working Saturday evening and Sunday morning so a bit awkward.


  • #7066
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Sound! That'd be great! :)

    Give me a week though to find it, I'll send you a PM.


  • #7067
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    Give me a week though to find it, I'll send you a PM.

    Yeah that's no bother, I'm in no rush at all!


  • #7068
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Total cost for nct prep in parts €970.
    That included a few bmw tools, a diff, 2 shocks, all new front bushings, rear camber bushings, poly rear trailing arm bushings, 4 new tyres, proper exhaust mounts and a service :)

    Hopefully it won't want it next year :)


  • #7069
    No Voter And Proud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭No Voter And Proud


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Total cost for nct prep in parts €970.
    That included a few bmw tools, a diff, 2 shocks, all new front bushings, rear camber bushings, poly rear trailing arm bushings, 4 new tyres, proper exhaust mounts and a service :)

    Hopefully it won't want it next year :)
    Right
    Let's try this a different way since an admin delted my last posting.

    You've been driving around in that car needing all that work?


  • #7070
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    No Voter And Proud wrote: »
    Right
    Let's try this a different way since an admin delted my last posting.

    You've been driving around in that car needing all that work?

    No it needed one balljoint in the front but the rest couldn't have been that far behind so i pulled both out and done a total rebuild.

    The shock was copped as burst at the weekend while at this. Fair weep coming from it.

    The poly bushes are a PM job. I should never need to touch them again. 2 powerflex bushings being installed.

    The camber bush was a touch loose and i didn't want a retest if possible so i replaced it.

    Tyres, i put very good track tyres on the front and decent tyres on the rear.
    All four would have passed the test but i wanted a lower profile as I'm planning to lower the car substantially.

    So there we go, It wanted very little. Most was preventative :)


  • #7071
    No Voter And Proud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭No Voter And Proud


    YbFocus wrote: »
    No it needed one balljoint in the front but the rest couldn't have been that far behind so i pulled both out and done a total rebuild.

    The shock was copped as burst at the weekend while at this. Fair weep coming from it.

    The poly bushes are a PM job. I should never need to touch them again. 2 powerflex bushings being installed.

    The camber bush was a touch loose and i didn't want a retest if possible so i replaced it.

    Tyres, i put very good track tyres on the front and decent tyres on the rear.
    All four would have passed the test but i wanted a lower profile as I'm planning to lower the car substantially.

    So there we go, It wanted very little. Most was preventative :)
    And the diff?
    I seem to remember you make reference to driving on a non open diff.


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  • #7072
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    No Voter And Proud wrote: »
    And the diff?
    I seem to remember you make reference to driving on a non open diff.

    Limited slip no voter.
    They can be severely damaged during the brake testing phase of the test.
    Best not chance it.


  • #7073
    No Voter And Proud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 282 ✭✭No Voter And Proud


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Limited slip no voter.
    They can be severely damaged during the brake testing phase of the test.
    Best not chance it.

    Very limited :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:


  • #7074
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    Seems to me like you've put a lot of tim and effort into that car Yb


  • #7075
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Limited slip no voter.
    They can be severely damaged during the brake testing phase of the test.
    Best not chance it.


    Most NCT brake tests spin both front wheels, it's only if they spin one wheel and not the other it can do damage i think.


  • #7076
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Most NCT brake tests spin both front wheels, it's only if they spin one wheel and not the other it can do damage i think.

    There's no issue with them spinning the front wheels, silly non-rwd peasant :pac:


  • #7077
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    Seems to me like you've put a lot of tim and effort into that car Yb

    A labour of love and all that malarkey!
    It stands me a lot and it'll stand me more before its done but i don't plan on selling it.

    So i don't mind spending the few bob :)
    I want it to be perfect. Engine and suspension etc is about right now but the body is still mediocre. Bumpers are in bits.
    It'll get there :)


  • #7078
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    challengemaster wrote: »
    There's no issue with them spinning the front wheels, silly non-rwd peasant :pac:

    Well if you have a fwd lsd, do they brake test all four wheels seperately or ?


  • #7079
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Well if you have a fwd lsd, do they brake test all four wheels seperately or ?

    Any LSD is exempt from using the rollers. They can do a brake test outside using a decelerometer.


  • #7080
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Is the onus on the tester or the person presenting the car to know that it has an lsd?


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  • #7081
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,308 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    I thought your ST Supergurrier would have a LSD.

    In other news related to the current topic here is my 520i just passed the NCT with flying colours.


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