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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: feeutfo on 19 November 2011, 18:20:18
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Got more than he bargained for setting my car up due to concerns about the tyres side wall rubbing on the front shock. This turned out to be due to the rim protection on the inboard edge, as discovered previously, so I pulled the camber out a fraction to clear but there where concerns being shoved into kerb on that side by a Range rover had caused more damage than first thought.
After extra diligent set up and double checking subframe position, hub centre position sai, we then realised it must've purely been down to rim protection and me fitting new wishbones and pollys... looked at the wear pattern on the tyres themselves and they where flat in the middle so must have been on the rear when I got the car, so would not have shown the problem until fitted on the front after the prang as they had the best tread left.
The rear track rods where heated up and adjusted spot on, which surprised me given the camber/toe trade off and the suspension set up. But it's all absolutely cock on now, they even got the steering wheel straight. Beuuuutifull. 8)
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I always leave impressed :)
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Certainly got it absolutey bang on this time.
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Got more than he bargained for setting my car up due to concerns about the tyres side wall rubbing on the front shock. This turned out to be due to the rim protection on the inboard edge, as discovered previously, so I pulled the camber out a fraction to clear but there where concerns being shoved into kerb on that side by a Range rover had caused more damage than first thought.
After extra diligent set up and double checking subframe position, hub centre position sai, we then realised it must've purely been down to rim protection and me fitting new wishbones and pollys... looked at the wear pattern on the tyres themselves and they where flat in the middle so must have been on the rear when I got the car, so would not have shown the problem until fitted on the front after the prang as they had the best tread left.
The rear track rods where heated up and adjusted spot on, which surprised me given the camber/toe trade off and the suspension set up. But it's all absolutely cock on now, they even got the steering wheel straight. Beuuuutifull. 8)
;D :y
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The question is, Chris ... did you get the discount?
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But of course. They know me too well by now. ;D
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Ah, so it's just Tunnie they don't like? ;D
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Maybe doesn't apply to students....? (snigger)
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:'( :'( :'( :'(
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Some more good news about the car - splendid. 8) :y
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Indeed Den, Cheers. :)
Now, do I fit wing, door and Irmscher kit, or do I wait til spring? :-\
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Glad they got the steering wheeling straight. They didn't when i went there.
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Indeed Den, Cheers. :)
Now, do I fit wing, door and Irmscher kit, or do I wait til spring? :-\
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If it was me, I would wait until the Spring Chris, just think of all that salt/gravel being pebble dashed over the car by your friendly local Council over the winter months! ;D ;)
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Indeed Den, Cheers. :)
Now, do I fit wing, door and Irmscher kit, or do I wait til spring? :-\
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If it was me, I would wait until the Spring Chris, just think of all that salt/gravel being pebble dashed over the car by your friendly local Council over the winter months! ;D ;)
yeah, although if that's the worst it sees then I'll be delighted, the standard of driving round these parts has degraded terribly, plus the chance of getting cought out in winter.... Think I'll leave it.
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Although I am itching to get the bloody thing finished...
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I have a spare wing for my V6 as the one fitted seems to lack any lacquer but I think I'd sooner get the Steinmetz / Bilstein suspension and Exhaust fitted first then sort the bodywork out.
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Yep, won't notice a new wing, or body kit, when driving it. :)
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
In the time you've been here, you've had the CDX, the gay, the chav, and now Blackie :P
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
In the time you've been here, you've had the CDX, the gay, the chav, and now Blackie :P
In the time i've been here i've had 2 x 3.2's and 2 x DTi's, mind you I still have a 3.2 and a DTi and jane has the other DTi... just one car didn't survive the dancing on ice experiment!
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
In the time you've been here, you've had the CDX, the gay, the chav, and now Blackie :P
nope, wasn't a member when I had the cdx(I don't think) Gay counts, Chav doesn't as I bought it to brake drove it once and it sat on the drive for a year as it was too good to pull apart even though the mileage was high, and then "Omega Black" came along. Over a period of 8 years, that hardly a merry go round.
And all that time waiting for a black omega. So in my book, on here, that's two. You've had three...no 4, car wrecker! ;D
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
I thought that you were gonna flog it to Mrs Seth, Mr Gixer ;D
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
In the time you've been here, you've had the CDX, the gay, the chav, and now Blackie :P
nope, wasn't a member when I had the cdx(I don't think) Gay counts, Chav doesn't as I bought it to brake drove it once and it sat on the drive for a year as it was too good to pull apart even though the mileage was high, and then "Omega Black" came along. Over a period of 8 years, that hardly a merry go round.
And all that time waiting for a black omega. So in my book, on here, that's two. You've had three...no 4, car wrecker! ;D
I've had 1 in the last 8 years... ...The trusty Silver Bullet :D
OK, its been supplemented by the odd 'assistant', but its mostly remained my daily drive (except when I had Tractor!)
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nope, wasn't a member when I had the cdx(I don't think) Gay counts, Chav doesn't as I bought it to brake drove it once and it sat on the drive for a year as it was too good to pull apart even though the mileage was high, and then "Omega Black" came along. Over a period of 8 years, that hardly a merry go round.
And all that time waiting for a black omega. So in my book, on here, that's two. You've had three...no 4, car wrecker! ;D
Since owning the trusty Silver Bullet, my very first Omega, I've had...
1) TB1, N reg 2.5V6 CD - doesn't count, bought to sell.
2) TB2/Tractor!, T reg TD Elite - doesn't count, bought to sell.
3) The Golden Nugget, W reg 2.5V6 (albeit with 3l cams and a Superchips jobbie) Elite - doesn't count, only managed about 1500 miles before it let go :-[
4) TBE, 03 reg 3.2 Elite - it may count if ever I can grow to like it ;D
And the Silver Bullet remains my daily drive :D
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Fit it now. You change cars like JamesV6CDX, so you may as well get some use out of the wing/door/Irmscher stuff.
Eh...? I've been waiting for a black 3.2 for, well, long before I joined actually. This ones going nowhere! :)
In the time you've been here, you've had the CDX, the gay, the chav, and now Blackie :P
nope, wasn't a member when I had the cdx(I don't think) Gay counts, Chav doesn't as I bought it to brake drove it once and it sat on the drive for a year as it was too good to pull apart even though the mileage was high, and then "Omega Black" came along. Over a period of 8 years, that hardly a merry go round.
And all that time waiting for a black omega. So in my book, on here, that's two. You've had three...no 4, car wrecker! ;D
I've had 1 in the last 8 years... ...The trusty Silver Bullet :D
OK, its been supplemented by the odd 'assistant', but its mostly remained my daily drive (except when I had Tractor!)
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CD
TD
Trusty bullit
That Gay(by your own gay rules) 2.5 with brown steering wheel
Silver Bullit Elite
Oh, actually it's 6 isn't it. Although only briefly. ;D
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Oh, actually it's 6 isn't it. Although only briefly. ;D
Technically, I'm not sure I ever officially owned The Chav ::)
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Oh, actually it's 6 isn't it. Although only briefly. ;D
Technically, I'm not sure I ever officially owned The Chav ::)
I'm sure we could find some witnesses if pressed. We somehow mobilized a small army that day ;D
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I'm sure we could find some witnesses if pressed.
You can't find a witness that it was every on my Barclays Bank property, or that it was ever registered to me :P
We somehow mobilized a small army that day ;D
Indeed, to this day I am still humbled by everyone involved :-[, and the knowledge I am blessed with such friends :y