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Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 00:32
Anyone free this coming Saturday? Anyone fancy a nice long drive (expenses will be covered of course)? Need to pick my car up :)
shadows-skyline
03-08-2005, 01:00
Where do you need to go to?
Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 01:03
Sussex, not far from Brighton. Not a short drive I know :)
Its a nice run up that way my missis dad lives there, good 3 hr run though, Im off to the Pod sorry papa or I would have
MeLLoN Stu
03-08-2005, 01:15
if you wanna pay my petrol from durham to yours, yours to brighton, brighton to durham in a 4.0 V8 i'd be more than happy to :D
Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 01:31
Cheers Mart no worries.
Stu I think I'll pass :D Not quite in the countries top 100 richest yet!!
if you wanna pay my petrol from durham to yours
I need an excuse to visit Brighton, but it's not on the way to anywhere.
Similar offer, but in a 28mpg S14 from Leeds instead. :)
Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 01:42
Cheers Jon. Would ideally be quite early on Saturday getting down there before lunchtime, so pretty early start for you I'd guess. But yeah if thats not a problem it sounds workable. I'm going to get some kip now anyway.
MeLLoN Stu
03-08-2005, 01:42
shall we arrange a road trip ? :D i've got 7 seats and a tow bar :D
who else is up for it? papa's paying :D
Would ideally be quite early on Saturday getting down there before lunchtime, so pretty early start for you I'd guess. But yeah if thats not a problem it sounds workable.
I just realised this trip might involve going into Wales. Requires thought.
EDIT - Maybe could meet this end of the bridge?
Up here, you can get from west to east in an hour (with foot down). Multimap (and indeed school atlas) tells me that South Wales is feckin miles away.
Any members in Reading feeling helpful?
MeLLoN Stu
03-08-2005, 03:04
tbh jon it doesnt take any time at all to get to south wales :) straight around the bottom of birmingham and down the M6/M5 :)
i'll let you know on thursday if i can drive
Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 10:24
No worries Jon. TBH it would be a very long drive for you, probably 7hrs for Leeds to Brighton via Cardiff! Can't really get to other side of the bridge easily.
Ade thanks, let me know. What do you mean by know if you can drive?? No worries if you can't, I have a backup plan :)
just making sure i am free :) i'll know on thursday
Seeing as you're down our neck of the woods you should've booked it in to the RR day :D Lol I wish I could've made it down to PTS to have a gander, by all accounts it's quite :cool:
Anyone free this coming Saturday? Anyone fancy a nice long drive (expenses will be covered of course)? Need to pick my car up :)
I might be free :nod:
but it would be in the mondeo :( :D
know more tonight
Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 15:24
Thanks guys.
Preview of the beast for those interested :)
http://www.sxoc.com/images/dynamic/memberimgs/lores/2005725239130.jpg
MeLLoN Stu
03-08-2005, 15:24
:smitten:
shadows-skyline
03-08-2005, 19:18
I have to pick up a car from the port in Southampton but unfortunately it is not untill next week :(
That looks awsome Papa :notworthy :smitten:
FullMetalGasket
03-08-2005, 19:39
:smitten: :nod:
But why yellow? :confused: :wack:
i'll do it mate, if you still need the lift :)
edit, need to check my brakes first, sticking a bit lol
give me a ring anyways mate
Papa Lazarou
03-08-2005, 22:03
Cheers Dave :thumbs: Will give you a bell.
FullMental, wasn't my idea, but I quite like it :)
VIDAL BABBOON
03-08-2005, 22:38
You sorted Papa ?
I would love to help but the car is poorly at the moment :( give me a shout as soon as you get it back though :)
looks like i have the car this weekend if your stuck for a lift,
get some others to tag along with us if you want....
Papa Lazarou
04-08-2005, 01:47
Nice one Tone. You mean the Mundano?
Lo Jon - just got back from greece got your message.
If you do not have a lift sorted to take you to get your car then i can.
Cheers
Butuz
Papa Lazarou
05-08-2005, 00:45
Hi m8, wasn't sure when you'd be back. Seem to have a few offers on here and all much appreciated :) :)
Anyhoo, I hope it will be OK for Saturday but there is a last minute spanner in the works. Starter motors not properly engaging the OS Giken flywheel therefore they've had to drop the gearbox out again to investigate. So theres a chance it might not be ready for pickup on Saturday. Will have more info tommorrow.
sorry John I have to work this weekend :cry: (Sat and Sun :cry: :cry: )
hope this dosen't feck you about to much...
Papa Lazarou
05-08-2005, 16:23
No worries Tone.
any news on the clutch John?
VIDAL BABBOON
05-08-2005, 17:49
any news on the clutch John?
What he said :nod:
Papa Lazarou
05-08-2005, 19:13
Yep. Its not for an S14 :( Flywheel slightly too big. If I can work out whats its for at least should be able to sell it..
Still picking it up BTW, with my old clutch on.
how slightly?
is it hitting the outers of the box, or is it just the starter that is the problem?
and if its the latter, cant u just move the starter out a bit.
like use one original mounting hole, and make a small bracket to move the other to just outside the bellhousing.
Bodge it Jon, or get em to :nod:
VIDAL BABBOON
05-08-2005, 21:34
There is not much room to bodge it on unfortunately :(
BUT it is possible to elongate the holes on the starter to allow about 8/10mm of movement !
How the hell have they only now spotted that Papa ! thought they would have noticed that during fitting ?
Papa Lazarou
05-08-2005, 22:19
TBH it came with a tag on it saying "SR20 OS Triple" so I guess it already fooled the suppliers (reputable ones) who probably mixed it up with a load of other clutches they had. I'm guessing the size difference is going to be fairly small (wasn't hitting bellhousing, was an issue with starter only). He admitted he didn't compare side by side against the OE flywheel before fitting, but just assumed I'd supplied the correct part. TBH I wouldn't have been happy with a bodge unless it was a good one :) I'm a bit pissed but for me it just says don't buy these sort of things off Ebay!
VIDAL BABBOON
05-08-2005, 22:33
Ahh gutted
Well I recon you would get away with elongating the starter hole mate :nod: there is plenty of meat on it and you have a good clamping force when it's bolted up :nod:
welcome to the world off high power tunning :D
maybe pulsar sr20 ? as they are differant i think
Will it fit an R32!!
Picked mine up yesterday! Well happy with it.
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 09:07
I'd be up for trying to bodge it onto my CA Jon. :)
think the bell housing is too small for that Jezz
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 16:29
you can grind bits off the bell housing. :)
People have fitted 300zx clutches to the CA, after grinding bits off. :D
if your going to go grinding now watch your fingers :p
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 17:13
i only cut my fingers when grinding MDF. :wack:
i only cut my fingers when grinding MDF. :wack:
WTF???? Grinding MDF :wack:
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 17:45
yup. :rolleyes:
barryjdart
06-08-2005, 18:37
any sparks :p
Yep. Big red ones.
Sorry that was blood.
Papa Lazarou
06-08-2005, 18:45
I'd be up for trying to bodge it onto my CA Jon. :)
Shouldn't have to bodge it Jezz. It looks to be a CA clutch.
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 18:47
The CA gear ring is smaller in diameter than the S14, 1 tooth less IIRC.
If you are selling it can you PM me with how much do you want for it?
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 18:50
So, have you got your car back?
How is it?
car back????
whats she like????
happy????
any probs????
quick????
:thumbs:
Papa Lazarou
06-08-2005, 18:59
No car not back :( Few issues that need ironing out. ECU is behaving very oddly, causing it to not idle properly, stall at junctions etc. So I decided to leave it and go back when it is sorted. Collected a few parts when I was up there as I had pre-sold one or two. The ring gear on the flywheel does indeed have one extra tooth. It is for sale :)
No car not back :( Few issues that need ironing out. ECU is behaving very oddly, causing it to not idle properly, stall at junctions etc. So I decided to leave it and go back when it is sorted.
bugger :cry:
Papa Lazarou
06-08-2005, 19:02
For some reason its idling as if its under load (idle control valve is not opening, VVT engaging when it should disengage to idle) etc.
are you happy with the garage and the work they have done so far?
Jezz_S13
06-08-2005, 19:12
Arse. :(
Is that still the stock ECU?
Papa Lazarou
06-08-2005, 19:43
are you happy with the garage and the work they have done so far?
Yeah have done a good job so far. The work looks top notch. It has taken a bit longer than I'd liked to get this far, but there have been a few issues along the way which were beyond their control to be fair.
It is a stock ECU, on a wiring loom from an automatic S14. The auto loom differs in having two TPS connectors (one for an idle switch).
And my turbo didnt fall off this time... BUFFY you cheeky little chappy :thumbs:
(though i do seem to have a hole in my 6 month old apex exhaust :( so the PTS guys though it was tone turning up in the mondena)
Butuz
:D
bummer about the pipe though :(
How long do they think it will take to sort it John?
Papa Lazarou
06-08-2005, 20:33
:D
bummer about the pipe though :(
How long do they think it will take to sort it John?
Sure the exhaust will be sorted with a little weld or something Butuz :) And thanks again for the lift, I owe you.
They are aiming for next weekend. We'll see :) Depends on problem really as it could be loom related but it could be something else I guess.
:D
bummer about the pipe though :(
How long do they think it will take to sort it John?
Don't you mean JON :smash: :wave:
Has the wiring ever been right since you had the car? :wack:
Don't you mean JON :smash: :wave:
Doesn't seem to matter, he replies to both :wack: :D
Papa Lazarou
06-08-2005, 20:55
Nope, it hasn't really. Never really had a working rev counter :cry:
I know who you mean :)
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