DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
 I will hoe, you at work?did you install MSN?
|
Whittie
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
User status: Offline
|
2secs
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
A slightly better pic on the ramp in work.
[Edited on 26-08-2009 by DannyB]
|
ChrisBoom
Member
Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
User status: Offline
|
Fuck it, im buying another one. Is it really that good? Heard loads of reports of that brace being excellent.
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
another XSI or lower brace?
Yes mate, amazing difference. They handle brilliantly anyway but the upper and lower brace just makes it that much better, dry weather today here and it was just easing round corners at speed (safely, I know the road well) the car stayed flat, no roll, didn't step out...nothing. One of the best mods so far.
|
ChrisBoom
Member
Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
User status: Offline
|
Brace, XSI another time 
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
You should, makes so much difference and yes you do need to buy another XSI 
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Cheeky pic I took on a drive, would be nice if it wasnt so grainy.
|
*JonnyG*
Member
Registered: 2nd Jun 08
Location: Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
quote:
Originally posted by *JonnyG*
Oh forgot to mention am 6ft 4 and still growing.  Ive driven a saxo from backseats before. 
[Edited on 22-08-2009 by *JonnyG*]
A good few inches must be your neck though judging by the thread in offday! Just kidding lol.
Haha that was only because i was getting camera raped, so kept doing stupid things.
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Did a bit today, not much though
Waxoyled the 2 rear arches and the sills. I'll be doing the rest on Saturday. Callipers and disks should be on tomorow aswell.
Before:
After:
Sill:
No point showing the other side as it's just the same. I also raised the bonnet a tad as the strut brace was hitting the underside of the bonnet a bit.
Random pic:
Also went to a local bodyshop today and got a quote for the boot to be resprayed and the washer jet smoothed over so that's on the 'to do' list.
[Edited on 27-08-2009 by DannyB]
|
Davidkent
Member
Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
Looks good man - Need to do this on the B me thinks!
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
It's worth it, took 10 minutes aswell. I'll need to get car on the ramp so that's why it's getting left till Saturday.
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
So today I set about putting the discs and callipers on, all was going fine until one of the bleed nipples snapped off in its housing  so I just put the discs on with the XSI callipers and I'll sort the VTS callipers out on monday when I can be arsed, will be oredering new pads for the XSI callipers to use in the mean time. Piss.
Old:
New:
Nice fucked discs:
Tomorow I'll be finished the undersealing off. Yay
[Edited on 28-08-2009 by DannyB]
|
Davidkent
Member
Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
Nice progress.
Shame about the bleed nipple thouigh!
Gotta drill the 2 out on my rear Calipers for the B - They've both snapped!
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Yeah I hammered a small torque bit into the end of the snapped nipple and that snapped off too I might not even bother with them now, won't make any difference what so ever anyway.
|
Davidkent
Member
Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
Shite, What a bummer..
Think i'm gonna risk it and drill mine out - I bought them like it on a converted axle for £26 with Gas adjustable shocks and some OMP Springs anyway so i don't mind lol..
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
The bottom of the nipple is tapered on these so they might be a bitch to drill out, off to halfrauds again tomorow to get some matt black paint to spray the door pillars where the vinyl has started to ripple a bit.
|
Davidkent
Member
Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
Oh right, Hope mine aren't the same!
Nice, will look smart
|
ChrisBoom
Member
Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
User status: Offline
|
Oh crap, sorry about that, i thought the nipples on them were OK 
Can send you a refund for them if you want?
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Not your fault mate and it's ok, I'm not particulally fussed as I'll drill it out and either sell them or use them in the future
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
More undersealing. Although I still have bits to do.
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Steel gear linkages on the way on Monday from Chris
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Finsihed the front off today.
|
DannyB
Premium Member
Registered: 6th Feb 08
User status: Offline
|
Ok, As much as I like the white wheels they get very dirty very quickly, considering it never stops raining here and I use a road which gets them mucky everyday. Opinions on painting them black?
Personally I think they look better black.
PS courtesy of JohnnJ.
White:
Black:
[Edited on 30-08-2009 by DannyB]
|
Davidkent
Member
Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
In black they just look like... Steel wheels...
White suit it IMO
|
