Christopher 
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Shiny!!  
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Hodgy 
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cheers  chris..... 
 
well small fooking update or should i say big ???????? 
 
found this in my tyre to day   
 
brand new tyre too...... 
 
  
 
so sitting with a nice 13" steel wheel on the back   
 
the horror   
 
[Edited on 27-06-2011 by Hodgy]
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Mark.W 
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Don't get whats happend mate??
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by Mark.W 
Don't get whats happend mate?? 
   
 
well am still pissed brand new tyre before pvs mate  
 
driving along to day and sounded like i had people tap dancing in the back of my car    
 
so pulls over to my horror i find this all the way in the tyre    
 
so its got a nice 13" steel wheel on the rear  
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niallpeters 
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silver corsa parked next a corsa c and with 2 ibiza cupras
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by niallpeters 
silver corsa parked next a corsa c and with 2 ibiza cupras 
   
 
Aw right hi lol. 
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Mark.W 
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How the hell did that go through your tyre it looks blunt  
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by Mark.W 
How the hell did that go through your tyre it looks blunt   
   
 
Thought my self mark lol
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8vcorsa 
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looks nice that bud  
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DanCobb 
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This happend to me twice in the space of a month on 2 different tyres, bloody anoying!
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Hodgy 
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cheers lads its all sorted now alloy back on  
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Mrs Tvk 
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Can't wait to see this with cams and a remap x
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Kieran 
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Wow how have I not seen this before   Looks funking sweet! Good Job on this lad. Those rear lights is the whole light tinted or just the strip bit? As in is the whole light not as bright as the standards? Cheers  
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by kizzacorsab 
Wow how have I not seen this before   Looks funking sweet! Good Job on this lad. Those rear lights is the whole light tinted or just the strip bit? As in is the whole light not as bright as the standards? Cheers   
   
 
hi mate just the strip has a light smoke   
 
cheers
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Kieran 
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Ah brill   looking well lad!
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by kizzacorsab 
Ah brill   looking well lad! 
   
 
cheers fella  
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Hodgy 
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cams are going in for a reprofile on thursday 256 degrees and 9.45 mm of lift   
 
also need 16 new lifters rocker gasket and cam shaft oil seals    
 
might as well while everything is apart 
 
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Jed D 
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get the pics of it all up Hodgy, metal work.  
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Hodgy 
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will do when everything comes bud    
 
CAR IS OFF THE ROAD TILL JANUARY   
 going to get it all done etc so its mint   
 
going to tax and test Mrs tvk's arden to fly about in  
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Hodgy 
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** UPDATE**  
 
well cams are here back from autosprint all finished   ( x16xe cams) 
 
256 degrees   
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
just after some new hydraulic lifters too 
 
thats all for now  
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Chris F 
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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How much, just STD cams re profiled? 
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by Chris F 
How much, just STD cams re profiled?  
   
 
Yeh bud 175 inc vat
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Alex_Rally 
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hodgy likes chicks with dicks..... truth , these are his own words 
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Chris F 
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quote: Originally posted by Hodgy 
quote: Originally posted by Chris F 
How much, just STD cams re profiled?  
   
 
Yeh bud 175 inc vat 
   
 
Expected gains from these?
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Hodgy 
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quote: Originally posted by Chris F 
quote: Originally posted by Hodgy 
quote: Originally posted by Chris F 
How much, just STD cams re profiled?  
   
 
Yeh bud 175 inc vat 
   
 
Expected gains from these? 
   
  
not the foggiest mate apparently its 130bhp with the mods iv got only a guess haven't had it on the rollers so assuming maybe 10 15 bhp ?????  
 
just a guess seen these engine do 160+ with cams and a remap and the btis i have on    
 
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