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Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:32 pm

Is that a bag of coke on the dashboard? :squint:
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Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:49 pm

Went into the garage and started mine up..it still works!!
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Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:24 am

Gert_8 wrote:^^ which type of cover, how much and where from,
Please. I'm after the exact same thing for mine.
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got it from ebay, about £40 incl postage from company called metex. their websites : www.cardustcovers.co.uk
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Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:27 pm

Thanks jonnyd. Is it soft enough to avoid paint scratches?
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Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:10 pm

Nothing, but i did put the Turkey in the boot {E24] to keep it cool.even took it for a blast up Cosham :D
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Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:15 pm

What, the turkey? :)
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Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:12 pm

Yeah mate, its final ride before i put it in a Sandwich. :D
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Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:28 am

Fitted a new steering wheel:

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Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:25 pm

Gert_8 wrote:Thanks jonnyd. Is it soft enough to avoid paint scratches?
yep feels soft, once unfolded feels really light and glides into position very easily :)
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Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:29 pm

Thanks. :)
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Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:53 pm

swapped 13 button obc for one with a non bleeding screen and removed the straight through center exhaust for a oem one.
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:02 pm

Took her for the last drive of the year and prob last drive as an M20 winkeye

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Check my M30 build threads:
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:32 pm

Wrapped the exhaust and di some cable tying of the loom on the race car. Aaand moved the road car back in the dry and warm and put the battery on charge :P
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:16 am

opened the door, stared at the rain puddle on the floor where the seats used to be, had a fag, ponderd for a few more seconds then closed the door.
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:36 am

breakermart wrote:opened the door, stared at the rain puddle on the floor where the seats used to be, had a fag, ponderd for a few more seconds then closed the door.
Haha..still not got this sorted then..?
Check my M30 build threads:
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Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:15 pm

Breakermart, i love your updates :) they make me laugh !!!
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:26 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:Breakermart, i love your updates :) they make me laugh !!!
true tho, the time ive spent just "pondering" at my garage, looking at the car, bits, searching through bits, think about fitting, etc etc, i love the pondering
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:32 pm

and I am going to spend the afternoon looking at my b27 lump with a coffee and a fag wishing it would work. I think the harder i stare at it, with a really evil look, it might even start to work....worth a try.
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 2:52 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:and I am going to spend the afternoon looking at my b27 lump with a coffee and a fag wishing it would work. I think the harder i stare at it, with a really evil look, it might even start to work....worth a try.
I think the next step is thrashing it "Faulty style" with a tree branch. Keeping my fingers crossed for ya..
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Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:31 pm

Just put a new battery on it,just what I needed after Christmas exspense.
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Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:45 pm

Cypriotgeeza wrote:Took her for the last drive of the year and prob last drive as an M20 winkeye

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This is stunning
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:15 pm

si911t wrote:
Cypriotgeeza wrote:Took her for the last drive of the year and prob last drive as an M20 winkeye

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This is stunning
:o: thanx mate! :D
Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
Clutch issues: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=172482
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:05 pm

Repositioned the "M" grille badge after Barry said it was wrong :) Then took the covers off and gave it a coat of Meguair's gold class liquid wax.
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PONY, 2013 - "Anyway span 360 degrees hitting the kerb and giving the old man two fingers as I was spinning like Michael Schumacher would
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:13 pm

Stood for 10 mins in the p1ssing rain trying to work out where the mini swimming pool in the boot well is self filling from.... no idea...... so back to COD Ghosts.
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:28 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:Stood for 10 mins in the p1ssing rain trying to work out where the mini swimming pool in the boot well is self filling from.... no idea...... so back to COD Ghosts.
defo well needed on a wet n windy day like this! lol
Check my M30 build threads:
Project Frankenstein: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=194154
Headgasket: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=165704
Clutch issues: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=172482
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:38 pm

Drove it. After having a Peugeot 107 rental for the last 10 days it feels like driving a tank.
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:43 pm

Cloggy Saint wrote:Drove it. After having a Peugeot 107 rental for the last 10 days it feels like driving a tank.
LOL! Apt description comparing it to a French turd (don't mention the war!)
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:14 pm

Gert_8 wrote:Repositioned the "M" grille badge after Barry said it was wrong :) Then took the covers off and gave it a coat of Meguair's gold class liquid wax.
:)
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:18 pm

On a customers e30 i cut all the rot out and plated the jackpoints on both sides..
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:51 pm

Few small bits of pealing underseal repaired with 3M08537 thanks to the bottom of my arch liner going MIA. New one purchased from Adi on here and will be fitted in due course.

MOT prep completed as that is due shortly - hopefully it will sail through as usual. My only concern is my exhaust silencer. It's beginning to look a bit marginal around where the brackets are fitted but appears to be OK. I'll probably be ordering an Eberspacher replacement from ECP just in case as it will no doubt need changing soon. It helps they've got 25% off at the moment!
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:48 pm

20 miles return blast to the airport and back through the rain to drop of my mother.
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:35 pm

Once again stood in garage looking at eibach springs on floor next to e30. Even though I can't wait to drive it with them fitted, they are still sat there.............it's too cold.
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:57 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:Stood for 10 mins in the p1ssing rain trying to work out where the mini swimming pool in the boot well is self filling from.... no idea...... so back to COD Ghosts.
Most likely the boot lid seal Jim if it's filling up while stood overnight.
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:00 pm

mcbonio wrote:
jimbom30cab wrote:Stood for 10 mins in the p1ssing rain trying to work out where the mini swimming pool in the boot well is self filling from.... no idea...... so back to COD Ghosts.
Most likely the boot lid seal Jim if it's filling up while stood overnight.
I spent ages trying to source mine. Turned out that the aerial is meant to have a drain pipe on it. Fitted one, fed it through the vent in the pocket and voila, no more water.
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:10 pm

Sold the wheels, forgot to buy/pick up new ones. How long do you guess it will last on jacks a™ˆ
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