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Post Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:33 pm

themills wrote:Sleepings overated. Fire up the welder and lead light and you will have it done by morning. :-)
Lead light?
Bit luxurious dont you think?
Whats the problem with a candle :lol:
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Post Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:29 pm

eko wrote:
Lead light?
Bit luxurious dont you think?
Whats the problem with a candle :lol:
Sorry, forgot i was on a budget, dont want to be charged extra for electricity winkeye
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:13 pm

Check it out...

edit, cant get the seats pics up. :mad:
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:18 pm

you need a password to see what you are trying to show us :chuckle:
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:20 pm

Cook318IS wrote:you need a password to see what you are trying to show us :chuckle:
goddam photobucket. Just had a bit of a result with some worn out sports front seats in beige...just hope they come.

They come with door cards and a rear seat which is what ill be using to repair the front seats. 8)

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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:21 pm

cool 8) your seats are rather... fecked to put it bluntly!

I thought you were going to show s a video of your car with s50 manifolds on - all singing and all dancing :(
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:02 pm

Cook318IS wrote:cool 8) your seats are rather... fecked to put it bluntly!

I thought you were going to show s a video of your car with s50 manifolds on - all singing and all dancing :(
Man, as soon as i can, i will. We may still have to fit some m52 tubalars :( but im hoping there gonna give it one more shot on the S50's on Saturday 8)

And yes, my seats have seen better days.
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:29 pm

Well done on the seats mate,will transform the inside no end!
Regarding your PM (too lazy to reply :P ),yes they are the correct ones :wink:
Speak soon.
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:59 pm

Cool. ill see what i can do. Here is a link with a couple of pics of the manifold on another car. manifold. I know you know what thay look like but as they say on TV. "every little helps" :wink:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=160115
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Post Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:02 pm

Tony, did you see the picture i posted earlier in the thread?
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Is that of any help? Having the pipe go around the steering joint instead?
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Post Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:14 pm

Cook318IS wrote:Tony, did you see the picture i posted earlier in the thread?
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Is that of any help? Having the pipe go around the steering joint instead?
Yes saw that pic mate.
Chris is over again tomorrow to have another go so hopefully another update tomorow night.
Car is more or less all done now except for the `running` checks etc.
Started up first turn of the key.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/78 ... directlink
Got to make up a council heatshield for the air filter,bleed the radiator and its done!


.....apart from the exhaust that is :mad:
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