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[Zoobeef]

Only the rear

[fezzasus]

Pretty much finished. The ARBs aren't on yet but its going for an MOT next week.

Elise shop toe link kit - superb quality








Not refurbishing the callipers this time, so they look slightly of place

Everything is torqued up now, i used standard shocks for the 'locking in' of the new std bushes.

James, I know i'm digging up an old subject here but I'm planning to fit the same ES toe links - did you find the need to use any of the bump steer shims?

[JG]

Sorry Fes, just seen this. We decided against bump steer shimms, just installed the kit as per instructions

[JG]

This arrived this morning

[techieboy]

Dead handy for your unicycle.

[siztenboots]

will make a handy spare, where does it fit

[JG]

I'll take votes on what to do with it? Hang it on the wall? Make into a coffee table? Most likely its going to the store with the other 8 unused wheels I should be banned from ebay, i've had all sorts turn up this week.

[fezzasus]

Sorry Fes, just seen this.

We decided against bump steer shimms, just installed the kit as per instructions

Same here, I haven't noticed any bump steer from it. Really high quality kit.

[fezzasus]

I'll take votes on what to do with it?

Hang it on the wall?
Make into a coffee table?
Most likely its going to the store with the other 8 unused wheels

I should be banned from ebay, i've had all sorts turn up this week.

Is there just one of them? I assume it's a rim for the winter tyres? Do you get much snow in your garage?

[JG]

yep, its a single official VX220 15in front winter rim. Completely useless especially as it won't fit over the 4pots so there isn't even any point in trying to find the other 3. Quite apart from the fact that it hasn't seen a winter on road for 5 years.

[siztenboots]

booby prize in the national raffle

[JG]

I just quite like collecting VX220 crap

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Hmm, I could easily get slicks to fit a set of 15's!! We're they expensive? How wide are they?

[smiley]

I just quite like collecting VX220 crap

Anything missing from your collection, or do you have the complete catalogue by now?

[JG]

I've got most things i think: -The book -All the sizes of model including one painted black -The pedal car (by far and way the best) -Most of the broshures of the time -Most of the magazines of the time And a whole collection of bits like this stupid wheel

[JG]

A new lense arrived today, which combined with the need to turn the vx around as it was annoying me has resulted in a couple of gratuitous photos

[JG]

actually the lense isn't really right for talking pics of cars unless you want to take detail:

[Graeme Lambert]

What lense did you get James? And do you have any of the press kits from the launch? G

[JG]

Oh its just a little fixed 50mm. Quite good for taking pics of people, not great for this sort of thing.

[JG]

And do you have any of the press kits from the launch?

No i don't, the other thing i missed out on in 2006 when foxy was selling them was the plastic colour chosing cars. there were a few kits sent to each of the VX220 dealers when they were first apointed. There was an individual plastic shape for each colour. NA only IIRC.