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[mandarinvx]

so the piper cat will replace as std one?
and i can keep the vse

Yep, you can bolt any backbox to it - tests on Chris's car showed that the cat section mated to a VSE was the best performing combo

But it will be UBER LOUD!!!

nice job mate and hopfully stop them ice creams melting in the boot now lol , and the exhaust with the black tip will look class when its all sorted.

Yep, will be nice to be able to put shopping in there The exhaust tips are the last step toward stealthness

[JG]

just wait until it has the sc on top of that

[mandarinvx]

extra density earplugs required My SC will be nice and quiet

[vocky]

looking good, when is the head going on then

[Winstar]

Edit must read all the thread before replying

Edited by Winstar, 21 October 2009 - 08:40 AM.

[mandarinvx]

looking good, when is the head going on then

When are you available

(just need to sort the Eagle rods out )


PS - what do you think of the SC plan, sound about right

Edited by mandarinvx, 21 October 2009 - 06:52 PM.

[ben.adcock]

Amazing job with your project - just spent quite some time reading through your progress over recent months...! Just out of interest, how do the 6 x 9's sound compared to the 10" sub you had previously? Obviously less bass-heavy but more punchy? Which ones did you plump for in the end? Cheers Ben

[mandarinvx]

They're Vibe Slick 69² - decided to let my ears make up my mind in the end and went to have a listen to a load (they weren't all that expensive either which is a bonus )

They are punchier than the sub, but quite different, they'd prob be best used as a second set of head unit or amp driven speakers instead of a subwoofer, hence I'll be swapping back to the sub when I put the car back together

[vocky]

looking good, when is the head going on then

When are you available

(just need to sort the Eagle rods out )


PS - what do you think of the SC plan, sound about right

let me know when you have the parts

sc sounds like a cunning plan, I think

[mandarinvx]

let me know when you have the parts

Eagle rods arrived last week

Do I need new big end bearings

[tommobot]

Decided to get on with one of the jobs I don't enjoy:





Fitted a pair of side pockets:



Nice n clean



And the carbon centre console (turned out to be more of a PITA than expected ) together with a new gearknob and handbrake handle

Bit of a power bump, but was just looking through..what did you use to clean the floors? The stains on mine seem very stubborn!

[mandarinvx]

I used cillit bang works really well - you need to make sure you rinse it off properly tho, so can only really be done when all of the interior is stripped out!

[tommobot]

Rinse where though? Are they holes in the tub that I haven't spotted?

[mandarinvx]

Just with lots of water and mop it all up really need to update this thread, I've now had harness holes cut in the seats and got the Piper fitted (which sounds amazing!) but can't get the pics off the camera

[rsg]

Have you fitted your cylinderhead yet??

[mandarinvx]

Nope, not yet Plan to fit it along with the Eagle rods I don't really want to do the pistons as I don't want to remove the block and send it away or have any desire to go >300bhp, but do I need to fit new piston rings to the existing pistons when I remove them to change the rods

[oakmere]

I will be doing the same next winter fitting ported head and rods. But I will be taking the engine out as new piston rings will require a de-glaze as a minimum. And while it is all out I will remove the balance shafts and get the rods, pistons, crank and flywheel/clutch balanced. Why is it that one thing always leads to another. I just think that while I have got the engine out I might as well get every thing done. Cheers Oakmere

[mandarinvx]

A couple of pics

I didn't take any whilst putting the car back together due to the negative temperatures outside!

Had harness slots cut in the seats and the drivers seat bolsters replaced, so I can finally fit the harnesses that have been sat around doing nothing for 18 months







They added a zipped section so not to stretch the material too much



And Tigerseal for the rear grille panel

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

looking good adam
mine is enjoying those salted road
where is the pepper when you need it

Edited by crazyfrog, 23 December 2009 - 12:27 PM.

[The Knobs]

Joe, do you live in an old pub, or is that seat at your grans ?