Kirkistown budget aerodeck track car build.
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Wow, serious work! Enjoy 
If they don't pass it then something is wrong with them, not your car
If they don't pass it then something is wrong with them, not your car
Sat down thinking this will take a while as it did with my vtis but as it turns out it was easier the second time lol.
That colour 
Fronts got new pistons and seals and rears where new.
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Front all nice and shiny
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Close enough
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Hopefully get them all fitted tomorrow and then on to mot.
They will last all of a few sessions that colour if you track it properly
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Trying to get hold a an s80 or s4c but proving difficult.
Make a nice job powder coating, thinking of redoing my vtis in another colour than silver.Wow, serious work! Enjoy
If they don't pass it then something is wrong with them, not your car
Hopefully it does pass and we can strip it out and get the bilstines in.
They will last all of a few sessions that colour if you track it properly
I think they will be that colour for a while if your know what I mean lol
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They look painted actually but said in a post they were getting powder coated so I don't knowI thought these were painted
If they're painted they will probably last a couple of warm up laps
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Normal paint will burn off. High temp enamel paint should be fine. The calipers on both the Lotus and the Audi have been painted and never had a problem.
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Right so went and fitted calipers on Monday night with the braded hoses and rear brembo discs ( trying to find brembos for the fronts unsuccessfully) turned out to be a balix so no pictures because I didn't want to be there all night.
Anyway had to clean the caliper carriers out with sand paper as they where full of paint grease them and fit new dust seals, which took a while.
And on to fitting no major problems until all the drivers flexi hoses where seized and where going to snap the copper brake lines, so they stayed while the passengers side was easy enough, I'll need to cut and make a new join.
Anyway on to the break bleeding and ended up doing somthing to the master cylinder, dont kbow what happend I had a helper and I think the master cylinder ran dry and done somthing with the seals, I sourced a replacement that night, hopefully get that sorted on Monday night.
Actually had one pic.
Also picked up some red tenzo r bucket seats for £120, like the dc2 recaros but not lol will hold better and be lighter that the original seats.
And the best bit yet an s80 4.4 short ratio gearbox with new input bearing top bearing and third and fifth synchro.
More pictures next time I promise
Sometime you just don't have the time.
Anyway had to clean the caliper carriers out with sand paper as they where full of paint grease them and fit new dust seals, which took a while.
And on to fitting no major problems until all the drivers flexi hoses where seized and where going to snap the copper brake lines, so they stayed while the passengers side was easy enough, I'll need to cut and make a new join.
Anyway on to the break bleeding and ended up doing somthing to the master cylinder, dont kbow what happend I had a helper and I think the master cylinder ran dry and done somthing with the seals, I sourced a replacement that night, hopefully get that sorted on Monday night.
Actually had one pic.
Also picked up some red tenzo r bucket seats for £120, like the dc2 recaros but not lol will hold better and be lighter that the original seats.
And the best bit yet an s80 4.4 short ratio gearbox with new input bearing top bearing and third and fifth synchro.
More pictures next time I promise
Sometime you just don't have the time.
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Quick update.
The s80 box ended up crunching into forth so got a s4c same thing really.
The fella gave us £50 towards fixing it and the synchros I'll get this fixed and put it in my vtis.
So the new gearbox is in with an itr clutch all working goes really well for standard engine.
Also got it through mot and fitted the bilstines and striped the boot out while I was there.
Set of 16" 98spec reps on too for road driving.
It's pretty low and stiff should be even lower with the 15" track wheels.
Next on the list is a buff and possibly graphics, skunk intake, ek9 TB and 2.5" manifold and exhaust to match should go well.
The s80 box ended up crunching into forth so got a s4c same thing really.
The fella gave us £50 towards fixing it and the synchros I'll get this fixed and put it in my vtis.
So the new gearbox is in with an itr clutch all working goes really well for standard engine.
Also got it through mot and fitted the bilstines and striped the boot out while I was there.
Set of 16" 98spec reps on too for road driving.
It's pretty low and stiff should be even lower with the 15" track wheels.
Next on the list is a buff and possibly graphics, skunk intake, ek9 TB and 2.5" manifold and exhaust to match should go well.
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Can't see it mate ive planed to get drunk on Saturday with a mate that has been long overdue lol definitely next month and maybe the intake etc will be on.
Cheers Jonny
Cheers a clio would be a good job, we chose this because it was cheap and I know them and where to get parts and it different.
Would be some job but the is getting done as cheap as possible.
There is an itr one to go on but I've not looked into it to see if it actually fits.
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