2003 Vauxhall VX220 2.2

[pablo]

Now have an additional garage ornament. Spent an hour there clearing up the garage. Tools everywhere. So much blue roll used to clean up clutch fluid, gearbox oil, and coolant which went everywhere.

 

[Cooper]

Now have an additional garage ornament. Spent an hour there clearing up the garage. Tools everywhere. So much blue roll used to clean up clutch fluid, gearbox oil, and coolant which went everywhere.

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One of these ftw: Sealey DRPL25 25ltr Low Profile Drip Tray Amazon product ASIN B06Y5Z4D3S

 

[pablo]

I actually have one of those (well the bottom of an old dog cage but exactly the same thing) but I ended up keeping all my tools and sockets etc on it.

 

[GT_MAXER]

fair play pablo..amazing work

 

[pablo]

fair play pablo..amazing work

you for trackskills on sunday?

 

[GT_MAXER]

you for trackskills on sunday?

i forgot all about it lad, havnt even looked at car since i got it back from geo a few weeks ago . i have myself booked on it though it seems lol wtf.

id say it could be a wet one?

 

[veedubnoodle]

Happy days. Glad you got it sorted in the end

 

[pablo]

First drive largely successful (no heroics, just a quick shakedown to make sure nothing falls off), 3rd and 5th are popping out but think I just need to adjust the gearstick to allow a bit more push forwards. If I give it a good shove it goes in and stays in so happy its not a box issue.

Drained the box of the cheap ECP gearoil and filled with the snazzy Redline oil. Hoping to not see that again for a very long time.

Also fitted my centre brace to brace the bottom suspension mounts together. The VX220 is known for a smidge too much flex in the subframe so this takes care of that.

Still a few jobs to wrap up before trackskills on sunday but looking about as good as I could hope for! Most of the exhaust heatwrap crumbled off so not sure if Ill re-wrap or just leave it and sort it over winter.

 

[GT_MAXER]

bloody hell you get stuff done...how the **** do you have so much time..

 

[pablo]

got it done on my lunchbreak there lol

 

[Lappintyre]

 

[Todd]

Ahhh, the good old lunch break.

 

[GT_MAXER]

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not really sure what the hobbits hand gesture suggests there but @pablo seems too busy for that carry on!!

got it done on my lunchbreak there lol

lunch breakkkkk.

 

[pablo]

second drive felt good with the undertray bolted on and stopping the sideskirts flapping about. Removed the centre console and adjusted the gearstick back a bit and all gears now feeling good, no more popping out of 3rd/5th

 

[GT_MAXER]

Ready to roll. I really should go sort this swirl pot out if I'm serious about going Sunday.

 

[pablo]

finally got around to pulling the clips off my gopro. wee lap chasing an atom last month



and one of me letting gareth (@GT_MAXER) past, LETTING PAST being the operative words, then letting him show me a clean pair of heels

 

[GT_MAXER]

finally got around to pulling the clips off my gopro. wee lap chasing an atom last month



and one of me letting gareth (@GT_MAXER) past, LETTING PAST being the operative words, then letting him show me a clean pair of heels

We had just started and you were warming her up... I never warm her up lol.. Slicks someday will Change that.

 

[FM155]

Sounds class with the S/C whine.
Is there the slightest missfire around 0:44 in the first vid going up the back straight? Don't hear it on the start finish straight though. Might be my old ears though.

 

[pablo]

cant make anything out myself

 

[FM155]

Nope, you're right, just listened again with the volume turned up and it's clean. Need to get me ears cleaned out ffs.

 

[pablo]

got the lap timer overlay exported for my best 1:08 lap. target 1:05

 

[GT_MAXER]

I need the version of Harry. Is phone needed though?

 

[pablo]

you need a phone aye, I have it on iPhone but pretty sure you can get it on Android too.

you can use the phone camera but with the iphones floating lens the quality sucks

 

[pablo]

Got a wee GoPro mount must give it a rattle and see what the quality is like. Bolted onto the harness bar.

 

[svensktoppen]

Those mounts are pretty good, I used the suction mount and it worked fine. A bit rattly but perfectly fine.

There's a stabiliser mount too. Toyed with that but a bit overkill for trackdays.

Don't forget remote mic in the engine bay