scottishtaffy

finally got round to getting the suspension of the other car along with the goodridge hoses too and bought a alloy jperformance rad too along with near new groved and drilled discs... tho still waiting for the gaskets to come to refit exhaust.... tho think i will get the rear ones serviced if anyone know of some one local befrore i send them south

a pic of what i found whilst taking the radiator out..... mmmm that would explain why i thought the boost was shite. never mind tho easy fix. and now have this for sale... as i have this bigger up pipe with the same size exit for quicker spool

as this was my only holiday last year then am looking forward to this years highland fling . tho it seems to be that top secret we dont know anything about it yet can we get a teaser pleeeeeeeeeease dave pretty pleeease with a cherry on top????????????????

after starting a simple job of taking radiator out to find a wee leak and the fact that i have been offered a alloy one to replace my leaking one, i found a fmic pipe the comes up between the engine and rad has been rubbing and put a nice hole in it. that explains the later boost i have been wondering about. then i thought as the motors up on stands i will change the japspeed stainless 4 branch for a fancy manifold and up pipe., ( japspeed for sale now on here.... hint hint ) apart from having to jack engine up and one VERY tight nut it came off ok. just waiting now for heat wrap and new gasket kit to come before i can put it all back together, then whilst underneath i noticed one of the rocker cover gaskets is weeping a bit too. . be as well doing them both when im here. hang on tho , whats that? oh double , i forgotthe rack has had a wee seep of oil for a while now. , should i do that too......? mmmmmmmmm steering rack , i have decidec , will be best done on my pals ramps instead, possable the rocker covers too. watch this space ........ to be continued..............

hahahaa thats what i said to him. been there done that and know all the excuses

welcome to the forum. and paul. red is the fastest color lol

it is p ok everywhere else as checked once i found this bit. got chance of another intercooler and the lad is just back from offshore so will see about picking it up. will sort it all when i put the alloy rad in

bad time of the year to sell loon. everyone is tight after xmas. defo to good to brake.

had a wee leak in the rad so thought i would take it off and possably change the headers too . the tinny sound and the late boost being the main reason. was taking off the intercooler up pie so i could get rad out and found this...... ahhh.... that would explain the late boost problem then. its been rubbing against the fan cowling. ok so it was probably not the japspeed then causing the late boost. so do i still change it? mmmm will have a look at the up pipe to turbo bolts and if i can get them off then i think i will change the japspeed 4 branch. . got an alloy rad too now so alls good to go depending on these bolts. wish me luck but if there is one, just one , seizied bolt then the 4 branch is staying on and hope it dulls down a bit once mapped. might actually wrap them if i cant get them off. fiddly i know but see what happens.

lol btyan. you still thinking of selling your motor?

hahahahahahaaaaaa very good

i will keep playing lotto for us dave. will tell the mrs ' its for a good cause.....' and mugs,

my son, matthew, called me one night to ask could i get him a alloy for his car. me- why ? mat-, i hit a badger last night and its fkd my front wheel me- eh? what has happened to it? mat- i dunno but i need a front wheel as there is a bit of the rim missin me- EH??????? he sent me this pic when i asked him to send so i could see what he meant...... me- WTF? was the badger in a fkn tank at the time???????? if not are you sure it was not a cow you hit? mat- no a badger.......... me - you hit a kerb son mat- errr no errr dont hink so.... might have been.......... me - matthew...... mat- (quiet voice) yes i clipped it on a round about on way home. moral of the story= dont try to bullss**t a true car guy. or steer WELL clear of the highland armour plated badgers

. shame you couldnt make it to yorkhill sunday paul. was a good run like

MERRY CHRISTMAS folks and hope to see you all thru 2014 at various meets and the like. may your toolbox always have the right tools and your wallet alway let you continue modding. nadolig lllawen

merry xmas. spam...... gotta be....... http://youtu.be/anwy2MPT5RE

who were you flying with? bodge-it & scarper, lux flying ?

why does that sound fimiluar??????????????? :rotfl:

mmm a few of my pals use bsnow foam and swaer by it. not tried it my self yet. ive got this wash/ wax stuff. forgot the name but it really brings out the depth of the color like

cheers for that

thats not an issue dave as you should know by the sound of mine that i have straight thru exhaust but the stress on the engine is my concern so dont think i will bother. mine spits lame now anyway just being silly

what is the benifit of anti lag and is is hard on the engine? was wondering about it when i finally get round too mapping the ra wether to get it mapped in along with maffless. but dont know if i would be asking for trouble on a older engine or would this be better on a new rebuild engine?

cant belive a real nice lad like that has gone. . more than just a actor. a genuine petrol head and all round nice bloke. just ba year younger than me.. RIP bud