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Sept 4, 2015 10:41:38 GMT
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How much for the cat bypass? Weren't the 1.6 mk1's 370mm? I could be wrong due to my novice knowledge ha! Is it stainless steel? I agree re the brakes,I think for now as just road use, decent pads/fluid/braided hoses and maybe one of those brake servo thingymebobs? oh and a good calliper service.... Cats are 375,440 and 475 mm, the one i have is a 375mm straight through steel pipe, as i say it makes the car a wee bit loud,it's yours if you want to pay the postage or can do pony express or live close to me or somehwere near my office in Whitechapel. i cant remember what the cut off date is for having a Cat for the MOT or as its an import if it needs one. Even for track use you will find that the OEM brakes are well up to the job if your car is a 1600 the 1800 swap is just a caliper bracket, new pads and discs, Jass perfrormance do a brake stopper that prevents firewall flex. Its hardly worth servicing the calipers if they become sticky,lots of places on Ebay do reconned ones that are cheaper than the sum of the service bits just remember when you do the rears that the calipers have a little allen bolt adjuster that hides under a bolt to wind the piston in and out. Think that sounds like the way to go, it is a 1600 so upgrading to the 1800 brakes and a brake stopper will be good enough for my needs. Think the cut off is '93, went under her yesterday with a tape and she is catless already lol didn't even notice when she was on the ramps! d'oh! Thanks for the offer though, really appreciated!
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Aaron
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Sept 9, 2015 17:28:56 GMT
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Well, little update. Goodish day today, took a little trip down to Cleverley repaired cars so that they kindly pop my new mx5parts exhaust on for me....that was the good bit and it is a very good bit as it sounds lovely with my decat and burbles and pops which is pretty nice. Some pics.... The not so good bit is whilst I nipped off to grab a Racing beat rear bumper from Ipswich, my 5 was taken for a test drive after the fitting of the exhaust by an employee and one of my new Rota's was scuffed. They were extremely apologetic and straight away accepted responsibility and after a call and visit to a body shop locally, it was decided a new alloy would be just as cost effective. So all in all not to bothered as they were great and already have had an email updating me on the situation. Highly recommend them to anyone with a 5.
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Aaron
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Sept 10, 2015 15:11:21 GMT
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Little video of the exhaust.....
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Last Edit: Sept 10, 2015 19:48:10 GMT by Aaron
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Aaron
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Sept 10, 2015 15:50:20 GMT
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Aaron
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Sept 19, 2015 10:38:51 GMT
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Well not much to update with the 5, had an RTC last Sunday evening in the WD21 which rather hurt! Been off work this week so had a crack at spray painting. Got quoted £70-80 to have my vented headlight cover professionally sprayed(the guy does amazing work) but I figured the 5 is my project so it's a good time to have a go at it myself. I used rattle cans and the result is okay, could've been better but hey practice makes perfect right? Now just to decide whether to attempt my ducktail boot lid and racing beat rear bumper...... The Vented headlight cover fitted, excuse dirty car My WD21 after having someone pull across my path.... The offending DS3..... Luckily neither I nor the other driver were seriously injured....
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Aaron
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Ol' Bol is still here, update to follow. Bol has gone through a few different looks since the last update and will be undergoing another very shortly Full update shortly.
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Aaron
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So I figure I'll just run through the current spec of how Bol sits currently. Bol's had various looks and JDM goodies come and go, from VX220 seats, a RS Aizawa cat back, low pro's to Mazdaspeed rear spoiler. As he stands at the mo his spec is: Watanabe F8FS, possibly magnesium wheels. Need to weigh one to confirm. ARC Chamber > K&N filter panel. RSR 4-1 manifold > Silenced decat > Racing Beat cat back exhaust. Smoked sidelights. OEM front lip. Gear lever extender > JASS upper shift boot. IL motorsport Lower front subframe brace. OEM rear lip spoiler. MK2 hood frame. Soon to be added are some HSD coilovers and Stefan cup alloys and a 1.8 brake upgrade
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The wheels soon to arrive. A little pic of the Wats.
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I like the gold alloys its currently wearing but then I'm a.sucker for the Minilite style
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Aaron
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I like the gold alloys its currently wearing but then I'm a.sucker for the Minilite style I really like them too, if they turn out to be Mg I'll keep them for when i head to the track eventually. If I love the Stefan's then I'll let the Wats go. I've always loved Compomotive ML's but the one's I really like would require arch work which i really want to avoid really.
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