clairetoo
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| posted on 21/5/12 at 04:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MX5V6
following with interest Claire (MAZLOC from MX5Nutz )
Can you U2U me with the cost of a pair of those manifolds please, they look great!
I dont know if I could make another set........those were the first manifolds I have ever made , and they are now on the car so not too easy to copy
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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MX5V6
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| posted on 21/5/12 at 04:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
quote:
Originally posted by MX5V6
following with interest Claire (MAZLOC from MX5Nutz)
Can you U2U me with the cost of a pair of those manifolds please, they look great!
I dont know if I could make another set........those were the first manifolds I have ever made , and they are now on the car so not too easy to copy
do you have the dims for the manifold flanges?
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clairetoo
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| posted on 24/5/12 at 09:49 PM |
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All it took was a few warm dry evenings - and I now have a finished exhaust !
2" all the way to the back , then two small box's (same as on my Fury) , it just needs a small cutout in the center of the bumper
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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DIY Si
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| posted on 25/5/12 at 10:37 AM |
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That's looking really good!!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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scootz
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| posted on 25/5/12 at 11:04 AM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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adithorp
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| posted on 25/5/12 at 11:23 AM |
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Those look erm... NOISEY! Not sure that'll fit your image.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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clairetoo
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| posted on 30/5/12 at 09:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Those look erm... NOISEY! Not sure that'll fit your image.
And this is where the noise will come out........
There has been a lot of progress over the last two (sunny ) weeks - but nearly all of it is electrics - not exactly exiting stuff , but the wiring
is about 90% done (I'm just waiting on a set of plug leads and a crank sensor)
I have allso got the coil and edis mounted and wired - with all the engine wiring running through a spare hole left by deleting the air con .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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mcerd1
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 01:01 PM |
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so how much is left to do before you can fire it up ?
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clairetoo
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| posted on 31/5/12 at 04:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
so how much is left to do before you can fire it up ?
Not much.....I just picked up my new custom Magnacore leads , the posty has delivered my VR sensor , and I have the relays and fuse box sitting on the
kitchen table
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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DIY Si
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| posted on 1/6/12 at 08:08 AM |
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Claire,
How much was it to get your cam covers powder coated/painted? Thinking about doing the same for mine since I've got the heads off for some
porting.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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clairetoo
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| posted on 3/6/12 at 01:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
Claire,
How much was it to get your cam covers powder coated/painted? Thinking about doing the same for mine since I've got the heads off for some
porting.
The covers (like just about everything else on my cars....) were a DIY job - de-grease , high power alloy cleaner , and a couple of coats of
Plasticoat red - then bake in the oven for a couple of hours
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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maccmike
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| posted on 3/6/12 at 02:39 PM |
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I could marry you :-)
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DIY Si
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| posted on 4/6/12 at 09:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
Claire,
How much was it to get your cam covers powder coated/painted? Thinking about doing the same for mine since I've got the heads off for some
porting.
The covers (like just about everything else on my cars....) were a DIY job - de-grease , high power alloy cleaner , and a couple of coats of
Plasticoat red - then bake in the oven for a couple of hours
I suspected as much!! Does Plasticoat go straight onto ally, or does it need etch priming first?
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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clairetoo
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| posted on 4/6/12 at 11:04 AM |
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I rely on the alloy cleaner to key the surface (its the stuff you are supposed to dilute with water , but I just use it neat) . The covers on my Fury
were done the same way four years ago , and the paint has stayed put !
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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clairetoo
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 02:54 PM |
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After 24 hours of head scratching , and trying to get it to start - I found another page in my notes , swapped the coil connections around - and it
started !
I didnt run it for long - I left the rad off to ease checking the timing - but damn it feels good to hear it after so much work
First start video - at last !
Think I may get a bit drunk tonight - at the moment I'm just sitting here with the broadest grin.......ever
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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MX5V6
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 02:59 PM |
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That looks and sounds great, well done Claire!!!
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DIY Si
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| posted on 5/6/12 at 04:53 PM |
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Well done that woman!!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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mcerd1
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| posted on 6/6/12 at 11:33 AM |
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very
[Edited on 6/6/2012 by mcerd1]
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scootz
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| posted on 6/6/12 at 12:38 PM |
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Sounds great!
It's Evolution Baby!
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MX5V6
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| posted on 11/6/12 at 08:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Since the post man did the business this morning and turned up laden with stainless bends and tube , I got well stuck in and made these -
I did have to pop in to work first thing to borrow a welding mask - mine packed up , and after only twenty years
Claire, who do you get your tubing from please?
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clairetoo
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| posted on 11/6/12 at 09:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MX5V6
Claire, who do you get your tubing from please?
Ebay............
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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MX5V6
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| posted on 12/6/12 at 01:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
quote:
Originally posted by MX5V6
Claire, who do you get your tubing from please?
Ebay............
Ta!
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clairetoo
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| posted on 13/7/12 at 08:33 PM |
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JD `n Coke time
Well.......I'm sat here watching the rain , with a silly grin and a large JD and coke ......... The day has finally come that I was beginning to
wonder would ever happen..........................IT'S OFF THE STANDS , ON ITS OWN WHEELS , AND I DROVE OT OFF THE RAMPS UNDER ITS OWN POWER ! !
Just one slight mishap.......I forgot the servo isnt connected , so the brakes are crap - and I ran straight into some firewood piled on the drive and
cracked my Racing Beat front spoiler 
I have to go into work tomorrow morning , but I see a quick test drive around the block as soon as I get home
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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owelly
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| posted on 13/7/12 at 09:11 PM |
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Good work Claire. It's always a nice feeling when something you've done yourself, works as it should!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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DIY Si
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| posted on 15/7/12 at 09:41 AM |
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Well done Claire!!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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