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Postby AdamP » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:53 pm

Odd choice you say? Leather seats, vacuum sun roof, electric windows, only a 1.4 etc etc.

Well, as we were aiming to hillclimb the all ali 1360 85bhp engine was actually a big plus, and the leather seats had already gone and been replaced with a pair of buckets.

Current spec:

Standard engine
Pipercross filter with cold air feed
Group N engine mounts
Completely stripped interior
OMP 10pt Cage
Buckets
Harnesses
Spax Springs/shocks
GTi brakes
Boot mounted battery
Polycarbonate windows
Ali plated sun roof
Avon ACB10s/Yoko 48Rs/Yoko 21Rs/Michelin slicks
UK Rallye steels / GTi pepperpots

Coming Soon:

GTi torsion bars
24mm GTi-6 ARB
Braided hoses
internal brake lines
Constella Quick shift and rods

Done a few hillclimbs this season. Managed 58.2 at Prescott, 82 at Epynt, 44.4 at Gurston and 41.2 at Shelsley. It handles really well apart from a slight understeer issue which should be solved with the ARB and TBs.

How it was when we bought it off ebay:

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For the season:

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At the moment:

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Full 21 page build diary here: http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... read=36536

See you at the PPC track day!
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Postby edthedrummer » Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:34 pm

poor car. should have left it standard. could you not have done it to a non rg-coolness car? lol
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Postby AdamP » Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:21 pm

STFU and get out of my thread :P

Haven't heard from you in a while!
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Postby edthedrummer » Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:45 pm

hahah nahh man, got myself a job at the start of the year and i've been flat out ever since, so not really been online for a while.

but i heard on the grapevine that you've chopped the polo in for a poo pooreon ax?
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Postby AdamP » Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:52 pm

AX GT... different kettle of fish.

But i've heard through the grape vine that although it's good fun it isn't ticking all my boxes and it may move on soonish.
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Postby edthedrummer » Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:23 pm

hahah oh dear god, got a car whore in the making here.

whats next?

I'm after a fiesta zetec-s....
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Postby gaz205 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:40 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by AdamP</i>
<br />Odd choice you say? Leather seats, vacuum sun roof, electric windows, only a 1.4 etc etc.

Well, as we were aiming to hillclimb the all ali 1360 85bhp engine was actually a big plus, and the leather seats had already gone and been replaced with a pair of buckets.

Current spec:

Standard engine
Pipercross filter with cold air feed
Group N engine mounts
Completely stripped interior
OMP 10pt Cage
Buckets
Harnesses
Spax Springs/shocks
GTi brakes
Boot mounted battery
Polycarbonate windows
Ali plated sun roof
Avon ACB10s/Yoko 48Rs/Yoko 21Rs/Michelin slicks
UK Rallye steels / GTi pepperpots

Coming Soon:

GTi torsion bars
24mm GTi-6 ARB
Braided hoses
internal brake lines
Constella Quick shift and rods

Done a few hillclimbs this season. Managed 58.2 at Prescott, 82 at Epynt, 44.4 at Gurston and 41.2 at Shelsley. It handles really well apart from a slight understeer issue which should be solved with the ARB and TBs.

How it was when we bought it off ebay:

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For the season:

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At the moment:

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Full 21 page build diary here: http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... read=36536

See you at the PPC track day!


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Postby gaz205 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:41 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by AdamP</i>
<br />Odd choice you say? Leather seats, vacuum sun roof, electric windows, only a 1.4 etc etc.

Well, as we were aiming to hillclimb the all ali 1360 85bhp engine was actually a big plus, and the leather seats had already gone and been replaced with a pair of buckets.

Current spec:

Standard engine
Pipercross filter with cold air feed
Group N engine mounts
Completely stripped interior
OMP 10pt Cage
Buckets
Harnesses
Spax Springs/shocks
GTi brakes
Boot mounted battery
Polycarbonate windows
Ali plated sun roof
Avon ACB10s/Yoko 48Rs/Yoko 21Rs/Michelin slicks
UK Rallye steels / GTi pepperpots

Coming Soon:

GTi torsion bars
24mm GTi-6 ARB
Braided hoses
internal brake lines
Constella Quick shift and rods

Done a few hillclimbs this season. Managed 58.2 at Prescott, 82 at Epynt, 44.4 at Gurston and 41.2 at Shelsley. It handles really well apart from a slight understeer issue which should be solved with the ARB and TBs.

How it was when we bought it off ebay:

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For the season:

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Image

At the moment:

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Full 21 page build diary here: http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... read=36536

See you at the PPC track day!


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Postby gaz205 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:42 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by AdamP</i>
<br />Odd choice you say? Leather seats, vacuum sun roof, electric windows, only a 1.4 etc etc.

Well, as we were aiming to hillclimb the all ali 1360 85bhp engine was actually a big plus, and the leather seats had already gone and been replaced with a pair of buckets.

Current spec:

Standard engine
Pipercross filter with cold air feed
Group N engine mounts
Completely stripped interior
OMP 10pt Cage
Buckets
Harnesses
Spax Springs/shocks
GTi brakes
Boot mounted battery
Polycarbonate windows
Ali plated sun roof
Avon ACB10s/Yoko 48Rs/Yoko 21Rs/Michelin slicks
UK Rallye steels / GTi pepperpots

Coming Soon:

GTi torsion bars
24mm GTi-6 ARB
Braided hoses
internal brake lines
Constella Quick shift and rods

Done a few hillclimbs this season. Managed 58.2 at Prescott, 82 at Epynt, 44.4 at Gurston and 41.2 at Shelsley. It handles really well apart from a slight understeer issue which should be solved with the ARB and TBs.

How it was when we bought it off ebay:

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For the season:

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Image
Image

At the moment:

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Full 21 page build diary here: http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... read=36536

See you at the PPC track day!


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Postby gaz205 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:55 pm

LOOKS good got a 205 open that im doing up for auto tests i think the 205 with the 1360 engine is overlooked ive had 2 before and both were faster than any boyracer saxo
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