What I did today

[DundeeDub 0]

What I did today:

Fitted new side strips,

Fitted crack pipe,

Fitted additional oil cooler,

Fitted one new headlight to see what it looked like,

Fitted new oil filter

For tommorrow want to:

Fit Vibratechnics engine mounts front and back (gearbox already done),

Get injectors off old manifold and put one my ported one,

Re-fit manifolds, alternator etc,

Fill with oil and coolent,

Play about with the suspension to get right,

Fix a fog light,

Re-fit the old lights (well maybe might run the chav ones till tuesday till my next day off is, they are going to get smoked)

And hopefully fit my new shoes if the adaptors come in time.

hopefully will get everything done before i need to go to work otherwise i'll be stuck using my ma's diesel skoda till tuesday

1 question:

How can you open up the lense of a headlight, I have heard of putting them in the oven or heating them up with a heat gun, any ideas.

Here is some pics just now:

[pete8tch 0]

whats a crack pipe????

[DundeeDub 0]

metal pipe that replaces the plastic coolent pipe that runs across the front of engine

[VR6Rich 3]

Whats the benefits of fitting an additional oil cooler, apart from obviously cooling the oil? :-D

[VRmonster 1]

thats about it. lol. it basically has a thermostatic switch, so if your driving the car hard, then once it gets to about 90 degrees (or whatever stat you get) it flows oil to the extra coole, giving better cooling to keep the temps down. only really needed if you plan on booting your car around loads, or doing track days and such. but useful as aprecaution,

[badboyV6 4]

To open up the headlight you need to take the metal clips off. You can prise it apart with a decent flat blade screwdriver- no need to heat it up. It sealed with a pliable puttylike substace - cant remember what its called. Anyway best get some more before you reseal just to make sure you get it watertight :-)

[Seademon 0]

Heres a handy guide for doing taking your lights apart

http://www.pocketrocket.ca/joeymod.html

[DundeeDub 0]

but useful as aprecaution' date=' [/quote']

thats why i''ve got mine, also if i do go the forced induction way in the future its already there

Heres a handy guide for doing taking your lights apart

http://www.pocketrocket.ca/joeymod.html

thats what i was planning on doing but also maybe a light smoke on the front lense, just geting everything ready for when i have the time and money to smooth the fog/indicators out on the front bumper, also i'm now all ready for a set of hid's if i want them

[marco 0]

Hi Andrew,

Looking good - sorted your Scottish show schedule for this year ?

Probably sort my car out over the next few weekends.

[DundeeDub 0]

Think it might just be Biggar again as i'm away in Australia for some of the summer and need to save for that next year though i'm going to try and get to alot more.

[nickbee 1]

And hopefully fit my new shoes if the adaptors come in time.

I usually buy ones that already fit my feet...