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 Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:07 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011
Posts: 1588
Trade Rating: +15
Location: West Midlands
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Did you sell the scooby with the plate left on I'm sure I've seen that plate around before hmmm..
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Sold it with the plate yes, went to an enthusiast in Liverpool, it was a well liked car on the forums. It was only up for sale for 2 hours haha. Had it just over 2 years. I miss it everyday mate, that was my 3rd one. Im 27 now and had a mortgage for 6 years. I got fed up spending so much money on cars so dropped back down to the hot hatches. With the way fuel is now i hate to think how much id be spending. Scoobies are worse than women when it comes to bleeding you for cash! Eat tyres and brake pads, servicing and maintenance lol
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:50 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 4455
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Essex
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| jayz206gti wrote: |
| Its a toss up really, yellow, purple or a vivid green could all work? |
No they couldn't, they really couldn't.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:21 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Been toying with a 406 Brembo upgrade but ive only managed to find a set on ebay which are comming up a fair bit more than i thought they would so the search continues.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:49 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 5348
Trade Rating: +33
Location: Kings Lynn
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Maybe gold instead of yellow?
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| spike_202 wrote: |
| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Not a fan of gold Howey. I rid my scoobies of all things gold! After the photoshops though its either yellow or a violet/hot pink. I know most will shake there heads but im trying to think outside the box without going silly.
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:16 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Will be starting the project next week now the house is almost finished. Decided not to go with yellow highlights. Want to keep the car looking OEM so just going to gloss the front grill, bonnet vent and eiper cover, then look to add a cupra splitter aongside a caliper refurb possibly in gold. Future things will be a subtle drop, cat-back system but not sure which one yet and think i will refurb the wheels in a real deep glossy anthracite/grey. Watch this space.... I know project threads without pics suck but will deffo have progress pics next week if the weather stays nice!....
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:00 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Well my first real modification to the car wasnt one i had planned to do just yet. My backbox had snapped where it meets the downpipe. Cheepest replacement i could find was £175 for a standard backbox. In the end i went to MIJ in Walsall and had a stainless system made up and fitted for the same price £175. Work done looks to a good standard, i went for a mid-sport setup with a twin 3" slash exit like the janspeed. It was pretty loud under revs driving home. They have assured me it will settle down as it beds in and from previous experience with other cars this tends to be the case. Just dont want that drone when on the Motorway. Also spotted that the car is leaking oil from somewhere above the oil filter so that will be investigated on friday. Heres a few pics anway.
Before- Saggy broken box
During
Finsihed article
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:40 pm |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010
Posts: 397
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Stoke on Trent
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The oil leak will be from the oil filter housing they have a ruber o ring inside them that perishes over time, Nice 180 and in the best colour  .
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:48 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Thanks Andy, im hoping so. The guy who fitted it thinks its dripping down from above the oil filter, does that sound like the O ring rubber?
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:35 pm |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010
Posts: 397
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Stoke on Trent
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Yeah it does il see if i can find my new o ring and get the part number off it for you.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:49 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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That would be great cheers pal
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:07 pm |
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Joined: Jul 21, 2011
Posts: 791
Trade Rating: +5
Location: Bourne, Lincs
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Is that a white Lambo on the ramp next to yours? And how come no Janspeed?
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| Ford Focus RS in white of course 
filled with all sorts of goodies | |
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Yes Narc its a lambo. Guy who owned it was a bit of a c**k though. He was like 5ft tall but was giving it jonny big balls all afternoon! No Janspeed as plain as day i didnt have the spare cash. Its booked in Fri to have oil leak investigated and then its going back to MIJ Mon to have the exhaust note toned down a tad.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:20 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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So the car went back down to MIJ today after a chat with Andrew last week. They removed the system they had fitted completely and re-built it to a more refined spec as requested. They also did this free of charge which in all honesty i was expecting, but its nice not having to kick off to get it.
So now the ssytem mirrors that of the original system IE- downpipe and tail pipe exit from the same side and the backbox sits how the OEM does. Soundwise it is much much better, no rasps or drones with just the hint of grunt after 3k revs. Will get some pics up Wed when i do a few other little jobs on her. 
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