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 Topic: Yellow Toyota MR2 Restoration Project(pic heavy) |
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Harty
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 Forum: Project Cars Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:53 am Subject: Re: Yellow Toyota MR2 Restoration Project(pic heavy) |
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Well,
2 years for an update is a little bit of a pi$$ take!:P
no pictures right now, but here's the info:
head skimmed
5 helicoils in the exhaust manifold outlet
valves ground in
new therm ... |
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Topic: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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Harty
Replies: 8
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:00 am Subject: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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dammit, any chance you want to go back to ecosse and i will meet you there Edward?  i would snatch it from you, can you pull a fan belt off a GTi if the bonnet isn't open i wonder  |
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Topic: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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Harty
Replies: 8
Views: 1841
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:27 am Subject: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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ah well, after wrestling with the belt from halfords for most of the morning, it doesn't fit.... anyone near edinburgh got a GTi and can split the belt off for me?
Chris |
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Topic: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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Harty
Replies: 8
Views: 1841
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:11 am Subject: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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thanks for all the replies guys, i was up until 4 trying to find a place that does them, halfords online said there wasn't any belts for my model but checked up a car which uses the same belt and foun ... |
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Topic: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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Harty
Replies: 8
Views: 1841
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:50 pm Subject: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning |
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So yeah, going down the dual carriageway at my bit and the car makes an ungodly grind noise, then all of a sudden.... quiet, stop at tescos to find out fan belt snapped on me and its easter sunday tom ... |
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Topic: gearbox thrustbearing |
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Harty
Replies: 3
Views: 1032
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:59 pm Subject: Re: gearbox thrustbearing |
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honestly mate, a thrust bearing may be cheap but for all the effort it would take to take apart the box, you'd be aswell just replacing the whole clutch, sucks but thats the best way.
You don't wa ... |
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Topic: My clutch went kaboom (GTi 180) |
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Harty
Replies: 40
Views: 6651
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:47 am Subject: Re: My clutch went kaboom (GTi 180) |
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how bout borg and becker? think thats what its called, my hdi clutch is that, cant fault it. |
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Topic: 18 year olds with GTi's? |
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Harty
Replies: 73
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:01 pm Subject: Re: 18 year olds with GTi's? |
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my 1.1 at 19 was 1100 TPFT and to insure the GTi i went to from january to september was an extra £400ish, now with 3 years no claims and the missus learning to drive on my policy it is £670 TPFT on ... |
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Topic: What is this for?? |
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Harty
Replies: 14
Views: 3448
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:45 pm Subject: Re: What is this for?? |
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kinda looks like the reverse light switch but i may be way wrong, can you get better pictures up? failing that i'm sure someone else will know |
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Topic: is this a gti 180? |
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Harty
Replies: 17
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:12 am Subject: Re: is this a gti 180? |
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defo a 138, sure someone on here had a 55 plate black gti and mines was 04 |
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Topic: Challenger alloys with tyres going cheap |
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Harty
Replies: 7
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:38 am Subject: Re: Challenger alloys with tyres going cheap |
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hmmm dunno if i should mate, spend too much as it is lol... will think about it... gotta a sorta gti replica going here with interior and nimmies, dunno if that would ruin it for me lol.. |
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Topic: Challenger alloys with tyres going cheap |
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Harty
Replies: 7
Views: 1444
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:29 am Subject: Re: Challenger alloys with tyres going cheap |
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omg that guy lives right near my dads plot.... i could snatch them up  unless you want them? lol |
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Topic: noisy central locking motor. |
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Harty
Replies: 4
Views: 1873
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:03 am Subject: Re: noisy central locking motor. |
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i changed a non working locking solenoid with one that makes this loud buzzing noise, sometimes it gets a lot louder and others its quieter, i'm just getting ready to replace it when it finally dies. ... |
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Topic: Lil P broke down :( |
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Harty
Replies: 17
Views: 4457
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:19 pm Subject: Re: Lil P broke down :( |
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is the clip removeable? scrappy job? |
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Topic: Jerking and Black Smoke 1.6hdi |
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Harty
Replies: 6
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:50 am Subject: Re: Jerking and Black Smoke 1.6hdi |
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normally white smoke is a bad sign, black smoke is a trait of every diesel, maybe needing a fap regen? maybe a service? |
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