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charlie_91
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:59 pm

nar just putting around in it :P it was his first time at lakeside.. And with the on and off rain it was hard for him to get his bearings. But stayed around the 65's. His car does 61's at qr on the clubman. Should be good to be out there with him though.
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plohl
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby plohl » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:47 am

haha, 65 is pretty respectable for putting around.

Yeah, I know exactly how you feel - can't wait to be out there!

Good luck with it man!
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby 16bit » Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:02 am

61 on clubman is pretty good time!!
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:49 pm

Update :D

So over the weekend ive got every thing done that i wanted to :) With a help of a mate we removed all the remaining control arms and the diff, and today i ran my new fuel lines :)

The fuel lines were a pain in the arse.. first getting the old lines out, and then trying to fit the new ones down behind the fuel tank :(. Got it done anyways but the hose that was provided is so long so i think i pulled it to tight and need to put a bit of slack in it or its just meant to be like that :P

So tomorrow im going down to drop off the diff and control arms to fit up the New Tomei trax 2 way and fit the bushings and ball joints :)

Anyways, heres some pics

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IMG_4225 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_4226 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_4229 by charlie_2011, on Flickr
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby the_darkside » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:25 pm

Like a boss.
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charlie_91
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:38 pm

also started running some heat sheilding on the firewall.. being high mount the heat isnt going to escape that well as a lowmount would. So this is just being done to not heat the cabin so much.
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:38 pm

So just went to install my new garage vary lip. and this happened. Not sure when but ... it happened at some point
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IMG_4230 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

So i gave up on that. Heat sheilding like i said before
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IMG_4235 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

Not finished with it yet but i will be soonish.

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IMG_4233 by charlie_2011, on Flickr
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:55 am

Update:
So this week was going well or so i thought. I just picked up the diff with the new tomei 2 way put in. And ill be picking up my control arms with new bushings and ball joints tomorrow :)

All was going well.. i today i thought id touch up some of the heat shielding but to my surprise a bit patch of paint peeled up with it.. No primer underneath just the old crappy red paint. So im gonna call old mate and try and resolve this piece of sh*t job. Anyways i installed my headlights to work out how im gonna do the motorless setup but will probably have to take it back out and get the bay re done properly.

anyways took a couple of photos for the hell of it.

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IMG_4239 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_4242 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

engine bay paint.

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IMG_4248 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_4250 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

So as u can imagine im pretty pissed off. Ive spoken to the panel beater. Hopefully we can rectify this situation.
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:04 pm

In other news, ive bought a few things from Garage Star over in the US. They are a small company that make products to a very high standard and improve the looks or feel of the car.
I bought a wiper cowl from Ken a while ago after not knowing if it will fit the RHD chassis i took some measurements and all seemed ok. Got it installed last week and im happy to say that it does fit perfect.

pics:
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IMG_4251 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_3468 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

hardtop brackets. these will help lose the rattle that u get with the factory brackets
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IMG_3469 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

Shift extender and Air bag delete. Ive had mates try out the extender and they love it.
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IMG_3470 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

I also have two of there gear knobs coming over as well as there cooling plate. I highly recommend these guys if ur looking to buy anything like that.
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby slug_dub » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:26 pm

Heya Charlie, good to see loads going on with your car! I like the look of the flares and your wheel choice, it will look extremely badass when done!

This wiper cowl cover, does it fit with the wipers being on the other side compared to US cars?
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:34 pm

Yes, I see no problem with the wipers. Also cheers :)
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby rxmx » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:48 pm

Car is going to look PHAT when completed. Love the flares and the wheel combo.

Looks like they didn't prep the bay before painting it, lucky you haven't put the motor and everything in yet, much easier to sort out now before the motor goes in...
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby 16bit » Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:48 pm

those wheels are going to worth a fortune if you keep them perfect. work have stopped making 15 version of those.
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby NMX516 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:26 pm

charlie_91 wrote:Image


Just a friendly observation... Might be worth moving that lower fuel line joint/nut up closer to the FPR. It looks a bit low and exposed there.

Otherwise, coming along nicely :wink: :)
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Re: charlie's na6

Postby charlie_91 » Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:01 pm

Update :) so its been a looooonnnggg day.

But i can finally say my car is back on the ground again :) With the help of mates re put the suspension and diff back in :D

Photos speak for them selves.. Needs the front lip and canards badd as well as the height set properly on all four corners :)

Firstly set everything out
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IMG_4253 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

Back on all four

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IMG_4264 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_4265 by charlie_2011, on Flickr

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IMG_4267 by charlie_2011, on Flickr
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