Bah I need to find a car park to play in
Yeah me too... Supermarket car parks are OK but highly illegal spots... Need to find somewhere else.
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Yeah me too... Supermarket car parks are OK but highly illegal spots... Need to find somewhere else.
There's loads of skid marks at my local Morrisons. I always see S14's etc down there on an evening.
Playing in closed car parks is illegal and really comes down to whether they are private and if you have permission and if they are public what kind of mood the local plod is in.
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Bah I need to find a car park to play in
Behind Overclockers is rather big and open.. I stumbled in there once..
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You child. Carry on
Also, dat intake sound....
Also, dat intake sound....
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Behind Overclockers is rather big and open.. I stumbled in there once..
If that means I can go up and play without getting in trouble I will..
You child. Carry on
Also, dat intake sound....
Cheers and it donuts oh so easily even not having a clutch pedal.
If that means I can go up and play without getting in trouble I will..
Some skinhead in a Scooby being a yobbo will probably cause alarm.
Probably best not too hehe just go find a big car park somewhere, there has gotta be some nice big car parks in the midlands somewhere?
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Some skinhead in a Scooby being a yobbo will probably cause alarm.
Probably best not too hehe just go find a big car park somewhere, there has gotta be some nice big car parks in the midlands somewhere?
Kosta is hardly the yobbo looking sort of skinhead though
I feel like Robbie does this in secret and has to make sure nobody is watching. Just him and his car, doing sensual skids together.
But if someone comes into the area, he has to stop immediately and make it look like he was just taking pictures.
But if someone comes into the area, he has to stop immediately and make it look like he was just taking pictures.
Hi there
Not done a huge amount to the car apart from break it.
Anyway, good fun at Curborough with Kosta and other guys:
Car did very well for a small tight circuit, grip in the wet was superb, though I left the KW's in the road soft settings for the whole day, once things dried out it car felt great but could have done with the KW's stiffening up a bit for dry to keep car flatter and give more grip. But it felt great, though on corner exits some time I got a knock from the rear, which Clarkey things could be diff/subframe related. But as it did not do it in road driving, kind of just ignored it as a typical E46 characteristic.
So we move to this weekend, I decided to fit some of the nicer euro polished tips, not the easiest job as stock items are riveted on, so got them off and eventually riveted new ones back on:
The clunk I experienced at Curborough has got worse, but it seemed to happen the same time as I had an exhaust leak fixed/welded (exhaust removed) but now I believe this is just coincidence and then to make matters worse yesterday I had a dumb ass moment and reversed into a van, hitting the toeing eye, car went with a bang, I though "Oh ****", got out, bumper hanging off and a huge mark/scrape on the bumper.
Fortunately the bumper had just come of its runner which was still intact, not broke, so removed and re-fitted bumper, quite easy on E46, but the car still had a big nasty mark on the bumper.
Then I remember Ben on these very forums recently started his own mechanics business and detailing business (Lawtomotive) and was local in Stafford, he said bring it down and he'd see if it would polish out, and what a gent, the mark is now 95% gone, cannot be seen unless I point it out, I took no before picture but here is how the bumper now looks after the minor fender bender.
I was amazed, so much so I have agreed to allow Ben to properly detail and polish the paint on the car in May, I know its a road / track car but hey it can look good and super shiny too.
Also I told him how my car was not clunking even when just pulling away sharply or on uphill, he got it had a listen and we agreed it was either exhaust touching or something in the drivetrain (diff or subframe). So he agreed to put it on his ramp and we went about making sure the exhaust could not touch anywhere, we found some collapsed heatshield and the fuel filler hose was lose in the rear too and indeed afterwards the car is quieter, but the creak/clunk still present.
When I got home I did a test, foot on brake, attempt to pull of in 1st for a split second, then reverse, then first and the car made the same exact sound, just not as loud. As such we believe a bolt could be lose, most likely front diff bush bolt or the bush is perished allowing excessive diff movement, alternatively something else in rear is moving. He has agreed that I can put car back on ramp, he charges something like a crazy £10-£11 per hour to use his ramp and tools, plus he is there to help, cannot beat that. We can get it in the air, foot on brake and do the same in the air with a person underneath to try and locate exactly the source of the clunk.
Shall probably do this tomorrow as I saw today would be nice, so the Mustang came out.
But huge thanks to Ben at Lawtomotive for his detailing skill and use of his ramp/tools. Top bloke!
Not done a huge amount to the car apart from break it.
Anyway, good fun at Curborough with Kosta and other guys:
Car did very well for a small tight circuit, grip in the wet was superb, though I left the KW's in the road soft settings for the whole day, once things dried out it car felt great but could have done with the KW's stiffening up a bit for dry to keep car flatter and give more grip. But it felt great, though on corner exits some time I got a knock from the rear, which Clarkey things could be diff/subframe related. But as it did not do it in road driving, kind of just ignored it as a typical E46 characteristic.
So we move to this weekend, I decided to fit some of the nicer euro polished tips, not the easiest job as stock items are riveted on, so got them off and eventually riveted new ones back on:
The clunk I experienced at Curborough has got worse, but it seemed to happen the same time as I had an exhaust leak fixed/welded (exhaust removed) but now I believe this is just coincidence and then to make matters worse yesterday I had a dumb ass moment and reversed into a van, hitting the toeing eye, car went with a bang, I though "Oh ****", got out, bumper hanging off and a huge mark/scrape on the bumper.
Fortunately the bumper had just come of its runner which was still intact, not broke, so removed and re-fitted bumper, quite easy on E46, but the car still had a big nasty mark on the bumper.
Then I remember Ben on these very forums recently started his own mechanics business and detailing business (Lawtomotive) and was local in Stafford, he said bring it down and he'd see if it would polish out, and what a gent, the mark is now 95% gone, cannot be seen unless I point it out, I took no before picture but here is how the bumper now looks after the minor fender bender.
I was amazed, so much so I have agreed to allow Ben to properly detail and polish the paint on the car in May, I know its a road / track car but hey it can look good and super shiny too.
Also I told him how my car was not clunking even when just pulling away sharply or on uphill, he got it had a listen and we agreed it was either exhaust touching or something in the drivetrain (diff or subframe). So he agreed to put it on his ramp and we went about making sure the exhaust could not touch anywhere, we found some collapsed heatshield and the fuel filler hose was lose in the rear too and indeed afterwards the car is quieter, but the creak/clunk still present.
When I got home I did a test, foot on brake, attempt to pull of in 1st for a split second, then reverse, then first and the car made the same exact sound, just not as loud. As such we believe a bolt could be lose, most likely front diff bush bolt or the bush is perished allowing excessive diff movement, alternatively something else in rear is moving. He has agreed that I can put car back on ramp, he charges something like a crazy £10-£11 per hour to use his ramp and tools, plus he is there to help, cannot beat that. We can get it in the air, foot on brake and do the same in the air with a person underneath to try and locate exactly the source of the clunk.
Shall probably do this tomorrow as I saw today would be nice, so the Mustang came out.
But huge thanks to Ben at Lawtomotive for his detailing skill and use of his ramp/tools. Top bloke!
He is a member on this forum, forgot his forum name.
But he is in Stafford, it is good to know of decent people you can trust who are skilled, though his detailing work is fantastic.
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He is a member on this forum, forgot his forum name.
But he is in Stafford, it is good to know of decent people you can trust who are skilled, though his detailing work is fantastic.
@shoes
Think I'm going to get him to work his magic on the MX5 later on in the year once I've got the new sills and arches done
Hi there
Never realised I did not update this, but the clunk was fixed, car had a brand new E60 M5 LSD and was fully rebuilt, problem fixed.
These arrived today:
Car is getting some love over next few weeks:-
- New Alcon disc fitted
- Calipers serviced and re-painted yellow with black Alcon logos
- Rear shoe / handbrake delete
- CSL (Geoff Steel) carbon roof fitted
- New carbon vented wings fitted
- Full re-spray in original colour including wings painted, roof shall be left with the carbon on display
- Inspection II service by Ti Motorsport
- Compression check and if needed new head gasket (doubtful as car is a rocket ship and made 368HP on recent dyno)
- Wheel refurb in silver by Lawtomotive
- Corner weight and alignment check.
End goal, fresh brakes all round, full serviced, fresh looking, driving better than new and weighing sub 1300kg.
Hope to have it all done by end of October, roof fitting is booked for 2nd October and takes couple of days. Respray later that month.
Never realised I did not update this, but the clunk was fixed, car had a brand new E60 M5 LSD and was fully rebuilt, problem fixed.
These arrived today:
Car is getting some love over next few weeks:-
- New Alcon disc fitted
- Calipers serviced and re-painted yellow with black Alcon logos
- Rear shoe / handbrake delete
- CSL (Geoff Steel) carbon roof fitted
- New carbon vented wings fitted
- Full re-spray in original colour including wings painted, roof shall be left with the carbon on display
- Inspection II service by Ti Motorsport
- Compression check and if needed new head gasket (doubtful as car is a rocket ship and made 368HP on recent dyno)
- Wheel refurb in silver by Lawtomotive
- Corner weight and alignment check.
End goal, fresh brakes all round, full serviced, fresh looking, driving better than new and weighing sub 1300kg.
Hope to have it all done by end of October, roof fitting is booked for 2nd October and takes couple of days. Respray later that month.