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Post by rich5660 on Apr 19, 2016 11:26:27 GMT
no wood around to drive on to get the jack under?
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Post by Dweenimus on Apr 19, 2016 11:56:03 GMT
Got some Jackson racing ht leads. Finishes off the engine bay nicely   |
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Post by titch on Apr 19, 2016 18:36:57 GMT
your car must be very low. pics pls. Not necessarily, to get a trolley jack under mine, I need to use wood or a scissor jack to raise it, and mine's at a functional height. |
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Post by mplsblack on Apr 19, 2016 19:37:44 GMT
I didn't touch my 5 today but I did set up a little road trip for it down to see the guys at Skuzzle for some rolling road time |
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Post by atlex on Apr 19, 2016 21:47:21 GMT
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Post by rich5660 on Apr 21, 2016 21:53:17 GMT
Finally began piecing the car back together  |
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Post by boringgit on Apr 21, 2016 22:23:00 GMT
Looks great Rich, just so you know, I touched my willy on your dash when Ron wasn't looking... |
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Post by wannabe on Apr 21, 2016 22:27:12 GMT
I'll have to get a side-on pic off my phone to show my ride height - I'll try and do it tomorrow as hopefully the office will be quiet!
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Post by rich5660 on Apr 21, 2016 22:43:30 GMT
Looks great Rich, just so you know, I touched my willy on your dash when Ron wasn't looking... I thought you had a mangina?? |
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Post by wannabe on Apr 22, 2016 12:20:33 GMT
Right, side-on pic of my ride height - I didn't think it was that low but the trolley jack seems to think otherwise...  Given how it crashes into potholes etc, and is a struggle to drive smoothly on bumpy country lanes (it slows me down!) I think I am definitely going to go with the Mk2 shocks/springs/top mounts transplant... It's just new wishbones etc that are £££  EDIT: The paint looks canoeing amazing in that picture but it's a proper state in real life  EDIT AGAIN: I don't think I need to worry too much about not having door bars, given that my head is the first thing a 4x4 bumper would hit if it drove into me...  |
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Post by atlex on Apr 22, 2016 12:31:03 GMT
doesn't look so low the scissor jack wouldn't get you started ^^
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Post by zoona on Apr 22, 2016 12:34:14 GMT
doesn't look so low the scissor jack wouldn't get you started ^^ Seconded. I have always had to use scissor to get a normal jack under it (not a particularly low profile jack to be honest). I have built some little wooden platforms to drive it up on in the garage to make life easier. |
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Post by Dweenimus on Apr 22, 2016 12:36:14 GMT
Recently been made unemployed. So to stop myself going crazy I'm trying to keep busy by doing cheap/free things to pass the time that I'm not looking for jobs. So sprayed my exhaust manifold heat shield red.  And set up a little spray booth to refurb some wheels  |
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Post by wannabe on Apr 22, 2016 12:52:26 GMT
doesn't look so low the scissor jack wouldn't get you started ^^ Seconded. I have always had to use scissor to get a normal jack under it (not a particularly low profile jack to be honest). I have built some little wooden platforms to drive it up on in the garage to make life easier. I just hate jacking things up because I'm always worried the 'cup' on the trolley jack will fold the sills over - I need to get a bit of wood made up that spreads the load along the sill while also locating securely on the jack cup... I think I'll just ignore the heatshield rattle for now and look at it when I take it in to get a new exhaust fitted! Am just waiting for GoPerform to post up a video of their new NA exhaust, so I can check if it is as non-chavvy (non-raspy) as they say it will be - I'm still tempted by the AKAutomotive 'Race' version but it is over £400, whereas hopefully the GP exhaust will be nearer £300. |
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Post by atlex on Apr 22, 2016 12:58:32 GMT
Recently been made unemployed. So to stop myself going crazy I'm trying to keep busy by doing cheap/free things to pass the time that I'm not looking for jobs. So sprayed my exhaust manifold heat shield red. And set up a little spray booth to refurb some wheels Sheksay star fivespokes.  |
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