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am i the only person that first read that as Super Curry?

YUP! it was kinda relevant so yeah... marketing/customer base and etc... really hate the neon clothes and tight jeans look.

Also please don't do what my favorite brand did, complete change design style and target audience. The old Tattoo\Rockabilly style of Illicit rocked and i know they have lost a lot of old customers when they changed their style to the new NEON colors, and thug wear. If you are going to change your style of clothing or think you will just be aware you might piss off a lot of customers who like the look at and style of your clothes.

I"ll come down and help.

I don't think it's so much that it restricts performance as there is no longer a cold air feed to it. 90% of people will remove all the factory piping including the cold air feed to the OE airbox. So it's now sucking in all the warm are from the engine bay. If you properly duct cold air to it or create a cold air box (like the OE systems are) then you will get a performance increase. This is why you see a lot people go on about how a replacement panel is better than a pod filter.

i removed that stamped heat shield cleaned and foiled that and while it was off the car i also did the tunnel itself then reinstalled the heat shield as it protects the gear linkages and it weights nothing. I didn't do the area behind the gear stick to the handbrake area and that was hot sooner than the area in front of the gear stick which was foiled so i figured it was working to some degree.

Well the foil tape did it's job was a noted drop in time before it got nice and hot in the car... I'd recommend it to others with stripped out interior. Also i am sure that I'm going to need a new master for the handbrake and rebuild of the rear brakes after the drive yesterday. We when parked up to met Dylan, i pulled the handbrake up and it locked on... No matter what i did i couldn't get it to release, finally got it to release by opening the bias valve to full rear brake and pumping the handbrake leaver down with the foot pedal while holding the handbrake up. Seeing as how the old master wouldn't lock the rear wheels i'll be looking at going from the 5/8's to either a 1in or 3/4 size master for it.

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Update Time: 1) Ordered the new bushes from Peugeot for the gear stick - so i'll be able to hopefully have that installed in time for the upcoming drive day - they are ex-france so yeah. They ended up being delayed a week as the drunkin frenchman forgot to put the on the Peugeot NZ weekly shipment. i've also modeled up the new bushes to allow me to make some new ones. When i went to fit the new bushes i noticed was a gap between the bush and the gearstick mounting bracket, i managed to find a nice washer to pack out most of the gap. I'll revise the model later to include the extra 1.5mm of space to fill the gap. 2) Ordered a set of 8 wheel studs from the uk coming to a grand total of $93 NZD including shipping via royal mail... Which arrived on Monday - Spent Tuesday night fitting them. They held in with LOCTITE® 262 3) this is just cool: love how stiff the car is... 4) Managed to source a second hand matching wing mirror for the car also as the original one snapped off the day of the 4 and Rotary Nationals while cleaning the car. It turns out that the wing mirror is not a standard GTI part and only came on cars in 1988 as far as i can tell at this point as all the other GTI's, i've looked at have different wing mirrors. I'll look at strengthening the repair on the other wing mirror and have it as a emergency spare. Painted and Fitted the wing mirror last night. 5) Fixed the drivers door lock as it was no longer locking or unlocking, turns out the plastic has worn where on the mounting part for the barrel and the lock/unlock mech. I've made a pad out of duct tape which is mounted behind the plastic part so should it start to come loose again it can't fall off. It's not touching it just about 1.5mm away. 6) I couldn't use the ceramic cloth heat shield due to the existing heatshield and shifter rods getting in the way so i decided to use some high temp foil tape to try and reflect some of the heat. Right for those that care the foil tape i've used is:http://www.shop3m.com/3m-high-temperature-aluminum-foil-tape-433-x5tjdv44bw.html?WT.z_xsell=1&WT.z_refSKU=3M-ALUMINUM-FOIL-TAPE-425-M0W7G3TRKR It really really really doesn't like sticking to unclean surfaces. I used Amazing Haste - Wax and Grease Remover (again from Auckland Engineering Supplies - note they do a racers discount!) its fantastic... even on 3-4mm thick oil/grease/grim build up. Removed the heat shield, cleaned and dried, applied foil tape to it. Then went about cleaning the trans tunnel from the gearstick to the end of the manifold (half way up the firewall) with the exhaust in place - as i'm driving the car this weekend i couldn't be bothered removing the exhaust in case i need new gaskets. It's all done, not the best job... but that would entail using a hoist, exhaust removed, spray gun, and air tools to clean with. Just need to get a few washers for the wheels and i'll be able to refit the road rims.

hehe what pug stuff do you have?

Spoke with my mechanic and he recommends getting the trans reconditioned vs a 2nd hand one. He's been using Eastern Automatics who have been upgrading the early 307 production run solenoids with a Bogwarner solenoid which the later model 307's used.

Pm Sent... Got to love the fact my GF only drives manuals...

here i was thinking Ollie was like.. Grrr enough of the bitching... /end forum

http://www.dynamicraceparts.com/ Is the importer for powerflex

I know one of the guys in the targa had to put his tools and trolly jack in the front seats of the car to get it to tow nicely as the it was too light in the front. I had to put the 205 as far forward as possible to get it to behave also.

TUV is a european standard = i know with wheels the TUV spec wheels are much much heavier than the jap/asia spec wheels.

I do have to ask this for a road car... Why do you want coilovers? Do you want to play with your ride height? Or are you just looking to upgrade your suspension? If it's just upgraded suspension look for some decent adjustable damper shocks, and some decent springs. Then you don't need a cert or a wheel alignment every time you adjust your suspension.

Or people should accept it as a risk in the sport... Motorsport is dangerous.. which people accept.

Arn't you 15?

I know the one you are talking about... It was a Total Oils Rep car.

The 206 was originally too short in length for the WRC regulations, Peugeot where allowed to enter if they extended the car i think it was 100mm, so they made the bumper kit up and made 200 road cars and offered it as a factory option for all 206's. It actually looks good in person. Its just the silly color scheme that ruins it.. Also big fan of the MX-5's

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-247607406.htm you can fit the 206 wrc bumpers and side skirts onto it... would look like this - please excuse the paint job...

bob

Anyone else get a Canadian Club freebie today?

206cc are good, just like all small late 90's the autoboxes (euro) they arn't the best... If you get a manual one it would be a better option. they come in a 2.0ltr and a 1.6ltr. They look really good lowered on 17's Would be hard to beat a good mx5 tho