Recent content by Garef

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    what colour.

    Who stuck the dinner plate to the front wheel? On another note, if your gonna go for red, go look at BMW's Red, it may look like any other red from a distance, but up close it just has a little more punch to it. I've always said my next R would be one that I could spray that colour. I've got a...
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    No Boost

    And modest, haha. Thanks Gaz.
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    No Boost

    Actuator rod had decided to disconnect itself. All fixed now.
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    No Boost

    Got a new gearbox in the car. Engine out job. Now I have another problem, there is no boost. Finished on Wednesday night, ran it in a bit, gave it some throttle, went up to 0.8 bar (which it's set at, using a three port bleed valve)) but was really stuttering between 4-6k rpm. Got home, was...
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    Alternator or battery

    Well I got it jumped again just there, disconnected the battery and it stopped. I read that this means the alternator is toast. Right or wrong?
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    Alternator or battery

    Pretty sure it's the battery but just want to check. My old mans van runs and drives with a jump, but won't start on it's own. Is it the battery or alternator?
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    to sell or not too sell

    Finish it. I look at it like this, if your doing it yourself, you can do it just the way you like it, and get it just the way you want it, first time. If you buy one, it isn't going to be exactly the way you want, and it'll only be time before your changing something. Plus the...
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    No brake lights

    You should be able to check the voltage coming into the switch and the voltage leaving. That would be your best bet.
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    Springs

    30-40mm Springs Thanks.
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    reliability and daliy driver

    A bit less special, how dare you say such a thing!!!! ;-) I agree though, half of the fun of owning and R is repairing it yourself.
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    reliability and daliy driver

    I get you mate, but we just want the best for future owners. From reading all the replies. I'm taking that anyone who has been using it as a daily driver, has not been tracking it or taking it on the strip. The one member who has, has stated that he had problems because of it. You just have...
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    Replacing flexi on the 'goose

    I had the same problem with mine, took it to an exhaust place and they replaced it, had the flexi in stock. Sure it was about 40 notes.
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    reliability and daliy driver

    Have any of you guys above used yours as a track car though? That's where the issue is. If you want to drive it every day and track it.
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    reliability and daliy driver

    I used mine as a daily driver for just over a year, then I parked it up to move back to America. It was needing a gear box, which it is actually getting repaired now. In my year of daily driver, I replaced the brake and clutch master cylinder, I had to replace a fuse for the starter and I had...
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    do you know this car???

    I learned this the hard way. I took an 8 hr round trip to look at a fully rebuilt Norris Designs effort about 8-9 years ago, it looked amazing from the pictures, but the pictures must have been taken the day the guy got it himself, when I got down there it was a piece of ..... and still to this...
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