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In the last week I've had two people ask me if I'd be willing to let the R go so they could restore it. I'd rather see it back on the road than stripped for parts, but I don't know what a sensible figure to let it go is. - What's the feeling? It's an early 1990 in KJ7 (Ivory), and it's...

I know it might be a bit short notice for people, but I was asked by a friend if I wanted to go along to this and it got me thinking that there might be more people interested in going. I'm not talking about a stand or anything like that; I won't even take the GTiR as it's still SORN at the...

Meant for the S14, but would it be any use to someone for our engine? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231720696333?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

By a slightly convoluted route, I know one of people organising this so I thought I'd post and see if anyone is interested in putting some GTi-Rs on a stand. It looks like the provisional date for 2016 is the 27th of July and, as the name suggests, it's on Harpenden common (near St Albans).

The date is quickly approaching for my new exhaust to be built and installed, so I was thinking about what I could do to get the most out of it. I like the idea of wrapping it, but some google research has left me uncertain as to whether this is smart on 304 grade pipework... so obviously I'll...

I was trying to pull the inlet manifold off to get at the hoses underneath, but I seem to have got stuck. I've pulled off the injector harness and disconnected the pipework from my intercooler. I've taken all the nuts (and one bolt) off the studs. I've taken out the strut brace. I've...

I was just looking at the car and I noticed there's a dribble of oil on the drive under it. - I took a closer look and it seems like it's coming from behind the main pulley. Is that a plausible/known leaking spot? Seems like a rotating seal is a prime location to start leaking. Is it easy to...

I'll run through the symptoms, but what I'm really looking for is confirmation and or suggestions: The drive to work is only ~5 minutes; when we take the car I don't think it runs long enough to put charge back into the battery. A few days ago I noticed it starting to get slower to turn-over...

The <ANTI LOCK> light has come on in my R, and whilst I'm trying to fix the other bits (i.e. doors and locks) I thought I'd try to sort it. I suspect the issue is that I've knackered the wheel sensor when I changed the wheel bearing recently, but before I just start spending money on them I...

I think I've come to the point where I need to replace my doors rather than trying to patch them up again. - Because I'm lazy and lack any real skill in bodywork and paint, I'd prefer them in Ivory (KJ7) and as close to Stoke-on-Trent as possible. White might be OK if I could get a good finish...

I was going to have a bash at installing my Whiteline rear ARB, but have no bushes for it (nor the brackets). - At 20mm I definitely can't use the existing polybushes for the standard ARB. Whiteline sell the bushes as a kit; it's £10.80 (or something like that)... plus £90 for the courier fee...

I had come to the conclusion that the reason I kept having trouble with the front near-side hub nut was that the bearing was on the way out, and as a result the crown cap wasn't making contact with the nut and holding it tight. - So I thought I'd have a bash at putting a new one in. This was my...

I know this is a bit of a long-shot, and that I'm probably going to have to go to Nissan, but does anyone have a serviceable seal for the sunroof they want to sell? Mine blew-out on the M6 on the way to Fleetwood yesterday, so I had to stop and apply duct tape to stop it doing any more damage...

Just a quick one. - The rear blade on the R has come apart. What size do I need to replace it with? - The Halfords website say 13", but I don't think that's right because the one I took off is more like 11". I've had a search through the forums, but the only thing I can find is confirmation...

I'm looking to sort this suspension noise I've got since the track day, but I can't quite work out where it's coming from. It's a sort of CREAK CREAK CREAK CREAK noise coming from N/S front mainly when I turn right. I do occasional get it (although less) turning left; and sometimes on the power...

I'm not sure if these are of any use to anyone or not. - It's generally the shims that people are after, but I've got it in my head that someone was after collets recently.

This might be a bit of a long shot, but there's no harm in asking. - I noticed the other day that my handbrake seemed to have lost "grab" (i.e. it wasn't doing any braking); seeing as I rebuilt the callipers not so long ago I thought I'd take a look. Seems that the OS calliper no-longer has the...

I was just thinking about this years GTiROC track day, and wondering what I need to buy/do beforehand. Originally I was thinking about getting a harness to hold me in place, but having looked through the old threads I think maybe this is a bad idea: I don't have the required rear mounting...

I spotted some calipers that seemed cheap (at the moment) on eBay, but I can't uncover what the fitment for them is. - They're part JL 120 4997 Anyone know if they'd fit? What about Alfa Romeo calipers; I'm sure I've seen a thread about making those fit?

I've finally got my R back on the road, but there are a couple of little niggles... The clutch pedal doesn't spring back up imediately after I've pushed it. - There's no other problem with the operation, so is this likely to be old (and cheap) fluid that needs to be changed? It's feeling a bit...