Pridzz
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Chris, Were did you get your bonnet lifters from? or u do em urself?
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ChrisBoom
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Location: Highland
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It was like tha when I bought it, looks like its just washers and a longer bolt
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ChrisBoom
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Had a bit of an adventure with the 106 today 
Was off to pick up a set of GTi6 brakes for it, just overtaking a van and the fucking throttle cable snapped 
Had to come home 20 miles with a bit of speaker wire as my throttle
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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you're due a bit of luck I think mate
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ShEp
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Alright 
Lights look smart boom
You're getting with the french 'must bodge to get home' thing.
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ChrisBoom
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
you're due a bit of luck I think mate
Throttle cable was waiting to break, bodged to fuck 8v cable. Bought a 16v cable a few days ago, fate i suppose 
Twas a good laugh right enough, wansnt on my own so wasnt too bad
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DannyB
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Just ordered my fibreglass door cards off this chap chris, here are his prices if you're interested...
slyr_106rallye is his name on there.
Front door cards: £30
Rear door cards: £40
Glovebox blank: £20
Fuel pump covers: £15
Radio blank: £5
Lower rear quarter blanks: £5
upper rear quarter blanks: £5
And £15 for P&P

[Edited on 25-10-2009 by DannyB]
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16vKarlos
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Nice buy that.
karlos
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ChrisBoom
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Not much has happened with the XSI recently, on hold since the throttle cable incident 
Anyways, 16v throttle cable is now fitted, much better.
Rallye door cards have been fitted, much tidier now.
And I have a garage again 

Will be tucked away in there untill feb/march likely.
Plans while its in there:
Interior:
Bucket seats
Manual windows
S2 door pockets
Manual mirrors
Paint rear
Grip tape on the floor
Exterior:
New boot
Paint side strips/arches etc graphite grey
Remove inner lamps on the morettes
Engine:
New loom
4 Branch manifold
If money allows, cams etc will be added, but not for now.
Raceland induction
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DannyB
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Much better in there why s2 pockets over s1? have you got a pic of the front cards fitted?
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GF-91
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
http://i38.tinypic.com/20trsxk.jpg
[Edited on 25-10-2009 by DannyB]
Hehe reminded me of the transformers
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ChrisBoom
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
Much better in there why s2 pockets over s1? have you got a pic of the front cards fitted?
Just think they look a bit better, thats all really 
Forgot to take photos of the cars fitted, will take some through the week.
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DannyB
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Ahh, I got the s1 ones for a tenner so they'll do for me. Has the bottom of your front bumper got the little black lip or is it painted/missing?
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ChrisBoom
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Ill try and get to the breaker yard at some point this week, going to get the manual mirrors, windows, door pockets and boot from there, was a nice 1.0 kid in there in miami blue 
Its missing, only noticed it now you mention it.
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DannyB
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I'm picking up a new front bumper this week so you can have the one off my old bumper for the price of postage.
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ChrisBoom
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
I'm picking up a new front bumper this week so you can have the one off my old bumper for the price of postage.
Im not fussed for it really, just means more weight
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DannyB
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ChrisBoom
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Made a start on the stripdown tonight.
Removed the battery, headlights, ECU, and made a start on removing the loom itself. Its in such a state, I dont know how the car was running on it at all.
I keep starting jobs and leaving them and starting others though, its going to be a right mess 
Need new torx bits to remove the seats, mine snapped Should be a good bit louder once the carpet is out though, loads of sound deadening under there.
Got a few more peices of interior trim out too, will all come together eventually.


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DannyB
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I actually ripped my back panels off I see Pug did a good job painting yours too
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ChrisBoom
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
I actually ripped my back panels off I see Pug did a good job painting yours too
Yup 
I dont know what that black shit is on the wheel arches, but fuck me is it tough
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DannyB
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Yeah me either, I attempted getting it off but it can stay for now are you stripping it to a bare shell or just stripping it to replace the loom?
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ChrisBoom
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Not going as far as bare shell, just tiding up all the wiring thats been bodged. If I had the whole garage Id do a near bare shell job, but Im hindered by the £££££ RS500 in the air bubble next to the car
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DannyB
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Ahh right, thought you might be stripping it full and working your way back up, when you trim the loom let me know what wires I don't need in the back
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ShEp
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Looking good chris
Whats in the carcoon thing? I remember you mentioning it before.
You sell your other halfs saxo the other day? young lad at my work bought it
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Mertin
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quote: Originally posted by ShEp
Looking good chris
Whats in the carcoon thing? I remember you mentioning it before.
You sell your other halfs saxo the other day? young lad at my work bought it
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but Im hindered by the £££££ RS500 in the air bubble next to the car

Need some pics of it
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