Dave-Ellen
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I use automech in abbey wood
Sent a few customers there with no complaints
They also look after my own cars
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should be a good one this year
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think it will.....................motors weigh 2kg
means Kami can drive as well as other people with shorter legs............walks off whisting
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mmmmmm may pop along depending on other enagements...........
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coilovers & 255/40 * 17 Toyo R888 tyres (rears) arrived today
Looks like it will retain electric seats for fore & aft movement which will be cool (seats are fixed back buckets)
Decided not to use the 4 point harnessess yet as the seats are quite small and my bum a tad large so i'll be well wedged in
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kakimoto zorst arrived.............weighs next to nothing..............will be fitted tomorrow
no sign of coilovers or brake :-(
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I have the Toyo t1-R's on my is350 and they are excellent...even did a sprint session in the car in torrential rain with no real problems
good tyre IMHO
just bought some toyo888 track tyres from camskills you may want to check there prices as i was gobsmacked how cheap the 888's were
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thats a genuine one !!
Guys not had it long
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I get 370/400 from my 350 on a run works out roughly 100 miles for each segment of the fuel guage.
computer says I average 6 miles per litre (not sure how accurate that is...)
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This car looks awesome cant wait to see it finished!
Will defo be lookin for this at JAE B)
The only thing is its giving me bad ideas about mega dishy big wheels now!lol
If you dont mind me askin how much were the custom arches?
The cost of the custom arches will vary depending on what you get done. What you will need to budget for is a respray of the doors and rear quarter panel as well. I would say budget about 100 - 150 hours of bodyshop work to get it done, but of course, what you can benefit from is you can get a mould made of the new arches and you can make money off that.
Read this thread through today amd while everything is not too my taste I take my hat off to the quality of the work.
Must have cost a packet if the arches alone took 150 hours at quality body shop rates of £50 + per hour thats a lot of wonga
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much as I love the place its getting very expensive.
fuel to get there / hotels...........you really want a 4 lap ticket mounts up....
probably get 2 full track days over here for what you pay....
howver will still probably go !
You will have to let people know next time you go over Dave :D
mid winter...............was a fluke twas OK....
May have a business trip to TTE soon so mat "get lost"" and have a few laps on the business :winky:
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Looking very good Dave :D well done, when you fitting the coilovers ?
Next week................
Dont laugh................I'm fitting them at the local garage they will assist me when I balls it up......................should be here next week
schedule is
Cat 1 alarm
Fit seats
Fit 3G brakes and yellowstuff pads
Fit Kakimoto 3" zorst
Look at adapting JZA80 down pipe to fit
Fit coilovers
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Done a bit more...
Induction kits dont work that well on soarers
best route is the BFI (big frigging intake)
Thats what I did today
I plan to remove the main beam light and duct cold air from there direct into one of the holes....will also make up a carbon fibre cover so all the cold air is captured...
All carpet is now out
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VVT-i is the key I'm told
also GTE are designed for FI cars
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Don't think they do them for your engine...also you'd have to disable the vvt-i I think
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much as I love the place its getting very expensive.
fuel to get there / hotels...........you really want a 4 lap ticket mounts up....
probably get 2 full track days over here for what you pay....
howver will still probably go !
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The uprated ones are stronger. Some have kevlar strands in. I reckon thats what you are paying for....
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I'd suggest you should take care lextasy have a bad reputation on the MYis forums in the states.
Long lead times... poor coms
I bought a c/f grill from them in 2004 and was more than happy with the quality & service I received though.
read up and make your own judgement
Just go in with your eyes open. Use paypal and you should be OK
sounds like another Lex site i know in the uk..
What one would that be I wonder
When I posted I was counting the minutes before you or A N Other would post just this..........
As I said my experience was good but it was a while ago as was Gordon's as he has been Lexless for over a year now
Check my feedback rating on eBay ...................the place where a seller cant say anything negative against a seller..............that holds up
problems I've had on here are
people not giving full addresses (1)
people giving addresses they no longer live at but use for paypal (1)
people who cant wait 7 hours for a reply (1)
people who are not in when package is delivered but courier allegedly doesnt leave a card (1)
I know I do my best but also some people will never be satisfied whatever you do............
Lifes too short IMHO
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I'd suggest you should take care lextasy have a bad reputation on the MYis forums in the states.
Long lead times... poor coms
I bought a c/f grill from them in 2004 and was more than happy with the quality & service I received though.
read up and make your own judgement
Just go in with your eyes open. Use paypal and you should be OK
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dyno was as good as i've seen
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Lovely car
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It may be a bit tail happy.....
Hopefully I'll be able to manage it
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This is the reason I have left this club:
coz u r not going 2 JAE ?
pardon the spelling.....................
Not sure you will be missed
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don't think you can go -40mm
-30mm is about it