breaking my jap spec coupe - * BREAKING THIS WEEK *

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breaking my jap spec coupe - * BREAKING THIS WEEK *

Post by speedx »

Ive had enough with it now, spent the hole of saturday stripping the front end to replace a p/s pump only to find it still leaks and is groanin like a mofo.

its a tahitti blue coupe (turbo obv)
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heres some pics however i didnt realise i had the settings on my phone to take so small lol.. will try and get better pics when i go to the garage this eve!
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... overCoupe/

standard apart from the following mods..

17" wolfrace alloys (ozz's old alloys from his hatch) tyres and alloys pretty much mint - £150
Full koni suspension - (going rate £150?) - sold pending payment (crome)
magnex exhaust cat back (oval tip) - £130
decat - £20
predator bodykit - £30
blitz air filter - £20
prelude calipers with 282mm discs - £60 (osf caliper sticks a little im sure some break cleaner would fix it) sold pending payment (littlewattsy)
mg tf clocks (have 69k on them) - £20 inc postage
battery to boot conversion - £30
rebuilt bottom end - got all the recipts for this (inc new pistons e.t.c) - £100
has had a rebuild top end with port and polish (has lower compression in cylinder 2 and 3) - £50
CTS (been on for 100miles and was brand new)
Glass Bag - £10
Roof Glass - £10
Aircon Alternator
Gearbox - has diff whine but still works perfectly - £30 sticker is not on the box anymore!
Dash inc black trip panel and all buttons - £10
oil cooler and pipes - £15
Front wings - £15 each
rocker covers - £5



plus all the usual rover 220 turbo stuff
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How much you after for the rear upper spoiler. Is it colour coded or a tinted one?

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Gutted :( Give it a day or so to calm yourself down and you'll change your mind!

Anyways - when is your mate coming to get this dashboard? Its going in the skip if he doesnt want it!! :D
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Ozz wrote:Gutted :( Give it a day or so to calm yourself down and you'll change your mind!

Anyways - when is your mate coming to get this dashboard? Its going in the skip if he doesnt want it!! :D

hello mate, ive spent stupid amount on the car now mate and its nowhere near finished and needs more spending on it. ive got another coupe turbo i bought with my mate so can still have fun on track days and get somthing more reliable.

with regards to the dash sorry about this dude, ive not really spoke to him much as hes been funny with me over some girl. i'll see what i can do for you...



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dibs the air filter depending if you have pics..
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Any pictures of the car your breaking? would help alot. cheers
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wanna sell the car as a whole ? if so pm me :)
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PM'd

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speedx wrote:
Ozz wrote:Gutted :( Give it a day or so to calm yourself down and you'll change your mind!

Anyways - when is your mate coming to get this dashboard? Its going in the skip if he doesnt want it!! :D

hello mate, ive spent stupid amount on the car now mate and its nowhere near finished and needs more spending on it. ive got another coupe turbo i bought with my mate so can still have fun on track days and get somthing more reliable.

with regards to the dash sorry about this dude, ive not really spoke to him much as hes been funny with me over some girl. i'll see what i can do for you...
Dont worry too much mate, honestly, its just taking up space in a shed thats being emptied, if he cant be arsed to make contact about it then it will be binned! :)
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PM'd
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i'l reply to all pm's soon,

its definently getting broken ive just got to find a garage to put it in so i can strip it.
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bump - updated

if the part you wants not on the list let me know as the hole car is going!
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More info on the head please. Who did it? When? How much did you pay for the work? Was it gas-flowed?

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the discs drilled and grooved?
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roger red hat wrote:the discs drilled and grooved?

no mate, you can just about see the discs in the pic below... please note to any1 the alloys are not the 1's i am selling!

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completly over looked the fact its blue!

bonnet and wings in good condition?
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ttrw2 wrote:More info on the head please. Who did it? When? How much did you pay for the work? Was it gas-flowed?

Thanks,
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not sure on that rob would have to dig out the paperwork at my other house (it was done before me buying it. i only found out that it was done when i took the head off!
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roger red hat wrote:completly over looked the fact its blue!

bonnet and wings in good condition?

bonnet has no rust on it at all.

wings i think have no rust but do have 2 little dents (when leaning over the car these will come out i would of thought very easily?) 1 on each side of the car lol..
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how much you reckon to get the bonnet sent?..

hmm shame your in dorset, bit of a way to go to collect..
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Dibs on suspension and mby head :)

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roger red hat wrote:how much you reckon to get the bonnet sent?..

hmm shame your in dorset, bit of a way to go to collect..

absolutly no idea mate lol, never sent a bonnet before!!! i would even know where to get a quote from for somthing that size!! - leave it with me!!



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added a few pics altho they are small lol...
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is the filter 20 delivered m8
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yes altho i do have people interested in this so would need to confirm first if they still want it...
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im out of the filter mate! =)

found another one, sorry for not updating
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Post by badboybunty »

bottom ends mine :D as my little end bearings are knackared anyone having anything of lee that lives in the birmingham area im going down to dorset on sat 26th to pic up bottom end sort out with me and lee if i can fit it in the car ill bring it back with me :D
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dibs on the filter m8 then,
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no worries dude, just drop us a pm and i will send details across..
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any1 want anything from the car before the rest of the bits get ebayed and the car cubed????
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Dibs on downpipe dependant on price.....
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bump.
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speedx wrote:bump.

batt to boot ???
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Any updates on the stuff i PM'd you about??

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Does anyone know what has happened to this car? it still getting broken?
iv PM'd a few times about suspension, head and filter!

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