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Are they adjustable damping and rebound then ?

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    Few parts to add to the list.. And new 'daily/drive to track day' wheels arrived. And fit :-) Then i've been to collect some of Bens parts he's no longer using on his Fabia.. Fibreglass boot,

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    All fitted, all rattles and clonks gone. This Scale suspension is the shizzle. So well made its defintly worth the money. Damping set to halfway (6 clicks out of 12) Up on the ramps stripping everyt

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    Fitted driveshafts and all bolted up. Wheels on and lowered to the floor. All intercooler pipework installed, just front bumper to chop up to fit.   Started it and it runs!!! WHOOOOOOO

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Ive had v2 inox before and they were 'alright'. Brand new but second hand. Had them on my mk1 golf [emoji41]

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    Are they adjustable damping and rebound then ?

    yeah

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    Same as kW v3's then :) there over £1100, your be forever fiddling with the settings lol I had v3's on one of my octys pain in the arse to setup

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    You can specify spring rates and everything. Im going to get it setup properly once its all together.

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    Should be good to go today [emoji42]

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    They are gorgeous coilovers.. fairplay.

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    WOOOOOOOO

    The rear brakes are finaly leak free and bled up. Jesus christ what a ball ach theyve been. Rear wheels fitted and ready to be dropped back down.

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    Got the rear vrs bumper on, shows how different the gold is compared to actual silver. Most people think my car is silver..

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    I then moved to the front..

    Fitting my oversized TIP/airfilter and relocating my battery to the boot.

    Removed the standard TIP, heres a comparison of the two..

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    Blanked off the evap with an m10 bolt [emoji12]

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    Then spent the best part of 45 mins trying to get the jubilee clip tight on the turbo. So frustrating as theres no room. Put on MAF and filter. I need to swap that black straight for a 45* to come towards the front more.

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    Decided to keep the standard battery top and secure it to the gearbox mount. Tidy enough and saves me messing about making up something different.

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    Need to bring canle through the car next, one for tomorrow. How its currently sat [emoji85]

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    Did you have to relocate the metal coolant pipe to fit the tip?

    Looking well good! I will not be doing anything as good as this to my beige mobile haha

    Will be keeping eye on this

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    Did you have to relocate the metal coolant pipe to fit the tip?

    I unbolted it from engine and bent it out of the way. We'll see how it gors as it leaked from the push fit on the front of the engine when i bent it [emoji38]

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    I unbolted it from engine and bent it out of the way. We'll see how it gors as it leaked from the push fit on the front of the engine when i bent it [emoji38]

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    I'm sure Dan cut the hard pipe and fitted normal hoses to give the extra room

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    Yeah i couldnt be arsed to mess about with different pipes. Few bits ive noted to be changed when the engine comes back out.

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    Crimped up my cable today, hopefully my measurements are correct [emoji85]

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    Just need time to run it in now.

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    Weight saving? [emoji38]

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    Weight saving? [emoji38]ffe12dce52b70cd319470c1d88b01d03.jpgdfd1f8701043295ca717555effd93ed0.jpg

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    That the fibreglass one? Not jealous at all

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    Yeah. Gonna fit it tomorrow. See what i need to keep it closed.

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    Yeah. Gonna fit it tomorrow. See what i need to keep it closed.

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    Strap a bag of cement to it. :P

    what diameter cable have you used for this? :)

     

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    35mm2. Which is 240A, seems quite thin really but should do the job. I'd probably go bigger if using on a diesel though.

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    My battery tray arrived today so i cracked on with the install.

    I replaced the wingnut on the top (width adjustment) as the width is set and the spring washer was M8 not M6 so looked a bit naff.

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    Got the boot floor drilled and rivnuts in place.

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    I used a bigger washer on the X as i didnt want the smaller washer to sit uneaven.

    Sat battery in to see how it looked..

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    Drilled, removed paint and fitted an M8 rivnut for the earthing point.

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    Measured up for the fuse, the flat bit behind the light was a no brainer. I shortened my cable and secured the fuse holder to the car. Again used M6 rivnuts.

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    Require a 20mm cone cutter for the cable to go through the bulkhead, so left it untill tomorrow.

    Removed the bonnet to measure up fixings to replace with my fibreglass one. I'm going to weigh each to see difference.

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    Awesome bud, you gonna change to a sealed battery though I gather? :)

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    Awesome bud, you gonna change to a sealed battery though I gather? :)

    No.. [emoji38]

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    Sorted out cable through bulk head and to starter. Fitted a 25mm gland and filled it with sealent as i couldnt fet it tight enough due to ABS unit.

    Still looks a mess but will tidy wiring to the ECU once i get chance to take off gearbox mount off.

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    Battery was flat so couldnt see if it started the car ok [emoji38]

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    Weighed bonnets too:

    Standard bonnet weighs - 13kg

    Fibre glass bonnet weighs - 4.5kg

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