19 hours ago, Paul thornton said:

That's what you call lowered!

 

Watch the that sump on speed bumps though.

 

Fitted a shallow sump about 5 years ago and never looked back. Great piece of kit 🤘

Car looked good on the A2 this morning, going past Gravesend about 10am.

 

On 24/09/2019 at 18:39, mdk1 said:

Car looked good on the A2 this morning, going past Gravesend about 10am.

 

 

Haha that's my first spot since the change - I'm always on that horrible road 😭

 

 

In other news: full Milltek exhaust system ordered (sports cat / non-resinated) so hopefully the car will breathe a little better and give it the roar it deserves!

Edited 11 October, 20196 yr by RoadWarrior

So... Milltek no longer make the cat-back system, so that's that plan out the window.

 

Looks like I'm going to have to look at Jetex or Piper.

2 hours ago, RoadWarrior said:

So... Milltek no longer make the cat-back system, so that's that plan out the window.

 

Looks like I'm going to have to look at Jetex or Piper.

I had jetex on mine. Good quality and fit plus the oval tailpipe almost looks oe 

Don't know if you already know but I spotted your car on an episode of rich house poor house last night. Parked outside a building

On 19/10/2019 at 08:05, dsmithmobile said:

Don't know if you already know but I spotted your car on an episode of rich house poor house last night. Parked outside a building

 

Omg really? What Season / Episode?

Just checked sky and the programme was series 5 episode 3 and your car appears about 37mins into the episode and it’s parked outside capital house 👍🏻

Awesome, I found it! Next door to where I work 😂 Cheers for this, it's made my week lol.

 

 

3 hours ago, RoadWarrior said:

Awesome, I found it! Next door to where I work 😂 Cheers for this, it's made my week lol.

 

 

 

 

No problem,wasnt even watching the programme,I just glanced up and saw It and thought I recognise the car so got the wife to rewind it and thought i’d Let you know 👍🏻

On 09/09/2019 at 01:37, RoadWarrior said:

Lowered and new FARB 😬

 

 

 

better closer to the ground 

So... a Citroen decided to give the beast a nasty kiss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The woman who hit me has lied and said I changed lane into her (when in fact she tried to overtake a lorry and went straight into me without using her mirrors ) and so... Admiral have written-off the car and given me £3.55... won't be insuring with those scumbags again  No idea what happens now as I don't know what category the write-off is and no idea if anyone will insure the car again.

 

This may be the end after 10 long years together.

11 hours ago, RoadWarrior said:

So... a Citroen decided to give the beast a nasty kiss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The woman who hit me has lied and said I changed lane into her (when in fact she tried to overtake a lorry and went straight into me without using her mirrors ) and so... Admiral have written-off the car and given me £3.55... won't be insuring with those scumbags again  No idea what happens now as I don't know what category the write-off is and no idea if anyone will insure the car again.

 

This may be the end after 10 long years together.

gutted to see this  :( truly sad times

Still yet to be assessed, but I'm refusing to let the beast die... quick spruce up because I'm confident he'll get through it 

 

On 10/09/2020 at 20:41, RoadWarrior said:

So... a Citroen decided to give the beast a nasty kiss.

 

 

 

The woman who hit me has lied and said I changed lane into her (when in fact she tried to overtake a lorry and went straight into me without using her mirrors ) and so... Admiral have written-off the car and given me £3.55... won't be insuring with those scumbags again  No idea what happens now as I don't know what category the write-off is and no idea if anyone will insure the car again.

 

Surprised they're classing it as a write off with some light panel damage, that's still a bummer though! Enjoyed reading your previous build threads. 

 

Would imagine it'll be a "Class N" which means it can be used on the road. 

Edited 14 October, 20205 yr by WolfyWesty

We're back after 3 long months off the road! Car fully assessed - no damage to the chassis or any of the suspension, etc. The project continues - here's to the next 10 years 😎

great news 

Sooo, it's been a while since I've updated this. Not much has happened over the past year... other than having my front number plate nicked and buying a second (shiny) car - Audi S3 8P 🥰

 

However, after nearly 12 years of ownership I'm finally getting the Beast mapped to Stage 1 - custom map on a dyno. All booked in for next month 😎

 

Not sure what else is coming this year but I'm keen to get more mental stuff done. Paintwork needs a little TLC this summer but otherwise its going strong!

 

 

 

 

So, at long last I've taken the plunge and got the car up to Stage 1 - did want Stage 2 but I'm yet to fit an FMIC.

 

There appears to be an issue with the N249 / N75 as the car is over and under boosting... as can be seen in the graph. Hopefully should be a simple fix.

 

Car definitely feels more alive now 😎

 

For anyone who lives in the south east and is looking for mapping services, I'd definitely recommend DVS Tuning in Folkestone!

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone - I hope you're all keeping well! 

 

So I've not updated this for nearly 2 years... and believe it or not The Beast is still going. However it's very poorly. Turns out that crash in 2020 has totally knackered the NSR wheel arch area and I'll be honest... I'm kind of scared this could be the end. I'm really hoping it's a simple case of welding, but if it's anything more severe then I'm not sure what to do. 

 

I'm also getting problems with the turbo recirc system, which I still can't work out - I'm not sure if it's the N249 or what the hell is going on, but it's really driving me nuts. 

 

Currently sat SORN on the drive... I just hope that after nearly 14 years of ownership that I don't have to say goodbye 😢

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this makes me sad 

So... not to be defeated, I've decided to keep the fight going and got the local engineer in!

 

Damage / rot was worse than first thought:

 

 

 

Saying that he's done an excellent job of welding-in new steel (no donor parts, all from scratch) and getting it protected:

 

 

So now I just need to get the filler primer out (you can see the gap between the door and arch) and get it painted up:

 

 

Now to see if I can get The Beast through its MoT 😅

Glad it’s going to be back on the road.

fingers crossed for the save 

This build is sick, nice to see something unusual! You won't ever kill that thing.