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Right, you want two flat bits of steel, then just cut and bend the ends to lip over where the front bolts go through. You then drill a couple of holes in it (blue) to mount the side mounts (you'll might want different ones that have more flat metal on the base to be able to drill holes exactly where you need them), and then you can have the seat right up against the tunnel if you want. Or you can drill new holes in the runners if you want to fit those, just going to take a bit of fiddling to get to where you want. I would be very careful about using any kind of spacer tube, as you make the bolts much more likely to sheer off like that if you had an accident. Keeping every flat and bolted together is far preferable. To my eyes though it looks like those seats and that frame won't ever be compatible, but without actually looking at it in the flesh (or a video?) it's hard to say for certain. One question though, does the outside holes where the frame bolts down match the inside holes in terms of height? I can't remember if it does on a 350, as if it does this is all for nothing as you'd need to space everything up again which we're trying to avoid...

That M2 mount looks as far over as you'll get it without doing a custom mount for it. That said, that may well be far easier and cheaper to do than you think, let me go get a drawing of this one. Definitely this time!

Oooh hang on no you can't do that because of the mount you've used.

Even easier, just get a flat piece of ally about 3" wide, drill holes in it then bolt that down to the frame. You then put holes in that sitting closer to the tunnel, and mount the seat to the new piece of ally. Let me go do a drawing.

No new updates, but the car just ticked over 120k miles yesterday so I thought I'd give this thread a once over to see how far I've come in 17 months and 21k miles... As you can see, I'm clearly a man of my word.

No way to mess anything up doing the pedal dances, I think Davey was referring to the cleaning of the intake system. That's not something I'd be attempting before a Euro trip, rather I'd be putting up with high fuel usage and sorting when I got back. Worst case it's running rich, but unlikely to be to the point of bore wash.

How are you measuring the mpg? Actual maths following a fill up, or from the OBC? No harm in disconnecting the battery for an hour to reset everything, then seeing what happens.

But that's an ace post, I love The Oatmeal very much.

I get angry because I don't like stupid people.

So if you don't go guarantor, and she doesn't move in, what's her plans? If she cannot afford to move out on her own as she's a bad credit risk, then how can she afford to support three kids whilst the courts sort out payments from Dad? If he just gives up and goes bankrupt then there's no money coming in from him, are you ultimately going to end up supporting the kids instead? Noble in theory, but that's going to get pricey in the long run. She simply hasn't thought any of this through. If she wants to leave him fine, but sit down and tell him and make rational decisions together for the sake of the kids. They're the important ones, not her.

NO NO NO NO NO Never go guarantor unless you're 100% prepared to lose the money. Ever. She's being a total idiot about the whole thing and just burying her head in the sand, which is never going to end well. By all means leave your husband, but the kids stay with him if you're too cowardly to confront: The kids should remain in the family home for their stability. Honestly, stay well clear of this. You're going to massively regret it otherwise, I can see it happening now. This has clusterf*ck written all over it.

I'd love to tick the Bugatti Circuit at La Sarthe off the list.

Driving a 911 once can be very hit and miss due to the location of the engine, and now with the myriad of drivetrain options too it's even worse. Assuming a basic 2WD coupe though, with either gearbox, I can fully understand people getting into one and either loving every second, or wondering what the hell all the fuss was about. It took me a good 8 months I would say at least before it finally clicked in my brain just how to drive one properly. Until then I'd been driving it like I would a mid-engined car, which meant I wasn't making anywhere near as much use of that weight distribution as I could. Once it did click in my brain though, it was a revelation and nothing ever seems quite the same, or as good. That feeling when you brake hard as hell for a corner, guide the nose in and feel everything go light as you come off the brakes, then jump on the throttle before you've even kissed the apex and feel the whole car squat down and shove you out is absolutely unique, and not even an Elise can touch it at that point for me. Above anything else, maybe Caterhams aside, I can see why people buy 911 after 911 after 911. Once you get it, you pretty much don't want anything else. I love my V8, but there's an aching part of me that wishes I'd just got a 996 C2 instead. It's not a case of if I'll have a 911 again, it's a case of when.

My holiday cost more

Blimey, I wrote that at lunchtime, it's always nice to look back with the benefit of full results Why is the BBC website showing a loss of seven seats for the SNP? Your numbers look right to me, so I'm confused there. However, given that the SNP either gained 6 or lost 7 is almost by-the-by, given that the Tories gained a massive 164 seats in comparison: Having a Tory in Glasgow is almost unbelievable! The SNP also have no control over a single council now, losing their single one they had. Labour now back in third place too, not going to be pretty for them in five weeks in Scotland I think.

Just think of the fleet of Teslas you could buy! Our accountants got bought out back end of last year, so I've a new guy doing ours now. I'm not sure that he's as good as the old one yet, will wait until I get my tax bill this year to make a decision on that I think.

Would I work at Sports Direct? I've no idea, but I've nothing against them in principle. So depending what the job was and my circumstances, yes. Why would I rule out a completely legitimate and legal source of income? Let's assume you're talking about the folks on the shop floor on minimum wage, I can only assume they're there because they're desperate for cash and can't get a job elsewhere. If I'm in that situation, I'll take money from any (legal!) means I can find. Rather there than McDonalds tbh. As I said, I'm not pretending they're the Google of the UK and a joy to work for, but people do have a choice to work for them or not. Unions should not be financing political parties, and neither should big businesses. There should be a limit on the amount any one entity can donate to political parties. Would you disagree with that?

Just get the 380RS accelerator pedal instead, much more effective.

What I meant was that 0-60 as a measurement of performance isn't interesting or relevant. 30-100 or even better 50-150 is a much better measurement to use, really sorts the men from the boys

No probs fella. Please let us know how you get on with them, will be very interested to see what they're like on a 350.

Nah, they're a bit rubbish really.

Probably is, but it weighs more so has to be slower. 0-60 means even less on FWD cars than it does on proper ones.

It'll be heavier, so slower.

Tyre pressures are set by the manufacturer based on using OEM tyres, so as soon as you stop using those then that pressure no longer applies. You wouldn't run 35psi if you put 888s on, would you?! So Strudel is kind of right, but only if you're using Bridgestones, which you're not. The correct thing to do is adjust pressure based on how the new tyres feel, which is mostly based on sidewall stiffness, and also how you intend to use them. For example, 888s on track would be around 26-28psi, but the MPSS work better with a couple extra psi in so about 37psi would be more appropriate. I've yet to try the MPS4, however given that Michelin sidewalls are usually a tad softer than other manufacturers (which is why you get good feedback from them), then I'd suggest the same 37psi as a starting point. However, as with all things they should be adjusted to suit the driver and how he feels they're performing for him. If you think they're a tad skittish, drop them back to 35 or even lower. As long as they're not ballooning massively in the middle which would be shown by excessive wear in the centre, or so floppy that the edges are wearing much quicker, there's no right or wrong. Just do whatever you feel makes the car feel happiest to you

I always use carb cleaner on MAFs, never anything else. Electrical contact cleaner would also work, dunno about brake cleaner.