SteveW

Hi Folks wondering if someone can help, I wnet to try and fit my HEL lines last weekend but got a bit stuck..... First off the front has a hardline-------flexi-------metal block------flexi------ caliper Rear has hardline------flexi--------hardline------caliper My HEL kit is a 4 line kit, can someone give me a clue as to how the lines fit? I've had a serach and can't really find anything, some pictures would be awesome! I'm guessing on the front go straight from hardline to caliper but at the back I couldn't work out if you were supposed remove the hardline coming out of the Brembo and put the line straight into the caliper or just remove the flexi line??? Additionally the nuts on the lines are seized to the lines themselves. I've soaked them in penetrant but when you try and undo the nut from the flexi line the hardline rotates with the nut. Obviously I didn't keep turning it because the hardline was moving too so I downed tools and thought I'd ask some questions first! I'm pretty mechanically minded and now feel ashamed I need to ask Thank you Steve

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Well first full tank was used up last week. I got 30 miles more to the tank but it cost £5 less to fill so realistically on that tank I was looking at about 50 miles more Will have paid for itself soon

Thanks folks its a valve body for a project I'm working on. If I can't get any the other option is to skim off the valve body and fit a spacer but I would rather just shim what I have. Sadly alu foil will compress too much under the clamp load. Thank you for looking at what you had but sadly the 0.65mm ill be a little too thin.

Hmmmm maybe I just didn't go at it for long enough. I was getting annoyed because it didn;t look to be making any difference and after half an hour I sacked it off as a bad job...... Might try it out when I have a free day again. I'll also try to think of some way to make it damp first as suggested. Thanks chaps. Steve

Thanks for the suggestion mate, unfortunately I've already tried it and it won't budge!

Ha ha no he wested as soon as he had been cleaned Unfortunately its a mixture of chipped paint and white emulsion......I was following a lorry that was dropping paint a few years ago late one night and I didn't know . I've tried everything and it won't come off....... will be getting new side skirts soon, hence why I've never bothered getting them repainted....

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Hey folks, Hate to ask but I am at a loss. I need a piece of 3 thou (0.075mm) thick stainless steel. I need a piece about 6 - 8 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. However, I seem to have looked everywhere and can't get anything this small. Most places only seem to sell it in 3m or 5m rolls...... a little too much. I've had a look at work and the thinnest we have is 10 though which is way too thick for what I need to shim. Does anyone have a piece kicking about or know where I can get some? Willing to pay good money for it. Many thanks in advance, Steve

Good find, Its the S flow, I think it was mentioned on top gear a few weeks back. I think it looks awful

It will be very little motorway driving. My commute to work is 10 miles through a 40mph speed camera zone so its just cruising along, I'll have a look at the Focus and Ibiza too. Cheers

I got my K1 gaskets of ZMANALEX so I suggest you he may have the information you require. Godo luck!

Thanks folks hadn't considered a fiesta or 106 I'll have a look. I reckon by getting a second car at worst case I'll be saving £70 a month Probably more when you include service costs of the Zed etc, tyre and brake wear, I can then just have the zed for weekends and trackdays which will hopefully make the insurance cheaper saving even more. Its crazy how running two cars can be cheaper than 1

Well with petrol prices getting crazy and the fact I've started seeing someone who has a child I think I need a second car because there is no way I'm selling my zed! Basically want something cheap to buy, cheap to run (i.e. diesel), falls into the bottom tax brackets so its like £30 for the year. Looking at around 2.5K. I have seen a few clio diesels 1.5L that seem to do 60 - 70 MPG. cheap tax and less than 2.5k. Are there any other options I am missing? Cheers Steve

Bose system is rubish the head unit just dies!

+1 But no misfire for me. Been perfect ever since the map, car is currrently getting 25.8mpg on my daily commute before I was only getting 23.5mpg so should be looking at 30 - 40 miles extra per tank, sweeeeeeeeeeet!!

Good results billyokco!!! Mine is an 04 too and you did better than me , I only got 279 lol with pretty much the same mods. However, I ran the K1 bunged and was told I would get more if I removed them but I didn't see the point seen as the K1 is WAY too loud without the bungs!!! Welll for my old age anyway! ha ha Steve

The K&N oil filters are a good! Also a god send with the 1 inch nut on top, makes removal and installation very easy!

Sorry for the late replies folks. I haven't done a full tank of regular driving yet due to being off work but based upon early indications I';ll be looking at 30 - 50 extra miles pertank if I can stop nailing it everywhere. 2nd gear is my new best friend lol As soon as I am back at work and got a good indication I will let you know. Steve

ooooooo Awesome I didn't know about this. My weekend gets better. Thank you very much!!!

Cheers Dude

350th Post. Its like an anniversary

i must have been having a blonde moment

Hoping to get there this year, I will probbaly arrive on the Sunday morning for the drive out because I am off to the ring and don't get back until saturday to the 20th. May can't come round quick enough now. So much to look forward to

No mate I managed to do it by just taking the undertray off, then removing the deflector. They are only held on by clips. I was then able to feed it all back in from the bottom and route it to where I wanted from the top If you have skinny wrists then you can just do it through the slats in the front and fishing it out through the gap where the bonnet latch is I can't even get two fingers through the slats had to use a long screwdriver to get to the clips.