progress thread

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samueljon
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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 03 May 2011 09:41 pm

loooooooooom is here!!
need a battery and to fill it with fluids after replacing the dead reservoir then will hopefully be away touch wood!!

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 03 May 2011 11:08 pm

YEAH!!! EPIC WIN! Nice one lad.
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 12 May 2011 10:14 pm

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php ... 8963535150

tadaaaa!!!

still having issues with fueling atm :( got it down to the pipe from the tank to the fuel pump

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 12 May 2011 10:17 pm

Aww link doesn't work :( Still, glad you got it sorted n sussed! :mrgreen:
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 12 May 2011 10:21 pm

just add me on wastebook if you have it, samuel jon burgess
ye i think the pipe isblocked or the pick up :(

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 14 May 2011 07:41 pm

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3 doors are mega awesome!!

slowly sorting out little hick ups car seems to run fine, quickly took it round the block all seems to be free and moving fine!!

woop wooop

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Re: progress thread

Post by Speedy88 » 14 May 2011 08:08 pm

Yeah! Looks sexy. Nice 240 there too.
'88 340 Williams (Sold)
'85 360 GLS - Drift project (Sold)
'77 Colt Sigma
'96 940 Drift project

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 14 May 2011 08:11 pm

240 is my neighbours :) have already shotgunned it for when he wants rid.... 340 for drifting, 240 for pimping ;)

cant wait to sort the rims out, going to be going for wellers now just to save a few ££ + i think it will suit it better

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 14 May 2011 08:51 pm

Tasty! Exactly the same wheel set up as mine! :lol:

3 doors = epic win. None of this more doors, more whores nonsense.
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 14 May 2011 11:48 pm

cant wait to get out init properly, quickly went round the block with no brakes :\ haha

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 14 May 2011 11:56 pm

hand brake only. sweet :lol:
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 15 May 2011 12:09 am

its the way forward haha!
been building it for the past few months i get it running im going to want to take it out haha

quick spin round the block with out the bonnet on and no brakes was enough to make me still smile haha

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 15 May 2011 12:14 am

ha ha! I was the same. Mine had no zorst on, epically loud. terrible, but great.
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Speedy88 wrote: Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 15 May 2011 12:22 am

going to re do all the fuel lines just to neaten it up underneath tomorrow

hopefully brake reservior turns up next week then i can fit and bleed the brakes :D and it will be done hopefully!

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Re: progress thread

Post by volvosneverdie » 16 May 2011 08:59 pm

Nice man, nice. :D
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