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Post by Frits » 17 Feb 2008 10:47 pm

Nice pictures! I love snow!

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Post by kaos » 17 Feb 2008 11:04 pm

Nice!

shame it doesnt snow liek that don in england i'd have a helluva lot more fun!
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Post by meintag » 20 Feb 2008 02:00 pm

Awesome ice driving ! Here we see that only in pictures ! haha

The issue with the shocks is sorted, I've my money back 4 months later... And Chris_C notice from a R-Sports in ebay.de that should be in the post now !

Greetz from Spain !!

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Post by foggyjames » 21 Feb 2008 12:36 am

I did see the 340 R-Sport shocks....and was rather tempted. I decided that the valving would probably be too weak for a B200 car. They ended up going for peanuts!

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Post by Jason B » 21 Feb 2008 01:44 am

yup, but I think you are probably right about the weak valving when it comes to holding up a b200/230
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Post by meintag » 21 Feb 2008 02:30 am

A fiberglass bonnet, whole aircon sent to Trabitom and moving battery to the rear and go !! :D

They were cheap, well worth a try !

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Post by foggyjames » 21 Feb 2008 03:03 am

...having said that, a B200K 360 uses the same shocks as a 340 1.4, so maybe they'll be just fine. :) Looking at the prices they went for, I should have bought them anyway...just in case I end up going ahead with my idea for an Oettinger replica :)

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'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
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'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...

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Post by trabitom99 » 21 Feb 2008 11:03 am

meintag wrote:whole aircon sent to Trabitom
sm97
I should have the non-AC PAS bracket ready for you soon, Meintag (clickme).
foggyjames wrote:just in case I end up going ahead with my idea for an Oettinger replica
That's a good idea, particularly since you've got the right wheels for it (IIRC). Oettingers are even rarer than R-Sports! How "original" would you be wanting to do it, with stubby bumpers & "Oettinger" decals? (clickme)

Sorry, for the thread-jack, Nikdev ...

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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
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Post by foggyjames » 21 Feb 2008 11:50 pm

Yes, I have those wheels...and front spoiler...and an Oettinger 1.6 cylinder head ;)

I'd not get too neutoric about it being a perfect replica....but....stubby bumpers: yes. Oettinger decals: yes. :)

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Post by trabitom99 » 22 Feb 2008 01:45 pm

foggyjames wrote:I'd not get too neutoric about it being a perfect replica...
The cars weren't perfect in the first place, I personally wouldn't be fussed about keeping it original engine-wise ... But Oettinger wheels, spoilers & decals sound VERY nice :-) perhaps even more interesting than an R-Sport replica, being more unusual.

Back to topic: nice driving Nikdev :-) I put winter tyres on my 360 for the first time ever and was rewarded with:
no snow :?

Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
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Post by Nikdev » 01 Mar 2008 09:11 pm

trabitom99 wrote:
Back to topic: nice driving Nikdev :-) I put winter tyres on my 360 for the first time ever and was rewarded with:
no snow :?

Tom
Hehe, but on wet I can manji in third with my winter tyres so like them even if there isn't snow :wink:

A bit empty??
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This is going on:
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Me and a friend(a good welder) made a 2,5", even with two silcencers the sound was just.........Amazing :D

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I loads of picture from the making, and the finished product. If i get time i will upload them tomorrow

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Post by Jason B » 01 Mar 2008 09:15 pm

that looks great, any chance of posting the dimensions when you've finished? as I'm quite tempted to make one but lack the luxury of a pit :(
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Post by trabitom99 » 03 Mar 2008 09:12 pm

Nikdev wrote:A bit empty??
I think you need to start worrying when there's NO oil sweating from the seals. Then it's empty, unless you've replaced them at some point ...

Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Post by Nikdev » 04 Mar 2008 09:44 pm

trabitom99 wrote:
Nikdev wrote:A bit empty??
I think you need to start worrying when there's NO oil sweating from the seals. Then it's empty, unless you've replaced them at some point ...

Tom
haha :lol: No worries here

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Post by Nikdev » 04 Mar 2008 09:50 pm

Jason B wrote:that looks great, any chance of posting the dimensions when you've finished? as I'm quite tempted to make one but lack the luxury of a pit :(
I used a 2m pipe and couple of 90dergres, some 45`s and I believe i used a 30 degree bend. Also used camps, and 2 silencers and we started the it with a flex pipe as the manifold did not point straight..

Some more pics of it, used the original hanger with a slight mod:
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The rear silencer came out looking like this:
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I have heard that angled and almost mid pipe are a fashion this year :wink:

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