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Old 29th August 2015, 09:37 PM
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Cheers, yes it's coming along. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and your iva plans, surely the most efficient yet high quality Haynes build so far!

Are you going to fabricate your own air box?
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Old 29th August 2015, 09:39 PM
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Cheers, yes it's coming along. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and your iva plans, surely the most efficient yet high quality Haynes build so far!

Are you going to fabricate your own air box?
Cheers, air box, yes I'm going to start looking and that soon, aluminium I think
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Old 31st August 2015, 08:19 PM
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Today's job was brake pipes, had to go my motor spares shop 3 times as the fittings I had ordered weren't going to work out right, this meant I didn't get going till about 11:30







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Old 31st August 2015, 08:20 PM
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I'm happy how they have all turned out but I did find it a bit of a faf about, the fittings I brought from various places are all different, also you read about sae and din flares etc, in the end I did test flares in all my fitting types to check they seated properly and the back edge wasn't damaged by the fitting, also when I tighten them up I'm going to undo them and check the flares have seated correctly, I'm going to get my brake flex's made up tomorrow to all being well!
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Some very tidy work going on

The first engine start on any car is always a pinical moment.

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Old 31st August 2015, 11:02 PM
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Looking spot on like normal.
One thing I will mention is how your brake t's attach. Very early on with IVAs AshG on here (I think) failed from not having the t bolted through the rail.
It may be worth while replacing the riveted brackets with bolts instead.
Or at least have a search /ask on LB if anyone has recently been picked up on it.

Also the 8mm outlet on the corsa header tank is fragile. I managed to snap mine off when doing up the jubilee clip. At least your using the spring clips.
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Old 1st September 2015, 08:39 AM
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Looking spot on like normal.
One thing I will mention is how your brake t's attach. Very early on with IVAs AshG on here (I think) failed from not having the t bolted through the rail.
It may be worth while replacing the riveted brackets with bolts instead.
Or at least have a search /ask on LB if anyone has recently been picked up on it.

Also the 8mm outlet on the corsa header tank is fragile. I managed to snap mine off when doing up the jubilee clip. At least your using the spring clips.
Ok thanks for that, do you think bolt the tags on with two nutserts?

Ok I will be carful with the tank then

Cheers for the input
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Old 1st September 2015, 08:46 AM
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Just had a search and ash had used a nutsert and failed because of no locking device, I just think bolting all the way through looks rubbish
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Old 1st September 2015, 11:41 AM
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Just had a search and ash had used a nutsert and failed because of no locking device, I just think bolting all the way through looks rubbish
Yeah I agree, rivets look much neater.
It may have been a teething stage. I've never heard it again but thought it was worth a mention.
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Yeah I agree, rivets look much neater.
It may have been a teething stage. I've never heard it again but thought it was worth a mention.
Yeah that's cool cheers, I've rang the dvla today and managed to speak to a tech chap and he said it will be ok, they just don't like anything that could vibrate etc, I've upped the rivet size just to be sure
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