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Alan Clogwyn

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  1. Happy 6 Anniversary Alan Clogwyn!

  2. Happy Anniversary Alan Clogwyn!

  3. Happy Anniversary Alan Clogwyn!

  4. I've been running ZE912s in 195/55 R15 on the Civic, If I swap to 50 profile the price goes down £13 a corner Great tyres but since they only last 9 months on the front it gets expensive.
  5. The gaiter covrs the bump stops. They're just tubular or cone shaped lumps of rubber that sit over the damper rod so that f it does travel too far it doesn't bottom out with a bang.
  6. I always go through this when I buy a car, especially where all the MOT advisory sheets have been conveniently lost! The Civic has a habit of digesting split pins, several MOTs mention missing ones, and I fitted new ones on purchase all round. They've all now vanished again!
  7. Any Celica Gen 5/6 or Rav 4 SXA10/11 will do the job
  8. I no longer have the EPC so could someone rustle up the part number for the front lower strut mounting bolts and nuts on a gen 5? (The big buggers!)
  9. Happy Anniversary Alan Clogwyn!

  10. That's standard on Toyota speedos, they are all inaccurate as hell
  11. Not sure I'd want paint stripper anywhere near the brake seals. I sprayed mine in situ earlier in the year without so much as a light sanding, still fine now although it isn't going to last forever obviously!
  12. Indeed, if it's not too late get yellowstuff - also best when hot, but they heat up much faster, and are far better at all temperatures. I regret not going with what I knew, but I thought to myself I've never tried reds, I wonder what they're like.... and now I know I shan't ever be buying them again!
  13. Long staright, flat out brake hard and long for a few attempts, go home. Don't sit on brake pedal when stationary. Don't expect to stop on Redstuffs unless they're hot.
  14. This. Done once and that's your lot. I've done the rear half of the Civic, just need to do the front when I get the weather again.
  15. Possibly something to do with where the air feed is taken from?
  16. Nail on head. Get a manifold vac gauge, it's what newer cars use for their MPG meters. Higher vaccum = less fuel eing used.
  17. I know a whgile back Weitec suspension was all the rage on here - so how has it proved for those that did fit it? Only asking because yesterday I was tasked with fitting a Weitec kit to a mates Leon, he bought it secondhand but it was only a month old if that (everything looked pristine apart from a couple of fitting marks) BUT the rear shocks were well and tuly goosed! Didn't fit the rears, but am kind of worried how long the fronts are actually going to last!
  18. I would want to get it done ASAP, don't want oil getting on the cambelt!
  19. Give yourself one of these boy Last step of changing the coolant would be bleeding it !
  20. Don't clamp your hoses, it;s the best way going to make them fall apart and fail. Use the free and safe option - old tub under the banjo to catch the spill, you're only looking at a 100ml or so, hardly a major leak!
  21. This. My 1st Celica handled awfully after fitting a new tyre. Turned out it was on the wrong way round and i'd never noticed!
  22. Dude, don't worry, no Celica speedo is remotely accurate anyway! 205/50 16 is standard for Gen 7 wheels, that's plenty good enough!
  23. 205/45/16 is quite a harsh ride IMO, but doesn't look too bad at all, especially if lowered.
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