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What have you done to your car today?

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Post by Scubaregs » Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:53 pm

A good days work mate.
On an unrelated, but full points for stupidity note, Lynn brought over a multi socket extension lead that had "suddenly stopped" working. Before changing a fuse, I plugged it into the mains and switched it from "off" to "on" and lo and behold.......

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Post by Drunkpanda42 » Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:29 pm

That’s some impressive skills doing all that - I would be thinking twice before taking the engine apart.

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Post by enuff_zed » Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:38 pm

Drunkpanda42 wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:29 pm That’s some impressive skills doing all that - I would be thinking twice before taking the engine apart.
Honestly no, it's just a top cover off!
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Post by Zedebee » Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:10 pm

M-Sports ‘furbed and fitted 8)
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Post by Robster68 » Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:43 pm

Gave the new febi front hubs a coat of silver paint then stuck em in the oven to cure at 115degrees,I don’t want these going rusty after 5 mins.
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Post by TheDan » Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:59 pm

Robster68 wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:43 pm Gave the new febi front hubs a coat of silver paint then stuck em in the oven to cure at 115degrees,I don’t want these going rusty after 5 mins.
This is a great idea! I am going to do this for the 4 I have sitting in a box ready to be put on the car. What paint brand did you use out of curiosity?

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Post by Robster68 » Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:20 pm

TheDan wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:59 pm
Robster68 wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:43 pm Gave the new febi front hubs a coat of silver paint then stuck em in the oven to cure at 115degrees,I don’t want these going rusty after 5 mins.

This is a great idea! I am going to do this for the 4 I have sitting in a box ready to be put on the car. What paint brand did you use out of curiosity?
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Post by Barty » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:30 pm

Drove the living daylights out of it this weekend! Spent 600km yesterday visiting friends and fellow Z-owners in the south, then tearing up to Zandvoort for a 30-minute track session, which was an absolute blast. Then today we organised the second edition of Corvo on Tour, which despite the weather was a great success. All in all: a car-filled weekend
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Post by Zedebee » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:37 pm

Barty wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:30 pm Drove the living daylights out of it this weekend! Spent 600km yesterday visiting friends and fellow Z-owners in the south, then tearing up to Zandvoort for a 30-minute track session, which was an absolute blast. Then today we organised the second edition of Corvo on Tour, which despite the weather was a great success. All in all: a car-filled weekend.

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Awesome. Given what you have put in to making that car so pretty, I’m glad you’re showing it some action too :driving:
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Post by Barty » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:45 pm

Zedebee, it was made to be driven. Hard. Who am I not to oblige 8) It'll look fine after a bath, after which I can't wait to mess it up again. Next track outing later in December, with brake upgrades being in order later this winter...
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Post by Barty » Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:13 am

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MOT done and dusted. Ready for another year :thumbsup:
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Post by T_J_G » Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:06 pm

Gave her a wash and wax for it then to rain shortly after :roll: ordered a new battery to replace a failing one and now making arrangements for a faulty GM5 to be repaired.
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Post by Smartbear » Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:17 pm

New MOT obtained today & pleased to see my annual mileage had increased to 5k, had a minor issue when informed my headlight washers weren’t working but then remembered I’d coded them out with Carly after getting fed up with screenwash residue over the bonnet - a few minutes later I’d managed to turn them on again :oops:
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Post by W63 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:46 pm

New MOT with no advisories for the Coup :thumbsup:
Also had the gearbox oil changed with Liqui Moly as it was getting a little notchy... It has made a big difference.
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Post by Scott Naylor » Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:18 am

Zedebee wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:10 pm M-Sports ‘furbed and fitted 8)
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Nice one Ben, I noticed you had nabbed these on the forum! Is your M54 a non-si, I cannot remember how these work, I know you had put reokacement M Sport seats into the Coupe I came to look at, a nice and in my view essential touch for that really sporty feel!
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