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#2806 hoody99

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Posted 06 April 2013 - 09:04 PM

What wheels you running I never had to remove the lugs for mine with or without a spacer ?

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Posted 06 April 2013 - 09:20 PM

tried mine and they wouldn't go on, about 4mm too big

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 12:31 AM

Must just be the difference in wheel makes ? Let me know how you get on with the 4 pots am planning on running them

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 07:38 PM

Must just be the difference in wheel makes ? Let me know how you get on with the 4 pots am planning on running them

Will do when I can bleed them..... Two nipples have snapped , can't get the air out... Turbo 4 pots do make your wheels stick out a bit further , just to let you know

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 07:59 PM

Been out today, started work inside the car, fabricated repair panels
for rear seat base, fitted one half fitted other then ran out of gas bu**er !!!! :ermm: :genius:

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Wheres that green sheet from? Theres a lot of washing machine in mine!

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 08:06 PM

Ford Transit ,cut out vans to fit bonded windows to make Mini buses ...

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Posted 07 April 2013 - 08:48 PM

Pm me when yeh ready... :withstupid:

Can I have a copy?

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Posted 08 April 2013 - 08:41 PM


Pm me when yeh ready... :withstupid:

Can I have a copy?

It's on page 154

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 10:16 PM



Must just be the difference in wheel makes ? Let me know how you get on with the 4 pots am planning on running them

Will do when I can bleed them..... Two nipples have snapped , can't get the air out... Turbo 4 pots do make your wheels stick out a bit further , just to let you know


Even with metro flanges ?

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 10:21 PM




Must just be the difference in wheel makes ? Let me know how you get on with the 4 pots am planning on running them

Will do when I can bleed them..... Two nipples have snapped , can't get the air out... Turbo 4 pots do make your wheels stick out a bit further , just to let you know


Even with metro flanges ?

It's the metro flange that pushes the wheels out by about a quarter of an inch each side.

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Posted 10 April 2013 - 10:52 PM

Yes , Turbo flanges are worse due to the vented discs, another problem is when I fitted the front arches I fitted them a bit low so the car has to ride high to clear... Gonna swap back for the time being, when I've sorted the caliper I will probably temp alter the arches or even replace them. would like carbon Miglia's

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Posted 10 April 2013 - 11:13 PM

I'm going for miglias but carbon warped because a tight ass lol

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 12:19 AM

Ford Transit ,cut out vans to fit bonded windows to make Mini buses ...


Is this what you do for a living? Got loads of window cut outs for repairs in the garage

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 09:03 AM


Ford Transit ,cut out vans to fit bonded windows to make Mini buses ...


Is this what you do for a living? Got loads of window cut outs for repairs in the garage

Not on the shop floor now, we do conversions and bespoke builds

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 09:09 AM

I'm going for miglias but carbon warped because a tight ass lol

May have to go black grp due too cost ....... means more body / paint work though.... the wheels have already cracked the arch so needs doing.......




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