SRowell's Stage 1 Diablo HDi Estate

[Eeyore]

Right after the success of the last post heres another update.

Been thinking about 6s and stage 2 hdi and seeing as ive got the hdi i might as well go stage 2 so expect to see some epic estate action on track at pugfest!

First up my tyres were pretty bald so i picked up some uniroyal rainsport 2s from camskill for £33 each/£144 delivered. £20 to fit all of them and ill get them balanced soon. Theyre fine up to 80 atm anyway. Was a bit hard to find somewhere to fit them on bank holiday sunday and places wanted £15 or £12.50 a wheel!





Got them fitted on the shadow chrome cyclones from the 1.8 instead of the bubbling silver ones off the estate. Then putting them on i noticed they had been rubbing on the inner arch liner so that was removed.



People keep telling me to get a belt...


And i dont think my rear brakes are working...


So this is how it stands now!


Also some of the engine cover mounts had snapped off so I was given some new ones by one of my coworkers. A bit shorter but they screw in perfectly!


Ive been having lots of problem in traffic going to and from work. On the m53 it took me 4 hours to drive 35 miles. And tonight it took me an hour to drive one mile! Such a joke. Anyway last day working in chester tomorrow! Many of you will know from facebook that I have got a job working as a Technical Consultant for IBM which starts in October. Should be good! Anyway in tonights long traffic jam i bumped into Mooey65 who used to have a moonstone hdi on here about a year ago! Now rolling in a 2.4 audi estate we had a chat whilst rolling along and not having small drag races.

Our conversation went like this:
Mooey65: Nice ride. Whats the retail on one of those?
Me: More than you can afford pal.... Peugeot! Bwwwwooorrrrpppp Psssshhtttt



And then of course the inevitable loss against a 2.4 petrol... Still i was going 50mpg and he was doing 6! D:


Anyway Ive saved the best till last! Bucket seats! In an estate! I got a cobra monaco and a monaco s off sam for £85 including sliding rails. Essentially they are exactly the same seat but with a slightly different fabric if you catch it in the right light! Just got to buy the cobra frames and some harnesses now!

On the left!


Thats it for now. I finish my job in chester tomorrow and Ive finished uni so im spending a week partying in liverpool before coming home for the summer! Plans for the car in time for pugfest include... Fitting bucket seats, gti brakes, lower strut brace, FMIC, Stage 2, Stripping!

Thoughts?

ps - may have to cancel FMIC so I can buy a decent phone. These pictures are crap!