Nialls supercharged GTi6 - project tidy up

[Niall]

Yeah Chris they are. 3door 306s are side mount on the outside so needs a few bits making up!

[cwspellowe]

You know for a fact i'd just drill the floor and fit massive penny washers...

[Niall]

No. Last time someone made a big hole in the floor pan of my car, I had to scrap the bastard for being rotten!

Nah it's not much work at all to get them fitted now I've worked out how I want to do it. Will do a guide once there in and I'm happy they won't flop about all over the place!

[cwspellowe]

you underestimate my bodgyness. Silicone sealant ftw.

[Matt]

Silicon and Hammerite job done

[Scott]

Silicon and dulux job done

Edited for accuracy

[Ben]

Those seats look awesome man! Means I can't get them now though hahah.

BTW top tip for the torsion bars.. they're the right length but need a bit of persuasion with a BFH to get them in, splines seem a little tight on the arms

I thought the splines looked a bit wide, its gonna be a pain in the arse adjusting the height then!

[Matt]

Silicon and dulux job done

Edited for accuracy

I've moved up in te world. Hammerite was correct this time haha

[cwspellowe]

Those seats look awesome man! Means I can't get them now though hahah.

BTW top tip for the torsion bars.. they're the right length but need a bit of persuasion with a BFH to get them in, splines seem a little tight on the arms

I thought the splines looked a bit wide, its gonna be a pain in the arse adjusting the height then!

Not really, just prep the arms properly. You wouldn't fit shiny new pistons to a rusty engine block.

My bars still pull out fine, just rather snug. Keep them greased up and they'll be fine.

[Niall]

got my passenger seat in. Oh god its comfy!! Got sam to do a bit of welding for me this morning. Only issue is i couldnt get hold of any angle steel today so had to use some ally down the side on the sill. Its still nice and secure but flexes slightly when you sit in it. Going to replace with some 4mm angle steel and jobs a goodun!



Funny thing is, even with the ally, its still more secure than the original seat lol.

also, got various bits done today but main being sams win pipe on his NAD





busy few evenings ahead. got to fit my original doors so the colour matches, fit a new rear bumper and get my drivers seat in! oh and fit a set of torsion bars but i might end up doing that at the christmas meet lol

[samass]

seats are win, win pipe is win! win filled day!

btw, that win pipe is actually pretty loud! proper blatt!!

[Niall]

seats are win, win pipe is win! win filled day!

btw, that win pipe is actually pretty loud! proper blatt!!

i heard....all the way up my road! haha

[samass]

did you hear me go by again after going to the petrol station??

[Niall]

did you hear me go by again after going to the petrol station??

no. it might be loud but not grant spec!

[samass]

shame. needs more boost.

[Matt]

Looks good. Look like they really make use of the space how heavy are they in comparison to the standard seats?

[Niall]

there a bit lighter than the standard seats. There is a 2-3 inch gap down each side. inner side im not fussed about once ive hidden the cable for the pre tensioner (its bright orange!) but the other side i might try and cut up the original plastic trim to fit on

[Matt]

Ohh sweet. Should see my gap, between the two buckets there is about 7/8inch haha.

[kernow_joe]

nice job on the seats, hows the carpc coming on?

you got any idea on what you're going to be running on the pi, been thinking about it for a while, you reckon be able to get live data from ecu? was one of my ideas, would be pretty cool

[Niall]

wrecked the RPi today was tidying up the shed and dropped it. screen is fine but ive torn the ribbon cable to the touch screen element so no touch on it. project will be back on the go when ive got a spare 150 quid for a new screen

[Matt]

Really? Man that sucks. £150 for a new screen? No way you can repair the current?

[Niall]

Really? Man that sucks. £150 for a new screen? No way you can repair the current?

could get a touchscreen over lay kit for 40 quid but not sure on how good they are

[Poodle]

Surely someone could repair that cable for you dude, isn't Cully pretty awesome with electrixicals?

[Jonny b]

Pop the cable over to me bud ill fix it if it can't be fixed ill make you a new one

[Niall]

Pop the cable over to me bud ill fix it if it can't be fixed ill make you a new one

jonny i dont think theres much you can do. its a ribbon cable thats almost been made into the touch overlay. one of the orange ones (not sure on the actual name!)
If you dont mind, ill bring it to the christmas meet. if you can do something, great...if not, no worries

[Jonny b]

Pop the cable over to me bud ill fix it if it can't be fixed ill make you a new one

jonny i dont think theres much you can do. its a ribbon cable thats almost been made into the touch overlay. one of the orange ones (not sure on the actual name!)
If you dont mind, ill bring it to the christmas meet. if you can do something, great...if not, no worries

Iam sure we can do something with it bud! Send me a pic of it

[Niall]

Well ive spent 3 hours tonight making the most simple of mounts for my drivers seat. difficult when you dont own a vice, decent hacksaw blades or a drill without a bent chuck!



either way its done. hopefully will be going in at the weekend along with my new torsion bars but am on call so might not get a chance
anyone want to do it for me?

[ash240970]

Niall, I still have that vice but because I still don't know if I'm coming to the crimbo meet or not and Samass gets up to Birmingham fairly often, if you can persuade him to make a slight detour and grab it(he owes me a favour or 2 as he forgot to pay me for the maccy D's when he had his beam changed lol) it'll help you out no end.

[Niall]

Andy is anyone near you going to the Christmas meet?

[Matt]

You not done it yet?