Sam's '98 XSi - Irene

[spike2002]

i got them from my local motor factors and they wernt cheap either must be my driving stile 8-)

[samass]

weird man! ill be getting mine from gsf when i can be bothered, think theyre like 15 or 20 quid

[spike2002]

i paid £20 each and they were ment to be oe quality. wont be buying them again i ont remember what make they was tho

[samass]

so did a bit of work on the manifold today, just cleaning it up really. stripped all the gubbins off it a few days back, so this is what it looked like when my dremel's battery died


then i attacked it with the wire brush on a drill, and thats cleaning it up nicely. think im gunna get/borrow an electric sander tho, chewing through dremel drums otherwise...

[Matt]

Looks sweet mate

[Grant]

You going for a polished metal manifold?
That would look awesome!

[samass]

cheers guys. i dunno. hadn't originally, was gunna be smooth satin black... but i am a massive fan of shiny, i even spent about 6 hours polishing my safety knife for work....
i might have to decide when i get it all clean and smooth ready for priming... might be tempted to polish it, but i also really want it on the car...............

also, gun gummed up my back box to stop that blowing, but theres still a bit of a leak from the cat to mid section. ill sort that when i chop out boxes and stuff

[samass]

been productive today, a lovely box from poodle turned up today while i was putting the door handles back on the 'rocco, and it contained top engine and g/box mount and some nice new springs .
so got on with it, and had the new mounts on in about two hours. pretty good going, didnt encounter any problems, and i tidied up some rusty bits in the bay too. couple of pics..



and then i had the genius idea of using some bumper care on the blacks under the bonnet...



main noticeable difference is on the mani, and that'll be OUTTA THERRRE soon

[Matt]

Looking good mate. Still to much of a pussy to do my own mounts haha

[samass]

wimp. ill put a guide up later, literally, piss easy. worst bit was the top one, and even that was easy once i'd busted out the hammer and chisel.

[Matt]

I can just see myself getting them off but not being able to put new ones on haha

[Grant]

Looking good mate.

How you getting on with panting up the '6 fannymould?

[samass]

I can just see myself getting them off but not being able to put new ones on haha

haha getting them on is easier than getting them off! have to wiggle the engine on the jack a bit, but easy! i bet id be able to do it ace!

[dont take me up on that, i really cba! ]

Looking good mate.

How you getting on with panting up the '6 fannymould?

cheers man

not done any more on it, was gunna but then couldn't be bothered after doing the engine mounts. might do some work on it tomorrow, but i really should study too....................

[samass]

did this....





the two outer branches have been sanded down with 120 grit paper, its shit tho, need proper paper!
stil undecided whether or not im gunna make it shiny as balls, or just smooth it a bit, then make it smoooooth satin black....

and yes, im whoring the fish eye a bit, but i dont care.

[4WayDiablo]

Pink wut?

[samass]

no.

[4WayDiablo]

Lmao Sam would like it I guess

[samass]

but im not Sam. wait. i am, but not THAT Sam...

[4WayDiablo]

But she's passed away. Do it in her honour

[samass]

[mark_airey]

But she's passed away. Do it in her honour

[samass]

boooooooosh



there's lows and stickers in that btw...

[Niall]

Ah got the beam Done?

[samass]

nahhh dont be silly haha, gunna attack that next week after i bodge a tool to pull the seized TB out... from an old brake disc...
i just accurately aimed the shot to not get the epic arch gap on the rear...


(i didnt actually, that was just luck haha!)

[Matt]

Need to space those rears!

[samass]

need to space them all!

(or band the wheels)

[Matt]

Band them!!! Right now!!!!

[samass]

wanna give me 400 quid?

[Matt]

Weres your welder

[samass]

for a minute there, i was like, hmm, angle grinder, bit of old oil drum, welder, sorted!

but then i was all, wait, i dont want to do a more extreme version of a 'Matt' on the motorway...