sorry pal was updating my readers ride at the time
brembo 4 pots,370mm discs
Not jealous
What did you and your MK2 do today?
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Not jealous
Seriously...there's money flowing through the SCN community that wasn't there a year ago. Did everybody get raises and promotions but me?
Patrick...I think it's a case of them not having kids! Or if they do a Mrs. Who allows them to spend their cash as they wish!
So, yesterday I went down to visit Alex at AKS Tuning in Bedford. I'd been getting fed up with a few niggles that had been creeping in with my car so wanted Alex to work his magic for me.
After an early start we arrived first thing and actually beat Alex so decided to have an awesome bacon baguette from the cafe next door!
Once Alex had opened up he started work on the car straight away.
Firstly he swapped these rusty old balljoints.
For these shiny new adjustable Superpro Balljoints.
Next up he straightened my exhaust for me which had been bugging me for ages as it seemed to shift about randomly depending on its mood.
Alex had spotted a small oil leak on my car when I was down there ages ago so he quickly sorted that for me and replaced the dogbone mount that had been leaked on with a new Vibratechnics one.
Whilst the car was still up in the air he sorted my ride height as he thought the rear was too high. He then checked all the suspension components over thoroughly as I'm due out on track soon and wanted to be sure everything was "bang on!"
Whilst the front wheels were off we checked their balancing as I'd been getting slight wheel wobble at high speeds......turns out one wheel needed quite a lot of weights removing to make it right.
The car was then brought down and Alex fitted the 42dd & AKS shifter kit and gearbox bushes.
This along with the short shifter that's been on for ages has made for a much more positive gear change.
My APR fuel pump was then refitted to the car after it had been down at AKS for a while getting checked over.
Alex then fitted some Pagid Yellow RS2-9 pads to my AKS 370mm brake kit as I wanted something more aggressive than the ones that came with it.
The car was then taken away for its laser 4 wheel alignment and shakedown after Alex had discussed with me how I wanted it to feel/behave and my personal driving style (especially on track!)
Finally the wait was over and he returned, apparently the geo was WAY out and a total b@stard to correct. If I'm honest I'd been very lazy and hadn't had the alignment done for way too long. Thankfully Alex stuck at it though and got it sorted. He then took me out for a spin and I think a little bit of poo came out of me!
I couldn't wait for the drive home and I can safely say it was EPIC! The car now feels so positive and just the way it should and wow........THE BRAKES!!!!!!!! I nearly gave myself whiplash on many occasions on the way home, I literally cannot explain how mental these pads are. Obviously I haven't had chance to fully test them yet but they feel like they could stop a train. I cannot wait to get it out on track again, it'll be like a different car out there now.
Anyway, thanks to Alex for another job well done. I can't wait to get back down to AKS for my next round of mods!
After an early start we arrived first thing and actually beat Alex so decided to have an awesome bacon baguette from the cafe next door!
Once Alex had opened up he started work on the car straight away.
Firstly he swapped these rusty old balljoints.
For these shiny new adjustable Superpro Balljoints.
Next up he straightened my exhaust for me which had been bugging me for ages as it seemed to shift about randomly depending on its mood.
Alex had spotted a small oil leak on my car when I was down there ages ago so he quickly sorted that for me and replaced the dogbone mount that had been leaked on with a new Vibratechnics one.
Whilst the car was still up in the air he sorted my ride height as he thought the rear was too high. He then checked all the suspension components over thoroughly as I'm due out on track soon and wanted to be sure everything was "bang on!"
Whilst the front wheels were off we checked their balancing as I'd been getting slight wheel wobble at high speeds......turns out one wheel needed quite a lot of weights removing to make it right.
The car was then brought down and Alex fitted the 42dd & AKS shifter kit and gearbox bushes.
This along with the short shifter that's been on for ages has made for a much more positive gear change.
My APR fuel pump was then refitted to the car after it had been down at AKS for a while getting checked over.
Alex then fitted some Pagid Yellow RS2-9 pads to my AKS 370mm brake kit as I wanted something more aggressive than the ones that came with it.
The car was then taken away for its laser 4 wheel alignment and shakedown after Alex had discussed with me how I wanted it to feel/behave and my personal driving style (especially on track!)
Finally the wait was over and he returned, apparently the geo was WAY out and a total b@stard to correct. If I'm honest I'd been very lazy and hadn't had the alignment done for way too long. Thankfully Alex stuck at it though and got it sorted. He then took me out for a spin and I think a little bit of poo came out of me!
I couldn't wait for the drive home and I can safely say it was EPIC! The car now feels so positive and just the way it should and wow........THE BRAKES!!!!!!!! I nearly gave myself whiplash on many occasions on the way home, I literally cannot explain how mental these pads are. Obviously I haven't had chance to fully test them yet but they feel like they could stop a train. I cannot wait to get it out on track again, it'll be like a different car out there now.
Anyway, thanks to Alex for another job well done. I can't wait to get back down to AKS for my next round of mods!
Received my parts from Dave @ Sere and car has been booked in at VRT in Slough to get everything fitted.
-Charcoal canister with new pipe
-PCV valve
-Rev D diverter valve
The canister and pcv valve are the issues to sort and the diverter valve is just for piece of mind.
-Charcoal canister with new pipe
-PCV valve
-Rev D diverter valve
The canister and pcv valve are the issues to sort and the diverter valve is just for piece of mind.
Right so I got a cheap insurance quote through Adrian Flux had a look through and seen that's it's underwritten by Trinity Lane Insurance and they are based in Malta which is why 'Adrian flux' appear to be cheap. Also if you google trinity lane insurnsce then there's pages and pages and page of bad reviews with them.
Always seems to be to good to be true.
If your with Adrian flux I would check your policy documents.
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Always seems to be to good to be true.
If your with Adrian flux I would check your policy documents.
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I dont really care where they are based as long as I'm covered ...
Most of "big" companies are incorporated in so called "tax heavens"
I didn't like the bloke on the phone at Adrian flux too pushy and too cocky .
Have you tried Chris Knott insurance yet ?
Isn't Rev D the piston type that has a tendancy to leak??? I've just swapped my D for G today and already noticed a difference to the MPG in lower gears - it's much better.
Keep meaning to ring them just really busy at work with been month end and they only work until 5 pfffft lol.
Might bell the tomorrow. Was only because greenlight asked who under writ them and when I looked and googled it and say all the really bad reviews on them.
Will let you know the outcome.
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If the the insurance seems really cheap there's a reason. All these companies are crap at paying out. Your better off paying a reputable company than deal with the hassle of trying to get your money. If you can't afford it then your driving the wrong car! Rant over
I never said I can't afford it. But alot of people go with Adrian flux and other specialist companies and I bet nobody knew that about them so letting people no. Rant over.
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