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Maris said:
Very nice mate.

How much do SPG's weigh? seem quite popular on here! I was shocked how much the standard recaros weigh when i took mine out!

Fitted my ultra racing rear strut yesterday and spoon ECU last week, love them both! such noticiable differences. Have got new discs / pads / lines and rbf600 all to do before 'ring too ! :D
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Recaro SPG's are 6.5kg :bow:

Ideal mate, good to get a heads up on those parts :D

ijwhiteman said:
Nice work Tim!!! Keep it coming!
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Cheers matey... not really done any work yet... just unpacking boxes... LOL
 
Well before I start I gotta say is that the Spoon ECU is on of "THE" best mods I've fitted in a long time.... Just WOW :bow::bow::bow:

Anyway had a bit of time today so got that that fitted plus did some prep for the ring and my rear half cage that hopefully arrives tomorrow. :secret:

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Interior before removal

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All the bits out leaving some nice grime and gunk - out comes the degreaser and polisher...

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All done plus my rear brace fitted (only had a quick test drive - feels much improved at the rear!!)
 
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Sweet dude! You haven't done your allignment yet have you? If your stripping weight and putting a cage in you need to do allignment after!
 
ijwhiteman said:
Sweet dude! You haven't done your allignment yet have you? If your stripping weight and putting a cage in you need to do allignment after!
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Already booked for the 20th, cheers for the heads up though mate. :bow:
 
djdosile said:
Thanks mate, the easiest way to explain the noise is the same as MFB but quieter if that makes sense?

The lights were done with a Meguiars Dual Action Polisher - Cutting Pad and Cutting compound:

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If your doing it by hand then you can't beat Autosol though, couple of passes with that and then a pass with standard polish (like Autoglym SRP) and finally maybe a coat of your favourite wax to seal it all in. :)
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can you use this method for the tailights as well??? :wow:
 
Dunsy said:
i want my ECU back :(

Cars looking good man!
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Thanks mate, still so much more to do...

Drove into work with it this morning... had the biggest grin on my face. :))

TBH I was getting a little bit negative about the car recently and now that's all changed :wow:
 
awesome mods
where did you end up getting your spgs from? mind pm'ing me cost?
 
Cage arrived on thursday... after talking to various people I decided to go for a Safety Devices rear half cage with added harness bars. Comes with pre-cut & drilled plates that need to be welded in to strengthen the bolt in points.

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Had the option of having it without the front cage attachment points but decided to keep them in case I wanted to add one.

Getting fitted today if all goes to plan... pics later on. :nice:



alan168 said:
awesome mods
where did you end up getting your spgs from? mind pm'ing me cost?
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Got them as a return as the person who bought them wanted XL sized ones... doubt I'd be able to get em at that price again in as new condition.
 
Well after a very long day yesterday and a massive effort from two of my mates the cage is now in:

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It's a very snug fit :naughty:

Also fitted the brakes, pads & hoses... not really had a chance to try them out yet though as I don't have a seat belt/harness yet... :lol:



kaks_EK9Rx said:
Coming along very nicely ;)
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Thanks mate, nice to see your still about :woot:

Had a look at your 7 the other day... looks mental dude
 
top job tim good to hear you manged to get brake lines done i know you were having trouble like mr whiteman did... should've bought jap ines like i did :p
 
alan168 said:
cage looks awesome!
nice one!
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Thanks mate :thanks:

matt o said:
top job tim good to hear you manged to get brake lines done i know you were having trouble like mr whiteman did... should've bought jap ines like i did :p
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Thanks mate... there was a lot of head scratching. They don't foul on anything throughout the steering range the way we've fitted them so I'm happy :))
 
Couple of piccies of the welded & painted strengthening plates:

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Rear view:

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Lovely cage mate, Could you PM me how much are where from? lol

Strengthening plates look well installed, Good job! love it!
 
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