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		I completely agree.  
I'm not going for outright speed. If I wanted a super fast car I wouldn't be driving a 306    
It's about not following the norm of slapping a supercharger into a J4RS engine and doing something out of the ordinary in a garage at home    
Plus, that sound! Who would grumble at that!
	
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		You wouldn't even need a charger to be faster than Rover power    HERE  you go, much more fun.
	
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		Now that is very interesting! I guess with standalone management it wouldn't be too much of a ball ache to get running either!
	 
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		As the thread title, booked MOT today. 
09:10 this coming Saturday, so anybody who fancies pissing themselves laughing, stay tuned here saturday    
I reckon (touch wood) the only thing it will fail on is the fuelling. Everything else is sound as I have kept on top of it. Fingers crossed!
	
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		07-01-2014, 10:11 PM 
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		So sorted a bit of rust today, what with the MOT this saturday. Seemed a good idea... 
This is how it looked. Under the PAS reservoir.
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Cut out. Ground back and 'cleaned up'. Neat eh?    ![[Image: image_zpsd8dea12c.jpg]](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/grant-306/image_zpsd8dea12c.jpg)  
And welded up. Believe it or not, it was infact not Hellen Keller who welded this....
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		One thing after another eh! Haha welding looks interesting   
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		Leave it alone. I smashed it with a hammer and it didn't budge   
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		Both are diablo. One is just 15 year old, messy, covered in crap, diablo. The other is new diablo. Give it a few miles :p
	 
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		LOL, think i'd of refitted the resovior lol 
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		No point. Going EPAS soon anyway    
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		 (25-10-2013, 09:01 AM)Grant Wrote:   (25-10-2013, 08:38 AM)Ruan Wrote:  Audi 2.7T V6 or 4.2 V8 - or name the engine and make an adapter plate 
Bang on what I said then    
 (16-05-2016, 10:45 AM)Toms306 Wrote:  Oh I don't care about the stripped threads lol, that's easily solved by hammering the bolt in. Nanstone GTD5 GT17S - XUD9TE 
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		So had a productive day today. Managed to: 
- Roll my rear arches to stop the scrubbing from the 20mm spacers.  
- Fit my wink mirror (xmas present from Niall. Cheers babe) 
- Change the leaky radiator bottom o-ring 
- Fit my EPAS bracket
 
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Chosen location for the EPAS bracket
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Mount welded in
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Bracket offered up
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Lower mount welded in place
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Primered up
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Left it there for the time being. Need to grind back and krust a bit of rust. Then paint up the mounting points for the EPAS pump and lacquer.
 
Think I'm gonna need a custom PAS pipe made up to get over there, but no biggie.
	
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		Will the pump fit back in the bracket with it being that close to the arch?
	 
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		 (10-01-2014, 05:35 PM)Niall Wrote:  Will the pump fit back in the bracket with it being that close to the arch? 
If not, BFO hammer!
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		I need to cut the bit off the bracket (the welded on silver bit) that hangs down. Then it will fit nicely, with the filler next pointing towards the drivers side.
	 
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		Just leaving for the MOT now. 
This could be comical
  
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		So it failed    
On an indicator bulb. Retested and it got advisories for no airbags and for being stripped out
 
Genuinely shocked   
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		So what you're saying is that it got advisories for being win?
	 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		  pretty much. 
 
The bloke just couldn't get his head around why somebody would want to do it to their car
	 
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		 (11-01-2014, 01:38 PM)Grant Wrote:  The bloke just couldn't get his head around why somebody would want to do it to their car 
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		What's going on here? ![[Image: image_zps8e59f8d1.jpg]](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/grant-306/image_zps8e59f8d1.jpg)  ![[Image: image_zps2b2abfc5.jpg]](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/grant-306/image_zps2b2abfc5.jpg) 
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		12-01-2014, 05:01 PM 
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		So got handy with the welder again today. Added some cable securing clips and moaning lugs for the radiator (it's gotta be really obvious what this is now) ![[Image: image_zps4601b859.jpg]](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/grant-306/image_zps4601b859.jpg)  
Slapped the first can of paint I had to hand on it to stop it rusting up something rotten. Hence it looks patchwork.
	
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		Aaaand got busy with the welder again today    ![[Image: 385CE4FB-D911-46A8-895D-899007559CC1_zps5bvbj1xb.jpg]](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/grant-306/385CE4FB-D911-46A8-895D-899007559CC1_zps5bvbj1xb.jpg)  
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