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Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Friday, 27 January 2017
Sunday, 15 January 2017
New brakes on the Ibiza FR!
So I decided to fit new brakes to the FR in the new year. The last time the car was in the garage they gave me a warning that the pads were almost out. I suppose 40,000 miles ain't too bad on the factory pads! After much deliberation I decided to follow MCM's advice. If your going to be doing the work anyway, you might as well upgrade! So that's what I did. I was going to go for full Greenstuff pads and discs but I figured that, in reality I don't need to go that far. so I compromised. I fitted slotted discs on the front and ceramic pads all round. not too sure how much better they are going to be, but I figured I would give it a shot anyway!
While I was shopping around I decided to have a look for some braided brake hoses to fit while I was at it. Sourced myself a set of HEL brake lines in transparent red to go with the callipers. now on paper, switching out the hoses seemed like a reasonably straightforward job, at the front at least, the back however is another story! both the rear lines are either tucked up beside the exhaust or right beside the fuel tank! BE WARNED - this is not a job for the faint of heart. I took almost 5 hours toi get the back hoses fitted due to the sheer lack of access. so if anyone tells you that brake lines are easy to fit. My advice, check your system very carefully first and don't be like me who jumps in feet first and get stuck in the rain and dark trying to clip the hose back into its mounts without being able to actually see what I'm doing! At the end of the day, your brakes are the only thing that will be able to stop you if you get into bother. probably not a component you really want to mess about with if your not 100% confident!
Will let you know how everything works, going for a big drive tomorrow, #shakedowntour!
While I was shopping around I decided to have a look for some braided brake hoses to fit while I was at it. Sourced myself a set of HEL brake lines in transparent red to go with the callipers. now on paper, switching out the hoses seemed like a reasonably straightforward job, at the front at least, the back however is another story! both the rear lines are either tucked up beside the exhaust or right beside the fuel tank! BE WARNED - this is not a job for the faint of heart. I took almost 5 hours toi get the back hoses fitted due to the sheer lack of access. so if anyone tells you that brake lines are easy to fit. My advice, check your system very carefully first and don't be like me who jumps in feet first and get stuck in the rain and dark trying to clip the hose back into its mounts without being able to actually see what I'm doing! At the end of the day, your brakes are the only thing that will be able to stop you if you get into bother. probably not a component you really want to mess about with if your not 100% confident!
Will let you know how everything works, going for a big drive tomorrow, #shakedowntour!
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
New Years Resolution!
So I thought I would get my new years resolutions up and out online so that I can compare and contrast at the end of the year to see how successful I am. It also means that everyone can slate me if I fail at it!
First things first, last year I let my youtube channel slide towards the end of the year. That will not happen this year! I have plenty of ideas this year and i want to get loads more up and out there! On that note if anyone wants to see anything about my channel please feel free to drop me a line. Google, Youtube, Blogger, anywhere you want, i watch it all!
Secondly, i have masses of things I want to do with my car. Interior tweaks, engine mods, drivetrain upgades and exterior enhancements. I also want to take you guys along for the journey. At the end of the day, i'm just a regular joe in a standard car. So i want to show you that, with some imagnation and patience you too can make pretty much any car you have into a real machine and tweak it any way you want. Hopefully without sending to much money.
Thirdly, adventures. Last year i said that there would be roadtrips. Sadly, due to work commitments I never got the chance. However i did manage to scope some routes out. so this year, come hell or high water, road trips will happen! Stay tuned for more details on that.
Finally, Instagram and Snapchat. Im still getting used to these apps so bear with me, I will be working on it this year!
Thank you for following me this far. Hopefully I can start doing you all a service in 2017!
First things first, last year I let my youtube channel slide towards the end of the year. That will not happen this year! I have plenty of ideas this year and i want to get loads more up and out there! On that note if anyone wants to see anything about my channel please feel free to drop me a line. Google, Youtube, Blogger, anywhere you want, i watch it all!
Secondly, i have masses of things I want to do with my car. Interior tweaks, engine mods, drivetrain upgades and exterior enhancements. I also want to take you guys along for the journey. At the end of the day, i'm just a regular joe in a standard car. So i want to show you that, with some imagnation and patience you too can make pretty much any car you have into a real machine and tweak it any way you want. Hopefully without sending to much money.
Thirdly, adventures. Last year i said that there would be roadtrips. Sadly, due to work commitments I never got the chance. However i did manage to scope some routes out. so this year, come hell or high water, road trips will happen! Stay tuned for more details on that.
Finally, Instagram and Snapchat. Im still getting used to these apps so bear with me, I will be working on it this year!
Thank you for following me this far. Hopefully I can start doing you all a service in 2017!
Monday, 2 January 2017
Happy New Year everyone!
Just a quick one to wish everyone a happy new year. Hope its all you wish for and more!
Please stay tuned to see more fun and frolics on my blog and on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/scott88491
All the best!
Scott
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