Clip Mounting
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Scotty-Boy

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532 posts

221 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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I'm working from one of the old paper manuals and as someone mentioned a few weeks ago (SHF?), it starts off reasonably well with panelling and then the author obviously got bored and couldn't be arsed writing any more!

So... does anyone have any pics showing how the clips are mounted to the chassis, and where they have placed any gas-struts?

Cheers! biggrin

highflyer

1,901 posts

255 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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What are you working on Scott ? can-am, gtr, sport, or spyder.
If its a gtr I can take a couple of pictures for you.

Scotty-Boy

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532 posts

221 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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Cheers!

It's a Spyder chassis and bodywork. The kit has passed through a few hands over the years and it seems that some of the previous owners have bought new Can-Am parts from Ultima in the hope that they would fit... most do, but some require a bit of fettling to work!

I don't have any clip mounting hardware... just the integral 'bars' and a few rose-joints, so I pretty much have a blank canvass!!!

highflyer

1,901 posts

255 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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where in the country are you ? anywhere near Chester.

Scotty-Boy

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532 posts

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Friday 11th July 2008
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I'm up in Edinburgh, but if I stand at the top of Arthurs Seat with a pair of mega-binoculars, then I just might be able to see you... what are you wearing?


Jim_w

85 posts

220 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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Hi Scott,

Helpful as this isn't regarding your current question - how is the RS4 lump installation coming on?

Regards

Jim

Scotty-Boy

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Friday 11th July 2008
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Quite nicely Jim.

Engine has been stripped of all the air con / power steering cack and is now quite a lightweight!

I've ditched all hope of running the FSI system, so I'm having ali bungs made which I will thread into the old 'direct' injector holes. Fit and forget!

I've bought 2 sets of Suzuki Hayabusa thottle bodies and I'm in the process of fabricating a suitable manifold to accept them (I've chopped the manifold lip off the existing RS4 plenum to use as a base). The Hayabusa throttle bodies are quite handy as they can be separated to suit different manifold sizes - I'll try usiing the 8 Suzuki injectors as I'm told that they are capable of 440bhp (collectively).

Bought an Omex 710 ecu to control everything, but haven't yet taken it out of the box.

Other than that, it's just cosmetics... trying to find a rocker cover as the old one is cracked (bloody hens teeth!).

Jim_w

85 posts

220 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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Thanks - sounds like you're cracking on nicely....I look forward to the next installment (any chance of the odd photo when you get the throttle bodies sorted?).

beer

Cheers,

Jim

Scotty-Boy

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532 posts

221 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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Will take a few snaps when it's looking more respectable.

Spoke to Audi... £200 for a rocker cover!!!!


hilly

146 posts

285 months

Saturday 12th July 2008
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For Audi prices, at £200 for an alloy cover, that is cheap.

The turbo outlet hose on my A4 split, it is basically a bit of rad hose about 50mm dia, 150mm long and that was £130!

Hilly