One month later .... it's back!!

jimbugalee · September 07, 2009, 09:28:22 AM

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinally got the G40 back after a month of driving under 55mph in the Mk1

Had what feels like loads done. Sent the charger off to Jabbasport via PhilJ. No problems with their service and got it back all okies

Had the head all re-done and a bunch of other stuff I put on my last post.

spent Saturday cleaning and took some piccies. Think I need to clean up the rocker cover now hehe

Max · September 07, 2009, 09:54:50 AM

Looking good, really like the colour.

Fred · September 07, 2009, 06:20:46 PM

You Lucky Lass, Bless You Girl.

Fred.

quiksilver_jake · September 08, 2009, 04:14:48 PM

Where did you get the catch tank and pipe from gemma?

PeteG40 · September 08, 2009, 04:24:25 PM

that looks like a flat blue - non metallic... Maritime blue i think. only done on L reg as a standard colour (in addition to white, black red as stock colours)

jimbugalee · September 08, 2009, 04:25:49 PM

Just from eBay (Item no 360184713145 I think). The tank was £25 but you get some silly garden hose with it.

The hose is Samco and I thought it was mucho expensive ... about £70. Luckily the guy who fitted it used half the hose on his own car so I only paid half of that.

You know where the throttle butterfly is ... should I have the old bit of hose cut off and pointing downwards? It seems a bit open to me.

jimbugalee · September 08, 2009, 04:26:31 PM

Quote from: PeteG40 on September 08, 2009, 04:24:25 PM
that looks like a flat blue - non metallic... Maritime blue i think. only done on L reg as a standard colour (in addition to white, black red as stock colours)

Yup Maritime Blue .... the blue no one ordered after they bought out Windsor blue lol

PeteG40 · September 08, 2009, 04:42:15 PM

looks nice big fat catch tank pipe... GOOD, i've witness ones with reducers on and they've blocked and caused all sorts of oil seals to go POP

quiksilver_jake · September 08, 2009, 04:49:57 PM

you know where the throttle butterfly is ... should I have the old bit of hose cut off and pointing downwards? It seems a bit open to me.

Have to point this out as want to check mine

jimbugalee · September 08, 2009, 04:55:56 PM

Quote from: PeteG40 on September 08, 2009, 04:42:15 PM
looks nice big fat catch tank pipe... GOOD, i've witness ones with reducers on and they've blocked and caused all sorts of oil seals to go POP

I assumed that was the size they all were so that's more luck that judgement!!

Jake - this bit here on the left is it meant to have a hose leading downwards otherwise stuff could fly into the butterfly bit?

jimbugalee · September 08, 2009, 09:04:36 PM

aaah yes I've seen those. Can you pick them up from eBay?

lance · September 09, 2009, 01:12:44 AM

i have a k an n filter that fits this. if you wanna buy it think £15 posted is about right.

quiksilver_jake · September 09, 2009, 08:21:25 AM

do you know what size it is lance? as id be after a green cotton one

gemma thats what i thought you meant , only seen a couple of people bother with this

LeonL · September 09, 2009, 12:21:24 PM

Quote from: jimbugalee on September 08, 2009, 04:25:49 PM
Just from eBay (Item no 360184713145 I think). The tank was £25 but you get some silly garden hose with it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360184713145&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D360184713145%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

That one? Might consider purchasing one for if i ever decide to do the boost return mod in the future

jimbugalee · September 09, 2009, 12:35:38 PM

Yeh that's it. If you search 'Oil catch tank' there's loads of different sizes/shapes and all seem to be pretty good quality as long as you don't use the garden hose that comes with it!!

P.s the boost return mod is coooooool. But I don't drive my car all the time - I can imagine it might get annoying. I just like seeing people's faces wondering what that big vacuum cleaner is coming down the road lol