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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby loot » Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:24 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote::lol: :lol: have you not finnised gluing that on yet :P
The new horn looks quite posh just sounds sh*t
While I was under there I could see another intake sensor next to the intercooler
But that one wasn't new either
Bigger knows which one they replaced
I should of been more inquisitive when I went to pick it up

Yes lol, maybe they lied and just kicked the tyre? That's the universal car test when buying, maybe it also fixes broken billies?

I need to do an hour of yoga before attempting anything aesthetic or I'll bugger it up and then beat the van in anger :-(

You'd think you would be able to buy a van pre done wouldn't you :shock: :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:29 pm

A couple of hours in the Karnapidasana position should sort it :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:22 pm

now then, now then, just looking at these front discs again ....
and there's 2 sizes listed on mintex
big uns or little uns
i dont have to take the wheel off and measure do i :(
http://mintexvrm.com/WebForms/frmMain.aspx
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby loot » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:52 pm

Probably best to measure them, front pads and disks from Ford about 130 pounds, last like 3 times longer than mintex i reckon :D (tests may vary under certain conditions.)

Wooooooooo hooooooooooooo stop. :?
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:47 am

Wheel off then :( with my damaged nuts too
Mintex a been good for me I put fronts on the lime at 90k and were still on when I sold it at 180 :P
Don't know what's happened to the ones that are on billy but they are scored quite badly
The bird at fords was good though when I had it serviced she just told me to have a look at my front discs
Its usually your brakes are f*** allcock give us 1million quid to fix it or you going to crash and die horri,billy
Bloody ford
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby S60r » Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:01 am

Bloody Ford...... :wink:


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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:34 am

:lol: that's little egg nog
She wouldn't be happy if she saw that pic without her wig on
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby S60r » Sat Jun 17, 2017 8:55 am

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Awesome BJT. :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jun 17, 2017 12:02 pm

Now then ,now then
I'll put this here so I don't forget :oops:
The disc is ...980mm circumference ish divide by a pie and that's 311 mm diameter
So I am 3mm out and they are the 308mm ones MDC2719 :P
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jun 17, 2017 12:06 pm

Bit rusty that sub frame allcick
Yes allcock it is get the zinc phosphate rich chassis black out you got for five quid off egay before you put that wheel back on :x
Righty ho :)
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby loot » Sat Jun 17, 2017 12:09 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote:Bit rusty that sub frame allcick
Yes allcock it is get the zinc phosphate rich chassis black out you got for five quid off egay before you put that wheel back on :x
Righty ho :)


It's OK we can't see :-)

I bought some of those plastic nipple clamp things to hold my kit on, best get on with it or Ned will be on at me again :oops:
Also bought some double sided foam 8)
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:09 pm

Plastic nipple clamps ? I hope they have soft feel tips

Most of these brake things (yes I am still fanning about :lol: ) are made by the same dude tdm friction just with a different name on the box
Might as well buy some pagids for 40 quid instead of mintex for 60
Same sh*t different box :x
And they supply eurocrap parts ericher stuff
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:30 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote:A clunk :shock: I hope you have written a strongly worded letter to ford about it :P

Filled billy up at Morrison's and got a pork pie 8)
572 miles :?
He's reached the never seen before dizzy nights of 33.7 mpg :P
going to the border union on Sunday about 8½ hours drive
See if he can do it without a top up like the lime used to do
Bloody ford
Better give him a quick gentlemans wash first :wink:
https://youtu.be/oybSdcfZsAg


Made it back :lol: 34.4 mpg :P first time I have seen it say that much 8) beer whisky cider drink from furry goblet :P
Not bad at all when one considers the mk7 did 38 mpg but would go down nearly 1mpg per tripehound
Billy had 3 tripehounds in his belly today so that would make the old mk7. 35-36 mpg so he's not far behind at all
And Billy has 45ps more than the trampy old mk7 had
I shall be writing a strongly worded letter to ford about this and contacting my legal department :x
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby Seamonkey » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:40 pm

Got the plactic floor replaced by a wooden one.

And I removed the racing stripes. I had the van for 2 weeks some birds had a shytefest on them. When I noticed they were covered in bird droppings, the sun had already baked into the vinyl stripes.
Well after 3 and a half years looking at them on my former sport, I got tired of them anyway.

Still have to take a picture of the stripeless van. :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Custom today?

Postby loot » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:54 pm

Has anyone glued carpet to the plastic?
Is the plastic just unloved because it is slippy?
Does it rattle and stuff?
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