faceofdoh wrote:Are the later stalks still available?
I bought a complete new unit from Ebay 2 years ago.
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faceofdoh wrote:Are the later stalks still available?
Hans Efde wrote:I would sell the exhaust and buy a proper Maniflow one and fit the undertrays. I have driven a coupe to about 190km/h and it is amazing how good the aerodynamics work. It's just 770 kg, but it felt glued to the road. Absolutely a breathtaking low flying event, although compared to the Bronze it's a bit softer and slightly less sharp.
No doubt the suspension will need a complete overhaul, also the right height setting is important for the ways it steers and behaves on the road. Problem with the hydragas is you can't tell how much nitrogen is left in the bottle. On my car they pumped it up, but the suspension became rock solid. You if you stick to the hydragas, it may be necessary to get a few new ones. Also all bushes and rubbers will need replacement after so many years unless the chap did it recently. On my car (1990 Metro) the play in the suspension was a complete MOT failure, so it's no sorned and will be overhauled.
Anyway you have to calculate this in you budget, so I would give him 700 pounds for it max.
faceofdoh wrote:Are Maniflow the only makers of the "proper" Gold exhaust system?
Hans Efde wrote:faceofdoh wrote:Are Maniflow the only makers of the "proper" Gold exhaust system?
Good question. My car has a GTM supplied SS exhaust and it does NOT have "Maniflow" on it, so I assume GTM got them from a second source. But who? If Alistair has the GTM records he could answer that (or maybe sell them for a better price than Maniflow).
faceofdoh wrote:On the subject of exhausts, can you get a SS LCB manifold? I used to go through mild steel LCB manifolds about as fast as I went through Mini rear radius arm bushes. I think they formed the basis of my annual service.
wolfie wrote:you can get a ss lcb but it ain't cheap. Looking at the pics has the car had a respray at some point? I'd try lightly sanding the surface with something like 1500 grit then T-Cut it and see how that looks. As for the spoiler, I've seen 1 gold with a cut down scooby impreza job and it looked absolutely ridiculous so yours is pretty subtle in comparison
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