[Alb]

Assume you were already aware of the tyre condition?

 

[caprixpack]

Assume you were already aware of the tyre condition?

Yeah they still have just over 2mm of tread, so trying to get the most out of them before having to spend another £200.

 

[Bigayal]

Yeah they still have just over 2mm of tread, so trying to get the most out of them before having to spend another £200.

Going for f1 style slicks 😉😀

 

[caprixpack]

Going for f1 style slicks 😉😀

Naa, will just have to wait untill pay day next month.

 

[Bigayal]

Naa, will just have to wait untill pay day next month.

Pilots do wear away pretty quickly 😳

 

[caprixpack]

Just a little job today. The original aerial is well past it, and as they're only £13 it would be daft not to.

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[Alb]

Was that chewed up in the process of removing it?

 

[caprixpack]

It did require grips to remove, but it was already in that condition.

 

[caprixpack]

I got to it this weekend with fitting the new forge actuator. Bit of a pain in the **** but a few banjo bolts out made things easier.

First off I removed all the obstructions, scuttle panel, crossover and heat sheild.

A bit of wiggling around and it was out.

Unfortunately the rubber hose that goes between the actuator and boost solenoid broke while I was trying to get it off the actuator leaving it about an inch to short.
Nowhere local has any 4mm vacuum hose, Halfords only had 3mm and 5mm so I've had to resort to Amazon in the hope it will be here sometime today.
Anyway I carried on fitting the new actuator and setting the pre load. I didn't get any pictures of this as I was already annoyed due to the hose breaking.

 

[caprixpack]

Surprisingly the 4mm vacuum hose just arrived.

 

[Bigayal]

Surprisingly the 4mm vacuum hose just arrived.
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Jesus where did you order that from lol

 

[caprixpack]

Jesus where did you order that from lol

Amazon, I was expecting Monday at the earliest.

 

[Bigayal]

Amazon, I was expecting Monday at the earliest.

That’s awesome service 🥰👍

 

[caprixpack]

Well I was hoping to get this done during the week but bad weather and being too busy meant it was pushed back until today.
Jacked the st up and took the arch liner off to get better access to the boost solenoid and fit the new length of vacuum hose.
While I was messing about I gave the crossover another try, I've bought several different angled silicone hoses and finally got it to fit. Unfortunately when I came to fit the MAF harness 2 of the wires fell out.

Thankfully I have a set of wiring terminal keys so managed to remove the rest of the wires and re pin the connection.

 

[NigelStap]

Yeah looks good.