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So thanks to the keen eye of Dec,he spotted a lovely Gripper platted LSD for the Saxo_One phone call and it was sold on Donedeal.Collected this last night on the way home form watching Crash and Byrne at the light house Cinema in Dublin,thanks to Motorsport.ie.So all and all a very successful evening[emoji106]

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Jesus this car is after gettin some serious love in the last few weeks! Fair play!


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It wasn't planned for this side of Christmas,but when it came up for the price it did!
Ya just cant ignore a bargain there near 1k new


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The kids will love a diff for Christmas lol
It's even in the shape of a Christmas tree lol
Your right man grab them when Ya can
 
So thanks to the keen eye of Dec,he spotted a lovely Gripper platted LSD for the Saxo_One phone call and it was sold on Donedeal.Collected this last night on the way home form watching Crash and Byrne at the light house Cinema in Dublin,thanks to Motorsport.ie.So all and all a very successful evening[emoji106]

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Adrian that LSD will transform the car! I couldn't actually believe the difference it made to the celica. It took me a lot of laps to get used to it because it changed the handling of the car so much. Its defo worth 2-3 seconds a lap....
 
Adrian that LSD will transform the car! I couldn't actually believe the difference it made to the celica. It took me a lot of laps to get used to it because it changed the handling of the car so much. Its defo worth 2-3 seconds a lap....

Cool that's what I'm hoping for Martin[emoji106]
Got s really good deal on this so can't wait to get it fitted.Is yours a gripper platted diff too?And any idea what your ramp angle is set at.Im told mine is set around 50/60 lock if so it should be grand,wouldn't like it too aggressive


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Gearbox stripped and ready for new diff.Bit of machine work need to swap crown wheels but I have contacted a man that's up to the task[emoji106]
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Another big push forward this evening,big thanks to Dec for calling over to give me a hand.We got new big end bearings and piston rings fitted and also got one side of the front suspension sorted.
We cut the top torrent and welded in new plates around 35mm back,this should give way more positive caster for the front suspension and really improve the turn in!

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You can get some idea of the change here!
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All old rings and bearings
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Was advised by Martin Tracey not to over clean the pistons on top,as the carbon is a good thermal barrier.So who am I to argue[emoji16]

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Looks the job Adrian and we'll done Dec,seeing how good the ka was after the suspension mod this should be no different top class work lads
 
Welding credit is Dec he done a lovely neat job[emoji106]
Should be a much better suspension all round.loads of setup even have softer springs if needed[emoji106]


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So tonight the attention turned from suspension to engine.Dec turned up with some nice new bits and we started fitting head and new cams.Its great to be getting the engine back together.My next little mission will be to make up a sump baffle before bringing it Martin Tracey to get the cams timed in.
As always massive thanks to Dec for all his help it really makes a huge difference having his guidance,I'm learning so much which I think is very important as a driver also[emoji106]
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