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Matty86
03-04-2007, 16:29
Finally got round to taking a pic of my polished rocker cover! :D

http://people.ex.ac.uk/mbj201/cars/Engine/DSCF1270.JPG

http://people.ex.ac.uk/mbj201/cars/Engine/DSCF1271.JPG

http://people.ex.ac.uk/mbj201/cars/Engine/DSCF1272.JPG

Am currently attacking an inlet manifold with a dremel to get that polished up (did the rocker by hand!!) but its proving annoying :(

Need to do a cam cover thingy bit too...

Also got a new coolant expansion tank!

http://people.ex.ac.uk/mbj201/cars/Engine/DSCF1273.JPG

£20 from GSF and it came in a Renault bag :D

The old one :(

http://people.ex.ac.uk/mbj201/cars/Engine/DSCF1274.JPG

What a luxury it is being able to see how much coolant I have :p


from last night:

http://people.ex.ac.uk/mbj201/cars/DSCF1269.JPG

:(
mike16valver
03-04-2007, 16:43
Did you get the header tank off there website...?
darrenm1eqn
03-04-2007, 16:47
Whats the Part Number of the header tank cheers Darren
AmDaMan
03-04-2007, 17:07
bloody hell that tank makes all the difference mate well done!! I was always told there were £40ish so never got one but £20!!! I want!! :lol:
Matty86
03-04-2007, 17:10
Been chatting with laine and he said he can't find it on the website..

I went in and asked at my local one

part numbers i've got:

R17525 EXPANSION TANK 7701-203-218
Matty86
03-04-2007, 17:12
£23.79 inc the VAT with a 10% club discount...

so I lied... not quite £20 :p
BRUN
05-04-2007, 23:03
it wont stay clean for long

ive had mine on about 2 years and although its still in very good condition its no longer 'as new' clean
Daz.
05-04-2007, 23:05
it wont stay clean for long

ive had mine on about 2 years and although its still in very good condition its no longer 'as new' clean

Thats why I don't want to put mine on - my coolants pink and with the dirty bottle just looks brown :roll:
Daz.
05-04-2007, 23:07
by the way how long did it take you to polish the cover? did you do it on the car?
Matty86
05-04-2007, 23:36
my coolant has been flushed so many times its fairly good!

Even if I have to buy a £20 bottle every two years, I'm not fussed!

Daz, I polished it off the car, didnt take too long... i did however drop it once i'd finished it on to tarmac, pitting the whole surface, so I had to do it again!! :evil:

But attack it with some 80grit and a sanding block to get rid of the pitting and the work it up with wet and dry and you could probably do it in a weekend


The inlet is proving annoying though :(
BRUN
05-04-2007, 23:39
yea ive thought of buying another lol

bet i could get a tenner or more for the one thats on it now as its still in way better condition than most
Matty86
05-04-2007, 23:49
nah, get a collection going ;)
VIPERONE
06-04-2007, 00:39
best thing to do before you fit it is plumb in a garden hose and undo a pipe at the end of the system... run it till the water is no longer rusty brown.