he guys thought it was about time i showed off my car a little bit. bought it last september after finally deciding to put some serious money up formy dream car at the age of 22. up until this mycar history had been a bit risky ha. (saxo vtr, astra sri, rx8) <br><br>searched for a while spoke to torque gt at one point and then came across this bad boy in the uk and after a couple of chats with the guy selling it (and the factor he offered me £3k for my rx8) i picked it up and swapped keys. side note win for me dropped off the rx8 the day its mot and tax run out. the engine was spotless and untouched and the exterior had been modded to a point i was happy with so knew i want mess around with the looks too much. 
<br>After the initial money i just enjoyed the car for a while whilst i saved up a little to get engaged and holiday. then around july started to look for small tweaks. <br><br>first things first were strut braces for the front rad hoses as on of mine had split and a couple of vacuum hoses as some of mie were looking a bit weak. and some dmax leds for the
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<br>as soon as i got the bonet up i think seems as its open why not put on a fmic and send my front bumper and boot off for a respray as journeys from northampton to newcastle every weekend had taken there toll in stone chips.
<br><br>managed to source a greddy intercooler of a guy in york who bought it for a project but never went further for a bargin price and after fighting with the pipework for a day managed to get it in snug and tight. and then after deciding on a smaller yet same powered battery instead of a boot relocation managed to get it perfectly snug. think someone thought about it before as when i removed the battery the tray had already been masacred 
<br>got the bumper and boot back with a ridiculously good match from my buddy adam at kas racepaint i was ready to take her out. the fmic made a huge difference to the delivery of power and had 3 weeks of fun!!!
disaster struck.<br><br>long story short was flying when all of a sudden a pop crack and **** loads of smoke happened.....<br><br>pulled in to the nearest lay by turned off the engine opened the bonnet and was greated by oil everywhere and the exhaust manifold alight ha!!!<br><br>managed to put out thw fire and get it towed back home to see the damage.<br><br>knew what it was but made sure i checked everyother possibility before admiting defeat. <br><br>a vaccuum hose had popeed off the boost controleer pressure spiked blew a piston ring and the crank pressure sent the dipstick flying.
no compression on cylinder 3 confirmed i so there its sat for 3 months. until now.......<br><br><br>
<br>After the initial money i just enjoyed the car for a while whilst i saved up a little to get engaged and holiday. then around july started to look for small tweaks. <br><br>first things first were strut braces for the front rad hoses as on of mine had split and a couple of vacuum hoses as some of mie were looking a bit weak. and some dmax leds for the
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<br>as soon as i got the bonet up i think seems as its open why not put on a fmic and send my front bumper and boot off for a respray as journeys from northampton to newcastle every weekend had taken there toll in stone chips.
<br><br>managed to source a greddy intercooler of a guy in york who bought it for a project but never went further for a bargin price and after fighting with the pipework for a day managed to get it in snug and tight. and then after deciding on a smaller yet same powered battery instead of a boot relocation managed to get it perfectly snug. think someone thought about it before as when i removed the battery the tray had already been masacred 
<br>got the bumper and boot back with a ridiculously good match from my buddy adam at kas racepaint i was ready to take her out. the fmic made a huge difference to the delivery of power and had 3 weeks of fun!!!
disaster struck.<br><br>long story short was flying when all of a sudden a pop crack and **** loads of smoke happened.....<br><br>pulled in to the nearest lay by turned off the engine opened the bonnet and was greated by oil everywhere and the exhaust manifold alight ha!!!<br><br>managed to put out thw fire and get it towed back home to see the damage.<br><br>knew what it was but made sure i checked everyother possibility before admiting defeat. <br><br>a vaccuum hose had popeed off the boost controleer pressure spiked blew a piston ring and the crank pressure sent the dipstick flying.
no compression on cylinder 3 confirmed i so there its sat for 3 months. until now.......<br><br><br>
Looks like you'll have it up and running again soon enough though, stick with it.
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