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@suj - I was only throwing some examples. In my previous motorcycle accidents, Bike value payout was around 1.8k and the "scrap value" to buy it back was like £280(ish). Never gone through it with a car but I can imagine it's also quite different depending what insurance company you're dealing...

In all honesty, you've already started the insurance procedure so carry on - the worst case scenario is they will give it a "CAT N" against the car and then give you a nice chunky payout. Then you will be presented with the option to buy the car back as "salvage" - I've done this twice in 2...

In my view there are 3 options: Insurance - Claim through insurance, and get it all sorted for you. This takes time, paperwork and can leave you without a car for a few weeks etc. This will affect the woman's next premium and can sometimes have an effect on yours if you chose to tell insurance...

In that case - bargain! Keep posting updates here, always exciting to see what bits and bobs people get up to when they work on their car(s)! :)

Very nice - just a quick heads up, check when the last clutch replacement was done, as well as the belts and pump. I picked up my 197 with 72k for £2750 but didn't check either and turned out they both needed doing (belts actually had no indication on when they were last done, if done at all!)...

I would go for it and test, if it doesnt fit then you can always get a local garage to weld it together. The pipe you want to connect fits over a 2.5", i dont know the size of the OE exhaust but if that part is 2.5" then youll be fine. If not, use the toyo centre section up to the second cat...

Hi all, I'm on the lookout for a new manifold, mine isn't in terrible shape but it's gonna need doing soon so I was shopping about. I know my choices but i stumbled across this...

Sorry I'm not offering any answers/help here, but I want to ask if you could create a progress thread for when you do this? Very interested to see how you get on and what kind of power you can get from the N/A engine!

I didn't realise that! Sorry OP!

That's not for the folding mirrors, that's to adjust the mirror in the wing mirror.....

Like you said - spend the little extra and get the genuine/better quality. Normally I would go with cheapest but when it comes to certain parts on cars I know when not to cheap out. I'm sure you already know which named brands are worth going for. :)

You're on a forum where many owners of the same car are from all over the world - if by chance that one or two are local to you, I'm sure they wouldn't mind meeting up to help you solve your problem - I asked where you were located as if you are close to Bristol, I wouldn't mind helping you out...

Where abouts are you? Might be worth seeing if you can swap sensors with somebody who's is known to be working to see if this is the fault. By the sounds of it, RPD may have (unknowningly) sent you a duff sensor or the error you're reading is pointing you to the sensor but maybe it's something...

@turkie172 is literally a hero. Good spot!

Honestly, the prep and space you paint in are the most important parts. Spraying with a can is super easy and patience is key. Saves you a few quid and if you have some spare time on your hands, it'll give you something to do!

Just throwing in an idea - I have nothing to do since work dried up and being in lockdown so I decided to take my bullets, badges, door handles and rear diffuser off last week and spray them myself. I had a few cans of primer, gloss black and lacquer so worth a shot. They came out really well...

@turkie172 I used a different CSC bearing when I had mine done... I used this one as I read on a few different forums these can be better because they are made of metal (including the piping) which means they are a bit more durable and won't crack like the plastic ones. It's a TRW make with...

I'm 99% certain this is the CSC bearing. Time for a new clutch and CSC :)

Perfect, thanks for that. I'm going to leave mine in place, but I'm sure your knowledge and photos will be of huge help to OP.

Appreciate the photos and explanation, but my question is; does this do anything performance wise? Does it affect performance negatively or positively? Also, a few comments up I linked a blanking plug, what/why would that be a "thing" and are their any reasons why you'd want to blank that off...