Saffy C70 T5 GT work in progress.

**WOODY T5** · Sunday 12th January 2014, 17:20

Looks very nice mate keep up the great work p.s wot tyre make did u go for!

**stribo** · Sunday 12th January 2014, 17:25

Originally Posted by WOODY T5

Looks very nice mate keep up the great work p.s wot tyre make did u go for!

They're Contis mate, got the bargain of the century off a mate of Graeme Welchs, all 4 for £200, the bloke at the tyre place said they charge £212 for 1.

**graemewelch** · Sunday 12th January 2014, 17:47

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

Not a massive fan of pegs on the C70 for the same reason that I am not keen on the R bumper. That said they don't look that bad.

As far as the ME7 RIP kit goes - you can cut & shut the tube....

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**AAnickmac** · Sunday 12th January 2014, 23:56

its looking realy good with those wheels. i need to see what your exhaust sounds like before i decide what to do with mine. got any vids or sound clips?

**stribo** · Monday 13th January 2014, 07:06

Originally Posted by AAnickmac

its looking realy good with those wheels. i need to see what your exhaust sounds like before i decide what to do with mine. got any vids or sound clips?

I haven't, but I can make a vid for you.

**iancho** · Monday 13th January 2014, 07:59

Looks much better with the 18's on now Steve, I'm really enjoying catching up on this thread mate. Well done it's a good read!

**stribo** · Sunday 16th February 2014, 11:50

Got a spare few minutes this morning so fitted the gearknob I got from Siamblue. The old one put up a bit of a fight, and I couldn't pull it off, so I twisted it until the locating tab broke, then it popped off quite easily. Luckily the new one is held on with grub screws.

Just going to see if I can find a black gaiter now.

**V70 Graham** · Sunday 16th February 2014, 11:55

Nice Knob, nob.

**graemewelch** · Sunday 16th February 2014, 11:59

Just going to see if I can find a black gaiter now.[/QUOTE]

get some black dye. Thatll sort it

**oblark** · Sunday 16th February 2014, 13:46

Originally Posted by stribo

Got a spare few minutes this morning so fitted the gearknob I got from Siamblue. The old one put up a bit of a fight, and I couldn't pull it off, so I twisted it until the locating tab broke, then it popped off quite easily. Luckily the new one is held on with grub screws.

Just going to see if I can find a black gaiter now.

Whats that worth...........1-2 bhp

**stribo** · Sunday 16th February 2014, 14:07

Originally Posted by graemewelch

Just going to see if I can find a black gaiter now.

get some black dye. Thatll sort it[/QUOTE]

Which would be best, as I don't think it's proper leather, so I guess leather dyd wouldn't work.

Originally Posted by oblark

Whats that worth...........1-2 bhp

That's going to speed up my gear changes by 0.00000000000000000000000001 seconds.

**AndysR** · Sunday 16th February 2014, 18:47

Gear knob looks good and I don't think it looks that out of place against the gaiter tbh..

**stribo** · Sunday 16th March 2014, 20:56

So the latest mod was supposed to be just a do88 intercooler, but because of the rad springing a leak when the new intercooler was fitted, I bought a do88 rad as well.
After everything was stripped out:

Needless to say the old radiator put up a fight when I was trying to remove it, and the captive threaded bosses came away from the front cross member, so it all had to be cut off, but the new one went on easily with new stainless nuts and bolts:

Next up was the intercooler and air con radiator/condensor:

Again, not simple, as with the new radiator, and intercooler, therewasn't enough clearance for the air con rad, so after a little surgery, I had enough clearance:

Next up a bit of surgery to the front panel, from this:

To this:

Also relocated the horns:

Got it all back together, and once the starting problem was sorted, bled the cooling system, and topped up with oil. So with all the shiny shiny I've fitted, it looks like this:

Yep, you can't see any of it

but hopefully with the other mods in the pipeline, it'll help, and to be fair, anyone who'e fitted a set of forged rods or pistons, or other internals can't see them anyway, just knowing they're there is what matters, along with how they perform.
Next up, RIP kit.

**Jim S70R** · Sunday 16th March 2014, 21:05

Nicely done, great work!!

**Kingsford G** · Sunday 16th March 2014, 22:24

Well done mate,good mods there.

**artfulflounder** · Monday 17th March 2014, 07:16

Great work.....those bits look very high quality.

**V70 Graham** · Monday 17th March 2014, 08:32

Nice work, glad it all worked out ok.

**munster732** · Monday 17th March 2014, 09:53

Will be doin the intercooler fit this weekend, the TNS one is even thicker than the Do88 one so to save hassle and time we will prob remove the air con rad. I know it will all fit but it's a ball ache as there is less room than on an 850 and there is problems with headlamp wiper/fan shroud clearance I'm told with the TNS.

**stribo** · Monday 17th March 2014, 10:22

Originally Posted by munster732

Will be doin the intercooler fit this weekend, the TNS one is even thicker than the Do88 one so to save hassle and time we will prob remove the air con rad. I know it will all fit but it's a ball ache as there is less room than on an 850 and there is problems with headlamp wiper/fan shroud clearance I'm told with the TNS.

Not seen the TNS one, but the do88 one does foul the front panel, so a couple of the strenghtening spars needed removing from the top, and I trimmed up the sides of the intercooler so I could keep my headlight wipers.