Dean @RW-Developments Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 yet again the starlet has brought me more bad luck first last Tuesday i lost all my gears so i suspected id smashed another clutch so had a new clutch friction disc made up, managed to get it slightly uprated apparently the 1 the chap built me was the same as the 1.6 vvti corolla...... so ive pared this with my trd clutch plate which i also smashed, so i took the gearbox off to find the clutch in like 30/40 pieces lolso thats 2 clutches in 3 months lol including the trd 1.so neways Sunday night finished messing with the car, went out to meet some mates only got half a mile or so booted it off the roundabout then...... shit the bed the bonnet flew up, but as it came up it ripped the hinge off on the 1 side so the bonnet ended up at 45 degrees off the side of the car. when it happened i thought something had swooped down at me with a black cloak/coat it took a few seconds to realize with the bonnet not being directly infront of mesome how theres no damage to the car at all apart from the bonnet and the scuttle panel so really lucky, i had to bend the attached hinge so i could fasten it down with the bonnet pins so i could drive itthen to add to this half hour later i blew the manifold gasket to pieces so i lost all boost. luckily ive already sorted this, i thought oh shit ive smashed the mani lolyou just gotta love these starlets few pics remember always fasten your bonnet pins Dean Quote
Idrees Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Gutted mate Time to change it for a better one Quote
Dean @RW-Developments Posted March 10, 2011 Author Posted March 10, 2011 Gutted mate Time to change it for a better one plan is to save up and get the cruise 1 when will they be available? wont be just yet but thats deffo what im getting Quote
Idrees Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 The mould is ready now, think I should have the first one on Friday. Quote
Dean @RW-Developments Posted March 10, 2011 Author Posted March 10, 2011 awesome so will these be available all the time? im planning on getting 1 in time for japfest, skint atm lol Quote
Idrees Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Skint - the word we all hate. Yeah, always available Dean. I could possibly bring one to Birmingham for you to save postage too, just drop me a PM when you fancy one.Good luck getting something sorted in the mean time though mate. Quote
Amjad Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Ah man that's crap luck Did you use catches before the bonnet flew up?How come you keep going through clutches? lol Quote
ali_legend Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Thats exactly what i asked you last week.! I go doesnt your bonnet eva come un done lol shittt Quote
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Awh man thats crapg ! Havent had much luck with her lately! Gives you an excuse to get a new one by the way text me as i lost all my contacts! Quote
Nanglebadger Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 awwww dude! nasty!!!!glas u weren't hurt though man!Cruise bonnet FTW!Phil. Quote
Sparky Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Fuck me thats bad luck!!!!But look at it this way it didnt smash your windscreen in or your pillars which would of wrote the car off so quite lucky!Hope you get it all sorted mateOh and when you get a Cruise bonnet dont for get to do the pins up FFS Quote
bucketep91 Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 agree with sparky, thats some good luck that it didnt smash the window or dent the roof. Quote
Liam_D Posted March 10, 2011 Posted March 10, 2011 Thats a bit shit mate, its standard bonnet though so how did it come up? Not like its carbon or anything? As others have said its lucky it missed the windscreen/pillars/roof otherwise you would be in evenmore shit. Ive got a Standard White V bonnet for sale if you wanted that mate? Quote
Dean @RW-Developments Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 ah cheers for the offer mate but i think i might hold off for a cruise bonnet, ill let you know if i change my mind though.. basically i fucked the standard catch off when i put the alloy slam panel in so it was only held down with the pins but unfortunately i forgot to fasten the pins across so easily done! and we all know my car loves clutches and wheel bearings etc nom nom nom Quote
MARK@CMBAUTOS Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 so i took the gearbox off to find the clutch in like 30/40 pieces lolDeanthat id like to see u got pics ??? Quote
ro55ifumi Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Unlucky Dean glad it did not cause you to have an accident John Quote
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