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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/05/03 18:52:57
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Well done young man  PJ
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/05/03 18:58:43
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bloody good stuff! now where the pics?
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/05/03 20:46:02
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good job mate enjoy the fruits of your labor
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 12:09:23
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cheers guys, it felt sooo good to put plates on it!
arrived at vic roads at 2:40 for a 2:30 appointment, and guess what time i left..
4:40!!! man they took there time...
ill be lowering her tonight [:x)]
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 17:40:27
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well i put the new pedders springs in, and lowered the rear.
the fronts the same height? the rear lowered to about the tip of the tyre, which is PERFECT in my opinion...only tuckin' when full of passengers.
might have a play with the fronts to get her to sit a bit lower.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 20:07:27
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well done sterling. its such a good feeling finally getting your build registered. this is my old one. lowered 2 inches at the rear and 1.5 at the front. was a pretty good height  
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 20:34:53
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 20:47:47
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haha well i never got pulled over in mine and it was my daily. but i am also in SA not VIC..................
that height looks nice. in mine if i had anyone in the back seat the rear tyres would rub on the guards. but mt rear tyres were wider by the looks of it
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 21:51:53
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yeah these tyres are just 175's
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/06/03 23:24:11
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Its a great feeling when they hand over those plates, well done.
Next purchase going by the photos - Storm cover.
http://www.autotecnica.com.au/covers_carcovers.html
Second from the top... actually stays on and works unlike the rest.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/07/03 02:01:28
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quote:
Originally posted by Avon
Its a great feeling when they hand over those plates, well done.
Next purchase going by the photos - Storm cover.
http://www.autotecnica.com.au/covers_carcovers.html
Second from the top... actually stays on and works unlike the rest.
ah yeah already got a few of them. unfortunately this will be my daily! so yeah she will be putting up with some abuse over the next few years. just gotta see how she can put up with it!
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/07/03 10:47:28
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If the springs at the front were new, they will drop a little more as you get a few km's on them and they settle a little.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/07/03 11:31:55
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When I first lowered mine it was on 1600 struts and the tyres were well inside the guards and I got pulled over all the time but they never once said anything about the height. It was always just for coppers to tell me a story about an escort they/a mate used to own haha.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/07/03 17:02:53
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It was always just for coppers to tell me a story about an escort they/a mate used to own haha.
haha thats funny as.
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RE: My 1600 XL mk2 4d
2010/08/03 22:28:40
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well after a sh*load of fiddling, and learning (i love learning), i got the throttle setup completed, so the bracketry will hit the idle speed screw, and still open all four butterflies fully. and after some more playing i got the carbs to enjoy life a bit more! love the sound and power improvement. still need an exhaust though. battery died last night (so my starter solenoid stuck on, always does when battery is dead) and in a panic i reefed on the bonnet release handle, snapping it in half [8~2]) but owell, still a little bit to use until i replace it 
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