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Hi there. I have a 2005 ba xr6t and have an issue with the car heating up fast when towing up hill. The car is modified, and used to behave fine, just changed recently. I have changed the thermostat I tried turning ac on and fan to full and only the passengers side engine fan is turning on. Should the drivers side fan be turning on with the other, or is it heat related and only turn on when much hotter?

Which is why most people liked the Group A and C! We used to get the Group As etc in NZ too - and that was awesome, much better than V8SC.

You would be better off getting the motor out and storing it inside in a clean dry area, block any intakes etc off and then once a month turning the motor over by hand. You could then strip and sell off the rest of the damaged car which will be worth something.

I have BF GT 19s on my BA MK2 XR6 Turbo - car has ssl rear and sl front springs. We needed to fold the rear lip up to clear the rear end. after doing that the car never touches (though it is close)

The main thing is it will be a fantastic motor to put into my Mk1 Escort!

So.... Is it better to: 1. have a catch can with a breather - and in this case you take the PCV outlet and pipe to the can and block the outlet to the plenum. 2. have a sealed catch can and send the outlet back to the plenum? On Ebay etc there seems to be the two types - vent and non vent. In New Zealand it isnt illegal to have external vents, so... which am I better off with?

Well... Queenstown and the rest of New Zealand are two different things. Queenstown is a tourist town, full of Asian and American tourists. This means that accomodation, activities etc are all more expensive than the rest of the country, and it can be hard to get bookings when you want them. As far as what to do around that part of the country... most of the the things to do are around the scenery - so there are the moeraki boulders (north of Christchurch) - huge bolders that look like eggs on the beach - scenery all around Queenstown is fantastic - If you feel like a decent drive, head up the west coast - very pretty, including pancake rocks, gold rush attractions etc - In Queenstown - take a ride on the Shotover Jet Boats, Bungy Jump, Luge - they are all great - skiing of course - ride on the steamer in Queenstown - trip to Fjordland for the day (or two) - and ride on the boat through the beautiful sounds there Lovely place, but do try and get out of Queenstown and around a bit - the scenery in the South Island of New Zealand would be among the best in the World.

The ad is a few years old now. They destroyed 4 or 5 cars to make that ad apparently. All the badges are removed, and when Ford tried to have the ad banned in court they lost. The landmines were a bit odd, why they just didnt show someone driving too fast and skidding is beyond me.

If you click on the sellers ID name you go to a weird website starting with http://edebparresia.org/ that has pictures of his feedback etc - seems very odd to me....

Rubbish - the concept of the Lotus was reasonable price, light weight and decent mechanicals to outperform heavier more powerful cars. They were never expensive like that. There are many kits that are good quality and will be as good as the Caterham for much less.

I think once that it is painted it will look pretty good. Would be interesting to see it all finished next to a real FG, and a BF F6 front to compare the looks. Remember a lot of the VS commies look sh*t cause the bodykits are all bent and badly done, not just because they are a copy.

I dont agree with Fibreglass not maintaining a good finish. I have seen many good Cobra replicas, Corvettes etc with fantastic paint that has lasted well. It is all on how well it is made, sealed and finished. You could make a cardboard bodykit look good until it got bent or stonechipped. You need a really good spraypainter to make it look good, and that goes for plastic, steel or fibreglass. However... fibreglass does seem to stonechip easier than steel or plastic. But... you could paint it every 3 years and I am sure the difference would be minimal. I would prefer F6 plastics - and dont care that my car started as an XR - it is what I would like. But.. unless you can get a good deal - they are just too expensive to make it worthwhile.

Leave the poor guy alone - no harm in putting some lights in. There are sometimes some light bulb sockets under the dash (1 near the glovebox) one near the fuse panel. You could rob the power for these and run your neons. That way you can turn them on and off with the light switch on the dash.

It would be interesting to compare our cars Wolf. I have standard shocks but King Springs, lowered, as well as Whiteline Swaybars. I also have GTP 19s with Goodyear F1s, so.... a different approach to yours. Bushes are standard at this stage (where do you get yours?) I am in Upper Hutt too... at the foot of the Rimutakas, so... a drive can be arranged sometime! (though am away this weekend). PS - I have some AP 6 pots to install on my car soon - imported second hand from Aus, there are some good deals to be found if you look around.

Get yourself some of the really cool wiry things on springs that would go twang when you hit them on the gutter! I havnt seen any of them for years!

I Had SSL King rears and standard fronts for some time. The rear of the car was around 1cm lower than the front measured on the sill trim, though... it did look as if it was squatting at the rear a little. I have now installed SL fronts, and it is basically level. I dont have any extra scappring issues, as long as you are careful up curbs etc.

I have heard of Speedworks doing the Falcons before - and people have been happy. The cost is high though - and IPV are much the same I believe. I am looking at bring the Dynowog across one day (ducking for cover) if you are interested.

The special sh*tness

PS - what valve springs are you getting?

Auckland - might be an option. I am waiting on a travelling Australian - as I dont think anyone in Wellington area can do these. Yes -it was me re:Airbox, but.... cant fit my bits until the car can be tuned, so I am not sure when the airbox will be available. Rather than waiting on me ... you may wish to get one from one of the wreckers, they are pretty common now, would not be worth much. I agree on the cat not being mandatory in NZ - will be putting a bolt in pipe on my car when I put all the bits on. I am a reseller for many of the parts in NZ (Process West, Pole Position, Atomic) so if you need anything let me know.

I had a tune only, and the standard clutch was useless in 4th, 5th or 6th if you put your foot down to pass, the torque would just cause it to slip. You had to change down gears to let it wind up, and it was fine. Heaps better with a good clutch, you can leave it in a tall gear and just let the boost do the work.

Who are you using to do the tuning? I am in Wellington as well.

I have a boosted Aux kit - and it is really good. When using this, you need the volume on the IPOD at abvout 2/3rds and the volume will be about the same as CD, and no distortion. This is not the Ford one - a member on here used to make them, but the idea is the same.

A bit of a waste though - will probably never be driven