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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory ![]() Looks great ![]() Have you driven it yet? hows the ride on the bags compared to springs?
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory I'll just leave these pictures here 4x4 mode
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory New side skirts covered in carbon fibre [attachment=6:3lwklsar]IMAG0590.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] Few pictures of test fitting of the side skirts [attachment=5:3lwklsar]IMAG0586.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] [attachment=4:3lwklsar]IMAG0585.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] [attachment=3:3lwklsar]IMAG0583.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] [attachment=2:3lwklsar]IMAG0582.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] [attachment=1:3lwklsar]IMAG0581.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] [attachment=0:3lwklsar]IMAG0578.jpg[/attachment:3lwklsar] There will be a few more as kirstyn took some great pictures today for a job interview so going too post them haha
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory It's such a small thing but it really adds to the look of the car
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory ![]() It's such a small thing but it really adds to the look of the car
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory Hi all Dory may be dead Rip dory 2009 - 2015 The end
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory Oh crap! What happened? And more importantly are you and Kirstyn ok?
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory All is fine with me and kirstyn dory is stunning still on the outside but her heart is broken Went through a rather large puddle last night after work she made it about half way through then she stalled engine was dead so phoned recovery asked for them to come pick us up they said 3am ok fine just wanna get home but oh wait they want £98.40 as going through a puddle isn't covered on my recovery. 2am get a phone call sorry we cannot get you weather is too bad sorry your on your own **** you Mr recovery so phoned the police who got a recovery truck out in 40 min he loaded the car and I asked him to dump it at the house as I'm going to sort it yes sir can I have £180 for this service yes ok whatever get me kirstyn and the car home pronto got me home at this point 4am fine went to bed got up at 9 and began removing the spark plugs charging the battery removing water etc etc let her sit till now sparks back in turn over and she started but then the rattling began heavy horrible rattling **** so onto eBay found a 17,756 mile engine ready to rock for £325.40 perfect went too order shut on a Saturday afternoon so I managed to reserve it in the morning so ordering on Monday hopefully have her fitted by Thursday Friday back and running in no time. Rant over
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory Oh dear, not good at all. However new heart transplant and it'll be fine. That's also why I take all large puddles carefully and there's a fair few on the roads to my work including one that's more like a loch and has to be drained regularly by the council. It fills the entire road and the only way through it is incredibly slowly unless you're a 4x4 or tractor
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,273 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory Not good.... On a side note, i could have done recovery ![]() |
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory ![]() Not good.... On a side note, i could have done recovery ![]()
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Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 785 Thanks: 8 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory **** man, not good. Hopefully all sorted pronto tho
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory New engine ordered and a **** load of service parts including a new clutch have being ordered between £400-£500 including the engine for everything which isn't bad I have managed to secure space in a large shed of my mates for doing the engine swap with him. On another note the old engine is going to be repaired and possibly turned into a rally engine I may be getting an old shell and making a rally Grande all be it slow but full of torque more info on that later though [attachment=3:2a1ogxln]Screenshot_2015-12-05-15-51-51.png[/attachment:2a1ogxln][attachment=2:2a1ogxln]Screenshot_2015-12-05-15-51-42.png[/attachment:2a1ogxln][attachment=1:2a1ogxln]Screenshot_2015-12-05-15-51-29.png[/attachment:2a1ogxln][attachment=0:2a1ogxln]Screenshot_2015-12-05-15-51-18.png[/attachment:2a1ogxln]
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory Update on the engine old one out new one in and all running fine was swapped in 9.5 hours with lots of swearing and shouting but glad too see her back together. [attachment=4:2czxyxyp]IMAG0607.jpg[/attachment:2czxyxyp][attachment=3:2czxyxyp]IMAG0606.jpg[/attachment:2czxyxyp][attachment=2:2czxyxyp]IMAG0605.jpg[/attachment:2czxyxyp][attachment=1:2czxyxyp]IMAG0602.jpg[/attachment:2czxyxyp][attachment=0:2czxyxyp]IMAG0597.jpg[/attachment:2czxyxyp]
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Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Perth Scotland
Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: Project upgrade dory Another update is the pictures kirstyn took before my engine went kaboom makes the car look freaking awesome :laugh: [attachment=3:2vajf7tq]car1-20151204-122921434.jpg[/attachment:2vajf7tq] [attachment=2:2vajf7tq]car2-20151204-123106259.jpg[/attachment:2vajf7tq] [attachment=1:2vajf7tq]car3-20151204-123210354.jpg[/attachment:2vajf7tq] [attachment=0:2vajf7tq]car4-20151204-123322676.jpg[/attachment:2vajf7tq]
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