GT3 manifold replacement

[Advantage]

Bad luck. At least you spotted it before installation. Is it a generic Renault part?

[Sparky]

Reckon it fits a number of Renaults.  We'll see...

[Sparky]

Brilliant.  Seems everyone only sells kits now, so I may be waiting for Pete to send out another one...

[Sparky]

I should have known.  Trev has a brand new one squirrelled away.  Probably next to the spare hadron collider.  He never fails to amaze me.

[Simon350S]

Late to this so.....

That sucks!

Then

Oh, that's fab news!

[pete]

I should have known.  Trev has a brand new one squirrelled away.  Probably next to the spare hadron collider.  He never fails to amaze me.

 

  

Brilliant.  Seems everyone only sells kits now, so I may be waiting for Pete to send out another one...

thankfully you are not relying on me then

[Mysterae]

Late to this so.....

That sucks!

Then

Oh, that's fab news!

 

That did make me chuckle! It's bad when parts arrive broken, do you think it happened during shipping Sparky?

[Sparky]

I imagine so, although it'd take an almighty impact to bend it like that!

[Chillidoggy]

Have you got that new exhaust manifold on yet, Sparky?

[Sparky]

Remove the word 'on', and the answer is NO. However, it may be a different story later today...

[Chillidoggy]

Dragging your heels as per usual, then. You'll be telling us next it needs some support bracket or other.

[Simon350S]

You talking about Sparky of the manifold Ian?

[Sparky]

Yup, it's me needing the support bracket. The manifold will be just peachy.

[Chillidoggy]

Ah yes, sorry, it's you that needs the support, not the fanny-mould.

[Simon350S]

Did someone say fanny mould?

[Chillidoggy]

Careful you don't leave yourself wide open, Simon.

[Sparky]

Ooooh - a special package is heading my way right now...

[Sparky]

Perfect timing, as it happens.

 

[Chillidoggy]

Ooooh - a special package is heading my way right now...

 

.....probably your new teeth.

[Sparky]

Nah, getting them in 2 weeks.

 

[Trevsked]

Uber nice, I'll be round to point later.

 

Trevor.

[Chillidoggy]

Are you sure that won't fall off, or something?

[Sparky]

Well, I shall be writing a very strong letter of complaint to Alunox.

 

It looks good, it's well made, but it's too damned easy to fit.  I've been robbed of at least 2 hours of blood, sweat and expletives.

 

This is a Lotus, for Pete's sake.  I expect difficulty, pain and depression at the very least.

 

[Simon350S]

I'm taking it from the photo with your oil return line in place that I;m not needing to go crawling under my Esprit any time soon to salvage bits off it for you then?

P.S. hope you're going to keep that thing polished..

[Advantage]

There still appears to be some important bits missing from that engine.