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bigfella 11-10-10 04:03 PM

New brakes, wheels etc
 
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What do you think?

Maxfly 11-10-10 04:19 PM

I do like that, wheels sit well wi the car and brakes look crackin:D

daytona365 11-10-10 05:31 PM

Looks smart:clap:

lawrence-zs180 11-10-10 05:33 PM

looks real nice dude

peterzs 11-10-10 06:24 PM

Looking good, are the wheels lighter than the straights???

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andys1981 11-10-10 06:33 PM

did he not have addenums on the zs

peterzs 11-10-10 06:37 PM

Just thought they look lighter, much less alloy than the o/e ones.

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bigfella 11-10-10 08:31 PM

Yeah did have Addendums on it, they are up for sale now.

Looks pretty moody with these wheels and big brakes. Built up quite a spec:

Piper cams and Verniers
Lightweight flywheel
ITG
Decat and full stainless pipe
Rota lightweight wheels
XPower springs
Type B diff and steel caged bearings
Wilwood brakes with braided lines

Jay-ZS+ 11-10-10 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bigfella (Post 174692)
Yeah did have Addendums on it, they are up for sale now.

Looks pretty moody with these wheels and big brakes. Built up quite a spec:

Piper cams and Verniers
Lightweight flywheel
ITG
Decat and full stainless pipe
Rota lightweight wheels
XPower springs
Type B diff and steel caged bearings
Wilwood brakes with braided lines

Makes driving more fun with those mods hey ;)

bigfella 11-10-10 08:55 PM

It certainly does!

ZS Phil 11-10-10 10:25 PM

Fit

Maxfly 12-10-10 06:54 AM

Not bad a spec at all:) What is the weight differnce between those wheels and standards?? Bet they make an obvious difference when on the move if it is half decent!

bigfella 12-10-10 06:56 AM

They are 7.5kg's each I believe, the Straights were around 11.5kg.

Maxfly 12-10-10 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bigfella (Post 174715)
They are 7.5kg's each I believe, the Straights were around 11.5kg.


Nice one, that's the weight of a small child:D Should make a cracking difference right enough, were the uber expensive or pretty reasonable?

stamford 12-10-10 07:22 AM

Is that wheel weight or including tyre? I must look out mine now, think mine were heavier but at the time I had a set of track wheels so the ones I have were for show. Yours has a healthy spec, I'm still playing catch up.

bigfella 12-10-10 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxfly (Post 174717)
Nice one, that's the weight of a small child:D Should make a cracking difference right enough, were the uber expensive or pretty reasonable?

They weren't too bad, brand new I paid around ?480 including locking nuts, spigots and centre caps.

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Originally Posted by stamford (Post 174719)
Is that wheel weight or including tyre? I must look out mine now, think mine were heavier but at the time I had a set of track wheels so the ones I have were for show. Yours has a healthy spec, I'm still playing catch up.

Its all money, and now I don't have much left!! The weight is excluding the tyre I believe.

stamford 12-10-10 10:48 AM

Unfortunately these nice parts don't come cheap, hence why my car is taking so long to modify, but I'm not that bothered as it means it gets done eventually and I enjoy it more. Been there before buying loads of gear all at once and then getting bored. Probably explains why I have had it so long!

So how long have you had this one? I remember the threads going back a while when you first thought of the Seat swap. How does it compare?

bigfella 12-10-10 12:21 PM

Blimey your memory is good!

Seat was different, fairly well made with some nice toys. The MG is obviously more "raw" and a bit quicker.

Difficult choice really, I should never have fitted 18" wheels to the Seat, it made the boat like handling even worse.

I do agree, if you have everything at once it does make you get bored very quickly - its taken me nearly 3 years to get to this stage.

stamford 12-10-10 12:47 PM

Nearly 3 years! That has flown by! I think those of us that know the ZS will be honest and say it will never set the world alight, but we know a decent enough package when we see one. Once fettled it is a capable chassis and can deliver some fun without the worry of big repairs.

Dan1971 12-10-10 12:56 PM

I'm not so sure to be honest. I think dark wheels suit lighter coloured cars.

I like the Silver wheels on your car in your sig. If I'm right, you're the guy with the non-standard leather interior ? If I'm right get them pics up mate. Love the seats.

The reduced weight (wheels) thing does make me smile. I guarantee most of us cart round 15+Kgs of rubbish in the cars anyway. Right now I've got 3 full sets of golf clubs in the boot of my barge. Doesn't feel any different at all !

Maxfly 12-10-10 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan1971 (Post 174779)
I'm not so sure to be honest. I think dark wheels suit lighter coloured cars.

I like the Silver wheels on your car in your sig. If I'm right, you're the guy with the non-standard leather interior ? If I'm right get them pics up mate. Love the seats.

The reduced weight (wheels) thing does make me smile. I guarantee most of us cart round 15+Kgs of rubbish in the cars anyway. Right now I've got 3 full sets of golf clubs in the boot of my barge. Doesn't feel any different at all !

With the weight being in the wheels, i bet the differnce is pretty noticeable tbh as even changing crap wheels on my old cars the difference, to put it mildly was surprising:)

Dave MGT 12-10-10 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan1971 (Post 174779)
I'm not so sure to be honest. I think dark wheels suit lighter coloured cars.

I like the Silver wheels on your car in your sig. If I'm right, you're the guy with the non-standard leather interior ? If I'm right get them pics up mate. Love the seats.

The reduced weight (wheels) thing does make me smile. I guarantee most of us cart round 15+Kgs of rubbish in the cars anyway. Right now I've got 3 full sets of golf clubs in the boot of my barge. Doesn't feel any different at all !

????? yes... but your engine isnt trying to spin around that 15kg of crap like it is with the wheels!!! thats the differance
Each kg lost from the wheel is the same as loosing somthing like 15-20kg of weight in the car (dont quote me on those figures though)

Same principle with a light weight flywheels.... do they make you smile as well :)

Jay-ZS+ 12-10-10 06:51 PM

All about the unsprung mass ;)

Dan1971 13-10-10 07:48 AM

:oops: Then I shall take a back seat again re the weight matters ..... (Can't find the "Get my coat" ) Smilie .... and :bow: to the gurus.

bigfella 13-10-10 09:15 AM

Haha, don't worry about it mate!

Tell you what I would like to do, as with the mods I have they have been done over several years so things have been rather subtle. I would like to drive a completely standard 180 just to see what difference as it has made on a whole.

bigfella 13-10-10 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan1971 (Post 174779)

If I'm right, you're the guy with the non-standard leather interior ? If I'm right get them pics up mate. Love the seats.


BTW - yep thats me, pictures... not sure if I have any to hand at the moment. They were a mission but look pretty good. However the Mrs isn't too impressed as they have no height adjustment - great for me as I am tall.


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