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Old 25th August 2010, 06:41 PM
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stunning

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Old 25th August 2010, 07:34 PM
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stunning

thats it .
I agree, looks superb. Well done.

Can you remember what height from the floor you mounted the seats? Mine are 75mm and i can only just see over the big sierra steering wheel. How's yours?
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Old 25th August 2010, 07:39 PM
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flippin fantastic gus
well done mate thats a real credit to you
you,ve set the bar very high for your mate davedew
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Old 25th August 2010, 08:31 PM
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looks nice, loving that colour
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Old 25th August 2010, 11:12 PM
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The stock tyre size on the Sierra was closer to 195/55R15, so 195/50R15 will overread by 3.5%. This is well within the 10% margin, but most speedos overread by 10%-ish even on correct tyres...
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Old 26th August 2010, 08:44 AM
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Albert,

The standard sierra steel wheels on my donor used 185/65/14 tyres which should convert pretty close to 195/50/15.

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Old 26th August 2010, 12:08 PM
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Im on 195/50/15 with a standard sierra dash cluster and he said my speedo readings were perfect at iva so i wouldnt worry about it
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Old 26th August 2010, 07:51 PM
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Very nice indeed. Do you know what that paint colour is called? Is it a RAL colour? It looks very close to what I am looking for. I will only be doing the wheel arches and nosecone in that, the rest will be white.
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Old 26th August 2010, 10:36 PM
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It is ral6018 yellow green. It looked the closest to Kawasaki green when gus picked it.
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Old 27th August 2010, 08:20 AM
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Thanks davedew, methinks me will be ordering some of the same. Looks mighty fine to my eye.
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