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#56668 - 03/11/06 09:27 AM Build day!!! ***
steve1981 Offline
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Registered: 26/09/06
Posts: 1287
Loc: Cambs
With a bit of luck my ST is being built today!

How excited am I?


Edited by steve1981 (03/11/06 01:54 PM)
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#56669 - 03/11/06 12:25 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: steve1981]
Biff Offline
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Registered: 26/10/06
Posts: 139
Loc: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Nice one mate!

I'm still waiting for a date. Ordered mine last week and not a word!

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#56670 - 03/11/06 01:55 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: Biff]
steve1981 Offline
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Registered: 26/09/06
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Loc: Cambs
Well I ordered it on the 6th October and don't expect it until end of the month....... time does go slowly!
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#56671 - 03/11/06 05:36 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: steve1981]
STifler Offline
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Registered: 21/08/06
Posts: 1451
Loc: Warwickshire
It will be worth it mate when your tearing up the roads in it . They are worth the wait and you will love it even more
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#56672 - 03/11/06 10:04 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: STifler]
SI_ST Offline
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Registered: 23/12/05
Posts: 835
Loc: Yorkshire
You should have it soon! Hopefully they built the car friday morning and not afternoon when they cant be arsed. Check it over well when its delivered.

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#56673 - 09/11/06 09:49 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: SI_ST]
Biff Offline
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Registered: 26/10/06
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Loc: Portsmouth, Hampshire
I've just had the call today. I'm an expectant father and my baby is being build in two weeks so hopefully have it the start of December.

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#56674 - 09/11/06 09:58 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: Biff]
paulwalker Offline
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Registered: 24/09/06
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Loc: st albans
lol

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#56675 - 10/11/06 07:43 AM Re: Build day!!! [Re: Biff]
Richt Offline
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Registered: 11/01/06
Posts: 247
Loc: M1, Junction 26
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I've just had the call today. I'm an expectant father and my baby is being build in two weeks so hopefully have it the start of December.




Happy Christmas, you'll have many sleepless nights

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#56676 - 11/11/06 03:24 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: Richt]
steve1981 Offline
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Registered: 26/09/06
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Loc: Cambs
Yay!!!! Picking up the in a weeks time

Whats the deal with running them in? keep it below 5k for the first 1000 miles?
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#56677 - 11/11/06 04:30 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: steve1981]
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Registered: 01/03/06
Posts: 10490
Loc: Birmingham, UK.
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Yay!!!! Picking up the in a weeks time

Whats the deal with running them in? keep it below 5k for the first 1000 miles?


By the old book of yesteryear, the rule was never take it over 3000 revs for the first 500 miles.

Todays engine tollerancies allow for a little more IMO.

I was told by my dealer that as long as you take the revs up and down a little there won't be any problems.

When i picked mine up it had 2 miles on the clock and did just what he said.

For the first 500 miles i took it to a max of 5k, but no more, after which i slowly gave it some more up to 1000 miles.

And now.....I just let it go
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#56678 - 11/11/06 06:11 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: Kev]
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Registered: 06/06/06
Posts: 11557
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my dealer said to not go over 5000 RPM or 100MPH so everytime I push the car up to 5000RPM but sometime did go a little over to 5500RPM! now just go flat out!!
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#56679 - 11/11/06 09:31 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: babyboom]
KeithST Offline
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Registered: 14/05/06
Posts: 49
Loc: Stafford and Germany
I was told that 4000RPM was the limit for 1000 miles, i tried to stick to it but only managed 500 miles. I think it is important that you break the engine in properly after all its metal on metal and you really dont want to knacker your engine up straight away. After that the fun begins...

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#56680 - 11/11/06 09:49 PM Re: Build day!!! [Re: steve1981]
Iceman Offline
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Registered: 27/09/06
Posts: 3019
Loc: Bradford.
hi mate,
have a read through your handbook you will get with your about
running in,just try not to get too carried away with your right foot
for the first 1000mls.
iceman.
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