At 05.30 dropped my son off in the village; together with the cycling club he is pedalling up La Veleta all the way to the top (3365 meters).
Did some chores and with first light took Belle out for a sound recording before anyone was awake on the industrial estate.
Taped the mobile to the rear bumper skirt, with the microphone pointing to the exhaust tip some 20 cm. below.
With now anyone present fully awake went home 

I guess your not going to be standing for election as Mayor any time soon!

The sound track added!!!

Play on the computer, preferrably with proper speakers please.

Do note how easy it revs even in third.


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Quote from: Ardent on August 31, 2019, 10:25Fruity

;-)

Did a sort of crooked, bent rectangle, so going through foúr corners, stopping on the same spot I started. The middle two sliding the thing. It is só smooth handling and really hangs on the loud pedal.

Quote from: Ardent on August 31, 2019, 10:25           

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The verdicts of the gfs are in!

Mountain girl, currently in Galicia has played it various times because she thinks it delightful.
Malága girl (red dress one), back from China, thinks I am nuts, only bordeline fun nuts.
Wine girl, currently on Ibiza, says it sounds just right for the big kid I am.

Neither has sát in the buckets yet.
Málaga girl maybe Thursday. I will take a large garden seat insert as plan B.

In car sound not full throttle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCMfdLCBGMQ&feature=youtu.be

Down at the coast.
With the Red Lady to the beach. Her verdict on the buckets is; best swap for the originals when we go on the trip to Cadiz for few days.
Do note please that she has no issue with the lack of luggage space; ´Nah, that´s ok, and I will leave some for your bag.´

The muffler has blown a hole again and the engine fault light has returned.
Will need to revert to OEM till I have an aluminium sleeved muffler. Already sent a whatsapp to a motorbike friend. We´ll need to add some more damping stuff or a reflector as the sound really is tóó much now.
The code will have to wait till I am back in the mountain.
We´re taking the bus into Málaga anyway.

Sitting on a terrace at town square waiting for the motorbike friend to drop by so I can hand him the no-muffler.

I have to say that the car runs ever so sweet without a sound but rather sterile. I remain that Toyota missed an important trick there. I don´t care at all for more decibels but the car nééds a bit sexier sound.

Also the weight difference is 
Decat manifold, decat mid pipe, motorcycle no-muffler = 23 kilos less!! That is rather a lot.

Anyway, reset the P0420 error code and ordered a ´fooler´ spacer.

Trying to source a bonnet for periodic inspection. A bummer expense but my own fault.

The flip up petrol cap is still underway.

Rogue has responded about the costs for door panels + shipping. Thinking about it. Is it, the 8 kg., worth the money, hassle, comfort?

Also mulling over how bad I want the headrest fairings. I will need a dust cover too as with the fairing mounted it is a hassle to put up the roof for the night under the car port.
This way it gets to 500€ !! Hmmm....

Luxury problems.
First another coffee; the friend is underway. Then load the Volvo up with horse feed.

Found a bonnet!
Friend arrived - he thinks an aluminium sleeve is probably best - yes microfill will be way better than the current glass pack - takes the muffler with him.
Yes, can pick the bonnet up wednesday, tomorow evening. Good reason to stay with Red Lady.
Yes, ok with her; can I stay Thursday and Friday night too she asks?
Going out with Mountain Girl tonight and Saturday so ... luxury ´problem´; yes I can. Better take a siesta nap this afternoon 

I found my spare mirror in the shed just now trying to find a stove for the weekend.

813 grams.

Thank you and WOW!!! That is rather a lot more than sweet Carolyn reported!
Means there is easily a kilo there, with the Vitaloni Sebring almost 1,5 even! Those come in cool chrome too!
Worth thinking about if I decide to go for the door panels*. Would make that a 10 kilo lightening action...

Just collected a second bonnet for the MoT. Means I will cut some more ribbings from the vented one. The whole bonnet weighs just over 10 kilos and feels HEAVY. Quite a perspective for the above.

Might just nééd a rear wing to to keep the thing rubber down 

* Will probably retain the OEM cards and just take the speakers out. Those are the heaviest bits and it will retain the comfort side of them.

The gf is taking a bit of time packing the bare minimum for an overnighter so have a moment on the laptop; ordered a set of Sebring mirrors; chrome 

Oh and these tear drops should be a lót better when driving with the windows down; the OEM mirrors force turbulent air in between them and the windscreen frame.

Quote from: Petrus on September 12, 2019, 09:23The gf is taking a bit of time packing the bare minimum for an overnighter so have a moment on the laptop; ordered a set of Sebring mirrors; chrome 

Oh and these tear drops should be a lót better when driving with the windows down; the OEM mirrors force turbulent air in between them and the windscreen frame.

Please report the visibility because i rly like the looks of these with rear view mirror and these should be enough.

Quote from: Nvy on September 12, 2019, 10:55Please report the visibility because i rly like the looks of these with rear view mirror and these should be enough.

Since I have taken the interior mirror out that is indeed a thing.
If it is a bit limited I will simply have to drive a bit faster so it becomes less relevant ;-)

Quote from: Petrus on September 12, 2019, 14:20

Quote from: Nvy on September 12, 2019, 10:55Please report the visibility because i rly like the looks of these with rear view mirror and these should be enough.

Since I have taken the interior mirror out that is indeed a thing.
If it is a bit limited I will simply have to drive a bit faster so it becomes less relevant ;-)

That is exactly my thought when there are inexperienced drivers on the road with me. If I pass them fast enough they will give me less headache to try to read their actions.

Took the media player unit out; 2.8 kg.
The speakers will go when I get the mirrors. No sense in taking the door cards out twice.

The parcel shelf is still resisting me; can´t properly get to the nuts of the hinges 

The flip-up petrol cap is still in delivery limbo; courier can´t find the farm, does not call me either and since seller uses the ebay service, I can´t get to the courier either. Why do I still úse ebay?? 

Meanwhile mirrors not arrived yet and petrol cap still???

Will source the steering wheel in a brick & mortar shop 

Fínally succeeded in getting the parcel shelf out thanks to the forum: I would never have púlled the shelf from the hinge.
It weighs 1.6 kilos.

With the 2.8 from the entertainment thing, that is a surprising 4.4 kilos.

Quote from: Nvy on September 12, 2019, 10:55Please report the visibility because i rly like the looks of these with rear view mirror and these should be enough.

They were at the post office this morning and... they are tíny.

Superleegero, cool shape and bling crome. Fingers crossed they will fit over the gaping hole the OEM ones leave.

Quote from: Petrus on September 25, 2019, 09:20

Quote from: Nvy on September 12, 2019, 10:55Please report the visibility because i rly like the looks of these with rear view mirror and these should be enough.

They were at the post office this morning and... they are tíny.

Superleegero, cool shape and bling crome. Fingers crossed they will fit over the gaping hole the OEM ones leave.

I checked on google and porsche guys are using them. They are rly small thats i was wondering for the visibility.

Quote from: Nvy on September 25, 2019, 09:53I checked on google and porsche guys are using them.

The design originates from the sixties italian sports cars, p.e. the Lamborghini Miura and became a véry popular after market sports upgrade, esp. in matt black.
They were thin gauge sheet metal then. They cán still be found but €€€€



Nope.
Unless you close the hole, respay the door panel, there is NO WAY they fit.
Still 850 gramms per door taking the speakers out.
Will use the Vitalonis on the DAF.

So that is 4.4 plus 1.7 so still 6.1 kilos.

Quote from: shnazzle on May  7, 2019, 18:06Jesus that's a fair amount of weight saved!
You haven't even really removed that much

I think it is the little bits adding up on top of the heftier stuff.
Just look at this past week. Did not do much, still over 6 kilos.
It all adds up.

Should be an 8xx on the scales now.
Hope to do a repeat weigh in end of oktober.
Só looking forward to seeing 8xx, ány xx :-)

Fitted the chrome pinnacle and heater pod rings:







Refitted the OEM chrome gear knob. The Pokeball looked way wrong withe chrome accents.

Also took the silicon bathroom floor mats out and put car matts in. These underline the increased floor space big time. They fitted slugly with the carpet in and now they have 7 cm.!!! on either side.

Meanwhile, last week, passed MoT.
Observation about slighty wobbly front discs.

Beforehand put a lot of stuff back; the lot in the front, OEM cat/muffler, seats.
And afterwards lightened the mood again.

Decat midpipe with O2 sensor distance piece fitted. The welded in motorcycle non-muffler is now all metal.
Engine oil/filter changed, gearbox oil changed.
Left the nappy off this time. None too pleased about it, but it does seem to run cooler and it should make it easier to fínally fit the diffuser thingy. Ah and it does weigh sómething 

So, that thingy is one on the to-do list.
The flip up fuel cap is still awol; issue open with ebay.
Also waiting for the local wrap guy to call me about chrome wrapping the mirrors and windscreen frame.
Álso waiting for the steering wheel / boss.

Oh, today first ride with the metal non-muffler and also first time Mountain Girl in the buckets.
I will not write what she said about the seat when we rolled off the path as I prefer to avoid a ban so I immediately put a lid on that: If she thought about ány more complaints she should get out NÓW! 
Down the mountains, at the coast she observed she had a blue bum but that she was not complaining, simply stating that I could kiss the damage when in bed... Ok, thát I can live with  Next she topped that by paying for lunch 

Back to Belle; revs freely, is loúd and runs so much cooler in the back; a world of difference.
Looking forward to put her on the weigh bridge.

Oh, the guys in the garage noticed I had taken the interior mirror off the windscreen. They though it brilliant; blind spot in front deleted! Ever so obvious but théy had not thought of it they said.
So, were they going to take it out of theír cars?
No, the missus, also driving the car, would not approve they said.
Well; I sorted that with the power steering delete, I said 
A laughing fit followed.

Late yesterday evening; ´Petrúúúússs???´
A courier with a parcel.
Was the steering wheel 

Fitted it this morning.
A bit of a fafffffff.
The SMT connector needs be unplugged and that álso has the horn feed.
The boss does fit without having to mod the plug but I don´t have the female thngamy to connets the horn inside the plug. Can´t solder as that would make refitting the OEM hoop for MoT a pita.
Since the car is louder than the horn anyway...
Turned out that the horn button provided by Sparco does not fit their own steering wheel. The céntre does but that disables the horn. Stroke of luck I had already decided to go without.

The rest was a doddle.

It is thinner and a bit smaller; only some 2 cm. but because the rim is thinner it feels like you have more leverage. Dito because the underside has dimples. No dimples though where you hold the wheel when driving. Véry comfortable.
Additional comfort are the 2 cm. of extra leg space.
The look is all I dared hope for too; phew 
Lóve it!

Took it out for an extra spin past the air strip.
There is a combined lightweight/model airplane event and my son went thataway at dawn.

Liking that.

As a side observation. The seats look better in the the second pic, than when you took the pic of the seats. Think the light reveals more contours.