getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by eco16v » Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:05 pm

Yeah took me about a year to sort mine just going back and forward to it as I had time mate.
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:25 am

yeh....same here....i only get down there on sunday mornings but....at the end of the day I still own it...its safe...dry....and one day it will be back on the road.....next summer...all i have to do is pop down there and check on it.....even that brings a smile to my face....yeh i also say "hello sweetheart...hows you" when i open the garage door lol....if she had loads of mile on the clock and was scruffy then it might be a different story...bu no...81k on the clock.....lol
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by eco16v » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:07 pm

Lol I'd be lying if I said I didn't do that as well mate
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by RedCalibra33 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:15 am

Have u managed to fix the starting fault yet?
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:26 pm

No mate.....I`m going to check the timing marks line up next.... :shock:
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by RedCalibra33 » Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:08 pm

Is there anyone on here who lives close to u with the ability to fix your issue???
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:42 pm

I don't know any other calibra owner's near me.....apart from TJ and Ben.
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:45 pm

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Bush area/arm

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took the wheel off and Disk

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First coat of underseal and silver paint...after a good wire brushing and clean up..

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Rear swing arm...

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The rear arch...with some balding half blind bloke in the background lol.

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Rear Shock/back plate

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ABS ring/rear backplate

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Would be nice to remove the ABS ring and replace it.
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Sun Aug 16, 2015 6:30 pm

hmm that worked well lol
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by eco16v » Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:22 pm

Bit of work mate but worth it in the end :)
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:31 pm

eco16v wrote:Bit of work mate but worth it in the end :)


Thanks mate
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:32 pm

It didn't like the resize option, if you take it out then it does it automatically.


Oooh ok lol thanks mate
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:05 am

Would be nice to replace the ABS ring.....but at £35 each i might not lol
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by Phill » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:31 pm


I did that to the old girl and it was great at taking the corrosion off, but it also lowered some of the teeth to the point that the sensor didnt see them. It didnt knock much off some of the teeth but i had to get two new ABS rings to fix the ABS system.
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Re: getting my SE6 back on the road bulld/progress thread.

by sealeysonic » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:23 pm

I've heard of them being painted before.....there not cheap to replace.

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