Todays Mincing......

[General Baxter]

or shuld i say, bodging/****ing up lol

done some mincing before the king on mince pops over sunday,

well i started by removing my old 1.5td engine, got my spare 1.7td out the garage removed the gearbox and fly, fitted the 1.5 gearbox and fly ect to it,

then i started by playing with the mounts :roll:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/projectchav/TDleg.jpg

then this happened lol
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/projectchav/cutleg.jpg

allready to go into :thumb:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/projectchav/petrolleg.jpg

[Adam]

Hmmm, looks quite a job. Lol

[General Baxter]

tell you something, its bloody hard fitting a F13 onto a largeblock engine lol

[John]

Thats not mincing, thats butchering lol, so lemme get this straight, you're putting a td in it now? if so aren't you removing the petrol mount?

[General Baxter]

becasue i have not go there yet, thats tommorow job as i need to go to wark and get a tape messure lol

[John]

looks like it'll be a tad awkward too, what with the inner wing already being cut out

[General Baxter]

that why iv cut the TD mount out that large,

1.7TDSR init lol

[Riggy]

lol you are a mad ****er arnt you :thumb:

[General Baxter]

that fly wheel on the 1.7td, its like the thing from a V6 is massive and heavy lol

my impact gun on my compressor made short work of the fly wheel bolts tho, well worth the money lol

[spanishfly]

1.7td nova should make for economical funness.

[General Baxter]

1.7td nova should make for economical funness.

my other one wernt lol

[draper]

i kne wthe angle grinder wouldnt be far away

[General Baxter]

lol

[General Baxter]

lol you are a mad ****er arnt you :thumb:

indeed i am

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/newmount.jpg

[Adam]

Lol
You better make sure you get a good weld lol

[General Baxter]

being welded by mike, then ill take it to work and phase 3 it :)

[General Baxter]

all welded up, iv just lifted the front end of the car up in the air, on the mount, with the crain and was jumping on it, not an inch of moving :p

[Adam]

You have welded it in the right place haven't you?

Measure twice, weld once lol

[General Baxter]

its 1mm out, i can live with that lol

[spanishfly]

Nice work. Any pics?

[Lee]

all welded up, iv just lifted the front end of the car up in the air, on the mount, with the crain and was jumping on it, not an inch of moving :p

Blimey :eek:

[General Baxter]

only this one lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/mike1.jpg

and yes mikes cars on the road lol
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/mikecar.jpg

[General Baxter]

im still going to phone one of them mobile welders to touch over it, lol

as i really can not get it to work to weld it

TBH it was rather easy lol

bring me your ****ed TD shell and a good petrol and ill convert it for ?1000 bargin lol

[Adam]

DIY you mincer lol

[General Baxter]

only me and mike can end up doing welding in 40 degree heat lol

[Mike]

:D hahaha go me/us :D blazing fecking hot, weilding a welding torch wearing a hoodie! We must be crackers lol

[General Baxter]

rahahahaha it works :D

dont mind all the seam sealer lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/projectchav/sideview.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/projectchav/bonnet.jpg

[draper]

countdown to blowing up and/or giving up on the project ???


lol :p

[General Baxter]

countdown to blowing uplol :p

that wont happen, im going for a mild tune of about 170brake and about 210LB :thumb:

[General Baxter]

lol getting the engine in was the easy bit, removing the entre loom to swap to a TD one, was harder lol

[stuartp]

countdown to blowing up and/or giving up on the project ???


lol :p
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