glad to see the rust hasnt put you off jim
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glad to see the rust hasnt put you off jim
Jim, You make us out to sound like monsters! Don't listen anyone he does get AL, he's just running short of excuses!
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those welds look spot on and youve done an excellent repair job on the engine bay rust! Well done fella!
Nice welding, should look good all painted up.
Thanks for doing the welding and putting the pictures up Charles :)
Quick update, just to let those that are interested that this car is still in progress. Picked up my bottom end and all ancillaries from Jamsport last week:
Roose Motorsport hoses:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/...01e87c92_b.jpg
Balanced crank, flywheel, clutch cover, etc. (Opted not to have it lightened. My previous engine wasn't lightened either and it performed well):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2180/...6661cc33_b.jpg
Gasket set:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/...35190815_b.jpg
Shotpeened and de-seamed conrods:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/...d82b1688_b.jpg
+1mm oversized Mahle pistons:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/...a76c3827_b.jpg
New Oil Pump:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/...b3dcbef4_b.jpg
Bearings:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/...e08d198a_b.jpg
ARP Bolts:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/...276c0fda_b.jpg
Block has a +1mm overbore, skimmed to raise compression (and to match previous block) broddled (to aid oil flow) and will be getting a damn good clean and a lick of paint once I'm ready to start building it up:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/...e45823b3_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/...336d7c77_o.jpg
Ignore the orange dots on the bores, it's just bits of cardboard from the box it's stored in.
Jim.
Top stuff :)
Did Jam source the ARP rod bolts? £££?
Cheers Adam. Yes Jam did. Can't remember the inividual price, paid for it all in one go, which hurt a lot, lol. Give Mark at Jamsport a call.
Fantastic! Should be some spec engine then Jim :D
Should be. Will be about the same as the last one, just hope it lasts a bit longer.
lol aye! Although you probably do as much milage in yours as i do in mine (5k miles in 2 and half years! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Forgot to add, also got my new wheels. Will get some pics of them next time I fish them out.
Hehe, yep. Although I'm hoping to do more mileage as I'll use it to drive to work in the good weather which is a 50mile round trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
Tell us more :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim
You will see soon enough. Muhahahahhahahahahhaha ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Nothing too special, but will do the job nicely :)
Good work Jim, some good prep going on. Did 'Jam carry out all the work? ie. decked block and bore.
Jam sourced out most of the machining. They bought in all the components for me though.
Just seen this thread jim, Sorry to hear about the engine but i suppose it will be better in the end.
Did the old engine ever get 1/4miled?
is it done yet?
I went up to Santa Pod just the once during the cars lifetime. Managed 4 runs in total with a best of 14.6. There was definitely more to come from the car so I'm hoping I'll be able to do better with the new engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by benji
New (second hand) wheels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/...e85deea5_o.jpg
Nice choice
I hope there going white
good wheels!
Whilst I did love the white wheels I had before, I really liked the anthracite and black combination I had previously. Since these are already anthracite and I now need to tighten the wallet, they will probably stay this colour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Saying all that, I'll have to see how they look on the car before I make up my mind for definite, lol.
leave them the colour they are imo, everyone has white lol
awesome wheels........
Broster,
I think those wheels would look really good on a red Corsa too! They come up for sale for reasonable money every now and then so I hear! :thumb:
reasonable money............
absolute bargin you mean.
yeah, don't you just know it? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by broster
any updates on this??
Short answer: No.
Aim to get cracking on with it ASAP.
finish the kitchen and other things first hun ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Strangely you sound far too much like Joanna, lol. Although the wink would be replaced with an exclamation mark, lol. and the hun replaced with "you *******"Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
ok then.
finish the house you mutha hubbard!!!
seems a familiar story my end too lol
I can't imagine Jo swearing! :O
Whoremoans!
Stop press: Jim works on his car!
I've actually been doing things to it for the last couple of weeks, but only took some pictures last night. It doesn't look like I've done much, but prep woirk takes forever!
I've been busy cutting out rusty metal and welding in new pieces here, there and every-****ing-where. It's been a much bigger job than I first thought. Anyway; front inner arches are pretty much ready for undercoat. I've brushed on the rust preventer/eater stuff that’s supposed to stop rust from forming. Meh, if it delays the deterioration of the car for another year it'll be worth it. CP and I have also been stitch welding the inner arches along the way.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/...32ce376fb6.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/...549fce4b5f.jpg
I then attacked the inside of the car. It's been a mission getting all the seam sealer out of the car to provide a clean welding surface. The welding process usual involves scraping away the sealant, putting a spot weld in, allowing that to set fire to the surrounding sealant then scraping that away and applying a full 1" (ish) stitch of weld. My lungs are probably ****ed with all the smoke inhalation, but it's all part of the process, lol. I've been doing the welding for the last couple of weeks but last night I was bored of looking at rusty bare metal so cleaned it all up and put some paint on. I've used a mixture of undercoat and galv spray (I ran out of undercoat, lol). The majority of it will be rubbed back before a proper undercoat is applied, I just wanted to put something on top of the new exposed bare metal. Plus it gives you a sense of achievement when you see the panel in one colour. Before the paint I put some of the rust preventer into the seams where the welding had been done before the painting:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/...3f3d5f8a69.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/...d91298964d.jpg
The round holes are the drainage holes, I'm undecided if I should weld those up. The other square hole is some rust that I found whilst prepping the floor. I will sort that out next time I work on the car. This has summed up this build really. I replace one bit of rust only to find another. I feel like I'm taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back. My brain is telling me to sell, break, scrap, burn the car, but there is another voice in my head that's telling me to persist (although I think that might be MC whispering in my ear, lol). What is it about these cars, why do I put myself through this much grief, :confused: . Funny thing is I will still spend one night next week plodding on with it, :tard:
Lessons learnt:
1) How to weld
2) Bodyshops are lazy ****ers
3) If you want something doing right, do it yourself