Good work luke i for one cant wait to see it boosting:thumb:
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Good work luke i for one cant wait to see it boosting:thumb:
as soon as ive got the charge cooler plumbing done tomorrow then there should be a big surge of work again as we've got everything for the engine and picking up the brakes so im guessing midweek it should be done
Awesome work lad thats mint, keep us informed wont you, please:thumb:
Well done luke, you're really cracking on with it. Mid week? go for it! :d
this thing is a bludy nightmare lol everything we try and do something has to be modified. anywhos some pics of how it is now
head on, torqued down and timed up :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303319.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303320.jpg
we then had to modify the front panel more to move the rads abit further forward. we also had to undo the back gearbox mount to get the turbo in
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303321.jpg
with that in the actuator was pretty much in the rad still lol. so i had to "modify" the actuator bracket and it all "just" fits. can see the need for uprated engine mounts and an engine damper tho
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303323.jpg
coming on nice now pal,fair play to you with the work your doing to make it work spot on fella.
i just want to see a vid or two on its first start up run out:d
well we plan to having it turning over tomorrow and running wednesday. providing some things actually bolt on as they should and not need modifying any more lolQuote:
Originally Posted by twistysnovagte
Feck me man youre steaming on with this one, fair play dude.
I hope youre gonna take regular pics of the car once finished otherwise we wont have any naughty car p0rn to look at lol
well we hopefully already have a buyer for it but i will take pics whilst it belongs to nick
just wanted to see what it should look like end of tomorrow :P
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303324.jpg
Why is he selling it straight off?
because hes been offered half decent money for it
i remember seein this on ph , sounded good but who knew ! great work there burgo ;)
will it be good money after you take your labour cut? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by burgo
got loads of wiring done today. basically all the is left is connect the main power lead, make and earth lead and the tidy up the wiring that goes under the engine. so if nick hadnt thrown the bludy spark plugs away we could of had it running tomorrow and still might. it'll be ready to start tomorrow anyway :)
anywhos not exactly great pics but this is of the only wiring coming to the engine which will be hidden by the inlet manifold
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303325.jpg
and this is where i placed the dash in to see where i had space for the ecu and map sensor and stuff
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303326.jpg
nick also stripped out the back today as we found it had mk3 rear seats cable tied in!!!!!!!!
cable ties!! honestly how the fook did that even have an MOT on it? Good days work otherwise.
inlet bolted on and wired up
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303328.jpg
the interior all basically back together aswell
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303329.jpg
we also got it turning over today to check for oil pressure and thats allllll good :) brum brum tomoz hopefully
Bay looks cool!
Awesome!
Love this, as it's bringing back memories, like i say my first car was pretty much the same as this (color/model wise)
Then my second car was a 8v cvh XR2i lol so unreliable it was...
Spot on work luke you are a star worker, i love this thread........
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36...thisthread.jpg
woop ****ing woop
sorry just im very very happy, she runs and sweet as a fooking nut :d boooya im good :p
anywho pic of it all ready for fire upage
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...o/S7303332.jpg
and first go baby :p
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...h_S7303330.jpg
now you might notice its a tad loud, this is where the fun began. started by checking all the exhaust studs, check turbo to manifold and downpipe bolts. try again and still the same, hmmmm confuzzled.
this is when we discover that the manifold is up against one of the bolts which bolts on the breather blanking plate :mad: not good. to remove this bolt and insert a shallow head allen bolt we had to do the following
undo the drivers side mount
undo the rear gearbox bolts
lossen the front one
push the engine back slightly
undo the oil return hose
undo a water hose
undo all the exhaust studs and then with a tiny little 8mm spanner undo the fooking bolt
so then fit the little allen bolt and bolt everything back together and we have clearence on the bolt. must be ok now then :), start it up, still a tractor:confused: fook.
this is where i discover the manifold is up against a little sticky out bit on the block!!! bollocks, cue the above procedure to remove the turbo so i can get the grinder in to trim back the sticky outy bit. ground down all bolted up clearence on the block woop. try again deffinetly sorted now
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...h_S7303333.jpg
ahhhhhh feck feck feck feck. now it clears the pissing block it is now up against the fooking allen bolt again!!!!!!! ****. time to scrap the crappy pissy blanking plate and get a core plug. that will be saved for tomorrow
end of the day tho she runs and sweetly to :) woop woop
Fcuking awesome luke you sir are a proper legend, i love this car and i hope youre gonna swipe it from your mate and keep it lol
Whens the driving vids going up then?
I wish my projects came together as quick as your Burgo lol
I want it now I've heard it running.
lol i had the same problem matey the bottom bolt on the triangle breathes plate leaving a gap mine is zvh though i was puzzled too
been a while i know but we've bin upto all sorts which ill post about later but heres a quick vid of how she is now
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...h_S7303339.jpg
good work luke,does your mate still have it?;)
no mate hes a gimp and gave up just as it was almost finished and stripped it.
thats a real shame
did the shell come from skegness orginally mate
LOL! After all that! Ah well epic work as usual dude :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
he got it from ipswich but before that who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by bai1ey
cheers gunny, did piss me off a bit after all that work
when did you sell this car becaus i bourt it the other day ?
my god i looked through this thread just yesterday and sat wondering what had happened to it. it was years ago it got sold, whats it like now?Quote:
Originally Posted by rob-herlingshaw
low xr2 engin in it and it is in a garage has been for like a yer i am gunner put it back on the rode
*admin mode* txt typing is frowned upon on here mate so try and type properly.
*burgo mode* any pictures of how it is now, also where abouts are you would love to see it as i became rather attached to it with all the work i put in to it
i will get some pictures when i go see it next it is in a firends garage i wont be on the rode for about a year because i have my mk2 popular to do first. how do you put pictures on your thread
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...68#post1208468
what sort of condition is it in now?
bit rusty needs seatbelts and a servo then it cango on the rode
:( rusty isn't good was really clean when i last saw it as you can see from the pics in this thread, you not tempted by the turbo route?