Nice to see something different on here for once, should go well
Nice to see something different on here for once, should go well
Well spent a few hours on the car today, first i had to drag the car out so i could give the garage a good clean.
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once i was done cleaning i removed the radiator and came across this lovely sight.
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Now I knew there was some rust there but with the rad on it didnt look to bad, I thought i was only surface rust, I was wrong. for anyone who hasnt worked on this area before it is doubled skinned thankfully after peeling back the top layer the bottom layer is savable
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Still a bit more to trim on the side and then weld in a new piece, but i got bored and hungry so called it a day.
On a happier note I picked up my engine last week, I was going to use a z18xe but its more complicated then the x18xe1 to install and for the price I payed I couldn't turn it down, i also got the loom and ECU and transponer and key chip in the deal, just need an early f15 gearbox that has a cable speedo to bolt up to it now.
Well thats it for now, hopefully there will be some welding next update.
Cheers Nick
Oh and if a Mod could rename this to Nicks X18XE1 Build. Cheers
Looks good iam about to do the same conversion on mine shortly but need the bay side of the loom
Does your x18 not need a speed sender or are you gona use the one from a nova with the cAble outlet at the top ?
That's one part im not looking forward to. This is my first go at a convertion and rebuild and the wiring is the bit that scares me the most.
I'm ok on wireing things and even my x18 had me scratching a little tbh