One loon, four doors, an XE...... and omfg, it's still there, and now it runs again!!

**Rob** · 03-03-13, 08:14 PM

cheers mate

not much left to do now,nothing another weekend mincing drinking beer wont sort

**Spudly** · 03-03-13, 08:23 PM

Right, after getting to this about dinnertime, we found when plumbing in the wiring loom, that nothing actually fitted...

A trip down to see Hendrix revealed we had some random inlet manifold (one ive never seen before) and it was completely wrong!

A donated correct manifold and a couple of other bits we went back to crack on removing the manifold we'd just fitted, leaving us with this..

Side by side shots of the two manifolds..

So we cracked back on with swapping the injectors and fuel rails and getting the new maifold on, so much easier and fitted much better than the one that had come off, but not many more pics were taken..

As it sits now..

As she now sits, we need some joining pipes to trim and connect the fuel lines, battery fitting up and the loom connecting, some bolts for the SFi box as we havent got any, and tbh, that really is about it!

Another day of mincing and i reckon she will be ready to run again, im actually in shock as she hasnt run since late 2007

**Benn** · 03-03-13, 08:40 PM

Maybe early and late inlets. I know they are different shapes....

**Rob** · 03-03-13, 08:43 PM

Once again cheers mate big

up to ya for the help and encouragement,deffinately wont take much more now to get her running then its just the interior to fasten down and get her in for a mot

**Spudly** · 03-03-13, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rob

Once again cheers mate big

up to ya for the help and encouragement,deffinately wont take much more now to get her running then its just the interior to fasten down and get her in for a mot

Im gonna quote that, and text it to you everytime i think your enthusiasm is waning

**L14MNP** · 03-03-13, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Spudly

It was painted in a proper booth at robs work, but then after he made a makeshift garage from a wedding marquee, it was destroyed in really bad wind and collapsed on the nova, warranting another full respray in about 2009, it went back into the garden afterwards, and has sat there ever since

Knew I was close.

That's such **** luck, but looks like it's all being put behind him now.

**John** · 03-03-13, 09:22 PM

Spud/rob im sure i have some sfi bolts you can have for nowt. Drop me your address via pm

**Graeme** · 03-03-13, 09:24 PM

Well done boys as said on text really looking forward to seeing this out again even if its not on the lovely comps

**Spudly** · 03-03-13, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by L14MNP

Knew I was close.

That's such **** luck, but looks like it's all being put behind him now.

Aye mate, respray pics are page 8 on here

John, thats funking awesome, yes please ill get Robs addy over to you, youre a star!

Originally Posted by Graeme

Well done boys as said on text really looking forward to seeing this out again even if its not on the lovely comps

Made me laugh when you said youd be happy to see it as a 1.0, aslong as its at billing

Im so fcukin giddy he has finally given in after six years of ragging him and taking the piss wanting him to finish it

**Steve** · 04-03-13, 12:04 PM

Forgot all about this, just assumed it was an abandonned project, but good to see you guys are back on track with it.

Crack on and get it running

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