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Old 27-05-2006, 05:07 PM
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Default Grey S2 rebuild into something special!!

right took the car off the road in october last year and cleared out almost all of the interior but had to stop cause i had changed my mind as to what i was doing with the car. but.... today was a good day made a start on the car properly with help from a couple of mates.
Old 27-05-2006, 05:07 PM
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righto start of the day car as it was when i last worked on it bout 4months ago.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9283/picture0040me.jpg

out of the garage
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/1...ture0315yg.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5125/picture0338yk.jpg

interior as it has been for a while
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5581/picture0345ja.jpg

bonnet coming off
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7...ture0388ms.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9617/picture0403gp.jpg

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2...ture0415tx.jpg

bonnet off
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/4...ture0425pz.jpg

me and craig tearing into the engine
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3025/picture0434om.jpg

wheels off to acces screws for bumper
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7...ture0509ye.jpg

jacking up the car to sit it ojn axel stands
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6223/picture0514gq.jpg

TURBO!!!!!
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3...ture0521ln.jpg

craig (slowsmokeyford) who without his help we would have never got as much done
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2679/picture0530wb.jpg

TEA BREAK
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4470/picture0542ht.jpg

general work
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8...ture0569yp.jpg

trying not to spill to much fuel lol
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1893/picture0599gr.jpg

then it rained even harder then before!!!
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8...ture0642vc.jpg

theres something relaxing about laying underneath an engine
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2...ture0653el.jpg

garage floor slowly being covered with bits
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7...ture0746fv.jpg

some1`s nicked me front end!!
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8...ture0765wm.jpg

rad and intercooler
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6536/picture0798sw.jpg

im sure theres something missing???
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9...ture0781kn.jpg

craig with wiring loom
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/1...ture0828xj.jpg

beginning to clear some space in the bay
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2784/picture0815su.jpg

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8...ture0830lv.jpg

interior at end of day
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7540/picture0865hp.jpg

finally car about to go back to its home till tomorrow!!
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7...ture0930ay.jpg

all in all a very productive day. im absolutly knackered.

big shout out to steve - photographer, and chris but mostly to craig who without his help i doubt id be any further then what i was before.

we got more done in bout 5 hours then i have in the last 6months!!!!
Old 27-05-2006, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Daz-rst
righto start of the day car as it was when i last worked on it bout 4months ago.



out of the garage




interior as it has been for a while


bonnet coming off






bonnet off


me and craig tearing into the engine


wheels off to acces screws for bumper


jacking up the car to sit it ojn axel stands


TURBO!!!!!
[img]https://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3961/picture0521ln.jpg[img]

craig (slowsmokeyford) who without his help we would have never got as much done


TEA BREAK


general work


trying not to spill to much fuel lol


then it rained even harder then before!!!


theres something relaxing about laying underneath an engine


garage floor slowly being covered with bits


some1`s nicked me front end!!


rad and intercooler


im sure theres something missing???


craig with wiring loom


beginning to clear some space in the bay




interior at end of day


finally car about to go back to its home till tomorrow!!


all in all a very productive day. im absolutly knackered.

big shout out to Steve - photographer, and chris but mostly to craig who without his help i doubt id be any further then what i was before.

we got more done in bout 5 hours then i have in the last 6months!!!!

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nice project there keep the pics coming
Old 27-05-2006, 06:40 PM
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nice project, good to see another grey 1 being sorted!!
Old 27-05-2006, 06:55 PM
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Nice project ,what are your plans with it
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as said on other forum daz, keep up the good work, try to not let the weather put things off, coz i think this is our summer lol.

one tip- get shit loadsa boxes for all the parts and keep every screw with the component it held on, trust me speakin from experience lol
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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

big progress today which means the car is much lighter at the front

jacking it up and exhaust coming off



state of indicator



supporting the engine



craig with the exhaust off



slowly the car gives up the engine



you may think you`ve emptied all the coolant but theres always a little bit which waits for the perfect moment to spill on the floor!!!



engine slowly coming out



me and craig gently dropping engine on the jacks while holding our breath!!!



thumbs up from my mate chris as the engine finally touches down on the floor



engine on the floor and craig removing inlet manifold



engine put up quite a fight and i came out with a minor injury!!



im sure that spanners in hewre some where???



the inlet manifold which didnt come off easy either!!



empty engine bay



rear of the car jacked up



engine safely on the floor



you can get alot in an escort bay!!!



car outside with no engine



the powerplant that is the cvh turbo!!!



me craig and chris



me craig and the photographer steve



after all that we r making huge progress so tomorrow should be an awesome day when the car should be nearly completely stripped.[/img]
Old 28-05-2006, 06:59 PM
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Was wondering who'd got the nice clean job of bein team photographer!!

he defo got the best job.......

did he need to make the teas too?
Old 29-05-2006, 10:25 AM
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Looks like fun
Old 29-05-2006, 01:50 PM
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why the maties just the car will be good lol
Old 30-05-2006, 09:40 PM
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good luck with the rebuild fellas!
Old 30-05-2006, 09:59 PM
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good resto you got started there mate, love the grey s2's
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Originally Posted by jake-cos
Was wondering who'd got the nice clean job of bein team photographer!!

he defo got the best job.......

did he need to make the teas too?
Nah, i was just photographer!!! lol!!!!

The cars coming along really well now, just shows how much you can get done in a pretty short time
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Looks like a good project

Keep the update coming

I always like to see carpet in a garage, make it that little bit special
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Looks like a cool project - looking forward to seeing more
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You should of got an engine crane or hired one!
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nah not as much fun!!

the shell is now completely bare and waiting to be taken to the guy whos gonna do the work on it.
this is where it starts to get expensive when all the bits start getting bought!!
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