The Antique (BIG Thanks to AJC)
06-11-2006, 08:31 AM
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The Antique (BIG Thanks to AJC)
Been meaning to do this for a long time now & give a big THANK YOU to Seveneigths & Nightdavva for all the hard work and helping me (12months ago )
After Germany last Sept i knew the engine was well past its sell by date and was due a freshen up. So Paul (Seveneights) came to the rescue and sold me his BULLET PROOF low miles bottom end. But when we started to strip it down we found it had already had a rebuild & was blue printed
Anyway few pics from the build.......
Engine coming out
New 200 block pistons etc
Mr Diva hard at work
The original sump came off 2 days before the Germanys Easter trip for a big wing. Thanks to Lee@Fusion
ZOO Motorsport Head on......
While at ZOO it got a new diff aswell
Flywheel and 6 paddle were given a make over
Few late nights and 1 week later the engine was ready to go back in
The engine has done over 2k trouble free miles now & hasn't missed a beat. So i'll move on to the next chapter. Whilst in Germany at Easter myself & Comedy Dan went for a lap around the Ring & in the wet the car got away from me & put it in the armco
Luckily it was only panal damage (rear quarter/new front wing rear bumper & light) Lucky was not the word, so once back on the Wed it was straight in the the bodyshop to be repaired & was finished for the 1st show of this year. Santa Pod Cantral Day, Whilst in the bodyshop we noticed a few things but decided to get the show season and summer out of it 1st. So as from last week, she got stripped and is going back in for a make over.....
Still a few more bits to get off but hopefully it'll be in the bodyshop sometime this week.
Updates to follow.......
NOTE: Andy(rsnissan), Franco, Rich (B9 KOS) John (lampchop) NO THE ENGINE IS NOT COMING OUT
After Germany last Sept i knew the engine was well past its sell by date and was due a freshen up. So Paul (Seveneights) came to the rescue and sold me his BULLET PROOF low miles bottom end. But when we started to strip it down we found it had already had a rebuild & was blue printed
Anyway few pics from the build.......
Engine coming out
New 200 block pistons etc
Mr Diva hard at work
The original sump came off 2 days before the Germanys Easter trip for a big wing. Thanks to Lee@Fusion
ZOO Motorsport Head on......
While at ZOO it got a new diff aswell
Flywheel and 6 paddle were given a make over
Few late nights and 1 week later the engine was ready to go back in
The engine has done over 2k trouble free miles now & hasn't missed a beat. So i'll move on to the next chapter. Whilst in Germany at Easter myself & Comedy Dan went for a lap around the Ring & in the wet the car got away from me & put it in the armco
Luckily it was only panal damage (rear quarter/new front wing rear bumper & light) Lucky was not the word, so once back on the Wed it was straight in the the bodyshop to be repaired & was finished for the 1st show of this year. Santa Pod Cantral Day, Whilst in the bodyshop we noticed a few things but decided to get the show season and summer out of it 1st. So as from last week, she got stripped and is going back in for a make over.....Still a few more bits to get off but hopefully it'll be in the bodyshop sometime this week.
Updates to follow.......
NOTE: Andy(rsnissan), Franco, Rich (B9 KOS) John (lampchop) NO THE ENGINE IS NOT COMING OUT
Last edited by Sticky.; 30-06-2011 at 11:29 PM.
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06-11-2006, 03:13 PM
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Very nice Paul, enigine looks mint going back in!! Hope mine looks as good once im finished. What sort of power are you running now then?
Get the engine out... again!! you buffty
Get the engine out... again!! you buffty
06-11-2006, 04:42 PM
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God dont them first pics bring back memories!!!
Wheres my big up aswell for all the brews i made!!!
Cant wait to see this on the road again, even bigger and better!
Wheres my big up aswell for all the brews i made!!!
Cant wait to see this on the road again, even bigger and better!
06-11-2006, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Shorty
Wheres my big up aswell for all the brews i made!!!
BIG up Shorty for the tea John: the engine made 360bhp on the rollers, but once we got traction and a few peeps in the boot it made 349bhp which i was happy about. Ive sorted a set of 55lb blacks out & was gonna go T38 but sticking with this turbo now, so if i can between 380/390bhp i'll be happy
Dave: its getting the full right hand side painted, bootlid, bumper, morettes etc. She's was getting a little tired in places and just needed a freshen up. Hopefully im gonna go back to standard look (orange indicators etc) just hope it works with the front quads.
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No no no you're doing it all wrong Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The engine HAS to come out!! How can you call it a resto thread if its still in the bay!
Nice and easy Paul!
The engine HAS to come out!! How can you call it a resto thread if its still in the bay!
Nice and easy Paul!
09-11-2006, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by grey RS
.. and she;s had the same set of wheels on for over a week
what's going on
what's going on
Pick up the new wheels at the start of Decemeber, so bufty RL7's will be used to kill round Germany now
Originally Posted by Lou Lou.
Just make sure you avoid the armco next year
i'll try hun
10-11-2006, 09:44 PM
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I remember Paul(Seveneigths) telling me last time we spoke what a bargain of a botom end you'd got Paul.... cant just remember the terms he used....lol
Always liked your saff pal....good to see her on the mend.....
Ian
cant just remember the terms he used....lolAlways liked your saff pal....good to see her on the mend.....
Ian
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Bad luck with the armco incident Apparently you were at the RS meet on Thursday night...I turned up with Rawli but it seems you hate my guts after the sticker misunderstanding so I didn't find out who you were or introduce myself! 
Good luck with the cosmetics, sounds as though it'll be bang on for the shows next year.
Apparently you were at the RS meet on Thursday night...I turned up with Rawli but it seems you hate my guts after the sticker misunderstanding so I didn't find out who you were or introduce myself! Good luck with the cosmetics, sounds as though it'll be bang on for the shows next year.
11-11-2006, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by heeman10
Apparently you were at the RS meet on Thursday night...I turned up with Rawli but it seems you hate my guts after the sticker misunderstanding so I didn't find out who you were or introduce myself!
11-11-2006, 12:52 PM
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Update time......
Just dropped the car off. Thanks to Diva for towing me down in the trusty blirt
When i turned up, i found me mates Escort cossie was there for a new bootlid to be painted, so looks liek mine at the back of the que
So thats it for now......just waiting on my blacks to turn up, Ryan is making me a sub loom up for the closed loop & a SECS monitor lead for the Pectel Loom & ive just got to go to Fords to pick up some new clips and light seals.
Just dropped the car off. Thanks to Diva for towing me down in the trusty blirt
When i turned up, i found me mates Escort cossie was there for a new bootlid to be painted, so looks liek mine at the back of the que
So thats it for now......just waiting on my blacks to turn up, Ryan is making me a sub loom up for the closed loop & a SECS monitor lead for the Pectel Loom & ive just got to go to Fords to pick up some new clips and light seals.
