series 1 van rebuild updated pics 05-07-07
07-04-2007, 10:15 PM
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series 1 van rebuild updated pics 05-07-07
Been away a while vans been of the road sinse september getting welded,jigged and all new panels put on got it back two month go just had it painted diamond white still waiting for body kit. This year its got a roof spoiler 1 piece back door two seats (as only had 1 last year). Since last time a was on its had 4 engines got a fully rebuilt series 2 engine now with mahle pistons, bvh, fast road cam, unlimited boost chip T38 T4 high hybrid turbo, GRS intercooler and paddle clutch.
P.S keep you informed with rebuild
P.SS heres a few of my other cars
A few pics on how my vans cuming on!!!
update of pics
Update pics ov engine 8-5-07
New pics of engine built up made boost pipes out of stainless to make sure they dont collapse under boost and found some red pipes samco ones lying in garage and used them.
Update of pics 16/05/07 taken today with no brakes
Update of pics 05-07-07
P.S keep you informed with rebuild
P.SS heres a few of my other cars
A few pics on how my vans cuming on!!!
update of pics
Update pics ov engine 8-5-07
New pics of engine built up made boost pipes out of stainless to make sure they dont collapse under boost and found some red pipes samco ones lying in garage and used them.
Update of pics 16/05/07 taken today with no brakes
Update of pics 05-07-07
09-04-2007, 06:43 PM
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Orion lowwered 40mm 1 coil cut of back half a coil of the front to sit level on rs turbo shockers. the s1 is getting painted this summer back to diamond white has got van engine in been running it in.
09-04-2007, 07:09 PM
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please dont spray the s1 mate,please please dont,that car is a legend as is and people will always remeber it,please for gods sake dont respray it,at least spray it a different coulor please,please!!!! 
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09-04-2007, 09:10 PM
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a dont want to paint it really but proper s1as mint as that and wanted a one for ages had canny few even lhd 1 but broke that for spares for my cabby and other a reshelled and a neva paid loads for it as a normally dont
10-04-2007, 04:27 PM
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just put it on my transit recovery truck hoover floor mora and waxoil floor then change dash the carpet and other bits and bobs should be gettin kit back this week from paintin and roof spoiler and rear bumpers
13-04-2007, 09:59 PM
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big arent they gave my mate 100 for them nearly brand new puttin cossy discs and calipers on rear just got other s2 last week F30 POW if anyone knows of it would like to hear
13-04-2007, 10:46 PM
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ps and my van is a mk4 g reg converted 4 year ago love mk3s goin to start puttin engine in next week a hope just cleaned gearbox ready to paint silver and engine all black
22-04-2007, 07:50 PM
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that series1 was in triple6 in middlesbrough with engine troubles not long back. Are you from boro way?????????????
23-04-2007, 09:57 PM
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the s1 had engine prob wen a bought it so a changed engine just bought other s2 engine for it at weekend and got black plates for my van and bits and bobs for it and the nite got airfilter thro inside headlight on the twin lights looks nice
01-05-2007, 10:13 PM
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been busy getting my transit recovery truck back painted silver with blacked out windows to match my cabby and s1 van got stickers on now get pics on mora after ive took s1 engine outstill need rear window cant get old one to fit
02-05-2007, 09:50 PM
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took s1 engine out the day gettin ready to put all toys on for van hopefully the weekend itll be runnin and sorted out ds inner headlight with top ov cheapy airfilter pics defo the mora
05-05-2007, 06:51 PM
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engines in piping it up paddle clutch in and new turbo havin probs putin fan between intercooler and rad broke rad lug off coz turbos to big had to move them forward -31 catcthin rad 
08-05-2007, 10:21 PM
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got rad off my mate for Ł20 the day and mod the front to get it on and put fan between that and intercooler and my mate gave me load ov stainless pipes and i made boost pipes out ov it coz we reckon they will colapse on full boost and its nearly there ps any comments would on it would be nice 
08-05-2007, 10:51 PM
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Hi m8
Loving the look of ya van s1 look nice touch! she does look mean from the front.
Doing a mk4 myself at mo first attemp lot harder than i thought. What turbo is that looks huge?
how did you lower rear, springs under the axle?
top one m8 keep up the good work
Loving the look of ya van s1 look nice touch! she does look mean from the front.
Doing a mk4 myself at mo first attemp lot harder than i thought. What turbo is that looks huge?
how did you lower rear, springs under the axle?
top one m8 keep up the good work
13-05-2007, 10:31 PM
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done gear linkage and exhaust on and putin flamer on and have it running the mora slight electrical fault got my other s2 up garage and taking rear cossy discs and calipers off for van and big front ones off for orion off the s2
15-05-2007, 10:35 PM
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put new crossover pipe on the day and tried most ov the day to bleed brakes but couldnt bias valve fucked and ordered new one before and just blanked rear brakes off and took it out on road with trade plates not boostin properly think timings mile out with havin vernier pulley on try book in to get set up sick as