erst estate going 4wd,now on the road
09-01-2008, 03:17 PM
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while the car was off the road i had another idea 
i had the dash sitting around for years so made a start on it to fit it in my car at some point
i had the dash sitting around for years so made a start on it to fit it in my car at some point
09-01-2008, 03:26 PM
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just before xmas i managed to get hold of a turbo off ebay but the exhaust housing was f**cking massive and would have had to be used with an external wastegate,i got hold of a standard erst exhaust housing again from billyrst,luckily i had a garret turbo main shaft that fitted the exhaust housing so used that with the compressor wheel from the turbo from ebay all i had to do then was send it off to gbturbo solutions to be balanced
when i got the turbo back i bolted it on and it smoked like f**k all the time
this is when i found out that it was the turbo oil return pipe i had made was causing the problems 
i had spotted a kit on ebay ages ago so found it again and purchased it 3 or 4 days before xmas but it didnt turn up till just after the new year
the kit was £35 plus £10 postage but then i also had to pay £15 customs charges
all i had to do then was send it off to gbturbo solutions to be balancedwhen i got the turbo back i bolted it on and it smoked like f**k all the time
this is when i found out that it was the turbo oil return pipe i had made was causing the problems i had spotted a kit on ebay ages ago so found it again and purchased it 3 or 4 days before xmas but it didnt turn up till just after the new yearthe kit was £35 plus £10 postage but then i also had to pay £15 customs charges
09-01-2008, 03:33 PM
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once i had sorted the kit out i went to my dads place on saturday and fitted it to the car
i welded the part onto the sump with the engine in place as didnt have enough time to take the engine out to get the sump off,i drained some of the oil before i drilled the hole then when i had drilled the hole i drained the rest out to wash any bit of metal that might have got into the sump when i drilled the hole,once the bits were done i had to run the pipe round the front of the exhaust as it would hav just kinked the pipe if i had routed it any other way
now the car is back on the road again and no smoke now which makes a change
i welded the part onto the sump with the engine in place as didnt have enough time to take the engine out to get the sump off,i drained some of the oil before i drilled the hole then when i had drilled the hole i drained the rest out to wash any bit of metal that might have got into the sump when i drilled the hole,once the bits were done i had to run the pipe round the front of the exhaust as it would hav just kinked the pipe if i had routed it any other way
now the car is back on the road again and no smoke now which makes a change
09-01-2008, 03:39 PM
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when i get chance ive got a few other ideas i want to get started on so as soon as i start them i will update,also if anybody knows where i can get hold of a set of fiat barchetta door handles that would be a great help fiat want £60 each handle but if i cant get any second hand i will have to buy new items 
20-01-2008, 02:45 PM
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ive had a set of ebc greenstuff front pads sat around for a while now so i thought i would put them on
i then thought while i had the front end in the air i might aswell put my anti roll bar poly bushes on aswell
then i also thought i might aswell put my adjustable lower arms on aswell
all on and bolted up
just got rear brake pads to do now
i then thought while i had the front end in the air i might aswell put my anti roll bar poly bushes on aswell
then i also thought i might aswell put my adjustable lower arms on aswell
all on and bolted up
just got rear brake pads to do now
31-01-2008, 02:17 PM
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ok photobucket is working now so heres some pics
going to try and get my digi dash finished over the weekend and maybe get it fitted aswell
going to try and get my digi dash finished over the weekend and maybe get it fitted aswell
31-01-2008, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jumbo
What a difference 
.....thats one sweet estate 
.....thats one sweet estate hopefully i will be starting a combi van project soon and putting all the stuff from my erst i bought into the combi
31-01-2008, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jumbo
That will be interesting you gonna go for the black theme or something different? 
just got to wait and see what the combi shell is like and if its good i will hopefully get it mid march then going to save for a set of 17s instead of the erst standard wheels
31-01-2008, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jonesymk2
Originally Posted by Jumbo
That will be interesting you gonna go for the black theme or something different?
just got to wait and see what the combi shell is like and if its good i will hopefully get it mid march then going to save for a set of 17s instead of the erst standard wheels if it turns out like the estate its gonna be well worth it mate......i have a bit of a soft spot for black cars with dark wheels 
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31-01-2008, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jumbo
Originally Posted by jonesymk2
Originally Posted by Jumbo
That will be interesting you gonna go for the black theme or something different?
just got to wait and see what the combi shell is like and if its good i will hopefully get it mid march then going to save for a set of 17s instead of the erst standard wheels if it turns out like the estate its gonna be well worth it mate......i have a bit of a soft spot for black cars with dark wheels haha i will have whatever wheels i get for the combi painted a similar colour to the estate wheels im hoping to get it as good as the estate and hopefully keep the costs down under £2500 and then maybe see if fast ford would like it enough to do another feature,was also thinking if performance ford would do a grudge match with the 2 cars
31-01-2008, 08:44 PM
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looking good mate!! i sold my mk3 estate used to love it!! the pic with the engine in the back is the best proper sums the old estates up!! im looking at another mk3 estate local to me so might have some work cut out lol!!
1 time i had my mk3 full to the limit with scrap metal n stuff in the back the exhaust scraped all the way home from work lol 7 mile!! 
1 time i had my mk3 full to the limit with scrap metal n stuff in the back the exhaust scraped all the way home from work lol 7 mile!!
31-01-2008, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Nobbymk4bonus
looking good mate!! i sold my mk3 estate used to love it!! the pic with the engine in the back is the best proper sums the old estates up!! im looking at another mk3 estate local to me so might have some work cut out lol!!
1 time i had my mk3 full to the limit with scrap metal n stuff in the back the exhaust scraped all the way home from work lol 7 mile!!
1 time i had my mk3 full to the limit with scrap metal n stuff in the back the exhaust scraped all the way home from work lol 7 mile!!
exhaust didnt scrape which was good yeh that sounds good then mate hopefully you will get it be good to see another estate being done
03-02-2008, 08:48 PM
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ok did a few bits on the car today,got a big cossie filter so fitted that
also did a couple other bits aswell but got to dark to get any pics so will get them tomorrow
also did a couple other bits aswell but got to dark to get any pics so will get them tomorrow
07-02-2008, 04:02 PM
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ok finally got round to getting some pics of the frst inlet manifold and charge carrier pipe as i used all the parts from the efi xr3i it had a remote iscv and it looked a bit untidy as i was using a erst charge carrier so the pipes were a bit messy,i had the frst inlet and charge carrier pipe sitting around for a while so fitted them to tidy it up a bit as the iscv is on the side of the inlet manifold
i also got hold of some bonnet raisers the other week from a frst,the holes for the bonnet bolts were in different places so just had to drill an extra hole in each block
as i used all the parts from the efi xr3i it had a remote iscv and it looked a bit untidy as i was using a erst charge carrier so the pipes were a bit messy,i had the frst inlet and charge carrier pipe sitting around for a while so fitted them to tidy it up a bit as the iscv is on the side of the inlet manifold i also got hold of some bonnet raisers the other week from a frst,the holes for the bonnet bolts were in different places so just had to drill an extra hole in each block
07-02-2008, 05:49 PM
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your bonnet aint shut!!!!!
grrrr hate people that say that...had loads of people say it when i had my red popular...and just brought some off me mate so my bonnet wont shut again soon!
looking good fella!!!
grrrr hate people that say that...had loads of people say it when i had my red popular...and just brought some off me mate so my bonnet wont shut again soon!
looking good fella!!!
07-02-2008, 05:53 PM
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i have the instructions on how to wire that astra gte dash into an escort if you want i'll email them to you? pm me your address
top work mate well done
top work mate well done
07-02-2008, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bonus_boy
your bonnet aint shut!!!!!
grrrr hate people that say that...had loads of people say it when i had my red popular...and just brought some off me mate so my bonnet wont shut again soon!
looking good fella!!!
grrrr hate people that say that...had loads of people say it when i had my red popular...and just brought some off me mate so my bonnet wont shut again soon!
looking good fella!!!
nevermind hey cheers for the comments aswell
07-02-2008, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by smitsturbo
i have the instructions on how to wire that astra gte dash into an escort if you want i'll email them to you? pm me your address
top work mate well done
top work mate well done
07-02-2008, 07:36 PM
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what you going on about lol...
im saying what people have said to me in the past when i had them fitted, ive brought some more yesterday off my mate for my silver bonus 90...
i realy like the look of em!!
im saying what people have said to me in the past when i had them fitted, ive brought some more yesterday off my mate for my silver bonus 90...
i realy like the look of em!!
07-02-2008, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bonus_boy
what you going on about lol...
im saying what people have said to me in the past when i had them fitted, ive brought some more yesterday off my mate for my silver bonus 90...
i realy like the look of em!!
im saying what people have said to me in the past when i had them fitted, ive brought some more yesterday off my mate for my silver bonus 90...
i realy like the look of em!!
yeh i cant wait for people to start saying the same about mine i need them at the moment as my fan is only standard so it has trouble coping with the heat especially with the front mount intercooler 
i will still keep them though once i get a decent cooling fan
07-02-2008, 07:50 PM
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oh sorry mate, wonderd what you meant...
had some dodgy people basically jumping out infront of you, saying your bonnets open mate and actually coming up to the car and pushing the corner of the bonnet down lol!!
i was like!!
what the fuck you doing!!!!
tis funny though when people comment but those people that do the above! piss you off!
get some kenlowes on the front fella......they work a treat!
had some dodgy people basically jumping out infront of you, saying your bonnets open mate and actually coming up to the car and pushing the corner of the bonnet down lol!!
i was like!!
what the fuck you doing!!!!tis funny though when people comment but those people that do the above! piss you off!
get some kenlowes on the front fella......they work a treat!
07-02-2008, 07:53 PM
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yeh sorry mate my fault i didnt explain very well
yeh i can imagine it would get annoying
yeh im keeping an eye out for some decent fans but got a few things to pay for 1st including a combi van beginning of march
so will probably be end of march time
yeh i can imagine it would get annoying
yeh im keeping an eye out for some decent fans but got a few things to pay for 1st including a combi van beginning of march
so will probably be end of march time
20-03-2008, 07:31 PM
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ok done a few little things lately plus also picked a combi van up aswell the other week,ive fitted a volt meter to the fuel pump feed so i can see if anything happens and the voltage drops at the pump i can stop asap
also fitted an act gauge just need a sensor for it now
also managed to get my astra gte digi dash ready to fit at the weekend at last
looks a bit messy on the back but once its in you cant see it anyway
also fitted an act gauge just need a sensor for it now
also managed to get my astra gte digi dash ready to fit at the weekend at last
looks a bit messy on the back but once its in you cant see it anyway
21-03-2008, 08:44 AM
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good work mate, but gasher for not takeing the sump off to drill it lol! how are you getting on with the turbo now?
my mates just got 1 off ebay just wandering how long its gona last!
my mates just got 1 off ebay just wandering how long its gona last!
