lamb chops

As some of you may know ive not used my car much over the last year and a half (cant believe its that long) I got it finished from the engine tidy up last year and the new inner wing etc and done about 100 miles max. The car went back in the garage for the winter and in that time ive had some little jobs to finish off.
I had an annoying oil leak which meant I couldn’t really use the car much as it was making a right mess under the bonnet, well that’s now been fixed by replacing the front crank seal and the aux seal (big thanks to Spence from TS Performance for helping with the timing )I also wasn’t very happy with the front passenger arch kit fitment, when it was refitted there was a lot of glue between the plastic and the metal wing which was visble so I removed the kit and while I was in there decided to get serious with the angle grinder and removed most of the metal arch lip!! I had some issues with the tyres rubbing on the front so as the wings are not factory anyway thought what the hell. I’ve now cleaned the lip up and painted it to protect the bare metal, ive also wax oiled the whole area under the kit so shouldn’t have to worry. I need to do the drivers side now also as this is where the weight is hehe.
Also on the agenda was getting rid of the while dials as its too 90's for me now, I managed to source a cheap original 3door dash for £40 and my techy assistant (Brendan) has finally so im told swapped my milometer over to this new dash!! Top stuff matey!!
There is still some work to do before Central Day, Im not happy with the feel of the clutch since adding the paddle one as in the rush to get the engine back in I never had the flywheel ground. So im picking up a spare flywheel tonight which I will prep ready for a swap over. Once that’s done its off to Ahmed for a good setup and some fun at last
Anyway here’s a couple of shots from last week, I must recommend everyone gets themselves an assistant to do all the hard work, its great!!
Note the new fuel rail which is leak free!!!



Cant thanks Brendan enough for his efforts!! Note the chair for me next to him

maxest

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Love this car

Ryan

good work bredan.



what the hell is all the dash and door card doing off, thought you were only changing the clocks

lamb chops

hehe, thanks guys

Sticky.

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Good work John.

It needs a nice small front plate now

lamb chops

I have one Paul, trouble is as some donkey who mounted the current one put the screw holes quite far appart so when the little ones fitted you can see the holes in the bumper

When the bumper gets a blow over at some point for stone chips I will get them to fill the holes and then the small plate can finally take its place

Luca

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well done Brendan

wake up John hes finsihed it now


Top car john love it

lamb chops

thanks Luke, Brendan's going to try and pop round this afternoon and finish off.. I dont know half a job Malon we should call him

marco polo

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looks great keep up the good work

lamb chops

Thanks Marco

Twins

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Nice work there ,wish i had an assistant ,oh i have its me lol

fezzajsy

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cozzed

LOL does it or does it not work cheeky coont
RYAN dash out as was fitting remote central locking as well.( also clearing dodgy wiring from under dash as well) cheers Brendan

Jimbo.

Awesome, definetly my favourite 3 door, good to see its being looked after

lamb chops

Thanks guys, and Cheers Brendan your a star mate.

Im hoping the cars going to be on the Fast Ford stand at Central Day, I need to double check with Neil..

I picked up a spare flywheel yesterday so it can be skimmed and swapped over, have it booked in at a friends garage for next Saturday as I cant be arsed with dropping the gearbox down without ramps. I also need to grease the thrust bearing as its a noisey fooker. But getting there!! Ahmed is going to call me back to book it in for a setup in the next couple of weeks, I hope if hes not to busy..

MrCapriScort

Lovely car mate, needs to be used

lamb chops

Little update,

Ive got all the interior back in including the new black dash which looks miles better!! So decided I would take the car for a good run today and when I got back it seems my cam shaft seals are leaking now!! One of them is for sure and the other could also be.. Bloody annoying, I guess this is as it been sat for so long.. Anyway another job on the list now

lamb chops

Small update, ive replaced one of my camshaft seals this afternoon but it hasnt fixed the leak Think it could be the exhaust side or the cam bearing seal perhaps.. not sure yet..

Tomorrow she is having a new flywheel fitted as the paddel clutch has been to rough and the thrus bearing needs some extra grease as its noisey but its getter there now!!

Heres a couple of pics after the test run, also the new dash and the new scratch from the gas board..

cozzed

black dash looks much better than white mate.
sorry forgot to look at wiring on your monitor !
tried ringing ahmed again for you,
cheers brendan

lamb chops

Thanks matey, no worries on the monitor that can wait till the next visit

longdog

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thats porn

lamb chops

finally sorted all my oil leaks and fixed my wheel after the blow out

Took her out in the country this afternoon and took the camera for some pics.

TimC

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Love this car.

Sticky.

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PERFECT

Brian

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Stunning


Brian

col cos1

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tell me the leaking fuel rail wasent the 1 i bought off you mate??????????

lamb chops

Ive had two of those Col and they have both leaked on my car so its not a rail problem. Ive had my inlet runners blasted and the injectors sit lower then they should thus leaking at the top where they sit in the rail itself. Since found out that its recommended to use two O rings with those A1/ carwise rails at the bottom incase of issues like this so could be a good move on yours when you fit it.

Charlie Chalk

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Thatsreally, really fucking nice!!

dazzle740

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Hi there mate stunning car you have there.
Just a idea for ya when you get the front bumper done fit the new small number plate with heavy duty velcro thats what i have done works a treat and no drilling required through your new plate

lamb chops

thanks guys

Good idea Dazzle sounds like a plan

rinus_2005

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porn indeed, really like those touringcarlike mirrors, and those wheels... probably THE best looking ones for a 3door

Rinus

rsnissan

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serioulsy nice looking car

lamb chops

ok so the BBS have gone to a new home but the new comps are here!! (Thansk Max) drove just up the road yesterday to pick these bad boys up.

Not as nice as the BBS of course but more pratical

maxest

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Looks awesome!!! Much better than they did on the saph! Going to have to move your wing badges

lamb chops

thanks Max, yeah the wing badges have to go

Ryan

jesus john thats high at the back

im thinking about things aswell

lamb chops

yeah it is high Ryan, just been jacked takes a while to settle, cant even drive it anywhere as engine is fubar but wheels are nice!!

Why you thinking of selling, the wheels or whole car?

Ryan

whole car, or possibly just the wheels.

probably the whole thing.

had 2 people offer me good money for it without even advertising it.

lamb chops

anyone what some Hocks?? £300

lamb chops

dont sell it mate!! you wont never get another like that one.. sell the wheels on but not the whole car, what would you buy instead, car not wheels? M3?