Most of the bottom end done now new clutch cable with heat sleeving, started on the inlet trumpet section


Inlets going to be a week or so at the polishers so will make a start on the head

 

Made a start on the head tonight manifolds on and thermostat housing





Ordered new cap rotor and plugs and a new crank sensor the wires where frayed

 

Got little more done tonight turbo bolted on

 

Got the head refitted today


Gave the cam cover a polish before refitting




Refitted

 

The cam cover looks really bling.

 

Had a few setbacks today first of all the crank sensor wire fell off as I removed it luckily I had bought a new one anyway



Then fitting the cambelt the stud for the tensioner stripped it's thread, not a good morning I retapped it nut wasn't happy with it so got a helicoil kit and sorted that out. Alls good now belt on and timed up



Need to get a gasket for the turbo oil return pipe then that can go back on, need to get the plenum back from the polishers then can get that sorted out

 

An amazing read Simon ,No stone left unturned on this one mate well done it's an awesome car that just keeps getting better

 

Cheers bud

 

Getting there now mate.

 

Nearly there bud

 

Got the intercooler back in today



And polished the radiator ready to go back in

 

Finally got the inlet back from the polishers think they've done ok




Made sure all the threads are good just to be safe



Then mocked it all up to see how it fits







Really close at the back to the brake pipes out of the abs block but might just get away with it, just the pipe work to sort out then.

 

Nice bit of kit that matey.

 

Shit me... where is my sunglasses

U will need shares in metal polish Si.

Paul

 

Good job I don't mind cleaning it ha ha

 

Cheers bud hopefully should squeeze a few more bhp out of it, looks the part too

 

Looks lovely mate

 

Started on the radiator fan surround today the brackets where rusty and some broke



So found someone who makes new ones in stainless, just a matter of drilling the old pot rivets out and new ones on and new pot rivets







Not too bad certainly better than the old ones

 

Si do you have a link for those brackets. saves a lot of messing about

 

171461602487 item number fela

 

i need some as well

 

Looking sweet cheif

good find on the brackets...

 

There not too bad fela should do the job

 

Started to sort the pipework out, the vac pipes have been rerouted



And have to sort the cooler pipe out aswell

 

Now I've run the loom under the inlet the iscv was a bit short so rather that cut it made an extension piece with the proper plugs on





Decided I wanted to keep the throttle cable at the front so got a bracket but that's caused new problems too close to powersteering pipe now



Got the oil breather fitted with the pipes routed a bit better now

 

Got a bit more done today sorted power steering pipe out and got all the water plumbed in, just the belt cover and exhaust to sort out

 

That engine looks smart as fook.

 

that engine looks amazing

 

Cheers fela gonna be a bugger to keep clean ha ha

 

Cheers bud it's getting there now

 

Haven't done much for a while but got the strut brace and heat shield back on tonight

 

Looks brilliant!

 

Cheers fela nearly there now

 

It's looking very nice mate

 

Have you had it running yet.

 

Not yet bud hopefully Sunday will be firing it up

 

Finally got it running today started first turn of the key caught me by suprise
Ran it up all looks ok the the battery light came on, after a bit of searching and head scratching traced it to the alternator wires badly perished and hanging out of the plug



Peeled it back to find this



So cutting all that out and replacing it and braiding it then wrapping in heat proof sleeping, that's my job for tomorrow
The main cable seems too big to solder any one done this before

 

Just run a new cable back to the battery

 

Does it go straight to the battery, not traced it back yet?

 

Sorted the wires to the alternator but the light on the dash is still on and only putting 12.2volts in battery when running
Put a mates old alternator on and lights gone off but only 12.6volts
So think it's defo time for a new alternator