Red16

set of gauges arrived today, boost, oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, voltage theyre black faced until theyre powered up

rich p xr2t

Red16, gonna b sweet as matey when its done wot sort of bhp u hopin 2 get out of it??????

Red16

with the engine as it is at the moment im hoping for around the 260-300bhp mark but its probably going to be more like 260-280 in reality , but more if i decide to change the spec and go for steel rods and new pistons with more boost not exactly sure what im going to do yet, this is the same with loads of things on the car... so many decisions to make

Piinko-RS

fook me mate thats alot of work keep it up looks awesome ,

Red16

will be doing some more as soon as the rain stops!! whats the crack there then, its supposed to be summer

andyt

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where did you get the gauges Ben , its gonna be a good one when its done mate

Red16

got em off ebay mate, they were 100 quid delivered for all 5 gauges

Twins

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bargin ,car is looking great

Red16

tell me about it, was well happy with the price gauges look good up close too

not done anything on the car today cos i was at ten of the best, but i did manage to grab another bargain while i was down there... what ya think...

Twins

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tonyturbo

how many holes did you redrill to get the cvh exhaust fanimold to fit?

Red16

drilled 8 holes... 1 hole for every exhaust manifold stud. whats up like tony?

It's Czech Mate

Very nice those plates mate......however if the coppers stop you too many times with them on and decide to be arseholes they can put your car on a Q plate...so be careful

Red16

how come? i know the car has to be a certain age to allow the use of these black/silver plates, any idea what age it actually is?

Dunc Maclean

i think its something like pre 1974 cars can have black plates. still i think they look class and you could always use them for shows etc. really likeing this resto thread, makes me wanna crack on with mine!

Dunc

Red16

cheers Dunc, get it done before it gets cold outside matey and get some pics and a thread of your own so we can see whats happeining

been out tday looking round the scrappies for some mk3's with leccy windows n central locking today, no joy but me mate managed to get hold of a nice clean parcel shelf for his s2

popped into a local upholsterers and got a quote for the interior of the RSi, full leather, or leather n alcantara was going to be twice the price of the black vinyl and charcoal grey alcantara in the pic below. the vinyl looks and feels the same as leather but just doesnt have the smell, but i dont think it justifies twice the price personally. have to buy myself an extra smelly tree to hang in the car!



done a little bit more work today when i got home, started pulling bits off the engine ready for the big job of removing it from the bay 2moro. came across this switched thermostat which was bolted behind the grill, and the copper bit stuffed down into a water pipe past the jubilee clip why not just replace the fan switch if it was fooked the wiring on this car is shocking, so glad im pulling it out!

CliffRS4

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I may be 5000 miles away but I'm still keeping an eye on this one

Dunc Maclean

yeah i know, but i gotta find a shell first!! a shell thats in good nick! and its not a ford unfortuantly hehe, its a 200bhp uno turbo that needs a reshell (supprised? thought not!)

but i will get it done!

good luck with yours, always loved the rs1600's and urs is gonna be the daddy with a 2.1 turbo in it!

Dunc

It's Czech Mate

Dude, what leccy window bits do you need...i have the consoles from the doors with the leccy window switches if you need them Just give me the postage and they're yours

Red16

good lad Cliff

Dunc Maclean, the fact that its an uno aint a problem to me, i just like reading threads about projects

MattRS1600i, i need motors and switches etc, basically everything, lol cos mines got keep fit windows. i also need central locking motors if anyone has any of those

Scott R

What are you doing about the alternator bracket then if you are getting rid of the power steering/alternator bracket??

looking good though mate, you certainly aint hanging about with the project!!

Red16

using an alternator and alternator bracket from a cvh engine

Red16

should my battery tray be welded in at this strange angle?



bits n pieces taken out of the engine bay and this is how its looking



engine out, loadsa room in the bay to work



nasty bit of rot on the bulkhead, not looking forward to taking a grinder to this



this big crack behind the brake servo is the root cause of my swimming pool in the passenger footwell



inside both front arches before i strip the underseal off to find more rust




tools tidied away, just waiting on the bonnet going back on before i go in for a cuppa n some bait.

andyt

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Ben the batt tray was like that as standered on 16i, and the divvy who i got the car off said that copper thing in the top hose was to keep the fan if you wanted basically the bloke was a muppet im so glad your doin this right and its gonna be a weapon when its done keep the pics comin mate

Red16

she sure is, it'll be an empty bay 2moro you can do your own welding tho

i think the bloke had shares in electricians tape mate judging by the amount hes used and he didnt have a soldering iron thats for sure

Red16

plenty of graft done today here we go with todays update

heres the engine bay with the gearbox, driveshafts and suspension removed



everything removed from the bay in the following pics. bulkhead doesnt look too good behind the brake linkages and servo





its had a new lower panel fitted as some point but like the rest of the repairs its not been done too well would love to meet the muppet who's been doing these repairs who thinks he can weld the front of both chassis legs looks a bit dodgey too, find out how bad these are 2moro when i strip the crap back off them




close up of the bulkhead where its cracked



and the battery tray area where its cracked



heres just about everything ive pulled off the car today



look at all this wiring, its about 50% chocolate block



heres the inside now the pedals, heater matrix, wiring loom, gear lever, handbrake lever has been removed




underside of the battery tray from inside, another shite repair by the looks of it



underneath of the drivers side of the scuttle panel from inside



brake servo and linkage... no wonder theres loads of pedal travel, squillions of linkages that are worn




and the final pic, how she looked at the close of today

CliffRS4

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Seeing your car all naked like mine was before it went to the paint shop makes me realise how lucky I am

You got you're work cut out for you there
Mind you it's not as if you are hanging around though

Red16

thanks

Stavros

jesus, are you gonna bother carrying on with it id be weighing it in down the scrapper

N1C4T3N

I have seen worse repaired keep up the gr8 work m8t

plynchy

Hell of a job you've taken on there fella!
Hope it all turns out OK,looking good so far. Must be vry handy having a bus stop outside yer front door.

Red16

deffo carrying on with it... havent come this far just to quit!!!

pretty large job, buttake it one step at a time n it'll be done eventually

bus stop can be handy when ya own these go faster tyope cars but i only use public transport as a very last resort.

plynchy

Red16

NUTS RuS

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Hire yourself a sandblasting unit

rs shawn

Top job mate. You've cracked on with this at a good rate.

I read the thread, then realised I pm'd you months back reference your clio turbo project. Then we chatted last weekend at TOTB. Do you remember me telling you about the lad I was getting my cooler set-up from: Scott from RSOC....think it's Scott R who's posted on this thread as well. Small world !

steve rs

you are certainly getting on with that good work i can't wait to see it finished