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Post by owen on Feb 4, 2013 18:19:30 GMT
Radiator fit and most hoses done, heater pipes and a header tank to fit. might even treat you all to an engine bay pic tomorrow
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Post by owen on Feb 5, 2013 8:35:34 GMT
Mini heaters new home  |
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Post by owen on Feb 6, 2013 14:24:15 GMT
Engine bay starting to look almost ready  |
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Post by owen on Feb 6, 2013 14:32:54 GMT
Standard exhaust tail pipe refitted as a fake  |
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Post by owen on Feb 11, 2013 18:21:55 GMT
All plumbed up today only to find heater matrix shot, will bypass it tomorrow for now so i can get it ready to road test
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Post by owen on Feb 12, 2013 19:01:28 GMT
Had a bit of a shock today, took ten fpr a lap round the industrial estate, poped it in second and as it came on cam it stuck the backend out and when it straightend up it flew. One problem, the gti lump wasnt designed to have a header tank so when i rev the engine it takes water out the rad and fills the header tank. So tomorrow i will remove it and just run the rad without a header tank, i only put one on to give me an extra bit of coolant.
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Post by owen on Feb 13, 2013 20:27:48 GMT
Cooling system sorted and drivers seat is in, might put trade plates in tomorrow and go for a little jolly
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Post by 2002gimp on Feb 13, 2013 23:27:22 GMT
What sort of power is she running, I bet it will be very entertaining
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Post by owen on Feb 14, 2013 12:04:44 GMT
Its ment to be 150+bhp its cam'd, ecu remaped, 4 branch manifold and full stainless and k&n. there 120bhp im standard form so even a standard lump would have been entertaining
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Post by owen on Feb 14, 2013 17:53:30 GMT
Starting to look like a car again inside  |
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Post by owen on Feb 14, 2013 17:57:11 GMT
Air filter on, you can see the ram air induction via the heater flap  |
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Post by owen on Feb 15, 2013 19:50:14 GMT
Took it for a drive on trade plates today, a couple of issues, theres an issue with the breather box gasket thats allowing oil to pour out of the breather, the radiator cap was the wrong one so now has a 7psi cap on it, going to try and get it matched up for a 14psi one. Also when you boot it in 3rd it misfires and then pops flames out, think its fuel starvation as the pumps above the tank. Tell you what tho it bloody flys
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Post by owen on Feb 21, 2013 18:54:47 GMT
Finally sorted fueling issue and now its even quicker spins the wheels all the way threw 3rd, better get the 165s on it. Passenger seats in and handbrakes connected and just needs adjusting. List of jobs to make it road legal are, fit horn, fit washer pipes, adjust handbrake. Then jobs on the go are bigger brakes (gti calipers, mgf discs) fit rear belts to hold the kids in, temp gauge, lowering and mgf 15" wheels
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Post by owen on Feb 22, 2013 23:12:33 GMT
Tyres are now on will get a pic monday
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Post by owen on Feb 25, 2013 21:28:32 GMT
 almost ready, then she drops down a cylinder. Pressure tested no1 cylinder which only had 50psi compression and when I put air into the cyl it fired the dipstick across the workshop and poured oil out. Im hoping its headgasket across to oil return if not she will be getting a 1.5d bolted in and maybe turbo it until i can afford to rebuild gti lump |
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