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robx1r
29-11-2011, 01:46
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Copied from another forum.

spec of when i bought it

285mm discs up front and braided lines front and rear possibly yellow stuff pads
t28r ball bearing turbo 2 1/2 inch ktech elbow and side exit exhaust (surprisingly quiet)
gt tuning lobster intake.
group a carb and re jetted.
3 group a dumpvalves (i know)
2 gt tuning intercoolers 1 front mounted the other double capacity in standard location.
gt tuning alloy header tank
gt tuning cam cover
silicone hoses all over the place!
ktech front brace and gt tuning rear brace
sparco buckets
avcr
new carpet
i'm probably forgetting alot :happy)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/2011-07-02173352.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/2011-07-02173520.jpg


i've started the de-chaving process too! the spoiler and bonnet are gone! i'd have more pics but the camera died! i also had the car weighed @880kg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7150044.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7150045.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7150046.jpg

just a few pic from today of some of the wiring! whoever was at the car before should be shot

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7160002.jpg

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My god the mess of the wiring is boggling.:mad) i've spent since friday pulling useless dead end cabling (most of it speaker cable being used to power all maner of devices) i'm getting there though! :D

today mackey came down with a grinder so i could finish fitting the shortshifter and we tightend up the linkage in general,
so no more guessing as to what gear its in!:happy)

also found out my timex water gauge is a little shagged! within 4 minutes of the car running it was up to 140 degrees(wtf:

the splitters came off it eventually so i thought i would take another picture for ye! the mirrors will be coming off it at some stage too for the standard items.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7180015.jpg

Tomorrow i shall make a start on wiring up the radio and properly wire up the gauges and try to figure out where the goon cut the feed for the dipped headlights (and used that feed for the gauges)

nice and neat now. just the radio, central locking and leccy window there now!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7210016-1.jpg

random pictures!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P7230018.jpg

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robx1r
29-11-2011, 01:50
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

today i decide to take the intercooler out of the engine bay. i thought i would need some pipework made up but i had all i needed there (i just had to cut a bit off the pipe work.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8170036.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8180038.jpg

well here is the end result

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8190040.jpg

shot of the tubby what does the ar stamped on it mean

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8190042.jpg

my oil cap has decided it wants to leak!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8190041.jpg

and the interior a little cleaner looking i might try and dye the seats back red as there is a bit of sun damage

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8190039.jpg

i had to change a drive shaft today so loads of piccies
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9020047.jpg

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well i decided to hunt for this elusive oil leak. so far i have replace the oil cap!

and at japfest when i was checking my oil i noticed that where the valve cover is bolted down was bubbling oil!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9150001.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9150003.jpg

so i've cleaned the nuts down and and put a ring of silicon sealer around the base of the nut and i'm leaving them to dry before i put them back on. i didnt have any o rings in that size so i improvised.

also i emptied my catch can there was a bit of brown water in it and this was on the intake side of it

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9150004-1.jpg

and i read somewhere about checking the serial number of a turbo to identify it?

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9150005-1.jpg

well fitted some heatwrap and re ran a few cables to try tidy it up a bit.
i also took off the heatsheild as it wa poorly mounted and was vibrating against the block which was increadably annoying.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9200011.jpg

Before
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P8190040.jpg

After
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/P9200014.jpg

robx1r
29-11-2011, 01:58
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

That was the last 6 months of ownership nice and happy for a daily driver. now we are at the start of november .

after nearly 3000 miles in my ownership and not a hiccup from the car it decides its time to menstruate.

i drove to the home place and hour and a half drive from where i live on some very nice twisty back roads and parked up out side a mates garage, we began to stip down a sierra cosworth for restoration so i had to move my car,

having removed the Anti perc fan its a nack getting it started after a good drive so i pumped the throttle a few time and when the car took it redlined i killed the ignition staright away and the damn turbo timer kept it going at the same time i copped the accelerator was stuck on the floor so i pulled it up and then the car stopped.

the return spring had snapped on the carb! so down to the local motor factors to get a new one, or so i thought talk about a bunch of morons i asked for a throttle return spring and he went routing for a book to look for it. I stopped him and said do you not have any springs i can pic the right one out so he handed me 3 bags full of springs, i found the nearest match and asked how much. "its 20 euro thats part of a drum brake repair kit" i really had no choice as i had no car.

with that problem fixed i moved the car and brought it for a quick spin to make sure. I pulled back into my mates yard and skidded to a halt as he had his back to me.
he wanted me to move it so i went to move it and the brake pedal sang straight to the floor!
i had burst a rear brake line one of the solid pipes leading to the compensator and the other pipe looked just as bad and the spring on the compensator was loose so i just got rid of that and had hassle with leaking joints and then to top it all off i went to bleed the brakes and someone had sheared off the bleed nipples on two of the calipers!.

i got the brakes fixed and my mate had been dying for a spin so i let him off, just before he nails it a stutter and it starts missing and more white smoke behind us that the flying scotsman. pulled in straight away and i broke my arse laughing, because we were joking earlier that day about him getting a spin and blowing it up!


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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB250044.jpg

here the damaged liner is out and i'll take the piston out tomorrow
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB250040.jpg

some damage was repaired here???
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB250041.jpg

replace cheap with broke,

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB260001.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB260002.jpg

the amount of silicone sealer on the sump!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB260003.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB260005.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB260006.jpg

and this is a 16" tyre over my engine it fits over it with the sump in place, this is to keep it all clean

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB260007.jpg

robx1r
13-12-2011, 12:14
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PB280015.jpg

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robx1r
28-12-2011, 03:49
well my box arrived today!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC220043.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC220044.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC220045.jpg

hi comp head all built up

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC280052.jpg

spare lo comp head before refurb 4 wrung studs in it measured at 74 mm :D

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC270046.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC270048.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC270047.jpg

all the hoses in a box waiting to be cleaned

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC270050.jpg

2 hours later all of them clean, i'm thinking of replacing the jubilee clips with something more pleasing on the eye if anyone knows where to get them

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/PC280051.jpg

HAndy
28-12-2011, 09:55
looking good,keep grafting there fella will be worth it in the end:cool:

just out of interest ,did you bin that alloy spoiler?:D

robx1r
28-12-2011, 21:47
cheers mate and its in the shed, handy shelf :laugh::laugh:

Tony Walker
28-12-2011, 23:18
i think your aei reference pipe is plumbed in incorrectly, it should read vaccum/boost from carb base this could cause issues.

robx1r
28-12-2011, 23:36
i think your aei reference pipe is plumbed in incorrectly, it should read vaccum/boost from carb base this could cause issues.

which is this now?

Tony Walker
28-12-2011, 23:51
the vacuum pipe from the little black box under the scuttle panel, should connect to the base of your carb for ignition timing reference on boost/vacuum. looks like your yellow pipe. the DV is usually T'd in to it. urs looks like it only has boost reference via a bleed valve with no vacuum reference.

robx1r
29-12-2011, 00:06
ah i see, it was running ok, but i will be re doing all of the vacuum system when its all together :)

robx1r
29-07-2012, 23:07
well i havent had much time between the globals and the bikes but the engine was put together, put in, topped up with oil and gearbox oil and then some coolant, and the water poured out of the back of the block!

the liners were sitting too proud!
so i had to pull the **** apart again, i used a different block this time which turned out to be a bad choice, new rings are ordered and i bought myself this

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20120717-WA0001.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20120717-WA0000.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20120718-WA0001.jpg


here is some progress pics on it gettin prepped for paint! new rings and a throttle spring arrived this week!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0112.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0109.jpg

the original dash!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0115-1.jpg

Nad-5GTT
30-07-2012, 20:43
looking good mate, keep the respraying pics flowing:D

markey b
31-07-2012, 10:51
:agree: clio dash will be worth it

robx1r
07-08-2012, 23:09
I took the windscreen out, while taking it out discovered that the bottom of it wasnt bonded at all!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0211.jpg

and where it was being kept his dogs had eaten the wiring blocks and harness! so on the lookout for new ones

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0208.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0205.jpg

My water feature!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0204.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0200.jpg

robx1r
16-09-2012, 22:51
my clio 16v dash arrived i want to get the top of it flocked though!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0217.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0271.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0292.jpg

its now holding water so all is good!

4x100 et6 direct enough fit (fingers crossed!)

they arrived today
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0295.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0296.jpg

coilovers for stupid silly money need a clean but i'm not complaining!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0297.jpg

lots of spacers :)
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0298.jpg

REBEL GT TURBO
16-09-2012, 23:14
Looking good! You keeping those wheels green??

robx1r
16-09-2012, 23:18
Looking good! You keeping those wheels green??

NO, i dont know what colour to re do them though i might try polish them back up

rs250nut
17-09-2012, 08:39
7x13 wheels?

robx1r
17-09-2012, 18:04
yup! need spacers to clear the brakes, which i wasnt told when i bought them

robx1r
20-09-2012, 21:53
can some one help? what pipe goes where? i'm using an unknown actuator with the gt28r

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0307_zpsb01700cc.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0306_zpsdbffcfd3.jpg

and what is this with the 2 connectors on it?

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0308_zps54c9b05f.jpg

bood
21-09-2012, 06:24
Good progress. Will keep my eyes peeled for more updates

markey b
22-09-2012, 11:57
i'm working on a clio dash guide again for ya fella, will let u know soon as its done :-)

Jonny5
22-09-2012, 12:17
yup! need spacers to clear the brakes, which i wasnt told when i bought them

Did you buy the wheels off username Leebourner?

robx1r
30-09-2012, 13:23
Cheers mark! and yup bought them off lee!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0314.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0371.jpg

the rest of the body panels should be coming in the next few weeks,

in the mean time i'm going to

underseal the cars underneath and the interior
move the battery into the rear,
fit the clio dash (might need a clio steering colmn)
fit new brake lines through out
replace worn suspension components
might paint up the suframe not decided on this yet thought
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robx1r
14-10-2012, 18:18
Me and Our lad took both of the fuel tanks out last week or the week before as i figured i'm this far i may as well just do it right

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0423.jpg

old lines off ready to be copied!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0424.jpg

while the lines and tanks where out i thought it would be pointless not to underseal it

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0425.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0430.jpg

i had a grinding from the front driver shock so dismantled it to greese the bearing and found this

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0426.jpg

Nad-5GTT
15-10-2012, 15:03
looking good :)

robx1r
16-12-2012, 21:42
ourlad and shaneek9 came over and helped me do this

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20121216-WA0000.jpg

i also got this a christmas present!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0574.jpg
and i put money down on these they should be ready for january :) :)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG_9540_zps3d05595a.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG_9544_zpscf3a5085.jpg

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Trevhib
17-12-2012, 09:37
:)

Harri
17-12-2012, 19:01
nice pictures ;) Car looking good too, I really like R5 in white.

robx1r
17-12-2012, 19:11
nice pictures ;) Car looking good too, I really like R5 in white.

thanks harri i hope you dont mind me robbing those pictures! i think it should do the job i want it to!

Harri
18-12-2012, 04:36
No, I don't mind. Carbon will look awesome against white.

robx1r
24-02-2013, 19:55
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0592.jpg

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http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0586-1.jpg

just shows how tight the engine bay is! changing the oil filter is annoying to say the least!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0603.jpg

i moved the expansion tank up to the scuttle panel to aid with bleading
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0601.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0598.jpg

this is what i made my battery relocation kit been working fine since i put it in and no rise in temp in the cable!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20121226-WA0001.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0608.jpg

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i forgot these
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0685_zps0dc685ff.jpg

brand new renault window seals
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0680_zpsae9220ac.jpg

a european rear driver light!
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0674_zps4129c370.jpg

and some crappy arches
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20130214-WA0001_zps9aacaaba.jpg

robx1r
13-04-2013, 19:19
having driven the car for about 10 miles i found the gt28r to be far too laggy with the lower compression spooling at 5k so i went and bout a super low mile t2, here is the comparison,

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20130312-WA0001_zpsab34dd05.jpg

the water return feed was different to the setup that was on it so i went to take it off....... bad idea much like snorting a line of curry powder and running an obstacle course.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0735_zps8b70d31b.jpg

the top of the banjo had snapped leaving a hollow corroded bolt stuck in, ....... it didnt want to leave and this hapend in the process

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20130408-WA0001_zpsab90d2af.jpg

game over for that turbo now i guess i'm going to have to buy a new one i'm getting a t25/25 when money becomes available,

my efi parts arrived too, but i didnt get many pictures of it but here is the tps and air temp sensor fitted, coolant temp for the ecu and one for the gauge,

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0749_zpsb1b9d5fb.jpg

because i'm going wasted spark i dont need the distributor, but removing it causes issues, the dizzy and oil pump are ran by a gear thingy driven by the cam, so if i removed the dizzy altogether the worm drive gear that runs the oil pump would climb out of place and i'd have no oil pump, so here is the soloution,

take one dizzy, mount it in a vice
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/1365090638507_zpsa99360e8.jpg

cut it completly through just flush with the mounting plate remove the inner shaft and shorten a further half inch
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0751_zpsd41dfe2f.jpg

the hole that is left is 16mm so i found a 16.2 mm round peice of steel and sent it home after smearing the edges with loctite to seal it up
it still need to be tidyied up a little but its a lot better
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0755_zpscf070531.jpg

the spindel on the throttle was a little long for the tps to fit flush so it had to be cut and i had to make up a bracket for it

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0750_zps4448d9f8.jpg

here is the wheels with 20mm spacers either side with a powder coated chrome!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0784_zpsedd343c0.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0786_zps47ac923a.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0783_zps33741c69.jpg

Woznaldo
14-04-2013, 00:58
Awesome project Rob. Love the pics.

I don't like the look of the springs on those Coilovers as they look like they won't have much travel before they go coil bound. Have a look at a company called Swift Springs. They make coils springs with less coils for the same spring rate.

Woz

robx1r
14-04-2013, 20:11
Cheers woz, but i decided not to use them as they were knackerd! :)

Brigsy
14-04-2013, 21:43
Keep the gt series turbo if your going efi. It seems a waste fitting a smaller turbo?

robx1r
14-04-2013, 22:16
i'm not hunting for mad power if i wanted that i would of buying a gtr or supra or 760,:):):) (all well under what i''ve spent on the 5)

i just want a usable power band if i get 200 happy days so i'm thinkin a t25/25, but saying that i'm no expert and i'm not going to pretend to know what i'm talking about so i'll listen and see what would really suit what i want it to be :)

Brigsy
14-04-2013, 22:41
Fair do's mate! I think you will struggle to get 200 ponies out of a t2/25. Might be best off going for a small gt series like logg's?

Looks like its all coming together well though :agree:

robx1r
14-04-2013, 22:55
Isn't the t25 bigger than a t2? Being honest I'd love 200 but I've 130 and I'll be happy! I want to be able to drive the car and enjoy it :) but I'm open to suggestions

robx1r
14-11-2013, 00:48
very little updates but very little progress, the car is off at gripfab getting a rollcage fitted, and some other small bits like a battery box etc made up! they started last week so we'll see how they get on. not looking forward to the bill though

robx1r
27-06-2014, 22:19
that was a waste of time and money

new wheels destroyed
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0094_zpsxv3lvvy3.jpg

new paint destroyed
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0100_zpsejdflu9h.jpg

just shit quality of work
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0097_zpsxkpyirxr.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0098_zpsoqxfxfh4.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0095_zps2cqwvw3y.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0101_zpsosxsf6vq.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0102_zpsfb85uthq.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0106_zpsoyxid3uc.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0108_zpsx5o5b456.jpg

Nottswoody
27-06-2014, 23:17
Wtf happend bud?

turbo ted
27-06-2014, 23:26
who the hell did that damage and what work where they doing besides bird shitting plates under the front wings, looks like they where working on something else with a 9'' grinder and never covered your car, hope there going to pay out for the damage:crap:

Matt_S
28-06-2014, 00:55
Wow! :scratch::sad2:

Hoolio
28-06-2014, 06:31
Been left outside under trees, unforgivable really.

Benjibrady
28-06-2014, 08:43
Are they paying out rob?

robx1r
28-06-2014, 09:12
Haven't said a word yet going to go through it fully today

Trevhib
28-06-2014, 16:25
Oh dear :(

robx1r
28-06-2014, 23:02
i needed to mount a 36-1 trigger wheel for the efi.
there is a few issues with this,
centering it
making sure its level
and mounting it.

so i went do to my local engineering place and had a chat with him on how it could be done, i'm happy out with the way it worked out.

the standard drive adapter with the new one with an extened flange.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0128_zpshlru6hfi.jpg

then this flange mates with the extened bit, it sits tighter so to clamp the belt pully
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0127_zpsnpi5vsvf.jpg

and the trigger wheel is adjustable
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0126_zpskcrfelwc.jpg

i had a specific goal in mind with the design of this, to look sexy and to be a bolt on affair. no need to modify anything on the engine.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0124_zpsazpkdkwn.jpg

i also finished mounting my auxilary gauges, water and oil temp and oil pressure and got them set into the dash.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0112_zpsz3fsojp3.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0115_zpsfic8mfib.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0114_zpsauhxtydx.jpg

robx1r
10-01-2015, 23:55
I got a delivery from probolt to tidy up the engine bay pricey but worth it I think!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0026_zpsw2lqpw1z.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/Robx1r/media/DSC_0026_zpsw2lqpw1z.jpg.html)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0027_zpso9rjbzpk.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/Robx1r/media/DSC_0027_zpso9rjbzpk.jpg.html)

All I need to get it mapped is an actuator for a t25

I also fell victim to a bad earth which burnt up the negative on my coil so I'll have to attend to that!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0040_zpspf9navgk.jpg (http://s141.photobucket.com/user/Robx1r/media/DSC_0040_zpspf9navgk.jpg.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSFr8CIs65w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dciJ1xofy9M

well shit.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150109-WA0004_zpsersihz5d.jpeg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN07fT6t3Ok

robx1r
12-02-2015, 15:53
Well shit **** it anyway

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0077_zp s9z6jyevr.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0074_zp st3wgcsjp.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0072_zp sap5ppjln.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0076_zp sk7aqirqa.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0078_zp smo3kjlmj.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0073_zp sf01cjbop.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0071_zp sceascumw.jpg

http://turborenault.co.uk/data/MetaMirrorCache/i141.photobucket.com_albums_r71_Robx1r_DSC_0075_zp s9zu49sib.jpg

Trevhib
12-02-2015, 15:57
This looks very much like a 'just in time' situation :D

robx1r
12-02-2015, 16:14
a lot of that is surface rust inside but the inner sills are starting to show so i'd want to do them that means doing the outers as it would be stupid no to and the jacking points, plus the windscreen and then repainting it again, is looking at around €3000 which i could almost buy one that has had this work done so i'm giving up on the shell. it doesnt make any sense money wise, as my income is now non exisitant

Trevhib
12-02-2015, 16:38
Ah right :disagree: :(

robx1r
12-02-2015, 16:52
but i got this from turboted on tuesday! i love it !

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150202-WA0014_zpsilrd9tt2.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150202-WA0015_zpsnzxkglgb.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0086_zpsnepfnd8t.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0087_zps0ts57iy5.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0088_zpsxx7kjewb.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0089_zpsuu6tuvaf.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0090_zpsupngpomv.jpg

so i've started swapping bits over from the gt

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150212-WA0010_zpskn4o8wz0.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0096_zps8hkgc6zz.jpg

i just need to sort a turbo/actuato, wide band and a CAS and i'll fire the engine over

Woznaldo
13-02-2015, 06:32
Well Jeal! I'd love an Extra Van.

robx1r
15-02-2015, 19:12
i've taken my avos apart to freshen them up before i transfer them over, i got onto avo to see if i can get the dust shields and bumpstops new! i also swapped some bits i wont be using for a set of rs seats and a t25!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150213-WA0005_zps5u4lbrfz.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150213-WA0003_zpsx6jjj1do.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150214-WA0019_zpsvv2an1lg.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0103_zpsjv6fyitk.jpg

jamie_clioGTT
15-02-2015, 19:24
is that a really small steering wheel or an extremely big can of rockstar? :laugh:

Shame about the car, will you be keeping it until you get the funds? doesn't look too bad in my opinion.

robx1r
15-02-2015, 19:29
its a really small wheel. and no it would be cheaper for me to buy one in the uk with everything done

Trevhib
16-02-2015, 10:56
Nice, period Recaros! :D

rabbitstew
16-02-2015, 11:06
Nice, period Recaros! :D

Look like what you used to get in old fords!

Im still chuckling at the pic of the engine bay with 3 (THREE!) dump valves. That is just amazing. :eek:

Trevhib
16-02-2015, 11:13
Im still chuckling at the pic of the engine bay with 3 (THREE!) dump valves. That is just amazing. :eek:

And gaffer tape between the two that are next to each other :laugh:

robx1r
16-02-2015, 11:59
That was stopping the king lead rubbing against the hard pipe

R5MJH
16-02-2015, 13:16
same seats mikes got in his 5:agree:

turbo ted
16-02-2015, 13:31
There my old seats;)

R5MJH
16-02-2015, 13:58
There my old seats;)

thought you liked em rob??

turbo ted
16-02-2015, 14:18
The standard black 5 has 21turbo leather seats fitted now got original seats aswell but saving them as car been used as daily driver the bolster on seats just get distroyed:)

Trevhib
16-02-2015, 15:05
That was stopping the king lead rubbing against the hard pipe

Was only kidding on Rob. I didn't expect that you'd used gaffer tape to fix a boost leak :D

robx1r
16-02-2015, 16:08
i wouldnt go that far! but yeah there was a lot of standing back and asking why on earth would someone do that!,

i'm actually really happy its come to this, i love the van and im not concerned about bodywork i can just get it running and enjoy it

robx1r
17-02-2015, 20:13
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0110_zpspvxaueu5.jpg

Markhall
18-02-2015, 09:13
class
wee van looks mint
love sleepers like this

robx1r
23-02-2015, 02:42
shocks blasted and epoxy primed
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0116_zpsoqrhry70.jpg

springs too

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0117_zpsgnzumvfi.jpg

i think that would be a nice height to be at

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0118_zps0hjqxbbe.jpg

fitting the intercooler!!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150221-WA0001_zpsfkfrxuut.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150221-WA0003_zpsaifskvbx.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/FB_IMG_1424537259907_zpsk4up4tqp.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0119_zps7rbgecs4.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0124_zpspehyrjey.jpg

robx1r
26-02-2015, 19:11
tackling the brakes as well while i'm at it

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/FB_IMG_1424712412057_zpswk4h1yov.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0133_zpseuulxmhx.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0132_zpstsqzxopc.jpg

and the shell very bare and very scarily light

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0131_zpsdxkcuv2k.jpg

Tutuur
26-02-2015, 21:26
I love a van! Proper sleeper:cool:

turbo ted
03-03-2015, 14:22
White shell will be saved at turboted spares.ie:)

Matt Cole
03-03-2015, 20:23
That she'll doesn't look too bad. Glad your saving it robbie!:agree:

robx1r
12-03-2015, 14:28
as the deox c didnt take the paint off (didnt think it would but gave it a shot)

Everything was covered in nitromors, left untill it started to dry out then cleaned down and gone over again with more nitromors there were so many layers on them but i got down to the bare metal eventually

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0132_zpstsqzxopc.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0133_zpseuulxmhx.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0134_zpsrlspooqt.jpg

The adjuster on one of the rear shocks is siezed so i left it sit in the deoxc to free it up

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0135_zpsvi4jh95f.jpg

calipers after coming out of a mild mix of the deox the orange bits just brushed off!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0136_zps0mgwwonn.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0137_zpsbytm1c9o.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0139_zpsw5xqikhi.jpg

getting painted, just with hammerite nothing special.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0140_zpsg0eqdzgc.jpg

I refurbished my AVO shocks but dont have any pictures.

putting the AVOs and gtt calipers and discs onto the van should of being straight forward enough but i discoverd the extra as a thicker mount for the shock, so i ended up swapping the hubs while i was at it:hmmm) :nuts)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/IMG-20150308-WA0004_zps3vg3mfz5.jpeg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0152_zpsjcgyej0e.jpg

and done!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0154_zps1uguik21.jpg


before

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0150_zpsbbdioymn.jpg

after

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0155_zpsabii3rqi.jpg

bit of a speaker upgrade, and some oldschool sound deadeding tricks!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0146_zpshc9r4zqy.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0147_zpsqn479wsq.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/Robx1r/DSC_0148_zpsyydzrk2n.jpg

Trevhib
13-03-2015, 10:33
:cool:

Jeff Ninebar
13-03-2015, 12:50
:agree:

Slammed 66
26-03-2015, 20:51
Watching this one with interest