Mike you've got sets of everything!Originally Posted by phase i 16 v turbo
I got a few sets.
Mike you've got sets of everything!I got a few sets.
looks mint mate , thanks for the link , what tyre shine are you using ???
Cheers mattlooks mint mate , thanks for the link , what tyre shine are you using ???
I use Neilson mate, buy it in a 5ltr tub, iv got over 20ltrs in the garage lol, the only other tyre gloss I think is decent is autosmart which is similar to the Neilson and meguiars which smells lovley
I use meguiarsCheers matt
I use Neilson mate, buy it in a 5ltr tub, iv got over 20ltrs in the garage lol, the only other tyre gloss I think is decent is autosmart which is similar to the Neilson and meguiars which smells lovley
That's the one mate, get a bit on ya dash smells propa lush! There's a big Neilson van that delivers to garages but he comes in our gaff too, he's got all sorts, that tyre gloss is £20 and it lasts agers!I use meguiars
The car was at a.s.s today, got a 3" outrolld back box
got the new bump strip on
got the turbines painted, got them done at romax top job
I do personally prefer the speedlines, but it still looks mint on the turbines !!!
Cheers mate car looks sweet yet again
The old girl is in my lockup to get a few jobs sorted at moment, exhaust manifold gasket, turbo upgrade etc.
Start with stripdown..
Tick tock
Bodywork is in awesome condition
i had to get mine done a few months ago, on boooost then pop!!!!
Haha Briggs you don't mess about mate! Goin straight for gold there! The manifold gasket has seen better days like, cheers for the pics keep us posted
Up to now i have done -
Inlet/exhaust manifold gasket & clean inlet up externally,
Fit new turbo/braided oil feed, hybrid t25 i think? Adam L special, Looks like a decent unit.
Fitted 2 1/4 downpipe with lambda bung & flowed cast elbow,
Adjust tappets, Fit chrome rocker cover & new gasket,
Rejet carb for 18 psi & refit(needs road testing to fine tune),
Fit braided oilcooler hoses to clear breadbin cooler,
Remove perc fan & associated wiring (all shot anyway),
Oil & filter change,
Fit capillary oil pressure/boost gauge, pipework into cockpit just need to fit gauges,
Fit various silicone hoses/alloy degas/headertank - Ongoing.
Sounds like a small job but i must have at least ten hours in already & not finished!
The engine bay didnt look like it had been touched for some time & needed a fair bit of maintenance despite running OK. The o.e water hoses were tired to say the least, most were shot & fell apart. Its slowly coming together though (no current pics as i forgot) will be finished at some point in next couple of days
Last edited by Brigsy; 29-05-2010 at 19:22.
All done just needs bonnet/grill fitting & fuelling check on road. As predicted the braided hoses leaked, i have flogged the fittings up & seems ok now but need to keep an eye on them!
Engine sounds sweet as a nut now with new manifold gasket & valve clearances set
Last edited by Brigsy; 30-05-2010 at 18:29.
well done looks nice
not much of an update, its had a new alarm immobiliser done at turners, also fitted some 50mil springs with apex shocks
looking into getting my door cards re trimmed
just took a few snaps after work with the weather been half decent
benj.
Love how mint this car looked ...think it was at FCS ..kept walking by it and saying "that is a nice example!"look forward to seeing more progress
Cheers mate. Yeh it was at fcs, no one took any pics of it though, yeh hopefully get more stuff done to it soonLove how mint this car looked ...think it was at FCS ..kept walking by it and saying "that is a nice example!"
looking very sweet ben love it mate
looks sublime mate
and those seats look like a nice upgrade, i bet they are more durable too
Cheers Phil, how's yours going mate?
Cheers mate, yeh iv always loved the recaros, they are really comfy too, I mite get some of the bolsters re done
I think Im in love with your car, it looks bloody amazing top marks fella for keeping it so mint and another plus youve got Brigsy near buy to help sort you out.
Mat
Cheers mat, iv spent quite a bit on it this year, and yeh Briggsy is the man to see he knows the lotI think Im in love with your car
Mat
looking good ben, gonna see if i can get the phase 1 to that standard..., as for brigsy...well "all hail , the carb queen"...
cheers jesus! im sure you will mate, briggs is the carb godlooking good ben, gonna see if i can get the phase 1 to that standard...
Looking fresh as usual ben
cheers mate,Looking fresh as usual ben
i no lol. think it will handle it this time? bit scared it mite **** its self againlol
well.. bit of an update!
couple of months ago my water pump went and the head gasket went as wellthe head no longer had any meat on so was scrap. i bought a head off gtnutter also bought his engine that had been rebuilt by markey mark. my engine was due a rebuild so was an ideal opportunity really.
with the help from briggsy and scott my old engine came out
since then i have became a bit of a restoring peado
although the body work is in good condition the bay has never really been touched, as you can see the bay was a big dirtbag, subframe was coverd in oil as was everything else. its a good thing really because its worked well as its protected everything.
the box was manky aswell
gunk soon sorted the job out, with a bit of elbow greace as well
1 of 9 shades of tungy
powder coat o' clock! new bushes, ball joints and track rod ends.
few new goodies!
still waiting on parts off over a month ago now from cgb
got a few more things getting powder coated, hopefully have more progress soon, thanks for looking
benj
Love your work Benj. Car is looking sweet and G/box and engine bay have come up a treat!
Thanks mate, it's getting there nowLove your work Benj. Car is looking sweet and G/box and engine bay have come up a treat!
Looking a little more balls out than I thought you were going! Looks wicked Ben, where did you get the black hoses from ?
Oh that's just reminded me....invoiceswill get onto it
Cheers mate, yeh I just thought I'd renew and restore things while I had an empty bay.
The hoses are the shanghai ones, had a good look at the bleed nipples and they seem fine, yeh mate get them invoices sent cheers
Welcome the Inner sanctum of clean engine bay's Benj!
quality stuff mate keep at it top work mate
Cheers steve, iv had a lot of inspiration from cars on here. Iv always wanted to get the bay gleaming so finally getting on with it.Welcome the Inner sanctum of clean engine bay's Benj!
Cheers Philquality stuff mate keep at it top work mate
That bay is going to look fantastic, I wish I had balls as big as yours to lift the engine out of mine and do those annoying little bits.
Cheers mate, Iv always wanted to restore the bay and have it gleaming! It would anoy me putting the engine in without cleaning stuff up lol, after having it out there was a few things that were nakerd, engine loom and other stuff didnt look good. I wish I had the balls to lift the engine out i needed the help from Briggs and Scott.
Cheers steve, iv had a lot of inspiration from cars on here. Iv always wanted to get the bay gleaming so finally getting on with it.
Yeeeeah boi
Is it me, or are there a ****e load of 5's being given this kind of attention now a days??
Seems like these cars are going to be around for many years to come
Keep up the good work and keep them pics coming mate
cheers mate! yeh i no, iv always been inspired by some of the bays on here, its nice to finally get on the band wagon!Yeeeeah boi
Is it me, or are there a ****e load of 5's being given this kind of attention now a days??
Seems like these cars are going to be around for many years to come
Keep up the good work and keep them pics coming mate
Nice car mate I like it
Top work chap,
Think i'll just wait 2 years and buy this one off you.
Top work chap,
Think i'll just wait 2 years and buy this one off you.
Benn looking good to finish that carb of you need to really get rid of the studs in the top and put some nice M6 stainless steel allen key headed bolts in there.
Loving the effort going into the car, keep up the top work
Seeing all these projects makes me think I really need to pull my finger out
cheers james, iv orderd some new ones but there not stainless, still waiting for loads of stuff the weathers been really bad up hereBenn looking good to finish that carb of you need to really get rid of the studs in the top and put some nice M6 stainless steel allen key headed bolts in there.
Loving the effort going into the car, keep up the top work
Seeing all these projects makes me think I really need to pull my finger out
yeh mate you should, i love looking threw threads whats been changed and restored etc
little update
new clutch thanks adam005, few other parts too
cheers for the stickers sam
had the day off work and she was hacky so rolled out for a quick wash. im really happy with the subframe iv got the powder coat bug
iv got all the parts now, just waiting for a few things to come back from powdercoating (cheers scott) then i can get the engine put in
Looking good mate!!
Now's the time to change any of those brakeline's if any of them look suspect??
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