5 proper builds
5 proper builds
New top rad hose and an oil change. Simples.
good news,
Managed to get the weekend off work = finally!..
however, car still needs quite a bit of work lol, should be done for then though. All is good
Looking forward to keeping the loud pedal on the floor through the devils elbow once again.
Well my campus is all done now, back running and driving again.
Lets just hope it holds together next weekend, if so all i need to do is fill it up drive it to Mallory.
all i got to do is put a tent, sleeping bag and a few beers in the back of vw, and wave goodbye to the Renault when i leave
sweet FA. im ready
Suspension parts incomplete won,t be fitted now
Re map not done
Brakes not done
will be driving sensibly
All above now done but....
Gone and snapped 2 fecking water pump bolts (well snapped the caps of and the feckers are not coming out of the head, I have no access to heat, no access to mig welder, mole grips have now rounded thread hanging out of, going to buy some Stilsons and see if it helps, any ideas? as I don't want to snap them of flush to the head.
Be going in the zafira at this rate, have no time to play 5 next week as really busy with work got next friday off for last minute preparation you know the ole checks of fluids, as the car etc...
Bring the car to mine James as I have a mig here and a well lit garage if it's evening.
Yep pop it in aswell. Plenty of tools here.
Mark, that is a fantastic offer unfortunatly I am going to have to decline, the 5 will not keep enough coolant in to get the fecking 5 to you, unless I pull over every ,mile and top it up
Drink plenty of water before you go then u can stop and have a waz and fill it up
Feck me forgot about the carpet, remind me on friday and i will dig it out.
Turning back to my 5 sorted the water leak, well it's stopped leaking coolant anyway and I also made my dizzy shaft adjustable as I had an annoying bog / hesitation at 2500rpm since timing in the piper 285 cam to which I was prob a tooth out on the dizzy gear but having the dizzy adjustable enabled me to move the cap around to get rid.
tuesday 10th and its looking like my 5 wont be making it
big discs need swapping over
4 tyres fitted to wheels
block needs pulling out stripping down and swapping over to new block
build up head and block
put back in and plum it up
With todays drizzle all day, time is getting shorter and shorter!
I have a mount issue, the Gearbox mount is Shafted, Booo Hisss all in hand tho i have a new one on its way and a 5th gearbox mount fitted i hope
AG
I'm now just waiting for the turbo to come back from being repaired, once its back its back on and check to see if all is ok. Then its time to clean it.
Going to give mine a good clean and blow the dust of and get the polish out, fill her up, oh and tune the radio then im ready to go...
Ive recently tho just re done the head gasket simply because i kept smelling coolant and i just couldnt find a leak anywhere, it started last summer and i know it will bug me so last thing to do was gasket and its sorted .. My fueling has kinda gone all ****y while its been sat there for the last 10months, dont want to start messing setting it up so guna leave it..
Fill the car with petrol and leave ..not bringing the turbo'd clio ..ill be in a silver mk2 clio with white williams wheels ill be there saturday for defo ...not a clue for sunday tho lol ..hope to meet some of ya'll
Noticed oil on the top of the turbo today from the oil feed. the little bugger has split on the 90 degree bend hard pipe that returns down to the turbo. Guess i'm off down to pirtec tomorrow to see if it can be replaced, or on a hunt for a replacement.
If anyone can help let me know, it has the female connections at both ends not male, but there are plenty of adapters to fit the turbo and top of oil pressure sender.
Ian MM has already given me a std one, so will be using that if all else fails and i can get it to fit
Damn cars.......
Well been over at my old folks to clean the GT.. Interior done, 2nd stage polish done, just need waxing now and couple bits sorting then im done..
bloody hell rob......Sweeeeettttttt !!!!!
Christ on a Bike Rob!? Is their any end to your talent?!
Drag Car's & Now Show cars?!
Looks like the Show & Shine competition will be tough this year!!!
Jeez! It's not often you see a red gtt looking like that. Fair play
Thanks guys... .. well last year i did the same old polish and spent about 2 mins with a vac inside and won best original interior.. .. Not fussed tho.. Just happy to get it out and bring it along as it never gets used and just sits in that little garage...
Lush........nice one Rob
Ill have it off you Rob
Looks like your 5 will be making it now mate.
Me and Rich just spent the morning stripping his old engine out, swaping all the components over to new engine and then fitted it in. Runs lovelely so looks like it'll be making for its first time at Nat Day (missed last 2)
Just need to clean it now Rich!!
Ph1 looks stunning Rob
My jalopys are nearly ready to go, gtt just needs a clean/fuel, van is brimmed with fuel & packed
ive had a smell of fuel inside the car found fuel around the sender. removed the pipes and undone the locking ring to find that someone had put the seal between the locking ring and sender. so cleaned everything up and fitted the seal between the tank and sender and tightened the lock ring. fitted the pipes and no more leak to cap it all off a garage had done a repair on the fuel tank last year when the last owner had it grrrrrrr