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Colin
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19th Feb 07 at 18:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Latest:-

Got the engine out the white shell & its ready to be picked up/scrapped.







Bottom end of engine, still awaiting gearbox/alternator etc to be removed.
Colin
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Little bit of progress:

Gasket gone between 3&4



Cylinder head removed with a large chunk missing between 3&4



old head & new head stripped side by side



Gaskit kit & bits arrived


& one of the car sitting in the sunshine

MarkM
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Fucking yes Koling...
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you actually do shit to cars?
Colin
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Heads getting sent to a mates workshop to get valve oil seals, guides, valves reseated etc. then when that comes back i'll start putting it all back together. I just hope to fuck it works
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
you actually do shit to cars?


When im not doing things to young girls, yes I tinkle
MarkM
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Tinkle on there winkle?
Colin
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Ive also today mastered the art of removing valve collets with a socket, extension & a large hammer
Colin
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Ive been thinking in my head of possible things to do once its back working.

I was thinking:

Get the rear wheels spaced out 25mm
Coilovers wound right down 100mm or whatever.
Milltek twin oval back box (not interested in a silly noisy full system!!)
Corbeau targa reclinable buckets & maybe retrim the rest of the interior to match??

Or............sack it in & buy a rallye:



Hmmmph keep dreaming

[Edited on 24-03-2007 by Colin]
Rachel H
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Rallye, oh yes I must own one.
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Rallye looks awesome

Also, in reply to your post in GC... get the single lamp grille... looks so much nicer!
Marc
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Rallye's are nice but I like the plans for yours. Good work Kolin.
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Ive been thinking in my head of possible things to do once its back working.

I was thinking:

Get the rear wheels spaced out 25mm
Coilovers wound right down 100mm or whatever.
Milltek twin oval back box (not interested in a silly noisy full system!!)
Corbeau targa reclinable buckets & maybe retrim the rest of the interior to match??

Or............sack it in & buy a rallye:



Hmmmph keep dreaming

[Edited on 24-03-2007 by Colin]


What a colour, what a car!
mwg
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thats an awful colour.

black rallye on the other hand would be cool
Welsh Dan
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Colin, if the white one hasn't gone, it might be worth keeping the plastic arches and flogging them on eBay if they're in good nick
Colin
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White ones been scrapped, id removed most the bits worth taking but the bumpers & arches werent too good!!
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not read all the posts but i would with out a dout be skimming the head everytime the head comes off it should be done. very important because the gasket had gone the head will be miss shaped and will only cost around £25 anyway so well worth it.
Colin
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Im using a replacement head off a good working engine, the fucked ones getting binned!!
Colin
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Got the head back rebuilt



£60 for acid dip, de-coke, valves reseated with new oil stem seals & a skim

[Edited on 10-04-2007 by Colin]
Joe
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That Rallye is beautiful.
Paul H
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did you get the head reshimmed when it went back together ??
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul H
did you get the head reshimmed when it went back together ??


Dont think so...........
Colin
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Built the head back up toady :



Note the stud missing from the manifold, it only had 5 studs holding it together when I removed it & has been drilled out at some point (at an angle ) & is a bit of a mess, I was going to refit with 5 again but thought id give it a go of drilling it again & using a thread tap to make new threads. Its holding me back a bit but worthwhile doing imo.

Also gave the injectors a clean up :



All is assembled ready to put back on :



Hopefully get it finished tomorrow

Paul H
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good work mate
Jambo
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buy that rallye

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