ky_uk 304 Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Thing is mate I am planning on stripping this engine bare and rebuilding it with a much higher spec and once rebuilt it will only run on race fuel, the stand was the best one I could get so fingers crossed it will hold. It's only gonna be in the stand for about a week then it's gonna all be in pieces and cleaned I am just researching all my options for cleaning and increasing the piston size. daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) it arrived!!! Edited August 24, 2015 by ky_uk c00k 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Test fit before work, I am now late for work oops my car failed to start and the AA are coming lol. At least it fits and now i just need my de cat to arrive and it looks like I have a full day's work ahead of me!! daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 not sure about having a car up like this but it seems about right ? Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) With the car off the ground I have had a chance to look around properly and one thing I have learned is if I track this car this year I will be sadly disappointed because it won't last, it looks as if the last owner of the car was a total fucking cowboy!!! I can now clearly see that the gasket on the bottom of the block has gone and I can smell coolant also, I am ready to make a hard decision and strip the car bare and start from scratch. I don't particularly want to do it and don't really have the experience but I won't be able to sleep at night knowing that half a job has been done so I am sad to say I am stopping construction and starting stripping the car bare. Edited August 24, 2015 by ky_uk Link to post Share on other sites
reynolds9000 26 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 looks good to me. Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 What's up with it mate? Does it look oily around the sump? Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Oil from round the sump, the radiator is a plastic tie wrap, coolant leak, some rust, supercharger needs servicing, I don't now believe he checked or replaced any gaskets, the exhaust is in shit state, more plastic tie wraps! So many loose wires and some serious cowboy re wiring. Edited August 24, 2015 by ky_uk Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 What's up with it mate? Does it look oily around the sump?OK! So I have had a snickers now and decided I don't need to remove everything just the whole front end and the exhaust system, possibly worth taking the head off and taking a peak. Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I'd clean it all up before you start pulling it to bits and see if you can find a leak Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I'd clean it all up before you start pulling it to bits and see if you can find a leakIt is leaking from the sump I had the car running for 15 min to see if the fans came on because the coolant light is flashing, and with the car being up on the blocks I could see the sump dripping. Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Just drain the sump whip it off and put a new sump gasket on mate. Have a look for coolant leaks. Or replace all of the coolant pipes with silicone ones. Check the thermostat housing for leaks too. Or you could replace it too with a new crack pipe and water pump then that's all of the cooling system bar the radiator done Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Just drain the sump whip it off and put a new sump gasket on mate. Have a look for coolant leaks. Or replace all of the coolant pipes with silicone ones. Check the thermostat housing for leaks too. Or you could replace it too with a new crack pipe and water pump then that's all of the cooling system bar the radiator done I am starting to think because it had air con removed that's why the light is flashing and I found the leak so replacing with silicone is a no brainer, I am gonna take the sump off and replace the gasket, I do in a hair line crack in the floor under the driver seat so that's a welding job. Basically before I move forward anymore I need to really go over the car and address a few things. daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I am only finding all the problems since I lifted the car if I put it back down maybe it will all go away lol bennyk, Bealieboy and daveyboy 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Ok so today I am stripping and looking for rust and anything suspicious!!! Also draining off the engine removing the charger and all pipes and intercooler, going to replace the coolant system. Edited August 25, 2015 by ky_uk daveyboy and damian8588 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Who said hover cars don't exist lol Edited August 25, 2015 by ky_uk Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Could not resist myself lol Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 So again inexperience bites my arse, I have now learned that I need to relocate things in my engine as it stands my air intake route is cold air into air filter through Maf into charger through inter cooler into throttle the into manifold, Now I realise to make this work I need to make it cold air into filter through Maf and throttle into charger then into manifold also I have nothing else to report still stripping and sorting rust Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Ok so now decided that I can leave the throttle but use a blow of valve, let's see if that solves my trouble. Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Right so i am waiting for my misses brother to come down for a weekend and show me how to weld because i am stuck right now I cant do much until the welding is done. Back to the engine it turns out the sqeek coming from the supercharger was not bad berinngs it was pressure not able to escape when throttle was closed so it was forcing the screws to strain my initial reaction was to move the throttle before the charger but i have decided against because i dont want a surge of remaining presure when I close the throttle, so I have left the throttle in its original location and got a blow of valve to release the pressure when the throttle is closed and redirect the escaped air back before the MAF. Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Just drain the sump whip it off and put a new sump gasket on mate. Have a look for coolant leaks. Or replace all of the coolant pipes with silicone ones. Check the thermostat housing for leaks too. Or you could replace it too with a new crack pipe and water pump then that's all of the cooling system bar the radiator doneFrom China what do you think about these ?http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=351409414559&globalID=EBAY-GB Edited September 1, 2015 by ky_uk Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 There probably fine mate Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 There probably fine mate My thoughts also "probably" but it's worth a go with that price. Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 So the blow of valve make me smile like a kid but the supercharger is in desperate need of a full service! Dave_ciw, daveyboy, D11PS and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ky_uk 304 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Sick of let downs so I bought myself a welding kit this could be fun, going to have enough equipment to open a garage at the rate this is going! Edited September 5, 2015 by ky_uk damian8588 and Dave_ciw 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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