Guest Graham Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Well as soon as my clutch gets here and i get the time to do it i will report back as to if i had any hassle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Well today i went down the garage fitting the new clutch and a water pump on the engine, Time to put the motor back in as you all no i did not take the gear box out and a lot of you said it's going to be a sod to get back in well I jacked the the box up to a to best angle i could it put some ropes around the engine lifted it up with the engine hoist stared to lower it into the engine bay lined it up with the gearbox and it slid straight in did not even have to giggle it about straight onto the box ,When i get time now will put all the bits back on and try to start her watch this space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 well done graham, glad it went so well m8, i ad so much trouble wiv mine wen i did like that, jammy git, lol yes m8 get the pics up soon regards mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul xr2 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well today i went down the garage fitting the new clutch and a water pump on the engine, Time to put the motor back in as you all no i did not take the gear box out and a lot of you said it's going to be a sod to get back in well I jacked the the box up to a to best angle i could it put some ropes around the engine lifted it up with the engine hoist stared to lower it into the engine bay lined it up with the gearbox and it slid straight in did not even have to giggle it about straight onto the box ,When i get time now will put all the bits back on and try to start her watch this space Easy when you know how ay Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Well today another day in the garage, head is back both manifolds on . a few more hours spent and it will be time to fire her up so hopefully tomorrow i should have it running , I have lost the clip on the throttle cable somewhere so will have to get one of then unless i find it but don't hold much hope of that anyone have a spare then willing to let me have ? will pay postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well today another day in the garage, head is back on both manifolds on . a few more hours spent and it will be time to fire her up so hopefully tomorrow i should have it running , I have lost the clip on the throttle cable somewhere so will have to get one of then unless i find it but don't hold much hope of that anyone have a spare then willing to let me have ? will pay postage Well today Monday spent half the day putting some of the water pipes on some of the petrol pipes back on filled the water system up some fresh petrol, Battery on quick check over of things put key in turned it on and click click , i forgot to put the main feed to the solenoid are a few min's trying to find it put the lead on turn the key engine turns over and over then fired up and stopped did this a few times think it was just the fuel getting up to the injectors , Turned her a few more time and she bust into life let her tick over for around 15 mins check very thing over one leak from top hose and one from one injector quick nip up stopped the leaks, The camshaft is a bit noisy but not to bad, Need to reset the ignition timming when i can find my timming light , Other than tha all seems fine , Have not driving her yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyfin32 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 glad you managed to get her to burst into life how about some pictures and videos???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 There are some photos on here of her when i got it , will get some when i have time to get her out garage as i have only ran it up in garage, Have to put the clutch cable on and get a clip for the throttle cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) This evening had time to wash the carpet now its living in the living room drying out will try and do the seats over the next few days all depends what shifts am on this week in work Edited March 1, 2011 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony.rose Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Great job on that engine, the floor looks mint!! What colour is the carpet supposed to be!! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks the carpet is gray was just the lighting in the room , Went down the garage this evening and put some antifreeze in her just in case, Started her back up she sounded a lot better this time around . Also this evening had time to clean the front seats then noticed that i had two driver's seats , Lucky i had a spare passenger top half so swapped they over . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Well today the sun shine was out so i put he carpet and the seats back in and had time to give the car a polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Have to get some different wheels i don't like the clover ones at all even if they are the original fitment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Have to get some different wheels i don't like the clover ones at all even if they are the original fitment Hi all have not been on here for awhile today i had a guy round to tune the cabby all is good he reset the timing reset the co2 ticking over very sweet , But he has told me the brakes servo has gone as it's hissing and the brake peddle does not get hard when you pump it when the engine is off so have to find one of them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hi all have not been on here for awhile today i had a guy round to tune the cabby all is good he reset the timing reset the co2 ticking over very sweet , But he has told me the brakes servo has gone as it's hissing and the brake peddle does not get hard when you pump it when the engine is off so have to find one of them ? Well today i taxed the car and took her out for a spin , Bearing in mind she has not been on the road for about five years (old tax disc) I could not belive how well she goes done around fifty miles am well happy , does need a rear exhust box soon as blowing a bit , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 glad u got her bak on the road m8 get sum new pics up, b gd 2 c more well done on the hard wrk regards mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Just a quick update been using the cabby all week for work been great fun , will try and get some more photos on here over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hi al today i fitted a second hand brake servo what a pain in the rear , Now have a nice brake peddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hi all well the car has been going very well . I good a new to fit as mine has a few splits but nothing to worry about yet as they are not rot splits it's where something fell on it when the other owner had it . I have to replace the drive shaft oil seals which i got will do it when i get time , As spending most of my spare time down the caravan so might even think od selling her but not sure ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony.rose Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Don't sell as you will always regret it; get some pics up so we can have a look!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avul Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 well done on the ard wrk m8, but where r ya pics????? & yea as tony said, keep it, keep it, keep it i did nearly sell mine & so glad i didn't & beside's she'd prob b in the scrapper's aswell well by now!!! regards mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 well done on the ard wrk m8, but where r ya pics????? & yea as tony said, keep it, keep it, keep it i did nearly sell mine & so glad i didn't & beside's she'd prob b in the scrapper's aswell well by now!!! regards mark There are photos on the fist two pages of this post ? Still thinking of selling her as am thinking of buying modern convertible or every day use and will need the garage back i be happy just get my money back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.