B19 GTA Total rebuild..........

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Postby rupert » Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:37 pm

Hi Lee, my brakes run behind the 16" Le Mans front rims. I found the design for the brake set up on a French forum, detailed on this site a while back. We haven't tried to fit them behind the 15" rims but I think it is unlikely to work.
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Postby simonsays74 » Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:39 pm

Wires wires and more bloody wires, then some (loads) of multi plugs, wires wires cable ties clips wires wires wires.......... oh great, got to make a panel for the starter switch then back to wires wires wires.......

Today I hooked the battery up and got one tail light! It lives...... ish!

Tomorrow will hopefully have the wiring pretty much kicked on the head!

Thanks be to jessus!

Pics will follow as usual..... :wink:
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Postby simonsays74 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:21 pm

Starting to come together.............

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Starting handle area...........

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Getting closer..........

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I will repaint the pedals area next.
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Postby simonsays74 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:24 pm

With a tiller..........

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Postby simonsays74 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:25 pm

Charge cooler mounted, fans to be fitted next.......

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Postby simonsays74 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:30 pm

Engine..........

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Postby andyh877 » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:26 am

looking good.... it's going to turn some heads at Macon Me thinks 8) :D
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Postby BIG_MVS » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:47 am

It is indeed looking pretty good, may I suggest these might be a nice purchase as it's gonna be loud in there :shock: :lol:

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Postby clee » Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:45 pm

DUDE 8) 8)
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Postby simonsays74 » Sat May 08, 2010 6:46 pm

Well now!

Busy few weeks as days were running out for the Macon trip.

Its finished now!!!!

MOT on Mon or Tue then get some tax.

Pics to follow...........
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Postby simonsays74 » Sat May 08, 2010 6:50 pm

E36 BMW headlights........

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Postby simonsays74 » Sat May 08, 2010 6:56 pm

Ready to roll out the door.........

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Postby simonsays74 » Sat May 08, 2010 7:08 pm

Then big trouble.

Went out for first drive came back for a quick spanner check. All ok.

Head down for a 4 wheel alignment and head light alignment. All ok.

Start to wind things up a bit, still ok. Come to the end of the road and the oil light is on!!

Back to check oil pressure, when oil is at 70 degrees there is zero oil pressure. I have never heard this engine running before so I had just fitted new head gaskets and skimmed the heads etc so really its no suprise that there is no oil pressure given the half wits that had been let loose on it before.

So, a phone call to a very good friend resulted in this............

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Started at 6am and by 8pm my hands were washed and I was driving home! :shock:

Thanks to my great mate Darren for the loan of his engine and to clee to bounce ideas off.

Has since been driving fine, over 100 miles today.

Lots more work to do when I return, i.e. swap the engine back into the other car and rebuild the bottom end of the engine with low oil pressure!
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Postby stephendell » Sat May 08, 2010 7:18 pm

What a shame :(

Did you just swap out the complete rear assembly or build the motor up into your set-up?
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Postby simonsays74 » Sat May 08, 2010 7:24 pm

Swapped the engine only across.

Our gearbox has different gearing and a LSD.

LOL, I also fixed the rear crank oil seal leak on the loan engine!!
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