not sure how much room there is in this forum my car.
iv had it nearly 7 years now, and the plan was always to get it up to 300bhp.
ill start by showing you some pics of it last summer.......
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ok people this is my first ground up build i have a 91 ford econovan/mazda b2000 got off a mate
it has petol and gas fitted, engine is a 2.0L carby fed FE that will become a force fet FE/T with a little toyota ct9, i already had this and being off a 1.8L it should boost eary for towing power and i'll keep it set around 5-7lb of boost
i have left the block bolted in the van i'm too lazy to pull it out plus i'm covered when it rains, i have removed the pistons so she's ready for a hone
all rings and bearings will remain standard
my questions are,
would standard rings and head gasket be ok with 5-7 pound boost, the boost controller will be mounted in the cab and plumbed to the factory internal wastegate so i have full control.
i have...
I never post but thoroughly enjoy reading through your different threads with the occasional giggle :cheesy: Just wanted to say that so at least I feel I've contributed in some way to this amazing forum! :bigsmile:
Hey everyone,
got the car to Wakefield Park Supersprint last weekend and managed another PB if only by .22 of a second, now at 1:13:25 and will be trying to get into the 12's next event.
Toyo's are 2 years old now and even thought they still have life left in them I imagine they are quite a bit harder than when I first got them so thinking a new set will help to get me under the 13 sec mark.
Posted time had me finishing 27/101 and even half a second shouldl take me up another 5-6 places
Have probably got the car as far as I can with the handling and will now have to look at power and weight reduction. Power going to be costly so will have to start saving before any investments are made.
Brought a Carbon GT wing from Mu Secret...
Here's the spec list:-
here is the spec about my supra
toyota supra 3.0 non turbo manual import
650 clifford alarm and immobiliser
full leather interoior
racing streering wheel
front bumex bumper
veilside side skirts
veilside rear sparts
veilside rear spoiler
digital fast & furious graphics on either side
man with sword on the bonnet with logos
on the rear window a twin turbo engine digital graphic
all of these were done professionally
12 years protection and removable
the car has been lowered 40mm
18inch deepdash rs5 alloys
the size of the alloys are 9.0j on rear
and 8.5j on the front
275/40/18 tyres on the rear ferral
and 245/40/18 on front with goodyear
backbox stainless steel exhaust 5inch tail- pipe with...
Ok guys here she is, my new ride.....
2000 VW Type 4 2.5 Transporter LWB Intercooled
She has a couple of minor problems that dont affect her in any way driving wise, but unless rectfied in the near future, will do! Im on it in the next two weeks, so no exciting updates at the mo, just mechanicals.
On the plus side, i paid approx £1600 LESS than market value, and the work needing doing will only cost me about £650 all in. so still almost a grand cheaper than it shoulda been after the works been done!
So i posted earlier my new car well I've already made some small adaptations to it i will keep all my pictures and posts in this Thread to show you
So I'll keep this simple this mod cost me £9.99 from halfords I'm going to add more tomorrow to the bodywork but as you can see its covered up the hideous Plate marks from the previous owner!
Before:
After:
makes the car look so much nicer and so much less faded with a bit of T cut and a Viper Sticker Will Post tommorow when i add 2 more smaller stripes either side of it
Hey, this is what im planning to do to my factory standard 1997 Nissan Bluebird.
i bought this after i crashed my mazda mx3 which was the beginning of a project. so i decided to modify this instead as around here there isnt any properly modified Bluebirds in New Zealand. (mostly boyracers just putting fat exhausts and lowering springs.)
ok so its had abit of rust form under the wing mirrors in the past and the previous owners have removed it properly, but then resprayed the area in a different colour green. (dark green is factory colour, light green is aftermarket rust coverer)
i had a racing exhaust on my mazda which i took off when i crashed and have put onto the car already.
my plans for the future are as follows.
-i plan to...
Ok so i bought it :)
2001 Suzuki SV650S
Sounds IMMENSE with the scorpion Can :)
To Do List:
Headstock bearings
Oil and filter change
Bleed Brakes
Tax
Pass test
Then RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am properly over the moon. Got a blinding bike for the money, may not compare with the likes of GSXR's etc, but still a hell of a lot of machinery for the money!
Hi
I have an 2010 RS mkII (400 bhp, 500 nm) with the following mods:
- ECU remap (Autotech/JWR100)
- Airtec intercooler
- Scorpion turbo-back exhaust (decat)
- Bosch 650cc fuel injectors
- Mountune airbox with an additional custom 3" bottom intake pipe
- K&N air filter
- GGR engine mount
- Powerflex front bushes
- Roose silicone hose kit (upper engine bay)
- RS rallyflapz
- Compomotive Motorsport wheels, satin black, 18x9" (with TPI black wheel nuts and painted black standard brake calipers)
- Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta XL 97Y tyres, 265/35/18
I bought the car brand new 15 months ago and went with a stage 1 remap + intercooler only after 3 months of ownership. Another 3 months later I had exhaust, injectors, and a few other bits...
PART 1
Thought I would share the basket case I got :blink:. Its a 1999 Jaguar XKR in a bit of a sorry state, does not look too bad in this first picture, was already modified to a certain degree
They never look too bad in pics, this one had a bad paint job, a blown engine and the worst interior combo I could ever want, even the engine bay was a mess :(, but quite low mileage @ 50K
The first thing I did was pull the engine, I then stripped it down to every last nut ‘n bolt, this is what I found, I actually had 3 pistons like these :sad2:
Luckily the bores were saved by there nikasil coating, a testament to how strong that stuff is when you consider the state of the pistons!
I rebuilt the engine stroking...
thanks LOZ ill put everytyhing in here regarding my car.
hi peeps this is where ill keep everyone updated on how to turn a 98 ford escort estate into either a pile of scrap or something worthy of being on a road.
ill try and get some photos done asap of what im starting with so you can all see it come together or fall apart lol.
only things i can say about "plans" so far is TRON...keep watching this thread.
I've bought another motor and here she is.....
Isn't to everyones taste but I think it's brill :)
It's a 1994 Peugeot 205 Mardi Gras 1.8 Turbo Diesel, yes it is the turbo and not the weedy non turbo....
What else is there to tell I hear your say....
Well...
It's metallic green and It has:
Electric windows, power steering, romote central locking, and thats about it.... Ooooo it does have a starter button!?!?!
That rubber thing is infact the very button, and you can only start that car by using that button, turning the key to start it does nothing!
So your all expecting a Land rover or similar....... WRONG!
I've only gone and defected to the dark side and bought meself a bike!
Old Skool Yamaha DT125R :)
Picked it up for a steal and cheap as chips to run, but also doubles up as an awesome off road toy for the weekends. I only live 20mins from a site with a mx track and enduro area, so would be rude not to use it, even if the road spec suspension is a bit soggy on the jumps!
Has a DEP expansion pipe and Big One silencer
Larger Carb Jets
Carbon reeds
Renthal 22mm twinwall bars and pad
Black levers
pro-grip bar grips
LED indicators (soon to be replaced with something more subtle)
Plans: RIDE IT!!!!!! gonna leave it pretty much as it is, just add a graphics...
Next year the greanmachine is going seriously hardcore so I have just got another stagea for daily driving driving around town and in the snow
Its a very rare Series 2 RS Four S (maybe 5 or 6 in the UK ) and the last model with the early style body. Colour is called "snow white" which is pearlescent
The S is the only factory manual stagea made and has all the following as standard out the factory from an R34 Skyline .
Later Neo single turbo engine with just under 300bhp out the factory
Latest dual syncro 5 speed gearbox
Attessa pro awd system - with electronic stability program
Exactly the same suspension and brakes all round as the R34
HICAS 4 wheel steering operated by seperate ECU
LSD
GTR Drivetrain
Xenon...
Well well well..... here we are again!
I still have the Transporter ( not much changed yet though, still waiting on LMK getting engine back in an sorted!) But have also started buying/selling/breaking cars again....
First off was a mk2 golf 16v which cost me peanuts, new fuel pump, couple panels and a polish and she's awaiting collection from her new owner, and im awaiting a healthy profit :)
Then i picked up another 2 mk2 golf 16vs in a nice rare colour ( Helious blue :) ), originally i was going to put them both back on the road and make a rather large profit, but then i decided i wanted another toy....
So 1 is going back on the road, and the other one is my new project car.
She's a 1989 3 dr Helios blue small bumper 16v...
Hello People
Just thought i would add what i'm working on, just copied and pasted from another forum (to lazy to type it all out again :embarrest:)
I bought the GTO Twin Tubby a couple of weeks ago with the intention of fix and sell, but after just having a drive and the misses telling me to keep it as a toy, how could i resist.
This is how i bought it:
And these are the problems i'm facing that i have found so far:
This has just been sort out
While i was doing the belts i found this:
I still have to drill out this pin for the crank pulley:
Once i've got these bits sorted its going in for an MOT and then the modding than begin :mrgreen:
Also the SRS light is on, its stuck in Sports mode, and the thrust bearing sounds...
Huge welcomes from Cold and Windy Copenhagen :)
Project is not mine, however since i am very much into mechanics and cars in overall (which is why we all are gavered here :D ) since i have my personal "Car Detailing" shop and pasion to cars, i am intorucing You a project of one of My friends. He is using My garrage now to work on with a car, and once it is technicaly ready i will get my fingers stuck onto it's bodywork (washing, claying, polishing wellm and getting a proper looks for it).
What's more as an info, advices and certain upgrades were provided by one of this kind best car "tuning" specialist who prepares rally cars for the tracks.
Currently cars weight is 800kg. In plans there are still 100kg to drop.
Carburators are off...
Well I'm not sure it's really a wip but I thought I'd let you all know how things are going so far.
Since buying the car just before Christmas she's had a fair bit of cash spent on her.
First the Cam belts & the water pump have been changed, the cambelts are supposed to be changed at 60,000 miles or after 6 years if memory serves me right, the MG was on 55,000 when I bought & the previous owner had never had the belts changed. It's just as well I got the job done because one of the belt tensioners was found to be damaged.
Also a grumbly near side front wheel bearing was replaced at the same time, but there was still a rumbling noise coming from the rear.
The guys who done the cambelts said the tyres may be to blame. So today she...
Finally, we (me and a bunch of other young uns) have made our prototype vehicle called the supermileage vehicle. It is made entirely from scratch to participate in the Shell Eco-Marathon in Malaysia in July.
Specs-
1. Carbon fibre body
2. Aluminium Chassis 6061
3. Honda GX35 engine
4. Michelin 20 X 1.76 tyres (3 wheeled)
5. Aerodynamic shape (Cd estimated to be 0.2 )
6. SKF manufactured (customised for 40 inch spokes) wheel hubs
7. Mileage estimated to be 320 kmpl
NEW GTO PROJECT.
Hi people,
I just stumbled onto this sight and it couldnt of happened at a better time as I have just purchased a 1998 Mitsubishi GTO and not having much luck finding any information on it as it is a full import from Japan and not even the local Mitsubishi dealer is being of much value.
In the near future i am looking at doing quiet a few mechanical modifications to it and also a few changes to the body along with a full re-spray, and would appreciate any helpfull info or advice anyone would like to share with me.
Cheers
NIKKO
:lol::blink::lol:
Ok guys, here is my beautiful 3 stud Saxo progress thread.
Got her in September for £700 with 12 months MOT, 6 months tax and 3 months warrenty.
I did stickerbomb the fuel filler cap, the glovebox (I still have both) and my wing mirrors but I took them off cause they looked poor after about 3 days in the rain.
Thats how she stayed until 2 weeks ago when I finally managed to spend a little bit of money on her. She was off the road for 2 weeks due to the ECU locking me out so its good to finally be able to drive her again.
I managed to pick up some 3 stud alloys with Toyo Proxis for £50 on eBay, which I thought was a bargin and I think they suit the car.
I have now also painted all badges and the chevrons black, got a new Sax-P...
Just want to say hello, as I'm new to this forum!
Some info on my Soobie:
06 SADM WRX (2.5)
Engine & Driveline:
Turbo back exhaust
Light weight pulley
STI top mount IC
TurboXS "Y" hose
DW 1000cc injectors
Kinugawa td05 18G
Open sorce tuned.
KartBoy Short Shifter + bushings
Group-N tranny mount
Perrin After MAF tube
Grimmspeed Bost control solenoide
Innovate LC-1 wide band
Walbro 255 fuel pump
Suspension & Steering:
Koni adjustable Inserts
"White Line" ALK sport
"White Line" Steering rack bushings
Kartboy endliks
JDM S204 "performance dampers"
Spec-C Strut tower brace
"Turn in Concepts" Fender brace
Brakes:
SS brake lines
EBC front slotd rotors
EBC YellowStuff front pads
EBC RedStuff...
I know an MG isn't everyones cup of tea, but I love it. It's been in my possession for over 5.5 years and is work in progress. Not one to have shed loads of money to throw at it as having a house, wife, teenage daughters, cats and dogs etc tends to drain the stamford wallet somewhat!
So on that basis having a couple of cars is a bit of a luxury so it gets treated as and when funds allow and when bargins come up!
Technically it is work in progress as I am always finding something to do on it.
Current spec:
2002 MG ZS180
BMC CDA induction kit, silicon hoses, cold air feed to foglight aperture.
Janspeed cat back exhaust.
Decat with MIL kit.
Remapped by Reidyremaps, now running 200bhp on 95RON.
Stripped interior. Battery...
Small change of plan....
Just got this baddy home...
So the plan is now somewhat different, as described by one simple picture...
More about the spec of the Coupe tomorrow as I'm knackered and need a shower. Bodywork is a state and semi-prepped for a respray but then that's not what I'm interested in. All I will say is that the CG Motorsport clutch is rated to 265ft/lbs, and it slips on high boost. :p
Hi everyone. :) I've had a Mazda MX5 for the past 6 years and have done loads to it over the years. I know its now to everyone's taste, but here's a few pictures anyway.
Its a 1997 1.8 fitted with an emanage blue thats currently running my supercharger with 150mm crank overlay and air water intercooler. I have larger injectors, uprated pump O2 clamp, an Innovate LC-1 kit and a knocklite sensor.
I'm a complete noob when it comes to tuning and but have managed to fit and tune everything myself. I am running about 8psi and am looking at upping the boost a bit more.
I'm also planning on fitting water/methanol injection so I've been reading up on it and am on the look out for a kit.
Tbh all you pay for with something like a Forge or Pace FMIC is the name and good fitment. An £100 intercooler of the same capacity will do just as good a job.
Ok so as you know i got rid of the 16v Corrado, got sick of it looking tatty and me not having the cash to throw at it (and not particularly wanting to!)
so a few deals were done and i ended up with this beauty:
She's a 1994 on an L reg. 2.9 VR6 :)
Full black heated leathers.
Gorgeous condition throughout.
Relatively standard;
lowered 40mm on koni shocks and springs
6 branch stainless steel exhaust manifold
ported inlet manifold
JR induction kit
1.3 mm 6 core HT leads (HUGE!)
im going to be going OEM+ style with this one, its such a nice car, and lets be honest, Corrados didnt half look good from the factory!
So here's all iv done so far:
Swapped the JR induction kit for a K&N one
added a...
I am currently running a 1.0 corsa, its slow, my next car is hopefully going to be a 1.8 focus which im going to go mad on with mods, including a turbo if possible, and heres my question, obviously it is possible to turbo the car but what problems would i encounter and how would i fix them, i know how to fit the turbo but i wouldnt know how to fix any problems that crop up due to it, the focus will most likely be the very first 'style' (98 to 04 i think) if that helps.
Any help/advice would be a big help thks
Rite then where do i start.
i used to have a mk2 golf gti.it had lots of electricle problems so sold it to a lad in liverpool. drove from wiltshire to liverpool. then got on the train to county burham to pic this up. bit of a gamble as i new nothing about the car and had to drive 327 miles home on my own with no breakdown cover. lol i like liveing on the edge.
well hears some stats. when brought.
body work was allready done.
std turbo.
std carb.
group a head gasket.
dump valve.
torox discs.
green stuff pads.
full scorpion exhaust.
alloy rad.
alloys.
dvd player.
il add more later as i cant remember anymore.
let me know what you think.
Well i now have bought myself a bargin! I have a Xsara 2.0 Vts! for £650
Already go stuck in to it
Free K&N From A Friend
Stripped evrything out bar dash so it can be flocked/ painted red and black colour scheme, also i know the colour is horrible so i will be doing some prep work smoothing it all down and priming it then getting it done
this is a project with a friend so the costs will split, however i will still be the owner/ driver
Awrighty everyone, im converting my little p reg 1.6 306 into a 306 1.9Gti rudeboy!, i know there are faster and easier engines to fit but i have a 1.9Gti from a 205 sitting with a fancy bottom end (my mate had it as a track car and spent a few pounds on it) so its the one for me.
ive posted in a few other threads (sorry to the few people reading all this again) and have found out i need shafts, hubs, brakes, back axle and maybe subframe from a xu engined 306, im on that just now.
Anyone any ideas on my engine electrics? and what about my keycode immobiliser?
Ok so the mk2 is coming off the road for a 20vT conversion and ground up rebuild and spray, so i needed a cool VW in my life as a daily driver.
got let down on my first choice when guy changed his mind and sold it to someone else :( so figured id never get a Corrado anywhere near my kinda budget (ie what i had left in the bank from last month)
but then i found this one:
Got it VERY cheap due to some minor cosmetic things that can be sorted in a day :)
1.8 16v (the better of the 16v engines!) 130k on clocks, 11 months mot, 6months tax, service history, and engine pulls hard as it should (not a rocket ship by any stretch of imagination though!) 17's, coilies, G60 brake conversion with braided hoses, full stainless...
hello all, bare with me on this as i tend to go off on a tangent and get giddy with the camera:|, will get as much info in as possible, and reason behind the pics taken, might just help some of you out one day :shock:or you may just help me out by pointing out the mistakes i make:oops:. everything that i post is basically what im learning as i go as i have never worked on or been inside a subaru in my life until i bought this one. so illl do the best i can.:???:, ill get the pics up in between working, doing a bit on the car( with the little daylight i have left each day after work), researching modification options:mrgreen: and being dad to my kids:shock:.
My brother and i have been building our 206 trackcar which runs a cossie engine and 4x4 box and running gear
We originally where restoring a 1996 nissan primera btcc car which was built by janspeed but money and the fact that parts are either to dear or like hens teeth to find made us sell it with a few tears in our eyes,but with the car on the trailer and off to its new home we took our cash and headed to ebay and then to bolton the next day to buy a sierra 4x4 cosworth which was an ex hillclimb car.
We got the car up the road and we were pleased with our purchase but being us 2 and never content we wanted something else hee hee.
A few phone calls to our mate and a few quid later we had pugworth which started out as a 206 1.2...
Hello folks!
Well i had to start somewhere...and i did that with my '95 micra!
An entire 998cc of squeally jap power :embarrest: Apart from the obvious lack of power, i like it's high revviness...but the urge for more oomph is always niggling away in my subconcious!
Loads of real good info here, looking forward to applying it to the noddy-mobile :D
Mikey
well here we go some updates of my car all comments welcome i am aware i still need to laquer the roof and boot i also removed the rear blade and motor, fitting my old dvd player this weekend, till i can afford a fullscreen touchscreen dvd player
rear bumper is on way so i will be posting as soon as its fitted next two buys are some rear led stye lights
and a speaker package
hope you
pics now rotated lol
Sorry for not coming to the forums - I've been pretty busy lately. Among other things, I've been giving my ride a little pimpin'! :lol:
I finished modifying it some days ago. I painted two racing stripes, put some black plastic covers in the rear lights (removed those crappy 80% black window tints it had before - wonder how thankfully no car managed to smash my car's butt), put three measuring gauges in the left panel (oil pressure, vacuum and volts), front strobe lights (useful for 12am+ driving in da city), window rain guards for front windows, replaced the gear knob, among other modifications. Also, someone managed to steal my ride's toolbox in the process. :lol:
These are a few pics from the process. I'll take pics of the finished...
well after a lot of blood sweat and tears and 12 months rebuild is finally finished car was stripped every thing cleaned and painted i have replaced ball joints,tie rod ends,strut inserts,rear shocks,fuel fltr, air cleaner element, new sound system,carpet,exhaust system car is repainted origional colour plus $$$$$ more
well i picked this up for £80 yesterday, my initial thought was to break it for parts as the Weber carb on it is worth £120 s/h, or fix it up and sell it...
well thats not happening now, i am actually amazed at how solid this car is, and how well the engine pulls. its on 116k miles and drives like a dream. TBH, id probably say it was in better condition on the whole than my old green one was when i got that!
So, generally its not as bad as the last owner made out, couple of bits of paintwork damage, few dents here an there, but only a few tiny tiny rust scabs on the rear plinth. It needs new front brakes but that should be enough to put it through an MOT. :)
plans with this one are simple so far... lowered, sort...
I am always in the garage tinkering with my bikes and all sorts. Now i have a car =D.Time to work on that. I have quite a good taste in modding. Im not going to start do what every " boy racer " does. It will look nice and have decent looks. This is what i have done so far. Keep Posted =]. Will post pics up soon
Well, what can I say... I think Petar has a thing for pugs lol. So far theres a 205 CJ cabby that is having the beasty Mi16 engine fitted into along with all suspension, looms, box, bumpers, brakes, interior etc. Then theres the 205 diesel which the Mi16 is coming out of. Then theres the cool rare 205 Rallye which is havin gthe original engine rebuilt and having twin 40 carbs fitted with roll cage, coil overs, pug sport straight through exhaust plus loads more. Oh and last but not least the latest addition, the 306 Cabby which is having the engine replaced with a 306 S16 engine (the later 2.016v) with a 306 GTi6 6 speed gearbox, Mi16 wheels, suspension brakes etc.
So good couple of projects going on here. I have a few piccies of the...
ok so this is me....
this is an old pic as where u see the badge, someone decided to kick it in so its now got some mesh in there
The engine 1.6 16v with simota kit
The rear end
The front at night
hopefully when the wheels are sorted n its lowered i can colour code the engine tubes/pipes then not sure....?
i have a nissan 240 sx hatch but i am junking it cause the body needs alot of work so now i would like to get my hands on a mr2 mk1 thats my goal for this summer so i hope i get it quick that way i can enjoy it.....:amuse:
can i still put a turbo on this engine or do i need to get a 4g63 turbo engine??? i havent ordered it yet but i will in about 2 months but if any other engine suggestions i would like to hear them..
plus in on a budget of 2000.
Here is my completely standard car with couple of rust patches here and there, was not expenive and initially was meant to be my runabout but because of different issues car is going to stay with me longer so I decided to do some work on it
Here are my plans as in 'say hello section'
-deep dish wheels
-clear front indicators (instead of orange ones)
-removing rust patches :smile:
-facelift bonnet with 'avantgarde' grill
-facelift taillights
Next
-lowering the car 40mm r/f (not sure whether invest a bit more and buy suspension kit or just springs but we will see)
And
complete respray in dark black with possible white roof (car is in blue-black at the moment)
maybe: changing interior for black one (silver currently) and some...
