rdy416
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Jan 31, 2012 14:04:52 GMT
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will930
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Decked K11 Micra - RetroRunner Mk2 Golf
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Jan 31, 2012 14:31:47 GMT
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awesome, looking good I'm currently under taking a resto on mine, recently bought with no rear sills but its not too bad.... check it out some time
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rdy416
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Jan 31, 2012 15:01:27 GMT
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rdy416
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Jan 31, 2012 15:05:33 GMT
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awesome, looking good I'm currently under taking a resto on mine, recently bought with no rear sills but its not too bad.... check it out some time Thanks matey ;D ;D i think I've spoke to you on ae92oc mate will have a look at your thread when I get a chance ;D
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Last Edit: Jan 31, 2012 15:06:53 GMT by rdy416
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Speedle
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Need a Country Rock band in the Hampshire Area? https://www.facebook.com/DirtRoadDiaryUK
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Jan 31, 2012 16:06:45 GMT
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lovely work chap! I've always liked these little beasts, shame they rot so bloody bad! Good to see another one on the forums getting the treatment it deserves! That engine bay looks sweet!
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rdy416
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Jan 31, 2012 17:39:48 GMT
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lovely work chap! I've always liked these little beasts, shame they rot so bloody bad! Good to see another one on the forums getting the treatment it deserves! That engine bay looks sweet! thanks mate its beginning to get there now ;D but tbh its not been without its problems believe me heres a couple of pics of some grot i found deep under the plastics which has now thrown the project into a whole different direction and made be buy another car as a daily when we lowered it i found what i thought was a little bit of rot but this is wheat happens when you delve a bit deeper into things tbh it was just as well i did the thing was a death trap and i never knew
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
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Nice, those subs must sound awesome!!
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold
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Speedle
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cripes! that's not what you want to be finding! Stick with it though dude! tis a lovely motor and worth the effort
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rdy416
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Nice, those subs must sound awesome!! yeh they did mate till i melted the voice coils in them at jae ;D ive replaced them with vibe units and tbh they sound even better
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rdy416
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cripes! that's not what you want to be finding! Stick with it though dude! tis a lovely motor and worth the effort thanks matey I'm really proud of it so I'm not in any hurry to get rid of it hence why i bought another car as a daily driver ;D
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rdy416
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hey all i no its been a while since i last posted on here but there has been a bit more progress on the old girl ;D ok so where to start i left her around the beginning of feb to go back home to work so she sat in my friends garage near my parents the cylinder head was bolted on with the intake and she was mostly plumbed up i came back down with my girlfriend on valentines day to do a bit more i did some cleaning and bolted the cams and distributor back on and that was roughly about it for three days work on her then i had to go home for work so wednesday i came back down because i had some other business to sort out so today was a really nice day outside so i popped round the garage i pulled the bottom pulley off and set to timing the engine back up my friend whos garage shes in is a mechanic /auto electrician and popped home to lend me a hand and gave the engine a once over and said it looked fine to him but we wasnt sure on the ignition timing as something didnt look right so minus a alternator belt and powersteering pump belt and top rad hose i connected the battery and turned the key first of all it chucked fuel out everywhere as i hadnt tightened the banjo bolt up so i tightened that up then tried starting her again but no spark then we realised the distributor wasnt connected so that was plugged in then i tried again she wound over a few moments then a cough and splutter and she burst into life ;D all be it rather lumpy as the timing may need adjusting but for the first start i was really happy
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rdy416
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ok guys n girls shes running i had a few little issues which ive sorted fairly easy i was trying to get the timing right and she sprung a fuel leak from the O ring on number 4 injector so i took the fuel rail back off and replaced the O ring no more leak ;D
i ran her up she was very lumpy and she sprang a water leak from the side of the head it was a gasket so ive put some universal blue on the gasket and shes holding water once again ;D
and the timing was way out we followed the haynes manual and a autodata program on the computer which said you have to set it up in a certain way which we did and it turned out to be 90 degrees out i think in my experience now theres nothing better than setting it up by eye and ear with the use of a timing gun ;D
i have a couple of videos of her running on is of the exhaust and that beasty audio system and the other is the engine ;D
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Nice car, Do you work at the docks?, I often see one of these in the car park, I'm sure it's the same one.
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rdy416
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hi mate sorry its been a while to get round to replying yeh i do work at the docks mate I'm on A shift ;D got quiet a big update for everyone as a lot has changed and i have to be a little careful what pictures i post up because i there are other members from the ae92oc on here and certain mods i have done have not been discussed on there ;D ;D ;D ;D right well all the amplifier wiring kits have been swapped around i have moved the 0 gauge from the front amp to the rear and the 4 gauge is now running the front amp both bumpers have been removed and are being colour coded to the car the side skirts have been swapped for ones which ive bought and had painted by a mate and ive found a bit of rust on the rear seals that are going to need replacing
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rdy416
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May 15, 2012 22:21:21 GMT
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May 16, 2012 15:21:47 GMT
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now that i like!!
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SAAB 04 vector MAZDA 94 mx5 S-SP
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rdy416
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Thanks buddy
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
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Dec 10, 2013 19:27:10 GMT
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I have a brand new perspex cam cover in my shed buried somewhere. Bought it for my mr2 but never got round to fitting. PM me if you interested.
My dad has one of these back in zimbabwe, known there as Toyota Conquest Gti, really good cars these, just the rust factor can be overwhelming to say the least.
Keep pushing !
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold
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rdy416
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Dec 12, 2013 12:36:30 GMT
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I have a brand new perspex cam cover in my shed buried somewhere. Bought it for my mr2 but never got round to fitting. PM me if you interested. My dad has one of these back in zimbabwe, known there as Toyota Conquest Gti, really good cars these, just the rust factor can be overwhelming to say the least. Keep pushing ! You have a pm about the cam cover dead interested in that Not updated this long time. Well had a accident back in her last December but I rebuilt her again and she's now in storage I'm taking a new route with this car nice and clean low, shiney rims and sorted bay
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
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Dec 12, 2013 14:13:15 GMT
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Keep us updated.
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold
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