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R5gtt wheels wont fit as the kangoo brakes are too big. 4x108 is wrong pcd so no chance. Any 4x100 15" wheel et35-43 with 60.1mm centrebore will fit no bother
You dont need the decoder ring around the ign. Just matched key, uch and ecu.
I have a cup ecu and uch with matched key here, uch has a fault saying rear door is open all the time but apart from that works ok. Cheap if you want it.
My Kangoo with 172 conversion does 40mpg on a run and mid 30s around the streets, reasonably economical for a 2.0
Gearbox probably needs repair if no 5th gear. 6 speed wont fit without a fair bit of work, custom driveshafts etc.
New rings on the pistons yesterday, clocked and fitted to new liners. Bought a wiseco tapered piston ring compressor which works awesome compared to my old clamp round one.
Painted the rocker cover vht wrinkle black. Turned out ok could do with another coat though, will revisit when i order...
Eibachs have made a massive difference to ride quality. Clutch next weekend, not really looking forward to it however have put it off for last 12 months :cautious:
Extra van update.
My old rocker bar is quite knackered after years of high rpm so have decided to try out some upgrades this time round. I had seen phosphur bronze rocker bar spacers to replace oem springs, for less friction and less chance of rocker moving at high rpm..cheap too so took a...
Cheers mate (y) mrs is quite keen to get stuck in on the new engine build. Ill teach her how to do it then i can get my feet up in the future whilst she does the graft ;)
Kangoo update. Rear doors have had a bit of rust above the plastic trim, which was not too bad but let it down a bit. Ive...
What about something like this to replace oem aerial, will do both normal radio and dab https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/323566414237