Engine polishing - progress pics

[Jamie _Swales]

Started this a fe days ago, just done a bit more on it today.

Fingers are killing as i managed to sand half my skin off, so iv stopped for now.

Here are some pics

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/jamieswales/Cars/ewpkkfo.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/jamieswales/Jamie027.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/jamieswales/Jamie030.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/jamieswales/Jamie029.jpg



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/jamieswales/Jamie028.jpg





pics taken with phone, soabit sh*t.

going to get samco hose to air filter and chrome batery cover next.

can sum1 photoshop my engine cover racing blue with two white stripes?









j

 

[Ali]

Hummm, not bad, jus got mikes inlet manifold pic stuck in my mind tho!!!!

 

[ClioDude]

keep going mate, loads more to come off, its boring I know.

 

[JPW172]

gettin there buddy,lookin good....

 

[F 16Valve]

What kind of material are you using to polish it????

 

[Fred@BTM]

£100 on exchange, i do all the hard work for you!!!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/Fredmrsclio/IMG_1053.jpg

 

[F 16Valve]

@Fred2001Dynamic dis you polish it with a machine, ore by hand???

 

[Fred@BTM]

using an air polisher

forgot to mention i also include fuel rail cover and alternator support arm in the price above too

 

[Fred@BTM]

you have to sand the surface perfectly flat before you polish it, takes hours by hand

takes me 5hours using air tools and bench polishers!!!!

 

[SteveC047]

Now thats seems a bargin

 

[fUbAr]

Fred, how easy is it to take that thing off to change for one of yours?

Arent there loads of plugs and sh*t connected to it? i have visions of taking it off and having oil go everywhere! lol

 

[fUbAr]

here we go... in all its glory...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/fubar_uk/engine.jpg

 

[fUbAr]

or with the stripes (i prefer it without)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/fubar_uk/engine2.jpg

 

[cat171]

i think it looks poo with the stripes on it.

 

[Fred@BTM]

easy to remove, 30min job, even if youre a dumbass

 

[Christopher]

^^^freds right. 20-30 mins job.

Only problem is that the Mk1 172 manifold is different to the Mk2 172/182 etc due to the fbw throttle.

Can you get hold of a Mk1 manifold for exchange with mine at all Fred?

--chris

 

[Gareth]

any instructions for removal??

 

[Ali]

^Pmsl...Dumbass!

its something id do aswell, can the renault sport bit be polished too?

 

[Phill1978]

instruction would be good. or could i take the polished to renault and get them to fit it ???

 

[Gareth]

they would probably charge you more than £100 to fit it

 

[The Hoff]

Looks great, im pretty sure with the correct tooling this could be managed a piece of cake without having to remove the manifold. Get yourself to a decent tool hire joint and tell them what you need to do. And its your hard work to improve your car...

*finds some sandpaper*

 

[makavelli]

FRED: wen u say u include fuel rail cover and alternator support arm in the £100, are these the bits u are on about?

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/makavelli2005/182-1.jpg

 

[B16DOE]

reckon the stripes on the cover look good recon a few people who have got the stripes on there sport start doin your idea

 

[Christopher]

Quote: Originally posted by makavelli on 08 September 2005


FRED: wen u say u include fuel rail cover and alternator support arm in the £100, are these the bits u are on about?

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/makavelli2005/182-1.jpg

what you have circled at the bottom is the fuel rail cover.

the alternator arm is to the left of it, near your a/c compressor.