ive been a busy boy!

[ben_p]

snapped the throttle cable, so that needed to be changed, possibly the hardest thing i have ever done in my life!! really fiddly and rediculously time consuming. i have changed one in a k-series in about 15 mins, this took up just over 3 hours!! everything had to come out to get to it!!

so did all that...http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2255.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2257.jpg

so....it was back to normal....

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2261.jpg

went out that night and did this...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2268.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2267.jpg

it was actually alot worse than this, bumper was completely off, did it by parking up over a kerb by mistake then unknowingly reversed off...lol. so i then fixed that. then decided to clean the inlet manifold and throttle body which was disgusting...very dirty, grease, dirt the lot, spent bout an hour cleaning both of them...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2265.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2264.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2263.jpg

now responds alot better, revs easier and holds a better idle, so i decided to strip the car, transformed handling and car feels more nimble...the noise is unreal from zaust!! lol...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2270.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/smiler05/DSCN2269.jpg

 

[Has]

is urs not got fly by wire throttle??

i thaught those engines did have.....

 

[ben_p]

mines pre june model, they came with a cable coming to a potentiometer box, from there to the ecu.

 

[Has]

ah right i see !

didnt relise they had a slightly diff model of the engine !

must have had bits left over from previouse engines!

 

[ben_p]

lol, water pump n stuff is in a different place!

 

[Christopher]

Slacker!....

get those seat belt clips out!...you can save a minimum of 800g (net) there.

When you told me ....."er...im taking my engine apart today" you meant it eh?!

mine goes into the bodyshop tomorrow so i shall have a courtesy car...a 1.2 8v Clio same shape as ours.

nothing handles like a courtesy car.

Ask Adile.

--chris

 

[ben_p]

narrr i will just wear lighter socks! lol

 

[Winston]

Quote: Originally posted by carbon copy on 19 June 2005


get those seat belt clips out!...you can save a minimum of 800g (net) there.

--chris

The lad speaks the truth ...nice to see more and more stripped sl*gs lol

Reno are thick as sh*t at times .....3 hour job

 

[Christopher]

Quote: Originally posted by Winston on 19 June 2005

Quote: Originally posted by carbon copy on 19 June 2005


get those seat belt clips out!...you can save a minimum of 800g (net) there.

--chris

The lad speaks the truth ...nice to see more and more stripped sl*gs lol

Reno are thick as sh*t at times .....3 hour job

youknowsit.