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My new toy - WARNING - ESSEX CONTENT!!!
- Thread starter Cookson
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FN2 Type R +MK6 Golf
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
So, little update
Got the head back on
Downpipe wrapped
Threw it back on
Kent vernier involved
Told my mate I wanted a standard rocker cover to replace the blingy s**t. What does he bring round
Piece of junk.
So a quick brush with the good stuff
That will be being painted up soon.
New parcel shel;f as mine had some awful 6x9s in there
The other night I sent to put my 88spec seats in
However, on leaning in, I noticed the passenger footwell was proper piss wet through. Annoyed by this, I went all out
Ripped the lot out and soaked the car. Turned out to be an old threaded hole from the previous batter tray. So a quick bit of loctite and a 13mm bolt solved that.
All the trim is back in now and she is fired up and ready to go to be set up, as soon as we find the gremlin that is draining the battery.
Oh.......... abnd the postman turned up the other day carrying a parcel which looked likely to give him a hernia
That will be my brakes then
Sierra cosworth 2WD 4pot calipers and pistons!!! WINNING
Oh, and some vibratech gearbox mounts
She is coming along nicely at the moment
Got the head back on
Downpipe wrapped
Threw it back on
Kent vernier involved
Told my mate I wanted a standard rocker cover to replace the blingy s**t. What does he bring round
Piece of junk.
So a quick brush with the good stuff
That will be being painted up soon.
New parcel shel;f as mine had some awful 6x9s in there
The other night I sent to put my 88spec seats in
However, on leaning in, I noticed the passenger footwell was proper piss wet through. Annoyed by this, I went all out
Ripped the lot out and soaked the car. Turned out to be an old threaded hole from the previous batter tray. So a quick bit of loctite and a 13mm bolt solved that.
All the trim is back in now and she is fired up and ready to go to be set up, as soon as we find the gremlin that is draining the battery.
Oh.......... abnd the postman turned up the other day carrying a parcel which looked likely to give him a hernia
That will be my brakes then
Sierra cosworth 2WD 4pot calipers and pistons!!! WINNING
Oh, and some vibratech gearbox mounts
She is coming along nicely at the moment
MarcB
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy & 197 F1
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
Havent done much since the last update.
Got the car running, but the idle was fucked. Dragged it up to Chorley St Garage in Bolton with the AA man behind me in case I broke down, lol.
Its been set up for now, but needs a proper set up by the likes of MSD or NMS, which it will be getting in a couple of weeks.
My mate is having it next weekend to sort this lovely bit of wiring out
Once that's done we will know if its getting the proper amount of juice to the fuel pump to flow properly, and it can be set up.
In the meantime, will install my gauges where the radio was, so I can keep an eye on oil pressure, oil temp and boost
Got the car running, but the idle was fucked. Dragged it up to Chorley St Garage in Bolton with the AA man behind me in case I broke down, lol.
Its been set up for now, but needs a proper set up by the likes of MSD or NMS, which it will be getting in a couple of weeks.
My mate is having it next weekend to sort this lovely bit of wiring out
Once that's done we will know if its getting the proper amount of juice to the fuel pump to flow properly, and it can be set up.
In the meantime, will install my gauges where the radio was, so I can keep an eye on oil pressure, oil temp and boost
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
3 in a row I think mate.
The last owner I spoke to him the other week and he was moaning about wanting his stereo back. He can f**king have it. That badly wired sack of s**t was the reason the battery kept draining. f**king speaker wires used for power
It's on the mend now anyways
Was just about to say I know the feeling when you find a bunch of shitty wiring!
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
Kisses Alex
Sooooo, another little update
So, bottom end seems to be breathing a little heavy at the moment. I am not sure if this is down to where the oil return is plumbed in, or whether the rings are fucked. I will do a leakdown test this week. In te meantime, homemade catch tank FTW
Then I took to installing my older 88spec trim panels instead of the creamy 90 spec ones
You can see the difference here
and on removal of the panels, I was greeted by a lovely sight
ewwwww, thats f**king GRIM!!! I cant wait to find an 88 spec head lining
On the upside though, my Goodridge banjo-ended brakelines have turned up
That means I can now fit my cossie 4 pots and 283mm grooved discs.......... AWESOME!!
Sooooo, another little update
So, bottom end seems to be breathing a little heavy at the moment. I am not sure if this is down to where the oil return is plumbed in, or whether the rings are fucked. I will do a leakdown test this week. In te meantime, homemade catch tank FTW
Then I took to installing my older 88spec trim panels instead of the creamy 90 spec ones
You can see the difference here
and on removal of the panels, I was greeted by a lovely sight
ewwwww, thats f**king GRIM!!! I cant wait to find an 88 spec head lining
On the upside though, my Goodridge banjo-ended brakelines have turned up
That means I can now fit my cossie 4 pots and 283mm grooved discs.......... AWESOME!!
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
So, had the car running for a little while. Used it for a couple of trips here and there. Had it booked in with my mate for its rewire this sunday. However, on thursday night, the car had other ideas.
Drove to Morrisons in the rain to get some food. Car started to misfire a little, then cut out. Rolled it into a space and went to do my shopping. Got my mate to come tow me home and ditched it on the drive. No way I was pissing about in the rain.
So lay in bed later that night and though "I am sure that fuel computer was beeping at me when I set off, but the gauge said 1/2 tank" LOL. Ran out of petrol havent I.
Next day, waled to the garage, got 10litres of suer, poured it in, and proceeded to turn the key.............. f**k all. Just turning over. Hmmm.
So, I whipped the plugs out to check them
Oh deary me. They shouldnt look like that. So, then took off the top boost hose
At this point, I just wanted to take an axe to every panel
Seems the rain has been pissing through the bonnet vent onto the shitty K&N cone filter, seeped through and collected in the metering unit. As I have turned left into the car park, its all poured into the boost hose and been sucked up into the engine, hydrolocking it, probably bending a rod. So, all that hard work over the last couple of months has gone to s**t, and the bottom end is now scrap.
So I better get stripping it down ready for a replacement engine
I think thast rod may be bent
Bores seem to have a lip on them anyways, with no hone marks
and as it stands, a boot full of bits
Plan for this week is speak to engineers, see how much to block oilways in another zetec bottom end and braise oil breathers into the block. If that cost is going to be sky high, I will throw a standard 1.6 CVH engine in it.
Drove to Morrisons in the rain to get some food. Car started to misfire a little, then cut out. Rolled it into a space and went to do my shopping. Got my mate to come tow me home and ditched it on the drive. No way I was pissing about in the rain.
So lay in bed later that night and though "I am sure that fuel computer was beeping at me when I set off, but the gauge said 1/2 tank" LOL. Ran out of petrol havent I.
Next day, waled to the garage, got 10litres of suer, poured it in, and proceeded to turn the key.............. f**k all. Just turning over. Hmmm.
So, I whipped the plugs out to check them
Oh deary me. They shouldnt look like that. So, then took off the top boost hose
At this point, I just wanted to take an axe to every panel
Seems the rain has been pissing through the bonnet vent onto the shitty K&N cone filter, seeped through and collected in the metering unit. As I have turned left into the car park, its all poured into the boost hose and been sucked up into the engine, hydrolocking it, probably bending a rod. So, all that hard work over the last couple of months has gone to s**t, and the bottom end is now scrap.
So I better get stripping it down ready for a replacement engine
I think thast rod may be bent
Bores seem to have a lip on them anyways, with no hone marks
and as it stands, a boot full of bits
Plan for this week is speak to engineers, see how much to block oilways in another zetec bottom end and braise oil breathers into the block. If that cost is going to be sky high, I will throw a standard 1.6 CVH engine in it.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
FFS.
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
Seems that way.
Mate is dropping of his measuring tool later to see if the bores on my old block are OK, if so, will swap crank/rods/pistons from a spare. If the bores are shafted, then I will send new block to engineers to be sorted
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
Got a few motors shortlisted, amd a few peeps interested in the escort so will keep you guys updated
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
Shortlist lincludes
Phs1, maybe another Phs2
106 GTi in Sundance or Blaze yellow, maybe even a VTS in posidean or gold
306 GTi6
Considered an E36 328i..... but they are a little asian.
Basically, I want something I can get in, drive, and not worry about issues. I need to start putting some cash away instead of ploughing it all into a moneypit
Phs1, maybe another Phs2
106 GTi in Sundance or Blaze yellow, maybe even a VTS in posidean or gold
306 GTi6
Considered an E36 328i..... but they are a little asian.
Basically, I want something I can get in, drive, and not worry about issues. I need to start putting some cash away instead of ploughing it all into a moneypit
Donny_Dog
ClioSport Club Member
Jim's rejects
I've got a Vts as a track weapon dude and funnily enough I ran rings around e36 238's on first track day!
Super little car, not sure about it as a daily, but so cheap for parts and there's not much in them to go wrong!
