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Naples MK1 Track car project
- Thread starter AdamAnderton
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Mk1 F4R
didnt know i had to do any valve lapping for the bottome end.. stange
BMW E36 328
Erm... pro here y0
On a serious note, are you doing anything with the head or is that fine?
Mk1 F4R
Update on whats been going on over the last few days
When i was building the car with f4r engine in i thought id look for the engine in bits as i was going to rebuiltd it all, the only thing i was looking for to be alright was the bottom end, as you know the first 2 where not good and damaged, so the 3rd one was bought off someone on here (no names to be said, im sure some of you know who it is) but was sold as being sort of rebuilt and he seemed to be ok and i did a little asking round about the bottom end and was reassured it was fine. Well its not and smokes and is a pain in the arse and is down on power sigh... :dapprove:
So yet again something else for me to sort out, not to bothered as im learnig all the time when doing the project, head is still fine as it was rebuilt about 2k ago
After 6 months the car isnt looking so nice anymore little tatty here and there, my plan is to get the bottom end rebuilt, get the car running sweet and tart it up also cage in!
as you can see some of the new additions are already fitted, ill let the pics do the talking from now on of the engine removal
When removing the inlets the engine seems to have been breathing so heavy there is oil everywhere
hub nuts off and gear box oil drained
mani bolts removed and other bolts removed dogbone etc
as you can see it is possible to remove the starter motor from behind the manifold, just has to be in the right angle to squeeze out
brakes off
shocks unbolted
driveshafts out
engine hooked up and lifted out
oil drained
engine taken apart and it looks like fuel has been running a little rich and oily
bottom end ready to be taken to wilber motors in st helens
a few bits taken from the car
few new parts have been bought to rebuild when i get it back, few little things still need to be picked up
* oil
*Head gasket
*cambelt
* need to pick up a d/s gaiter on the gear box end weird shaped one
* lots of paint £35 worth of stuff
* NGK laser platinum spark plugs
More later when the bottome end comes back
When i was building the car with f4r engine in i thought id look for the engine in bits as i was going to rebuiltd it all, the only thing i was looking for to be alright was the bottom end, as you know the first 2 where not good and damaged, so the 3rd one was bought off someone on here (no names to be said, im sure some of you know who it is) but was sold as being sort of rebuilt and he seemed to be ok and i did a little asking round about the bottom end and was reassured it was fine. Well its not and smokes and is a pain in the arse and is down on power sigh... :dapprove:
So yet again something else for me to sort out, not to bothered as im learnig all the time when doing the project, head is still fine as it was rebuilt about 2k ago
After 6 months the car isnt looking so nice anymore little tatty here and there, my plan is to get the bottom end rebuilt, get the car running sweet and tart it up also cage in!
as you can see some of the new additions are already fitted, ill let the pics do the talking from now on of the engine removal
When removing the inlets the engine seems to have been breathing so heavy there is oil everywhere
hub nuts off and gear box oil drained
mani bolts removed and other bolts removed dogbone etc
as you can see it is possible to remove the starter motor from behind the manifold, just has to be in the right angle to squeeze out
brakes off
shocks unbolted
driveshafts out
engine hooked up and lifted out
oil drained
engine taken apart and it looks like fuel has been running a little rich and oily
bottom end ready to be taken to wilber motors in st helens
a few bits taken from the car
few new parts have been bought to rebuild when i get it back, few little things still need to be picked up
* oil
*Head gasket
*cambelt
* need to pick up a d/s gaiter on the gear box end weird shaped one
* lots of paint £35 worth of stuff
* NGK laser platinum spark plugs
More later when the bottome end comes back
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Mk1 F4R
Wilber motors have been on the phone and say the bottom end is ready to pick up 
wilky19
ClioSport Club Member
Leon FR 184
Wilber motors have been on the phone and say the bottom end is ready to pick up
you repainting the inlet? or leaving it it pikey?
Mk1 F4R
you repainting the inlet? or leaving it it pikey?
Funny you should say that rob as thats what ive been doing tonight
Ive decided to cut the rear of the inlet off as ive mounteed the coil pack on the side of the block, also looks alot smarter without the rear there
Scraped most of the old paint off the inlet and gave it a light sand
next i decided to cut the back of the inlet off
then gave it a good coating of etch primer
also im spraying a spare set of wing mirros anthracit
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
I love this thread, since you started I've really want a Mk1 to play with (and a Jord to help).
Any reason you've got the BMC though mate? I found it to be shocking on mine.
Any reason you've got the BMC though mate? I found it to be shocking on mine.
wilky19
ClioSport Club Member
Leon FR 184
Funny you should say that rob as thats what ive been doing tonight
Ive decided to cut the rear of the inlet off as ive mounteed the coil pack on the side of the block, also looks alot smarter without the rear there
Scraped most of the old paint off the inlet and gave it a light sand
looking good just starting to remove the old paint of mine ive chopped the bracket of this one aswell. it look miles better with the coil pack bracket removed.
you going naples again? or something wild?
Mk1 F4R
cheers, i got the bmc because i was after a phs 1 172 air box and the bmc came up so thought id give it a shot, ive already got a phs 1 172 air box but its got one massive hole in it makes a nice noise lol
and that jord guy hes ok lol
ye its going back naples red only doing it again because as you can see the paint has come off as i didnt use etch primer first time round, all the white bits are going anthracit
Cheers jord cant wait to see it
Mk1 F4R
Update time..
The inlet has been painted naples and the writing has been sanded down, then clear coat over the top. The wing mirrors have been painted anthracite (same colour as the wheels)
All the engine covers have peen hammerited gray
Whilst the engine is out i decited to get a bigger master sylinder (from a laguna 2.0 ltr) and servo (from 172)
cut the pin down and drilled a new hole to fit the valver pedal and painted
172 servo vs valver servo
All fitted to the car and all seemed to be fine till we pressed the pedal and it was making a farting noise, never the less i thought it would go away when the vacume pipe was on
Few pics of the bottom end after picking it up
Now the fun can begin..
Did a leak down test on the head to see if all was still ok... and it was
Head back onto the bottom end
Cams etc back in rocker cover back on
New cambelt and all timed back up
New clutch
Gear box back on after some struggling with getting the spline lined back up
Then dropped back into the car, then plummed back up
This happend again the bloody dipstick was pussed up against the block so.. tried to pull it back and it snapped clean off like last time. Lukely i could get a flat head under what was left and it popped out, thank god i had another spare
New wiring loom made up and wrappedm also put the ecu in the mk1 ecu box
Everthing is now back on the car and is running sweet, i have since put a few hundered miles on it
The master servo that i fitted was no good so i had to buy an new one, came from a 172 cup (since been fitted and is great)
Ill be posting up tomorrow as ive sine started to put the cage in, just finnished it tonight
The inlet has been painted naples and the writing has been sanded down, then clear coat over the top. The wing mirrors have been painted anthracite (same colour as the wheels)
All the engine covers have peen hammerited gray
Whilst the engine is out i decited to get a bigger master sylinder (from a laguna 2.0 ltr) and servo (from 172)
cut the pin down and drilled a new hole to fit the valver pedal and painted
172 servo vs valver servo
All fitted to the car and all seemed to be fine till we pressed the pedal and it was making a farting noise, never the less i thought it would go away when the vacume pipe was on
Few pics of the bottom end after picking it up
Now the fun can begin..
Did a leak down test on the head to see if all was still ok... and it was
Head back onto the bottom end
Cams etc back in rocker cover back on
New cambelt and all timed back up
New clutch
Gear box back on after some struggling with getting the spline lined back up
Then dropped back into the car, then plummed back up
This happend again
the bloody dipstick was pussed up against the block so.. tried to pull it back and it snapped clean off like last time. Lukely i could get a flat head under what was left and it popped out, thank god i had another spare New wiring loom made up and wrappedm also put the ecu in the mk1 ecu box
Everthing is now back on the car and is running sweet, i have since put a few hundered miles on it
The master servo that i fitted was no good so i had to buy an new one, came from a 172 cup (since been fitted and is great)
Ill be posting up tomorrow as ive sine started to put the cage in, just finnished it tonight
wilky19
ClioSport Club Member
Leon FR 184
Big fan.
All these northerners with their F4R's
yeah there are a few of us up here
Mk1 F4R
Cheers guys, ill be getting some better pics of the car later
Nathan you poping down to mallory on the 4th june, be good to catch up and you can have a proper look round the car
Nathan you poping down to mallory on the 4th june, be good to catch up and you can have a proper look round the car
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Mk1 F4R
yea no idea why i did that, was just seeing what it would look like. Prob wouldnt be very good and would get full of crap when it rains
Mk1 F4R
A sneak peek at the later update..
BMW E36 328
or how to turn the lights in his garage on by the look of things lol.
Come on adam get the pics up
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
Sunflower Ph1 172
Mk1 F4R
Not updated for well over a year now, so ill be posting up pics etc later when I've sorted through my pics
Phase 1 172
did wonder if you still had the mk1 buddy
Mk1 F4R
Yep sure have, just sat in the garage waiting for me to do something to it
Phase 1 172
get it out there im bringing mine out this year
Mk1 F4R
id love to get it back on the road but got to many other commitments atm, maybe next year then i can start doing more track days
