Project Tungsten continues!

[Bradharding]

About time and all haha. Amir came round this morning and we took the engine out of the beast on the right and took the gearbox and clutch off, then disconnected all of the engine on mine so it's ready to lift out. All in all a good half days work.

As you can see. Nice square lifting of the engine

Comments welcome good or bad
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[AmirClio]

Good days work bruv! Just need to get them both running right!

 

[Bradharding]

Yeah can't wait until they're both on the road son.

 

[Bradharding]

Yep! And a new number plate you plonk :quiet:

 

[AmirClio]

Lol if your drive was'nt at a 45 degree incline we would have been ok!

 

[Christopher]

not a bad day's work at all fellas

gotta love tungy

 

[AmirClio]

Wait till ive finished with it, it will be a minter! Gonna be keeping this clio!

 

[Leeshez]

Nice work

 

[AmirClio]

And so it continues........
My engine all disconnected ready to come out in the morning!

So tomorrow is the big day! Engine in the tungy i hope ots not too cold!

 

[The Hoff]

Nice work lads, forecast tomorrow is OK, getting warmer me thinks.

 

[Bradharding]

I hope your dad can park his challenger tank

 

[Sy]

Thats some days work lads, I couldn't even be arsed to do my hand brake cable today.

 

[AmirClio]

I hope your dad can park his challenger tank

Yes his ML, well he'll wipe out my front bumper or the wall trying to get round it!
Roll on tomorrow!

 

[Bradharding]

I hope your dad can park his challenger tank

Yes his ML, well he'll wipe out my front bumper or the wall trying to get round it!
Roll on tomorrow!

Ahh well, We've already butchered an arch :quiet: .

 

[Bradharding]

Thats some days work lads, I couldn't even be arsed to do my hand brake cable today.

Get off your lazy ass :rasp: Me and Amir have taken out/put in enough 16v engines now. We can have it done in about 2-3 hours weather and light depending lol. We should start up our own business doing everyone's facking gearboxes, clutches and timing belts lol.

 

[lanky]

Looking good, whats a tungsten/tungy?

 

[clioman]

car colour

 

[AmirClio]

The Saga continues.........
First chance ive had to post up some pics from saturdays activities!

Out my engine came!

One sorry looking Storm Trooper

Nakered Gearbox off, and old battered clutch....

Spanking new clutch all torxed up ready for gearbox....

And shes in!!! Just a few bits to tidy up and saturday she will be on the road!

 

[Rich_16v]

Good work

Theres a phase 2 grill on ebay in tungston

 

[dutty_112]

sorry to see the storm trooper like that! looked mint wen i saw it! how then tungsten goes well!

 

[AmirClio]

Yes its a sad story Immi. She looked nice but under the skin she was suffereing, inner front arches, rear arches and it will never acutally be a valver . So starting a fresh, paid peanuts for this shell and its solid, interior is near mint, standard and unmolested, a book FULL of history. Immediate plans are :
- Tungston grey respray
- Find some turninis to refurb in anthracite
- Got a spare engine to 'play' with at my leasure

Keep your eyes on the thread for the completion this weekend!

Thanks for looking
Amir

 

[Matteh]

tungston is the best colour!

looking good

 

[Winston]

Top bombing

 

[AmirClio]

I'll let you know how i get on with this box Wiston, might have to fabircate some sort of debris guard as the fly wheel is exposed a little.

 

[AmirClio]

So it was the morning of saturday the 3rd of February, judgement day for the tungston! :S
Anyway, wanted to get her finished today, and that is exactly what we did! Was at Brads at 9am and it was fecking freezing! Cracked straight on the beast no major issues only the pain in the arse pin that goes throught the drive shaft!

Engine in all connected up....

Quick vid of the magic moment!
http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i69/Amirclio/?action=view&current=MOV00018.flv

All the little bits connected, running well.....

Took her for a spin and one of the coolant hoses blew off leaving a cloud of steam behind me, 'sh*t, its buggered' i thought but like i said only a coolant hose. Re-filled with coolant, run her up to temperature, fan cut in, all was well.

Didnt get much of a chance to take many pictures as we were working for msot of the day. After the engine fitting and running turned my attention to the inside of the car, all the dials are working as they should be, clocks, dash lights, SPOT ON!
Brilliant end to a beautiful day!
Having the mongoose exhaust fitted in the week and new suspension at the weekend. Also a ful respray in (of course) Tungsten in the next week or two!


Big big thanks to Brad and his old man, real big help very much apreciated! Also thanks to Clisport.net as ive made a good mate in Brad just from visiting the forum!!!

 

[Clio R]

nice progress

 

[mini-valver]

very nice. Loking like itll be one of the good uns on here!

 

[Middo]

love tungsten such a nice colour. looking good!

 

[kiza1986]

Very very brave to be doing it on the road or drive lol!! Very impressed to see how quickly you got the engines out and back in lol.. excellent work guys!!

Kiza

 

[Bradharding]

^^^ Cheers dude. Why rbave to be doing it on the drive? . Neighbours probably weren't impressed but mehh f**k 'em hehe. Pics of mine coming up tomorrow

 

[mini-valver]

I changed the engine in my corsa on the road outside my house!
Ghetto

 

[kiza1986]

^^^ Cheers dude. Why rbave to be doing it on the drive? . Neighbours probably weren't impressed but mehh f**k 'em hehe. Pics of mine coming up tomorrow

We took a williams engine out on my cousins drive and the neighbours werent impressed... so not impressed that we got reported ! In the end we got a unit for £50 a month and its great now!! Keep us updated mate!!

Kiza

 

[Bradharding]

^^^ Unit for £50 a month. That sounds like a good deal mate might have to look into that. Project almost complete. Fancy something for the summer...

 

[AmirClio]

A summer project is definately on the cards bradders!

 

[kiza1986]

^^^ Unit for £50 a month. That sounds like a good deal mate might have to look into that. Project almost complete. Fancy something for the summer...

Its not a big unit... about as big as a double garage but definatly worth it and good to work on 2 cars in!!

Were in the middle of the williams conversion and then were going to put a valver engine in the 1.2 run around my cousins got and track it...