Roberts swap

[Paul Woods]

So with phils completed and only test driving stuff left to do it was time for swap number 4 since january to commence! someone ring norris mcquirter (if hes still alive!) :)

Here is Mr sadlers mk1 engine bay,i emptied it a few weeks ago in preparation,tomorrow the mounts come off and battery tray off etc...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/philscompleted006.jpg

And here is roberts clip!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/philscompleted007.jpg

And inside the engine bay of said clip is the lump created by god himself...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/philscompleted008.jpg

It'll look much better in a mk1 bay i think.Lots more updates to come as the spanners fly.

Now come on girls,if i can do four mk1 turbo swaps in as many months you lot can get your fingers out and have these cars ready by JAE! ok!!! :!:

[robert.sadler]

My god I think I've just done a little sex wee!!!!!!

So mad this that its all going ahead now I just can't wait for all the first time things ..... you know like the first time I hear it running the first time I get out in it the first time I wipe the smirk off a scooby drivers face!!

I called the VOSA folk to today to get the ball rolling for an SVA.



ooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh:) :) :) :twisted:

[Paul Woods]

can you gents refrain from discussing the entire ministry of transports rules and regs on robs build thread! :)

[Jiff Lemon]

(probably going Waaaaaaaaaay off topic!)

That was subtle hint to a nice friendly moderator to perhaps move the posts in a nice shiny new thread, perhaps in the insurance section :)

[robert.sadler]

Ha ha you should have seen me all this weekend Ive been all excited sending everyone I know the pics of my engine :hehe: can't wait to see more as it all takes shape now!

Oh and Paul I've managed to get a free Digi Dash from Scottsmale on WWW.MR2OC.CO.Uk which is cool as for soldering I wouldn't even know where to start to be honest mate but I reckon graham has already done it as I think that its the one he used to have in his before he changed it from the dogleg rev counter to the curve so hopefully it'll just be a case pof popping it in there (I make it sound so easy when its not me doing it)

Sooo I'll know on wednesday and give you a shout once I find out!

Cheers

Robert

[Paul Woods]

ok cool robert,i think it will still need a corrector box building from jaycar but we can sort that out after the conversion mate.

[Paul Woods]

some more swap goodness.....today it was time to strip the clip! basically undo everything from the engine bay,remove tie rod arms from suspension mounting points,undo the rear crossmember and exhaust and then lift the whole body off the engine..and i do mean lift,two of us just lifted the body clean off the engine/box.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robertsclipstrip003.jpg

And below a shot of the engine/box still on the xmember,tomorrow will see it all stripped down to the bare bones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robertsclipstrip001.jpg

[superchargedsam]

a little off topic but I do like that body coloured rear window spoiler on the red one ! different and from that angle quite suits it !

[Paul Woods]

yeah i did that a few months ago for him,it does rather suit it.

[Marksman]

Not bad Paul, 5 MR2's in the pic without even trying!

I'm liking that spoiler too BTW.

Cheers,

Owen.

[Paul Woods]

lol i count 8 without even trying....theres a prize for anyone who spots the 8th. :)

[Paul Woods]

well 8 and a half! lol

[superchargedsam]

looks liek the very tip of a helios blue in the workshop OSR I rekon ! of lilly in disguise !

[Paul Woods]

well spotted sir! but its roberts white mk1,the helios is in the bottom garage....its actually a quiet day today its usually rammed to the gates with mr2's,i love my work!

Your prize? what do you need for a mk1?

[Marksman]

Ah yes, now I see. Still make it only 6 though. Some of you may be getting confused in the areas of the picture that inesplicably seem to be filled with probes... :hidesbehi

O.S.

[superchargedsam]

Hmmm what dont I need Paul, a rolling chassis prepped for the V8 ! A gunmetal respray for my tin top ! I know what I will knock a beer off the 300 I owe you at JAE !

[robert.sadler]

I'm lovin these pics the one with the upturned shell is mad!

First time I've really realised how big the whole thing is!

lovin watching the work in progress here can't wait to see stuff like the tarted up engine and the first time its in the bay!

A long way off I knwobut I get excited way to easy about stuff!

[Paul Woods]

well theres a lot to get excited about mate! just dont submit yourself for any more medical research!!! :) unless of course you need a bigger turbo,then go ahead :)

[Paul Woods]

right a lot of progress today....engine mounts are no more! jig is bolted in place ready for mounts to be snotted in.

On the engine front ive jet washed it all off,removed tons of unnecessary auxillary crap and its now ready for detailing,belting,clutching and filtering!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginewashed.jpg

[nik]

what a pro..!! you should do it for a living you know mate..

[Paul Woods]

thats a crap idea,i havent a clue what im doing really...yet still they insist i fit them,loons.

[David Sleith]

Nah - he would never find enough nutters wanting that done!!!

[robert.sadler]

Ooooh "detailing" :afro: I was meaning to asl paul do you think you can do my intercooler black like phils they looked real cool!

Bloody quick working by the way! Can't wait to take this to my first meet now gonna be winding people up with hint dropping at that inverness MR2OC trip/drive next weekend

Oh and P.s.

Cheers again for all these pics it's keeping me going onmy overtime at work

[Paul Woods]

intercooler black,got it mate....ive got your 3" decat pipe now as well,all coming together nicely,as they do!

[nik]

"i love it when a swap comes together"
http://www.punto.it/img/spaziofoto/space10/137470/ImmG_hytorakiki_41135762247.jpg

[superchargedsam]

Lmfao

[MegatronUK]

"I aint getting in no mk1.5 ... foool"

[Jiff Lemon]

"I pity the fool that doesn't do a 1.5 conversion"

[Paul Woods]

hardy har har,funny feckers the lot of you! :) mind you i have been known to create some mad stuff in 30 mins using nothing but oxy acetylene bottles/oil drums and angle iron!

funny how they always found a cave with all that gear in it.

[robert.sadler]

Just as long as I don't wind up with a crappy red stripe up my car I'm happy! :rozzer:

[Paul Woods]

todays porn.....managed to weld in both engine mounts,fabricated rear panel and seam sealed the whole lot up,tomorrow comes bay painting in a fresh coat of white.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginepainted005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginepainted002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginepainted003.jpg

And the nice clean engine now has a new timing belt fitted....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginepainted006.jpg

And its cam cover painted super glossy black....as i said,porn. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginepainted009.jpg

tomorrow the tank gets dropped,fuel pump fitted,bay painted and engine installed.

[robert.sadler]

Damn that looks nice with the black cover on it!

Well after seeing that I'll have to give it five minutes or so til standing up and going to the coffee machine!

[Paul Woods]

robert you sure you want the IC pipes black too? i was thinking theres lots of black going on,what about glossy white for the pipes to match the car? black isnt a problem though mate,whatever you want really....me go boom boom long time,all you want,10 dollar lol

[robert.sadler]

Hmm now you've got me thinkin good job I'm sat down again!


White does sound pretty damn flash!


Tell ya what yeah just go for it go white your right it would be a little bit black with all that black!

ooh I love this its like watching a really good show but at the end I get the cool car from all the chase scenes!

Sorry got all excited again!

[Peebs]

Nice work there Paul, mounts look great, so does that black head too. (not the ones on your face) :)

[robert.sadler]

Nice one just got my digi dash!

My skills are less than poor with a soldering iron Paul so it'll probably be best if I just get this thing packaged and sent down to you!

Its the one with the dog leg rev counter My fav :mrgreen: :cool:

[Driftin_AW]

robert you sure you want the IC pipes black too? i was thinking theres lots of black going on,what about glossy white for the pipes to match the car? black isnt a problem though mate,whatever you want really....me go boom boom long time,all you want,10 dollar lol

muwahahahahaaaa! :D

[Paul Woods]

you're a bad influence malc! white is the new black. :)

[Paul Woods]

some more tugging material for robert :)

bay all painted out in a fresh coat of toyota white...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsbaypainted003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsbaypainted002.jpg

I cant believe how clean it looks now,lets hope it stays this way,whites a bugger to keep clean.Engine goes in tomorrow.

[robert.sadler]

Is It wrong that I just spent 7 minutes staring longingly at an empty engine bay?

Can't wait to see tomorrows progress now Paul!

Your mightily impressive with the speed your going at!

Just wondering have the brakes etc.... turned up yet?

Oh and did you get a chance to find out what was going on with the studs on that rear passenger hub?

[MegatronUK]

I cant believe how clean it looks now,lets hope it stays this way,whites a bugger to keep clean.Engine goes in tomorrow.

I know :banghead: ... We should've done ours in a different colour when we had a chance, I regret it now.

[Paul Woods]

Oh and did you get a chance to find out what was going on with the studs on that rear passenger hub?

all in good time young jedi,thats a simple issue.....nope no brakes have arrived yet mate,wont be until tuesday now i wouldnt have thought?

New clutch was fitted yesterday too,the old one was completely burnt out! Intercooler is at the tiggers getting its outlets repositioned for our discussed IC position.

[Paul Woods]

john it can always be changed mate,but iknow what you mean,i had to colour change my bay from monkey puke yellow to red and it was very hard with the engine in.

[Paul Woods]

sorry rob,no engine installed pics just yet,i had loads to do today and it just didnt happen....monday though should see it in the bay.

[robert.sadler]

Tis cool man don't worry you've been more than generous in your posting pictures so far and more than quick in your work!!


Just out of curiosity what kinda timescale do you reckon for completion?

[Paul Woods]

possibly 2 weeks 3 max i reckon...

[robert.sadler]

I now have one of my more stupid looking grins on my face:) I save this one for extra special occasions!

2-3 more weeks of lying awake daydreaming about my shiny new engine!:rolleyes:

[robert.sadler]

oooh I've just realise disn't today the engine in day ??


WOOOHOOOOOHOOOO

[Paul Woods]

indeed! and it is in..! only numb nuts forgot to take the camera in today! still it looks belter in there mate,shame you cant see it...lol lol

Pics tomorrow i promise.

[Gary Symons]

Jeez Paul, How many swaps is that now? Nearly as quick at doing them as me :boogie: .

[robert.sadler]

indeed! and it is in..! only numb nuts forgot to take the camera in today! still it looks belter in there mate,shame you cant see it...lol lol

Pics tomorrow i promise.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b330/robertsadler/dohhomer.gif
Need I say anymore hahaha

[Paul Woods]

this is number 4 since january gary,yet still the flock insist that wales is the 1.5 capital! something about individual builders or some bollox grumble grumble......

robert the reverse side of my aluminium that i use is white,so ive turned yours round and fitted it white side out,looks cool in the white bay.

[robert.sadler]

Cool sounds like it should look pretty good man

Getting all excited again now its a perfect blue skied sunny day here and would be the best day for a good ole blat in the car!

Seems like it should be finished with perfect timing for the weather!

[millentubby]

Weather is indeed perfec' 2day! Went to dundee (got free stuff from Mr T!) and the only thing that I needed was a big fat 3S-GTE powering me through my favourite twisty back roads!

You'll have to take a blast Fife-side when you get your Woodsport Special back Robert!

[Paul Woods]

right i remembered the camera but i got 2 shots out of it before the battery went! lol still you get the idea,engines in....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginein001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsenginein003.jpg

Also today i fabricated the battery tray up front,connected clutch line (cheers adam!) connected radiator pipes,mounted coilpack and ignitor,mounted injector resistor pack and generally found a place for everything.

I promise more pics tomorrow (battery charging as we speak/type)

[robert.sadler]

I still can't believe how much these engines look like they belong there!

Can't wait to see the other pics now!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Oh by the way areyou still gonna file that TOYOTA writing back on the cam cover so its shiny?

[Paul Woods]

oh crap i forgot to do that,will do it today! yeah i agree they just look like they belong in there,even the v6 looks right in the bay.

[Paul Woods]

ok plenty of eye candy for robert today... one nice shiney 3" decat pipe on a very dull faded mk2 bonnet!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/downpipe.jpg

And the same pipe fitted...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/downpipefitted.jpg

next came the heatshield,treated this to a coat of grey VHT heat resistant paint,i think grey looks good against the black.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/heatshieldfitted.jpg

then added the turbo outlet again in the same VHT paint,complete with HKS bov...and check out the polished TOYOTA,shiney shiney!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/polishedtoyota.jpg

Finally i fitted the alternator,this too has been cleaned and painted,and its back casing polished up....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/altfitted.jpg

Starting to look like an engine now! Rad pipes are finished too...lots more still to do though.

[mart1975]

nice. how much did you pay for the decat pipe? ive been watching a few on e bay lately.

[nik]

paul thats looking marvelloso..:thumbsup:
grey/black/chrome..v.sexy..with a hint of red..
be finished by mid next week at this rate..

[millentubby]

Mwahahaha you better have a good alarm in that Robert.....I know where you live! :twisted:

(although admittedly it'd take me 2 hours to find your house again)

[robert.sadler]

Mwahahaha you better have a good alarm in that Robert.....I know where you live! :twisted:

(although admittedly it'd take me 2 hours to find your house again)


Alarm Pah I don't need an alarm I'm just gonna live in this car from now on!!


be finished by mid next week at this rate..

*Does a little dance ............. then does a big dance complete with jazz hands!*

Paul that just looks stunning! really man I can barely even emulsion a wall and get it right your just dead good!

[Paul Woods]

i know :)


mart its an xs power pipe,they are ?80 shipped from the states,i use these a lot and i cant fault them (some people complain of cracking but ive never had this).The quality is superb and it comes with all brackets/gaskets/nuts,bolts and even an adapter ring so that you can fit the stock 2.5" exhaust onto it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8037390617&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:UK:11

[Sponge Bob]

Paul, does that mean that with this pipe you don't need to fabricate any extra bits for the exhaust system?

[welly_59]

no you'll still have to fabricate a center section between the downpipe and the silencer i think

[Sponge Bob]

Hmm I thought as much mate... definitely time to buy a MIG!!

[mart1975]

i know :)


mart its an xs power pipe,they are ?80 shipped from the states,i use these a lot and i cant fault them (some people complain of cracking but ive never had this).The quality is superb and it comes with all brackets/gaskets/nuts,bolts and even an adapter ring so that you can fit the stock 2.5" exhaust onto it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8037390617&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:UK:11

bought! :boogie: another ?80 down :sad:

[superchargedsam]

i just took the plunge and bought one as well as the ivanahumpalot pipe is destined for rev 3 stardome so thought Id give this one a go on me rev 2 unit and cant fualt it at that price delivered !

[welly_59]

any idea how difficult they are to install with the engine in the car?

[Gary Symons]

i know :)


mart its an xs power pipe,they are ?80 shipped from the states,i use these a lot and i cant fault them (some people complain of cracking but ive never had this).The quality is superb and it comes with all brackets/gaskets/nuts,bolts and even an adapter ring so that you can fit the stock 2.5" exhaust onto it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8037390617&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:UK:11

Looking at the buyers list, i bought on the same batch :) was initially worried when i realized that it was being shipped from the states. but only took 2-3 days. Really impressed with it for ?80 all in.

[superchargedsam]

Welly Depends what you call difficult and state of bolts nuts etc which on this area are usually pretty nasty ! soak them in WD or the like the night before but then dont go seeing how hot you can get it ! Its a fecker of a job but is doable but Im defo doing it on the engine before it goes in for sure !

I bought an ivanahumpalot downpipe tother day and its a work of art, once the xs one is here will do comparison shots but have to say Ive heard more good things about xs power stuff than bad things so happy to give it a go !

[Paul Woods]

im super impressed with the quality guys,they look spot on to me....welly i always fit them with the engine in the car,you do need to take the oil filter off and then remove the oil pressure relief valve(simple) so that you can ease the cat pipe past the oil filter body and more importantly the bolt in that area that holds it on (sometimes the nut brings the stud out with it).

[adamh]

ah, the panorama channel :mrgreen: ... best bang for your buck

[Paul Woods]

lol panorama vision! isnt that what thunderbirds was filmed in?

[Paul Woods]

or captain scarlet? cant remember.

[MegatronUK]

Filmed in "Supermarionation"

[Paul Woods]

thats the one!!!

[MegatronUK]

My favourites were Stingray .... "oooohh... stingray!" da da da da da-da! and Captain Scarlet... he was hella tough!

[jasper]

Maaaariiiiiia....fancied her as a kid

[Paul Woods]

hands off aqua maria,shes my bird.

[David Sleith]

She was always wet!

[jasper]

Jessica's my darling:

[Peebs]

Now look, anyone who is anyone, KNOWS that Aqua Maria is MY bird, so bugger off the lot of you or there WILL be RUCTIONS!!!

(how sad is it when guys start fightin over plastic birds?)

[lodgeman]

Now look, anyone who is anyone, KNOWS that Aqua Maria is MY bird, so bugger off the lot of you or there WILL be RUCTIONS!!!

(how sad is it when guys start fightin over plastic birds?)


right!!!! if you lot are going to fight over some mystical animated bint! at least get her name right lol its AQUA MARINA!!!!!!!!!:naughty: get it? aqua :- meaning water and marina:- meaning water place for boats:mrgreen:

i'll go away and :hidesbehi now!!!!:moon:

[superchargedsam]

XS power dowpipe here already, damned that was quick ! Looks very nice indeed, will do a side by side pic later with the other downpipe I have !

[Paul Woods]

quality is spot on isnt it sam? i was super impressed.

[Paul Woods]

right back on topic now! a quick update...got the torque mounts finished today and what a nice job too,the welder was singing today!

heres the front torque mount parts minus the side plates...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/fronttorquemountparts.jpg

and then welded together....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/fronttorquemountwelded.jpg

and then painted...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/fronttorquemountpainted.jpg

the rear torque mount took a little longer but worked out well as usual...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/reartorquemountpainted1.jpg

hows this for quality control...this is how mig welds should look mr hutchison! :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/weldquality.jpg

[Jiff Lemon]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nice clean welds!

Obviously the benefit of having a scarecrow in the garage ;)

[Sponge Bob]

Oh!!

...that's what a weld's supposed to look like :doh:

[adamh]

nice mounts there paul :thumbsup: . did you run from left to right? or was it right to left? whichever way it was,....i can guarantee it was back to front :mrgreen: .. nice job

[robert.sadler]

mmmmmmmmmmmounts

I don't even really know what they are and I still like them!


Had the best weekend in a long time this weekend a whole bunch of us from MR2OC went up into the highlands for a huge drive on Friday, Saturday and Sunday all around Inverness the various lochs and along to places like Fort William, Glencoe and Applecross a truly amazin weekend....... anywho during the weekend I got to have a quick drive of a few cars a MK1 which made me pine even more for mine and a Rev 2 tubby ..... My god! I cannot wait now for my car I'm so excited its unreal! It had a standard engine same old airbox and everything but there was still plenty of power I just can't wait now to see what its lik ein My little light MK1!

Just thought I'd let you all know haha!


I'm just sat on the edge of my seat now waiting for that phone call from paul to say its ready! Sooo close but feels soooooooooooooo far away!



cheers

Robert

[Paul Woods]

[goldy scouse mode on] calm down calm down !:afro: :)

lol @ jiff,scarecrow indeed! :)

robert these mounts stop the engine ripping itself out of the bay,so quite important :)

by the way pics taken using my new pda phone spv m5000,quite impressed with it,class for browsing TB away from the pc....especially when some doink nearby doesnt configure their wireless router for privacy lol free net!

[Jiff Lemon]

Oh no! Woodsy has net access at work - thats gonna slow the production line down now!

M5000's are quite nice, camera not too bad, but I still prefer a proper digital cam but then view the pics on the PDA using the SD card. Screen on my digi cams often tell fibs!

[Paul Woods]

yeah i like the big screen on this m5000,pretty cool but it eats battery power! oops ive hijacked robs swap thread with pda crap!

back to the swap....today i fabbed up the intercooler pipes using a series of various bends and straights and the original throttle body inlet trumpet,welded them together and smoothed over the joints.I also added a nifty little bracket between the two pipes thats unboltable,so taking the pipes on and off is much easier than the last attempts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/icpipes.jpg

These will be sprayed glossy white tomorrow and should look the bizz,im very happy with the shape of these,very asthetic! (not two worms humping!)

Also today i bolted up the driveshafts for good,and replaced two snapped wheel studs on the passenger rear wheel.

More tomorrow.

[robert.sadler]

They look really good as nice big one piece pipes rather than the sectioned rubber jointed ones!


Should look dead smart when they've been painted up tomorrow!

[millentubby]

Maaaan I'm getting excited and its not even my car!

Robert, Will your BOV sound like the one Kenny-Boost runs?

Paul, just to Hi-Jack quickly, I think the plan is for me to come down in my mk1 with Robert when he comes to pick up the mk1.5 - any chance you could squeeze in a cam-belt change for my humble 4-AGE? Would be super-grateful if that's possible!

(Just stick it on Roberts Tab aswell ;) :lol:)

[nik]

what colour will the bolt holding the intake pipes together be..?
will it be a nylock and if so what colour nylock i think blue would look nice against the white pipes..or maybe youll powder coat an m6 and use some compression washers..hmmm..
i think that now your the lleweyln‐Bowen of mk1 engine bays these small details need to be discussed..

[Paul Woods]

colin no probs at all on the timing belt,40 minute job so easy fit that in,just bring a belt with you,that'll save me some time and brainpower remembering!

What colour nyloc lol < u donkey! ah captive nut ackcherly ha ha :moon:

[adamh]

i like the development!.. thats a good service feature eh...

[Paul Woods]

always looking for better ways to do stuff mate,just makes the finished article more "meant to be"

[chris99]

man that all looks like top work! get it painted so we can all drool some more!

[Paul Woods]

thanks chris.....didnt get a lot done today due to an arse of a water pump job that went tits up,but i did get the snazzy IC pipes painted! here they are hung on my homemade painting rack....a prize to the first who recognizes what the rack is made from! and no not the pallet bit...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/IMAGE_00012.jpg

[robert.sadler]

Slinky! :) :praise2: :)

Is that the cross brace thingy off a MK2? haha

[Paul Woods]

yes! its the only useful purpose for one! lol

[Marksman]

yes! its the only useful purpose for one! lol

Muppet, for some reason they go for about ?35-30 on EBAy at the moment :slap:

Owen.

[Paul Woods]

what even bent ones? :)

[Marksman]

what even bent ones? :)

Erm, ah, ohh, good point.

Maybe you could put it up as a colectable. "This bent strut brace may well at one time have been in a car crashed by Jenson Button" etc.

O.S.

[Paul Woods]

or even this brace was once used at woodsport? ok maybe not.

Right,lots done today,roberts keen to get his car back so deadlines to be met and all that bollox i got stuck in and really made good progress.

Fitted the copulating worms back into the engine bay...they do look good!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/icpipesfitted2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/icpipesfitted3.jpg

And finished locating and securing the IC itself....this swap has the right corner of the boot sectioned off from the rest,keeping a usable boot and the workings completely separate,i quite like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/icandframe.jpg

You can see the IC is mounted on rubber blocks that are bracketed to the frame ive added,plenty of room for the stock IC fan behind it and maybe a vent on the OSR wing in the future.

Also i made the exhaust today,stock mk2T item chopped down and rewelded to fit...then painted with VHT paint,this stuff helps show any pin hole blows that occur during testing too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/exhaustpaintedup.jpg

And finally it fitted to the car...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/exhaustfittedoncar.jpg

SO tomorrow i wire it up and should be turning the key for the first time.

[Paul Woods]

oh forgot! i added the air filter today too,its a nice item...got it off ebay and it matches the paint scheme really well,these copy filters are really good quality....why pay ????? for something with blitz on it?

Just the expansion bottle and filler neck to add to that bay.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/bayfromns1.jpg

[adamh]

super work. excellent ic location.. where are you getting through flow from for cooling, or just a fan on the inside corner? + side vent pipe?

[millentubby]

Oooh, no longer a twinkle in its Daddys Eye, Robert Mk1.5 Foetus has been Gestating away nicely....I can imagine all the people putting their hands on Pauls garage tomorrow to feel its first kick!

[Sponge Bob]

Looks awesome mate (as usual lol)!! Hope I can get something to look as neat and professional...

[robert.sadler]

Oh man that is amazin!

Looking proper good there dude well impressed those colours all seem to work really well together!

Kinda nervously excited about tomorrow now and the key turning!

[Sponge Bob]

Nice signature by the way Rob...
1) The moon
2) Coffee
3) A wall
4) ...drinking it
5) A stamp

yes.. i'm bored

[Paul Woods]

right i spent today wiring...i just love spaghetti! but first came the battery relocation....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/batteryreloc.jpg

Then finished off locating the filler neck and expansion bottle,i found quite a good place for it this time in an unused area...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/fillerandexpansion2.jpg

So after a few hours wiring and fitting grainger valve and tidying a few other things up the bay was complete and after changing the engine oil she was ready to fire!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/finshedbay.jpg

Flat battery!!!! barstewards! so wheeled her outside and jump leads conected off a decent power source.....and..........




Its alive!!! fired up first time and sounds lovely,congrats rob,its a girl... lol didnt get a chance to run it up to temp and ive still got jobs to do but all looks good and another mk1 turbo leaves the woodsport production line.

Now follows a week of finishing off,roadtesting and thrashing the wick out of....oops! i mean gentle breaking her in to test for faults! :)

[mart1975]

superb! they really do look at home in the mk1 bay. good work fella!

[robert.sadler]

Man I'm grinning like an idiot now fookin well chuffed I had been dreading a bad new post with it not firing up all day long!


Oh man so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so happy now!

Me and Col are all set for the trip down now don't think I'll be getting much sleep the night before!

Wow dude

Roberrt

[millentubby]

Excellent News!

And Robert...you're going to give me a shot of it or I'll leave you in Durham and i'll take your keys with me! :D

[Paul Woods]

well theres still a list to do,make sure the box is ok and iron out any bugs.....stuff still to do...

make rear boot/ic cover
fit alternator belt
extend wiring to alternator
fit IC fan and wire up both IC and engine bay fan
adjust gear cables/cut/weld stick position
run boost line through to cabin
fit boost gauge
bleed clutch
fill gearbox with oil
fill engine with coolant and bleed
rebuild interior

So ive got that little lot to do before road testing can begin so a few days work left...i really will try to make friday the deadline though mate.

I will do a startup vid for you on monday as well.

[Paul Woods]

oh by the way ive added yours to the swap register,unlucky number 13!!! :icon_eek:

[robert.sadler]

oh by the way ive added yours to the swap register,unlucky number 13!!! :icon_eek:

Ah crap!!

cheer sPaul Ireally appreciate you crackin on like this man got a meet on the Sunday so it'll be cool to see a few jaws drop!:mrgreen:

Oh and Millen ............ still no lol

[adamh]

12 or 14 psi it is then, oh and no driving at 13mph or driving at 1 in the afternoon, or buying 13 cheeseburgers from mac'd's that will surely backfire! not much left eh.

[MegatronUK]

oh by the way ive added yours to the swap register,unlucky number 13!!! :icon_eek:

Crikey, is there that many already???

[Paul Woods]

yep indeed!

ok just odds and ends left,so today saw everything completed,boost gauge,boot panels the lot...heres the boot as it looks now with aluminium panels (painted black) dividing it all off...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/boot1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/boot2.jpg

Ive done a quick start up vid for the media section just using my camera phone so not great!

Now follows a few days of roadtests,rob hopefully friday is a go as the conversion itself is now finished mate,so barring any problems fridays good,i'll report on the roadtests shortly.

Oh one more thing,i didnt have to modify the gear cables at all on this car,thats a first!!! every 1.5 ive ever built has needed mods to the cables,this leaves me thinking toyota must have made many different length cables for the mk1,theres no other way to explain it.

[robert.sadler]

Man I cannot wait now today went sooooo slow at work it was unreal I spent all day thinking about friday!

I'm quite sure I've peed a few people off today going on and on and on and on about it! they just don't understand!

That boot looks just perfect to Paul that was exactly what I had in mind well impressed!

Also spied the gauge in the start up video looks good there man! how is it for vision good I take it?

[adamh]

nice work on the enclosure paul, i like that, a section dedicated for tent & beer.. altho the tent will have to take a hike..

[Paul Woods]

yep all roberts idea,i do like it too,keeps the business end separate from the beer storage area...i will repeat this IC set up in future i like it that much,all it really needs now is a few vents here and there :thumbsup:

[Paul Woods]

well i did some proper roadtesting today and its a flier! no problems whatsoever...gearbox feels good,no unexpected noises....all good really! more testing tomorrow,its running at 8psi today,cranking up to 10psi tomorrow.

Oh i took the liberty of having the car fully valeted before collection,i had it looking like a friggin pigsty lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/robsvaleted.jpg

[robert.sadler]

Man its looking purdy!

Man I miss it!

Man its only wednesday!

Man thats a bummer!

Man I want it to be Friday

what time do you normally make it in to work at Paul just so I'm not sat outside at 5 in the morning (Believe me its tempting just to start walking now to pass the time!)

[adamh]

thats a nice looking set of rims you have there robert.

who's is the roly poly in the background paul?

[lodgeman]

thats a nice looking set of rims you have there robert.

who's is the roly poly in the background paul?


that merc was there when i turned up on monday! i think pauls maybe having a change of direction and tuning mercs:whistle: of course he denied all knowledge of the car!:) sorry for the thread hijack robert! oh and by the way! if it helps , i have sat in your car already!!!!lol and heard it running and blipped the throttle!!lol

[robert.sadler]

that merc was there when i turned up on monday! i think pauls maybe having a change of direction and tuning mercs:whistle: of course he denied all knowledge of the car!:) sorry for the thread hijack robert! oh and by the way! if it helps , i have sat in your car already!!!!lol and heard it running and blipped the throttle!!lol


BASTARD!!!!!

Maaaaaan I'm so jealous!!

Haha can't wait til friday man how did it sound?

[Paul Woods]

mercs!!! couldnt give me one free! thats not mine guvnor honest!

you can see the arse of a mk2 thats going to get the 6 treatment.

also the sun shone in haswell....im still in shock,see you friday rob,dont bring hobnobs,im self sufficient!

[nik]

rob i drove your car yesterday...sooo fast..and the noise..wow..!
bet you're really jealous now huh..? :hehe:

[lodgeman]

rob i drove your car yesterday...sooo fast..and the noise..wow..!
bet you're really jealous now huh..? :hehe:


you dont want to know what what i did in yours nik!:boogie: :boogie:

[robert.sadler]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b330/robertsadler/excited.gif

I don't know if you read in the other post Paul but I got those brakes the dudes about 10 minutes drive from yours so I'm gonna pop in on my way to yours to get them tomorrow!

Man I'm glad today is going fast can't wait now!

[millentubby]

Paul - think i'm going to have to scrap the timing belt job - cant afford it at all. Can barely afford to drive down.

Will have that bumper still though!

See you 2mrw

[Paul Woods]

colin why dont you just bring the belt,i'll throw it on for you and pay me whenever times are better,hows that sound?

[millentubby]

I haven't even bought the belt for the same reason I cant pay you to fit it i'm afraid!

I'd rather not trouble you for doing a job and have to worry about owing even more people money!

Although as soon as i'm back on my feet financially i'll be down the road to get that done...any excuse to visit Woodsport! :D

Thanks for the kind offer though Paul!

[Paul Woods]

no probs mate,if i had a spare belt here id throw that on tomorrow and you could sort me out whenever...never mind,i'll do it when you're ready mate :thumbsup:

[robert.sadler]

You know funnily enough I can't sleep!

[robert.sadler]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!!


Well Paul after that first little mishap the journey home was excellent yesterday I couldn't post last night though cos I got dragged straight out to the pub!


But back to the important bit I LOVE MY CAR ....... definitely need to get those new brakes on though!

But oh man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[millentubby]

Congrats Robert...when I last spoke to you I realised you were only 2 miles up the road if that!

I met another white mk1 on the Forth Bridge and had a blast with them until I left the motorway!...got home super fast!

Bought a chinese, watched an old top-gear and went to bed!

Big thanks for the bits and huuuuge thanks to Paul for his kindness.

Paul - if you're looking for an apprentice let me know! You're a proper inspiration! :th:

[Paul Woods]

you're welcome chaps,just sorry about the mishap with that bolt,all part of the learning process and ive added a thread about the pesky little fecker in the tech section so others dont get caught out.

[Stu]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!!


Well Paul after that first little mishap the journey home was excellent yesterday I couldn't post last night though cos I got dragged straight out to the pub!


But back to the important bit I LOVE MY CAR ....... definitely need to get those new brakes on though!

But oh man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

glad you like your new mk1.5 :shades:


what boost you runnig at?

lol i cooked penelope's std brakes in a week lol

have fun im sure you will :angel:

[mart1975]

i dont think we'll hear from rob for a while

[superchargedsam]

rekon u could be right there mart ! must be nice feeling to collect it all done and finished !

[lodgeman]

i wont leave you lot when mine is finished, you'll be stuck with me lol lol

[mart1975]

oh yes, mine just seems so far away. hope not though

[robert.sadler]

Hahaha you don't get rid of me that easily!

Had another great day out in it today took it along the coastal route from Edinburgh to North Berwick nice twisty road with some great open straights!
Was really impressed with how wellit still handles and how much ooooomph it has out of the corners!

Only one little problem has shown up though Paul went to go for a quick drive just now but the lights don't lift, they turn on but the motors aren't even trying I think I've checked the right fuse but apart fromthat I'm clueless what should I check for?


Probably an easy fix and probably my fault for not leaving it with you a full week!

Going seeing my mechanic to on Monday to get these brakes sorted can't wait to have some decent anchors on it!

[robert.sadler]

glad you like your new mk1.5 :shades:


what boost you runnig at?

lol i cooked penelope's std brakes in a week lol

have fun im sure you will :angel:

Still just running it as the normal boost of 10-11 psi I'll leave it like that for a couple of weeks let the car settle in to itself and let me get used to it

[Paul Woods]

lights not working? hmmm....havent touched those,check all of the fuses in the front compartment first and report back,it'll be something simple.

AH unless ive left the headlight switch plug off when i took your dash binnacle off to fit the boost gauge! could be that,do me a favour,check to see if the lights are lighting up when staying down or do you get nothing at all?

Its as simple as removing the dash clock surround to check if ive left the plug off,schoolboy error,apologies if i have.

A quick diagram showing the screws to remove it mate...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/binnacle.jpg

Obviously you dont need to check it if the lights are coming on but if the lights arent coming on and the fuses are all ok then whip the surround off to see if ive left the plug hanging <muppet if i have.

[jasper]

Could it be the headlight relay?

[Paul Woods]

it could be....or a fuse....but best to see if ive left the switch unplugged.

[jasper]

Only one little problem has shown up though Paul went to go for a quick drive just now but the lights don't lift, they turn on but the motors aren't even trying I think I've checked the right fuse but apart fromthat I'm clueless what should I check for?

You can't have left it unplugged Paul as they are switching on but not lifting.

[robert.sadler]

Yeah the lights turn on but just don't lift I'm going to the OC Stirling meet today though so I'll see if Graham or Jimi are there and see if they can figure it out! its the 75 amp fuse that I check isn't it?

[mart1975]

damn thats some powerfull lights lol

[Paul Woods]

ah so it wasnt me then! phew! could've been though! yeah check the fuses robert,the ones in the front.

[jasper]

Rob check the first fuse on the front left. IRC this raises and lowers, not got a cover on mine so can't tell you what it's called

[robert.sadler]

Yup it was just a missing 30 a fuse nothing to difficult then which is good cos I'm a pretty simple dude!

[jasper]

Nice one, glad you sorted it.

[Paul Woods]

rob you have pm mate.