1998 Almera Si
- Thread starter tommo
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hmmmm, wheres that from ian? you brought it or did you have it made?
the idea was to do it properly, first time, to eliminate any losses with the engine rocking, might do some bondo spec g/box and pulley-side mounts if these turn out ok
just for the record, the front one i separated and filled the prongs on the centre piece with bondo, then pushed the centre back in and filled in the gaps.
roll on sunday so i can get them fitted and hopefully my plug leads will stop popping out then. whoops
the idea was to do it properly, first time, to eliminate any losses with the engine rocking, might do some bondo spec g/box and pulley-side mounts if these turn out ok
just for the record, the front one i separated and filled the prongs on the centre piece with bondo, then pushed the centre back in and filled in the gaps.
roll on sunday so i can get them fitted and hopefully my plug leads will stop popping out then. whoops
ENGINE MOUNT FITTING
2 hrs, lots of swearing, lots of broken hands, lots of tears, loads of coffee and tabs and a roast lamb dinner, and we have the following. just gotta go put bumper back on when i can be arsed....
anyway...
step one. bumper off and up the ramps, cradle off and get the mounts off. first doseage of pain to left hand after some ratchet slip trying to get the front bolts out from where the cradle bolts to the front cross member. question 1. what the fuck is this?!
on first impressions this nearly went downthe road after it looked in good condition but on closer inspection shows signs of perishing in the corners of the rubbers...
ready to go back in...
mounts on...
must remember to hoover mums best rug off before it goes back in the front room
right, now then. got the front and rear bolts in the cradle, after more swearing, pain and tabs, then discovered that the hole in the rear mount no-where near lined up. bastard.
introducing.... THE WIDOWMAKER...
get in there son....
all fitted and sitting pretty, not tried it yet because i decided to eat some lamb and drink coffee. gonna go stick it all back together in a bit and give her a go.
cheers for reading.
a very sore fingered tommo.
2 hrs, lots of swearing, lots of broken hands, lots of tears, loads of coffee and tabs and a roast lamb dinner, and we have the following. just gotta go put bumper back on when i can be arsed....
anyway...
step one. bumper off and up the ramps, cradle off and get the mounts off. first doseage of pain to left hand after some ratchet slip trying to get the front bolts out from where the cradle bolts to the front cross member. question 1. what the fuck is this?!
on first impressions this nearly went downthe road after it looked in good condition but on closer inspection shows signs of perishing in the corners of the rubbers...
ready to go back in...
mounts on...
must remember to hoover mums best rug off before it goes back in the front room
right, now then. got the front and rear bolts in the cradle, after more swearing, pain and tabs, then discovered that the hole in the rear mount no-where near lined up. bastard.
introducing.... THE WIDOWMAKER...
get in there son....
all fitted and sitting pretty, not tried it yet because i decided to eat some lamb and drink coffee. gonna go stick it all back together in a bit and give her a go.
cheers for reading.
a very sore fingered tommo.
good stuff mr tommo, no floppy flop now eh?
i think that part in the first pic is called a torsional damper, cant see what it does lol
widow maker looks the spit of the jack in a KA, jacked the ka up with it and it rolled straight off the jack, rolling the car forward and missed mine by a few inches lol
i think that part in the first pic is called a torsional damper, cant see what it does lol
widow maker looks the spit of the jack in a KA, jacked the ka up with it and it rolled straight off the jack, rolling the car forward and missed mine by a few inches lol
What did you use for that? I know it was some form of Bondo...but a specific name/brand would be great.
cheers pal!
manifold was a relatively pain free experience to be honest, had more grief with the decat...
BMC is effective enough as it is, doesnt get hot at all, got the indicator vent and loads of air going through the grill, i will try it with ducting at some point though
still no vzr splitters
manifold was a relatively pain free experience to be honest, had more grief with the decat...
BMC is effective enough as it is, doesnt get hot at all, got the indicator vent and loads of air going through the grill, i will try it with ducting at some point though
still no vzr splitters
Howcome not to the soo teccy?
