Good lad chris you started already lol. If you need a hand or need anything gimme a shout. The dastek i might keep but ill let you know. You still wanting the Koyo Rad?? As said before you can square me up for it when you like. 
Project Sleeper
- Thread starter hardc0re_tid
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yea ill take the rad off ya hands, ill give you money at the end of the month for both car and rad. hate oweing people money.... apart from the rents lol
ill need to check the ecu wiring against someone elses as some of the wires have been cut and i would like to know if they will need to remain so or will have to be connected again.
quick update, the starter motor will be going back in tonight and will be wired up again, one thing off the list, much more to get done though, pics to follow
ill need to check the ecu wiring against someone elses as some of the wires have been cut and i would like to know if they will need to remain so or will have to be connected again.
quick update, the starter motor will be going back in tonight and will be wired up again, one thing off the list, much more to get done though, pics to follow
So after about 3 hours later and making it back from b&q with 120mm m10 bolts, a packet of m10 spring washers and a packet of m10 flats we got the starter back in. Within the 3 hours we tried soldering the 2 negative wires back together.... But failed miserably LOL. Spade connectors tomorrow and job done! Pics to follow
No worries chris. Wont be long till you have it up and running id say.
hopefully kristian will be over at the weekend. Might just bite the bullet and pick them up means I got the parts for Monday and can crack on during the week
so i finally got my finger out and got some pic sorted out, nothing exciting but hey, its a build log
the car as it stands at the minute
rob giving the undercarriage an inspection
broken connector, going to get spade connectors for this and heat shrink it
the car as it stands at the minute
rob giving the undercarriage an inspection
broken connector, going to get spade connectors for this and heat shrink it
old bolt in the hole for the starter motor
new m10 bolt cut to length (was 120mm long, cut about 25mm off it) with m10 spring washer and m10 flat washer, spring washers are used to keep tension on the bolt to prevent it becoming loose
starter motor back in place
all i have to do now is get spade connectors and join the solenoid earth back together, the positive side is connected on to the other stud with the nut
Cars lookin savage now, mate. Will be some sleeper with the heart transplant. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.
got the cams in last night, need to torque up the end bolts, still a fair bit left to do
need to remove the TB to get at the fpr and get it changed over, might do it tonight aswell as check the ecu and reft the rocker cover
will get some pics up later on
blue = got
green = need/need to do
pink = done
1. rocker cover
2. air box
3. fpr
4. radiator
5. cams
6. cam gears
7. refit starter motor
8. check ecu (dastek was cut out and some wires are left loose)
9. engine oil
10. coolant
11. battery
12. ssa manifold
13. check, check, check.... and check everything again
14. fire it up and hope that it works!
need to remove the TB to get at the fpr and get it changed over, might do it tonight aswell as check the ecu and reft the rocker cover
will get some pics up later on
blue = got
green = need/need to do
pink = done
1. rocker cover
2. air box
3. fpr
4. radiator
5. cams
6. cam gears
7. refit starter motor
8. check ecu (dastek was cut out and some wires are left loose)
9. engine oil
10. coolant
11. battery
12. ssa manifold
13. check, check, check.... and check everything again
14. fire it up and hope that it works!
just for future reference for the inlet bearing caps, the order that they go it, just incase you whip them off in any old order
and the same for the exhaust
inlet cam in place
inlet and exhaust cams in place
sprockets in place along with chain
and the same for the exhaust
inlet cam in place
inlet and exhaust cams in place
sprockets in place along with chain
another shot of sprockets
exhaust sprocket indication markings and links
inlet sprocket indication mark and links
overview, bearing caps waiting to be torqued up
standard autech 4-2-1 in place temporarily
exhaust sprocket indication markings and links
inlet sprocket indication mark and links
overview, bearing caps waiting to be torqued up
standard autech 4-2-1 in place temporarily
throttle body housing off
overview of engine when it was left lastnight
im a bit of a n0ob as i forgot the camera tonight, basically all i done was fill up the oil, check the ecu wiring, fit a battery, fitted rocker cover, basically got the engine ready to turn over and fire up
fortunately it did, unfortuneatly it didnt start
read more here:
http://www.almeraowners.com/showthread.php?p=320050&posted=1#post320050
overview of engine when it was left lastnight
im a bit of a n0ob as i forgot the camera tonight, basically all i done was fill up the oil, check the ecu wiring, fit a battery, fitted rocker cover, basically got the engine ready to turn over and fire up
fortunately it did, unfortuneatly it didnt start
read more here:
http://www.almeraowners.com/showthread.php?p=320050&posted=1#post320050
UPDATE 02-08-09
ok so after my 1.4 fiasco ive decided to make some progress on the SR20 conversion. im going away camping in just under 3 weeks. so yes you got it! 3 week engine conversion.... can it be done, lets see! if it cant, well, ill be stuck in the girlfriends clio
this project has taken over my life at the minute.
im in the process of removing the loom and stripping out the engine to get at the timing chain properly this time and make sure for defnite that its gonna work when i fire it up again
im being unrealistic here but wish me luck
ok so after my 1.4 fiasco ive decided to make some progress on the SR20 conversion. im going away camping in just under 3 weeks. so yes you got it! 3 week engine conversion.... can it be done, lets see! if it cant, well, ill be stuck in the girlfriends clio
this project has taken over my life at the minute.
im in the process of removing the loom and stripping out the engine to get at the timing chain properly this time and make sure for defnite that its gonna work when i fire it up again
im being unrealistic here but wish me luck
UPDATE 02-08-09
ok so after my 1.4 fiasco ive decided to make some progress on the SR20 conversion. im going away camping in just under 3 weeks. so yes you got it! 3 week engine conversion.... can it be done, lets see! if it cant, well, ill be stuck in the girlfriends clio
this project has taken over my life at the minute.
im in the process of removing the loom and stripping out the engine to get at the timing chain properly this time and make sure for defnite that its gonna work when i fire it up again
im being unrealistic here but wish me luck
should be no problem to do in a full day, do the timing to manufacturers spec when the engine is out on the ground, unplug the ecu and feed the whole loom out into the engine bay, just dont start cutting it whatever you do
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
Have you resolved the dodgy running issue yet??
And if not.. I wouldn't be putting the engine in your car just yet. Waste of time IMO.
And here's a tip, don't disconnect the engine loom from the engine.. Thats pointless, just unplug the ECU and feed the wires through the bulkhead, unplug the 3 connectors behind the left headlight and take the engine out complete with the loom, saves you fucking around..
Joe
And if not.. I wouldn't be putting the engine in your car just yet. Waste of time IMO.
And here's a tip, don't disconnect the engine loom from the engine.. Thats pointless, just unplug the ECU and feed the wires through the bulkhead, unplug the 3 connectors behind the left headlight and take the engine out complete with the loom, saves you fucking around..
Joe
no mate, it has to be the timing so while the engine is out ill look at the chain and the sprockets, remove the side cover, haynes gives it 3 spanners so how hard can it be lol
the 1.4 is fucked anyway, gear box has shit itself, gonna cost me 150 for a 2nd had box
cant justify spendin that kinda money on the GA when i can spend it on the SR
thanks for the tip
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
Just hope it is timing and it works when you get it into the GX.
Good luck!
Joe
Good luck!
Joe