right, well where do i start...

thought i would start a project thread as some of you may be interested and it may also be helpful as i get further into the project (i hope) plus i cannot find another mk2 saloon with a valver on 600cc carbs conversion (although i may be proved wrong)

But anyway...

it all started when i destroyed 2 drive side inner CV joints within quick succession and after being advised to change the whole box 'just incase' i thought oh stuff it ill change the whole engine as i was considering it anyway...

so the plans for the bay so far are 1.4 16v engine fitted with 600cc carbs, 421 manifold, uprated coil, P+P'd head ,all for the power but it has too look nice aswell so plans for this part are chrome rocker cover, blue ht leads, blue hoses where applicable, chrome brackets for coil and various over parts as i come across them, repainted block and gear box, red upper strut brace, lower strut brace, engine compartment all cleaned up and tidy.

i also have an engine spinner to mount it on before fitting it so it will be having a damn good going over, timing belt etc

these are the main plans so far so watch this space...there will be more

heres a few pics of progress so far, i shall keep updated as and when i make progress

before starting:.....




now I've started stripping the engine down




CV joints disconnected


so the current engine is now ready to be pulled out when i source a donor engine and its ready to be fitted, all i need to do is unbolt the engine mounts

so this is my project and i hope you all like her because i love it

btw shes called veronica! so be kind she has feelings

Edited 17 October, 201510 yr by dubownerbilco

my mates old car this this car is the reason i bought a saloon lol

my mates old car this this car is the reason i bought a saloon lol

ah right, looking a little different now eh

any more pics of the car mate would love to see them that colour is fukin awsome

any more pics of the car mate would love to see them that colour is fukin awsome

yehh i have lots from before i removed the bumpers and slammed the rear end (fronts not yet fitted)

just a few....

You might be pleased to know I have saved this thread into my browser's bookmarks haha

Do you still have that front bumper by the way? If so I would quite happily take it off your hands.

i do still have the front bumper, although ime still not sure on how legal removing the bumper is when it comes to the mot sorry bud

small update from yesterday as i got abit done, finally removed my old struts and replaced them with my newly refurbed ones with proper lowering springs instead of chopped standard springs

i then gave the calipers a new lick of paint which said red on the tin, but ime sure it looks slightly pink to me...

Edited 28 May, 201016 yr by pugownerbilco

second update in a day :p

just picked up this little beast, ill let the pictures do the talking for now.

I'm glad your doing this as I'm trying to figure out what engine to put in my mk3 loon

x2 ^^^^^ wasnt going to bother doing a conversion but really want sumthin a bit nippy

saw this down at leeds crusie earlier this month, was a smart lil car

saw this down at leeds crusie earlier this month, was a smart lil car

ohh i remember your crazy pink dragster :)

started work on the engine today after getting it hoisted up and mounted onto the spinner,

stripped most of the parts off and worked out what's staying and what's going, what's getting chromed and what's getting cleaned etc, will gunk the block tomorrow and give it a damn good clean so i can start repainting it with black hammerite

some pics of stripping it down

Edited 31 May, 201016 yr by pugownerbilco

sweet, nice to see your making progress

got some more done today, stripped the block down further and deciced which parts are getting chromed, also managed to snap the timing belt in half, doh!

plus I've managed to get the block re painted black so looks alot neater now :)

Looking good , Come fit one in mine when your done and found out were all the nigly bits are

gonna be a beast once its done, you gonna put cyclones and a laguna splitter on it?

gonna be a beast once its done, you gonna put cyclones and a laguna splitter on it?

haha i did wonder if it was the same dum dum

not really much to report right now, got some prices for chroming which i will be getting done at the end of the month, just currently considering head skimming, porting and polishing...

and i had a fun idea this morning of adding NOS, heard that Zex do a cheapish system thats simple to fit, wil see.. :p

small update:

removed my old engine from the car today and started to give the bay a damn good cleaning, 23 years worth of muck is hard to shift :)

head is being sent away next week for port and polishing, cant wait :p

Edited 14 June, 201016 yr by pugownerbilco

where has the head been sent for work? and how much did this set you back?

i shall be sending it to a company called headtune, they quoted £350 for gasflowing and a skim which seems fairly reasonable compared to other prices i have come across so far

another update!!

bought these beauty's last night:

CBR600 carbs

and today i have already started cleaning them up and giving them a nice polish, rather proud of how well they have come up

next step: get a manifold made up and send head away for work doing

craig

Edited 14 June, 201016 yr by pugownerbilco

another smallish update :)

head is getting collected tomorrow to be gasflowed and skimmed

painted the gearbox red :p