Hello guys\', some of you may have seen my post a while ago looking for a project car to play with.. Well I got one finally!:Laugh Wondering if I have taken bit too big a bite already! Time will tell though. It is a 1993 K plate. Type-R I think?! No engine or gearbox.. half the interior was pulled apart and I found yesterday when I unloaded the crap from inside most of the rear interior and trims were missing!
Anyway.. I guess I will have to join up properly at some point soon as I will be needing a lot of help and info to get it all back together and running! After a stroke of luck yesterday I already have managed to find a spare car with the missing interior I needed.. stripped it out and swapped it into mine.. So inside it nearly resembles a car! I will post some pictures later.. trying to keep a step by step diary..
Lee
Welcome mate.
Glad to hear you have started your project!
Best of luck!
Look forward to seeing pictures.
Hello and welcome, It\'s always handy to find a spare car laying around:rolleyes:
Cheers chaps!
I will try and get organised this week. can post pictures a bit at a time as I go along with any luck!
Lee
Well today was a bit of a laim effort!
I had to do a respray on my other halfs car and that basicaly took up most of my time and enthusiam for the day..
However I have made a start sorting out the lump and seeing what\'s missing.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t59/Leeroy_25/Thelump.jpg)
I am currently stuck for a P/S pulley.. anyone got one? managed to find an idle pulley and P/S pump okay.
have also got most of the pipes that are missing.
I noticed a couple of areas that I am not sure whether there should be pipes connected to or not.. please take a look and let me know if you can help..
looking into the rats nest from the back of then engine I can see three pipes with nothing on.. 1 at the opening:
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t59/Leeroy_25/Ratnest2.jpg)
and two right in under the inlet manifold.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t59/Leeroy_25/RatNest1.jpg)
also there are two open stubs on the side of the inlet manifold. one big and one small..
I am guessing the small one is for the boost guage? where does the big one go?
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t59/Leeroy_25/Inletpipes.jpg)
I also got around to attempting a compression test which was inconclusive to say the least.. plugs look clean and a nice brown colour. Took the two top plugs out and inject a bit of oil into each chamber as recommended and then hot wired the starter motor..
To start with I got no reading. then I was getting a little on some and not on another.. then I was up around 5bar on all.. then bugger all! I don\'t think it was really turning fast enough for a start.. but also I wondered if oil may have gone in the tester and messed up the readings.. Seeing as I know the engine ran well with a smooth tick over and no smoke I think I am going to take a gamble. only way to really tell will be run it up! and I can only do that in the car! Worst case I have to take it out again and rebuild it!
I promise to make a better effort next weekend.
Thank you
Lee
Looking good so far...keep up the good work :Thumbs-up