Ok guys here she is, my new ride.....
2000 VW Type 4 2.5 Transporter LWB Intercooled
She has a couple of minor problems that dont affect her in any way driving wise, but unless rectfied in the near future, will do! Im on it in the next two weeks, so no exciting updates at the mo, just mechanicals.
On the plus side, i paid approx £1600 LESS than market value, and the work needing doing will only cost me about £650 all in. so still almost a grand cheaper than it shoulda been after the works been done!
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Projects & WIPs
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Hi everyone. :) I've had a Mazda MX5 for the past 6 years and have done loads to it over the years. I know its now to everyone's taste, but here's a few pictures anyway.
Its a 1997 1.8 fitted with an emanage blue thats currently running my supercharger with 150mm crank overlay and air water intercooler. I have larger injectors, uprated pump O2 clamp, an Innovate LC-1 kit and a knocklite sensor.
I'm a complete noob when it comes to tuning and but have managed to fit and tune everything myself. I am running about 8psi and am looking at upping the boost a bit more.
I'm also planning on fitting water/methanol injection so I've been reading up on it and am on the look out for a kit.
Well, i first saw this car way back in March, but didnt have the rather OTT money that was being asked for it (£3750).
Fast forward to last month and i saw the car back up for sale at £2800.... Had an impulse moment and offered him my Corrado VR6 for it in a straight swap.
Few emails and pictures etc exchanged, and a deal was arranged.
When i first arrived to pick her up, she had no sideskirts on, the front arches were in white primer,and she had half an Audi S3 black leather an blue alcantara interior bodged in there. YUCK!
I popped the bonnet and was immediately very disappointed in the general state of the engine bay. Surface rust everywhere, flaky paint on just about everything in there, wrong radiator fitted, lots...
Right then, time has come to give the oldlady some treatment,
all the talking about it it has now stopped and I'm finally doing something to her
I've bought all manner of part for her and taken photos, first thing though, how do I upload them?
Rite then where do i start.
i used to have a mk2 golf gti.it had lots of electricle problems so sold it to a lad in liverpool. drove from wiltshire to liverpool. then got on the train to county burham to pic this up. bit of a gamble as i new nothing about the car and had to drive 327 miles home on my own with no breakdown cover. lol i like liveing on the edge.
well hears some stats. when brought.
body work was allready done.
std turbo.
std carb.
group a head gasket.
dump valve.
torox discs.
green stuff pads.
full scorpion exhaust.
alloy rad.
alloys.
dvd player.
il add more later as i cant remember anymore.
let me know what you think.
Tbh all you pay for with something like a Forge or Pace FMIC is the name and good fitment. An £100 intercooler of the same capacity will do just as good a job.
Small change of plan....
Just got this baddy home...
So the plan is now somewhat different, as described by one simple picture...
More about the spec of the Coupe tomorrow as I'm knackered and need a shower. Bodywork is a state and semi-prepped for a respray but then that's not what I'm interested in. All I will say is that the CG Motorsport clutch is rated to 265ft/lbs, and it slips on high boost. :p
hi all, my names sam, im 19, and own a 1988 mini jetblack, which i use for mini shows and trackdays, ive done hill climbing, and am planning on having a go at dragracing :P.
at the moment its got a 1293cc, with a fairly lairy cam, race spec cylinder head, straight cut drop gears, twin carbs, 3.65 fd, 10row oil cooler.
suspension wise, spax adjustables all round, adjustable ride height all round, heavy duty adjustable tierods, adjustable bottom arms. 12" revolution wheels, with yokohama a539 tyres. brakes are 8.4" disc, with grooved and crossdrilled discs, yellow stuff brake pads.
heres a pic in an industrial estate i use to play in
a pic of me playing around on test hill
my ground clearence between the sump guard and...
Ok so as you know i got rid of the 16v Corrado, got sick of it looking tatty and me not having the cash to throw at it (and not particularly wanting to!)
so a few deals were done and i ended up with this beauty:
She's a 1994 on an L reg. 2.9 VR6 :)
Full black heated leathers.
Gorgeous condition throughout.
Relatively standard;
lowered 40mm on koni shocks and springs
6 branch stainless steel exhaust manifold
ported inlet manifold
JR induction kit
1.3 mm 6 core HT leads (HUGE!)
im going to be going OEM+ style with this one, its such a nice car, and lets be honest, Corrados didnt half look good from the factory!
So here's all iv done so far:
Swapped the JR induction kit for a K&N one
added a...
I am currently running a 1.0 corsa, its slow, my next car is hopefully going to be a 1.8 focus which im going to go mad on with mods, including a turbo if possible, and heres my question, obviously it is possible to turbo the car but what problems would i encounter and how would i fix them, i know how to fit the turbo but i wouldnt know how to fix any problems that crop up due to it, the focus will most likely be the very first 'style' (98 to 04 i think) if that helps.
Any help/advice would be a big help thks
Well i now have bought myself a bargin! I have a Xsara 2.0 Vts! for £650
Already go stuck in to it
Free K&N From A Friend
Stripped evrything out bar dash so it can be flocked/ painted red and black colour scheme, also i know the colour is horrible so i will be doing some prep work smoothing it all down and priming it then getting it done
this is a project with a friend so the costs will split, however i will still be the owner/ driver
Awrighty everyone, im converting my little p reg 1.6 306 into a 306 1.9Gti rudeboy!, i know there are faster and easier engines to fit but i have a 1.9Gti from a 205 sitting with a fancy bottom end (my mate had it as a track car and spent a few pounds on it) so its the one for me.
ive posted in a few other threads (sorry to the few people reading all this again) and have found out i need shafts, hubs, brakes, back axle and maybe subframe from a xu engined 306, im on that just now.
Anyone any ideas on my engine electrics? and what about my keycode immobiliser?
My brother and i have been building our 206 trackcar which runs a cossie engine and 4x4 box and running gear
We originally where restoring a 1996 nissan primera btcc car which was built by janspeed but money and the fact that parts are either to dear or like hens teeth to find made us sell it with a few tears in our eyes,but with the car on the trailer and off to its new home we took our cash and headed to ebay and then to bolton the next day to buy a sierra 4x4 cosworth which was an ex hillclimb car.
We got the car up the road and we were pleased with our purchase but being us 2 and never content we wanted something else hee hee.
A few phone calls to our mate and a few quid later we had pugworth which started out as a 206 1.2...
Sorry for not coming to the forums - I've been pretty busy lately. Among other things, I've been giving my ride a little pimpin'! :lol:
I finished modifying it some days ago. I painted two racing stripes, put some black plastic covers in the rear lights (removed those crappy 80% black window tints it had before - wonder how thankfully no car managed to smash my car's butt), put three measuring gauges in the left panel (oil pressure, vacuum and volts), front strobe lights (useful for 12am+ driving in da city), window rain guards for front windows, replaced the gear knob, among other modifications. Also, someone managed to steal my ride's toolbox in the process. :lol:
These are a few pics from the process. I'll take pics of the finished...
well after a lot of blood sweat and tears and 12 months rebuild is finally finished car was stripped every thing cleaned and painted i have replaced ball joints,tie rod ends,strut inserts,rear shocks,fuel fltr, air cleaner element, new sound system,carpet,exhaust system car is repainted origional colour plus $$$$$ more
Ok so the mk2 is coming off the road for a 20vT conversion and ground up rebuild and spray, so i needed a cool VW in my life as a daily driver.
got let down on my first choice when guy changed his mind and sold it to someone else :( so figured id never get a Corrado anywhere near my kinda budget (ie what i had left in the bank from last month)
but then i found this one:
Got it VERY cheap due to some minor cosmetic things that can be sorted in a day :)
1.8 16v (the better of the 16v engines!) 130k on clocks, 11 months mot, 6months tax, service history, and engine pulls hard as it should (not a rocket ship by any stretch of imagination though!) 17's, coilies, G60 brake conversion with braided hoses, full stainless...
i have a nissan 240 sx hatch but i am junking it cause the body needs alot of work so now i would like to get my hands on a mr2 mk1 thats my goal for this summer so i hope i get it quick that way i can enjoy it.....:amuse:
Huge welcomes from Cold and Windy Copenhagen :)
Project is not mine, however since i am very much into mechanics and cars in overall (which is why we all are gavered here :D ) since i have my personal "Car Detailing" shop and pasion to cars, i am intorucing You a project of one of My friends. He is using My garrage now to work on with a car, and once it is technicaly ready i will get my fingers stuck onto it's bodywork (washing, claying, polishing wellm and getting a proper looks for it).
What's more as an info, advices and certain upgrades were provided by one of this kind best car "tuning" specialist who prepares rally cars for the tracks.
Currently cars weight is 800kg. In plans there are still 100kg to drop.
Carburators are off...
can i still put a turbo on this engine or do i need to get a 4g63 turbo engine??? i havent ordered it yet but i will in about 2 months but if any other engine suggestions i would like to hear them..
plus in on a budget of 2000.
Well, what can I say... I think Petar has a thing for pugs lol. So far theres a 205 CJ cabby that is having the beasty Mi16 engine fitted into along with all suspension, looms, box, bumpers, brakes, interior etc. Then theres the 205 diesel which the Mi16 is coming out of. Then theres the cool rare 205 Rallye which is havin gthe original engine rebuilt and having twin 40 carbs fitted with roll cage, coil overs, pug sport straight through exhaust plus loads more. Oh and last but not least the latest addition, the 306 Cabby which is having the engine replaced with a 306 S16 engine (the later 2.016v) with a 306 GTi6 6 speed gearbox, Mi16 wheels, suspension brakes etc.
So good couple of projects going on here. I have a few piccies of the...
Here is my completely standard car with couple of rust patches here and there, was not expenive and initially was meant to be my runabout but because of different issues car is going to stay with me longer so I decided to do some work on it
Here are my plans as in 'say hello section'
-deep dish wheels
-clear front indicators (instead of orange ones)
-removing rust patches :smile:
-facelift bonnet with 'avantgarde' grill
-facelift taillights
Next
-lowering the car 40mm r/f (not sure whether invest a bit more and buy suspension kit or just springs but we will see)
And
complete respray in dark black with possible white roof (car is in blue-black at the moment)
maybe: changing interior for black one (silver currently) and some...
well here we go some updates of my car all comments welcome i am aware i still need to laquer the roof and boot i also removed the rear blade and motor, fitting my old dvd player this weekend, till i can afford a fullscreen touchscreen dvd player
rear bumper is on way so i will be posting as soon as its fitted next two buys are some rear led stye lights
and a speaker package
hope you
pics now rotated lol
hi be gentle as this is my 1st mod!! :) i know not many people like bodykits but i do :)
right guys my car run out of tax a few months ago so i sent it down to my brother who lives 40 miles away from me (big mistake as i could never find the time to get the car fixed! anyway i have done most of it down there that he could help me with and i am now on my own!!
i have a lil sandin and filling to do and then i can move on to sprayin me julie! if u know wa i mean :D
at the moment it is only a 1.2 but i will be lookin for an 1800 engine and everything that is needed to get it runnin! (so if any1 is thinkin of brakin their car soon let me know!! if anybody has 1 which will be gettin sold in a month or 2!
please be gentle guys as this is...
This project will be done over the course of 3 years. once finished it will be used for every day driving and the track. this will be done on a budget £5500 to £6000.
at the moment ive taken most of the sound proofing and interior out for better power to weight ratio.
Hi all, 2008 Suzuki Swift 1.5 Petrol
My Suzuki Swift is in need of some more performance, It's all ready fitted with k&n induction kit and longlife cat back exhausts.
I've read loads of coments on the best things to increase performance on the Swift. I keep reading that the k&n induction isn't the best for my car, I've read that the best is either hks suction kit or R's sports cleaner.
Also because my Swift is the 1.5 it's best to get a piggyback ecu fitted then after you've got exhaust, induction, piggyback eg. then only should you get it mapped, otherwise the mods that I do won't help much.
Does anyone have any advice that could help increase my performance without forking out for a turbo or supercharger.
ie...
i purchased a 1981 datsun bluebird about 4 years ago, it was a humble auto GX sedan.
i got hold of some TRX rims cheap, so on they went.
then i got a set of twin 1 3/4 su carbs and some light work to the head and cam to the L20B, and also converted it to manual, with some big dramas due to the floor pan
the difference was quite substantial, so i had to make custom gearbox mounts.
for some tunes i have two amps, 600 and 1000 watts a 12 inch sub and 5 speakers.
i took it off the road about a year ago to do some minor bodywork, and that soon changed to an engine overhaul (ca18de) and upgraded suspension dropped about 1 3/4 inches
and also some S13 ca18 rims, with a 25 mm swaybar from an R31 skyline and soon to have twin swaybars at the...
well i picked this up for £80 yesterday, my initial thought was to break it for parts as the Weber carb on it is worth £120 s/h, or fix it up and sell it...
well thats not happening now, i am actually amazed at how solid this car is, and how well the engine pulls. its on 116k miles and drives like a dream. TBH, id probably say it was in better condition on the whole than my old green one was when i got that!
So, generally its not as bad as the last owner made out, couple of bits of paintwork damage, few dents here an there, but only a few tiny tiny rust scabs on the rear plinth. It needs new front brakes but that should be enough to put it through an MOT. :)
plans with this one are simple so far... lowered, sort...
Hey everyone i'm Tom and im 19 I own a Rover 25 1.1 16v 80BHP (my first car) i have owned it for about 2 years now and put alot of time into getting it looking good.
This is how I got it-
As it stand now-
Spec: ZR grille, fog lights, colour coded bump strips, ZR suspension setup, flat wipers, ZR Aerial, BRM 16' alloy wheels, Pirelli P Zero performance tyres, Alloy tax disc holder, Colour coded mirrors, Owners club stickers, alarm & alarm activated tracker, hidden battery cut off, push start button, imoboliser, Colour coded spoiler, ZR160 Exhaust in high temp paint, de-restricted airbox with K&N pannel filter, metal throttle body, colour coded boot handle, 6X9's, DVD head unit, Richbrook gear knob and red gaiter, arm rest with...
Picked up this last night as I need another steed whilst I wait for the insurance company to stop faffing around and make me an offer :blink:
2 previous owner's, 98k on the clock but standard (for the moment) except a DV, filter and smoked side repeaters. In really good nick for the age apart from rust on the drivers front wing:
However, I'm picking up another wing from Sheffield next week.
A few more mods .............well havnt touched the car for 3 weeks :sad2:
Its now got a different front - finally got hold of the nismo grille to go with the body kit .
and a larger bore rear box I could only get a 5 inch :bigsmile:
Rewired the F con - The 4wd now working properly .
Changed the air/fuel map a bit as the high boost is down slightly now at 1.5 bar . Power is just over 500bhp with 440 ft lbs of torque .
That is at the hubs
Max Tourque now come in at around 4500 rpm and does not really tail off till over 6000 rpm
Inerior is slightly different now but will post some pics once I ve taken them.
spent about 1800 on the mk1 so far, but then that is since late august.
next year she'll be getting a respray (not that she needs it) and a 20vT conversion, with some more engine mods. Im budgeting 5.5k next year.
but the predicted stats look very nice indeed...
Power at Flywheel (BHP) : 350
Weight without Driver (KG) : 968
Power to Weight Ratio (BHP Per Ton) : 367.37
0 - 60 (Secs) : 4.21
0 - 100 (Secs) : 9.28
60 - 100 (Secs) : 5.06
Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.46
Terminal Speed (MPH) : 115.91
Drag Strip Quarter Mile (Secs) : 12.26
Drag Strip Terminal Speed (MPH) : 118.07
12.3 Quarter in a mk1 convertible??? yes please! :)
Ok...here is my project.
R11 turbo. I bought it an year and the half ago.
At first it was in horrible condition, but it worked.
There was rust all all over the place. Exhaust pipe was only memory (there was more rust than metal). Exhaust manifold was broken, cranckshaft bearing were in bad shape etc... car was in awful condition.
After a lot of hard work I have at last finished the article on Sleepers Stagea project.
It actually took 2 pages! It must be a Nissan thing if Sleeper and MrB are anything to go by.
http://www.torquecars.com/features/nissan-stagea-tuning.php
Happy reading
Just want to say hello, as I'm new to this forum!
Some info on my Soobie:
06 SADM WRX (2.5)
Engine & Driveline:
Turbo back exhaust
Light weight pulley
STI top mount IC
TurboXS "Y" hose
DW 1000cc injectors
Kinugawa td05 18G
Open sorce tuned.
KartBoy Short Shifter + bushings
Group-N tranny mount
Perrin After MAF tube
Grimmspeed Bost control solenoide
Innovate LC-1 wide band
Walbro 255 fuel pump
Suspension & Steering:
Koni adjustable Inserts
"White Line" ALK sport
"White Line" Steering rack bushings
Kartboy endliks
JDM S204 "performance dampers"
Spec-C Strut tower brace
"Turn in Concepts" Fender brace
Brakes:
SS brake lines
EBC front slotd rotors
EBC YellowStuff front pads
EBC RedStuff...
Hello folks!
Well i had to start somewhere...and i did that with my '95 micra!
An entire 998cc of squeally jap power :embarrest: Apart from the obvious lack of power, i like it's high revviness...but the urge for more oomph is always niggling away in my subconcious!
Loads of real good info here, looking forward to applying it to the noddy-mobile :D
Mikey
A few weeks ago my elderly mother was told she was no longer allowed to drive, so she offered her car to me a 1978 datsun 120y gl in its only done 51200 kms its in reasonable condition for a 31 year old car so i have decided to restore it and run it in the bay to birdwood classic car run next year if i get it finished in time. Will do some pics soon.
Didnt realise the photos i had taken were quite so bad so will get somemore when an next over but here is the current WIP. Rear arches need done again but like the classic Sunbeam shape.
This shell is actually on a modified Sierra 4x4 floor plan, shortened. Full 4wd with Cosworth Engine (courtesy of a Sierra). Despite the massive gap at the arches it is lowered all round on Konis but has not been adjusted as its better to keep it high for moving around. Ashley competition exhaust, caged, seam welded, was rally spec until they changed the rules. Not quite running right due to dodgy fuel pump. Road legal - if we bothered taxing it. These photos were just taken as it was out the garage - needed a wash but it wasnt dry enough.
I am always in the garage tinkering with my bikes and all sorts. Now i have a car =D.Time to work on that. I have quite a good taste in modding. Im not going to start do what every " boy racer " does. It will look nice and have decent looks. This is what i have done so far. Keep Posted =]. Will post pics up soon
Hey guys, it's been a while since I've been online here. I've spent all my time on a Fiero forum, they've been awesome help. I'm also posting this build there, so everyone can see it. I know most of you guys live in England, so you don't have Fiero's there, but this is one helluva project for me (It's my first project car, engine swap, brake job, and restoration ever). You may also be interested since the whole project is being kept a secret from my parents, and I am only making minimum wage so this is quite a balancing act. I'll post some pics in a little bit, but I really want feedback.
Well after a phone call to see where my exhaust was :sad2: i decided i might as well get the valance on the car.
so much for a ruddy 10 minute job took about an hour to get done. supposed to just be a case of undo a couple of bolts pull off and push new one on.
ok bolts off and tryed to give it a pull. nothing
ended up having to remove the whole rear bumper to get it off. new one didnt line up properly thinking i may have been given a golf one rather than a bora one (will check part numbers later) had to take the hacksaw to some of the groves to make them 1/4" longer to get them in
ohh well parts on front one is now in the dining room ready for primer
the tailpipes now looking rather sorry for themselves hopefully...
ok so this is me....
this is an old pic as where u see the badge, someone decided to kick it in so its now got some mesh in there
The engine 1.6 16v with simota kit
The rear end
The front at night
hopefully when the wheels are sorted n its lowered i can colour code the engine tubes/pipes then not sure....?
hi
can any one tell me please if the mk4 golf gti steering wheel would fit my mk3 golf gti?
any help will be much appreciated
