Smudger's 20vt Project A.K.A Patsy. (Update 07/06/2015 Got the love back)
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Smudger's 20vt Winter 2012 Project (UPDATE 23/12/12)
Here's a few pics of where the project stands at the moment. (Thanks for JonP for taking them for me). Car now rolls on all four wheels. Few major things to do to finish it off not least the loom which turns out not to be as good as originally thought (Standby rubjonny for millions of questions ).
Jon stuck a bit of camber on the wheels to make them fit better. (thoughts welcome) Anyway here's the list of things to be done plus the unknown the pop up along the way.
1)Fit fuel pump cradle and rear brake lines.
2)Gear shifter to be fitted and clutch cable
- Loom and ecu to be fitted.
- Exhaust
- Battery (Ditching the boot idea and going with a smaller one in the front idea)
Here's some pics. Comments welcome as always.
20v turbo loom (2 on the left) compared to the 1.1 on the right…..
Plenty of room for a bigger battery up front……………..
Cheers
Smudger
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The amount of skill and commitment to do something like this is amazing. I can rebuild an engine, but this is something else.
Oh, and you cant beat a bit of camber!
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smudger1980 said
You learn something new everyday, it's a constant learning curve with you JP.
Ah man hugs
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wannabemk1owner said
Love this car, well done Smudger and JonP!
The amount of skill and commitment to do something like this is amazing. I can rebuild an engine, but this is something else.
Oh, and you cant beat a bit of camber!
Credit goes to Jon on this Andy, he's been a leg end with this project. I've just supplied the cash for it he's supplied the know how. It's getting there and we have had some bad luck along the way with some more to come no doubt with the to do list.
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A fan of the camber aswell.
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Brad. said
Coming on now. Should be done for Agm lol!
A fan of the camber aswell.
as will the tyre shop, I was only playing about trying to see if these wheels could be made to fit better.
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Camber looks good
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I'm sure we will sort the wheels issue JP.
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smudger1980 said
Have invested in a new set of rims currently being refurbed in black. Thoughts welcome. Do I get the centres matching black or do I leave them silver as they are. What do you think guys??
Oh I do like the look of those my friend, so for what it's worth I'd leave them (to start with) as they are now.
You can always change them later!
I do think you need a small amount of color contrast, otherwise the they just become to the eye a set of black wheels.
Your making a very subtle statement that these are not just a standard set of Alloys!
Just a thought Mate.
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smudger1980 said
Have invested in a new set of rims currently being refurbed in black. Thoughts welcome. Do I get the centres matching black or do I leave them silver as they are. What do you think guys??
Oh I do like the look of those my friend, so for what it's worth I'd leave them (to start with) as they are now.
You can always change them later!
I do think you need a small amount of color contrast, otherwise the they just become to the eye a set of black wheels.
Your making a very subtle statement that these are not just a standard set of Alloys!
Just a thought Mate.
Agree with the above mate. Nice wheels! Sweet refurb job too, whoever did that is talented!
I can't do much with the nuts being silver because of the plastic BBS use, you can buy black ones though. If they are painted they will chip pretty quickly, but I think the contrast looks good anyway.
Joe
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I love the wheels in black, got the same ones on my '86 BMW E30.
I love this car in general, and I've got a problem now. I drive a '79 diesel for work, an '80 1800 cabriolet at the weekend, and not I want a 2-door GTI. Engine swaps are not allowed over here, but even a standard one would be nice.
It's just not fair.
Keep up the good work!
Robin
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Bedford CF Trailblazer 1978 - camper
Bedford CF 350 Flatbed 1976 - fun/work
Mercedes W108 280s 1970 - dusty and forgotten
Mercedes S123 200T 1983 - to be renovated
Mercedes C124 1989 - Winter Beater
BMW E21 1976/82 - dusty but not forgotten
Twingo 2004 (not my fault, somebody gave it to me!)
VW Golf 1800 cabriolet 1980 - daily (dry)
Bedford CF Trailblazer 1978 - camper
Bedford CF 350 Flatbed 1976 - fun/work
Mercedes W108 280s 1970 - dusty and forgotten
Mercedes S123 200T 1983 - to be renovated
Mercedes C124 1989 - Winter Beater
BMW E21 1976/82 - dusty but not forgotten
Twingo 2004 (not my fault, somebody gave it to me!)
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