mk1 16v project

Not even a luck of paint such a shame considering the car it's in… 

Yes mate, its just one yhing after another with this motor and im getting near the end of my teather with it, its coming ip to near 3 years since i got the car and i can count on both hands how many times ive drive it, ive also gone for an 02j box to make it a little better on the gear change and that will hopefully bit it and then i can drive the bloody thing

Bump what's happening with this mate? 

Well atm mate i cudnt bring myself to put the engine and box in without being painted lol so im just wire brushing the engine down and the box is at the local bodyshop getting clean.up and sprayed, ill get some picks up wen.i.can mate cuz everyone prefers pics lol

  that's the news I wanted to hear man! I TOLD you!  

Brad. said

  that's the news I wanted to hear man! I TOLD you!  

Ha ha well i thort for the sake of a few hours wire brushing it and getting.dirty it wud be well worth it cuz ive gotta wait foe me old man to help me put it.in the car anyways 

well here we go agen lol ….

got the engine all wire brushed and etch primed





also bought an 02j box and shifter but the box is at the body shop being sprayed



cars getting a bit dusty in the garage lol gonna give a proper clean once its done

been on a mission the past couple of days

got the engine painted in black again and put cambelt and a few bits on the engine
I feel a bit of deyjavoo lol











I get the gearbox back from the bodyshop 2moro so im hoping to get the engine back in the car AGAIN!!! on the weekend

Engine is looking sweet! Bet your glad you painted it now.   

Hopefully no more engine problems for you.

pazwaa said

Engine is looking sweet! Bet your glad you painted it now.   

Hopefully no more engine problems for you.

cheers man, yeah def worth it and yeah hopfully no more issues for me otherwise ill probly end up topping myself lol

  hope all goes well this weekend for you. 

Brad. said

  hope all goes well this weekend for you. 

Thanks mate, hows the series.1 coming.on? Any more updates soon?

Looking good mate.  

Started roof but been away so not been up there lately. It's gunna be quite a lot slower than my daily project haha. 

got the gearbox back yesterday well chuffed with it







shiney shiney

roll on 2moro!!!

That's one sweet, shiny gearbox! Belongs in an art gallery!!

pazwaa said

That's one sweet, shiny gearbox! Belongs in an art gallery!!

ha ha thanks buddy, not long till ur be as far as me urs is gonna be a beast wen its done. u got a rough time scale when u reakon urs will be done mate?

chipster2407 said

pazwaa said

That's one sweet, shiny gearbox! Belongs in an art gallery!!

ha ha thanks buddy, not long till ur be as far as me urs is gonna be a beast wen its done. u got a rough time scale when u reakon urs will be done mate?

What paint have you used on the engine and gearbox? I've been using simonz vht, but when I've sprayed the gearbox the paint has come out in separate liquids, black and clear and it ran straight off     Not sure what went wrong, shook it for two minutes to mix! Hence looking for a different paint type.

Don't really have a timescale, just do bits as I get time, usually only a couple of hours a week. Should be painted by the end of August, that's gonna be very cool. Then a case of assembling everything, and the headaches that brings  

The engine mate.i used just i think it might be u-pol etch primer and the black i just used normal halfords gloss black, i found that htp doesnt give as good of.a gloss finish but i never bought expensive brands so i might be corrected if someone else has done.it, as far as im aware aslong as u do a good prep job on the engine it doesnt matter what paint u use, i used normal paint.on my last engine and never had a problem with that, 
As for the gearbox ive had the same issue as u before mate i dunno what it is that does it but when i spray the last gearbox i had it came up mint first off but then after a week or so it went all flakey, so that why i sent it to the bodyshop so they cud do it, u shud do that mate if theres any near u, ud be suprised how cheap they will do it for,

U still going for the miami blue? love th

Dunno went on there :/ my fone had a bit of a fit and posted it before id finished lol i was gonna say i love that colour mate top choice i wished id of chose a better colour than silver when.doin.mine...... ah well maybe on the next one lol