2.0 16v conversion, custom radiator in :p

Right then quick history first, last year i decided to do a 16v conversion on my cabbie (Helen) Heres first conversion

then after not clamping battery down it slipped off the battery tray and earthed out setting my loom on fire Fire bridage



So now after the great northern run which involved me and ross irvine driving upto leebubs and picking up a 9a block each i have started again

heres how helen looked saturday luckily there wasn't any body damage in the fire



heres how the 9a looked when i got it home the 1.8 KR head was polished and ported  (also off leedub)

then was the big clean up

gearbox that i got off leedub too



cleaned up with gunk, traffic film remover and petrol then painted

the 9a stripped



cleaned and painted, it was painted black when i got it but as lee said you wouldn't see any leaks etc
so stripped it best i could and gave it a coat of red



then started putting new water pump and other bits back on



can't finish putting it back together yet as i need the engine mount off the kr thats in the car
and the rocker cover and intake manifold are being polished

notice the double pully on the water pump as i still need to run a power steering pump for the power steering conversion i did last year

then onto getting the car in the garage and getting the kr out





thats as far as i got last weekend so i'll start again friday and update post as i go

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Looking good!

Looking good mate

looking great, good luck with her

chris

got stuck at work friday so had to do a bit today instead

engine out the top gearbox still on, i can't see why anyone struggles with doing it this way ….  (for sale if anyone want a KR)



bay as it was



left one of the lads cleaning it out whilst i cracked on with putting the 9a together



puttin stuff back on



end of play today

lookin good matt................ :wink:

Engine looking fantastic mate, why cant Nov come round now so i can do mine lol  

why november mate ??

finally you started .

yep lol

want this running for next regional or april at the latest

"mAtt-" said

why november mate ??

The car is away for paint now all the int is done then i will put it on the road in April, then attack the engine bay when i sorn it in Nov

If i can get someone to help get my engine out cos i'm not mech minded and probally screw things up lol

engine almost together



start work on the engine bay this weekend hopefully

Matt-

That looks like some serious detailing on the engine nice work!!!

wow that looks mint matt!

this is what that engine looked like a few months ago! in my mk1



looking good Matt!

cheers spudfingers

and Lee it looked pretty clean in yours, wheres them braided fuel lines gone ??