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Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 09-04-2013
Always about lol. Haven't got any made up atm but can have some done soon.
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 09-04-2013
Just a bit of proof I welded it myself. Lol can't find a bench shot...instead got a pikey looking shot (please don't judge) lol
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 09-04-2013
Also just got these through from 'PE02KHG'. Will make the car look more respectable till I get Coilovers.
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Matt - 09-04-2013
You don't need coilies. Saxo springs
hahaWell actually, don't do that. Looked awesome, handled like shite. Some quick progress happening here mate! I like it!
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 09-04-2013
Haha I don't think I'll be going down the saxo route if I'm honest
been looking at gaz Coilies which is dangerous towards my bank account! Lol
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Matt - 09-04-2013
Haha yep! Dangerous towards the bank but absolutely win towards the road!
The Rallye will get some eventually. Once the new engine is in. And the rear beam is replaced. And my seats redrilled. And brakes replaced. And the calipers refurbed.
Damn there is a massive list
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 09-04-2013
Yeah definitely a win for road/track.
has anyone also changed the rear beam bushes and found a big difference? Sounds like you've got a cushty list there man...not impossible though. Did the rear end on mine last year...pretty easy to do though. What brakes are you running then?
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Matt - 09-04-2013
Standard '6 brakes atm will go to 302mm eventually.
I have the solid rear beam mounts on mine, really haven't noticed much difference
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Grant - 10-04-2013
Loving this thread
Keeping a keen eye on this
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Poodle - 10-04-2013
Looking good so far. Should think youll have a lot of work coming your way with a price/quality combo like that bud!
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 10-04-2013
What size wheels are you running on the 6 mate? I've got 15's and wondered what size discs people usually run under them? I'm planning on fitting a pair of Porsche 928 GTS Brembos to mine as I have 4 calipers in total
time to custom make some brackets!! Yeah I'm always here to help people
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 10-04-2013
Got some new drop links today as mine were worn and seized on. Also got a new fan switch for the rad as mine is knackered!
Then fitted my new springs when I got home.
Boring update but that's all for the moment I'm afraid lol
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 13-04-2013
MOT time today!!
Just gave the car a clean...first one in a year! Didnt come up too bad but definitely needs another going over!
Wish me luck people!!
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Ben - 13-04-2013
Like the project, you've done quite a bit quite quickly! What kind of welder do you use? I'm looking at getting a 240v tig set, hard to decide what to get though.
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 13-04-2013
Well it passed which is always good
lol I use a 240v 200a Clarke mig. One of the best little welders I could find and will weld pretty much anything!
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Ben - 13-04-2013
Cool is that a gas or gasless one? And can you do any stainless?
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 13-04-2013
It's gas mate. Yeah I did my exhaust with it in stainless...just used stainless wire and argon mix gas.
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - 306GT30 - 13-04-2013
Looking good mate!!!!
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Grant - 16-04-2013
That's good it got through the MOT. Any advisories or was it plain sailing?
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 16-04-2013
Totally plain sailing mate
Only thing he showed me which he didn't put as an advisory...was that the linkage on the brake load compensator was missing which I was never even aware of lol. Better do something with that as its braking too hard on rear.
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 29-04-2013
Haven't done an update in quite a while...kind of ran out of bits to do
Been testing some new style of Carbon Fibre wrap on the Bonnet and a couple of other places.
Please excuse the lacquer peel on the boot..the car is riddled with it
Also might be picking up some GTI-6 brakes tonight.
Afraid that's it for the moment...bit boring but Hey Ho.
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Grant - 30-04-2013
Looking good
I can't see from my phone but did you wrap the spoiler?
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - puglove - 30-04-2013
Ran out of bits to do?? i can give you some suggestions
crystal/masked headlights
diablo mirror caps
ph2or3 side skirts
ph3 rub strips
smaller arieal
Few nice cheap easy mods you might want? looks good though, nice little project you got on the go there
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 30-04-2013
Yeah i wrapped the spoiler grant. Was so bored and had the carbon to hand lol
Funny you should say that...I've just bought another 1.8 lump which I'm gonna strip and rebuild. Haven't decided whether or not to go Throttle bodies or Turbo yet. What do we think?
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Poodle - 02-05-2013
Bodies! That engine does love to rev, may as well make the most of it.
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 02-05-2013
Yeah I agree. Made my mind up on it last night
Need to find some more info out about them first. Wanna forge it but I'm lead to believe that no one makes pistons for them so either go overbore or have some made..
Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 03-05-2013
Little update guys. Had a couple of deliveries the past 2 days.
First one from a fellow forum member
And the second today which was an absolute eBay bargain!! Came as a slightly bigger package though...
Time to get it up on the engine stand and begin the strip down! Just as sooooon as I've got this off....:/
Cheers then
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Niall - 03-05-2013
Nice. What are you doing with the donor engine? Im hopefully getting mine this week (my old fully rebuilt one from my old XS i scrapped this time last year
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Re: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - floz123 - 03-05-2013
Planning on stripping and going throttle bodies eventually. Want forged internals but I believe no one makes them? So maybe go overbore and use other pistons providing theres room?
Oh really, nice one mate. What have you had done to it in the rebuild?
RE: Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build - Niall - 03-05-2013
(03-05-2013, 08:54 PM)floz123 Wrote: Planning on stripping and going throttle bodies eventually. Want forged internals but I believe no one makes them? So maybe go overbore and use other pistons providing theres room?
Oh really, nice one mate. What have you had done to it in the rebuild?
Nice. Im not sure how resilient the engine will be to boost. Im just going to boost mine and see if i melt any pistons lol.
They are a wet linered engine and the liners are actually fairly thin compared to other wet engines ive seen so not sure how well you could get away with boring it out.
Engine had a full rebuild. All gaskets, piston rings and scrapers, honed, shells, top end rebuild. Then took it for mot and the car failed on chronic rust that was covered by underseal so i took the easy route and broke the car and bought a 6 but i really wish i still had the 1.8. Much much livelier engine and not much slower. Sold it to a mate but he never used it so im getting it back.