TD_DAN's Miami PH1 DTurbo

[td_dan]

Some of you may know i recently lost my way and bought a MG ZR ick: well it lasted 3 weeks because after a few days i missed my booooooost, so the hunt began.

My first DT was a ph1 miami blue 3 door and i loved it, iv also had a black ph1 and a sigma ph1 which i stupidly sold for the MG, but theres a means to the end because i won a ph1 miami blue on ebay.

I got there and immedialty popped the bonnet to find a Bosch so got underneath and saw a nice T2 and thought winner already, so took it for a blast and come back to hear a noisy alternator belt and some water dripping, after getting underneath i saw the waterpump leaking.

Me being me i planned to do the cambelt and waterpump anyway so time to get some money knocked off lol. I ended up paying £200

anyway the car








plans are

Cambelt and waterpump
Rocker cover gasket
New interior
Rear disc beam (ordered)
new front bumper (ordered)
new rear bumper
new bootlid (ordered)
ph2 handbrake centre
ph2 rear lights (in cupboard)
Refurb the lasers and fit
LOWER

Just need funds

[Eeyore]

grrrrr bloody nice buy there mate for £200! jealous... literally cant find any black or miami phase 1s and youve had both! D:

[Jenkosowls]

Seems to have an interior swop at some point blue door cards red seats. Great start with a Bosch and t2!

[GTI 6]

Miss my old miami seen this in the flesh today and it,s good
Well done dan good you came back to the old faithfull
Come and raid my collection of parts for anything you need bud

[td_dan]

Don't worry raz i plan to mate thanks lol

SRowell my 1st was a miami and i always wanted another.

[TheGateKeeper]

Good man

[Connor]

My first and second cars were ph1 Miami dturbos

[Matt]

Looks a bargain! Absolutely sweet!!!!

[kingy]

i think this car was in my watch list. was it from burton on trent? £200 is a bargin mate. nice.

[td_dan]

Na mate 10mins from my house lol

[procta]

looks a good one!! also add later center console and steering wheel to the list too!
you got have booost in your life, as been on the road with out it there is no fun!

[td_dan]

Right had 2 hours today so spent an hour building a workbench for the 205 engine and half stripped it, then i decided to sort my tools out ready for thursday to do my cambelt and waterpump but doesnt always go to plan

intercooler off


then i got carried away and removed evrything else lol
as you can see the waterpipe is fcuked aswell


filthy and oily underneath there



cambelt off


and finally waterpump out




new vs old


and new cambelt


thats all for now folks, not going to get another opportunity til thursday now

oh and iv fitted my sony mp3 player

[friar241]

Looks good bud, don't seen many miami's about at all

[td_dan]

UPDATE TIME

right as per a previous thread i put the waterpump and cambelt on checked the timing and perfect, BUT i had to leave for half an hout so left mt mate with the car, all he had to do was fit the starter, when i returned the starter was on buit it wouldnt turn over so i thought dud starter so changed it, then tried again still nothing, so whipped the starter off and the fly and cam wouldnt line up it was stopping halfway as if it was touching, i spent hours trying different things until i give up, then he told me...........

........ he fitted the battery when doing the starter and when tigtening the starter bolts the wires touched the starter which flicked the fly 180degrees out which f*cked everything, pissed off was not the word!!!

so lucky i had my XUD for the 205 so thats going in now below are pics of the damage he caused and the new engine.

cam


old engine out


while swapping everything over to the new block did a few adjustments





4mm shim


All timed up AGAIN


also while the box was off and because i need the old clutch for the 205 thought id chuck this in




then gearbox on and ready to in


and finally back in


thats it so far and iv also got the following to fit before i take it for its MOT

2 driveshafts
2 wishbones
2 balljoints
2 TRE's
2 Droplinks
40mm springs and shocks
40mm lowered disc GTI-6 beam
new rear discs
new rear pads
new handbrake cables
half leather interior
front 266mm brake setup


comments welcome

[Eeyore]

good stuff! Still jealous!

[procta]

what a nightmere about the engine, at least you have a replacment one to go in so all is not that bad.
can you not drop the engines down instead of lifting up and out?

[td_dan]

can do if you remove the subframe, quicker up and out tbh.

and sam im jealous i cant drive it yet lol

[Bananalad]

Ive just resprayed my miami

[GTI 6]

Need anything dan im back tommorow bud phone me

[td_dan]

right all the suspension has been refitted, engine 90% back together so i could fire it up and its ALIVE was idling at 1500 but clocked the throttle arm a little and its now idling at 900 ill upload the vid tomorrow.

going to replace the rear beam next week and lower it then tax and MOT ready for the RR