Thought I'd put up a little project thread, might be a little stop/start all depends on funds, but here goes:
Managed to pick up a P3 Astor GTi6 back in November (2014) for what I thought was an ok price, for sure it needed some TLC but thought why not.
Since then I've had a run in with a bus, a couple of Chavs took to it and finally on Christmas day one of the valves broke.
And like any sane person, rather than cracking the head and having a butchers, off I went and got myself a low mileage engine from a VTS
Something to note, I've never done anything like this before and I'm learning as a go
After the drive home
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Bus=1 Mark=0
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A clean up after the Bus:
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New (ish) engine arrives
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Clean out the back to store the car in
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Work begins:
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I really didnt expect it to take so long:
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Will need a clean!
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Bits that have arrived:
-Upper and lower strut braces
-MOMO boss
-13" Rally Steering Wheel McGill Motorsport
-Gaskets
-Oils (engine and gear) + oil filter
On order and fingers crossed should be arriving soon:
-Bilstein B8 front
-Bilstein B6 rear
-Eibach springs
-Engine mounts
-Meyle wishbones
oh and I managed to pick up one of these:
[attachment=22056]
Managed to pick up a P3 Astor GTi6 back in November (2014) for what I thought was an ok price, for sure it needed some TLC but thought why not.
Since then I've had a run in with a bus, a couple of Chavs took to it and finally on Christmas day one of the valves broke.
And like any sane person, rather than cracking the head and having a butchers, off I went and got myself a low mileage engine from a VTS
Something to note, I've never done anything like this before and I'm learning as a go
After the drive home
[attachment=22042]
Bus=1 Mark=0
[attachment=22043]
A clean up after the Bus:
[attachment=22045]
New (ish) engine arrives
[attachment=22046]
[attachment=22048]
[attachment=22047]
Clean out the back to store the car in
[attachment=22049]
Work begins:
[attachment=22050]
[attachment=22051]
I really didnt expect it to take so long:
[attachment=22053]
Will need a clean!
[attachment=22054]
[attachment=22055]
Bits that have arrived:
-Upper and lower strut braces
-MOMO boss
-13" Rally Steering Wheel McGill Motorsport
-Gaskets
-Oils (engine and gear) + oil filter
On order and fingers crossed should be arriving soon:
-Bilstein B8 front
-Bilstein B6 rear
-Eibach springs
-Engine mounts
-Meyle wishbones
oh and I managed to pick up one of these:
[attachment=22056]
