#121: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:52 pm ---- Will get some up when I can. Just on the way back from france now.
#122: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:22 am ---- Work starts today. So I guess I better start taking pictures!
#123: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: SAB206, Location: North WestPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:55 pm ---- Pics.
#124: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:31 pm ---- Yeah yeah, maybe tomorrow
Might get some up later when I've chilled down. There is now (almost) a complete bare metal shell sat on my drive with a cover over it!
#125: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:31 pm ---- Here's how everything stands in my end room
Lights came out (as they are getting black coated lens surrounds as it looks a little meaner and gives me something to do) and most of the front clam bolts were out too
Then took to removing everything inside, that included mats, centre consoles, side pockets, carbon sills and rear shelf, and of course seats.
Exposing the bolts to remove the rear clam:
New coilovers ready to go on, 425 front spring rate 475 rear
Undertray is very dirty as it's not had a clean for about 3 months, and when I fit my diffuser I'll give it a good clean. Wheel arches will be cleaned out when I set the ride height later in the week, when the springs have settled.
Yes, most things are dirty and I do need to give them a clean, but unfortunately that's not the prio right now!
#126: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:39 pm ---- looking good seb this is going to be a right beast when its set up
#128: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:15 pm ---- Should be fairly decent, I just have a lot of stuff being done in a short space of time and I'm not driving it in between so it'll be a different car when it's done!
#129: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:34 am ---- I'm so tired I can't even bring myself to post any pictures yet.
The front clam is sat on my lawn with the bootlid, and the rad is taken off with all the coolant drained now. Carpet is half in, and now so tired can't bring myself to take the rear clam off yet!
#130: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:47 am ---- haha thats like mine seb, i hadent drove it for with any mods except a few lil bits then got it back 3 weeks later and i was like wtf this ant my car so matt said i'll take you out in it so you dont ditch it haha.
#132: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:36 am ---- Ughh maybe late this evening I will put something up.
#133: Re: Seb's VX Thread Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:46 pm ---- Made a bit of progress on the interior. Fitted most of the floor carpet section. It just adds a little warmth to the car and makes it more welcoming for a daily drive. Side bits are still loose for now as I've not got time to do the rest.
Took the front clam, bonnet and rad surround off to drain all the coolant down.
Got my standard lights which look like this (silver lens surround):
Popped them open, masked them off and sprayed them similar to the VX/T lights (black lens surround), and resealed again. Gave me something to do when it got dark.
Did little jobs like mask off the black mesh on the bootlid, front clam mouth and the bonnet vents and showed them some black hammerite so they are nice and shiny again, no pics of them finished though.
Started on the real work now, enlisted the help of 2 local friends as there was way too much work for 1 man over the 2 days I have this weekend.
Rear clam had to come off.
To expose the engine and exhaust, including chassis.
Now you see why they are called big kids go karts, under that body work there is very little to them with the ridiculously short wheelbase and hardly any weight outside it at all, can just about see the rear clam on the lawn in the background:
Bits started coming off, inlet manifold, exhaust etc.
In the meantime work was having to be done at the front, chargecooler and twin fan fitment:
Chargecooler header tank in the engine bay:
Fitted with the normal engine rad and surround back in place, chargecooler pipes leading into the sill to the rear:
Rocker off:
Head off:
Pistons:
At this point the sump had to be removed and drained of oil, to get at the crank to remove the conrods so the pistons could slide out. No pics of the inbetween as I had my hands full.
Pistons out:
You can tell the difference between the new larger forged rods and the old cast thin ones.
See straight through the bores to the floor:
At this point I noticed that not only did the cams look brand new, the bores didn't have a single score mark on it and Neil (who has built about 10 of these engines to different specs) said it looked almost new and not even run in. Previous owners have kept/serviced it very well.
Pistons and rods back in, gave the pistons a very brief scrape (so we could see the directional arrows they have imprinted on the crown - wouldn't want to put them back in the wrong way!!), though you can be fairly rough with the surface of a piston as it does see some fairly large explosions and high temperatures.. just don't touch the bores!
Multi layer head gasket on, shorty after, the head went back on
Was just comparing the new S/C (left) to the old N/A (right) throttle bodies to see the difference, fair amount in it!
For now the rocker and breather could only be placed on, as my water pump was fubar'd so Neil is bringing me another tomorrow (and hence we couldn't fit the timing chain), along with a spare exhaust manifold as mine had a little crack in it.
Packing up for the day.
So the girlfriend came round, had a look over the rear chassi, decided didn't look nice enough and proceeded to sand, brush, and paint it for me because I was knackered:
And that's where it's being left tonight.
Tomorrow the plan is:
Timing Chain on with water pump.
Injector wiring to sort out.
Front clam can go back on when I finally get my V back from a friend.
Injector/Electronic Fan Controller (new snazzy thing I bought)/Chargecooler pump wiring to fix.
New exhaust manifold on.
Milltek downpipe/race cat/rear box on.
Charger & charger inlet manifold on along with throttle body and filter
Aux belt and tensioner on
New battery connected
Key in, start it up
#134: Re: Seb's VX Project *In Progress* Author: Nick, Location: BirminghamPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:56 pm ---- looks amazing mate good work
#135: Re: Seb's VX Project *In Progress* Author: Hursty, Location: Hampshire/HertfordshirePosted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:57 pm ---- Wish I had a girlfriend to sand, brush and paint my rear end
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