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Gerbils Project

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Post by AlexJ Mon 10 Nov 2008, 05:10

Thought id write up a project thread as ive got nothing to do

Started with this

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Swapped with a guy in derby for this

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Started off by taking off the rear badges and the wiper - just to tidy up the rear end a little bit

Then i took off the towbar, unplugged the egr valve and went out to get a few better pictures - Tragedy!

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Conrod failure! Luckily it happened just down the road and my dad was on standby to tow me home, as you can see the lovely puddle of oil running down the road!

One month later, an engine swap off a mate, an engine from leeds out of a 405 and £700 gone i was back on the road - whilst my car was in the garage i got £80 worth of tools, half a tank of diesel, my stereo, a set of bosch fuel lines and injectors and my induction kit stolen...lovely

S**T camera though but this is when i was back up and running

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One with buddahs car

Day after that i rewired the stereo connections as the wires were cut when the stereo got taken and installed a boost gauge

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oh and broke my garage door
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Then i decided to get the paintwork tidy as i was sick of bumperblacking all the black every time i cleaned it - never had to bother with the old ph3, and there was some laquer peel on the mirror caps, just got the mirror caps the badge and the doorhandles done but it looked much tidier in satin black, apart from my poor sanding of the handles so the paint is a bit flakey Sad

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One of it all back on the car and polished up
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Then the bumper came off and it was time to re-do the black strip across the front

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Didnt go so well i rushed it and oversprayed onto the red Sad im too ashed to get a picture of it and im few up of this ph2 bumper anyway so im looking to get a ph3 one

Towing eye got painted in black hammerite after it started rusting from where the paint cracked when i was being towed before
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Buggeed that up though by pulling the newspaper off before it had dried properly
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Been re-done since then i just dont have a picture

While i was out doing the bumper i got bored and decided to make myslef an intercooler spray bar from the old pipeing for the rear wiper out the bootlid

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Basically just a nail stuck in the end of a peice of pipe with lots of holes in it - this is how it sprays

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No real notice to performance but it makes a conversation point when someone looks at the engine bay

Now i finally got rid of my swallows and put on a set of 205 gti wheels, much better and nicer to have on the car while i look for a set of lazers to do in satin black

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And thats how the car currently stands - although slightly underperforming and overfueling i think my turbo is on its way out so im holding out untill i can get hold of a gt15 manifold to fit on the car and it should run spot on then!

Future plans -
Get this GT15 manifold and bosch fuel lines and injectors ready for a tune up from Kris in sussex
Get hold of a set of ph3 rub strips and paint them satin black to match
Get a ph3 front bumper and get the strip sprayed black
Spray the rear bumper to match
Smoothed bootlid -Already have the ph3 bootlid just need it smoothing
Satin black lazers
Lowering
Front mounted intercooler - in the process of getting the bits together
Dump Valve - just for fun, will be wired in with a switch so i can turn it off

Thats all i can think of right now ill update with anything i just so happen to do along the way

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Post by AlexJ Thu 08 Jan 2009, 05:17

Bit of an update, Dump valve is plumed in but doesnt work, the spring has collapsed so its constantly letting out boost - a S**T load of tape solved this problem, just waiting for a bargain one to pop up on ebay.

Sorted out a little bit of a stereo problem - 400W and a 10" sub lol, just to add a bit of bass while im going along, my budget install so far made from old sheets of laminate flooring and plywood i had knocking about

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Post by AlexJ Tue 03 Mar 2009, 01:49

Going backwards now then, got really fed up with the car after it failed the MOT on 10 things and decided to strip it back to original spec....woops, when the guy turned up and told me it was worth no more than £675 i decided i wanted to keep it as it owes me nearly 3 grand!
But this is currently how it stands

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Caved in from where it had been dropped off a jack once or twice, sideskirts covered it up...
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The mark on the front bumper is from where i hit a bird!

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Post by Simon Tue 03 Mar 2009, 07:02

I'd have taken the £675 mate in the current market you could get HDI for a few hundred more
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Post by AlexJ Tue 03 Mar 2009, 07:30

Now i would have thought that but i ant seem to find any HDI's or Dturbos for about a grand, people want silly money for them

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Post by welsh_ben Tue 03 Mar 2009, 10:08

all bout looking looking looking and more looking lol,nice to see youve given this car another go tho
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Post by racermike Tue 03 Mar 2009, 10:18

why would you buy a phase 3 bumper and spray the strip black may aswell stick wit a phase 2, or is it cause youy want round fogs?
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Post by rich t Tue 03 Mar 2009, 20:18

looking gd fella
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Post by jimmartin1 Wed 04 Mar 2009, 08:19

Good luck with this one lad!!
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Post by pug_boy Wed 04 Mar 2009, 09:07

ow did u make the IC sprayer mate iv tryed a few times with no luck
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Post by pug_boy Wed 04 Mar 2009, 09:08

i got a FMIC btw
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Post by racermike Wed 04 Mar 2009, 09:33

i would only run a spray bar if i was running increased boost and fuelling with an fmic. put co2 through the spray bar then.
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Post by pug_boy Wed 04 Mar 2009, 09:37

i was thinking that i want purge kits 2
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Post by welsh_ben Wed 04 Mar 2009, 09:56

i have a spray bar for sale
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Post by Abergavenny_306GTI6 Thu 05 Mar 2009, 06:24

spray bars to work properly have to get the watter to a microgram in weight too work effectivly soaking it gives no effect
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Post by pug_boy Fri 06 Mar 2009, 01:41

i was thinking of cryo sprayer on the IC and purge kits
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