Zealot Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 [Pics + stuff to come when I get home, this is a placeholder, and I've forgotten stuff. And Cam's a whiner] 1900 cc XU9JAZ 123hp @ the flywheel (apparently) Faults Engine Leaks oil left right and centre. Puffs a bit of smoke at idle (rooted valve stem seals) Sounds like a tractor when cold - piston slap etc. Interior Huge amounts of dash-rattle. Exterior Stone chips all over the front, rip in the paint on the left side when it was broken into. Stuff completed (Aka very little ) Remus Exhaust - rear + mid mufflers. Looks nice, sounds nice as under load (eg when flooring it up a hill). No louder than the stock one which would rattle at 60k in 4th gear (always knew when I could be ticketed), but it's a bit deeper at idle, and nicer at 5k+. Nolathane front suspension bushes (already on) New headlight (ripoff tbh... $150 for a piece of freaking glass?) ICE Pioneer 7750 headdeck Omnifi MP3 storage Rainbow 10" subwoofer with a box I made Caliber 475+ amp Focal 165A1 components, not installed yet as I haven't got front pods for them yet. Got all the wiring done though. Work in Progress (ie stuff that is currently happening, but not finished) Mi16 conversion on the way - current status - in bits at Lynn Rogers' place waiting for pistons XU9J4 D6C - 160hp factory Stage 1 Cam regrind from a guy in Aus - http://www.taylor-eng.com Exhaust wedge (reangles the exhaust manifold to clear the firewall) New Clutch Using the standard Bosch Mi16 ecu from the DFW Mi - the detuned Aus one. Has slightly better fuel maps, and is a straight swap with my 205's loom Engine work: - Mild head job -> 3 angle valve seat grinds, removing casting lines etc (porting makes a minimal difference). NEW STEM SEALS. - Balanced bottom bits. - Bored liners from 83 -> 83.5mm - 83.5mm Wiseco Forged Pistons, 11.1ish:1 CR (standard 10.4). Waiting on these from the US - about 3 weeks away. Other stuff under the hood... New set of silicon coolant hoses (yay, blue) K&N Pod filter (standard airbox is about 50 million times too big to fit) New Group N Engine mounts (sooo much stiffer than OE) Suspension New Group N top front suspension rubber things. Group A rear beam mounts (will go on once the 309 beam is rebuilt) Summary Very little of the above is actually on the car yet. There's no point me trying to put new engine mounts or top rubber things in when we're going to have it all out and in pieces for the engine swap. I've bought all the bits listed above, just waiting to put it on. I have (I think) everything I need for the transplant, just need the engine to be finished, reassembled, etc. Currently waiting on pistons for the engine rebuild - liners were slightly too oval so boring the liners + larger pistons is the plan. ETA on pistons - 3 weeks, then a week or two to complete the engine work, then reassembly! To come (Stuff I'm intending to do, but haven't started yet) Put Phase 2 taillights (plus reverse, rear foglight) on the car. Have the lights, need the time to swap them. Get injectors cleaned 309 GTI rear beam + rebuild (bought a wreck with V8Pete) Put silicon washers EVERYWHERE on the dash when the engine is out. Damn rattle. Front speaker pods when I can afford these or get them made locally: Bilstein Shocks, Eibach Springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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