My new G40..

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:41 pm

got attacked.

DAY 1

innocent G40 didn't quite know what it was in for..

thats day 1.

DAY 2 (today)

You can see all the damage from these pics. The floorpan has been badly bent inwards.

"Oh no, don't break the G40. They're so rare!!!" Anyone wanna fix this one???

Not bad progress...

DanW · Post by **DanW** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:56 pm

wow! all that in 2days

NIce weather to be doing it too!

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:30 am

Thats good progress mate, can't wait to see it all completed!

dub envy wrote:"Oh no, don't break the G40. They're so rare!!!" Anyone wanna fix this one???

made me laugh!

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:15 am

Very good progress in a short space of time. What are you doing with the throttle cable, is it spare ?

ibiza jamie · Post by **ibiza jamie** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:23 am

my car!!!!!!!!!

lol wow you didnt hang around mate well done!

good luck

j

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:52 pm

Blimey

-That's- progress

You really don't believe in doing things by halves, do you

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:19 pm

Engine will be in mine by next monday.

Have just ordered a new braided oil pipe for the charger and some spark plugs from Pitstop.

Will be getting 2 new petrol pumps, filter, oil filter, ht leads, gaskets, and maybe a 4 branch this week.

Jamie, did the car use a lot of petrol?? The tank was rusted through where the filler neck meets the tank....

Dan, the throttle cable is toast.

Also Jamie, what suspension was on the car? And how damn tight do you do wheel nuts up?????????

Krupa · Post by **Krupa** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:47 pm

That's bloody great progress that!

However, I think I'm gonna buy just an engine for mine, I doubt my parents would take too kindly to the mess and I don't have a garage/drive/big enough garden!

Your car's gonna be awesome with that G40 engine tucked under the bonnet.

Karl_CLCoupe · Post by **Karl_CLCoupe** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:53 am

You got motoring on that! good luck with the conversion. Here's to a very swift NV.

Karl.

ibiza jamie · Post by **ibiza jamie** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:16 am

i torqued the wheels to 110nm mate like you should,

ah haaaaaa thats why it used 5 pound a day fuel lmao

good luck with the install mate should be easy to change those bits with the lump out

j

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:31 am

ibiza jamie wrote:i torqued the wheels to 110nm mate like you should,

Eeeek! That sounds way too high......

ibiza jamie wrote:ah haaaaaa thats why it used 5 pound a day fuel lmao

Funny how you find these things out after you get rid of the car

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:02 pm

bstardchild wrote:
ibiza jamie wrote:i torqued the wheels to 110nm mate like you should,
Eeeek! That sounds way too high......

110nm is wot the haynes manual says i'm sure! had to do mine the other day but we've done mine up to 90nm i think!

wot about the tension on the belts of the charger, check that out in the haynes, thats quite high as well!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:17 pm

Wheel bolts on a mk2 are 100Nm according to my haynes, so 110 sounds reasonable. Does seem tight though, that's the kind of torque that you actually have to stand on the wrench and jiggle up and down to get it to click

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:45 pm

GroovyCarrot wrote:Does seem tight though, that's the kind of torque that you actually have to stand on the wrench and jiggle up and down to get it to click

yeah, and to undo. Was a little scarey having to stand on the wrench to undo a tri-lock.....

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:59 pm

f**k me! You don't hang about!

Good going mate...when should you have the engine in?

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