welcome to my basket case.

[androo007]

Here's a reaction -

[qwakers]

[Draven]

Wow.. I am jealous that you have the time to do all this.

My stuff always takes far longer than it should.

[craig]

commendable!

[qwakers]

getting towards the flat and polish stage...




ps is anyone else having issues seeing the pictures in this thread? im having issues with photobucket where i can't see embedded images or thumbnails but i can see them fine if i open from a hyperlink....

[qwakers]

oh and you will notice im sure the tyres are covered in paint and im sure youre thinking why didnt you mask them off?

you dont need to. take 1 paintbrush and 1 bottle of fairy liquid
coat tyre sidewall liberally in fairy liquid
paint wheel.

when you come to clean the car once all is done take pressure washer and aim at wheel. paint will disappear...

magic

[aussieGT]

oh and you will notice im sure the tyres are covered in paint and im sure youre thinking why didnt you mask them off?

you dont need to. take 1 paintbrush and 1 bottle of fairy liquid
coat tyre sidewall liberally in fairy liquid
paint wheel.

when you come to clean the car once all is done take pressure washer and aim at wheel. paint will disappear...

magic

Sounds like a bit of a fairytale to me.

Pics all work for me. I think you are showing just about each and every one of us up with the progress you are making on this car.

[qwakers]

oh and you will notice im sure the tyres are covered in paint and im sure youre thinking why didnt you mask them off?

you dont need to. take 1 paintbrush and 1 bottle of fairy liquid
coat tyre sidewall liberally in fairy liquid
paint wheel.

when you come to clean the car once all is done take pressure washer and aim at wheel. paint will disappear...

magic

Sounds like a bit of a fairytale to me.

It does work...
see




sorted out the interior, it now has a working radio!! well i just get static but that might well be because i have no ariel... new ariel on its way once thats sorted and ive put all the trim back on the front bumper and refitted the undertrays then all will be well....



another idiot previous owner moment.

the last several owners obviously thought pure tap water was a acceptable engine coolant. with the result of which the coolant was brown and there was sludge everywhere. im on my 3rd flush now and am still getting brown water out. on top of that the cooling system was over pressurizing and the previous owner couldn't work out why. my forst thought was head gasket but it isnt. turns out the pipe to the expansion bottle and the little filter at the end of the pipe where blocked with brown sludge. blew it all out with a air line and all is well. sits about half way up the gauge and no more coolant loss through the cap...

[aussieGT]

fairy liquid - fairy tale…

[androo007]

Well he burst your bubble

[qwakers]

went straight over my head that one lol

[androo007]

At least his jokes are clean

[qwakers]

groan....

[qwakers]

so nearly 3 months after buying it... iv finally got the V5c on its way to me.

the idiot P/O never sent it off (dont know why not, it has cost him 6 months tax!) so i sent off a v62 form last month and got a letter last week saying they are processing it. today i checked the online tax/mot checker and it is now showing as SORN


i'm fairly relieved, i was certain it was kosher because the v5 i saw had all the watermarks and matched the address etc that i was buying it from but i was still fairly nervous even with the HPI check telling me all the numbers matched etc.

so, should receive it in a day or two, then all ive got to do is stick the new vinyl number plate on the front and put the front inner wheel arches back in and its ready for the road.



except ive got to flat and polish it yet. that will HAVE to wait, ive run out of time and need to start pulling my land-rover apart so i can get some much needed £££££'s in the bank....

[qwakers]

my v5 arrived today. relief all around , just gotta tax it now... that i will wait til the 1st of next month to do on principal, and then its good to go

[qwakers]

took it round the block yesterday to get it out of the way whilst i put the land rover into the garage. its sooo much better to drive. no banging clonking or lurching about it goes where you point it and all the torque steer has gone. and GOOD NEWS! it fits over speed bumps.


now to strip and sell an old friend in pieces....

its already half stripped

[qwakers]

ummm. oops.



i might have just gone and bid on a cheap toyota camry with no intention of winning it... y know, the ill bid this for it and ill never win it... bid.


i won it.


looks like ill be converting my mr2 to v6. and if im going to do that, i might as well supercharge it....






IT BEGINS.... again i must be nuts

[androo007]

do it do it do it

plenty of guidance and support here.... you're at the right place!

[qwakers]

1st question or two.

can i use my n/a gearbox with a 3vz-fe v6?

can i convert a auto engine to manual by chucking a manual flywheel at it (im sure ive read you can)

and can i make the n/a flywheel fit?


and thats just to start with....

[thomp1983]

Yes you can use your n/a box with a 3vz, yes you can fit a manual flywheel to the 3vz but the pcd needs altering and for clutch setup your best using a mix of turbo flywheel and pressure plate with an n/a friction disc.

All the v6 information you could want is over at twobrutal.co.uk