IMHO it looks better than the dragger anyhow....

Joe.....

 

Cheers jonjo...

 

Well... received a letter from Manchester airport yesterday saying the engine was ready to pick up... and that it had been sat there since 10am Tuesday... alittle peed off I rung them... as I payed for it to come to my door...!!!
Also e-mailed RON at AXIS, he's looked into it and found out that BAX GLOBAL(the delievery firm) made an error while entering the info into the computer and so now I have to collect the package at the airport.

So I've payed up the bill for importing it etc... plus £25 quid for their delievery... and its been promised to be at my door step between 9am-11am today... Ron has said he'll refund the difference... Bax's error though!!!
So hopefully I'll be a happy lad later... I'm also off work for a week now... so I can crack on with getting it running again... I'll update later...

 

What an agonising wait!
Remember the pic and article or we won't speak to you again.....
Graham

 

Eh....it's 09:03 and no piccies yet, what's going on?

 

I know... i'm sick of looking out the window... like a dog waiting for the postman... lol
I'm getting sleepy now... been working nights this week... finished work at 5am this morning... not been bed yet... can't sleep... dunno why???

 

Know the feeling!!

Got a max of 4hrs sleep before the doorbell and banging on door started! Delivery of garden furniture without even letting me know they which day they were coming!! I hate nights!

Hope it has arrived by now, and looking forward to piccies

 

It's here... alittle later than expected... but its all here safe... pic's soon... I ain't had 5 minutes today...
Anyone want any ej22t parts... standard spec pistons, rods, and crank all as new?
Can't wait to start building... Oooooooo!!! Pic's shortly...

 

Good luck with it Scoobyslammed, your car looks fantastic!!!

Just out of interest, what paint did you use on your Brembo calipers??

Cheers

Ross

 

Well, heres the pic's as promised... it was like having another birthday when this little lot turned up... bank account has been raided!!!lol



Heres the pistons I have forsale... standard EJ22t pistons...



Crank and rods forsale...





The power house... Oooooooooo... 2.35 Stage 4 AXIS build... hmmmmm, nice...











Me head bolts... should hold it together quite well...



Managed to swap all needed bolts over off the other block, plus some sensors... ordered the rest of the need parts from RCM today... so they should be with me tommorrow, so finally I can get stuck in and get this thing together...
Next week once i'm near enough there, will get the turbo and injectors on order from Andy F...
Can't wait...

The other day I was bored... so... though it was about time I got the bin on the back... what you think???



















You'll have to excuse my mates pigeon s**t... Its on anyway...
So, finally its coming together... its been nearly 10 months... and hopefully been worth the wait... although a 2.5k rebuild would have had it running in no time... I just feel the need to put my mark on this car...
Can't wait to get behind the wheel of it again...

 

Double post... oops

 

Wow!
Spanner time for you then.
Keep the build pics coming in full detail.
Great start!
Graham

 

Looking good mate!

BTW, did you paint the ej22 stamp on the block? You absolute tart!!!!!

 

He's put some tyre chalk on it Colin, so you can see the stamp ok.

 

I'm not bragging or owt... lol... I used a paint pen... I've only done it for the camera's benifit... as I wasn't sure it would stand out... hence just marking it with some yellow pen... marked the 1,2,3,4 aswell... lol... get a paint pen in my hand and I go nuts!!!
lol... and as for tart, says you...!!! Cheers for the feed back...
Today while i'm waiting for parts, i'm outside on the underside of the car again attacking it with the black paint... haahaahaa...!
May wax it again if the parts are running late... also gotta steam clean the sump... keeping the original on... don't see the need to go baffled...?

 

Haven't got outside yet, and already the parts are turning up... first... Some of Carl Davey's manifold spacers... these were old stock, @ a bargain price... wink wink... Big thanks to Carl... who has gone offshore today, but rushed these out for me yesterday...



More parts to arrive later...

 

having re read the thread the pm now makes sense to me, derr!

 

Its ok matey... hence DIY...

 

same as that
looking very good though

 

This is my sump... I spent most of the day cleaning bits of bearing out of this bloody thing... My god, what a job... hand is full of cuts... these really ain't made to clean...lol



Also degreased the oil pick up pipe and the undertray...

All my parts turned up from RCM today... so I better crack on... lol

 

Now is not the time to rush!
Good going.
Graham

 

Looking good mate

joe.....

 

Hoping over the next couple of days to pretty much get the block built up... ie, heads, sump inlet etc on... Then hopefully next week it will just be bolt turbo and injectors on and dump it in...
Its all turned up at the wrong time really... I've gotta dismantle a concrete garage tommorrow... 9ftx16ft... £50 quid off a lad at work... gonna try get that took down tommorrow and then try pick it up and get it in the back garden over weekend...
Very busy at the mo.... lol

 

Any progress Scoobyslammed.

That really is going to be one FAB type R, I swear I'm not jealous.

 

Due to being very busy last weekend sorting out the new garage... I haven't managed to get everything done I wanted... but have done all the little time consuming jobs now...
The engine should be built up for saturday evening really...
Minus turbo and injectors... I've been trying to delay things... just been waiting for pay day on the 15th so I don't completely skint myself...
I e-mailed Andy F at the weekend... the earlest I can expect my parts off him with be thursday the 15th June as he's gone on his hols for a week...
So fingers crossed it should all be built up for this weekend with pic's... then later next week its just bolt the last few parts on and chuck it in... long as it don't take to long for the bits to turn up, can't see why it won't be running by the 18th...
Then its running in stage... Oooooooo...

 

I've had a few set backs over weekend so haven't been able to do as much as I'd have liked too, also ordered a baffled sump from APi, this was due to further inspection of my sump, we've noticed the lip is bent and a few dents in it... and i'm not willing to risk it, for it to leak & not seal right, or worse...!!!

Also had to order 2 cambelt idlers from Camskill, as there is alittle play in one of them, and the other is noisey just from spinning by hand!!!
When will the spending end!!!

 

Alrite mate what do the manifold spacers do I've seen these a few times but just wondered??

 

Scoobyslammed,

Just curious - have you decided on what ECU to use yet ?

 

Gonna use the GEMS ecu that was already fitted to the car... just re-map it...
Regarding the manifold spacers... helps keep the manifold temps down... and you don't get as much heat transfer through from the block... in theory...

 

Cheers to David @ APi... Baffled sump turned up this morning... big thanks mate... I'll get it fitted towards the end of the week...