warning gas and air may be required for some readers...gear changer thingy in, just need to torque everything up but i want some longer bolts for the wishbones. The Whiteline H brace is quite thick so I want to slap some loner fittings in.


LSD in...managed this on my own with the most ingenious multi jack set up, cussed it at the time but very rewarding Steve Ds diff mount, the eagles eyed will notice I still need to drill a hole


I even gave it a quick wash and it's back in the garage for the first time in nine months


Got to change the lower ball joints on the Clio after an advisory note on its MOT and then I'll slap the driveshaft and 'zorst in this weekend...gotta make a list of the small jobs before sticking the engine in the hole...

 

OMFG, progress!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Coming along nicely bud.. what 5 speed box you got in there?

 

Trev, great gif

Ian, long time no speak

Tyler, it's a straight cut PPG with billet selector forks and DCCD

 

 

Might be finished by 2020 at this rate

 

Pretty pleased too Stu

You might have saved up for that R35 by then Banny

 

So glad I was sitting down when I clicked to open the thread.

Well done mate. Nice to see some progress.

 

Cheers, I glanced out of the kitchen window this morning and momentarily shat myself; car had disappeared...so it's not just you

 

******, glad to see something positive after the "crap" you had to put up with regarding the box

 

Ta for reminding me...not had the report back from Clinic yet

 

Yay, finally a decent update.

 

wtf cleaned it to? i spat my beer across my mrs face.

 

Dancing stormtroopers and beer spit...WTF is gonna happen when the long engine goes in?!

 

Damn, maybe it was a bit premature.

 

I want Vader and the Emperor doing the fox trot please

 

Well get it fitted and you'll find out

I can't wait

 

motivation is high right now and there is a lul in the DIY

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On a serious note - when do you hope to have the engine in by?
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2020??

 

No point rushing it now is there Trev

 

Serious question does the wagon feel any less planted than the saloon?

 

Never noticed any difference and I've driven quite a few of both sorts at various levels of tune. I think you would have to be right on bleeding edge (and be a highly skilled peddler), to feel the difference..speak to Steve D as he has driven both variants with huge amounts of power.

wagons are waaaaay cooler so just go buy one big boy

 

hardly likely as the basic chassis and floorpan are shared anyhows with basically only the rear section of upper bodywork specific to each

the wagons do run slightly softer set-up as std normally in terms of rollbars and such but nothing "normal" mods wouldn't assist

 

Is the engine in yet??

 

Don't be daft, Trev.

He's probably still making his breakfast.

 

The weekend just gone was as unsuccessful as the weekend before was successful; took over an hour to remove each pinch bolt and the I managed to pop a drive-shaft off the 182 and empty the 'box oil trying to remove the lower ball joint because it was rusted in place...got woke up last night by cats fighting under the car. One of mine comes in looking like a seagull from an oil slick so I've just had to pay for a blood test and general anaesthetic to get her cleaned up.


So, no Trev Micky was right...it's not in yet

 

Ow sugar, hope the ***** is ok..

My cats normally sit ontop of my car as it has a cover over it and they claw the F out of it

 

 

she is fine ta...pretty pi55ed about the whole experience...in fact the only real harm that seems to have been done is to my wallet; £120 lighter for a bit of a wash