Well done mate. Glad your getting stuck in again

Lee, its been a while since i looked in on how the project is going and i have to be honest, you really do deserve respect for the job you are doing and i cant believe it has come so far so quickly

Reading through what you have achieved makes me want to start getting my hands dirty, really inspiaring

Cant wait to see it on the road, it will be mental!!

Top job!
Ian

Good to see your making a start again leeroy, if you need a hand putting the engine in give us a shout mate, im off this weekend.

looking good lee, she will be back on the road befor you know it. paul got a 6 paddle clutch in his takes so getting used to. hope you and he family are well

keep up the good work

nice to see you back at it mate

cheers guys
right heres how it stands i have got the engine in but for some reason had a bit of a struggle it was so tight with the manifold on as it was so close to the bracket that holds the rad so i had to take the manifold off in the end as it was catching it and made a mess on my exhaust rap but not to bad tho thank god







i have now started to connect the loom up and started to plan and make brackets for the alternator/ water tank and fuel filter and all the other bits too
plus just ordered a new age power steering pump and bits so i can fit a big pipe under the manifold
will get some pics up as soon as possible

Looking good, don't forget to take the can of redbull out

thats where i left it

good to see that engine bay filled again

i know fella it's been awhile now

Looking good Lee! Im really excited to see it running so i cant imagine how you must feel!

Arrrrrr why didnt you give me a shout, if you didnt want a hand i could have watch

Is all the prop,diff etc... all plumbed in ?

yes fella everything is sorted

Getting close now Lee

Good to see it all going back together mate Shame it wont be done for the trackday

Making some headway now Lee, be good to see this on the road again.

yes guys im getting there now and my newage power steering pump came today so hopfully have a little go over the weekend

Keep up the hard work. This is the best thread around and your testing the water for a fellow Cat owner. I hope it all works out.

cheers Simon

managed to get a bit done today and started to tidy the wires up because the manifold being reversed all the wires were being stretched so got to work on that plus the water pipe that goes to carb and idle control valve were on the rear of the engine so i made up some pipe to run under the manifold to connect them and then secured to the underneath of manifold plus cut and modded the alternator bracket and made adjustment to dipstick and made up a bracket to hold the alternator in place and also fitted my new age power steering pump

all have just been placed for now as i need clips and need to paint brackets and clean things so will get this done soon as but here are some pic's of what I've done so far

new age power steering in place but not finished yet this was done to fit bigger pipe to turbo with les restriction



carb has no water pipe running through it anymore and icv with pipes i made to run under the manifold





rear to show where pips come out





moved the dip stick over abit for room



pic of bracket to hold alternator in place







got lots more to do so hopefully get some more done by the end of the week

i also need to give it a lick of paint here and there and have decided to put new covers back over the cam wheels as they are very close to the inter cooler pipe

Coming along nicely Lee That pipe does look close to the cam wheel

i know calv thats why im going to get new covers for them

hopfully get some more done later on today

Getting there now lee, you have done a fantastic job so far,i would not have a clue where to start
Keep up the good work mate,it will be good to see her back on the road

cheers fella hopfully have an hour on it this weekend

Well done Lee!!, looking very nice mate

Coming along now fella. How's the business prospect going???

hi guys, got abit more done and managed to get my alloy front arms fitted as i have been waiting to get the cones that drop in to the arms for the ball joint and cotton comp sorted the parts for me again so with my whiteline bits that i already had got them fitted and wheels are on and car is back down on the floor

i have been finishing sorting out brackets and power steering pumps done lots more bits to go but almost there now

almost forgot did have a bit of bad luck as when i was closing my garage there was a metal bar near the garage door and it fell and hit the rear quater by the petrol cap and scraped down to the rear door

so will need it to be re sprayed at some point some touch up and t cut for now me thinks

Take a pic of the scratch Lee, t-cut aint gonna do sheeeeee at mate, if it going to be resprayed whats the worst i could do

you'll have to come up and give it a buff scud
i have been working hard and ordered a few more bits like silicone hoses some cold air ducting tube and a roger clark spun trumpet with large k&n filter
almost sorted the air filter hose under manifold and ive mounted the fpr and the fuel filter and will almost be ready to do the parellel fuel rail conversion
still got to sort a 3 inch exhaust system out and then just odds and sods and job done so will get the pic's up soon as

nearly there mate, will it be making an apperance at the elan valley meet

hi red almost there will not be done for awhile though as i still need lots of bits like rcm type reverse scoop and 22b vents and then the bonnet will need painting plus my p1 type fog for intake and then it needs to be run in and then mapped plus i need a full exhaust yet but just to get it running will be great for me

still waiting on a few parts and will get some pics up of whats been done so far