Originally Posted by Useless (Post 9377511)

Good progress James!

The 4 pots are a must on earlier cars as the standard brakes are shocking!!

Originally Posted by welshy12 (Post 9377520)

Spot on fella:thumb: Mattybr5 is a genuine guy to buy from, done a couple sales with him:D

Originally Posted by stibex (Post 9377525)

hi welcome a long a good place for oparts is awsome imports m8 has seas and every think u would need just over seven bridge really

Originally Posted by stedee (Post 9380438)

fpr and parallel fuel rail mod, you want to look after that engine.

ive got a forged block ready to go in but wont put it in till ive got the fuel rail mod done

Originally Posted by L55 REP (Post 9380528)

well done fella good progress. the seats wouldnt be any good for you
get a nice set of Brides :D

if you want to get shot of your old engine id give you £100 for it :D
need a turbo/turbo oil feed pipes camshaft pulley and odds and sods
let me know asap though please fella i got to get sumut sorted tomorrow :D

Originally Posted by MYR58U (Type-RA.co.uk)

Re: Parallel Fuel Rail Mod
You can do it yourself very easily. There is a more detailed description in my thread on my car, but basically you need to pull the intake manifold off, remove the old fuel lines and rails, and from there buy:

What:
- 8mm (5/16") fuel hose (I bought 5m to have some spare)
- x2 fuel T-pieces to suit above hose
- x15 hose clamps - put 1 on every join. You'll have some spare, which is always good.
- x2 PASSENGER side fuel rails (no fuel pressure regulator on passenger rails)
- x1 aftermarket adjustable fuel pressure regulator (with gauge). I found Sard to be the best and most reliable.
- x1 set of spare under-manifold fuel lines to cut up PLUS your old ones

Why:
To ensure equal fuel flow to each cylinder, you need to ensure pressure is kept equal in both rails. This is achieved using precisely identical lengths of hose for the feed and the return. What you want is one piece of hose going from the filter to a T-piece, which splits in 2 and runs to the fuel rails. Fuel goes through the rails, out the back and then you have 2 pieces of fuel hose (identical to the feed side) taking it back to another T-piece, which then takes it to your fuel pressure regulator mounted somewhere else in the engine bay (from the reg. it will then go down the return line to the tank).

How:
Get the elbows (which join the fuel rails) cut off your old fuel lines and have the ends swaged (so the hose doesn't pop off/leak. This is really easy and should cost you almost nothing.

Then, get the measuring tape out and measure the distance from the OUTLET of your fuel filter to the middle of the engine (where your T-piece splitter will be). Your return line to the fuel pressure regulator needs to be the same length as this feed line.

The lines going from each T-piece across to each rail should be the same length and i've found 300mm to be a good size as it is a bit longer than required (and therefore fits around the various pumps/wiring/etc under the intake manifold). Remember, you need to be precise when measuring to ensure equal flow.

Once you've trialled how it all goes together, fit it up, mount the fuel pressure regulator and adjust the pressure (for 380s it should be around 38psi, 440s will require 45psi I think) and tidy up the vacuum lines, etc.

Pic of mine.
https://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6333/railslx7.jpg

Originally Posted by evil.soup (Post 9390195)

Welcome mate!

Really love what you are doing with the car, its great when someone rescues a car from the scrappy, well done:thumb:

Originally Posted by Jimbob WRX (Post 9390905)

Cheers buddy. Yeah so many nice older cars have fallen foul of this scrappage scheme too, when the opportunity came up to have the car I had to. Was only going to put a £500 engine in tbh, but when my Vectra blew a piston then threw a rod and holed both sides on the case, I decided to sell all of the many tuning mods, and upgraded parts for my Scooby. Still have bits to sell like a nice set of Recaro seats, front rear and door cards, shame they don`t fit the Scoob!

Just need a hand to remove the engine and fit the new one (I`ve no clue lol).

Originally Posted by redwards (Post 9391062)

When are you thinking of swapping the engine out?

Originally Posted by redwards (Post 9391141)

I can't help this week or next, but should be free after that. I have an engine swap for a peugeot diesel taking up space at the moment. This is hopefully going to be sorted Sunday, depending on the owners ability to get his ar$e out of bed.

Originally Posted by G-string (Post 9400316)

Looks like you got lots planned mate, should be very nice when totaly finished

Originally Posted by Alsieboy (Post 9431249)

nice one fella, if you still want a workshop manual I will have cd's at the meet on Sunday :thumb:

Originally Posted by redwards (Post 9431252)

Looking good :cool: You should be on the road in no time.