On the move

[Gary Symons]

Hi all,

Will be starting the swap properly this weekend, moved the car round to my dads garage a tonight.

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[adamh]

excellent.. its gaggin fer it!.. good luck

[Gary Symons]

Got the engine dropped last night, so when I get home from work I will be around there to start cleaning up the engine bay and get the engine mounts removed. Now where did I put that angle grinder :twisted:

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[Paul Woods]

ah clearing the engine bay is very gratifying! and taking the grinder to the engine mounts is a big step! no turning back when those are removed! they are an absolute sod to remove,whip the battery tray off first!

If theres any advice i can give then paint out your engine bay first (bar the chassis points where you will be welding),its very hard to paint once the engines in.

Keep the pics coming!

[podge]

i used a spot weld drill an angle grinder and the fbh :D

[Paul Woods]

is the fbh the same tool as the bfh i used? :D

[JB]

Paul I'm sure you said an fhh was better than a bbh or even a fbh :!:
But do you think I'll manage with a bmh or an feh :?:

Sorry I'll sfu now

[Paul Woods]

the bigger the BFH the better mate

[podge]

yes i think my fbh was just right for the job prob the same as your bfh paul :D

[Gary Symons]

Just a quick update, removed the fuel tank tonight. Also a question, I already have a used rev3 fuel pump, would I be better off buying a new walbro?

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[nik]

i would just use the rev3 pump mate..
whilst youre under there, check the heater matrix lines. mine are rusty as hell.

[Paul Woods]

totally agree with nik,rev3 pump is fine.

[Gary Symons]

i would just use the rev3 pump mate..
whilst youre under there, check the heater matrix lines. mine are rusty as hell.

You mean like this? :shock:

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[Paul Woods]

what i did on my 1.5 was to gut the old heater pipes from the car entirely and i routed rubber heater hose from front to rear,its ?5 a meter but makes a lifetime repair out of it.

[Gary Symons]

As the weather was so beautiful today I thought I would spend it in a hot and dirty garage doing some grinding. :(

The results were worthwhile though :D , now reached the point of no return.

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[adamh]

another one bites the dust.. would ya look at that empty bay.. mk1ophiles would have a stroke

[Paul Woods]

ah a blank canvas upon which a 1.5 artist will create a veritable internal combustion masterpiece....(mops brow with the hankerchief of overstatement)...or in other words,that looks the dogs mate,no going back now! get the spray cans out before you do anything!

[adamh]

whats good for the bay? besides 2 pack?

[Paul Woods]

well 2 pack is best but i also like smoothrite too...if you have a white/black or red car its ideal,not a bad match and sorts out the rusty bits.

Its a bit of a pain cosmetically tidying the bay when you want to get on with the swap but a little time spent on it now is really worth it later on when the engines in.

[nik]

that is so true paul.
i rushed the engine in on mine and really wanted to respray the bay once the engine was in and running..take it slow and steady and you wont have regrets later on...