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petec
21-03-2007, 13:07
My car's finally been repaired and delivered back to me after four months in storage with the insurance company :naughty:

Then the rad burst on the way back from the body shop and I spent the whole of Saturday replacing it. Now finally after four months I have my baby back.

But with a cambelt due and a clutch change inevitable its time to go the way of the V6 :thumbsup:
nik
21-03-2007, 13:09
damn another v6...
congrats though, correct choice for the car for sure..
will you be going the route of the SC..or staying NA..?
superchargedsam
21-03-2007, 13:11
congrats and right engine (wrong car) choice, is the girl in the avatar helping?
petec
21-03-2007, 13:30
N/A to begin with Nik, maybe a supercharger later on when I feel like I need some more oooommmpf.

I've caught the bug after seeing fizzy's and helping chris99 out.

And the girl in my avatar, entirely fictional. But If anyone out there fits the description I am open to applications.
foxy-stoat
21-03-2007, 13:46
pete my man.....you wont regret it!!

have you driven one yet?

if not and you go to the pease pottage to brighton meet, then you can have a wee play in mine.......still put a giggle on my face !

Wayne

:thumbsup:
Garbe
21-03-2007, 14:28
good choice,
i had the same reasons for changing, my cambelt is due and also the clutch slips occasionally.
I've finally booked some time off work to continue with my swap.
superchargedsam
21-03-2007, 14:39
hmmm makes sense, cambelt needs doing and the clutch, just as easy to bin the lot and fit in a V6! As bad as me and my celica with a knackered knock sensor :whistle:
Garbe
21-03-2007, 15:16
Those knock sensors ehh sam, pig of a job
superchargedsam
21-03-2007, 15:23
Those knock sensors ehh sam, pig of a job


much easier to replace with a freshly built forged engine and new turbo I always find :whistle:
biteme
21-03-2007, 15:44
A freshly "built" V6 you mean Sam?
Garbe
21-03-2007, 16:08
knock sensors, the buggers do tend to sieze
Fizzy
21-03-2007, 21:49
I've caught the bug after seeing fizzy's and helping chris99 out.

Mwahahahahahaha! Another converted to the ways of the V6 thanks to the charms of my beastie..... rotflmao

Glad you got the car back though - sounded like it was going to be in storage for years until the insurance company finally got sorted!

Looking forward to seeing how your v6 conversion goes. :thumbsup:
petec
04-04-2007, 15:32
oooooh Baby ! I have a V6 Camry sat on my driveway. I bought it last night for the sum of £400 on a J plate (92) with 140 miles on the clock.
It had 12 months MOT too rotflmao

Guess what........... its :woc: time!
Garbe
04-04-2007, 16:43
It's GRINDER time :boogie:
OlberJ
04-04-2007, 18:17
Get in there mate. It's fooking therapy! :thumbsup:
chris99
05-04-2007, 17:19
WOOP WOOP - You know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
petec
13-04-2007, 20:48
Today I became a man ! :pumped:

I've reached a major mile stone in my V6 conversion. I took the day off work so that I could remove the V6 from the Camry. I started at 9 am and was finished by 7:30 pm with the engine on the back of the pickup . All without Hobnobs and no Irn-Bru!

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/MYV6/images/Picture_001.jpg

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/MYV6/images/Picture_003.jpg

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/MYV6/images/Picture_022.jpg

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/MYV6/images/Picture_023.jpg

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/MYV6/images/Picture_024.jpg

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/MYV6/images/Picture_025.jpg
OlberJ
13-04-2007, 22:13
you got something against Irn Bru likes?
Garbe
13-04-2007, 22:14
that's great progress, engine out in a day, took me somewhat longer.#
Oh and i like the pose, eyes closed and feet in lol
Jaemus
14-04-2007, 01:42
he's made a twin engine ford ute! the man is crazy!
jasper
14-04-2007, 01:44
Don't half look big sat in that pickup
Paul Woods
14-04-2007, 07:45
great progress pete! would have gone a lot quicker with hobs n bru though!
superchargedsam
18-04-2007, 14:48
he's made a twin engine ford ute! the man is crazy!

hehe like it! not as good as the twin cooper engined mini ick up though ;)

Great work fella and keep it coming!
Jinja
18-04-2007, 16:34
Get in there (or out as the case may be!) :thumbsup:
petec
09-05-2007, 19:54
Look what turned up today boys ! Lots of shiny metal :thumbsup:

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/mr2/picture_200.jpg

http://www.peterchaplin.co.uk/mr2/picture_206.jpg
hmmmmm
09-05-2007, 22:12
ahhhhhh yesss my preciousss ;)

Looks good! Now get it out of the kitchen and under the car:driving:
Jaemus
10-05-2007, 07:20
oooh yes thats very nice, like mine but cleaner, sleeker, tougher and much shinier
cantfindausername
10-05-2007, 08:34
Nice, is that a blue flame exhaust?
petec
10-05-2007, 11:25
no its a N\A Mongoose, alot bigger than it looks in the photo's i've seen around the web. I have no doubts it will flow well enough for the N\A V6.

I didn't like the way the blue flame stuck out at an angle.
cantfindausername
10-05-2007, 11:37
really? nina has a mongoose on hers so we'll be doing the same thing. I'll be interested to see how you mount the exhaust up.
steviek
10-05-2007, 11:50
mines a blue flame and paul is putting it on my v6 as i like the sound of it on my na