Steves mk2 V6 swap

[Paul Woods]

Next up on the WS production line is steves mk2,in for a v6,what else!

His car is also in for paintwork among other things so excuse the primer on the sides.Also steves car has the woefully inadequate 3s-fe fitted....really toyota what you playing at!!!

Heres the old bay....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/10.jpg

Not long after that we hauled it out,it didnt come quietly im afraid,two siezed tie rods refused to budge and had to be cut out,so turbo ones will replace these,heres the empty bay....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/11.jpg


Shortly after that the gearbox was removed,its all a bit manky,needs a damn good clean!

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/12.jpg

next the V6 was loaded onto the stand for strippage....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/13.jpg

And then stripped!

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/14.jpg

I have to say the internals on this engine are superb.

[Garbe]

So this ones in for the works. You're right about that 3SFE.

[Marksman]

Sod the car..., toolboxes!, SPACE!, painted walls and everything.

Nice work on the two of course too.

Nice to see :thumbsup:

Owen.

[steviek]

wow paul you have nicked my engine gr8 work there m8 arnt you supposed to stand in the empty engine bay. i carnt as i live in brum

[Paul Woods]

same as on matts build thread,both v6's got rebuilt with fresh head gaskets and a thorough clean of everything...

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/21.jpg

[Shorty]

Damn that looks good! And that just looks like one proper place to work on cars!

So glad you keep us updated. Hope you will continue like that in the future:)

[Paul Woods]

always will shorty,no worries there mate!

[steviek]

wow paul that looks brill does it mean i have to clean my car every day to keep up with my clean engine

[steviek]

wow paul m8

carnt wait till the next installment its certainly worth the wait to see the quality of workmanship that you do,look even better when you get the rocker covers on

ta

steve

[MRV6]

Nice work mate, these bloody v6's are as common as muck now;)

[Garbe]

Nice work mate, these bloody v6's are as common as muck now;)

lol

especially now they're going to be 2 a penny - TB is going to need alot more room for future JAE's:thumbsup:

[msherry21]

Surely we can just take some of Imoc's ground as they'll need less space!

We truly are a cult.:thk:

[OlberJ]

*ahem* Mk2V6's that is.

[msherry21]

well corrected!

[Paul Woods]

today saw the cam covers done....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/30.jpg

and the plenum and afm painted...

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/31.jpg

lots to come.

[msherry21]

That red plenum looks like a human organ...ripped out of the chest!

[OlberJ]

That red plenum looks like a human organ...ripped out of the chest!

Me missus just sed the exact same thing lol

Loving the look of this one. Just one question though, i thought the S/C was going on, or is that at a later date?

[steviek]

olber s/c lol i wish naaaaaa just the normal v6

gr8 work again paiul looks the bizz

[OlberJ]

:doh: wrong thread.

Looks awesome though. That 2K paint Paul? Where'd you buy it from?

[Fizzy]

today saw the cam covers done....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/30.jpg


Hmm.. sorry for butting in'/highjacking, but are those the normal rocker cover bolts on there? Mine uses allen key head jobies, where as those look like standard (hex head?) type bolts? Possibly why mine worked loose as its a lot harder to get the allen key ones tight. :(

[Paul Woods]

erm they should all have standard hex heads i think ian.

[Paul Woods]

todays update was sponsored by hobnobs...

quite a lot of detailing got done,most of the engine is built now,its a bit painstaking all this cleaning and painting....we now have a nice shot blast cabinet that speeds things up a bit....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/43.jpg

You can see the extra attention to detail around the ACIS... every nut n bolt done...

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/44.jpg

New timing belt is fitted too,flying along.

[msherry21]

Jesus, that is quick! and looking amazing, loving the red, we all know the red ones are the fastest!

[Jinja]

Your dead right sherry :)

Another good jobby almost jobbed Paul :thumbsup:

[biteme]

Fantastic work Woodsy!!

[petec]

Stunning work guys. Really impressed with both the turn around time and the detail.

And yes, red is most def the fastest :thumbsup:

[Portgordon]

Is it wrong that I get so excited about these posts?

looking quality Paul!!

Do you have a viewing booth? hehehe, I'd quite happily take a week off work just to watch a conversion in progress!

[shepz]

yeah always enjoy checking out the woodsports projects forum! you really do get the V6's looking awesome!

[Paul Woods]

cheers chaps!

[steviek]

paul

thats absoluty brill m8 i will certainly owe u a beer

[msherry21]

Just 1 beer???

[steviek]

well mmmmm guiness is it then paul

[steviek]

mmmmm a brewery full off beer paul will that do m8 lol

[Paul Woods]

how about i lie on my back with a funnel sticking out of my mouth :)

[steviek]

mmmmm u not into watersports are you paul?

[Paul Woods]

steve you're a sick man :)

[steviek]

what i say lol thought u were the ice pop man

[Paul Woods]

yes but thats frozen watersports lol entirely different lol

[steviek]

oohhhhhhh me a northerner sorry m8 very easy to get mixed up lol

[fimmo]

looking as good as ever!!!!!!! still by far the best decision i ever made getting the v6!

[steviek]

thats what i think 2 m8 best decission apart from buying the car lol

[OlberJ]

thats what i think 2 m8 best decission apart from buying the car lol

Owen :hand:

[steviek]

carnt wait for the next instalment

[Paul Woods]

here is steves engine fully built and ready....all we need to do is detail the gearbox and install the whole lot...

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/62.jpg

Heres both steve and matts gearboxes getting cleaned prior to painting....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/63.jpg

[steviek]

wow paul dont the engine look brill m8

[steviek]

paul

the oil filler cap do i need to et a trd one or is the one on good enuff

[Garbe]

TRD ones just for a bit of bling

[steviek]

how much do i exspect to pay 4 one and where from

[roseward]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-TRD-silver-oil-filler-cap-Supra-Lexus-IS300_W0QQitemZ260111820986QQihZ016QQcategoryZ7220 5QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

[steviek]

cheers m8 will have a look

[roseward]

www.fensport.co.uk have em also :-

http://www.fensport.co.uk/parts.htm

[msherry21]

....Or buy a fake one off ebay for 20 quid! same for coolant cap too.

[steviek]

whats the difference on paying 58 to a cheap one lol

[msherry21]

I don't think theres any difference. as long as the coolant cap holds 1.3 bar of pressure.

[steviek]

paul


i must admit the red looks awesome

[biteme]

I do like the red - and it pains me to say that.

Royal blue is the way forward though!!

[Rowdan]

whats the difference on paying 58 to a cheap one lol

The difference with the cheapies becomes evident in a few months, you have a shiney oil filler cap with a space where a sticker used to sit.;)

[steviek]

i will jus buy 2 then lol


whats happened 2day then paul next instalment pls

[Paul Woods]

keep panties on....uploading now.

[Paul Woods]

today we cleaned the gearboxes up and did a lawrence lewelyn bowen on em...

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/78.jpg

All that effort on a bloody gearbox,i must be off my head.

Heres steves engine/box prior to being loaded onto the WS engine dolly....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/79.jpg

And with a snap of the fingers and a severe lack of pictures later...
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/80.jpg

I think thats what you call "in"

Connecting shit up to follow....

[Garbe]

top work paul - snap of the fingers - so that's your secret to getting them done so quickly - Paul Daniels style ehh

[MRV6]

I do like the red - and it pains me to say that.

Royal blue is the way forward though!!

Hmmm though brown was your fav colour mate??

[MRV6]

Was over today had the pleasure of seeing the engine ensconsed in the car. As ever never fails to impress me with your workmanship mate and your attention to detail.

[adamh]

very red!.. good show cap.. woodsport tv coming soon eh

[Paul Woods]

hopefully ad,just need to sort a decent ISP and rig the hardware up :thumbsup:

[steviek]

well done paul that looks brill it certainly stands out and a right choice of colour shame i could not do it black and white eh johhny instead of blue

[splintermcinnes]

if you can see it alright, my old engine had a red oil filler cap on it, not sure of the make, but if it fits you can have it for nout!:thumbsup:

[splintermcinnes]

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/86.jpg

just checked, and you cant, so here's a piccy! its yours if you want it, and if paul still hasn't scrapped the old lump!!!!

Matt

[steviek]

cheers mat

[steviek]

i just showed the pic of the engine in my car to the 40 lads at work today and they thought wow

cheers again paul top job there m8

[Paul Woods]

wont fit im afraid chaps,its a screw type,v6's are bayonet fitting.

[Marksman]

wont fit im afraid chaps,its a screw type,v6's are bayonet fitting.

:idea:

:woods:

Owen.

[steviek]

hi paul

what was the progress today m8

[splintermcinnes]

h steve

i see your still awake and on line just like me! no up date for today, but got PM'd instead.

no joy on the oil filler cap then, never mind.

cheers

Matt

[Paul Woods]

things are progressing but not a lot you'd want to see pics of,its had its water plumbing done,fuel lines and bits n bobs.

In other news i spotted a split inner CV boot,so i had to order a new one and fit that before refitting the driveshafts...bloody expensive those inner boots! £24 for a bloody NA CV boot!

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/100.jpg

Tomorrow sees it wired up and maybe even the exhaust fitted.

[steviek]

wow paul

thanks for the update brill job as always m8

[steviek]

hi paul

sorry about the boot did not realise it had split and creating the extra work

[Paul Woods]

its no problemo matey,there was no way i was going to rebuild it with a split boot,its only delayed things by a day so not too bad.

[steviek]

cheers m8

good job as always any idea when it will be finished aprox

[hmmmmm]

Paul, how do you get the gearboxes so clean? Do you just use degreaser and powerwash it or is there any special way for it?? If want to get it clean enough for speaypaint it takes me hours to clean...

[Portgordon]

looking as good as ever!!!!!!! still by far the best decision i ever made getting the v6!

Don't let your wife hear you saying that! lol

I've got say I really like the red colour scheme - there's been so many colours done now!

Tis great as always :thumbsup:

[steviek]

tks portgordon

i think its great aswell its a contrast to the outside of the car

[Paul Woods]

today saw the complete engine wiring done... here is the boot just freshly wired...
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/111.jpg

And shortly after all tidied up....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/112.jpg

And in the engine bay...
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/113.jpg

Also a pic of the heater lines and fuel pipes....
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/114.jpg

This should fire up by monday/tuesday at the latest :)

[OlberJ]

No Lilly work today? Good work though. and good pics.

[Paul Woods]

sorry olie,lily is having to take a back seat until i get back on my feet work wise!

[OlberJ]

It's always the women who suffer lol

[steviek]

well done paul thats great work as always carnt wait till i can hear it and see everything fitted included the exhaust and to see if the blueflame sound ok cos i dont think anyone has a blue flame fitted do they

i am sure someone will tell me it was sounding very sporty before especially as i put my foot down but i am sure that the v6 roar is a lot better

[Paul Woods]

im sure it will sound fantastic steve,never heard a bad one yet!

[steviek]

cool paul

i am sure it will be brill as always m8

[Portgordon]

Excellent, glad to see someone getting the conversion done with a blueflame on. I'm very interested to hear how it sounds with the v6 pumping through it :)

[steviek]

hi port

i am sure it will be fine maybe a bit more throaty than the magnex or anything i have heard we will just have to wait for paul to turn the key so we can all hear

can you get the sound put on my thread when you start it up well after you have phoned me ist paul lol


keep up the good work paul the people in west midlands club carnt wait to see it when its done

ta m8 as always

[steviek]

paul

did you have 2 change the fuel pump in the tank?

[splintermcinnes]

shouldnt need to mate, the N/A fuel pump will support the V6. its only when going for forced induction you will need an up grade.

the turbo pump will be ok to run forced induction on the v6.

HTH

Matt

[steviek]

i aint got a turbo m8

[splintermcinnes]

well if your only running the N/A V6, which from your thread is what i think your doing then your fuel pump will be fine.

but should you have any plans for future work, ie, adding an S/C. then you will need to upgrade, but for now no you wont!

cheers

Matt

[steviek]

hi matt

i am getting enuff work done at the mo lol i getting married in 10 weeks i will wait to get other things done

cheers steve

[Paul Woods]

no need for a turbo pump with a stock v6 :thumbsup:

[steviek]

cool paul

no probs did not know:thumbsup:

[steviek]

not long mow getting excited my car gets started in the next couple of days

[Portgordon]

I can only imagine how excited you must be getting! :)

Have you booked a week off work for when you pick it up so you can drive it 24/7? :driving:

[steviek]

naaaaaa

i live in brum and its a 3 hour drive back hehe

hey paul i left some cool music in the multi disc player for you m8 have u listened to it lol

[Paul Woods]

cool music? that reminds me,watched the eurovision last night....for the love of god,what was our entry like!!!

[steviek]

did not see it m8 was at work till 12.30 where did we come lol

[steviek]

ohhh port its also the bank holiday the following week and i am going down to breem near weston camping forh the weekend with loads of mates and the gf so it will get plenty of use

[Portgordon]

Heheh, Excellent :beer:

[OlberJ]

not long mow getting excited my car gets started in the next couple of days

That's a bit rough, Paul does all this work for you and you go calling him a communist.

:hidesbehi

[steviek]

where did i mention tony blair lol pauls ok tony blair only live down the road from him


i hear tony blair is getting a v6 put in his companys jag so is calling into pauls

[roseward]

cool music? that reminds me,watched the eurovision last night....for the love of god,what was our entry like!!!

I don't think i'd ever admit to watching the Eurovision Song Contest .....

Least not in public !

Urgh !

I thought you had more taste, did some just happen to leave the tele on that channel and you were too drunk to get up & change it ?

rotflmao

[MRV6]

cool music? that reminds me,watched the eurovision last night....for the love of god,what was our entry like!!!

:eek2: :puke: Good god man what the hell are you on?

[Paul Woods]

i watch it for a laugh,wogan is a class act lol

[steviek]

but where did the uk come lol

[Paul Woods]

2nd last.....embarassing!

[biteme]

Looks like that ponce is stuck on Channel 5 quizes then!

[steviek]

yeah paul

but u are irish dont they have an irish entrant then

[Paul Woods]

yeah we came last! :boogie:

[Rosssco]

yeah we came last! :boogie:

So the Irish did finally enter - "My Lovely Horse" so they wouldn't win again.... lol

[nik]

pmsl..

[roseward]

So the Irish did finally enter - "My Lovely Horse" so they wouldn't win again.... lol

Are you sure it was 'horse' they sang ???

[petec]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vKqEU6jlNw

rotflmao

[steviek]

heys that brill



which ones u then paul lol

[hmmmmm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vKqEU6jlNw

rotflmao

haha im just about to piss my pants here rotflmao rotflmao rotflmao

[Paul Woods]

which ones u then paul lol

FECK!! DRINK!!! ARSE!!!

[steviek]

u swearing again paul

[steviek]

hi paul

hope you got it started today


ta
steve

[Paul Woods]

bloody hell im under the microscope lol

Well after plumbing a few more things up and tidying a few things we turned the key and it roared into life,sounds bloody noisy with no exhaust on,which is being done tomorrow :thumbsup:

Officially number 16 in the UK though stevie,congrats mate.

[splintermcinnes]

congrats steve.

good work paul. wouldn't mind hearing it without the exhaust! i ran my old fiesta without the manifold on and it was well loud. the V6 must sound insane without the exhaust!

Did you get a video camera sorted?

Matt

[Paul Woods]

hi matt,hopefully have a camera sorted by the middle of this week.

steves afm and filter fitted,engine bays a bit dusty! i'll be cleaning it all off though...

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/138.jpg

[steviek]

wow paul thats brill m8

tks matt

anychange of me ringing u 2morrow and hearing it when the exhausts on

pls

[steviek]

paul

is it dusty cos deans been sanding my car down lol

[Paul Woods]

yeah sure i'll ring you as soon as the exhausts on :thumbsup: in fact matt you can ring me too for a listen to yours too if you like? ha ha the v6 porno line :)

steve its dusty cos we havent sealed the new concrete floor yet and the dust is coming off that,we need to wait a month for the floor to fully cure then the floor paint can go on.

[steviek]

cool m8 no probs thought it was dandruff off your irish horse m8

[steviek]

hi m8

course i will bring you some hobnobs good job i get a discount at sainsburys lol


10 packs of full fat hobnobs for mr woods coming up

does dean eat them as well and your m8

[Paul Woods]

you're not allowed to work for woodsport unless you do!! :)

[Paul Woods]

Final exhaust fitting today,we spent ages cleaning it up,it was covered in layers of road cack or something!

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/151.jpg

And once we got it this shiney it was a crime to hide it behind the rear grill,so we chopped that off.....with steves permission of course!

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/152.jpg

Just a few odds n ends to tidy on this car and its finished.

[msherry21]

Lovin' the chrome!

[MRV6]

Yup mate you do right to loose that rear grill. Looking good!

[Portgordon]

I've always preferred to keep the grill in place....having said that though, it's not like it's going to protect the exhaust from anything! And that is a fine example right there....more so for being a blueflame!! ;)

:D :D

[biteme]

good move wit the rear grille
:) lookin' good :)

[hmmmmm]

that exhaust look awesome :thumbsup: Still cant decide wich one to take myself...really want to hear the new downgraded skytune..

[steviek]

wow paul

that looks brill m8 as always even better when i heard it awesome and it looks brill without the grille

regarding the cack on the exhaust paul i work near a readymix place and have to drive threw all there shit so thats probabbly what that is

carnt wait top see a finished engine bay shot


cheers as always paul

[steviek]

hi paul


any pics today lol

miss the update lol

[Paul Woods]

there will be a finished engine bay shot coming today mate,i managed to get your strut brace fitted,it was tight but it fits.

[nik]

will be watching this later..:thumbsup:

[steviek]

cheers paul

brill as always i worked a 20 hour day yesterday but it was worth it paul when i came into work today when i logged on hearing its nearly finished


did you manage to do the brakes aswell pls paul


ta

steve

[Paul Woods]

hi steve im doing your brakes tomorrow,ive spent today doing all the little tidying up jobs on your car,setting ignition timing etc....ive fitted a polyurethane front mount to your car,first time ive used one and although it was a bastard to fit its very good....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/153.jpg

And finally the finished engine bay....

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/154.jpg

[nik]

mmm..tasty stuff paul..
glad you got the brace in too..looks miles better than the 'x your heart' one..!

[msherry21]

Paul, I'm sure you just have a very rare collection of mr2's that came straight from the Toyota factory with V6's as standard...and then you just sell them off to us mere mortals.

That looks mint!

[OlberJ]

Could do with some haed n shoulders lol


Looks awesome as always boss :thumbsup:

[Portgordon]

MMMMmmmmm Yeah! The red looks great :)

The strut brace looks good, can see it must have been a tight squeeze :)

[loadswine]

Outstanding stuff again. Love the red! That whole installation looks as though it was designed to be in that engine bay.
Humbling to see that sort of workmanship. Superb!

[steviek]

hi paul

thats brill m8 it looks like it should have been in there 5 ages and yes the red looks gr8

a good choicei think

cheers as always m8


what difference does that poly mount make

[Garbe]

Paul i se you managed to get the bush in the mount - any trimming?

[petec]

Hey Paul, is that floor paint I can see ? :thumbsup:

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/153.jpg

[steviek]

thats pauls front room aint it lol

[Paul Woods]

yeah a bit of floor paint! just doing one area at a time.

Hasad those bushes were a total biatch! i chamfered the leading edge of the bush and oiled it up,still had a fight getting it in,they dont like being in there thats for sure!

Steve the poly bush is fitted because the NA's have a piss weak front torque mount,usually i fit a turbo one but i thought id try a poly one after hasad posted it up,it will mean less engine movement when you accelerate hard.

Cheers for the good feedback on the conversions guys,makes it all worthwhile.

[steviek]

accelerate hard me i wear a cloth cap and only come out to play on a sunday morning and drive 5 miles an hour lol

so me no drive fast hahahahha

carnt wait till next thursday

[steviek]

oops paul

the mounting looks brill am sure they will be no movement at all in that engine

cheers as always

steve

[Garbe]

Paul I was reading about fitting these powerflex bushes and apparently in some instances there is a metal sleeve that needs to be removed from the mount prior to fitting the new bush - I'm not taking mine back out to check though.

[biteme]

looking amazing there Paul. That's just the nuts!

[Paul Woods]

cheers fartpants!

yeah i know hasad,im not bloody taking it back out either but im pretty sure that metal insert is on the turbos only

[steviek]

i dont want you taking it out either ifs its good for my engine its staying in lol



so what you done today then m8


cheers steve

[Paul Woods]

not a lot today im afraid mate,my mothers ford KA burnt a valve out so ive had to drop everything and whip the head off it...bloody ford rubbish!

Theres nowt left to do on yours apart from painting now anyhoo :thumbsup:

[steviek]

hahahhaha its a ford kakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakaka cool u done the brakes

[steviek]

litres is that coke or tango

[Paul Woods]

cheers for that tony but its burnt out part of the valve seat as well :freak3: so i need to get a 2nd hand head for the beast :)

[steviek]

wow paul was your mum doing the quater mile t santa pod to do that or was she checking out your new test track lol

[Paul Woods]

lol no the lambda sensor went and it overfuelled really badly,burnt out all the plugs too.

[steviek]

thats no good m8 its not a toyot tho



so you doing a woodsport build thread on this aswell carnt wait to seet the pics

[Paul Woods]

not likely! ashamed to admit im even working on a ford! still its given my 13mm spanner a workout lol

[steviek]

have you taken my car out on the road yet paul jus wanna know how it felt after you had driven the 3sfe and did it drive well

[Paul Woods]

not yet matey,all in good time OB1 :)

[steviek]

cool jus excited like a 10 year old opening there pressies on xmas day sorry m8

[Paul Woods]

dont worry santas been this year mate :) ,although it all depends if you've been a good boy?

[steviek]

me always good lol

[steviek]

me bored today

[Portgordon]

Bet you wish you had a v6 mr2 to go for a drive in?

[steviek]

course i do but thats thursday lol i jus wanna drive and drive all over lol to see what it can do

[foxy-stoat]

Well, you WONT be switching the stereo on !!

When i picked mine up back in November i drove 360 miles with no music...only the engine to listen to !!

11,000 hard miles later, still going strong....alls thats gone wrong with it apart from service items was the king lead fried ....thats it ! these engines are bloody good ya know !

Liking the colours...tip top work as always....:thumbsup:

[biteme]

Mine's done 250 miles! :thumbsup:

But, never missed a beat. It'll be getting a bit more flak soon - I hope

[steviek]

hey johnny

why few miles have you not seen your car for ages?


ta

steve

[Garbe]

hey johnny
why few miles have you not seen your car for ages?
ta
steve

He's lost it lol

[steviek]

wheres he lost it?

[steviek]

any pics of mine 2day lol


oops bought loads of hobnobs 2day aswell paul lol
hope your guard dog dont eat them all lol

[Paul Woods]

no your car is finished apart from the painting which is getting done tomorrow mate so only pics are of harvey im afraid!

[steviek]

hehe ok m8

you got harvey a car aswell i hear johnnys got one going if he can find it

[steviek]

hows my car coming along paul

[Paul Woods]

it was painted last night

[steviek]

cool paul

cheers you were up early lol

[Paul Woods]

driving to berwick this morning to collect a camry.....urgh!

[steviek]

bloody hell paul


least its not that far then eh m8 how long will it take you

[steviek]

wow what can i say



been up 2 pauls today anyone wanna hear the story lol



hard luck here we go

was at work till 2 this morning then up at 6.30 taxit at 7.30 then train at 10
i arrive at durham and paul picks me up in his supposrt mpv lol then we glide threw the streets of durham(paul hijacts the ride to drop off for some fuel ie theres a song WHO ATE ALL THE PIES and paul and his fellow workers ate all the pies)


i arrived at paul via the bake bean shop as he needed to fill the support car up with gas hahahha was it funny not

saw my car all clean and tidy wow then paul started it up and fuck me did it sound good he told me what he had done in detail showed me the body work that had been done and the pain job was brill would recopmmend dean anytime aswell


paul took me for a drive and what a drive it was totally different from my 3sfe in everyway


so off i went on my journey home,stopped for some fuel for me and my car then pulled off the service station and bang my tyre went at bout 3-30 and it was nothing to do with pauls work it was just one of those things

even then paul helped me find a tyre place with the near enuff size and off i went with pauls words in my ear dont flog it keep below 70


f**k never mind i will just have to wait the blueflame exhaust sounds brill on car


oohh by the way dropped off at the chip shop on the way home got back in the car and started it up and the people jumped who were in the line at the chip shop and i had a very big smile on my face


all i gotta say iss thanks paul,anth and dean for a job very well done

[msherry21]

photos of said paint job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steviek]

4 got my camera lol will try and get some tomorrow unless pauls got some pics lol

[loadswine]

Steve post up some vid! Please, lets share the rumble of the 6.

[splintermcinnes]

happy for you mate, glad your enjoying it. bet your enjoying every minute of it!:mrgreen:

i hope to be running mine asap. just need the bloody MOT :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

Matt

[steviek]

loadswine


i will have 2 find someone with a video camers to do it for me


matt i am sure you will have your baby back its always better to have your car sorted and safer 2 as paul knowswhat he is doing

[Portgordon]

Sounds soooooooperb - chuffed for you mate! Gotta have pics of the finished article in it's entirety! :)

[SevenR]

Very exciting to read this happening from start to finish. Really want to do this to mine even more now! Engine looks superb!
Top job.:thumbsup:

[biteme]

bang on .. another satisfied woodsplurt customer!

[steviek]

cheers everyone i really love my car now lol


i ned someone todo a video of my car anyone in the midlands can do it 4 me as i only got my phone video thing but i cannot drive with one hand lol

[steviek]

just done another 300 miles in my car over the weekend really chuufed tks paul

did you put that video on here that i sent u?

[Paul Woods]

hi steve,the video is all wind noise mate,you cant hear anything im afraid....if you send me a better one i will chuck it on for you :thumbsup:

[steviek]

ok paul sent u another one lol

[Paul Woods]

here u go

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/05/230.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/woodsport/?action=view&current=MOV00003.flv)

[steviek]

cheers paul thats better lol

[Portgordon]

I can't get the grin off my face!

[steviek]

nor me mate

[steviek]

oohhh iforgot to mention i had a side of my car painted at puals place while paul was doing the v6 and i was away near weston today and stopped at the services nr junction 14 on the m5 and parked next to a merc clk saw the woman opem the door and bang hit the side that had been painted good job it hit the strip and not my new paint work i did give a real stare tho

[Portgordon]

I'll bet you did!

Did she say anything or give an apology??

[msherry21]

did you shoot her?

[steviek]

naaa no apoligy just shrugged her shoulders

[loadswine]

People like that make my blood boil! Grrrrr!

[Rowdan]

I would have given her a stare too, my Mrs on the other hand would have swung her round the car park by her fuckin hair. :rofl:

[steviek]

yeah i know but luckily there was no damage but it was a right thud

[OlberJ]

yeah i know, luckily there was no damage but she was a right fud

Damn straight.

[Portgordon]

rotflmao rotflmao rotflmao

[Sponge Bob]

You should have returned the favour and replied with a shrug of the shoulders too... then you should have got Rampage Jackson on her ass (would have said gotten Chuck on her ass... but *sniff* he is champ no-more :(...)

[steviek]

well i have booked a day off today so going for a run down the m5 least it aint raining today lol so see how well it goes

[steviek]

i am sure as every day goes by my exhaust and engine sounds better as i get used to it more, i am driving around still with a big smile on my face. as i sit in traffic i carnt help tickling the thhrottle and see everyones face turn with the sound

and when i start it up everytime its just the feel of the torque and power thats the best and off course it works its bet at 80 and above as it really opens up

and i still admit the best exhaust to put on these v6 is the blueflame for sound and performance maybe i am wrong but i only have my opi nion as mine was the ist to have a blueflame on

thanks paul and the team for doing such a good job as always

steve

[Portgordon]

Hahahahah I Sooooooo can't wait to see mine tomorrow!

[loadswine]

Glad to hear its going so well.
Any chance of taking some vid , then we can enjoy it as well!
Keep enjoying mate.

[steviek]

i have to find someone with a vid

stevie boy shouts ANYONE IN THE MIDLANDS WHO CAN TAKE A VIDEO OF MY CAR PLS PUT THERE HAND UP hope that helps

[adamh]

i am sure as every day goes by my exhaust and engine sounds better as i get used to it more, i am driving around still with a big smile on my face. as i sit in traffic i carnt help tickling the thhrottle and see everyones face turn with the sound

and when i start it up everytime its just the feel of the torque and power thats the best and off course it works its bet at 80 and above as it really opens up

and i still admit the best exhaust to put on these v6 is the blueflame for sound and performance maybe i am wrong but i only have my opi nion as mine was the ist to have a blueflame on

thanks paul and the team for doing such a good job as always

steve
ive heard that blue flame i think on pgordons motor? and i saw it last w/e :rasp::mrgreen: .. very very nice, envious of the v6 soundtrack thats for sure

[Portgordon]

Oh come on!! you're killing me here!

Sooo can't wait till tomorrow! lol

[nuttasie]

Just read all 23 pages and enjoyed it all.That install looks great bud,as all of pauls work does(top man).Bet it felt mental after driving the 3sfe :twisted: .

Hope to start mine soon as the camry's sat on the garden for 3-4 months.

[steviek]

hi nuttasie


yup its mental driving it and it sounds 100 percent better


where u live in the mids cos you vcan have a ride in mine if u want

[nuttasie]

that would be great bud,I am in dudley if you now it.I have been to 1 of the meets at kingswinford only,due to not having either of me cars on the road(over 2years now:banghead: .

I have just put my rev4 on the road but at the mo it is not worthy of any pics etc as req's work to look good.

[steviek]

cool i live in cradley heath at the mo and work in oldbury so its not to far should be able 2 meet up sometime m8

[nuttasie]

Yes ok mate,just send us a PM when,were,etc.


or if u go to the meets just tell us which one and I'll pop along,as I would like vto see the install first hand to give me an idea of pipe lay out etc.

[steviek]

if you fancy meeting up tomorrow night i aint got a prob with it

[nuttasie]

yeh ok mate,thats cool.pm us were or you can pop over to the house no probs or vice versa.Unless it rains,I hate rain lol.

[steviek]

just send me your add by pm with postcode and i will put it in my sat nav and moby number if thats ok

[nuttasie]

sent mate,talk later if weathers ok:thumbsup:

[steviek]

well went to meet nuttasie tonight shit weather but i thinks hes another convert now he even said he could hee me coming lol

[nuttasie]

It was good to meet you mate.The car sounds awesome too.I was converted along time ago bud,just been to busy trying to get my tubby sorted to do the V6:banghead: .

The blueflame is the best zorst I have heard on a 2.0 NA but it sounds f@ckin mental on the V6:thumbsup: .Thanks for takin us round the block in it ,its appreciated bud.And no doubt I'll be seeing ya again once I start the conversion to stop me from feeling like this to much :thk: .

[steviek]

cheers m8

the cars all down to pauls work m8 the car brill si said he could not hear it tick over when he was in the car until i launched down the road and it was more than a growl when it went, i went down the road like paul took me 4 the ist time and fucking hell it was good


just wish the weather was better lol

[Portgordon]

i went down the road like paul took me 4 the ist time and fucking hell it was good

Surely there must be others who had a giggle at that?? :ghey: :welsh:

lol


rotflmao

[Paul Woods]

lol im the best baby and dont you forget it ......< chubby brown on> zip,feckin lobbbb...

[steviek]

well thought everything was going ok with my car till wednesday and i was sat in the car park at work with the engine burbling away and turned off then walked out the front of the car, and saw a steady trickle of water and i thought what the fuck.So i took the cover off bove the radiator and sure enuff it was coming from the top fins of the radiator, it was rusted away, according to the receipts with the car it was changed 3 years ago as if. so i got some rad weld poured it in it worked till i could take it to the garage sat.

Went to the garage on sat morning got 20 yards b4 the garage and theres a large speed ramp there went very carefuly and did not notice anything and whne i got out the car at the garage i noticed a lot of steam and water coming out and looked underneath and the hose at the bottom had come off as i must have caught it on the speed ramp but everythings done and it works fine

[Paul Woods]

ah steve not radweld mate!! horrible stuff!!! blocks thermostats,heater matrix channels and radiator channels...that stuff should be banned! i wouldnt use radweld under ANY circumstances mate.

[steviek]

when he had it at the garage paul he cleaned everything out gave it a good flush out including the heater as when the water came out it was all brown so the radiator was putting shit in the water so i made sure he cleaned it all out ist before fitting the radiator as he had it out in the ist place and it made it easiar for him to clean out

[Paul Woods]

thats ok mate but radweld is a total bitch to remove from a cooling system,its job is to block holes....think about it,horrible horrible gear,please never use it again,just for me mate :)

[Portgordon]

I almost went out and bought some rad weld :eek2:

My Radiator is a skanky rusty old piece of kit and it's started drooling every now and again (understandable given the sound of the engine - I drool every time too!).

My cooling system was in a bad state before my engine conversion with rust coloured gunk all throughout, so the clean that it got may have dislodged some nasty gunk which was actually acting as a clot. Which is why I was worried about radweld - worried that it would actually block my cooling system and restrict it!

I had look into the expansion tank pipes last weekend and they were filthy! I'd never looked at them before properly, but if you extract the pipe from the expanion tank there's a little plastic filter - this and half of the tubing was actually clogged with the ole' gunk (which I'm wondering if it is lying in the bottom of the expansion tank and being sucked through). So I've cleaned them out and am keeping an eye on them.

I think a new radiator is in order though for good measure :idea: I wanted a new radiator anyway even before I knew it was leaking as it looks awful being all rusty like that!

I'm going to go out today and try to work out where I'm leaking from as it's not a steady trickle like you've said you have, mine is more intermittent.

Do you get "performance" radiators? i.e. smaller, lighter, more efficient? :driving:

[Portgordon]

Yeah I'm glad I didn't purchase any now! :smack:

I've heard rhumours that pouring an egg into the radiator will have a similar but more temporary effect of plugging leaks..

[steviek]

been for a run in it and it comes up 2 temp no problem and the heater works fint with the water opipe of the bottom of the engine and the radiator out he said it ran clear from 2 places