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Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

those alloys are crap anyway, they are scuffed to hell and the tyre is bald on the inside, so there was no point covering them, i will be putting better ones on.

Site Subscriber Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 1139

wat alloys r u going 4?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

well today i have come across a few problems, first there is a 2ft hole in the sil near the rear arch, and the there is also a hole in the floor pan where the spring connects for the gear selector arm, the hole is about an inch wide, then after that i noticed that power steering fluid is leaking from the rack at the rubber gator( passanger side ) and the exhaust is shot to hell even the cat is falling to bits,

here is a pic of the sill

not sure if i should carry on with this project or just sell it for spares Crying or Very sad

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

nah dont scrap it, i was exactly the same with my phase 1, exhaust isnt hard to sort. youve obviously got welding skills so do the sill. the rack im not sure about so i wont comment on it.

it'll be worth it!

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

well im not sure about the rack myself, its leaking from the gator so does that mean its usless or can it be repaired Question

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

if ps fluids coming out the gaiter then the racks seals are away, new rack time

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Were you planning on taking the engine out for a rebuild? Could do the rack at the same time.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

cant that be done with the engine in at all ?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

i would like to do it with the engine in as its running nice at the moment, as someone once said IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT

so how hard would it be to change the rack then Confused

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

schakal wrote:

cant that be done with the engine in at all ?

It can be done with the engine in, but it would be so much easier with the engine out.

Do the rack/clutch/cambelt all in one go and the HG while your there Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its pretty easy to do it with the engine in, I done it in less than an hour when I first got the blue one.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

huwwatkins wrote:

schakal wrote:

cant that be done with the engine in at all ?

It can be done with the engine in, but it would be so much easier with the engine out.

Do the rack/clutch/cambelt all in one go and the HG while your there Razz

well mofo taking the engine out is not the easiest tasks either now is it ?????

btw ,why change headgasket on a perfectly running engine ??????????

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

this may be a dull qestion but will a rack from a 1.4 fit the 16v.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

No, it's too short.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

ok then Ebay it is then.

cheers Wink

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

schakal wrote:

huwwatkins wrote:

schakal wrote:

cant that be done with the engine in at all ?

It can be done with the engine in, but it would be so much easier with the engine out.

Do the rack/clutch/cambelt all in one go and the HG while your there Razz

well mofo taking the engine out is not the easiest tasks either now is it ?????

btw ,why change headgasket on a perfectly running engine ??????????

I'd rather take the engine out and do all those jobs in one go, than doing them all individually.....as for the HG thats only becuase if you dont do it, you know its gonna need to be done Wink

Pre-venting the inevitable so to speak.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

if the car was in in good condition i would take my time and get everything sorted including the engine but the problem is the shell its so crap as you can see, its gotta be the worsed one i have seen, it looks like its been used by a farmer that left it sitting in a feild for a few years Confused

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

its a bloody m reg ffs ,i cant believe the bodywork is totally buggered
chris h is right about ph1 shells being much better made

so you are gonna put it on ebay now ,shame really Crying or Very sad

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

not sure really, it depends how many more suprizes it gives me, there seems to be a noise comming from the drivers side wheel now, almost sounds like a bearing or drive shaft Crying or Very sad

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

those things will come up as the car is being driven ,thats normal for a non driven car for ages but once you fix it all you will have a reliable car .

tbh nobody would sell a perfectly running car to a stranger ,there must deffo be one or two things wrong with it at least .
it took me 5 months to sort the tungy chamade out and still having little problems now and again.

dont sell it

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

iv been sitting in doors all day trying to think what to do, but i thing you may have convinced me to carry on, im now trying to find a rack, i will weld up the holes and get the underside oil sprayed once im done, this project looks like it will take a bit longer that i thought, i was hopeing to get it finished before winter really sets in.