Project "Silver Streak"

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Right time for a list of things that need attention on the 19:

Oil leak
Rear ride height too high
Tatty bodywork
Exhaust mis-aligned with recess in bumper
Exhaust knocking on chassis

I'm sure there's more things to go on the list which I'll add as soon as I remember/discover them!

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Oh yeah, mouldy and non-functioning side repeater!

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Well been a while since I updated this thread!

Anyway, yesterday the car had a new 205/40 17" Toyo fitted and the tracking checked which was a mile out!

Â£99.25 later and the job was a good 'un.

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

21 Turbo brakes now fitted.... piccies in the 'morrow if I can remember!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

how did you fit 21 turbo brakes?

I assume you machined down 21t hubs and used them then?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

I'm assuming he means the 19 16v calipers I gave him, and since you say that they are the same calipers as some 21 Turbos, he's calling them 21 Turbo brakes as it sounds better.

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Of course it does!

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Out of interest will the 280mm caliper carriers fit a 19 GTS? I assume not since Chris speaks of machining down hubs etc?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

not sure if they will fit.

The discs are 5 stud though thats why you need to machine hubs

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

you use 21 TXI discs which are the same as 21T discs but 4x100.

Discs are 285mm, not 280mm

also, the carrier wont bolt straight on.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

ahh good point neal, my bad

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Mmmm. Just asking because these new brakes don't feel like much of an improvement over the 1.4 brakes to be honest!

Also, having looked at the brake specs on the Peugeot V6 they use 305mm discs but they do weigh a lot more than what a 19 V6 would in my estimation.... so still need to be looking for brakes pushing 300mm in diameter really.

Any other caliper carriers/calipers from other cars that will bolt on or am I limited to just the 19/Clio 16v/Williams calipers/brackets I've already fitted?

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Well sod any worries I had about brakes - some bad boys have arrived in the form of 325mm slotted vented discs and BILLET 4 pot calipers from Chet!

They're fecking massive!

These of course are in anticipation of the V6 engine transplant. A bit of research I did into the brake setup of the Pug 406 the engine's coming out of showed that it uses 305mm discs.

Now it doesn't take a mathematician to work out that 305 minus 259 leaves quite a fair bit of difference! The day after I found out this info also turned out to be the day I found out Chet had these for sale!

So the finer details were sorted out and the brakes came home last week when Chet was over in the UK.

Engine comes home Saturday, you can check the V6 conversion thread for all the information on the conversion!

Can't wait to get started.

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Im up for coming up to newark when Mr H etc are there to help if needed Very Happy

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Are you coming down for this event now Chris?

If so I hope you're welding is better than mine Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Funnily enough my Dad has an oxyacetylene welder here should we need it! He aint too bad on it either, he's made custom engine mounts on it before, or so he's told me!

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Oh and Dan, you're more than welcome to pop up chap!

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Right well due to the Clio fecking up AGAIN the 19 has been brought back into active service temporarily.

For this I had to fit a new pair of sidelight and headlight bulbs, at a grand total of Â£15.

Also noticed that the fabled oil leak is getting worse, the oil level has dropped from the max notch on the dipstick to the min notch in ~ 6 weeks.

Oil drips from under the sump, so it might just be the sump plug needs nipping up a bit. Might take a look tomorrow.

Either way, I don't think there's a lot of life left in the E6J. I can't complain though, it's scaled the length and breadth of the UK in the 7 years it's been in the family without so much as a service, and it's been worked hard and used daily! Not bad for a 16 year old car.

Can't wait to treat it to it's new engine. Gonna be mint.

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Right, well as the car is still my daily runaround and seeing how FCS is just hours away I decided mid-week to get my finger out and tidy up the worst bits so it can be at least semi-show-worthy!

List of jobs I set myself:

Paint up and fit spare pair of mirrors
Touch up door handles
Fit new side indicators
Remove ghey 'Toyo Tires' stick from front passenger door
Good wash and clean inside and out

Here's some pics of tonight's work:

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Fitting the new indicators turned out to be slightly longer affair than planned. The first side I attempted the indicator and wiring just fell out once the fitting was prized off with a flat screwdriver. I nearly decided just to stick the new one on and not care that it didn't work, but I'm the kind of person that gets bugged when I know something's not been done properly so off came the wheel and inner arch liner!

Loads of crap came out (nice weight saving there) and despite it being there for God knows how long, the panel was relatively clean, intact and rust-free. Dobbed in some red/black cabling from an old engine loom my Dad had and then fitted the new indicator, went round and did other side.

Then inside the garage to do the mirrors. I'd got as far as having one primered up as of last night. The other was rubbed down and ready for it's first primer coat. Had a portable heater on full chat which meant drying time was down to about 10 minutes. This meant I've been able to get both mirrors fully primered, topcoated and lacquered and new mirror glasses fitted tonight and they aint half bad. One mirror was scratched and this is obvious, but the final finish is one heck of an improvement than the shockers that are on the car currently!

Tomorrow I will first fit the new mirrors, then set about doing the door handles (weather permitting) and finally give the car a good wash and clean out.

Also semi-decided to renew the number plate fixings as are a bit faded and some new 'uns would freshen things up a little!

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

Well it was a good job I did them jobs as it shows in pictures taken by the official FCS photography team:

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Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

it looks sweet in the flesh aswell it shows you look after it Very Happy