Alan B
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 02:33 PM |
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If we aren't posting......
Then I guess we are busy building?
So there must some progress around the globe.......anything signifcant to report anyone?
I should be laying up my body this weekend, been preparing the moulds this week.
Oh, and while I'm rambling, from now on I'm just going to add peoples links to my site....I can always remove them if they aren't happy.
So, back to it......
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BasOlij
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 06:03 PM |
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Hey Alan,
Afraid that for me work is getting in the way and I have things planned to do on my Delorean first:-)
Greetz,
Bastiaan Olij
1984 Porsche 944 type 2
1981 Delorean DMC-12
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Alan B
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 06:20 PM |
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Ok, you are excused.....what about the rest of you though?
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MattWatson
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 07:28 PM |
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Well I am wading through exams right now, but the engine is now almost totally appart, I have picked up a new head, and confirmed that my transmission
is a 4 speed (Grrrrr.... )
Other than that, nothing.
Sometime mabye in the next couple weeks I will get started on the fron buck.
Matt Watson
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VW 1.6L SOHC Turbo Mid engined car
http://members.shaw.ca/wavindustries/
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MattWatson
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 07:34 PM |
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... with regard to the front buck, I think I am going to go with a connector for the fenders something like this:
Matt Watson
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VW 1.6L SOHC Turbo Mid engined car
http://members.shaw.ca/wavindustries/
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Alan B
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 08:08 PM |
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WOW, very striking...not seen that one before...
Looks better from the front 3/4 than full front though IMO.....
thanks for the update.......
now where's the rest of you slackers???
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robinbastd
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 10:14 PM |
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Well.........apart from running my own business, being dad to my beautiful 5 month old daughter.....I keep finding and missing donors. Tonight I was
offered a 1969 Escort 2 door,with a 4age engine- which is all well and good,but it aint a lot of good for a midi! Am off to see it
tomorrow............
Ian
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Alan B
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| posted on 29/1/03 at 10:32 PM |
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Yeah, I know what you mean about the business bit...lucky for me mine is based here in front of the computer at home...
Agreed, donors are a pain....but once you get that sorted you are off and running....
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Rorty
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 02:09 AM |
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Well, I've been house-bound for over a year, and am going into hospital again on Sunday for another operation (9 in the last 2 years).
Hopefully it won't be too long before I'm out in the workshop building the vehicles I've been dreaming of/designing. When that happens, expect
loads of updates from me.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 02:57 AM |
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Sorry to hear that mate....
That's why you are online so much....
Thought you were just a skivving slacker like me..:-)
All this talk must have you itching to back out there....
Hope it goes well on Sunday.
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BasOlij
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 03:00 PM |
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Auch Rorty, that does not sound to good:-( Hope your back on your feet and at it soon enough!
Greetz,
Bastiaan Olij
1984 Porsche 944 type 2
1981 Delorean DMC-12
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MattWatson
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 06:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
WOW, very striking...not seen that one before...
Looks better from the front 3/4 than full front though IMO.....
thanks for the update.......
now where's the rest of you slackers???
My bigest problem is finding a windshield that will work for how small I am making the cabin... (think locost width +4inch) I might need to just build
it out of plexiglass..... Which I don't think I could get through inspection.
Matt Watson
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VW 1.6L SOHC Turbo Mid engined car
http://members.shaw.ca/wavindustries/
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 07:34 PM |
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Matt, I'd forget plexiglass....too brittle....I cracked one of my headlight covers just making it...and I WAS careful........
(a picture is on my site)
Lexan is the way to go if you don't use glass.......and it isn't much more expensive.
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chrisg
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 08:17 PM |
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Matt,
Much as it pains me to say so, there was a thread on TOL recently about standard narrow windscreens, thought Alan might have mentioned it!! I think a
website was found with the widths on, do a search on there.
And Rorty - Good luck mate, goose a nurse for me!!
Cheers
Chris
[Edited on 30/1/03 by chrisg]
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 09:19 PM |
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Chris, just 'cos I'm a moderator there doesn't mean I read it all
Oh, no.....I just ban people who wee me off.....their posting content is irrelevant...
Good to see you in these parts....
Not a closet middy guy are you?
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robinbastd
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 09:31 PM |
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Got the donor!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funny how things turn out,the Escort I was going to see had been taken in lieu of a debt by a guy who just happened to have a Toyota Corolla GTI
(4age) fwd RESULT!!
Forgot to mention previously that I have a basic McSorley chassis as a starting point. All I need now is a roof for the workshop,as it has gone off to
live in the neighbours garden!
Regards,
Ian
and good luck to you Rorty
[Edited on 30/1/03 by robinbastd]
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chrisg
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 10:19 PM |
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I do (sometimes) have impure mid-engined thoughts, but I'm fighting it!!
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 10:29 PM |
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Ian, good news. I'll be interested to see how much is common to the MR2...sounds a good donor to me for a middy.
When I said once you have a donor you are off and and running....well that's not quite true..........you also need.......
A website.......
Chris, don't fight it. We'll help you get through it.
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MattWatson
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 10:59 PM |
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Ok, excuse my ignorance, but what is TOL? and where can such a place be found?
Matt Watson
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VW 1.6L SOHC Turbo Mid engined car
http://members.shaw.ca/wavindustries/
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/1/03 at 11:14 PM |
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TOL
TOL = the other list....aka
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/locost/
It went very petty and and lot of the best discussion moved over here.
Of course it is great now
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Rorty
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| posted on 31/1/03 at 01:23 AM |
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Thanks for all the kind wishes guys. Now just don't go doing too much for the next few weeks, as I don't want to miss anything, and I can't abide
dredging through archives.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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MattWatson
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| posted on 11/2/03 at 01:55 AM |
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Ding! You've got update! Not very many pics though
click www below.
Matt Watson
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VW 1.6L SOHC Turbo Mid engined car
http://members.shaw.ca/wavindustries/
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TheGecko
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| posted on 11/2/03 at 03:54 AM |
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Matt,
In your update you said:
quote:
Anyone know what they use on the butterflies to keep them from rusting? Or do they just use alli for them as well?
A Locost builder here in Australia made his own throttle bodies. He machined the bodies from ali but used SU carburettor butterflies, bought new as
spare parts, rather than making his own. Most of the butterflies I've seen were some brassy coloured metal. I suppose ali would work too.
Hope this helps,
Dominic
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kingr
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| posted on 11/2/03 at 01:23 PM |
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Matt W - Didn't know the head swap thing about VW engines, I drive a Polo 16v so it was particularly interesting for me. The 1.6 8v also came in a
100Bhp variant, although what was done to achieve that, I don't know, and I would suspect that there aren't all that many around since the 1.4 16v
also produced 100bhp, weighed less, and came with sports seats, lower suspension and a better exhaust.
Another thing that might be worth looking at is supercharging, there are G40 1.3 polos out there which you might be able to steel the S/C from
although there weren't all that many made, or of course if you want to go really mental, how about the G60 from the Corrado, bound to be plenty of
them crashed to bits. Thinking about it, I think there was a 1.6 16v turbo released, but only in Germany called something like the polo R6, must go
like an absolute missile.
20v turbo heads are going to be expensive, because the engines are fairly new and in demand, although, there's quite a few of them being produced -
it features in amongst others, Golf GTI 1.8, Audi A3, A4 and possibly A6 1.8T, Passat and Bora 1.8T, Seat Ibiza (I think) and Leon Cupra. In rather
less standard form, it also features in the Audi TT and S3. Currently conversion to these for a Polo are reaching £7000, but that's probably more
aimed at clueless boy races.
CCC recently did an article on tuning it which to it to something ridiculous like 300bhp. If you want it, I can scan it and send it over.
Hope this sermon into small dub engines has been helpful
Kingr
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MattWatson
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| posted on 11/2/03 at 07:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kingr
Matt W - Didn't know the head swap thing about VW engines, I drive a Polo 16v so it was particularly interesting for me. The 1.6 8v also came in a
100Bhp variant, although what was done to achieve that, I don't know, and I would suspect that there aren't all that many around since the 1.4 16v
also produced 100bhp, weighed less, and came with sports seats, lower suspension and a better exhaust.
Another thing that might be worth looking at is supercharging, there are G40 1.3 polos out there which you might be able to steel the S/C from
although there weren't all that many made, or of course if you want to go really mental, how about the G60 from the Corrado, bound to be plenty of
them crashed to bits. Thinking about it, I think there was a 1.6 16v turbo released, but only in Germany called something like the polo R6, must go
like an absolute missile.
20v turbo heads are going to be expensive, because the engines are fairly new and in demand, although, there's quite a few of them being produced -
it features in amongst others, Golf GTI 1.8, Audi A3, A4 and possibly A6 1.8T, Passat and Bora 1.8T, Seat Ibiza (I think) and Leon Cupra. In rather
less standard form, it also features in the Audi TT and S3. Currently conversion to these for a Polo are reaching £7000, but that's probably more
aimed at clueless boy races.
CCC recently did an article on tuning it which to it to something ridiculous like 300bhp. If you want it, I can scan it and send it over.
Hope this sermon into small dub engines has been helpful
Kingr
Actually, I have abandoned the 20V and 16V ideas as I can't find any heads! I managed to get an almost brand new 8V German head that is in great
condition.
Now here is the real question. Did the 8 valve heads come with dual valve springs? If not I have a feeling that someone was hotrodding this engine
before I picked it up.
The reason that I am turbocharging rather than supercharging, is I can get a turbo for free as it sits. However, if the turbo deal falls through, than
I may look at a supercharger. And I would go for a G-60 off a Corrado, as nothing else here was supercharged (other than the Passat synchro, but those
are RARE here)
I *think* that the 100HP variant of the 1.6 was for the GTI's. (Although from what I have heard, most if not all fall under 1.8 territory.) All they
had were uprated camshaft (G-Grind) and ported heads.
I am currently looking at camshafts to use, but havn't decided if I want to outlay the cash as a full rebuild gasket set is going to run around
150-200 including new headbolts.
Matt Watson
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