So i picked up a well used and abused gte 16v as something to hack about in and mess about with when im in the mood.
It need a little bit of everything so it will take me a while to get through it all.
When i got it home the work began on the engine bay. Interested to see how much of a mess prev owners had made behind the scenes :lmao:
Not looking so nice when its all stripped away
First off was to degrease and clean everything down, all surface rust was treated with a special treatment that seals the metal after and this allowed me to tidy up the paintwork and also refresh the brake servo.
Cleaned up the header and washer tank and fitted a new washer bottle cap as the one on it was not from a vaux, checked my new distributer fitted and fitted my new fuel regulator.
First shopping list is as follows
Bottom arms
track rod ends
cambelt kit
alternator belt
power steering belt
upper gasket set
anti roll bar drop links
topmounts
oil and filter
longlife antifreeze
ecowreck sump gasket
sent caliper brackets and aluminium double under drive engine pulley to be hard anodized.
Filter king fuel pressure reg+filter with pressure gauge.
facet fuel pump
pug 205 dizzy cap and rotor arm
new plug leads
I think its going to soak up a fair bit of cash
It need a little bit of everything so it will take me a while to get through it all.
When i got it home the work began on the engine bay. Interested to see how much of a mess prev owners had made behind the scenes :lmao:
Not looking so nice when its all stripped away
First off was to degrease and clean everything down, all surface rust was treated with a special treatment that seals the metal after and this allowed me to tidy up the paintwork and also refresh the brake servo.
Cleaned up the header and washer tank and fitted a new washer bottle cap as the one on it was not from a vaux, checked my new distributer fitted and fitted my new fuel regulator.
First shopping list is as follows
Bottom arms
track rod ends
cambelt kit
alternator belt
power steering belt
upper gasket set
anti roll bar drop links
topmounts
oil and filter
longlife antifreeze
ecowreck sump gasket
sent caliper brackets and aluminium double under drive engine pulley to be hard anodized.
Filter king fuel pressure reg+filter with pressure gauge.
facet fuel pump
pug 205 dizzy cap and rotor arm
new plug leads
I think its going to soak up a fair bit of cash