17 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life
Spent the last 2 nights cleaning and tidying up pipes and wires.
Pulled out some of the engine bay harness to pull apart and rewire so the battery can go into the back seat
Also removed the battery tray and started cleaning up the dirty hole cut for the intercooler pipe. Will have to find a way [...]
15 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life
So tonight Johny boy and Bart came round, we had a few bourbons and got stuck into it..
Only things left to do to pull the engine out was undo gearbox cross member and engine mounts.
Trying to undo the engine mounts from under the car with a 3/8th socket we snapped 2 3/8 extensions.. the only [...]
14 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life
Went out tonight and picked up my engine crane after its 2 year absence from the shed..
Spoke with Johnny boy about having few drinks tomorrow night….. oh i mean pulling the engine out..
But come on, they go hand in hand :p
So all tee’d up, just need to find a chain and some bolts to hold [...]
13 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life
So this week i have started to pull the motor out, still waiting to pick up my engine crane then i can move ahead again.
Earlier this week i removed all engine acc, wiring harness, intercooler pipes, battery, radiator etc etc
Today was spent unbolting the tail shaft, exhaust and gear shifter. Didn’t really do much as [...]
13 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life
So for those that don’t know, i am a bit of a rev head.
I started life out as a mechanic some years ago
but after earning just over two hundred dollars a week with stained black hands i decided it throw it in as a day job, plus who wants to work on cars all day [...]