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20 Aug, 2008

Wiring, Wiring and Wiring

Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life

So popped down to the shops today and picked up everything i needed for the battery relocation
Also got the 2nd isolator switch, 1st is for the starter motor, 2nd for the ignition. I probly could have run just the one switch but as this car is wired there are to main lines running from the [...]

19 Aug, 2008

Engine kill switch

Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life

So with nothing else to do currently i started cleaning more engine bay things, while cleaning up some tools i found my engine kill switch and decided it was time to mount it while i have a lot of the wiring out.
Looked around the car and thought id chuck it in the dash next to [...]

17 Aug, 2008

Engine bay tidy up

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

Engine out

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

Engine crane arrives!!!!

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

Pulling out the motor

Posted by: Neill Horsman In: Shed Life


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