sporty-shite Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Epic work. Two randoms, please. mk2_craig and M'coli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Epic work. Two randoms, please. Ha ha me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great stuff well done! What's the next task? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Woohoo! See? It wasn't all that hard after all, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Yayyy! Good effort, you must be stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Bravo! Well, no, it's a Twingo. But you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great stuff well done! What's the next task? Small tasks - change oil again, replace deionised water (which after 40 minutes of running remains fairly clean, so I'm optimistic the OAT coolant will make it happy), put new air and oil filters on and a new sump plug copper gasket since that was missing. Going over the small things like wiper blades, changing the second foglight to a red LED since it's lost the tinting film. Change the brake fluid, since the car's been sitting for a year. Then MoT Then get the top of the driver's door painted - the top coat is flaking off leaving bare primer. I've only seen that on a car in the states where it have been stored under a tarp with something holding it down where the paint was subsequently lost. Need to find out if the headbolts need to be torqued after a period, as the rocker cover is a PITA to take off including inlet manifold etc. - but if they do I'll check the valve clearances. Woohoo! See? It wasn't all that hard after all, was it? Ask me in 3000 miles No, it wasn't bad. It's not all cleaned to the standard I'd like, still liked the idea of the new engine. But now I've done this one I'll be more comfortable with the next. Best bit was that it started right up. I have no concept of force so rely on torque wrenches and data, and I had the wrong data for the top engine mount - I had Clio spec which is 100nm/77lb ft, which resulted in bending the lower bracket the nut bolts up against. So will have to replace that. Weirdly despite some of the parts being removed almost two years ago, and the rest done in March for the most of it, and the usual chaos, I remembered where everything went. Yayyy! Good effort, you must be stoked. When it's MoTd and I can drive it, I'll be very happy! Even got the radio to decode despite the display being broken. Jim Bell, Tickman, sporty-shite and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Congratulations .... Great to see it all back together... And no spare screws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Good man! Twingos are awesome, running ones are even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Wahoo! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 All sounds promising. Gotta say these Twingos seem a lot more familiar/less alien than they should do in the British Isles, strangely. Renner were right daft twats for not making these in RHD, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Well played man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 All sounds promising. Gotta say these Twingos seem a lot more familiar/less alien than they should do in the British Isles, strangely. Renner were right daft twats for not making these in RHD, etc etc I don't think they could. It's quite tightly packed and needs the space above the gearbox for the brake servo and battery, they'd have had to literally swap it all around Honda-style. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Doesn't usually stop them doing it. They usually keep the servo in the same place and connect it with loads of linkages. Then put the pedals at an awkward angle to fit. Finally angle the steering shaft to however they can fit it in... Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 True. I'm kinda glad they didn't. LHD isn't a problem, offset pedals are. Can't wait to have it on the road (Quick insurance quote - first time I've had to add the "accident/claim" box - £337. Not too bad). Jim Bell and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Well done!!!! Looks like a proper job! 36.3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Haven't run it today, because why tease it, but checked in the garage and the "coolant" level is still spot on and there are no signs of weeping oil from any of the places I can easily see (i.e. I can't check the exhaust manifold side without messing around with the borescope). Rocker and head gaskets sound. Rusty_Rocket, Sigmund Fraud and Heidel_Kakao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 How long till it braves the MOT test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Top work, hat dothed! tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapir Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 excellent work, i love these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Well done it looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 How long till it braves the MOT test? Not sure, I'm all over the place at the moment. Soon though. Waiting for a new front wiper blade and need to sort the white foglight out. Suspect getting it on the road will reveal all sorts of hitherto-unknown maladies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Get in! Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Need to find out if the headbolts need to be torqued after a period, Are they stretch bolts ? If yes, leave them alone. If no, they'll need re-torquing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 I believe they are stretch bolts. I used new ones obviously... Clean up pre-MoT... There is no rust on the sills, or anywhere that I can find bar a tatty lip on the sill due to tyre monkeys... Can't really see it but the dash now has all new bulbs in. I think 1.2 was too dim, but was wary of LEDs. Lovely correct mix of coolant - a couple of hours running with thermostat/fan temp reached and some road time and flush de-ionised water out with no staining, then add 33% mix. Heater gets really nice and hot. CGSB, mat_the_cat, Sigmund Fraud and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapcarcollector Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 That’s a smasher Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I never realised that these had all digital dashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I was offered one with a 5GTT engine in. Head gasket gone, naturally. Apparently when you get to 120-odd mph (aka 199kmh) the speedo "crashes" and stops reading until you've turned the ignition off and back on. This may be one for the pub bore thread, I never saw it happen SiC, RichardK, Aston Martin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Mine's set to miles with an adaptor so I'm not likely to find out Pillock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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