[engine_work] Indigo Gti, Jp4 Build

[Steffrallye 0]

lots of parcels have been turning up, many there's no point showing to be honest, just nuts and bolts, die's and taps, belts and pulleys and bla bla bla,

 

but he's a couple of bits,

 

the tow eye disappeared,

 

 

also a sleeve was made for the stainless one, so this will be welded on when we do the scuttle,

 

 

Also droplinks are completed, one has the sealing boots on as you can see, ill do the other tomoz.

 

 

and also got my self another oil catch tank, A H fabrication one at a very good price, got this for the two inlets, its a little scuffed, but ill get that out later on,

 

 

oh and pair of Peugeot oil filters,

 

[Steffrallye 0]

So i ripped the dash out,

 

 

as this was needed, some welding was going to be done and i needed to remove the sound proofing so there was no scary fires, so popped that off and had a little cut and pull at the foam.

 

next with help from an amazing mate (woo in here) a hole was cut,

 

 

so filled this with a plate, a KA bonnet came in handy lol

 

 

then another panel was made, shaped and cut.

 

 

and of course welded into place, i think a test fit is in order

 

[Steffrallye 0]

then with a little more work, and another fit.

 

 

so no horrible hole in the scuttle any more and water protection too, just needs a little bit more tidying up. Also the brackets for the LHD wipers have been fitted and welded into place.

 

Also a mount has been made for the toe ring, just need to weld it on.

Should beable to hang the car from a crane with this thing lol.

 

 

Erm what else,

ooo brought my self a 13 row Mocal oil cooler with thermostatic sandwich plate, could do with some new nice lines tho.

 

 

Innovate LC-1 wideband setup arrived too, with gauge.

 

 

and got myself a set of winter wheels lol, im ready for that snow now and ill be climbing mountains.

 

 

205 pepper pots wrapped in pretty much brand new Kuhmo Izen KW23's

 

oh also desided to rip the front end apart again lol, thats to follow in the next few days

 

plus ordered some flywheel bolts, the oil filter screw and some strut caps from peugeot

[Steffrallye 0]

So walked outside and ripped the ABS out, thats good

 

 

Also the brake servo fell off aswell as the steering rack, so now theres nothing in the engine bay.

 

 

so what have i got ahead of me then, well lots of sanding down lol, a little more welding and then some more paint. Then when this is done its all down to getting this engine finished and sorting the brakes out.

 

also just when i thought the car was rust free a little hole was found, so after i investegated it looks like this.

 

so more welding to do

Edited August 27, 2010 by Steffrallye

[Sandy 189]

Nicely done

[Steffrallye 0]

Think its about time i updated this,

 

So thanks again to Woo, the GIT is looking alot better,

 

first off the welding was all done, that nasty big hole now looks like this with a quick cover of spray.

 

 

thats much better and should be a little stronger lol.

 

also the Clio Stainless tow was finished off, the selve was welded on and a little touch up and it looked like this.

 

 

 

then the LHD wiper setup was finished off, the last bracket was welded on and a test fit was done.

 

 

then finally i woke up at 530am and turn on the compressor and stone chipped the lower half of the engine bay.

 

 

then after work a little more prep and some black was added.

 

 

Looks a million times better than the last time, and for a drive way job in my home made tent i've gotta to say its very good. Phone camra pictures dont really do the job, the only fault being a flat patch due to the cold weather i think, as it wasnt finished to late last night, oh yer a spider thats stuck in last, think ill have to buff him out

[Steffrallye 0]

09/09/10

 

Clio 172/182 injectors turned up to day, been waiting awhile lol. Cleaned, new seal rings and filters.

 

 

oh yer and also got myself a 23mm 4 port master cyclinder,

 

 

couple of better of the bay,

 

 

23/10/10

 

had the tyres removed, and gathered all the bits up i want painting, these will be going in on tuesday, also i need two new tyres so ill order them sometime soon.

 

 

Also got some Nylon braided hose and fittings, need to send the 90 degree fitting back tho as they have sent the cheaper one.

 

 

Then some expensive new caps for the wheels.

 

 

Some clevis's also

 

 

Also some pistons,

 

 

Refurbed and fitted steering rack.

 

[Steffrallye 0]

Dash back in place,

 

 

and LHD wiper setup on.

 

 

things are finally starting to get somewhere now, but still got plently to do, the block will be dropped off for reboaring this week also, then the crank for balancing, but need to make up the alloy pulley first.

 

cams and springs need ordering plus bearings, then its a case of bolting together. Oh and loom should be here any day now too

 

2-11-10

 

Brought some number plate surrounds from a lad on here, sadly arrive both broken, but i can sort it so no bother.

 

 

What else, erm oh finished the steering arms off the other nyt, thanks again Woo for working so late. Just put some notches in them so that they can be held with a spanner. So there ready to go on along with drop links, but might be pulling the struts apart so that can wait.

 

 

Been and collected the block, and its been boared for the pistons as you can see below,

 

 

needs a wash now and thts ready.

 

Also picked up some parts needed.

 

 

And got some peugeot cap/cover things for the wheel bolts in black. but no picture.

[Steffrallye 0]

some more parcels

 

 

 

 

Catcam 1321734 and Catcam S90015 single springs.

When they arrived there was a worring moment as the packaging and stamp on cams says 718, which is a puffy sport cam. But after a quick chat and measurement it turned out that they had been engraved and packaged incorrectly, so all is fine

 

Also some more orange arrived

 

 

And a prezzi from Sandy

 

 

 

One of his very nice custom looms, well two lol.

 

Its a work of art. May get some little juction things for where the wiring separates tho.

[Steffrallye 0]

Some HT leads in a box,

 

 

Some Alloy drive and alternator pulleys,

 

 

And a nice badge and service sticker,

 

 

And lots of orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

So thats the Wheels, Slam panel, bonnet struts, Bonnet hinges and coil pack cover all in lovely Ford electric (ST) orange.

 

 

Also the head has been rebuilt,,

[Steffrallye 0]

Right the head has been built up, i stripped it all back down, cleaned and checked it.

 

 

 

 

also heres the difference between the J4 (gti) and JP4 retainers.

 

 

GTi ones are slightly larger, there on the right. So of course they was used with the Catcam springs.

 

Also CatCam springs compared to J4 (GTI)

 

 

And then already to go back together

 

 

 

So with the thermostat housing and New thermostat fitted its done. So ive placed it on the block for the minute so we can once again have a table in the kitchen lol.

 

 

 

[Steffrallye 0]

Also since the weather is great and snowy at the moment the cover on the car is going to be pulled through the big whole where the engine should be so ive fitted a bonnet again to stop this.

 

So on went the orange hinges

 

 

 

everything gone for balancing,,

 

 

Well then,

 

I had the tyres fitted the other day just to get them out of the way really, so there now stacked in the corner of my room lol, also the new caps when on so thats another box gone,

 

 

But of course you clear stuff away and new always fills the space lol,

 

 

My group A manifold arrived and i very please with it, wasnt sure if it was stainless or mild by the pics and it wasnt explained in the ad, but now its here i see its the more expensive stainless version

 

http://www.specialtuninguk.co.uk/aca..._Manifold.html

 

Best thing was i payed less than £300 for it , so less than a supersprint. These are £1025.12p new :o

[Steffrallye 0]

So with a parcel from Stu the car went from this,

 

 

with help from these

 

 

to this

 

 

Much better, both sides was knackered so both replaced.

 

Also these turned up today from Wob,

 

 

Pair of alloy handles and silver tabs for the vents from the 2000> models. Just updates and just some final touchs on the interior i think.

 

Also brake lines ordered and now awaiting them, hopefully next week Hayley will be inside from the crap weather and i can add on the nice bits.

[Steffrallye 0]

Ok then, some more parcels have turned up, a few are below.

 

First of a new lump of billet , what will it be???

 

 

Also got all my 2000> interior bits in, handles and tabs.

 

So from this,

 

 

to this

 

 

Also some Stainless braid for the throttle cable

 

 

Wilwood Bias valve

 

 

Oh and some Honey Hoops

 

 

but then i was slightly disappointed to find it was my complete braided brake line setup :/ All ends up rated to stainless.

 

 

Hopefully soon i might actually be able to get all these bits on the car.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

'whats that?'

 

'oh thats just 16v engine on a wooden table behind the sofa'

 

Interesting build, your throwing some cash at it!

 

Look forward to the end result.

[miamichris 9]

'whats that?'

 

'oh thats just 16v engine on a wooden table behind the sofa'

 

Interesting build, your throwing some cash at it!

 

Look forward to the end result.

 

Thats what I was thinking!!

 

Great work though, keep it up pal, you're nearly there!

[backroadpug 12]

Ill be keeping an eye on this build as im doing a similar build but to a j4. for my rallye.

Keep up the good work

[lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars]

Looks good so far, I wouldn't bother with any of those dodgy bonnets though

[Steffrallye 0]

thanks alot guys,

 

Yer some money has been thrown at the thing, ive been messing about alot as i kept changing my mind with things, but im set on what im doing now so its finally getting done, Oh and the cleanest place is the house

 

Lol, yer the dodgy bonnets have gone, just keeping my eye out for a standard indigo bonnet atm.

Edited January 2, 2011 by Steffrallye

[Steffrallye 0]

another parcel cam the other day and a cheap one.

 

 

 

A nice BE4 gearbox from a 2002 Picasso, Was £80 of Ebay but didnt have alot of info. So looked the dodgy pic up and down many times and crossed my fingers as i brought it, turned up today and as soon i pulled the packing off i was over the moon, fits spot on.

 

So to go with this i also have sat in the garage, a pair of 205 1.9 Gti hubs.

 

 

These will be machined down to fit the 106 bearings.

 

Also have a nice rebuilt close ratio 205 1.6 GTi BE3 box, Near enough same ratios as a S2 rallye box, with a slightly longer 1st.

 

 

So with a little messing these two will become one, and suit my N/A setup nicely with some extra strengh

 

Oh and also stripped the paint from the servo, and sprayed that up.

 

 

thats all,

Edited January 9, 2011 by Steffrallye

[welshpug 1,621]

nice bargain box