Classic Sti V2, new project started (ish)

Ok, as some of you know i aquired a classic sti jap import not long ago, i already started a on going project thread but something's got in the way, and to make things worse, my headgasket has Shit itself, oil/water mixed, squirted out of the overflow bottle all over the place. I was hoping to leave the engine for the time being to focus on the minor issues to the bodywork. But now I'm forced to scrimp and save to fork out for a headgasket kit and everything else that's involved to sort the car out. In a way I'm pleased its happened and now the car can last for a few more years. I think i got stung getting the car but i crash in all the time and pay the consequences. This as an example. I'm hoping i can get the car sorted for NBO as I want to go in my own motor, being on a shit wage doesn't help at all but I'm determined to make this car a very clean example and bring it back to what it should be. 1st stage is the engine due to headgasket. So, before its gets lifted from the bay this is what it looks like now, after it got covered in manky water.
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More to follow in due course.

Admire the determination!

got a nice v4 sti intercooler if you fancy an upgrade when engine done

Good luck with it and hope you get sorted before NBO   

They a pain in the arse to fit aint they with mine being on the pish?
Cheers maca, I wasn't going to break it as its a waste but it did cross my mind, i bought it, i deal with it, simple lol

Trim a bit throttle body off n it goes on, tight but goes on   

Well you have it now, bit by bit you'll get there   

Trim?? How much

£ by £ we get there

life of performance cars good luck mate will be smart classic by end just keep with it as does do your head in iv begin there and got tshirt then I bought mine ( why do we do it again )   

Marshffs wrote:

Trim?? How much

I took no more than 10mm off each and it went on

got mapped to 1.3 bar of boost (max'd out intercooler)

so good for 350bhp   

Cheers gary, i didnt buy it for reliability as they nowt but a pain, but when they run right they great, they go tits up and its a nighmare. It is for me on £300 a week lol. Polo has been getting some graft I'll tell ya.

maca wrote:

Marshffs wrote:

Trim?? How much

I took no more than 10mm off each and it went on

got mapped to 1.3 bar of boost (max'd out intercooler)

so good for 350bhp   

I'll need it mapping in aswel. Going to look at that stage when I get this HG sorted.

Mate most of us are on crap wages but we get there in end wouldn't be any fun getting it sorted out in a day

time and patients get us there and lots of graft waiting for next pay check to come for more parts took me a year to get it the way it is so far

Yes you will unfortunately   

Never mind, priorities come first

Yours is a beauty mate, lovely looking motor. Enjoyed reading your project and getting a few ideas. I'll get there 1 day with this.

Why not rip the engine out yourself and get it rebuilt ? Least that way you know it's in good nick and you can clean and paint bits when it's stripped.

Rather rebuild your than buy another complete renting as you never really know the history.

Can't afford a rebuid mate or it would of got done. When engine is out and getting heads skimmed, the bay and engine is getting a good clean up. Didn't really want another engine as I could of ended up in the same boat but it was the best cost wise. Looked into a CDB but it was just the short block not long so left me with getting mine repaired. Least i know its getting done and it will be ok.

Yeah that's what I mean, get your original motor repaired.

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Last weekend, i thought id spend a few hours cleaning. Took I/C bottle, all air intake, turbo inlet pipe, strut brace, windscreen bottle, the little jap battery and a few other things off to give a good clean. Also cleaned the inner wings aswel, took some getting off and grazed knuckles, but worth it as it was a complete mess. Under battery tray was worst as thats where it shot itself. Getting there now.

  

Good work wish i could be arsed to do mine.  

Dan_STI wrote:

  

Or should I say Danielle cleaned the bottles after I took them off.

Iv got oil catch can for sale mate in for sale section

Its now in the hands of Steve Jones getting sorted out. I'm sure Mr Dent has a couple of pics for a laugh.

Get them rad brackets cleaned and painted !

what yougetting done steve ?headgaskets or a build ?

StickT wrote:

Get them rad brackets cleaned and painted !

Its all in the pipeline lol.

I'm just getting the headgasket done mate, timing belt all the gaskets, thermo etc. Steve is looking forward to doing it and I know its in good hands. Had some crack with him he a good lad.

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Getting marshffs V2 Sti on the flat bed to go to Steve jones to get fixed