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[jonyb4]

ah nothing better mate.. well minus the beer, yuch

[ben17southport]

right... picture time











thanks lads.

EDIT:the inlet may appear higher in the pics than the bonnet seal. it is all mounted correctly so if it does foul, i have bonnet raisers to use.

[Michael!]

cracking work ben! bet youre proud

[Gus!!]

That look really good mate, lovely and clean too!! Whats left to be done then??

[ben17southport]

thanks michael, big time the space i had was s**t to work in, god knows how i got the engine under the car with nothing but man power

cheers ghia, got to get the brake lines connected up to the servo, fit the coilovers, calipers, new wheel bearings at all corners, stone chip the arches and underseal the underneath, fit the exhaust, order samco hoses, fit them with rad, top up fluids, re fit dash and interior and ill be done

hoping on having it dont by december! so watch this space lads. next progress will be putting things together etc so nothing exciting until its all together

Cheers, Ben

[AW0L]

good work there Ben

[ben17southport]

thanks man

[Gus!!]

A few bits to do then, my name is alex btw mate. Ur si looks in good nick mate, normally si's seem to be abused by people as a daily runabout

[ben17southport]

thanks alex, makes it a bit easier now lol

true man. my auntie had it from new and did just that! paintwork is terrible. but that will all get sorted wanted it as good as i can get it. just ashame body shops charge so much these days! thats why i want a welder so bad! do most of it myself.

[Michael!]

bodywork doesnt look all THAT bad in the pics?

thats where my knowledge ends, id rather have a pro do it because if i f**k it up id just leave it looking s**t - havnt dared try the whole fillereing/sanding/painting/welding jazz properly yet

[ben17southport]

it's very easy to make paintwork look semi decent in pics lol ill post proper detailed pics, especially of my f**cked foor and 1/4.

plus ive neglected it whilst doing the engine etc, so theres a few more dings etc but hey ho.

wouldnt mind tackling filling etc, trying to prep it best i can, send it to the body shop and if it was s**t they could just re do it, if not ive saved myself some wonga

[Gus!!]

Mike fillering is relatively easy, just get the mixture right and use sandpaper in the right order just getting a professional to do the painting is a good idea. Yeah i have dings in the doors due to car parks ( and the old man 'forgetting' i parked behind him) but i cbf to do anything about it now!! Lol. I also find taking pictures doesnt show up bad bits on the bodywork ben.

[jonyb4]

bodywork doesnt look all THAT bad in the pics?

thats where my knowledge ends, id rather have a pro do it because if i f**k it up id just leave it looking s**t - havnt dared try the whole fillereing/sanding/painting/welding jazz properly yet

ha i feel that! just began to give filler a pop, will let you know how badly it goes



cracking job ben, forgive me for saying but, it seems a little proud to the cambelt end
what engine mount are you using?



big list left, especially now your itching to drive it with 130bhp

[Excursion]

Looks great.

[Gus!!]

What u doing about a rad/coolant system?? It always makes me worry if i did my engine conversion. Lol. Electronics scare me most!! i can tell when you have this you'll be driving everywhere for a while with a smile on your face!!

[ben17southport]

thanks jony. funnily enough i was thinking that! will whack the spirit level out to check.

using the front zetec mount bud. ill let you know though mate!

thanks Mark very pleased with it so far!

alex, im using a standard 1.6si rad with samco hose kit. i was thinking about uprating to a larger, alloy rad but i dont think it will need it eg its just overkill. but i am going to look into that when its all up and running!
electrics scare me too haha! thats the one thing i missed off the list, plugging it all in! coming across s**t. funnily enough im a trained electrician but it just puts me off.

the smile will be irremoveable, until i get used to the power and want more haha