hey guys

thought i would post up about my series 3 fb, bought as a non runner caught in flood sover here couple years ago, didnt pay much for her, but have started putting her on the road this year.


the start


engine


start of the engine out


flood water/oil


engine out swinging free


ruined


still ruined

chassis


poly bushing the front end




rear ties bars

more in a moment

liam

 

welding time!




rotten panel


new 3mm plate


welded in


inside panel to neaten it up


undersealed



underseal gun and underseal


inside sprayed black

 

engine bits

one previously butchered inlet, to more butchered in to a 12a ida manifold






finished polish and drilled for a 12a

ida

i bought this from the states unturned up in the uk all buggered.



chipped


bent

some of the jets were missing, was not impresed


wideband

plates









paid £36 for this engine, but had bollocks housings and rotors everything else can be re used (so goot good 12a tall port plates, good crank and other internals

 

Nice work...I especially like the rust repair.

 

cheers fella, do love a good bit of welding

 

Looks like your making good progress, always cool to see a non US spec first gen. Got any more/bigger pics of it?

 

lookin good... i need to weld my wheel wells as well

 

Goodluck buddy, ive had one were rot never stopped, but this one was just the plates and couple inches inside, but rot free every where else

 

Yeah will do

 

little update

made my own gauge pod for the wideband


lovely cnc machined dual pulley for the alternator, going to run a series 5 fc alternator, lighter and smaller then stock and put out a little more amps



xmas presents, great reading

i have decided to bridge port my own motor, so bought some new burr's and an adjustable die grinder and decided to port out the water pump (practice and help flow)



end result minus the polishing with the 1000 grit

this was a 13b 4 port manifold, which has been welded and im porting it out to suit a 12a


masked with outline of ports to be ported


almost down and again needs to finished with some 1200 grit paper

update in a mo

 

so my inlets journey in life

from this:


to this:


to this:

sprayed red for a laugh

to this:

12a inlet gasket


alloy welded up

to this:

skimmed and polished up, ready to go

not sure how this is going to flow, but should be more than fine.

just need to wait for racing beat to email me back to order porting templates

 

ok little update

tools



my racing beat templates turned up

inlet






exhaust


nearly finished


the difference


i have cheated with my irons, as id rather not completely ruin them, ive had a local mate machine the bridge as much as he can and then i will finish them off with the grinder

also my fuel pump and handbrake cables up, and have also finished porting the inlet to suit as well

liam

 

Is it me or are those rotor housings in not too great of shape?

 

maybe he is testing his skills first?

 

I was thinking the same. But posted before I could stop myself. The ports look great though.

 

yeah man, id rather not ruin my good 12a housing's, practice makes perfect, will be intresting to ee what power i make