Joey the VNT boosted 205!

[Tom]

New rods if thats what it is. Might put some new bearings in there if i got the wonga.

[Frosty]

Did you use the bearings that you got with the rods? I put new bearings in with mine, think they were about £80/90 though

[Tom]

I used what was in them. They looked healthy to me, not scored or pitted or burnt they didnt look skiny either so i thought f*ck it :p

[Frosty]

Tbf I think most do just reuse them. I just wondered if that would make any difference

[Tom]

The way i seen it was they're bearings that look half decent and i could spend like you say 80quid on a new set or i could just run with what i got, using what was there made sense to me. If they are the cause of my issue i would be VERY suprised.

[Tom]

Bargain poly top mount bushes!

[Piggy]

tough luck dood...

hope you get it sorted soon

I do love this car

[Tom]

The xud boss is on the case!

[pugtk]

Bargain poly top mount bushes!

Have a set of these tucked away in my 205 spare parts shed .. never got to fit them along with some solid axle mounts.. all that is about to change with project xud powered gti 205

[Craigus]

Glad this is getting fixed!

[Tom]

I really want to have a half reliable engine side of things so i can sort the suspension, been fapping over all this poly stuff and solid beam mounts and big torsion bars <3

[procta]

at least things are moving on for you tom, for me, I could have beat the seller of the engine to a pulp! 2 bastard weeks it took me and my dad to get the car running, then for it to die with in two weeks of been in the engine bay! then a month of it sitting with a f*cked engine and pulling the car back a part again and going thru it all again! My 200 quid recored rad was out more times it was in! I was starting to loose my loaf as I spent cash on parts for the car, that were starting to rust, and get damaged.
If it dies this time, that's it. game over the shell will just get sold as a race shell.

[Tom]

Shit has happened. Decided to build a new lump, and im still going to scrimp but hopefully it will be better than what i've got now. So im now the proud owner of this heap of rubbish.

Oh f*ck off photobucket.

*Insert picture of pile of xud crap here*

Decided to work again.

[Craigus]

Change the title! Its not over

[procta]

better than what you have in it now,

[Tom]

I'll give you that...

[ozonehostile]

This is good

[Tom]

Havent got the rods yet, so no movement

[zx_volcane]

nice pile o bits you have there

[Ryan]

Were did you buy it in the end?

[Tom]

Were did you buy it in the end?

Bought it off frank.


So stripped the new lump down to be pleasantly suprised. I seem to have an original headgasket, either that or its a replacment and they didnt skim the head because the head is mint. Shame im only using the block :p





Thats all folks!

[Piggy]

at least you have a spare head to fettle with for the next rebuild!

[Tom]

Im planning on building an engine thats going to be reliable at 190hp...

[Just Sean]

200 has a nicer ring to it!

[Tom]

Well it does but i dont like to push my luck :p

[Ryan]

Nice one tom, you putting the new engine in then? Or is Darren doing it lol

[Tom]

Not sure yet mate, have to see how long he thinks it'll take and what it would cost, hes bound to do it faster than me even though i've done it before lol!

In other news i have new conrods on the way.

[mr_fish]

Did i dream it or was there a bank robbery down Cornwall way recently?

Tom's fund for Forged Rods

[Chris_90]

Forged rods?? Surely not?

[Tom]

Forged rods?? Surely not?

Why not?