Shiver

Well while I'm still without my car thanks to the bodyshop being beyond a joke I got bored and found a 24v vr engine with ecu and looms. There's no rush to get it in just going to source everything and get it all ready to drop in when the time is right.


I couldn't make sense of the PDF file so I ported it and stitched it all together shame it's over 2 meters long now but on the plus side I don't need my reading glasses

The loom is pretty much there now being made a hybrid to fit the ce2 fusebox just need to get it back to the engine for routing and then leave it for whenever it goes into the mk2.

Well I gambled with the carpet and it paid off as it's a exact match to the old carpet. Just a shame I got my measurements wrong with the order lol

Lots of waiting around for glue to set and move onto the next section was boring and contact adhesive stinks so much!!! Atleast it's all paid off and I done it first attempt.

Well I gambled with the carpet and it paid off as it's a exact match to the old carpet. Just a shame I got my measurements wrong with the order lol

Lots of waiting around for glue to set and move onto the next section was boring and contact adhesive stinks so much!!! Atleast it's all paid off and I done it first attempt.

I'm in the process of extending my looms for the engine bay and I have afew wires I can't find out what they are. I've gone through the a2resource website and got most from there but I'm left stumped on these ones.
Vr6 12v 2.8 obd2 manual coil pack 1995 engine ISO connector to fuse box.
Thick red/blue (main positive to fusebox?)
Thin black/yellow
Thin blue/black
Thin brown/green
Thin brown/red
Brown/white
Black
Black/red

While I wait for updates on the car these are done and ready to come back

Stripped out with the cloth seat in as the leather needs attention

Fast forward over a year since the mot







Engine out to clean off the over spray













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Tonight we braved the -2 and freezing fog to get the fluids in it get the car outside and run it up to temp for the first time in over a year since owning this engine. All went well until after the fan kicked in then turned off the engine cut a minute later and now the fuel pump relay is clicking like mad.
Lots of things now added to the list and hopefully will be back on it tomorrow with a fresh mind.



Well tonight I managed to break this

And this

Changed this

Done this to stop the positive arcing out on the slam again

I reckon a could get away with this

Fast forward over a year since the mot







Engine out to clean off the over spray













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Managed to find a new home for the car as I was getting too much grief from the locals. Found an outside space as the garage already has a car sitting dormant in it but a cover and gazebo will do the job in our British summer.
Spent yesterday putting the doors, bonnet and front end on then packed the car up with everything in the garage.

On its way

Whoops

The day started with the plan of getting the old back box cut off and hang the system that came with the red shell. First thing noticed was the centre section was a good 12inches too long so cut it down and now the pipe is the same width as the de cat so will need a sleeve to hold this up properly.



Once the engine was running we noticed It was stuck in gear but the previous owner had unbolted the selector on the gear box so decided to take the engine out ,gear box off and try the spare I bought the other month.
It's always a big gamble buying secondhand from eBay so back in and running.......Ching Ching Ching Christ it's knackered!!


We were abit confused as what this is inside the bell housing

Turns out I had not put the spring on the bottom of it so it was flapping about so be warned always clip it on and held in place.
After having a long day on the car we really coildnt be bothered with it but carried on gear box back on, engine back in and running. The noise has gone and the hesitation on power has stopped so it must of been the maf and lambda causing that. Shes sounding like a Vr even with the huge blow from the centre.
Video below

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