Nanglebadger Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 looking good man, glad to hear you still have plans for her!Phil. Quote
Liam_D Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Good to hear you havent gave up on it dude Quote
starlet dude Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 awsome build mate keep up the good work Quote
PaulStarletSR Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 thot you sold the wheels mate? Quote
Idrees Posted September 15, 2012 Author Posted September 15, 2012 Cheers guys, you are the ones who inspire and motivate me to keep moving with this thing!Rita Grid Drifts are gone Replaced with 15" Tom's New Actions.. Quote
pick1 Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 Any side pics with the new shoes on ? Quote
Idrees Posted September 15, 2012 Author Posted September 15, 2012 This is the only other one I took:The red is faded off the lips so they could do with a refurb. The 16s filled the arches better too but if I keep these wheels I'll definitely add spacers all around to help them look a bit better. I'm undecided at the moment though. Quote
Malcolm GT Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 Love those toms wheels! Others did look sick though! Quote
Liam_D Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 I defiantly preferred it on the rotas, however if you refurb them all flat black and space them out they'll look amazing! Quote
Idrees Posted December 25, 2012 Author Posted December 25, 2012 The wheels will be refurbished a different colour, not decided just yet though. So, seeing as work is quiet due to Christmas, I thought it'd be the perfect chance to start my engine build. The cylinder head isn't rebuilt yet so I planned to build the short block for now and fit the head when it's ready. Started by digging out all the parts from clean storage and got the block painted. I went for black once again just so it looks nice and clean. Once that was done, I cleaned up the crank, assembled the pistons/rods and fitted the bearings. All was going fine until it came to the thrust washers, or lack of!! The damn machine shop haven't given them back to me! I didn't notice this as everything was boxed up since I got the engine back from the engineers months ago, and I assumed the thrust washers would be there along with everything else. Clearly not. Now I can't do anything with it until I get a new set of washers, and that'll most likely be the new year when I'm busy again and have no time to build it. I don't keep these in stock at work as 5E parts are slower sellers but I wish I did now, plenty of 4E sets in stock but nothing for the 5E. Wounded!! Chances are that everything's going back in to storage for a few more months. Quote
micky boy Posted December 25, 2012 Posted December 25, 2012 About time we had some sort of update Would be good see this at some shows next year Quote
_shaun_ Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 managed to grab a break from work to get some time on the glanza yet? Quote
Idrees Posted March 22, 2013 Author Posted March 22, 2013 Yes, a little. I assembled the engine block with the crank, pistons, rods and oil pump a few weeks ago after work. I need to get the cylinder head cleaned and rebuilt before fitting it to the block, I'm not having any work done to the head yet though. A quick picture of how it looks now:It won't be fitted to the car until I have a bigger unit which shouldn't be too long now I hope. Quote
waderz06 Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Awesome build! I love the look of this Glanza, It makes me want to get the tools out and do a full rebuild on mine! Money and the Mrs wont be having that though Look forward to seeing this in real life some time Quote
Idrees Posted April 7, 2013 Author Posted April 7, 2013 Cheers dude! Some actual progress. The block is almost fully assembled. Just a few more bits to do, will update in due course. Also I have this waiting to go in too, Emanage Ultimate with EP91 harness. More soon, hopefully. Quote
Azz Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 Am I missing something here or is the oil sandwich plate on the wrong side Quote
ryan lang Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 Am I missing something here or is the oil sandwich plate on the wrong side deffo missing something mate, its in its usual place lol. just the angle the pics were taken Quote
shorty Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 lol blocks upside down dude ;) when its the right way up it will look right. Quote
Idrees Posted April 7, 2013 Author Posted April 7, 2013 Yes that's right, the block looks upside down on those pictures. Sorry about the dodgy angles! Quote
Idrees Posted June 1, 2013 Author Posted June 1, 2013 No major update.. I decided to opt for the ARP head stud kit instead of the ARP bolts, so the block went back to the engineers to have that fitted as it needed rethreading to M10 from M9. http://s1014.photobucket.com/user/idworkz85/media/null_zpsd72e5486.jpg.html'> Patiently waiting. http://s1014.photobucket.com/user/idworkz85/media/P1060223_zpsd926e352.jpg.html'> The head should also be back from the engineers next week (it went for a refresh) so hopefully I can finish building the engine next weekend. Quote
turbo Grant Posted June 1, 2013 Posted June 1, 2013 Good to see its getting there, get that engine in soon as you can! Quote
iamlegend Posted June 1, 2013 Posted June 1, 2013 Them wheels look SO much better... please paint the bonnet the same colour thow Quote
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