Jamie_VF22 Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 Looking good iddy , Glad its getting there mate Quote
Faiyaz.123 Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Great work , car looks stunning been reading this thread from the start past few days,looks unique!Wish I had the time to do something like this! Quote
AdamB Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Have you had the block decked Iddy? Surface still looks dirty.Looking good though, whens this likely to be finished? Quote
Idrees Posted July 5, 2013 Author Posted July 5, 2013 Yes mate, it was decked and was super clean when I brought it back from the engineers. It was sitting around for several months though and unfortunately it wasn't as silver when I started assembling it. Everything else was spot on though (bores etc). Engine build is in slow progress now (I do a bit on the weekends) so I'm hoping to have it out in August. Quote
rinseep82 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 Love it mate nice to see you went with the stud kit instead of bolts much better still liked those drifts on her tho lol Quote
PaulStarletSR Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 nice iddy! estimated time for getin her finished? Quote
Aamir Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Not far now just a few bits and bats. Trying to persuade him to focus on the engine rather than fixing his other cars lol. Edited August 23, 2013 by aamir-id-workz Quote
Idrees Posted August 23, 2013 Author Posted August 23, 2013 Hopefully within the next 4 weeks Paul.This update is actually over a year overdue, but here it is. I've finally built the engine and it's ready to go in. Engine spec:Wossner 74.5mm pistonsPEC forged rodsBlock decked, bored and notchedFully balanced bottom endACL bearings (Std size)Micopolished crankHead fully rebuilt and very mildly portedValves lapped1.2mm Athena HGARP Head stud kitARP Crank boltsNew OEM Oil pumpNew OEM Engine gasket setNew OEM Distributor cap & rotor armNew Water pumpNew Cambelt kitNew aux beltsNew OEM Distributor capNew OEM Rotor armNGK Iridium spark plugsLightweight crank pulleyTransparent Orange cambelt cover'Race-Spec' cam cover Patiently waiting..And a quick snap when she got some sunlight the other week after a very long time!The Sparco NS2s are staying as a second set of wheels and of course will be refurbished in a nicer colour.The rubbish news is that my gearbox with the Quaife diff can't be used, it has an inner CV joint stuck inside which will absolutely not come out (I've even had a gearbox specialist company give it a try) so I'll have to use a stock a stock C52 gearbox that I have here! Quote
Idrees Posted September 20, 2013 Author Posted September 20, 2013 An update on this. I got the engine fitted almost a month ago, got everything connected up but the engine wouldn't turn. So after a bit of quick bit of investigation I realized the clutch was fouling the gearbox. This was due to the flywheel/clutch being slightly thicker than the stock ones. No biggie I thought, took the gearbox off and purchased an OEM LSD box. Modified it to fit and after trial fitting it a few times, the engine was freely turning (by hand). Once again I got everything connected back up but the starter still wouldn't turn the engine. Checked and replaced all the earth cables, power lead, battery and finally the starter motor. Still nothing. Tried another starter motor which worked for about 10 seconds and then died too. Both these starter motors work perfectly fine when they're off the car! So once again I tried yet another starter motor which turned the engine twice and that died too (as if it's low on power). I tested the power on the power cable and there was more than enough, the power cable was only about 50cm long (as opposed to the 3m wire used when the battery was in the boot). This is when I just gave up as my schedule is way too busy to be messing about with the car so she is now being broken. On a brighter note though, none of the coloured body panels are for sale. Eventually I will return the car to stock (or near stock). One last picture for now. Quote
Faiyaz.123 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I have been reading quite a few people endup breaking up or going back stock.hate reading it especially when cars like yours are inspiration to others.but at the end you know best.best of luck,really liked this car. Quote
iamlegend Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 oh sad to see bud but if needs be!! Quote
Liam_D Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Gutted to see you are breaking this mate! Quote
The_Notorious_C_A_T Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 With body work like that definitely best to sell as a nice clean standard car with some sweet paint and kit on.Shame to see it not being completed but that's life really and with it rolling about even with a standard engine will be a good base if someone did want to build a monster. Quote
spence Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 Idrees, just a quick question, how hard is it to change the colour on the log book and howlong does it take to receive the logbook back from the dvla? as I'm tempted to respray mine a different colour.by the way the car looks beautiful in that colour.Spence Quote
dangeestarlet Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 Idrees, just a quick question, how hard is it to change the colour on the log book and howlong does it take to receive the logbook back from the dvla? as I'm tempted to respray mine a different colour.by the way the car looks beautiful in that colour.Spence on the logbook (v5) there's a part that says changes on vehicle, then it says colour and you just put the new colour down, date it, sign it and chuck it in a envelope to the dvla , only cost you 50p for a stamp Quote
Aamir Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 But this isn't any old Glanza mate, not something you come across everyday Quote
Aamir Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 He has owned it for four years, he has put a lot of time into making it how it is. Just a shame it never got finished. Might be just some yellow paint and a body kit to you bud but it means a lot more than that to us Quote
Socks Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Loving the stance on that... shame he is getting rid... but no one has a gun to his head... If he wants to part with it, its his choice. Be a shame to see it disappear off ukso tho! Be nice to see it finished! Quote
Aamir Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Dean from PukkaPerformance has bought it I think and he has the Blue 98spec Glanza and the Gt so he isn't going of the Starlet scene Socks they are proper JDM sure you don't want them, think they are 16x9 ;) Quote
Glanza-Ben Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 This car is the reason I started to mod my Glanza as loved the look of it when I 1st got mine, such a shame it was never finished Quote
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