kingo228 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) right guys this if my first ever starlet so go easy going for a sleeper ;)to start of with i brought it with 'bearing knock' , thought it shouldn't be to hard to fix.how wrong i was:(funny bearing ayy , so its dropped a rod on cyl 3 , punched though the block and sump, destroyed the crank.so im going to rebuild it standard as im only aiming for around 180-200bhp, I've picked up another bottom end to find out thats spun a bearing on cyl 1 :@ , im going to try and polish it out but not sure if it will be usable.plans are :rebuild engineFMICFuel pressure regulatorfuel cut defender - untill i can afford a plug and play !!!boost 0.8 ishair filer relocationBOV - just for the sound cast manifold portingde-cat after MOTany comments welcome , need advise and any tipsthanks dave Edited June 18, 2012 by kingo228 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Haha.. A five door sleeper, awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adz_sportif_turbo Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Fuel cut is at about 0.85 bud, so wouldnt worry about the fcd. Only do more damage then good ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shahzad Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Was this car for sale near bham on gumtree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 yes it was buddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shahzad Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I was going to but it but it was going to cost alot to get it sent here, a sleeper is the way forward, good luck with the build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EP91Bon Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Welcome to the sleeper family Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 did you know it had dropped a rod?and thanks EP91BON looking forward to it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 with that type of damage i would inspect the whole engine. check to see if it's even worth rebiuldingtbh, its one of the worst failures i have seen in a while.goodluck with it, will be awesome when completed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roosy Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 A 5 door sleeper sweeeeet looks pretty mind base too ! All the best ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 the head seems alright i have a new block, need a new crank. nothing had gone through the turbo so heads all good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 little update , got the m9 socket for removing the head. so off came the head , the valves came out , all look okay and none bent so i gave them a clean up , washed the head. all i need now is a decent crank , without breaking the bank. Question - would i need to balance the crank ? :/ i didnt think i would have to? also can i use 1 piston and rod from one engine and 3 from a different engine? i will weigh them to make sure they are all same 'ish' weight.why would a engine have 3 number '2' pistons in and 1 number '1' in ? the V8 in the back ground is a Dodge nascar cam rig engine ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shahzad Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 did you know it had dropped a rod?No all he said is that it had spun a bearing thats it. I also wondered why he had a top mount intercooler without a scoop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 ah right , you got a lucky escape. nice little shell thow and yeh couldn't of helped the engine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 This is full of win sleepers are awesome and 5dr ones even more so Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 haha thanks, should be a lot of fun when on the road. seeing peoples faces Quote Link to post Share on other sites
s1fu Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Woooooo! Another 5 door turbo joins the club. Looking forward to seeing it finished. The look on peoples faces makes it all worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 thanks dude i cant wait to take it down the strip at pod still deciding if i should go down the forged route :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) New pistons , rings and gudgeon pins for a nice £150. rods are off to get shot peened so just need me crank back, bearings and gasket set and il be ready to start rebuilding 0 bargin! Edited April 13, 2012 by kingo228 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snails ep91 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 bargain mate! look forward to this.LOVE sleepers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 little update bearings ordered cranks been re-ground .25 undersize on the big ends purchased some used rods ready for crack testing and shot peening all at a little stand still atm as i have to pay my mum back for insurance and its not cheap at my age :'( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Little progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) big update - pics will do the talking had a few problems , mainly a bent crank :/ Edited July 8, 2012 by kingo228 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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kingo228 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRGEkUYmAk4&feature=context-cha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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