Purple 850 T5

[Sparkysparks]

Hi guys.

Time to start the project thread.
It starts with me rescuing this car
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Intermittent starting issue (still not solved this), generally tatty interior but nice seats and a couple of few issues.
The clutch wasn't returning either, suspected slave dead.
As far as im aware its had Rica remap, and some lovely parma violet pipework put in, along with a dump valve, lowering springs, 16g turbo and a nice exhaust.
I was told it blew its engine out so they replaced it with an R engine, correct me if im wrong but aren't the only differences the map?
Again I was told it was 340hp, 310 at the wheels. Doing my research I knew this wasn't true, but hey ho I thought id try to fix her anyway.

Back at mine with all the stickers removed
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They came of nicely so no issue there.

And straight on charge
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All the plastics have been badly painted, not sure what ill do with that yet.

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Interior is nice, all working bar the heated seats (which I had a look at the other day and found cut wires, so theres that to do.)

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Looks ok.

Fixed the clutch. There was nothing but sludge in the reservoir. So fresh oil and a good bleed.

Heard a clicking inside with the ignition on.
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Culprit, found out later that its a seatbelt warning so that went back in.

[Sparkysparks]

Time to take the tints off
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Lots of glue left behind.

Got it started. Idles perfect, no issue once its going.
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Started to investigate the issue
Main ignition relay
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This still needs fixing.

Went for a drive to free the brakes off
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Seems good.

Looking much better without the tints
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Removed the spoiler aswell as its got lacquer peel.
And removed the headlight wipers and washers, and fitted some yellow. I think I want a standard grill aswell.
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[Sparkysparks]

Ive noticed that I have 3 wheels and the spare matching, but the drivers front it different. I think its a mix of Perfos and Columbas. Ill get that swapped back as at the moment the spare has a different tire size. Ill be painting the wheels again aswell.

[Sparkysparks]

So back on the main starting issue. I have a separate thread for it but ill give a summary.
Im getting 1.7v to the Crank sensor. So I changed that, still not cured.
Coil seemed defective next, so we swapped that for a 12v motorbike one, had no differing effect.
Checked the fuel pump, and the relay, no problems there, it primes and cut out when it gets up to pressure.
Main ignition relay has those dodgy wires, but it seems to be clicking on and off with ignition. I took the lid off and confirmed this visually.
So now ive got low fuel and I think ill try some fresh fuel and see if that helps.
Ive also disconnected both terminals on the battery to try to reset the ECU, then im going to put it in the airing cupboard just incase theres moisture in it.
Then if that still doesn't work im stuck.
Thanks
Mark

[Sparkysparks]

Plans for it when its all gravy are, slam it, after I've sourced some appropriate wheels.
Give it a good cut and polish as there's black overspray on every panel. Then just keep it as a nice sleeper barge.
Also ill be painting the brakes back so they are not seen.
Another thread on here has highlighted some engine bay mods that ill do aswell.
Id also like to see what power it really has on the dyno.

I have an MOT booked this weekend, if I can start it ill see how it gets on.

[kmb]

Brilliant work in recovering this, look forward to seeing the updates :)

Good luck with the MOT!

[Sparkysparks]

Thanks kmb. Something tells me Ill need it.

[p fandango]

Ive noticed that I have 3 wheels and the spare matching, but the drivers front it different. I think its a mix of Perfos and Columbas. Ill get that swapped back as at the moment the spare has a different tire size. Ill be painting the wheels again aswell.
Only just spotted your thread, but yes drivers front is a perfo while others are columba's. Which means you haven't got 302mm brakes as you'd need perfo's on both fronts

[Sparkysparks]

Are 302 brakes upgrades or downgrades?
Am I going to need some?

[oblark]

Are 302 brakes upgrades or downgrades?
Am I going to need some?

302's are a little bit better than standard brakes.

[Sparkysparks]

Ok, ill look into that when its all going good. Thanks

[nottsgreent5]

Ive always fancied doing a purple "R" rep love the colour

[Sparkysparks]

Thanks. When its polished its going to be a lovely colour

[martin_r_smith]

I saw this advertised a while back and chuckled to myself at the bhp claims. But i really hope it turns out well for you, and you can find the missing 100bhp (lol).

Good luck

[The Flying Moose]

Watching with interest, I had major starting issues recently after some work. Mine too had rough looking main ignition relay wires and relay, I chopped out and re-soldered in new wires and a new relay and it now works perfectly.

For the sake of some wire its worth getting it changed back as far as the loom and crimping some new plugs for the relay.

May not help yours as mine wouldnt start at all however worth a punt.

[Sparkysparks]

Well it does need sorting so hopefully if thats the problem it'll be all good after a fix.

And about the bhp claim. I even said to the seller. I don't think so. But it'll still be quick

[Sparkysparks]

I think ive narrowed it down to a dodgy ignition amplifier. So ill get one of those on order.

Also got it started and went for an MOT this morning.
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That is a fail, but only on emisions. Which im pretty stoked about.
Its pretty high on the COs are pretty wild and the lambda is out. But i think this is partly because it had sat for a year and partly because ive been flooding the crap out of it trying to get this ignition issue sorted.
Also as i couldnt turn it off it had to idle for what seemed like 2 hours. And it was absolutely fine, which is another load off my mind.

But on the way back i thought i better clean the cat out with some right foot. Floored it in second, kicked the clutch down and it never came back up. So had to be towed home.
When i got the car i had to clean the sludge out of the reservoir and had to bleed it, I think this time the master has had enough.

Another highlight, it sounded mental going down the road, handled okish, bit boaty but comfortable (as to be expected). Stopped fine. Boosted fine, but the dump valve wouldnt shut up haha.

So I need another lambda probe, Probably a new cat, fix whatever is wrong with the clutch and ignition amplifier/coil then I can enjoy him.
Mark

[Sparkysparks]

Clutch bled again. I think I had left the slave nipple loose causing the pressure to go.
New lambda probe installed.
Starting issue cured. Hooray!
It was the ignition coil/amplifier. Car bow starts everytime.
So when I can it'll go down for the retest.
Mark

[LiamT4]

Nice to see a car being rescued. Good look with it all.

[Dangerous Dave]

Clutch bled again. I think I had left the slave nipple loose causing the pressure to go.
New lambda probe installed.
Starting issue cured. Hooray!
It was the ignition coil/amplifier. Car bow starts everytime.
So when I can it'll go down for the retest.
Mark

Good news, now to start the modding :D

Have fun!

[Sparkysparks]

First thing id like to do is get a cone filter on it for some noise and ditch the dump valve. Then swap the front wheel back for a columba so I have a full set on the car.

[Sparkysparks]

He passed. Just about. So time to tax it

[Sparkysparks]

Had its first soapy wash
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It has alot of black overspray and a couple of dents, but no rust. Still need to swap that wheel over.
Took the dump valve off and blocked the hole, got a filter on it. It feels much nicer and sounds better already.

[Sparkysparks]

Its still got this starting issue so I tried to start it with easy start. It fired up straight away. So its a fuel delivery issue.
I rigged up a pressure gauge and I got 40 psi on ignition, eventually after about 5 seconds. But that stayed there when I started it, only going up to 45 when I blip the throttle.
Is this typically correct or do I indeed have a pressure issue?

[jamesy12345]

Its still got this starting issue so I tried to start it with easy start. It fired up straight away. So its a fuel delivery issue.
I rigged up a pressure gauge and I got 40 psi on ignition, eventually after about 5 seconds. But that stayed there when I started it, only going up to 45 when I blip the throttle.
Is this typically correct or do I indeed have a pressure issue?

That sounds about right to me fella, 3 bar is OK. I don't know if 5 secs to build up to 40 psi is normal but doesn't sound too bad. If you switch on the ignition and wait say 10 secs does it start OK?

If you are thinking it is fuel delivery, has the filter been changed?

[Sparkysparks]

It doesn't seem to matter how long its been prepping itself for or how long its been on ignition for it still starts the same way,

Ive not checked the filter actually, ill check on that.

[Sparkysparks]

I have a small update.

I used the car for a road trip up to york and back and it was faultless, comfy and capable.

Then i set to work on getting the glove box open.
After some bits snapping and breaking i got it open, to find this:

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No money, no guns, just this and some flyers and CDs.

Got my tire changed over, so I now have a full set of alloys on the car. They still need painting.

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I also changed the fuel filter today and the old one poured out leaving this stain.

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It was brown and grim. But still didnt cure the starting issue.

This starting issue is starting to really annoy me now, it has no rhythm to it. Next step is to probe the injectors ans see what theyre doing.
My guesse is a sensor somewhere, maybe an oil pressure switch is stopping the rest of the components kicking in.

[kmb]

What's that note in the glovebox about... along with the Ann Summers debt, very random :lol:

[emm]

Looks amazing, it's nice to see another purple 850 as i thought my was the only one. Mines a saloon though.

On the starting issue mine had the same problem but it started out that if i left it running it would just cut out.

Turned out to be a the fuel pump relay. Changed it and never had the problem again.

[nottsgreent5]

Just a thought on the starting issue as its had a engine swap is it worth trying another crank sensor as theres 2 types from memory in the sales ad it stated it had a t5r engine which could have had fitted a early type sensor with your cars later type flywheel i can remember merc85 (gav) had a issue when he swapped hhis engine over

[Sparkysparks]

Cheers guys. I have bypassed the fuel pump relay to eliminate it and the problem still persists.
I have also changed the crank sensor for a brand new one. Still the same. Yesterday I used easy start and it tried to catch. Then eventually started ran for about 5 seconds then cut out.

[Sparkysparks]

In another thread with much help from the forum, it was a fuse not fully home stopping the relay firing up.
It still has a cranking issue but it is useable again.
That being said. I got to prove its usefulness this weekend hauling rubble
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Coilovers have been ordered!

[Sparkysparks]

Im also going to have a look at the rear passenger caliper as when i washed it the other day it sizzled. So thats been getting stuck on. Whilst i have thats off im going to get rid of the chav yellow brakes. Just black for me. Brakes shouldnt been seen in my opinion.

[Sparkysparks]

Still on the to do list.
Fix speedo gear.
Plumb in boost gauge (Im intending to tee off the original in the dash, someone tell me if this is a bad idea)
Re-black all the blacks, including the wheels.
Fix remote central locking.
Cut exhaust before cat for a straight through.
Sort PVC as it looks to be leaking.
Remove carbon canister and pipework.

[Sparkysparks]

Also pic dump for those interested of the nasty connector to the ignition relay. This is now fixed and all lovely where its supposed to be under the cowl.
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[Sparkysparks]

I have made a start on fixing the speedo. Sure enough a snapped planet gear.
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My question I are the kits on ebay the ones I want. Because the picture is not the same.

Before I took the dash apart I also unplugged the carbon canister valve. I assume that's what this is.
This in turn made the car a beast! Must be somewhat defective. That will be entirely removed at some point.
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Also I assume that the fragile flexi in the front is the internal boost gauge.
I'm going to replace that. And the icv has a leak on the main inlet to the throttle body. So that will need addressing too.

And I have also had a delay on my coilovers. They were sent out with the wrong address and were subsequently sent back to sender...in Germany. So I'm expecting them in the near future now.

[M-R-P]

Nice to see more progress.
All the little things add up in the end :)

[kmb]

Hello Sparky, if that photo is from the right hand side of the engine near battery then yes the fragile joined pipe leads to the boost gauge - I can verify this as my gauge started reading zero on a journey last week, on closer inspection it was the little rubber joining sleeve that was weak and the pipe had blown out of one side. This was replaced and the pipe reconnected, all good.

FYI - My internal boost gauge has a white hard pipe that goes across the front bulk head, rather than a black one.

Tell me more about the location of the charcoal canister (that small black valve shape thing in your photo)? What was the affect when removed, do you know what it does?

[PNuT]

its an evap valve & they can cause intermittent starting issues....

I just ditch mine completely!

[Sparkysparks]

Fantastic. I hoped I could just remove it as i always have before.
Once unplugged it was obviously not leaking where it shouldnt be and i was hitting some real feeling boost, but i will block off the outlet on the throttle body.
I shall replace that hose aswell. And tighten the ICV, thats also bound to help with starting aswell.
Ordered a new set of gears for the speedo, from Hungary.
Still waiting on coilovers.....

[PNuT]

I should mention it is best to leave the evap valve connected electric wise & I just remove everything else!

You could have probably got a set of 70 clocks for less than the money it costs to buy the new gears for the speedo! I think my gears cost around 15 quid.... probably cost 0.5p to make!!!

[oblark]

Hello Sparky, if that photo is from the right hand side of the engine near battery then yes the fragile joined pipe leads to the boost gauge - I can verify this as my gauge started reading zero on a journey last week, on closer inspection it was the little rubber joining sleeve that was weak and the pipe had blown out of one side. This was replaced and the pipe reconnected, all good.

FYI - My internal boost gauge has a white hard pipe that goes across the front bulk head, rather than a black one.

Tell me more about the location of the charcoal canister (that small black valve shape thing in your photo)? What was the affect when removed, do you know what it does?

You can complete remove the evap valve as it has been removed from the map


its an evap valve & they can cause intermittent starting issues....

I just ditch mine completely!

Only if the pipe work to the evap cylinder is broken and the evap solenoid is jammed open.


Fantastic. I hoped I could just remove it as i always have before.
Once unplugged it was obviously not leaking where it shouldnt be and i was hitting some real feeling boost, but i will block off the outlet on the throttle body.
I shall replace that hose aswell. And tighten the ICV, thats also bound to help with starting aswell.
Ordered a new set of gears for the speedo, from Hungary.
Still waiting on coilovers.....

Only if the pipe work to the evap cylinder is broken and the evap solenoid is jammed open as it would cause a boost leak.

[PNuT]

Only if the pipe work to the evap cylinder is broken and the evap solenoid is jammed open

The one i had problems with wasn't that clear cut! it would start from cold perfectly but if you switched it off & tried to restart it straight away it would not start.... leave it for 4-5 minutes & it would start fine!

wasn't much fun going to the petrol station that was for sure!

[Sparkysparks]

Well once plugged back in I noticed the valve going nuts ducking then blowing. So it def needs bypassing or removing.

[Dangerous Dave]

Well once plugged back in I noticed the valve going nuts ducking then blowing. So it def needs bypassing or removing.

The evap valve should have a non return valve in between it and the inlet manifold. This is to stop the evap system pressurising when on boost (as the evap system is meant to vent any fuel fumes into the engine. When I checked my non return valve it was shot, allowing flow both ways. I got a price from Volvo, over £40 each!! and there were two of them in my system (the other one inline going back to the turbo inlet). I just got two 6mm metal fuel check valves off ebay for £4 each and they worked fine.

Maybe worth checking it out.

Looks like this (if yours is fitted with one) by the guy's finger
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[PNuT]

Yes that valve & its price is why I ditched the system as it broke when I tried to remove the pipe work..... so i just blanked it off at the inlet & never looked back!

[Sparkysparks]

I don't have that valve. I'll remove it all anyway.

[Sparkysparks]

Some work on it today.
Removed the perished hose to the boost gauge and whilst I was at it thought id check the hose on the manifold
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So that was replaced aswell.

Teed in the boost gauge ready for when its all fitted.
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Tightened the icv and removed the carbon canister. Leaving the valve plugged in
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Should have alot less leaked boost now.
Still need to modify the pvc and piping for that.
Also is this a normal dash trim in my car or an aftermarket thing. Because I've never seen this colour before, or anything on the glove box on another 850.
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More to come when coilovers and speedo gear arrive.
Cheers

[Sparkysparks]

Oh yeah. I'm replacing the broken bulbs behind the clocks. I have 3 popped bulbs. Is it worth getting led bulbs?
And what is tracs because there is no bulb behind it. And oil level low had no bulb behind.
Service bulb was gone aswell as parking light. Also missing was the cat. I don't think I should have that though.

[PNuT]

tracs is traction control, some cars had it & some didn't

you will most likely have a tracs switch on the dashboard if you have it, other places to look if it has ever been fitted is on the brake servo & abs controller

[The Flying Moose]

Nope not a standard dash/glove box trim. Looks like an aftermarket stick on part.

The 850's basically came with either wood effect trim or plain black/grey.

[Sparkysparks]

Ok, no traction control on this one. Thats good.
I didnt think this dash trim was standard. I can remove that then, I was hoping for more of a wood effect. or maybe carbon, hmm.

[Sparkysparks]

Actually its all coming off, id rather a black dash. My speedo gear arrived today.
I need to find 3 reasonably priced bulbs though before I put it all back in.

[Sparkysparks]

Good news. My sportfahrwerkes arrived.
Ive had them on my peugeot and thought they were reasonably good and tbh these are twice the size and strength.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151006_19_03_25_Pro_zpsagkcsr8o.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151006_19_03_25_Pro_zpsagkcsr8o.jpg.html)

Yet to fit them. I got tied up tonight, getting this sucker in
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151006_17_44_14_Pro_zpsdlccj9sg.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151006_17_44_14_Pro_zpsdlccj9sg.jpg.html)

Tried it out and i have a working odo, yay.
The bulbs i got didnt go in easy/work/fill me with joy. So seeing as im not driving it at the moment anyway ive bought a set of T5 leds (coincidence on name) that should be here by thursday.

I also found some wires on a dash switch that i can tee into for the power for my boost gauge. Im also going to try a AFR gauge i have aswell, just splicing into the lambda probe.

And after taking out alot of split hoses and boost leaks it really shifts now. Much happier.

[oblark]

The lambda is narrow band (0-1v) & afraid gauges are wide band (0-5v) so a afr gauge on the standard lambda won't work.

[Sparkysparks]

Ah damn. Scrap that idea then.

[Sparkysparks]

BEFORE
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_13_28_53_Pro_zpsdjylchdf.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_13_28_53_Pro_zpsdjylchdf.jpg.html)
AFTER
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_15_22_14_Pro_zpsiklyv89w.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_15_22_14_Pro_zpsiklyv89w.jpg.html)

Didnt get a before pic of the rear but i think he looks much better now
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_16_21_01_Pro_zpsq89l5h8h.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_16_21_01_Pro_zpsq89l5h8h.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_16_21_15_Pro_zpsknxw2hvt.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151010_16_21_15_Pro_zpsknxw2hvt.jpg.html)

Definitely feels like one my cars now, lower and harder. So much better.
It all came apart relatively easily which made a nice change. Did the rear without even taking the wheels off. It was so easy.

Next on the list is to sort the rear brakes and paint the wheels.
Actually the rear will need to come down more.

[kmb]

Looks a nice ride height, how's the ride? Did you replace all the top mounts etc?

[p fandango]

thats the same suspension i've got. The rear wasn't low enough so got some different springs

[Sparkysparks]

Kept all the topmounts, actually i didnt use the spiders on the top of the shocks, they didnt seem necessary, but ive been left with lots of thread at the top.
The ride is nice. Much more like a car with power should ride.
P fandango, which wprings did you use because i was expecting alot more of a drop. I was considering using the original mounts instead of the new ones to give me an inch or so.

[p fandango]

P fandango, which wprings did you use because i was expecting alot more of a drop. I was considering using the original mounts instead of the new ones to give me an inch or so.
the springs were custom ones from JT's race car (no idea on spec), but i still ended up raising the shock mounts to get lower anyway
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy196/pedro-fandango/Volvo/mine/BT/Misc/suspension/DSCF1432_zpse07fd17b.jpg

http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy196/pedro-fandango/Volvo/mine/BT/IMG_3033_zpsg8yjwdsz.jpg

[Sparkysparks]

Wow, that seems an extreme solution.
Ive just replaced the adjustable spring mounts for the standard ones. And spun a spline on the captive bolt. So the spring is not fully confined, but its not going anywhere. Itll do till i can cut it out and get a through bolt on it.
Sits about an inch lower than before. Ill leave it there for now.

[p fandango]

i've ditched the rear adjusters as well

[Sparkysparks]

It didn't seem needed as it was on maximum low anyway and it was taking up room.

[Sparkysparks]

My carefully selected DPDT momentary switch arrived
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_11_03_Pro_zpspeysbj99.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_11_03_Pro_zpspeysbj99.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_11_11_Pro_zpsey4tiagz.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_11_11_Pro_zpsey4tiagz.jpg.html)

First test in the engine bay..........worked! problem solved at long last.
Procedure is hold switch down, start car (within 2 cranks i might add), release switch, drive off. So happy about that.

Aldo tried my new grille on, donated by MoleT5-R
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_14_31_Pro_zpsb9kliwv8.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_14_31_Pro_zpsb9kliwv8.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_14_41_Pro_zpshrya9ihu.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_14_41_Pro_zpshrya9ihu.jpg.html)

I got the exhaust off the other day and hated every moment of doing it, and snapped a bolt. Tthe intention was to cut the cat out and rear box leaving a straight through exhaust, but that means changing the cat back for mot time and i really dont want to do that again. So ive put it all back, i will loose the rear box at some point though.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_16_50_Pro_zpsa621tmc6.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_11_16_50_Pro_zpsa621tmc6.jpg.html)

I had a go in the car with no exhaust, it sounded ridiculous. I loved it, but within the 1 minute of driving i had thrown exhaust gasses all over the conduit grommet that i had just fed my new starting mechanism wiring through and melted it, so that was pretty annoying. Also it melted the boost gauge pipe, so ive had to replace that aswell.

So the finished article in the engine bay taps into the loom connector and looks like this.

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_13_33_38_Pro_zpsju2oidfq.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151025_13_33_38_Pro_zpsju2oidfq.jpg.html)

I need to finish putting the switch in the dash somewhere, it doesnt quite fit into a blank yet, i just need to fit it with a file.

[jamesy12345]

Good news mate but what are you switching out (or in)?

[Sparkysparks]

Its switching the polarity of the crank sensor for a good start. Saves me taking the gearbox out and finding an OBD1 flywheel.

[Sparkysparks]

My starter
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_54_44_Pro_zpskrutisfm.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_54_44_Pro_zpskrutisfm.jpg.html)

Still needs putting into a hole properly, but for now working perfectly.

Lovely fresh coat of satin black on the grill
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_11_46_03_Pro_zpscekegcvv.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_11_46_03_Pro_zpscekegcvv.jpg.html)

Interior is missing its green ebay stickers now. Much better.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_52_23_Pro_zps0xey5wi0.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_52_23_Pro_zps0xey5wi0.jpg.html)

Also the boost gauge is all plumbed into the original gauge.

And i gave the wheels a spruce with some gloss black
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_53_50_Pro_zpsfbkbmave.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_53_50_Pro_zpsfbkbmave.jpg.html)
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h472/sparkysparks1/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_54_17_Pro_zpsutogb2pa.jpg (http://s1111.photobucket.com/user/sparkysparks1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20151028_15_54_17_Pro_zpsutogb2pa.jpg.html)

2 of the wheels came out lovely, 2 of them came out lizzardy, the paint has reacted, i can sort this later.

I have done the centres aswell but they are drying. The brakes are all yellow. For now i have brushed an undercoat of satin black on them, ready for another coat another day.