Project Manual

**Tomcat** · Thursday 14th January 2010, 22:15

Ahhh you've got to hand it to that Smiffy he's a good one alright.

**Jamest5r** · Thursday 14th January 2010, 23:30

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Ahhh you've got to hand it to that Smiffy he's a good one alright.

A real life Yoda

**smithy** · Thursday 14th January 2010, 23:34

lol

**Jamest5r** · Friday 29th January 2010, 21:09

Just a quick update for any interested,

Pedal box in
Master cylinder in
Gear stick and linkage in
Sub frame out with no damage to wiring loom (hooray)

The usual few nuts and bolts held us up a bit but tommorrow just got to drop the car back on its new sub frame and plug everything in!!!

Many thanks again to Smithy for your help.

Good to see P Fandango and Bomb192 thanks for your words of wisdom.

**phil_woods** · Friday 29th January 2010, 21:22

looks like a major job mate, when its all done and if its all working I reckon you need to get the beers in for a few people lol. seriously though I hope that it all goes to plan and your happy, you have a really nice motor there and I think you should be happy with what you will have achieved.

**Dangerous Dave** · Friday 29th January 2010, 21:39

Nice to see you buddy and smithy and P.Diddy LOL. Its lookin good!

**p fandango** · Friday 29th January 2010, 21:44

yeh nice to see everyone. Sorry i never got to do my wiring bit James, but doing all that engine work a few wires is going to be nothing

& be carefull with that fork truck, if you can call it that lol

**callyuk** · Friday 29th January 2010, 22:26

looks good mate wish i had, had the interest to have done mine when the syncos went but just went and bought an auto instead was much easier lol

**Wobbly Dave** · Friday 29th January 2010, 22:36

That first shot with the clutch pedal and the auto shift lever is distinctly odd!! LOL

**Jamest5r** · Friday 29th January 2010, 23:27

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

That first shot with the clutch pedal and the auto shift lever is distinctly odd!! LOL

That's why i took it, fitted the pedal's in then sat back and thought that's not right lol

**Jamest5r** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 18:28

After a sh*t start to the day, Smithy picked me up at 6:30 so we could take a good go at finishing today, got to Nads at 7 as he had given me the keys to open up(good man) however some git had locked the outer gate to the estate so had to sit around for an hour and a half!!

Anyway dont want to bore anyone but its just about done everythings in and when i turn the key it starts can't ask for anymore. Just the little bits like bleeding the clutch, heatshield back on and general tidying up of the bay.

Cheers for all your comments lads.

Hope to drive out in my manual on monday after driving in with an auto on friday(commitments tommorrow no car work allowed)

Sorry no pics too busy effing and jeffing

Cheers

**cameron** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 18:32

Nice one Jim now go arrange a race the Mrs and whip her ass

Sorry Mrs D

**smithy** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 18:37

Originally Posted by cameron

Nice one Jim now go arrange a race the Mrs and whip her ass

Sorry Mrs D

lol

**Jamest5r** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 18:43

Originally Posted by cameron

Nice one Jim now go arrange a race the Mrs and whip her ass

Sorry Mrs D

Avon on the 4/4/10 if she's not working but me and Smithy will be there so at least i will be beaten again and before smithy come's back and tells everyone he has 135bhp................Ha ha ha you can almost treable that

**smithy** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 18:45

Originally Posted by jamest5r

Avon on the 4/4/10 if she's not working but me and Smithy will be there so at least i will be beaten again and before smithy come's back and tells everyone he has 135bhp................Ha ha ha you can almost treable that

i dont know what you are talking about mate 135 bhp is an estimate and i recon it is about right lol

**t5 pete** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 18:58

Originally Posted by smithy

i dont know what you are talking about mate 135 bhp is an estimate and i recon it is about right lol

Yeah but remember you will have 136 when you turn the psi up lol

**smithy** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 20:18

Originally Posted by t5 pete

Yeah but remember you will have 136 when you turn the psi up lol

you now what my aims are then i like to aim high lol

**t5 pete** · Saturday 30th January 2010, 20:35

yeah that will be proper fast i think 137 will be pushing it so ide stick with 136 lmao

**Jamest5r** · Monday 1st February 2010, 19:24

First things first, many thanks to Smithy a true real life Yoda

who without his help this project would of taken me six months not 6 days, cheers mate, also a big thank-you to Nads for letting us have the use of his cave and facilities(sorry about the mess!).

So as per title and having spent 3 days getting the sub-frame out of the donor and building it up ready to go in mine and then 3 days swapping it into mine i drove a manual out off Nads

very strange experience. Only one slight problem was noticed while it was up on a ramp getting the tracking done bloody gearbox seal leaking where the drive shaft enters but only on one side so another job to do but if that's the only problem im well happy

I GOT A T5R MANUAL

Cheers for all the comments lads and will get some pics up when i clean up the interior/exterior

**smithy** · Monday 1st February 2010, 20:59

well done mate

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