It started out in life as a bog standard 440 1.8GS, bought for 200 quid with 80k on the clock, not a bad purchase i'd say.
Same colour and wheels as this but didnt take any pics of mine before i started:
Here it is as it stands today, modifications up to now include;
Before engine swap:
- Interior completely stripped of anything non performance orientated, still more to take out yet too
- Bonnet painted matt black and fitted with risers and pins
- TRS Tow strap
- 3.5in universal back box and home made decat
- Stickers
Good bit of fun for 6 months, then 89bhp got a little boring so upon finding a 440 Turbo for sale for £300 with 30,000 miles on it my mind was made up.
All image links removed because they dont work for some reason, Link to full album here:
http://imageshack.us/g/337/img0096wo.jpg/
So there you have it, up to now been a great project, albeit with a few little problems along the way but its my first project car and my first engine swap.
Mods after the engine swap:
- Standard turbo exhaust with homemade decat
- Denso iridium plugs
- Non descript aftermarket air filter
- Manual boost controller currently set to 0.6 bar as the clutch seems to be slipping at full boost after gear changes
Plenty more to come in the near future
Half arsed 0-60 video in the videos section
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