I am having a engine rebuild and have taken loads of pics.

 

I thought I would start a thread and share my pics and progress through this.

 

All the work is getting done at Custom exotics, but though It would start stripping what I could off the engine at home in the garage.

I have never done this before so It felt a bit daunting, but after a while I was enjoying It and was pleased I started stripping it myself ( felt I was learning more about my engine by doing this)

 

I have managed to remove the drive belts, radiator, AC radiator, PS pump, AC compressor, alternator. All the intercooler pipes removed along with the inlet pipes to the turbos, some were a right pain. All the electrical connections on the top removed and the ones round the side I could see as well. I found the heater matrix pipes were bloody hard to disconnect. I disconnected some boost hoses, but reckon there are a few more I have forgotten lol. I have been using the guides for engine removal from here and found them very helpful.

 

Looking at the amount of wires and hoses there are in the engine bay is scary, but I hope to simplify the bay a lot and make it look a lot less cluttered along with a bit of bling. If you ever seen DUBSPEC engine bay from the aussie forum then you know what I mean. I am aiming for something like that.

 

More stripping later this week, glad I'm labeling and taken loads of pics.

 

Here are a couple of pics of the car as it looks now down at Custom Exotics.

 

Thanks,

 

Ant

 

 

This is was a week ago when it arrived at Custom Exotics

 

 

Pics from today

 

 

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww how nice

fantastic work there most impressed

Awesome matey, just awesome!!!!

 

Al.

That is a work of art mate! stunning..

Very nice Ant - looking sweet - great choice of colour and detail. Very cool ;-))

Ant - so you had the plenum chromed in the end? Or is that just a great polish job? ;-)

What an AMAZING looking engine & car for that matter if you ever sell i want first dibs!!!!!!!

 

Well done fella

What an AMAZING looking engine & car for that matter if you ever sell i want first dibs!!!!!!!

 

Well done fella

 

If Ant ever sells stay away its mine lol:yes:

Wont be selling lol. Its been off the road just over a year and im itching to drive it again.

Been drivng a diesel, so it will be interesting when I get back in it and drive it for the first time.

Wont be selling lol. Its been off the road just over a year and im itching to drive it again.

Been drivng a diesel, so it will be interesting when I get back in it and drive it for the first time.

 

picture of your face on first drive Ant

 

 

 

 

 

picture of your face on first drive Ant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And some more lol.

A few more pics to add. I was at Custom exotics till 10:30 pm on Monday getting the engine fitted. Right PITA, doesn't go in as easy as it come out! Very tight fit with the tubs, but really glad with the colours and think it looks awsome against the black :cool2:

Since Monday i've managed to get some of it plumbed back up. I also got the new Pace intercoolers fitted with the nice chromed intercooler pipework.

All in all it's coming along nicely.

Big thanks to Brett and Scott at customexotics for staying late Monday night to help get the engine fitted. Cheers guys.

Excuse the quality of the pictures, they were taken with my phone.

 

Ant

 

wow what a car, look forward to the power run figures.

Looks aswome mate, bet you cant wait to get back behind the wheel

Looks aswome mate, bet you cant wait to get back behind the wheel

 

Yeap for the last 6 months lol

like your black paint and the chromed stuff, goes well together.

i havnt really read the thread just looked at pics , is the engine smaller as it look like you got loads of space at the front

thats because all unecesery stuff has been deleted thats why engine on its own looks smaller ))

i havnt really read the thread just looked at pics , is the engine smaller as it look like you got loads of space at the front

 

Once the rad and fan are in that will fill the empty space in the front. Wanted to declutter to show off the engine a bit more. Always thought it was a little hidden with all the gear around it.

its looks lush chap. one of the best looking engines ive seen 10/10

holy crap. my std bearings where only £25 big difference

 

hi mate, did you get yours from nissan? only asking cos it looks like mine need replacing, cheers mate.

That looks fantastic :bow::bow: Can't wait to see it back in the car

 

Ant,

 

Have you got a close up of the throttle linkage (centre section) where the cables attach please? I have taken mine apart about 2 weeks ago and it's still in a million pieces - I need a refresher image? ;-))

 

Andy :thumbup:

Ant,

 

Have you got a close up of the throttle linkage (centre section) where the cables attach please? I have taken mine apart about 2 weeks ago and it's still in a million pieces - I need a refresher image? ;-))

 

Andy :thumbup:

 

No worries Andy, I'll take some pics tomorrow when I'm back down there.

 

Ant

Ant,

 

It's ok matey I looked up the Hi-def pictures of your plenum polish post and that did it for me ;-))

 

Many thanks.

 

Andy

Glad your sorted. I was quiet lucky as I had a spare one which I was able to follow.

Maybe its worth trying what i did and take loads of pictures before you take it apart. I always think I will remember but never do :closedeyes: Probably got around 300+ pics of the engine on the computer, helped alot. Only a thought.

 

Cheers,

 

Ant