I posted at the start of this month i had bought a SWB N/a with a naff engine and was planning on doing a TT swap among other things and general tinkery stuffs.... ( BTW i bought this with a Big end Bearing gone.....)

 

Well i started to strip her down and upon removing the R/h Wing i found this abomination!

 

 

Then obviously having to remove the engine and planning on stripping the underside i start removing the engine beginning with the Fluids and find a certain something peeping out the sump! (the dipstick i knew about when buying the car and the look on the owners face when i asked him where the rest of it was was priceless)

 

 

 

 

This next one isnt detrimental but i thought, at least I've gained something so far from buying this.....

 

 

 

Now for my favorite surprise ive had yet...

 

L/H Sill

 

 

R/H Sill

 

On the drive home the torque delivery is super high from low down, it pulls as fast as my clio 182 sport in 2nd as the zed does in 5th! (there maybe a placaebo here due to the large amounts of noise)

Edited February 24, 201510 yr by Hollings

Just a little updated from my mapping session.

 

I have Gravigard'd my rear arches before they got destroyed by stone chips. (no pics but could easily update later)

 

I have purchased a lovely sized K&N filter as mine was somewhat in adequate.

 

 

On my way home from the mapping session when giving it short bursts of the WOT my oil temps were shooting up. The mixture was extremely rich before mapping which makes me think it was a good thing he was so close as the fuel may have made it into the oil system and thinned it. I intended to go with noel as he is a wizard with this stuff but again timings werent brilliant and i was impatient. To remede this i have a Mocal 13 or 16 (cant remeber) 235mm oil cooler with a thermostatic sandwich plate.

 

 

And for the purpose of Mondo on here i took a pic of one of my seats in the sunlight so i may aswell bulk the post up ;)

 

Nice job you have done underneath mate. Out of interest where did you get the vh from, I'm considering it as a future project.

I'd say that's definitely Charcoal Alcantara on your seat centres, mate :)

I'd say that's definitely Charcoal Alcantara on your seat centres, mate :)

 

Haha you the boss!

 

I got it from Canada dougal. It costs a fair amount to get it over here

 

Also getting that engine in is only part one of the plan...

 

Part 2 will come after its actually been used haha

Edited March 11, 201510 yr by Hollings

Can't wait for part 2 ;)

Been away for a little while on 'vacation' with my Job in the Raf. Happy to now say i handed my ID card in last week :clown:

 

Anyway first thing i did was give the car an oil change and then got cracking on with my Evo 9 Recaro's..

 

Heres the passenger one fitted.

 

 

Then a little while later i managed to get the other on in.

 

 

 

Must say they are such a snug fit, and im happy with the divers positon, its quite low so may not be for everyone.

 

Got my Tachometer working also its not spot on but its a 'close ballpark' figure if there is such a thing haha.

 

Today will be sorting my E-fans High speed setting and prepping for the oil cooler fit as i ordered some mocal parts and my sandwich plate wasnt recessed so i couldnt fit it....Pic below.

 

 

Great seal that would have made. New one on order.

Edited May 28, 201510 yr by Hollings

Sorted my thermostatic sandwich plate issue out and got my Mocal oil cooler fitted with my custom lines woop.

 

pardon the dust, its been a while.

 

 

 

Also fixed my Fan Hi speed issue.. yey.

 

Ironing out the issues one by one.

Nice work RAF man lol. Have you worked for crab air long?? Lol bet it felt good handing the ID card in m8. Welcome to civi strasse.

i served 7 years which isnt all that long but new challenges and allthat..and yes handing the ID card in was amazing!

 

Cheers buddy

Edited May 29, 201510 yr by Hollings

i served 7 years which isnt all that long but new challenges and allthat..and yes handing the ID card in was amazing!

 

Cheers buddy

 

Lol good drills m8.

well i got my zed back on the road temporarily and made a video since its been mapped...

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

hope you enjoy :)

Edited June 6, 201510 yr by Hollings

Very nice enjoyed that. Sounds mean.

well i got my zed back on the road temporarily and made a video since its been mapped...

 

 

hope you enjoy :)

 

Sounds great mate :thumbup:

Cheers guys! It was great fun.

Sounds amazing, I've always been tempted to do this swap

Here are some pics i took at a friends unit....

 

Please bare in mind the bodywork hasnt been started yet haha.

 

The interior is also underway ;)

 

 

 

Wel stuff has been going on but havent done any updates due to new house and job...

 

First off i have a mondo interior to match my evo9 recaros which is lush!! I have had lots of work done but you are only having 2 pics so far as it isnt fitted...

 

 

 

Secondly my car is now with alan at bodymech which i cannot wait to see the end result of!

Heres the first teaser pic he send me

 

 

And thirdly but definitely not least eric at performance vh is doing me a new intake manifold along with other gubbins to adapt this onto my engine...

 

 

Stay tuned ;)

Loving that v8 Adam.

How are you getting on with the Mtec Brake discs?? I've been having a look at these myself, did you get the coated discs or are you having an issue with rusty hubs?? Also what offsets are you running on your Equips??

Yeah the discs are good, i have carbotech xp8 pads on and they are pretty savage. I just got the regular discs, if they get some surface corrosion on them i just give the brakes a bit of using.

 

I have 18x9.5 up front with et28 (i think) and a 20mm spacer on as the spokes never cleared the caliper. They only just clear now.

 

On the rear are 18x11.5 with a et35 offset.

Yeah the discs are good, i have carbotech xp8 pads on and they are pretty savage. I just got the regular discs, if they get some surface corrosion on them i just give the brakes a bit of using.

 

I have 18x9.5 up front with et28 (i think) and a 20mm spacer on as the spokes never cleared the caliper. They only just clear now.

 

On the rear are 18x11.5 with a et35 offset.

Thanks mate, so with the spacer on the front, that gives an offset of 48 or 8?

Thanks mate, so with the spacer on the front, that gives an offset of 48 or 8?

 

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Oh crap, my Veilsides are 18x9 with a 36 offset !!:scared:

You worried about the spokes clearing the caliper?

 

My equips wouldnt clear then but most other wheels would.

S/C onto the VH? Nice.

What's the expected/hoped final output once tuned?