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Coops
15-11-2005, 00:02
After deciding to keep the valver and set about repairing my knackered head gasket myself i decided it was time to crack on!!! theres only so long i can last without that car....and more to the point my mates laguna am runnin runs out of MOT in march n theres not a hope of it passin!!! so the race is on!!!

Last night i tidied up the garage and rolled my baby in, tucked her up for the night and got myself mentally prepared for basically ripping her apart with nothing but a basic knowledge of cars and my trusty haynes manual!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB100084.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB100089.jpg

U'll have to excuse me pa, he's always in the soddin way!!

So after work today i got in and decided i'd have a bash at removing the bonnet n stuff........so heres how i got on!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB100088.jpg

Heres the untouched and highly knackered motor as it was at bout half seven!!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140093.jpg

ripped out battery and all the air kit and filter stuff to begin.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140090.jpg

then went....well everything basically!!! front offside wing, front bumper, bonnet, offside headlight and indicator, fan assembly, radiator, inginition leads, spark plugs, plastic covers and rocker cover!!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140091.jpg

can finally see whats going on in there!!! my cam belt looks pucker but the aux drive belt is kippered!!avin a new one of them i think!!!! mite get vernier pulleys n all...mmmm...shiny!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140092.jpg

i've never seen inside an engine first hand before, lovin it!!!and the fact i got there myself brings a tear to my eye....no wait thats just fumes...cough cough!!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140097.jpg

trusty old rocker cover.....needs a clean, strip and sand blast before being repowder coated blue!!! spot the old gasket in pieces in thje corner of the pic!!!

i now have a room in the garage full of parts of clio, so if it all goes pete tong its garage sale!!!haha!!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140096.jpg

note the flippin inlet manifold of a 19 16v?! useless to me!!!damn ebay at times!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140095.jpg

clio guts spilt across the table!!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140099.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/coopahstar/The%20Restoration/PB140098.jpg

and more bits....scary stuff, i gotta put all this back again!!!!!oh poo!!!

so thats it so far, not bad for one evenings work i dont think!!!

i got lots of plans on what i want doing but am open to any suggestions on what you would do!!!if u were me like, cuz i want all the help i can get to get this baby running proper pucker!! i got a budget for the engine of around a grand, so how would you spend it?? answers on a postcard to the following address.......or just post a reply!!!hehe!

oh and that grand doesnt include the water pump or ps pump i already got!!! but EVERYTHING else, gasket, the lot!!

Am happy with my progress so far, but stickly bits comin up, manifolds n injectors n stuff, so i'll keep this thread updated as i go along!!

Coops
Willy 2
15-11-2005, 00:40
Bloody hell man you work quick for a novice!! Good to see you got straight down to it, the best way IMO.

I was just wondering though, if its only the headgasket thats gone, why you took so much of the other body parts off it? Wings and stuff. Not knocking your efforts, just curious?

Unless of course they need replacing as you tart up ya mota.

Great work though, keep it up...and keep them pics coming. Very useful for others in future dire straits!

:lol:
Coops
15-11-2005, 00:51
to be honest i wasnt sure exactly what i needed to take off so like u said i got stuck in. then as i went along i figured i'd take a load off so i could clean it up before puttiin it back,like re coating the covers n stuff, get rid of that crappy gold colour!!! also stops me scratchin me paintwork when am working in the tight garage...tools plus valver plus anger at stuck bolt equals no paint left on wing!!!! :twisted:
Willy 2
15-11-2005, 01:28
Ah ha!! That be the reson then. A fair point i suppose. I know what its like to work in a confined space. I could barely swing a cat in mine when i removed the engine.

Gets the old man worked up a treat too when theres me, him, the car, tools building up all over the place....

A PRESSURE POT if you will!!!

:twisted:
James Clio 16v
15-11-2005, 01:44
May as well get that rust sorted out on the front of the subframe whilst you have it all out.
VIPERONE
15-11-2005, 08:15
lol i took the engine out with no crane :-) just a jack
northy
15-11-2005, 08:59
good lad.....make sure it comes back better and shiner
2 live
15-11-2005, 12:10
if uv got a grand to spend on ur engine....may i suggest u buy a 2.0 and stick that in as opposed to repairing ur valver lump. u then have a spare engine u can fuk about with to ur hearts content without having to get it done cos u need the car.


just a suggestion hehe


good effort so far tho
Martin
15-11-2005, 12:37
I think coop has a 2.0 btm end already ?
j3ned
15-11-2005, 12:47
Why have you taken the lights / grille / bumper & wings off ?
fab
15-11-2005, 12:57
FFS!
i'm asking santa for a garage!
MatBrown
15-11-2005, 13:34
FFS!
i'm asking santa for a garage!

You call that a garage? :P



Mat.
fab
15-11-2005, 16:59
^ :lol:

i wasnt lukin at the garage as much as I was lukin at those engine pics.drooool.would love to be stuck into doin something like that right now.
santas a c**t anyway,never brings the right pressies :lol:

coop rip the whole lot apart mate!
Coops
15-11-2005, 18:27
j3ned, cuz i dont want to scratch anything!!!!!!

and yes i do got a 2.0 bottom end and i do got performance cams so i figured its worth the effort for this engine!!!

gunner mate, how u get the engine out with a jack? i need to get to the end of mine to sort ps pump n water pump so any help is well welcome!!!!

and come on fellas, wheres the shopping lists, all i got is a suggestion that some 50p wire wool n a bit of paint will sort!!!!

Coops
Lunner
15-11-2005, 18:32
Remove subframe, drop engine to ground, jack chassis up, slide engine out
VIPERONE
15-11-2005, 18:57
lord brown has an aircraft hanger to work in.

good luck matey keep us updated
Lunner
15-11-2005, 19:04
I want an aircraft hanger :cry:
James Clio 16v
16-11-2005, 00:40
Wish I had that sort of room.

I've had to remove my 16v engine and Williams engine out of the cars at the top of the drive and take them down to the garage on the hoist (not the easiest, the drive is all cracked and the hoist kept on getting stuck).

I've barely got any room in the garage and now have bits of engine everywhere, plus a gearbox, drive shafts, rad etc.

I'll be glad when I've finished!
2 live
16-11-2005, 10:32
lol.its only recently iv started using the unit i have to do the clio in....always done it on the back street b4 now.not fun in the windy,cold,wet weather we get here lol


lotsa room tho, if u dont mind blockin the road off for a bit.....no1 seems to complain tho hehe