A&Q about 350Z
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Come on Trev we need another update
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Damn... that Dodger caught dozing yet again
Um... well... I could show you the tiling that I've done in the kitchen...?
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Yeah cool. I could post pics of my hall decoration progress.
Or you could get back in the garage and fit that engine
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Coming to think of it, I suppose I *could* fit it this weekend. I've think I've finished messing with the engine bay of the car now (put the hydraulic pedal box in, and repairs). The engine is sitting on the garage floor and I get fed up of tripping over it.
As you do.
But... Lucy's car is in for the MOT this weekend and, fearing the worst, I've a funny feeling that I'll be doing MOT repairs on that this weekend. Most probably involving screwing a new car onto the header tank cap, or something.
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French is it?
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Nah it's an 8V MK2 GTI, but I'm a pessimistic old bugger.
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Should be able to save the header tank aswell then.
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Come on Trev, pull your finger out .
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OKAY OKAY
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I look forward to pictures of the engine fitted on Sunday evening
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Just to keep you lot happy, I'm fitting it right now.
Just come in to get the camera... and a cup of tea.
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No tea `till it`s in man, bloody slacker .
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Well? It's dark, you should have it done by now.....
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I have
And before Christmas, too. That's not bad going.
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pics pics pics
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Did you manage to get a belt for it Trev?, I`m going to fit the orignal BBM idler and get the trusty string out to measure up for a belt, should be doing it today rally but I can`t be bottomd!
What pulley have you decided on?, I`m still thinking 68mm but the charger will take a pasting with 7k rpm pulls, think mine makes 10psi on the 78mm so I`m not too bothered about going any smaller.
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Where are the pics then Trev?
Well done by the way
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Rubbish pics of the engine going in! Will take some more as I complete the build next summer probably.
Keith: Nah not sorted out the belt yet mate. You've reminded me that I really should contact BBM again and nag them for a reply to my original email, because we never did get to find out exactly how BBM intended for us to use that belt, did we? Will contact them again tonight.
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I'm actually not joking here - if it wasn't for the nagging from you lot, I wouldn't have fitted the engine over the weekend.
I would have been hanging up kitchen wall units.
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f**k the kitchen!, put my 65mm pulley back on today, world of difference! maybe getting it RR in the next couple of weeks so that should spur you on (if my injectors turn up).
Don`t know what the BBM belt routing is but I never managed to uses their belt in any configuration?
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feckinell,nice work trev
i actually thought you were joking with this...
I have
And before Christmas, too. That's not bad going.
may have missed it somewhere earlier in the thread,but what sort of figures should this set up see?
neil.
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Cracking thread, only just read it for the first time...
Keep the progress up and keep the pics coming!
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People have seen 250whp from the 2l 16vG60`s so Trev`s souldn`t be far behind. VW quoted 210bhp for the 1.8`s on a 78mm pulley..
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good stuff