Mike is back in the room with his SS manifolds

[wedgtable]

OK, I am so sorry for going off radar, but I couldn't handle having the car off the road and being in and out of the forum. SO I have denied ownership for the last year to ease the pain of not being able to go for a spin.

Manifolds are on their way thanks to Tim at ACT along with braided hoses for me braking thingys.

Can anyone give me the links to posts aboooot fitting the manifolds. Gonna give it ago but have no idea what I am about to embark on.

I hope to have it back on the road by the end of this month.So would love to go for a hooley with any one in the hants area.

Cheers Mike

[matt-man]

Hey there!!! Great to see your still about!!!

Well once ive done my clutch cylinder....brakes....re-carpeted.....manifolds.....ETC....

ILL BE OUT FOR A SPIN!!!

[wedgtable]

U don't need any of those to come for a spin!! what happened to the company chav wagon???

If I am on the road by the end of the month I will sort out a visit and give you a hand.
Mike

[matt-man]

Chav wagon? Charming!!!

Well, ill be honest that apart from pulling apart all the carpets, she is ready for a blast!!

Ive just set a huge amount of things to do!!

We really do need to sort out a wedge meet up when the weather gets better!!

[BadRedWedge]

Mike get all your bits together, get a good selection of spanners and off you go, its not that hard, put ALL the pins in finger tight b4 you do em up, 12 of the 16 are easy the last 4 will take about 3 weeks

Good Luck

[rev-erend]

wedgtable said:

OK,
Can anyone give me the links to posts aboooot fitting the manifolds. Gonna give it ago but have no idea what I am about to embark on.

My top tip is to get some APR bolts - they have a small 10 mm head size and are MUCH easier to fit to the tricky rear cylinders and the bolts underneath..

I also use one of those small rachet spanner from Halfords .. makes the job really easy.

http://www.v8tuner.co.uk/category.php?id=19

Edited by rev-erend on Wednesday 16th January 09:24

Edited by rev-erend on Wednesday 16th January 09:25

[adam quantrill]

Real Steel sell 'em for £20. Actually all you need is 4 of these for the rear/underneath bolts, the rest can be normal ones.

There's also an ebay seller selling s/s allen bolt sets for £10, but I don't think they will help with tightening the tricky rear ones necessarily.

[matt-man]

so a thought on this (as its on the list of 'things i need to do' this winter, ive taken the bolts out before to change the gaskets on the manifolds, but do they come out of the car without too much grief??

[adam quantrill]

You can do it with the standard bolts, but one on each side underneath only comes out/goes in while the manifold is coming away/being offered up, and a few of the others are quite tight.

I also found ARP bolts here even cheaper: www.part-box.com

100-1111 �14.30 + VAT (hex head)
100-1211 �14.85 + VAT (12-point head ones)

Royal Mail Recorded �4.50 +VAT

[wedgtable]

I have bought the ARP bolts from ACT, I see now that I may have over paid!! Never mind, I got caught up in the excitement.

Will I have to lift the engine out, this is the bit that scares me???

Thanks for the hints guys. Fingers crossed they will arrive in line with my 3 days off work next week.

Edited by wedgtable on Wednesday 16th January 17:52

[adam quantrill]

Oh well, never mind!

If you're just replacing the bolts, no need to move the engine. If removing the manifolds then it helps to slacken off the engine mounts and jack the engine up (use something under the sump to spread the load) just a few inches.

[BadRedWedge]

When removing the drivers side I take off the engine mount and the Starter, not sure the manifold will come out with the mount in place, anywaysup its only five pins and it does give a bit more space

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

I'm 99% sure I fitted mine, with a starter on, but I did not have the engine mounts bolted up, and had the engine on a trolly jack, so I could move the engine about, abit.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

adam quantrill said:

You can do it with the standard bolts, but one on each side underneath only comes out/goes in while the manifold is coming away/being offered up, and a few of the others are quite tight.

I also found ARP bolts here even cheaper: www.part-box.com

100-1111 �14.30 + VAT (hex head)
100-1211 �14.85 + VAT (12-point head ones)

Royal Mail Recorded �4.50 +VAT

These are cheaper as the 100- series are not stainless, only the 400- series are stainless.

[wedgtable]

Thanks Leigh,

THEY HAVE ARRIVED!!! Cant wait til Tuesday, then I am gonna get all dirty (pauses and waits for comments) HAHA.

[wedgtable]

5hrs have passed and I have removed 12 of 16 bolts 8 of my knuckles and 40 of my ciggies.
Please tell me the removal of the exhaust itself is easier than the bolts....please!!!

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

once you have the bolts out and the engine mount bolts out so you can wiggle the engine about on a jack.

It quite easy to get them in and out.

[pwd95]

But then you have to get them back in!!

[adam quantrill]

Go for the hard ones first - underneath and at the back - or else they'll be very hard to remove later! If you haven't don't worry - you can put some of them back in to support the manifolds, it'll make the hard ones easier to remove.

[wedgtable]

I see adam makes sense now!!!