My Speed 6 Engine rebuild thread

[MonteV]

MPETT, thank you for making this thread available!

[MPETT]

MonteV said:

MPETT, thank you for making this thread available!

No worries. To see the rest of the installation, please check out my rebuild thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I've now booked her in for her respray on the 1st of March!

I've decided to go with Ian at Sportmotive. Going for a full respray, (inc engine bay) in Reb Bull Racing Blue. This colour:
Also going to ask Ian to paint the alloys in gunmetal grey and reassemble the lights/bodywork/doors etc post painting. That should leave just the first run aof the 4.3 engine Powers Performance to make sure they are happy with the installation and then it down to me to reconnect all of the interal wiring. If anyone has wiring diagrams for the cabin electrics that would be great. The radio pod and door openin gswitches were missing from the car when I bought it, so I need to do something to enable door opening! (I always have the eergency cable pull)

Got some busy weekends ahead of me! Rads and heater matrix installation, pedal box and steering column. Perfectly feasible and most of the bits have been cleaned up and test fitted, so hopefuly there will be no surprises!

Hopefull, I'm still on for Chatsworth, but it will be minus the new dials and interior elctronic mods I was hoping for

Martin

[Buzz Billsberry]

Sounds like its going well Martin.

I didn't realise that they did left hand drive sags or T cars for that matter... It was the wipers that gave it away. Iwas thinking it maybe a reversed picky but the reg is the correct way round.

Buzz

[Incognegro]

Zippee said:

MPETT said:

At the end of the day, I could have worried about all the details and what maerials are used where, but then I thought.....there is a 100k warranty. Dom's obviously 100% confident that the engine is solid and reliable. Then I thought, who else offers those power figures with that level of confidence/backed up by a warranty? (and at a fixed/upfront publicised price).... It was a no brainer!

They were pretty much the exact thoughts that went through my head when I had mine done.
You'll notice the difference straight away, I really thought the running in period would be tedious but the low torque still allowed plenty of fun and I managed the 1k in 4 weeks (not bad for a Saturday only toy)

Guys at Power are super! Just handed my car and keys to Dom this morning. He's a top bloke and has really filled me with excitement, thorough education as to what will be done and reassured that I'll be getting back a "sorted motor" with a 100k warranty! If he believes in his work that much then so do I! The drive to Cov was good but with 2 cyls down he really has got me itching to get it back. We decided to go for the Standard 4litre rebuild with EPROM remap/Decat upgrade (after last year of New clutch, New Gaz Golds all round etc). The 1000miles run in will be fun then ready to unleash hell (Dyno test at tappet service oooooh)! Car looks beautiful as year 2000 with only 23k miles. Totally Dynamic Part wrap is now on, rear afterburners with brushed steel housing (to match wrapped parts), ACT coolant hoses and some 17" Turbine rims matched by a fast road/track suspension setting!

The time cant pass quick enough. Pics will follow on collection!

Edited by Incognegro on Friday 19th April 10:58