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Lifer
Sadly my engine died of oil starvation last december (prolonged racing without a baffled sump, big end bearrings went and i had a terrible rattle noise in the engine.
so i took out the engine and started looking around for parts.
bought another starlet (1.3 NA) as a runaround so i could take my time rebuilding my engine and the rest of the plans i had for her.
plans:
rebuilding engine (duh!)
redoing the engine loom and try a bit of a wire tuck with the rest of the wires under the hood
moving the battery to the boot
fitting a rollcage
relocating the fuse box from under the hood to my dash cabinet
relocating wiper wash bottle and coolant bottle
doing up the dash wire loom (lots of hack n slash work had been done to it the past years)
repainting the engine bay and painting various parts.
color theme will be white and blue
still not sure how to paint the engine itself. white valve cover? blue block?
but now, a few pics
my mix n match runaround car
was cheap, still runs fine so good enough to take me to the station for a while
took apart the 4efte engine and found this bearing on the 4th cylinder
quite f00ked if you ask me
total damage: turbo has shaft play, slichtly bent rod, bearings rubbish, crank has worn (too much to regrind)
bought a bottom end with flawless crank, pistons and block. will be the base of my rebuild later
while waiting for parts i started to work on the engine loom
stripped the loom down to see what i can lengthen, shorten, rewire etc.
first part of the loom completed (injectors)
test fitting:
rest of the loom... hmmm... long way to go
stripped an old loom from a starlet to use the wires o lengthen/shorten the wires on my loom
bit by bit...
first bit of the loom completed.
fitting large connectors at the back of the block to make taking out the engine easier in the future. simple click and the loom is disconnected
more and more wires
as i'm relocating the battery to the boot i won;t need the large metal stand under the hood that holds the battery. so i cut it out
also made a route through the chassis where the loom for the headlights and blinkers will go through. and lenghtened the loom accordingly
car stripped out and happely waiting for all that will happen to her
what a horrible job! sanding down the engine bay! took me quite some time. masked her all up
layer of grey primer done.
2 layers of white
started repainting small parts and refitting them bit by bit.
most parts will be cusco blue and white under the hood
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Done a lot of little jobs and 1 larger job the past few days
Had bought a spare bottom end to replace my knackered one.
stripped it down and checken all the parts. looking rather well!
going to replace the bearings and piston rings just to be sure
cleaned the bottom end
removed the last bits of the old headgasket and sump gasket
primer time!
first layer of cusco blue
lots and lots more to go
Been cleaning the head and mocking up the block to see if the color scheme works or not
few parts fitted together:
current state of the car
and the mess i've made in my workshop
currently thinking about the colors of bits around the engine bay
not entirely sure what to do with the cam belt covers, keep them stock black? blue? white? or repaint them black?
the tube on the back of the intake, I'm only using 2 connections, from the throttle body to the sensor on the other end of the intake. does it need the tube? or can i replace it with a bit of silicon hosing?
also unsure what to do with the gearbox, just clean it and leave it grey? white wont be a good idea i think and blue like the engine.. hmmm not sure
what do you guys think?
so i took out the engine and started looking around for parts.
bought another starlet (1.3 NA) as a runaround so i could take my time rebuilding my engine and the rest of the plans i had for her.
plans:
rebuilding engine (duh!)
redoing the engine loom and try a bit of a wire tuck with the rest of the wires under the hood
moving the battery to the boot
fitting a rollcage
relocating the fuse box from under the hood to my dash cabinet
relocating wiper wash bottle and coolant bottle
doing up the dash wire loom (lots of hack n slash work had been done to it the past years)
repainting the engine bay and painting various parts.
color theme will be white and blue
still not sure how to paint the engine itself. white valve cover? blue block?
but now, a few pics
my mix n match runaround car
was cheap, still runs fine so good enough to take me to the station for a while
took apart the 4efte engine and found this bearing on the 4th cylinder
quite f00ked if you ask me
total damage: turbo has shaft play, slichtly bent rod, bearings rubbish, crank has worn (too much to regrind)
bought a bottom end with flawless crank, pistons and block. will be the base of my rebuild later
while waiting for parts i started to work on the engine loom
stripped the loom down to see what i can lengthen, shorten, rewire etc.
first part of the loom completed (injectors)
test fitting:
rest of the loom... hmmm... long way to go
stripped an old loom from a starlet to use the wires o lengthen/shorten the wires on my loom
bit by bit...
first bit of the loom completed.
fitting large connectors at the back of the block to make taking out the engine easier in the future. simple click and the loom is disconnected
more and more wires
as i'm relocating the battery to the boot i won;t need the large metal stand under the hood that holds the battery. so i cut it out
also made a route through the chassis where the loom for the headlights and blinkers will go through. and lenghtened the loom accordingly
car stripped out and happely waiting for all that will happen to her
what a horrible job! sanding down the engine bay! took me quite some time. masked her all up
layer of grey primer done.
2 layers of white
started repainting small parts and refitting them bit by bit.
most parts will be cusco blue and white under the hood
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Done a lot of little jobs and 1 larger job the past few days
Had bought a spare bottom end to replace my knackered one.
stripped it down and checken all the parts. looking rather well!
going to replace the bearings and piston rings just to be sure
cleaned the bottom end
removed the last bits of the old headgasket and sump gasket
primer time!
first layer of cusco blue
lots and lots more to go
Been cleaning the head and mocking up the block to see if the color scheme works or not
few parts fitted together:
current state of the car
and the mess i've made in my workshop
currently thinking about the colors of bits around the engine bay
not entirely sure what to do with the cam belt covers, keep them stock black? blue? white? or repaint them black?
the tube on the back of the intake, I'm only using 2 connections, from the throttle body to the sensor on the other end of the intake. does it need the tube? or can i replace it with a bit of silicon hosing?
also unsure what to do with the gearbox, just clean it and leave it grey? white wont be a good idea i think and blue like the engine.. hmmm not sure
what do you guys think?
