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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:34 pm 

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Location: Cardiff Wales
Beam stripdown day, I knew this needed doing at some point and already had bearings in stock, picked a pair of shafts up from Neat Autos

Quite nicely finished, no branding at all on them.

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felt pretty light which I don't remember them being so previously, maybe all the ones I've had before have been the smaller bore ones? I know the Febi spec is large bore, and these came out at a similar price but my local motorfactor never got back to me after I asked them to order a pair, so sod them, they might even be on the shelf for all I know :lmao

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Take one beam, weighs a fair bit as is there! Fat torsion bars too, not the original 21's ;)

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Got to use part of my recent tool kit purchase.

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Still don't know what half of these are meant to be used for!

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But this one was ruddy obvious ;)

Set it so I didn't have to faff remembering to measure when I re-assemble.

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Pulled the dampers and torsion bars brake calipers etc off, then pulled the trailing arms out.

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Left this pile of dust from one side!

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So yeah, it was dead but not seized!


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:36 pm 

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Avert your eyes, bright shiny thing! :lol:

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Got this from Rich Walker some time ago, already powdercoated and unused since.


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:28 pm 

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The old girls getting there welshpug , great stuff . Just wondering when you removed the sunroof , where do the front/rear drain tubes come out ?

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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:39 pm 

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the same problem from all zx´s ;)


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:17 pm 

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[quote name="welshpug" post="1343979" timestamp="1365006408"]
Has been some time since I last touched this!

Progress finally, got the trailing arm shafts swapped at Area52 back at the end of January.

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Built the beam up, can't remember now what I set the damper bolt distance to, other than it the same both sides :wacko:

but then browsing my pictures I see I had the great idea to take a pic ! cheesygrin

yep, 300mm, but its 23mm bars so no its not a 50mm drop :P

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Front beam mounts are o.e peugeot, rear ones have done little mileage as they were replaced by the previous owner.

Dropped the fuel tank off fitted the front to rear brake lines, made up two from the compensators to the beam flexi's and bled up the brakes with an Eezibleed.

Sorted the two snapped seatbelt bolts by removing the captive nuts and using harness nut plates as they're the same thread.

As soon as a little welding is sorted on the outer sills at the rear the fuel tank can go back on then tidy the bodywork, fit the inlet an save up for an MOT.

Dropped a donor inlet and my Jenveys with Sandy Brown too...
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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:18 pm 

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[quote name="welshpug" post="1354103" timestamp="1370004035"]
I think this will do the job.

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Playing around with my 50mm lens, got this one on a half second exposure.

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:D

Big thanks to Sandy Colin and Dave.
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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:19 pm 

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Today, I dun stuff!

as I need to get it in the garage to jack it up properly and do the welding, and that is up a fair slope I thought I;d see about making it drive, so stuck the radiator in, spent an hour hunting fruitlessly for the bottom hose wire clip, bolted the inlet manifold on.

Emptied 15 litres of fuel from the fuel tank that's been sat in the back garden a few months! bolted the tank on, then got the exhaust hung and clamped up.

tank on (only 3 from 4 fixings, 4th is in o/s sill right by the rust and has a snapped bolt) -

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Exhaust on, not a bad job apart from faffing with the downpipe to manifold, only the rear box has hangers, though does have three, so fit the centre loosely to the rear and hang the rear up, offer the centre up to the cat and pull together and clamp up, I'm using genuine peugeot/citroen single piece clamps.

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wire brushed the tailpipe :lol: yeah, the box looks crusty, and has a little condensation inside, but doesn't rattle...

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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:51 pm 

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Cracking update Welshpug , any idea when she will be roadworthy ?


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:33 pm 

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As soon as I get the hang of bodywork welding and fabrication, which might be a while.

Today, I Bunged a battery on, Radio still works :D

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Filled the engine with water, left the bleed points open so it doesn't build pressure as I haven't got hold of a clip for the top hose yet.

Fitted a lambda sensor, removed the coils and plugs, spun over and got 2 bar oil pressure on the dash.

Plugs back in and cranked it, but wouldn't fire, couldn't hear the fuel pump going, primed the pump with a power probe and swapped the fuel pump relay, it fired up and swung straight up to 4k rpm and a great load of hissing!

Obviously quite an air leak, resonator intact, inlet bolted down securely on a PhillipM PTFE gasket, so the only thing left was the idle valve and sure enough it was stuck, I had a spare thankfully :D

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There's an ABS sensor unplugged on the drivers side, and no aux belt as I haven't got any PAS fluid yet.


A good day, the engine hasn't run in 18 months, very happy with how it sounds :D


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:06 am 
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I wouldnt put a jack under that spot.... unless it is the subframe.


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:50 pm 

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Its not under anything cheesygrin



Today, I bought PAS fluid and an AUX belt, dug out some track rod ends form the shed, fitted the radiator hose clip and radiator securing clips, swapped a few wheels about so I could get the summer tyres on the 205.

Clipped the Clutch cable on, adjusted it vaguely, bolted the drivers seat in, bolted the drivers door mirror on.


Then I only bloody drove it up and down the back lane :D still air in the brakes somewhere :o good thing the handbrake works :lol


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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:12 am 

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eh?! what? :P have you broken the gti6 forum Phill?

Tea Power, it is the future :D

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New AUX belt, I didn't realise there was two options, depending on which alternator was used, presumably they have different offset or pulley size, a longer belt for the higher power units, I did swap the alternator as it was noisy but didn't think anything of it, its only 9mm longer!

(actual spec is meant to be 1076, but the factors list a 1078, guess more vehicles use that size and this will take that up ion the adjuster fine)

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£1.20 of clip, off the shelf, quite surprised they had one as they (peugeot/citroen) haven't been using a 16v XU for some time and they are stainless so don't need replacing unless lost!...

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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:42 pm 

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Tidied the tools and nuts and bolts in the Workshop last night.

Moved the ZX

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Swept out.

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Squeezed in, found it was still a bit long, took the bumper off.

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Toight!


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peekaboo.

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 Post subject: Re: RFS engined 16v reshell
PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:07 pm 

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That's certainly a snug fit :shock: .

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