from Sweden...with love

ask and you shall receive....

today didn't go to plan really, was meant to be doing a few bits to the clio - replacing the centre mount on the exhaust and doing an oil change. In sequence...

car too low to get jack under
drive car on plank, get jack under
jack turns out to be crap and can't lift the car high enough to get axle stands under
jack then proceeds to drop car on floor rather than lower it. Luckily it couldnt get it high enough to make it a long drop.

Bodgineered the mount good and proper though

One new mount, courtesy of k-tec


and then we pad with rubber hose, and cable tie the poopoo out of it




practically solid, cable ties trimmed

NB Mr Norledge you will approve of the cable ties matching throughout. Proper engineering that.

So, having failed with the Clio I decided to get on with some more Ovlov, namely the dash.

Home comforts first though


Steering wheel off


Got rid of the rear wiper motor while I was there


Cowling, indicator switches off


And this is how I left it


Looks like the cowling that surrounds the instruments, is seperate to the actual dash, so in theory I could leave that in place and remove everything behind it, so the majority of the crap will be out, but it'll still look reasonably tidy

As said... you have lernt well my young padawan... loving the matching cable ties too

Any progress on the ovlov is good progress though... but i would have loved to sit and watch you faffing with the clio

tbh i worked out within 5 mins it just wasn't going to happen safely

I'd say I couldnt hurt myself with Ovlov, but some muppet replaced the windscreen on it and managed to get the drivers' a-pillar with whatever they use to bond the screen in place. Result=one mashed a-pillar plastic

you leavin the door cards off, i always think unless you have a cage that someone will side swipe you and your arms would get cut on the sharp edges. also what supension wise you doing too it ?ie lowered springs or dampers too?

at some point I'm going to invest in an angle grinder & remove the inner skin from inside the doors & then cover over the holes with some carbon or polycarb, something like that.

suspension wise it was played with by Lotus, so to start with I'm going to drive it and see how it goes....

Ooo lotus tuned lard de dar... So was the proton samitra

I shan't mention the Renault built, porsche tuned engine then


or the interior design by crack-addled IKEA rejects

should handle quiet well then if fettled by lotus, any ideas for a cage yet?

nothing planned cage wise at the moment, I'm undecided as to whether it needs it tbh

more done today, finally broke the back of getting the dash out, some craftily hidden screws and some that were almost certainly put in before the windscreen was in the factory made it a bit tricky in places, but luckily they were only hand tight so came out with a bit of persuasion

not much done really this week, had to have a bit of a tidy up in the garage to make some more room.....





should be just enough space......



had a spare 5 mins and was cleaning the clio so decided to see how the paint work would come up with a bit of polish, here's one for you detailing fags





and lastly.....oh, what is it?

im saying 2.5 volvo 5pot engine spot the possible rad hose peeking out down the bottom

that a new engine maybe a turbo have lump of some kind, seen a cheap 480on g on pistonheads was an auto non turbo , i have to say i was tempted but not sure how long the auto would last on the track. really look forward to seeing how it goes round combe.

a mate just took a 480 turbo out his clio up here as well...tempting thought for something different but ax chassi's are just too fecking small for decent engines to fit in!

was it a kitted up white thing by any chance? or a williams rep? heard he got silly money for it?

no mate was a standard 1.8 shell with williams bonnet on it, dark blue/purple colour. it was stripped out and the shells going to be crushed as its been in a smash at some point or another

a bit more done today, firstly - the car now runs again, having got the fuelling ecu back and plugging it all together again. so that's good news, it's just a case of tidying it up, and getting it serviced for its first outing....probably not Combe, I'd prefer more than just 15 minutes at a time to test it out.

more home comforts first though







unwrapped the spare engine...



suspected bottom end fuckage. time will tell I guess.

did spot this, seperating the throttle body from the manifold there's a thin gasket between the 2, half of which appears to have been torn off. where it is now is anyone's guess.



and this is how I left it today, inlet, alt and various odds and sods removed. made a start on getting the head off, but that will wait for a bit now.

where you trackin?

Brands probably, shall see what is cheapest and closest at the time

Aboot chuffing time

still doinf combe though in april. was offered a free 1.1 106 last thurs no mot failed on welding and tyres but 175k and no point trying to make a slow one faster so i said no. also4 speed and hg on way

Norledge wrote:

Aboot chuffing time

hows the city doing?

Looking good alex keep it up atleast your making steady progress...I've made a little progress with mine, need to get some pics up in the week.

some shopping done today because I got bored at work. damn you ebay!!!

Numero uno
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=110361378308

oh hai, because the standard gauge is naff
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&item=160321777268

and to keep up my homo credentials on the clio, this is the latest fad
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=270327665478

You paid £5.24 for an aerial...

And think that boost gague will go up high enough?

any more progress on the volvo ?you got some decent seats to go in ?
looks like a decent project for decent money.

not much at the moment, time is at a premium annoyingly.

have been cutting bits of loom off that I won't need and trying to tidy that up, as there is a lot of loom running to the back of the car.

also traced the engine rattle to something on the aux belt, and since I already have a donor engine fixing that is a case of finding the time and an aux belt.

Be carefull to insulate bits of chopped loom properly

I bought 6 rolls of leccy tape at b&q, I reckon it'll be alright

Project finish. looks oddly like a 106

Lol awesome

Volvo's going then.....

cant say im not upset.... thought it would look awsome, Volvo, City and Charade

I don't think with the state of the shell it'd last more than a year or 2, and it'd need welding for every MOT.

It's worth more in bits. the 106 has a definite price tag, will always need work so will keep me busy enough, and if worst comes to worst I can sell it for 106OC dollarzzzz

Suppose so.....

O well... roll on the next wacky idea you have

Boost is for gays anyhoo...

ooo you bitch

Norledge wrote:

Boost is for gays anyhoo...

lmfao ooo how the tables have turned

bike engines are for gays anyhoo

howmuch you want for volvo and is it moted yet? i lost out on a clio valver in wales he didnt get back to my emails phone calls ect ,was suspect anyway ,watchng a tatty civic on ebay is a vtech , but shocking bodywork i reckon 250 tops . quite gutted you throwing towel in its different and looked a laugh .

it's not MOT'd but will go through without too much trouble I would have thought. I'm just not prepared to keep pouring money into it when I've got a quicker car sat ready to go.

Drop me a PM if you are serious

Added to the fact it comes with a spare engine...

spare engine, gearbox, ancilliaries...reckon you could get a b18ft in a 106?

without a doubt,
only if you go to the highgrove though

Any progress?

yah the "less reliability" conversion was a complete success

Needs stickers.

it looks orange.....

its so plain without stickers too

later this week, the valmorphication will be a complete success

not if Stu has anything to do with it

it does shift somewhat, from what little testing i was able to do

annnnnnnnnyway

thread lock -

new MGM106 thread ya?