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[jime17]

Smooth as silk.

You deserve it after all your graft.

which car did you use the ecu from?

Edited by jime17, 28 February 2015 - 08:26 PM.

[Ben_O]

I kept all of the the wiring and ecu from the red one. the only thing i used from the donor car was 1 driveshaft, the engine and the intercooler.

[jime17]

Well done ben

[Tamworthbay]

Nice one mate!

[myredmini]

Excellent work there! Should be well proud of that. Well done fella!

[Ben_O]

I started clapping like an idiot when it started first go.

 

I am no mechanic so i was very surprised it all worked out.

 

It should be on the road monday afternoon

[Bram]

Just read this all the way through well done! I love a never die attitude

[megamini_jb]

Awesome read and well done!

[Ben_O]

Thanks guys.

 

I have got a few more jobs to do on the car mainly the climate control is playing up. Time will tell if it's an easy fix

[sledgehammer]

I started clapping like an idiot when it started first go.

 

I am no mechanic so i was very surprised it all worked out.

 

It should be on the road monday afternoon

tenacious is the word

well done for sticking with it , till it's done

hope it gives you years of service

now start stripping the donor car & get your money back

nice one - well worth reading thru this post

Edited by sledgehammer, 01 March 2015 - 02:41 PM.

[MrBounce]

Superb work sir. Take a bow

[Rocket.]

Glad you've got this sorted !

[Ben_O]

Thanks sledgehammer and MrBounce.

 

I have been finishing up a few little jobs this afternoon. namely refitting the arch liners, undertrays and wheels and replacing the broken foglight

 

The rusty remains of the old one

 

 

And the new

 

 

And then after spending a while checking and double checking everything and fitting two bolts i missed (oops) it's all sorted

 

 

The i went over it again and replaced a blown interior light bulb removed the hard and broken pollen filter so the blower now blows and then it moved under it's own steam for the first time in 6 months!

 

 

It is whisper quiet inside and very well equipped and i'm very happy with it. The clutch is very light and easy and it just feels generally very good. Reverse gear is hard to engage but i think i just need to adjust the selector bar as i forgot to mark it's position when i removed it so i just guessed when i put it back.

I just need to give it a VERY big clean up now as it is filthy and then just drive it.

[Carlos W]

Should I put the Strongbow on ice?

[Black.Ghost]

Nicely done. You should be quite proud of all that work.

Now the car is sorted, are you not tempted to strip the other engine down to see what was wrong with it?