billinjah 0 Posted July 31, 2006 nice work sam!! i think we will both have these fitted for edition they are beautiful and yes purely cosmetic not that thats a bad thing weve all spent loads making out cars look better why should the bay be any different!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSV 0 Posted July 31, 2006 I spy with my little eye something begining with C! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted July 31, 2006 MMMM - That looks suspiciously like mine!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted July 31, 2006 what head is that??? it has avery big water outlet on it or am i being silly? looks a bit special Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted July 31, 2006 Oh my - Well this is my 2000th Post!!! And is 10,000 views of my Members Gallery! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted July 31, 2006 what head is that??? it has avery big water outlet on it or am i being silly? looks a bit special That isn't my engine!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olly elworthy 0 Posted July 31, 2006 BOO HOO,, we want pics of your engine!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSV 0 Posted July 31, 2006 Apologies that's Blue Joes car in the background of a phot of my mates engine RP were building its a 1.9 G60 with xflow head for a turbo application for a MK1 Jetta. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted July 31, 2006 That'll be in the next week or so when I put on all my stockpile of goodies that are currently residing in my home office!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted July 31, 2006 sam what side repeaters do you have cheers andy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted July 31, 2006 sam what side repeaters do you have cheers andy! They are just a smoked oval from the local motor factors! I saw them and thought they would suit perfectly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted August 15, 2006 More problems! Car was due to be back on friday but wasn't finished. Was promised it by monday or tueday but as usual...................... ARP bolts are overstretching apparently so now have to wait for another set, also the rods had to be machined to take a different size pin as JE got the pin size wrong on the pistons and we didn't want to take this amount of time again to get the pistons remade. They didn't make the gap big enough so they have to go off and be done again!!!! When will this ever get done. I have so much left to do and E38 is creeping up fast. This week I was supposed to get all the stuff fitted, plus plan and measure all the new pipework for the intercooler and be measured up for another item that will have a 2 week lead time. Likelyhood of me having it ready for e38 are slipping fast! Should still have it there but not in the guise I wanted it!!!! It is REALLY doing my head in now. It's been far too long! And Racepower are complaining about how much it is costing them - Don't complain at me, not my issue - I've had to do without my car for a year!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrbeige 0 Posted August 15, 2006 And Racepower are complaining about how much it is costing them - Don't complain at me, not my issue - I've had to do without my car for a year!! The cheeky beggers. You should be complaining to them about how much its costing you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted August 15, 2006 And Racepower are complaining about how much it is costing them - Don't complain at me, not my issue - I've had to do without my car for a year!! The cheeky beggers. You should be complaining to them about how much its costing you! In fairness the work being done now I'm not being charged for! It's all at their expense due to the previosu issues! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60SC_Stoney 0 Posted August 15, 2006 i should think so too, useless bunch of A Holes!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigben 0 Posted August 15, 2006 mate you've got to make it to E38! It wouldn't be the same without you.. chatting and drinking vodka all night into the wee hours :lol: Good luck! Just stand over them until they re-build the damn thing.. easier said than done I know! But.... you want it finished! huh!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Good News!!!!! Spoke to Jim today and he seemed in a much better mood!!!! He has recieved a new set of ARP Bolts. They have put in a new set rods as the overstretching arp bolts knackered the last set. As I sopke to them they were port matching the inlet manifold to the head and then will flow test it all! Then it's final assembly and testing that all runs ok - finally it will be delivery back to me for when I get home from my surprise holiday to Rome that my missus booked for me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Blue_Joe, nice one ! how long is the running in period? few laps of around birmingham to do? enjoy your trip to Rome, wish my missus was as kind :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted August 23, 2006 Well more news from Racepower! All the engine components are complete! All clearances and tolereances have been checked and are perfectly spot on! The car is now completely assembled and is once again a complete car!!!!!!!!!!! They then went to start it....................................................... The battery was flat!!!!!!!! So......... The big day is tomorrow guys!!! I'm nervously excited!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 23, 2006 All of my fingers and toes are crossed mate.. drop me a text to let me know how it goes as I wont be on the forum tomorrow / friday! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted August 23, 2006 video the moment!!!!!!i wants to seeeeeeeee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MurphG60 0 Posted August 23, 2006 Good luck mate hope it all goes well on the start up.... :cheers: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Joe 0 Posted August 23, 2006 video the moment!!!!!!i wants to seeeeeeeee Might be a bit tough as I'm about 200 miles away!!!! Just have to await the phone call - nervracking or what!!!! :pukeleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60greeny 0 Posted August 23, 2006 may be a bit of a prob there then :lol: hope it all goes well dude :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZippyVR6 0 Posted August 23, 2006 Best of luck Sam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
