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coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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13/03/2009 11:39
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So here its is, my 1998 coupe which I plan to res-surect from the dead. The car has 163k on the clock with history form the past 4 years only. I brought the car for £400 and armed with this large list of things to sort hopefully this summer I will be able to drive this car on the road. The car hasn’t really been looked after to well at all really as need of some very much needed TLC. The car ran and starts first time still boosting like a good-un albeit the Smokey turbo. Firstly when I got the car back to Dudley was a compression test, which came out around 150psi across all cylinders. Happy days Here is the original advert I LOVE this car. I don't really want to get rid of it at all but it’s painful to see it just sitting about looking swanky in the drive. I'm totally skint and love the car too much to have it going rusty under a dust sheet until I can afford to fix it. It deserves to be tearing up country lanes and posing in the sunshine.
It has no tax and no MOT. I am told by Country Cruising the repairs will be around £500. It failed on...
1. Nearside & offside anti roll bar rubber brush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement.
2. Near and offside windscreen wipers not effective.
3. Centre rear (tailpipe) exhaust system has a pert missing
4. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive.
5. Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive.
6. Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration.
7. Needs new rear break discs?
8. Parking brake efficiency below requirements
9. Front wheels brakes imbalanced.
10. Rear nearside, offside and parking brakes recording little or no effort.
I have the last 4 years service history (since my mate bought it) and the red key. My mate had a full AA inspection done on it 4 years and I have that too.
163k on the clock, cam belt and clutch last changed at 138k. There is a comment on one of the services that the smoking is probably due to cat, possibly a leaking turbo, and there is a crack in the manifold.
The bodywork is fab except for scuffs on rear bumper. Inside equally lovely. Tan interior.So far the parts collected for fitting are- Turbo Manifold Exhaust Cat Thermostat Widget Radiator These are the first to be fitted to hopefully get the car back running and passing that cruddy emissions test. The body work is also a little tired also so will need to be sorted after. I’ m attempting this project to save one more coupe from the choppers hopefully and learn to be more mechanically minded. I plan to do majority of the work myself. The end results id like are a mechanically and cosmetically sorted standard coupe. Modifications worth considering eventually will be Honeycombed grill Le Kit Plus wheels Hids And just maybe a flea map. These are a long way away but achievable hopefully. It’s going to be a long journey but I will get there I think on my own steam. when i first saw her under a tree in cambridge
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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18/04/2009 01:32
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Ok long awaited update ..... Nothing completed.... Actually as some of you may have read i have started stripping the car apart and located spares as per the list above. So far removed,fans,radiator,lamdba sensor,manifold,turbo,several hoses and pipes and pulled various engine parts to one side. After achieving this i found that i had snapped on manifold stud clean into the head.Unfortunantly it was the stud that is behind the a/c bracket and difficult to get to. Upon advice from a few of you i have also removed the water rail and started for more access.Over the new few days im hopefully looking to drill the stud fully possible with aid of local mechanic. But this has caused a huge halt to my project.Gutted. heres where we lie at the moment
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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07/05/2009 23:11
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Ok managed to remove the offending stud!!!!Wooooooooooooo
Well got it drilled out,so project is back on!!!
In order to gain access to that stud the ac bracket was removed and water rail.This provided much improved access but still hindered by the space i had as the a/c compressor was right infront.
To aid this i removed the bracket that holds the ac pipework,this allows th a/c to move much further around in the engine.
So im all good to go now,picked up a manifold and studs today and had new flange nuts delivered which were much cheaper than from the stealers.
Just waiting on a few otehr small things to be delivered than onwards.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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17/05/2009 01:48
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done alittle more today ,in between the random rain showers. So far all manifold studs are fitted woooo!! ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) Used alittle ptfe as per advised and some stud lock so waiting till tommorow for it to set. Turbo and new manifold is now fitted together ready for installation I need to get the lower orange hose that returns back to the sump and then i will be fitting it. To add more work,ive inspected the auxillary velts and noticed they really are knackered.So soon as some of the manifold and turbo are fitted the belts will also be changed.massive learning curve for me but now enjoying it..
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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15/07/2009 21:29
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Got the car back today from countrycruising and very happy with the work he has completed. Repair snapped stud area Refit all removed items,manifold,turbo,radiator,lambda,fans,cat,exhaust Also replace all auxilary belts,front discs and pads,rear discs and cables,repair door handle and mot. Now in one peice Just got to get her insured and can take her on the open road
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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17/08/2009 00:43
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Ok small update from above. Th car is all up and running as above but unfortunantly cant find decent insurance.So the car is going to be parked up until further notice so i can get the other parts upto scratch. recently i picked up some door handles and a fuel cap for £20 off ebay. I have had the handles powder coated in gloss black. here they are fitted. needs a polish at the b pillars to match.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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17/08/2009 00:53
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Also when countycruising did the repairs i asked him to fit my widget. Here it is,all i had to sort was change the setting to work on the 20vt instead of the 16vt it came set to. Great peice of kit. Thanks for the help again barnacle.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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17/08/2009 01:07
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Have a few thing id like to sort over the next two months B pillars powder coated black aswell as wing mirror black sections Center console painted piano gloss black Spare set of wheels and fuel cap powder coated le coloured. upon removing the cnter console there was a huge bundle of cables spliced into the loom,had to take half n hour cutting all this junk cabling out which looks like it had an changer fitting on. So now wiring all tided center console can be refurbed.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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11/12/2009 01:00
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Small update,discovered small oil leak on the coupe. Unsure of location but only happening when hot and then parked up? front but not really over driver are so dont think its the oil cooler pipes. Sat to see countrycruising for my stat and ecu sensor. Should hopefully be picking up my b pillars aswell. Collected my centerconsole yesterday Picture doesn't do it justice but fingermarks really show. Also sprayed but unpictured is the ash tray and surround. I wanted the piano black theme to follow all the way down. Hids collected from dhl,bargin i think £29.99 delivered and received in 4 day from china. Quite impressed in the delivery speed. Also delivered is my new parott ck3100 handsfree kit. Will be installing this with all my other stereo equipment when doorr cards etc seats go in.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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24/12/2009 02:30
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So here they are - my new refurbed wheels and powder coated b pillars wheel 1 wheel 2 wheel 3 wheels 4
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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24/12/2009 02:36
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Well as above here they are,collected today and look fantastic. The quality of work is great,they have repaired the scuffs and look great
I have also had my fuel cap done but to be honest had come out with blemishes which to fair isnt a prob as i will get it redone,but for the money i have paid the b pillars and wheels are fantastic.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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28/01/2010 23:54
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Picked up some new toys for the coupe today.here they are... bad pics but i do have the rear bench also and door cards. Also coupe is going into joes on sat for seat belt bolt repair. The plus strut brace that i have i have decided it will be powder coating in the same gunmetal as my wheels and fuel cap. loads to do still,going to get worse before it gets better still as i need to change the carpet from tan to black also,aswell as all door cards
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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17/02/2010 17:02
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Ok update, took the coupe down to joes a few weeks ago as i snapped the seat belt mounting bolts. He repair the one i snapped,then when i asked joe to remove the other for me,thats snapped also.This may be something to be wary of when releasing these bolts. Heres the pics of the repair all in all very happy with the repair,get me back on track. Picked up a few other goodies,black carpet,cloth driver seat to use the car as i have sold my tan leather. Gotta get a small amount of stitching sorted on the recaro then for fitting,may just get joe to sort the brackets for them.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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08/05/2010 19:28
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Ok just got back from a long day at joes, Shes had a drive shaft seal replaced,non return valve,wishbones,droplinks and my new lowering springs fitted. Shes gone from this to this... SThe car now feel much more planted,likely due to the fresh wishbones aswell. ive just gotta fit my new wheels and down to a local garage to sort the tracking out.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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09/01/2011 02:35
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Few pics of installed equipment Seats Gloss back center console rocker cover rocker cover and new horns More stuff to come...jsut got it started today so thought i show some pics
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22/11/2011 01:10
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Ok the 2011 SPA trip starts to reel in and big bro is passenger in the car. Had some toys fitted before the trip. Bilsteins shocks and eibach springs. 22mm Uprated arb Silione turbo waterfeed hose aircon removed(during engine install) Cambelt kit and aux belts(during engine install) Fresh clutch Plus wheels and Toyo t1rs alround and car starts to feel great again Spa is awesome as usual and car made it back. Few niggles, oil leak and bad break wobble. Just things to sort before the next big adventure.
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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27/12/2011 01:35
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Ok car back at Joes for my niggles to be sorted.
Oil leak seemed quite severe in the end so a special effort to repair. Seemed to be dripping out of the gearbox housing and the lump to get me to spa was a late engine without oil temp.
So on the ramp,little Dan had his first coupedummy car torture removing my gearbox and ancillaries and investigating the leak. Seemed to be a seal in there..Joe will confirm.
Next sump swap also for one with oil temp sensor to match my dials.
While havings its big dissection, the brake pads and discs were swapped to try and eradicate my wheel wobble.
A quick look underneath,brush and replace some underseal for maintenance. All good.
Long day and all good. Zero leak and give it a blast on the way home.
All good until around Junction 6 of the M5 where my coupe decides to try and catch fire.
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27/12/2011 14:03
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just updates not recent as such. Car driving well(perhaps too well) home until i get a funny smell. Cant identify it so continue...Just cruising along 65mph up the motorway. Next thing within 20-30 sec smoke starts flooding through the drivers vent followed by a huge plume through the gear gaiter. I pull over and switch the engine off but still smoke bellowing. Maybe a bit daft and panicking(smoke engulfed then) lift the gaiter and attempt to remove the plugs from all switches. In the process couldn't see a thing..i end up blowing the service fuse with my middle finger on my right hand leaving a nice blood flow and a little chunk missing from it. Luckily at that point the smoke started to clear as i blew more than one fuse. I then tried to access the damage. The car started to my surprise,but i had lost all lights,dashboard(clocks,temps,revs etc) most of center console.Indicators gone,windows etc. Things that did work hazards cigarette lighter and most important of all engine. So pitch black without lights i limp the coupe with hazards on to Junc 5 and call for recovery. First truck wouldnt pick me up as he wouldnt risk me driving the car 5 feet onto his wagon as he thought it was a fire risk. Second chap no problem at all. Recovered and back home in less than 2 hours...great recovery through footman James. Ok next morning to access the damage If not clear is seems basically i had a fault somewhere. My fuse didnt blow as it should and my loom inside the console controlling my window switch started to catch fire. The console loom has basically melted and fused itself together. Roll back two months ish... I hit a bump and fuse had blown.Took out windows stereo and few other items. I had replaced the fuse with a fuse from a bulb kit i had. Roll back again..from one pic you can see that the the plastic on the fuse simply melted and didn't blow.Everything just continued to heat up. The problem two cables went on to the drivers door switch and burnt all the protective sleeving through console loom ,through the white connector and about 1ft up. Quite scary at the time and have no idea how far it would have gone if i didn't manage to blow these fuses. Upon checking the other fuses me and Joe found i have various incorrect fuses fitted inc cheap copy fuses it seems. So guys don't underestimate the fuses your fitting or what's already fitted in the car already. p.s thank you to Joe (CC) for helping me with a quick fix and replacement original Fiat fuses. So far for the repair,a new console loom,repair to existing,new switches all around. Drove home perfectly but will be keeping a close eye and if anything become apparent the proper fuses should at least blow now. Likely it was a fault on the existing loom and shorted somewhere and the cheap fuse should of blown. _________________________
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Re: coupedummy's coupe restoration project
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10/04/2012 02:00
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Ok decided to start striping the front end to replace the slam panel. Within around an hour and a half it ended up like this. My slam panel was particularly rusty with holes on the front panel so i got a used one powder coated ready for replacement. old panel some spots of surface rust found. While i was doing all this i decided i should fit my refurbed battery tray. As you can see my new slam panel fitted in place,plus rocker cover flaking in places and coil pack cables had seen better days. A quick rub down of the cover unveiled this I decided to tape up my coil pack cables and use my wire brush attachment of the rocker cover. Where my surface rust spots were,i ground them out as best as. Treated and sprayed zinc rust primer over. Finishing with a protective coat of black spray. Final engine bay pic Bumper refitted Missing eyes Final things to do are refit new headlights. Fit honeycombe grill and replace a few screws for the sidelight securing screws. Its coming together slowly. My new workshed has been a godsend to do all this work.
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