The overall plan

bodgetastic · by **bodgetastic** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:09 am

Something along these lines......

**fraggie** · by **fraggie** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:44 am

yes

except with the dtm wheels and the full decals, and no roof spoiler and the smaller irmscher rear spoiler, apart from that yes

**C411BRAnut** · by **C411BRAnut** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:11 pm

bodgetastic wrote:Something along these lines......

That's just bee-you-ti-ful. I want that car! Who's is it? Cash waiting!

bodgetastic · by **bodgetastic** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:25 pm

I took that photo at PVS 2003, dont believe the owner was/is a member on here if at all the car is still around so cant be of much help !!

Mark1 · by **Mark1** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:27 pm

Dont remember see it for a couple of years now.

**C411BRAnut** · by **C411BRAnut** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:29 pm

In the words of Clarkson, I'm nursing a semi just looking at it.

**C411BRAnut** · by **C411BRAnut** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:31 pm

bodgetastic wrote:I took that photo at PVS 2003, dont believe the owner was/is a member on here if at all the car is still around so cant be of much help !!

That's a great photo, thanks for posting it. I think it's the same one as in this thread:
Here

**fraggie** · by **fraggie** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:39 pm

some more photos of whats been going on

Been mostly taking the engine apart getting it ready for the old heave ho...

**Balderz** · by **Balderz** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:17 pm

Good luck keep us updated , cantb wait to see the finished thing

v6 steve · by **v6 steve** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:41 pm

Whats your plan with the engine bay mate

Mark1 · by **Mark1** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:46 pm

v6 steve wrote:Whats your plan with the engine bay mate

To give it a dam good clean before the engine goes in

v6 steve · by **v6 steve** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:10 pm

To give it a dam good clean before the engine goes in

That would be a good place to start

**fraggie** · by **fraggie** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:27 pm

indeed

Not a lot more though, the vectra cam covers mean the v6 cover is out so not a lot i can do really. Will keep it all black i think, just get the outside looking tops

**fraggie** · by **fraggie** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:27 am

right well where to begin, yesterday was the day of the old heave ho.

Me and dad were going to start around 8am, until i got the news that i was wanted for a job interview and yesterday was the only day they could do it! So off i trundle to Derby for a 7.30am job interview, back at dads at 10, and at mine for 10.30.

Finally we got started

Heres how it has been stood for a while, most leads off, exhaust still attached.

So while dad gets the exhaust off i start on the offside driveshaft.

Tada!

Time to help dad with the exhaust, of course its a pain in the arse to get one off with jacks :lol:

Although we persevere and finally had enough and junior hacksaw the rubber mounts

One exhaust out of the car

Whilst the car was running it did sound rather blowy... wonder why....

oh yeah, a big hole in the backbox will do it :p

After that off with all the gearbox mounts and any remaining loomage. Once we finished that it was time to get in the crane

Bit by bit it started coming....

30 minutes later....

Leaving this...

Its harder than it looks pulling a gearbox off a driveshaft when the F25 is so damned heavy! So off with the nearside wheel and hubnut. Slowly but surely we got the driveshaft out the car, and then the driveshaft out of the gearbox.

And heres how she stands now... looking a bit sad for herself!

Ive got some other problems with the replacement parts but hopefully will get them sorted before the new block goes in.

And thats me about knackered

aching like crazy now... oh and btw i got a 2nd interview today

Cheers

Bill

BazV6er · by **BazV6er** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:04 pm

very good progress mate for you and your dad

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