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14th May 2014, 15:51
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Car(s): Volkswagen Bora 170bhp
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Stripping engine
Every day I see member's put up project's i.e. stripping down a car and rebuilding the engine etc.
I'd love to have the balls to get a car, strip it down and build it again but I wouldn't have a clue where to start.
How did people first start i.e. Are they mechanic's / training to be a mechanic or did they just buy a shity cheap car and have a go at it themselves?
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14th May 2014, 15:54
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Saxperience Addict
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Swansea / Chippenham
Posts: 10,872
Car(s): 306 diesel shed
broken vts
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My knowledge is very limited compared to some, but what I know I learnt by just having a go.
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14th May 2014, 16:08
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Central South
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: East Sussex
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For me it was pretty much learn as you go.
Getting a little banger for a runabout helped as I could take my time.
Having patience helps too as not everything will work first off and may need modifying etc.
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14th May 2014, 16:13
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Jarrow
Posts: 4,022
Car(s): 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR
1991 Daihatsu GTti
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Learn as you go and you'll never stop learning.
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14th May 2014, 16:15
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: United Kingdom (England)
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Haynes book is a good investment!
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14th May 2014, 16:25
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 9,100
Car(s): Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
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my advice is buy something cheap thats not your daily and have fun with it. Stripping down scrap or otherwise non working engines and parts works well too as long as you dont mind a bit of mess
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14th May 2014, 16:26
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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I might have a go at stripping my S85 down!
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14th May 2014, 16:26
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Car(s): Volkswagen Bora 170bhp
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I'd love to buy a heap, sorn it off the road and just strip it down and rebuild it to see how I get on.
I suppose you could nearly take picture's of everything you remove then use that as a guide to build everything back up again.
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14th May 2014, 16:27
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2011
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spot on. Keeping track of everything you take off to refit and labeling it all is the name of the game, along with photos. Not that I stick to doing it that way mind you, although I should
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14th May 2014, 16:29
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Jarrow
Posts: 4,022
Car(s): 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR
1991 Daihatsu GTti
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You could pick up a VTR engine for peanuts, have a crack at that.
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14th May 2014, 16:31
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 9,100
Car(s): Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
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peanuts work out more expensive!
You cant give cooking spec 8vs away!
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14th May 2014, 16:32
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Car(s): Volkswagen Bora 170bhp
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I have a Saxo VTR sitting there but I sort've need it until August as I can't get insured in my Cupra until then.
The head gasket it on it's way out and I'll not be paying to get it fixed as I was going to sell it at the end of July, no point putting moneyzzz into a car that I'd be selling on.
Would love to try it but wouldn't have a clue how to skim head etc.
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14th May 2014, 16:32
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Regular Poster
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Torbay
Posts: 461
Car(s): VTS
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Exactly the same as me, would love to know how to do it. Might get a cheap scrap-ish car and have a go.
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14th May 2014, 16:35
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2011
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take the head to a machine shop. You could do it at home but for the money they charge its really not worth the hassle.
Invest in some tools though ie: valve spring compressor, a selection of torque wrenches, good sockets of different fitments, angle gauges etc
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14th May 2014, 16:37
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Car(s): Volkswagen Bora 170bhp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandi699
take the head to a machine shop. You could do it at home but for the money they charge its really not worth the hassle.
Invest in some tools though ie: valve spring compressor, a selection of torque wrenches, good sockets of different fitments, angle gauges etc
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I had a look at the guide on here for it and it's all mumbo-jumbo to me, I suppose that's the whole point of giving it a go yourself though.
I might try it though to fuck, nothing to lose really.
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14th May 2014, 16:37
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandi699
spot on. Keeping track of everything you take off to refit and labeling it all is the name of the game, along with photos. Not that I stick to doing it that way mind you, although I should
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14th May 2014, 16:39
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Car(s): Volkswagen Bora 170bhp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MuZiZZle
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When everything is broken down like this it doesn't look at bad as what I was thinking.
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14th May 2014, 16:40
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 9,100
Car(s): Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MuZiZZle
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rather you than me putting all those valves in the heads!
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14th May 2014, 16:52
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Saxperience Post Whore
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandi699
rather you than me putting all those valves in the heads!
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I'll not be, there's a big plastic cover over it all, I can put oil and water in it though!
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