C160SFG - 1986 Series 3

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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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ian65 wrote: Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:04 pm what size pot were you using Chud? Mind you, that engine of yours was a bit of a monster...
I think it was a 1 litre one as far as I remember Ian.
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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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Looking good in the engine bay 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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Great work.................. fits in nicely. Can not wait to see your face after you take her down the road, remember to go easy at first with the right foot :lol: Looking forward to Shelsey already.....the Hill :?:
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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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Nice 8-)

This is the fun bit.
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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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Chud wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:22 pm Nice 8-)

This is the fun bit.
Yes, I’m doing the 13bt swap dance now... 1 step forward and 3 steps back

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Hahaha, those were the days.
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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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ian65 wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:24 pm
Chud wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:22 pm Nice 8-)

This is the fun bit.
Yes, I’m doing the 13bt swap dance now... 1 step forward and 3 steps back
That bloody dance nearly killed me :lol: :lol:

It has surprised me how much wiring I can now remove from the car after doing this swap aye! At a later date after I've got it running of course. Have you already removed a bunch of yours?
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Re: Ian's S3 13b Turbo II Conversion

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not yet :? :shock:

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Re: C160 SFG - 1986 Elford Turbo

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As I've finally got some time on my hands I've had a look at this car and started to get it ready to sell later in the year. Got it up and running but the water pump was leaking and squealing so and taking the fan pulley off revealed one of the tell tale signs of a knackered pump...

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I had a bit of luck in finding a genuine Mazda pump on Ebay for £35 delivered...

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Stripped the old pump off...

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and the water pump housing...

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Cleaned the housing up and gave it a coat or POR15...

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I'd kept the gasket templates I'd made from the last time I did a pump swap on a S3...

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So made some new gaskets...

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Got the housing and pump back on...

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Fan back on...

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Job done...

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