Marco's Black Beast aka 'Sooty'
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I then rebuilt it from head up, doing new head gaskets, head bolts, seals, uprated valve springs and retainers, new gaskets etc etc. Also cleaned up the pistons of carbon big time.
Finally the lump was in :) Had some trouble, dizzy didn't work. Put on a working dizzy and started first time :D Holy shat open headers is loud :lol:
Loads more pics to follow :lol:
Things to do now:
-install megasquirt (got it for £100 prebuilt - probetalk group buy- with mazda tails)
-sort out air feed
-get some Rota lightweight alloys
-transfer UDP to black ZE car
-fix exhaust Y pipe alignment, get cat backSo far so good- had a white mayo/head gasket scare but got 215 average compression (cold engine) and no leaks :D So must have been months of condensation. Will change the oil after some run in and hope it never comes back!
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Thanks mate, paints from amazon.com - US site, i just love the annodised look :)
-got the megasquirt to put in
-get rota boost 17s
-car PC/touchscreen
-black altezzas
-transfer supra style spoilerposs some more things, a fair bit to do yet!
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i want one lol! that engine looks sooo nice! well done mate! the purple does really set it off too! i was thinking of getin teh anodised candy apple red or pearlesent black for mine but think gna wait til i can afford to do conversion now! :)
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Awsome job mate, i wrapped my water pipes in heat proof wrap as they were ever so close to the headers. The one that goes to the heat exchange on top of the oil filter housing.
Top job +++
Oh love the rockers :D
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cheers guys :D
Sounds good Simon get a 2.5 in first :) But if you do pimp up your valve cover(s), they actually fit the ZE from what I can tell
Mechanic that sounds very sensible, might still wrap my headers for the exhaust scavenging/air velocity and keep the heat where it should be. So much to do at once! Going on holiday for 2 weeks soon though, so can't afford anything atm :lol:
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My ZE still sits on the bench at work, goin on hols 2 morrow be back towards the end of June, i drop mine in then. How does the power feel?
:evil: I hope :)
Edit: Correct me if i am wrong but is that an M16 in the first pic?
:roll:
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Took it out for a few laps of the block last night, the pull is awesome, you're going to love it! At the minute it's got no rear bumper, headlights, tax or insurance atm so just a few first gear wind ups around the block.. This engine just feels so right, it's what the mx3 should have had in the first place!
It's an SA80 (british army style), it's to protect my cars :lol:
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Well i have not been to busy at work, and was inspired by your brave colour scheme. So my inlet was black, then metalic blue now bright yellow :lol:
I have lost the plot…. think i am going paint it black again. lol ... :lol:
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she looks unreal, i knew it would be special, but holy god it's unreal.
Defo in top mx on the forum, if not the best!
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I have lost the plot…. think i am going paint it black again. lol ... :lol:
dipping it in the paint might have helped cover iy better. looks like you got it everywhere. lol :oops:
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wow marco this is an excellent worklog! :o
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wow mechanic that's nuts! How about black intake, and paint the accents like fuel rails yellow? Best take them out and mask the injectors for that. Thanks for the feedback guys :) Got FA done this weekend, was in bed all bloody weekend with a fever then come monday morning/work im fine :x
I did install my guage rings though, they are classy :) pics to follow
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One of the most interesting threads here… :) I really like your "super style" spoiler. Shall u keep it or is it for sale?
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Nice engine detail 8)
You must be proud indeed. :)
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welcome to the world of klze now get it road legal and start making hondas cry its hours of fun :D
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lol cannot wait to get it on the road! Something to look forward to after the holiday :)
Yea Greg keeping the spoiler, planning to transfer to the black car, sorry :P
And steven, I'm damn proud, well more relieved it works!
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cant wait to see pics of the supra soiler on it then ity will probs make my mind up what spoiler to get or whether to not get one at all! looks smart on utr red one :D
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here's some pics I forgot about! Nothing majorly exciting :lol:
Damaged valve, boohoo, with nice new one in background:
Halfway through removing cast lines and knife edging intake for optimum airflow:
On the way to a light polish, tedious work doing 12 ports. Only exhaust was polished this helps get air out faster with less turbulence, polishing intake would of course detract from the desired swirling of fuel/air mix.
All done :)
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Do you know the website where you got your rocker cover paint?
i wanna pimp my bay!!
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Cool mod.. Get some turbo's!
