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Reformed s12 nutter !!!!!

Hi everyone, :D
Can`t believe I`ve only just found this forum (after searching the internet for s12 info for the last month) :o
I would like to apologise in advance for the length of this post, I do tend to "waffle on a bit" ;)
The story so far ......................
Once upon a time, in the quiet rural town of Rochdale. A handsome young man called Ian (that`s me of course:D ), bought himself a black 1.8 s12 turbo, which had a fooked blower.
Ian thought to himself "this motor looks rather tasty, I should pull plenty of skirt with this" (aplogies to the Lady members ;) ).
After many months of fettling on his sister`s driveway :eek: , the car was finally finished. But little did our hero know, that the black beastie would bite back :rolleyes:
Within two months of being driven with pride around the "upmarket" streets of Rochdale, the auto transmission went pop :mad: . This was due to the fact that our hero decided to floor the loud pedal when an "uncouth youth" (try saying that fast, twenty times when your pished :D ), tried to overtake in a scooby. The gearbox dropped down into second gear at over 7000 rpm, the scooby was defeated, but next day the gearbox was no more :(
Now our hero wishes to resurrect the old-and-rusty (that`s where I got my user name from ;) ), black beastie, that`s hopefully where you guys can hopefully help. With plenty of good advice and sympathy when I bust my knuckles on the restoration :) . Cos I want the ending to be................................................ .................................................. .........................they both lived happily ever after :confused:
Seriously now....:cool:
The car has been off the road for the last six years, I`ve been in touch with Paul (silviagod) who hopefully will be able to sort me out with some body mods later this year. Originally, I was a member of the "rice burner" and managed to get to one of their meetings in Liverpool, which was pretty cool :D
Over the last few years my Businesses have taken up most of my time, but now I`ve got a few hours to spare, to get the old girl back in to shape again.

Previous mods (that I can remember doing) are:-

Complete engine re-build (including ported and flowed head).
Recon and upgraded t2 turbo (360 degree bearings etc).
Stainless steel single box exhaust system (which I believe at the time was the first one made by Silvia Engineering).
Boost upgrade.
HKS ignition module.
Cossie intercooler and 5th injector kit.
Electric fan conversion.
Uprated plugs and leads.
K&N airfilter.
Urethane bushes to anti-roll bars.
Lowered springs and uprated dampers.
Drilled and grooved discs all round.
Uprated pads and aeroquip hoses.
16 inch alloys.
Astra bonnet vents.
A mass of graphics, including 3 coloured zebra stripes and huge turbo graphics down both sides (sad I know, but at the time they were in fashion.......honest).
Plus a load of other interior mods that I can`t remember now :o

Hopefully, I will be able to get her back on the road again next year some time. I will keep you all updated and pick your brains when needed :eek:

Sorry again about the long first post. Reading it back makes me sound like a real tit :p

CU all again soon,

Kind Regards,
Ian.

your a right waffler......;)

Are you going to change it to a manual gearbox or just replace with another auto?

Any pictures? Also you could come down to preterbough east of england showground this weekend and see us at the show there:)

get rid of the 5th injector! its not needed and prob robbing you of power

Hiya Pukka,
Thanks for confirming I`m a waffler :p :D

I will be replacing the auto for a manual (if I can find all the bits). I usually prefer a manual, it`s just that I knew the history of the car (from it`s previous owner) and new it was in good shape, until I got my sticky little paws on it :rolleyes: . That`s probably one of the things I will be picking your brains about in the future, so don`t be shy with the answers :)

The only piccies I have are from about 8 years ago, their that old, you can see my pet dinosaur on one :eek:

Sorry I won`t be able to make it to Peterborough this weekend, I`ve got a wedding to go to (not mine though ;) ). Besides, I don`t really think it`s appropriate to arrange a weekend away just yet, we`ve only just met :p .

Once I`ve got started on the old girl (the car, not the missus :eek: ), I will see what I can arrange.

Thanks for making me feel so welcome, by the way, despite my waffling and warped sense of humour ;) .

Regards,
Ian.

P.s I love what you`ve done to your motor, especially the fat arches and the interior. I was being serious there, could you tell ????

Hi Wacomuk,

To be honest I`d never that of that (re- the fifth injector). I wonder if I could use the same position for a spray set up for the intercooler instead.

Thanks for the tip. :D

Regards,
Ian.

i have used a 5th injector set up as a water injection. im sure silviagod has the same set up on his main silvia

do you have a MK1 or MK2?

Wacomuk,
I`ve just been trying to have a peek at the two links in your posting, but it`s telling me I`m not authorised to view the content. :confused:

Is it an age restricted site :sex , or is it just cos I`m a newbie :out

I just want to be nosey, honest :rolleyes:

Regards,
Ian.

I think we had a slight overlap in postings there :p

My old girl is a MK 1 (1986). Hopefully, I will be seeing Paul in a couple of weeks (when he`s not to busy :rolleyes: ), to see about some fibreglass panels, so I will have a look at his water injection system then :D

Regards,
Ian.

if your looking for a Silvia Engineering MK1 front spoiler i have one for sale. its as new never been fitted. i know Paul very well he only lives a few miles from me