noobie from manchester building a car

hello all, im chris from manchester in the UK. im currently building a locost 7 kit car with the swift gti engine.

a few weeks ago i bought my little swift gti engine. had been stood for over 2 years due to head gasket failing. so wasnt in the best of condations but as its so light and has good potential i thought why not.

1.3 gti 1990 G13b engine with 101 bhp before any mods.





number 2 or 3 isnt in the best shape... but working with it



over night storage in my bathroom


sent head off for skimming today... 45 mins later and £15 down its skimmed win win ... only 8thou was taken off he said.


now to clean that block




quick coat of high temp paint.


currently using my bath room as a work shop to rebuild this engine but currently reseating the valvues etc..



pastel blue rocker


rusty valvue




getting their











getting head bolts has proven to be difficult, so in the end i just bought some from the bmw m50 engine as i read they would do the job. tonight i plan to strap the head back on and then need to get the head cleaned up and painted.

plans for it are to get hold of a mega squirt ecu and edis 4 or higher. run it on the ford coil pack. then just need a jimny or sj413 gearbox...


as i just collected this engine already out of the car, theirs a few pipes etc im not 100% sure of yet, but will ask for help once its togerher and i know whats what

cheers for reading and all help and advice would be apriciated

welcome along mate looks like a nice little project you got there weres the car lol

steve

the car is still frame work... will get some pics of that up soon. i bought a chassis that had been done now i just have to source and put together all the other bits