The Wifes Worst Nightmare 83 Full Resto by Minidarren83

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New gearbox build underway



New lsd diff new 3rd 4th and 5th gears going in

9-21-2015

And all done



Garage looks a little messy now lol

9-24-2015

Thus arrived today I am going turbo!!!

10-12-2015

So in the last few weeks I've broken a hilo



Fixed this and then last week drove over 600 miles trouble free all finishing with a day at santa pod on the strip. It was very busy only getting 6 runs in



Here is my first run

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That's my mate in his new focus st I fluffed the start but reeled him in to win

10-17-2015

Mot too sure about the new wheels maybe a splash of black might help

10-27-2015

I've been shopping for the turbo swap



Just a few bits left some more silicone hoses and manual boost controller then I can start getting on with it

11-30-2015

Took the car off the road for the winter and to do the turbo conversion



Bought a mg zr turbo conversion to use as my winter run around







Not bad for a winter runaround

2-6-2016

A few changed and additions over winter

New rear seat for the kiddies



And a new t7 heater with an mg resistor pack fitted so I can have 4 speed





The turbo would just not fit even after cutting **** loads out of my front so copied Pete and made this type of manifold



With the engine back in the car I can work out the last but of the manifold



And it now fits inside a standard clubby front just means I need to fix all the holes I cut and repaint

2-7-2016

No not yet I don't have any water in the system

Bit more done finished the manifold and git the turbo mounted



I ended up welding the flange to the manifold to secure its position before making up the small link piece with a toilet roll tube





A good bit of clearence to the oil filter and the exhaust just goes where it should

2-11-2016

Started on the intercooler pipework