[anji-wag]

yer and then phoned me at daft o'clock.. asking me to go fnd his lil bit ov CAR that he had left when hitting the lampost lol... found it and gave it back to him at PVS lol..

[Tom]

Well... started at 1pm today as I had to sleep off a hangover. I've just about finished for the day as it's the Mrs' dad's birthday today so going for a few beers (I've been forced into it!).

Got lots of pics today of my progress- Will get them uploaded later this evening if I am able to work the PC after the pub.

[Tom]

OK since I was too drunk last night to do this; here's Sundays pics...


First I got some hot water in a bucket and stuck the white primer in there



Whilst I masked up the first part of the plenums



After I was happy with my masking, I then gave it the first coat



(There's a bit on the plenums you can see needs sanding- This was sorted before the last coat of primer).

And while that was left to dry, I started TRYING to remove the last part of the plenums

I succeeded (After inventing a new tool made up of the torx socket, wedged onto a thin drill bit lol).



To avoid getting any **** in the engine, I quickly covered it up with some brown paper







Here's the part I was having trouble getting off



But thanks to a friend dropping by with the new coil spring for my Mrs's car- I was well on my way

While he was here- he also advised me to clean the injectors up thoroughly and if the seals look cracked or worn- replace them. But for the time being, I've just removed the injectors, and labeled them up 1-6 and put them in little food bags for safe keeping.







Now the primer had time to dry, I gave the plenum section another coat, went for a pint, then came back and gave it a final coat of primer, allowed to dry, sanded it with 2000 grit wet&dry, then washed down with a damp cloth and allowed to dry again.

(Of course- with a few more beers in between lol) I also managed to get the HOOVER on the engine bay to pick up all the **** that could have fell inside...



Sorry got no pics of the above...

But here's some after the first coat of Vauxhall Glacier White paint was applied (I used this as it doesn't require a lacquer)





Whilst I left this to dry- I started cleaning up the track rod ends, stabilizers bars, the bottom bit where the shocks join on, and the brake disc centers with some paint preparation wipes and a wire brush.



I then gave them the first coat of matt black very high temperature paint

before:



after:





It looks shiny in the pics as it's still wet. More pics in a minute on these...

Anyway my plenum was now dry so off for another couple of thin coats of white paint





coming along nicely now eh!!

A couple of pints and about an hour later and I had done both the front and back plenum













and had also prepped, primed, washed, masked, and painted the bottom plenum with Very high temperature RED paint. (Little of this bottom, if any- will be seen then the engines back together, but gave it a going over while I was here anyway.





Finished results of all 3 pieces now:



Just got the center one, and the rocker covers to do now

Anyway back to the wheel hubs again, and the matt black paint has dried,



Looking tidy IMO.

I then set about the brake calipers that needed redoing with the first coat, and gave the black bits another coat of matt black.









I also gave these brackets a lick of matt black as they were RUST COLOUR and when the engines complete, these show through... so this should tidy that up a bit

Before:



After:


And that was it for yesterday folks.. off back outside now to do some more. Hopefully more pics and progress later.

[.NEIL.]

looking really good there Tom, Loking the brakes looking really clean... Its a mission to do all tha but well worth in once done. But there is only one thing i would of done and that would of been to of left te injectors in. Only once you have disturbed them seals. they might not seal right again. but this bepends on how soft thy are....

[bigrob]

nice job even with a fair few pints inbetween lol they will look the nuts when there fitted

[Tom]

	Quote:
	Originally Posted by .NEIL. looking really good there Tom, Loking the brakes looking really clean... Its a mission to do all tha but well worth in once done. But there is only one thing i would of done and that would of been to of left te injectors in. Only once you have disturbed them seals. they might not seal right again. but this bepends on how soft thy are....

A couple of them came out when I pulled the fuel rail? off the bottom plenum.

I think I might buy new seals anyway as I need to go get new gaskets from VX tomorrow anyway (If I can get a lift from someone lol). My Mrs is going away in the morning and I'm without a car

	Quote:
	Originally Posted by bigrob nice job even with a fair few pints inbetween lol they will look the nuts when there fitted

Yeh when the red silicone hoses are on they should look good. And a pain in the rear to keep clean

[.NEIL.]

Tom contact these ppl and see if they do the kit in red for you or just the parts you need

VAUXHALL VECTRA V6 PLENUM CHAMBER SILICONE HOSES ROOSE on eBay, also Engine Tuning Parts, Performance Tuning Parts, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 17-Apr-09 18:28:17 BST)

[Tom]

	Quote:
	Originally Posted by .NEIL. Tom contact these ppl and see if they do the kit in red for you or just the parts you need VAUXHALL VECTRA V6 PLENUM CHAMBER SILICONE HOSES ROOSE on eBay, also Engine Tuning Parts, Performance Tuning Parts, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 17-Apr-09 18:28:17 BST)

http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-c...html#post23376

[Space_Cowby]

looking very good Tom

[smiler]

lookin good tom.......









































i shall watch this thread with an interested eye..............pmsl