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Engine And Clam Removal

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 08 February 2009 -

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In preparation for the big job of removing the rear clam and the engine, I started work on the complete suspension removal. Apart from the drive shaft removal, the rest of the suspension assembly can actually stay bolted to the sub-frame and it is not necessary to remove for the installation.

After seeing the state of my wishbone, I decided that this is a...

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Wishbone Removal

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 07 February 2009 -

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The next job on my list is to remove the rear far side lower wishbone that need to be sent out to Stark for modification.

Its worth mentioning that because this installation is likely to take me 3 months or so, I decided to officially take the car off the road with DVLA and the insurance company. Every penny counts!!

I reversed the car into the...

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Final Engine Tidy Up

Posted by mambosasa, 05 February 2009 -

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Almost there with the engine prep work before I start bolting on new bits. All these bits are no longer required and can go in the dispose...

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K20A Engine Prep

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 04 February 2009 -

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Before I started doing anything major on the car, I decided to give it a decent clean. This is only to remove grease and oils that tend to go...

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The Start...

Posted by mambosasa, in Engine Conversion 04 February 2009 -

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So, a couple of years ago I decided that plan for a Honda conversion on my S1 1999 Lotus Elise. Interestingly, up to that point, it was not something that I really desired until one fateful afternoon when Daniel gave me a pax ride in his car!

What blew me away was the shear difference in pace, noise, acceleration etc. The list went on. I was...

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