JC Cosmo Build-Up
March 1998
Now to start on the engine bay. I have decided that I will leave the engine mods to
a minimum as I don't want to wreck the cars whisper quiet ride. So I thought I'd rip off
every bit of visable alloy bit and get em polished! The finished product is superb! Mind
you it was a real headache trying to put everything back together.
This is what the engine bay looked like before my
polishing exercise. There are so many vacuum lines and wires on the motor so I video'ed
the whole engine before I started. Most things weren't too difficult to take off except
for the pipe coming off the turbos. I had to take half the engine apart to get that bloody
thing off.
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OK all done! I started this mini-project on the monday night and the whole thing
was complete and back together on Saturday night just in time for a cruise to Bondi. The
polishing came out superb. If you live in Sydney and you want a good polisher at a great
price, well then let me know! Funny thing was when I was putting it all back together, the
hardest pipe to get off was the easiest to get on. The hardest part was to get the stupid
mazda pipe clamps open again to put on the pipes. I had a bad day on the Saturday when I
was putting it all together, I dropped one of the newly polished pipes on the ground and
put a big mark on it right where you see it too, and then when I was putting the very last
thing on the motor, the altenator, I arced the end of the socket handle on the intercooler
pipe and put another mark on there! A lot swearing took place!
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I want to thank my good friend Darrin Ray who helped me put all the polished bits
back on the car. I managed to take all the parts off the car myself but there was no way
that I was going to get it all back on by myself. Darrin has a genuine HB Cosmo with the
original 12A Turbo fitted. He has my old 5 spoke Mag Wheels now and is nearing completion
of his build. When it is ready I will be featuring it on 3rotor.com |
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