new radiator

Dont know if i mentioned this in the last post. but the car has been plagued with overheating problems. the old radiator was leaky and had a few issues. so i purchased a new one for a Nissan B14 and installed it in the car (i swear this car is half B14 now).

i had to modify the lower mount to get it to work along with cutting a few hoses but it fit now, haven't had the chance to test it really just left it idling in the drive way. while the temp stayed down i wasn't too impressed with a few aspects of it. such as excessive bubbles in the overflow bottle.

however at least the system pressures up nicely now. so less air trapped in the cooling loop. will have to test it and see how it goes. if anything. time for a trip to the mechanic

see ya

Muffler fixed

 
hey guys whats good.

so i finally got around to fixing the exhaust on the vehicle. i got a muffler shop on
Tumpuna road. arima, to remove the old one and install a new one.

apparently the old one installed by the previous owner was too big and was for a diesel engine, did not know there was a difference with those. oh well the technician installed the new one and the car sounds sweet now.

so now i dont wake the whole street up when i get home at 2 am. lol

see ya.

what is this about

So what is this about, probably the question most people are asking? Well after 2 years of saving, I have finally decided to purchase a vehicle. And I decide if I’m going to purchase a used vehicle, I could either buy one that’s driving and fix any surprises as they come up, or I can buy a shell and build it up from scratch, so I will know all the problems before hand.

 While not the best decision for someone with not so much time on their hand I picked the second option. So introducing the 1994 Hyundai Scoupe (pronounced scoop or s- coupe). This is a 2 door version of the Hyundai Excel. It names come from a combination of the word sport and coupe hence scoupe. This version of the vehicle was the first car to roll out of the factory with Hyundai’s  own in house manufactured Alpha engine ( previous versions used engines manufactured by Mitsubishi)  this was an 1.5L inline four engine which produced 92 horsepower and a turbocharged version doing about 115 horsepower.

 However due to ease of parts and for reasons I will explain in a later post I decide to change the engine to the GA15DE better known as a B14 engine this engine can be found in the Nissan sunny, Pulsar, Wingroad and Presea. The GA15DE is an 1.5 liter engine with DOHC and throttle-body electronic fuel injection. It produces 104 horsepower. Plus it fits snug in the engine bay. The point of this blog is to show what I have done to the vehicle and to get information and help from anyone who can spare the time. So here’s to looking forward to a good builds. See ya

Coming of the tow truck

Just arrived from Claxton Bay