My RWD C20XE Chevette build

[bmw156]

thanks dude.

[bmw156]

ok, small update, nothing big lol.

test fitted the webers with their new trumpets.

we have sucess.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/836e7941.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/6bc5a12c.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/aed1fe7d.jpg

and also had a genius place to put my expansion bottle, mighty make the pipes abit tight, but it should be ok, might also put the battery in the boot,
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/c884ebd5.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/88c55af5.jpg

[Pistol Pete]

Surely an airbox would be better? The filters look squashed against the M/C. Look good though. I see the death rad brackets are still there...

[bmw156]

Surely an airbox would be better? The filters look squashed against the M/C. Look good though. I see the death rad brackets are still there...

LOL to the rad brackets, yeh i havent been arsed to change them yet, the rad hasnt fallen off. when i find my constructive mojo ill make some :)

and tbh you would never get an air box in there, the shortest trumpet being 16mm only sits about 10mm from the servo.
and having those filters squashed shouldnt affect it a massive amount. as a future upgrade i will put in a bias brake servo which will be smaller. and then change the filter set up :)

thanks

[Edd]

Loving the build, please get rid of those nasty rad mounts tho

[bmw156]

lol as above :D

in due corse

[mowgli]

photoshop them then please

[bmw156]

what photoshop them out lol?

if so no. just dont look at them lol

[mowgli]

worth a try.......

[bmw156]

lol ill just remake them in a couple of weeks when im off work :) until then i will try to take pics with out them in !

[valvercorsa]

i would go for a corsa peddle box you are restricting air flow to the carbs. The air filter will rub on the m/c then ruin it. For sake of a few hrs could rid all your problems :)

[scott.parker]

Getting there dude!

[mowgli]

i would go for a corsa peddle box you are restricting air flow to the carbs. The air filter will rub on the m/c then ruin it. For sake of a few hrs could rid all your problems :)

a remote reservoir would be another option.

[bmw156]

tbh i had never thought of the corsa set up, but its a good idea.

i shall keep it in mind :)

[chimp007_uk]

Running the short trumpets will only lower when you'll have peak power. If you're not planning on revving the engine then they shouldnt be a problem...

If you're that interested, look at pulse tunning.

[bmw156]

Thanks chimp. It will be a fast road car so shouldn't rev mental lol. And yeh I will have a look at it thanks :)

[scott.parker]

Fast road, means high revs...

[burgo]

Fast road, means high revs...depends on the driver imo, amanda drives quick but barely takes hers above 4k, where as i like to rev mine until it sounds like its gonna blow up lol

[bmw156]

hey guys,

im on holiday from work, so im now doing all the small bits i have preparred. updates should be regular for the next 4 days lol.

bolted on my brackets for the ARB need to weld them to the chassis now.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/e3b09ec2.jpg

made this bracket
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/61c92bfc.jpg

to go here
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/7e9f9a7d.jpg

and have been working on my oil cooler.

bought a set of these
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/a21377c5.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/adf80147.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/c176df96.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/c0006f76.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/2d14c51a.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/29b16ccb.jpg

will paint it and mount it tomorrow.

[bmw156]

abit more from this morning, will probably go out this afternoon in the freezing cold!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/6ca523c3.jpg

and finally decided on my expansion tank and found a good place for it!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/31d97331.jpg

[djbrowney]

screw fix holesaws ftw haha

look good buddy

[Count Vaux Alot]

Nice work - guestemated time of completion?

[bmw156]

browney, cheap as well. i was looking at other sets and nearly double price! bargin at 34 quid

thanks count. i wanna say i will be at billing in it. and PVS would be good.
but i dunno. not to long to go now. just money as always

[bmw156]

ok this afternoons produce lol

and some general pics.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4856.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4860.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4862.jpg

and some general

nice clean battery tray
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4864.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4867.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4849.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4852.jpg

[bearbenuk]

you need some gas struts for your bonnet like you had on the flair and on my 306 lol. :p

[dj_wudgey]

looking good matey!! you will have fun in this when its out to play rwd ftw!!

[bmw156]

lol ben, NO

and thanks wudgey, i will try not to hit the first lamppost i see!

and just ordered a dizzy blanking plate

[Paul]

Ordered what?

[bmw156]

can you see the pics?

[mowgli]

nope... just a qed ad x 3

[bmw156]

ohhhh just noticed, they were showing fine earlier.

a dizzy blanking plate :D

[bmw156]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/370da333.jpg

arrived :D

[dj_wudgey]

lol ben, NO

and thanks wudgey, i will try not to hit the first lamppost i see!

and just ordered a dizzy blanking plate

lol mate id be thinking the same but id also be wanting to go sideways when i get it out lol!!

[bmw156]

got some tyres of ebay, got them fitted also, they are abit big on the profile side, but were a great price so couldnt resist.

still on stands atm so it looks like a 4x4 lol.

opinions on the look please im still unsure lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4879.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4881.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4869.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4874.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4882.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4886.jpg

[Cle]

me likey :thumb:

[AlexW]

Would need to be uber low, and have much smaller profile tyres to pull that off imo. Needs bigger rimz

[bmw156]

thanks guys,

im now downloading PS so i can chop it lol.

and i have no need to go bigger, more inchs means more weight!

[AlexW]

Wrong car to be worried about weight!

[bmw156]

lol, ok name some advantages about going to 15" wheels

[AlexW]

They look better, wider, more grip when you want it and might mean you keep it out of hedges/lamp posts.

[bmw156]

They look better, - your opinion lol
wider, i can get some wide 13" wheels if i want to, my friend is racing with 13's i think and his are 10" on the rear.

more grip when you want it and might mean you keep it out of hedges/lamp posts. - IIRC this can be achived with having lower tyres pressures so more of my tyre sits on the ground.



if i have bigger wheels i would have better respose while cornering, due to a lower side wall etc.

[saloonwoody]

looks good mate :) wheels suit it fine ;)

[Graeme]

My shuv-it had 7x13 on the front and 8x13 on the rear, minilite replicas and was lower 60mm looked and handled great, I was the envy of all my friends at 16 years old

[bmw156]

sounds great graeme. thanks.
thanks saloonwoody.

can someone chop it down for me please lol

[bmw156]

a PS someone did for me, i like


http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8228/chev5.jpg

[bmw156]

exhaust wrap

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/f3d804e7.jpg

gonna fit it now

[Iain]

Those wheels suit it, looks good.

[bmw156]

thanks dude,

also im not going to fit the exhaust wrap now, because i will run the engine first to see if i have any air leaks in the exhaust.

[bmw156]

i grew some bollocks today and drilled and tapped the manifold! twice!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4889.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4890.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4891.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4893.jpg

also ordered one of these so i can install my linkage

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/ScreenShot006.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4894.jpg

and it fits like this, stolen pics.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/P4180515.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/P4180517.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/P4180518.jpg

[bmw156]

ok had to buy the other half of what i bought above, because they work as a pair lol.

i will just say, dont EVER buy one of these linkages, they are utter poo.

new vs old
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/41754459.jpg

means i have a working throttle linkage. good times.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/a57f9c54.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/87607e45.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/3d5987c3.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

webber carbs ftw win mate they 45's?? your guna have some fun with them on it!!

[bmw156]

yeh they are 45's lol
should be win :D

[dj_wudgey]

yea thought so and they are win not should be!!

[bmw156]

howdy guys,

with my xmas money i bought a set of these before the VAT increase

generic pic for the mo.
http://www.justmini.fr/images/C-STN231_g.jpg

also picked up a yamaha R1 exhaust can of a guy on here.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs490.ash2/76364_169775296379405_100000408061525_462890_82533 45_n.jpg

[Angus Closier]

New parts looking yummy! Why the bike rear box? Looking good as per! keep up the good work! One day I would love to do the same but with a c20let...or newer!

[bmw156]

I just like the thought of a bike can lol and they are light.
And hopefully the gaz's will come soon

Thanks

[Jonezy]

How much where the shocks if you dont mind me asking pal?

[bmw156]

Hey mate. They came to about 230 delivered I think.
The cheapest uprated I could find

Avo's Came to 280 or so.

[bmw156]

braved the wet and cold today and went and done some bits on the chevette.

this arrived in the post. bonus points for what im using it for lol.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/3fcea8ce.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/b120e100.jpg

onto the throttle linkage, i was always worried about this because the pedal isnt the normal type when you just stick a block on top. it has a weird linkage which i wanted to use.
this is the main part of it

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/0d118a49.jpg

i had a bright spark and made this.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/36dc6035.jpg

ground of the ball joint. and opened the hole out to 8mm
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/1100195d.jpg

and assembled back on the car
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/b2abb619.jpg

worst case. if it fails then the throttle will snap shut and kill the engine so i wont die!

continued with the cooling
please ignore the mix of colours lol.

first hose all in place, just need some jubliee clips

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/e36e73ee.jpg

also decided to use the standard water pipe as it gave me more outlets.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/9f580708.jpg

and not alot of room in here for the end pipe!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/28be0dac.jpg

[AlexW]

Your not going to run that front pipe like that are you? Would be much nicer with a bent metal pipe with just two small silicone connectors?

[bmw156]

Your not going to run that front pipe like that are you? Would be much nicer with a bent metal pipe with just two small silicone connectors?

if you can make me one... or find me one...

[bmw156]

small amount of work today
sorted the heater matrix water pipes.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/8e5f2fe9.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/0f555e07.jpg

[bmw156]

boring but important update

measured how big i need my steering restricters to be,

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/ac3f006c.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/4a3b5cb2.jpg

[Iain]

Why do you need to restrict the steering?

[bmw156]

because of the bigger brakes. they want to hit the lower arms.

it only needs doing by a small amount :)

[bearbenuk]

whats that big bit of ally for then? haha :)

[bmw156]

a small update

not alot gone on. but i needed to buy a welder to carry on as mine is fully dead.

so i got this.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/ScreenShot044.jpg

http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/Mig_Welder/240V_Mig_Welders/Mig_Welder_R-Tech_INV160

[bmw156]

some tasty parts arrived.
excited!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4936.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4934.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4930.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/DSC_4931.jpg

top bombing!

[Count Vaux Alot]

New bits look good!

[bmw156]

thanks Count,

just worked through this, i think this is my wiring diagram - bit small!

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/ChevetteWiring1-1.jpg

[burgo]

looking good martin

[bmw156]

Just for reference

http://www.simtekuk.co.uk/www.simtekuk.co.uk/info.php?p=13&pno=0&pid=226051&cat=1628&ack=9&search=&sought=


as it says it works with this one - which looks just like the coolant sensor lol.
http://www.simtekuk.co.uk/www.simtekuk.co.uk/info.php?p=12&pno=0&pid=226048&cat=1628&ack=9&search=&sought=

[scott.parker]

You got an old i-phone with your ECU, strange...









lol

Good to see your still cracking on mate, i honestly thought this project would go tits up, glad its not.

Scott

[bmw156]

You got an old i-phone with your ECU, strange...









lol

Good to see your still cracking on mate, i honestly thought this project would go tits up, glad its not.

Scott

lol you joker/****er haha

and im not a quiter, just sometimes i get demoralised about it and have a break lol.

p.s i have been playing with my new welder. jebus its good.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/07fddd51.jpg

[scott.parker]

lol well you should know i take the piss a bit, dont we all!

That weld dose look nice! strange how for all these years people lead you to bealive that welding is some dark art thats hard to learn, from what ive found 85% is the welder/setup the rest is down to practice!

[bmw156]

lol well you should know i take the piss a bit, dont we all!

That weld dose look nice! strange how for all these years people lead you to bealive that welding is some dark art thats hard to learn, from what ive found 85% is the welder/setup the rest is down to practice!

yeh its proper nice.

i would say its 95% welder ad 5% the person doing it.
this is proven from a guy at work, never welded before, and he wants to train, so with our big powerful welders, we set him up, and after a couple of hours he can weld "ok". couple of 8 hour days later and he is 70% there!

[Paul]

Welding is an art, wait til you weld upside down, where the torch barely fits in 3mm onto 1mm, you cant get you head near with the mask on, thats the hard bit.

[bmw156]

Hey Guys,
after paul gave me a visit yesterday, he suggested some things for the chevette and its cooling system, about how it would be hard to get the main pipe to the bottom of the rad.

so i brain stormed and came up with a very simple soloution - turn over the rad.
it worked wonders, and this is my old coolant pipe vs the new one.

old
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/e36e73ee.jpg

new
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/08bc4e32.jpg

also have the pipework for the inlet manifold water pipe

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/a41ad8f3.jpg

and finished of the heater matrix.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/e0d348e4.jpg

all i have left now, is the header to the spare outlet on the black plastic pipe and the big outlet on the black plastic pipe to the bottom rad.

this is my idea atm - will the pipe melt if it runs next to the exhaust...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/1099b466.jpg

[Edd]

wouldn't run that pipe there mate tbh imo it will melt

looking good tho

[bmw156]

yeh thats my thoughts.

could i heat protect it?
run an alloy piece?
hmm options lol.

[Edd]

you could run a piece of alloy pipe

is that just going to heat the coolent right up tho ?

[bmw156]

this is my current plan.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/coolanthose.jpg

but as you say it will heat it up no end.
the exhaust will be heat wrapped.

[Paul]

Your header tank needs to be on the other wing really.

Regards to that pipe cant you run it the other side of the wing, holesaw 2 holes through it?

[bmw156]

Your header tank needs to be on the other wing really.

Regards to that pipe cant you run it the other side of the wing, holesaw 2 holes through it?

god paul you come up with some great ideas lol.
the header tank, your right, the other side would make my life 100x's eaiser.

and as for the pipe i will need to have a look at the suspension set up as it all sits very close there. but certainly an idea.

[bmw156]

paul - you are a legend

just went and flipped it to the other side (one advantage of having the car on the drive lol) and not the routes are alot better for the cooling.

will have to relocate the FPR but it wont be an issue.

have a ****ty picture
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/85c8e189.jpg

[scott.parker]

Best to plan things more dude, its like the saying mesure twice cut once!

And again its a cooling system, keep any pipes well clear of the manifold dude!

[bmw156]

thanks scott.
im one of those people who will think about most possibilities. but this is my first time lol, im still learning.
im glad someone else has come along and said it. im very open to learning a batter way etc.

[bmw156]

some rosejoint sexyness for the panhard rod.
and a plug for the coolant sensor donated by damen.
thanks alot dude.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/5bdebdde.jpg

[bmw156]

some more small bits sorted, crank sensor, temp sensor, TPS sensor, and the coil pack sensor. - only two missing which i have already.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/2f5883f0.jpg

TPS in place
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/7840ea9b.jpg

brake servo fitting
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/64d63a28.jpg

goes here
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/5d14bc31.jpg

and finally new expansion tank place and pipe work (thanks paul)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/5fbb7952.jpg

[bmw156]

just done a small amount more.

pulled of the old windscreen washer pipe work
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/682c365e.jpg

worked some magic with new pipe work - looks so much better
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/b3ed2a4a.jpg

and also picked up some jubliee clips.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/51cb58bf.jpg

[djbrowney]

Fat hands :)

[scott.parker]

Martin, now i don't mean to be a annoying, but you might want to order some more washer pipe, as it needs to be black or none translucent, as thats the main reason why the washers/piping etc gets clogged up on old cars, as black/brown algae grows in the tank/pipes from UV exposure, thats what the manky black stuff is that normally comes out of a rear wash wipe and blocks it up on old mk1 novas, as they use clear pipes on rear wash wipes etc..

TRUST me on this one, or just check the net for it I'm sure it will be somewhere about it.

Scott

[bmw156]

thanks browney!

and scott, thanks for the info, stupid question time, will it still be affected even though it will be under the bonnet, so little sunlight can get to it?

[scott.parker]

TBH you might as well leave it and just replace it if when it happens lol

[bmw156]

yeh thats what i was thinking, im sure it will be years before it occurs :) (hopefully) lol

[bmw156]

hey guys, small update, not been doing alot, have a few machining tasks in the future to do, but for the moment i have been doing the wiring for the megajolt.

start of with a plug - if you ever do this, and get a chance pick the bottom one
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/8891602a.jpg

one crank sensor extended
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/efa43483.jpg

one coil pack plug extended
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/58254f3f.jpg

a trip to the car and a measure, and some of this later
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/6ff2944b.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/cb62f057.jpg

and you end up with my current wiring loom
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/4e51b342.jpg

the missing wires are - live, earth, wires to the MJ plug and what ever comes of that plug.
for the moment, i could put a live and earth on, and the engine should run on its limp mode. i just need to sort the engine and get a trigger wheel.

[Count Vaux Alot]

Fat hands :)

Hes right your hands are fat lol

[bmw156]

lol it matches the rest of me.
it would look stupid if i had a skinny body.

[djbrowney]

why you soldering the wires together, i have always been told to crimp them on cars ect due to the cracking and falling apart !

[bmw156]

dj. fook off.

[Mazz]

solder and shrink is for men, none of this girly crimping crap..!

[Count Vaux Alot]

dj. fook off.

lol have some rep

[kelbelle]

Martin has asked me nicely to post these
something called a panard rod?

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/76e0fd50.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/8a4b6cdf.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/f686bba3.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/9a5259ad.jpg

[bmw156]

Hello guys.
not a massive amount done. i ordered some new teflon lined rose joints. for the panhard rod. as the economy ones are POO.

also bought this so i can have some fun. - ebay special at 125 delivered.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/3b05a033.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/fafc875d.jpg

and had a measure of my wheel studs as i need some longer ones.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/36ab0825.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/9ee6eacd.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/bff1a97d.jpg

for notes - pitch of 1.5mm

also ordered my trigger wheel, and they sent me the wrong size - grrrr
been doing some more wiring as well. nothing to exciting.

[bmw156]

small update

i currently have a fooked hand. so not alot happening. just spending money lol.

got some new longer bolts for the axle - am struggling to get the old ones out lol.

got the last of my water hose through, so i can cut them to length and they are done. good times.

and also got the right size trigger wheel through.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/ed042db4.jpg

[Nova Baz]

have you got the link for the engine crane by any change?

[bmw156]

ebay it you lazy bastid lol.

[mowgli]

kellybelly, has martin got a panhard rod then???? is it useful for controlling the rear end, especially with banging coming from it & also limiting tramp..??.

[bmw156]

lol, you sarcastic bastid.

+ rep lol

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to mowgli again.

[mowgli]

/\ i don't know what you mean......

[bmw156]

ok.

this project has just been turned on its head.
in a good way.

more news saturday i think.....