Project 2ltr 8v update...not a happy bunny.

[Neil.]

I'm at it again, midnight mods, just finished taking off the inlet and exhaust manifold from the old head and getting them ready for the new head, i also gave the exhaust manifold a clean up with drill and wire attatchment, prob woke some ppl up at 2.30am :twisted:

Got 22 spline gte drivehafts, brand new at ?80 each, would of been about ?60 but cant get them without the CV's so ive got some brand new GTE CV's i wont be using, any1 want them?

Also got brand new Cav mk2 CV's to put on the shafts.

Also today i got me new disks and pads for me cav GSI callipers.

Me and mike will be starting about 8am, depending on what time he gets his ass here! Re-building the engine from block upwards, inlcuding wiring and plumbing.

So far this conversion has cost me:-

Cav SRi Engine with work done to it: ?200
Half a Cav for doner parts: ?150
Engine mounts: ?60
Brake callipers/discs/pads: ?65
Brand new GTE(22 spline) shafts and Cav mk2 inner CV's: ?220
Fuel pump: ?20
Gaskets and ameanaties: ?85

Total: ?800

Will let u know tonight(wednesday) how me and mike get on.

Now going to bed for the 4 hours sleep im going to get. :roll:

Neil

[Mark]

Don't forget the pics Neil!

[Dare-devil]

Can't wait 2 se the progres pics. :wink: :D

[Will F]

I might be interested in the CV joints matey! :D

[Ste_Nova]

is this still not finished?

[XZiBiT]

you go neil

[dan_mk1]

fook! thats well expensive aint it!?!?

[Will]

sold the rims yet?

[dave.gsi]

is this still not finished?

lol, not everyone can knock out a 2.0 conversion in an hour and a half :P

[epo]

ill have 2 pop up soon and see it mate or at the sheff meet

[Neil.]

Well the story from today, after droping a hevy engine on mikes knee we got to work on rebuilding the engine, put the head on with injection system, thats fine, then cam housing, then realising we forgot the cam followers :P, luckly we had only just layed cam housing on and not done bolt up or anything. then connected all hoses, then spent 2 hours trying to sort out wiring and figuring out why it wouldn't move the cam belt or anything, relised imobiser was on as alarm went into pannic mod coz battery went flat :oops:
charged battery up and the starter motor moves everything:)

Went to pick up the brand new driveshatfs i brought and got them back, took cv's off and found out they were 28 spline, the guy who delivered them had given wrong ones :evil:

So miek has gone home and will have to wait another week.

I HATE DRIVESHAFTS!

[srs1]

sounds like fun mate. remember there is a meet in march some time. shall i pick you up?

[Neil.]

u cheeky coont, ill be picking u up mate!

[srs1]

i'll bring the tow rope just in case then neil. lol. on the other hand i have a socket set and spanners in the boot. maybe i should just bring a spare engine or gear box. lol


seriously. cant wait to see the final project mate. your car is quality already. :D

[Neil.]

haha, well hopefully it will be ok, most of stuff in engine is new so it should run great!

Just cant wait for these shafts!

[AnThoNYnOvA]

im having ALOT of trouble with the driveshafts aswell but i was thinking, if u fitted a gte gearbox to the 8v then put gte shafts which u can get easy would that work?

[2litreturbo]

dont think the box will fit will it? bellhousing too small

[Will]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

thought u wud have picked up the shafts b4 hand u cant rely on that u know, i like to get all my parts b4 starting a job ;)

did u order from vaux?

[Ste_Nova]

dont think the box will fit will it? bellhousing too small

yeh you can i've done it twice now...

[Dave]

i might be opeining myself up for all kind of abuse but what the hell!
why didn't you build the engine up outside the car and have all the bits you needed already ordered/sourced? it would have saved loads of time plus you still would have been able to have your car to drive about in :?

[Will]

I guess you learn from your mistakes ;)

[AnThoNYnOvA]

wat gearbox will i need for the 8v ste? f10 or f13 or diff?

white-nova- ive never done this so u dont know what problems u will face its all part of the fun :lol:

[Ben]

I cant belive your having this much crap fitting an 8v :lol:

[Neil.]

it wouldn't of mattered making the engine b4 puting it into the car coz it had to go in from undernieth, and the gear box on old engine was knackered so it didnt move.

Ordered them from Cossvaux in sheff, they've now found the long 22 spline shafts, trying to find short one now.

Only hassle is driveshatfs, everything else is done.

[benji]

how much are group A shafts? ?220 for nova gte shafts is a lot of money

[Ste_Nova]

wat gearbox will i need for the 8v ste? f10 or f13 or diff?


i've fitted f10 on to 1.8i and f13 onto 2.0 8v

[AnThoNYnOvA]

thanks alot Ste_Nova, ill have to get an f13 with driveshafts cos that will be easyer atm.