Well here are the bits i just collected:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/CIMG1894.jpg
Printable View
Well here are the bits i just collected:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/CIMG1894.jpg
is that a vxr pump and pick up?
Yup VXR oil pump and pickup pipe.
Got these parts as well for the rebuild:
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...1/DSC00033.jpg
AIM strada dash, with egt probe etc.
Coscast head ported by Neil Roper,
Fresh block with oil sprayers fitted,
Solid lifters,
+1mm valves,
HKS head gasket,
Hydraulic clutch setup,
Possibly a new exhaust manifold.
sounds good. what happend at total vaux meet then?
Head gasket failed at 2.2 bar boost and about 500bhp. Melted a chunk out of the old coscast head and forced all the water out of the header tank as it instantly pressurised with the boost.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...oblowup016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...oblowup012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...oblowup019.jpg
This time it will be bigger and better than before.
thats mad lol. will be watching this. good luck with it. let me no if your selling any bits that are any good that your changing.
Good to see its coming back even better than before :)
Might be selling my 200SX exhaust manifold. Its modded to fit a GT30 and has been ceramic coated inside and out. Its also got a boss welded in ti for a EGT probe.
To use what instead?
re-re-re-rebuild
good luck rick
Allways been a fan of this car !
Hope you have better luck this time
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimage.../gt35klaar.jpg
Probably something like this which is made by Beardy on mig.
Same turbo?
I guess its tailored for different power characteristic?
Its a manifold with totally equal length runners so it should be slightly better. Bit back to square one though as i means a new downpipe and mods to the boost hoses are needed. Also i will have to get it ceramic coated again if i want that doing.
Good luck with this one Rick, was gutted for you at Brunters :(
Worse things happen at sea and all that.Quote:
Originally Posted by tom_beverley
Just means that this rebuild is ticking some of the box's i should have ticked on the last one, larger valves, hydraulic clutch and possibly a cage of some description.
great work rick
Leaving the interior in?Quote:
Originally Posted by MAD_Rick
Yes the interior will be stopping in place. Want a cage so i feel semi safe in it. Will just be a bolt in one with door bars etc, possibly from fabricage or the like. I might look at fitting a full weld in cage in the future and going the whole hog, roof off to remove sunroof etc. But that depends if i decide i can feel any difference between cage and no cage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Cool, id definently leave the interior in, its too nice to remove lol
Rick, are you still going to get the cage trimmed in leather, that'd be sexual lol
Great work Rick, car's an inspiration to us all!
Keith
I have been thinking about it. We will see though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Big thanks to steve milton for sorting the following parts:
One gasket set
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC00079.jpg
One block with oil sprayers fitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC00081.jpg
One tin of Hammerite smooth blue paint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC00082.jpg
One HKS LET head gasket (almost costs as much as a whoile XE!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC00083.jpg
One coscast head, port bored, fettled, solid lifters, double valve springs, +1mm steel valves, re-cut seats.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/DSC00086.jpg
You can have a HKS sticker on your door now...... next to the K&N & KENWOOD logo's.
bottom pic isnt a coscast btw.. :D
Seriously? :eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by MAD_Rick
How the bloody hell can you tell from there! :wtf: :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Nice work Rick, Steve's just built my engine up, he's a top bloke!
Is now.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Adam i have seen whole XE's sell for only a little more than that gasket cost!
It was a duplicate pic of the Block........ :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Is the gasket a 1 off Rick? Hope its right.
I was going to say, I know of only 2 ways of telling if a head's coscast or not! And neither is from that angle!
Nope its the same as the one a guy runs on his huge power rally cross let engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Fooking hell lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MAD_Rick
How come youve started with a complete different block instead of using the old one?
Hassle and time involved in removing it when i had a spare block available to use.
Ah right.
When are you hoping to have it all back in for?
If Rick gets it built up it might be going back in first week in Feb I think the plan is.
Block looks a bit better now than when you got it off me Rick!!
How comes it took nigh on 3 years before, but took 3 months to re-assemble the new engine lol! Only joking be nice to see it in the flesh some time this year!
Was all the messing about making up new wings, fitting new quarters and then the ever changing engine spec. Now the spec is quite settled and i know what i want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Good progress there - Glad to see your rebuilding it after the day at Brunters :)
Not messing about then! Good work!