Definalty like the idea of that, wasn't too keen on leaving it disconnected :thumb:
Should just bite the bullet and buy an f28, but im tight and waaayyyy over budget lol
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Definalty like the idea of that, wasn't too keen on leaving it disconnected :thumb:
Should just bite the bullet and buy an f28, but im tight and waaayyyy over budget lol
feck the budget you only live once. absolutly stonking car bud i love paint much respect
I guess another few hundered quid thrown at it couldnt hurt, I just won't tell the missus! lol
F20's are utter ****. U will neet at least1 everytime u put ur foot down in 5th.
Amen!Quote:
Originally Posted by MAD_Rick
In my experience, LET engines do eat f20 boxes!
Sell the f20 and by the f28!
Car is looking mint by the way. :thumb:
i would second that f20's are rubbish ate 4 f20's with my corsa let before i got fed up off changing 5th gear and swapping boxes and stuck an f28 in there and the best thing i didnt have any more g/box related problems
Yeah i didn't think it would last 5 mins under load. I'm watching an F28 on ebay at the mo, will have to see if funds permit it lol
Had another good night of progress last night, didn't leave the workshop till 2am :tard:.......
The wiring is now finished only thing to do is fit a switch inside the car for the first gear switch, then i double checked over the water system and vacume pipes, sorted the fuel pump so that all works now.
Also had to make up a new filler neck as the standard one was cut when it was in the paintshop.
We ended up butchering a D reg Ranger Rover for its filler neck, cut it down to size and joined it to what was left of the original nova one.
Its not the nicest looking thing in the world but its out of sight and does its job nicely.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...2092008149.jpg
Next was the pipe work form the intercooler to the turbo, was a bit of a squeeze but it finaly came together.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...2092008150.jpg
With that all done it was pretty much ready for the 1st start up, by this time i was kacking my pants big time lol
I've been a bit worried as its never been run before that it wouldn't work and all the time & money i put into it was about to go bang.
This was mainly due to the fact that the bloke who built the engine originaly and who was spose to fit it is a tool and has a track record for funking up jobs...... Happened to 2 friends cars he had worked on while he had mine, it was the main reason i ended up taking the car back and getting it checked over by someone with a better rep.
Short vid of the 1st start up, exuse the smoke we dropped a little bit of oil down the bores to lube them up a bit as its been sitting for so long.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...008006-001.flv
As nothing ever goes smoothly it started pissing water from the thermostat housing, on further inspection the o ring is knackered.
Needless to say im over the moon, its been 3 years since its had a running engine in it :D
Im hoping to have the last of the loose ends tied up by the end of the week so it can go for an mot some point next week :thumb:
Hose looks kinked on the intercooler?
Looks like a tidy build, bet you cant wait to have it on the road
cheers bud...... I think the angle of the pic makes it look worse, it is ever so slightly kinked but dont think i can do too much about it.
Not had much chance to make a great deal of progress over the last week. I've got to get a new oil feed pipe for the turbo, so thats halted the plan of getting it running again :roll:
Decided to lower it a bit more as it looks like a scared cat. I've had what i thought was a set of 60mm springs sitting about for ages so i thought i'd give them a go......
Before with 40mm springs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0092008156.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0092008161.jpg
After with 60mm springs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0092008163.jpg
And one with some extra weight on the rear
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0092008162.jpg
Looks as if theres plenty of clearance but won't know for sure if theres any rubbing untill i drive it.
Will get some pics of the front up tomorrow hopefully, we sheared the head off one of the shock bolts so decided to give up for the night.
Untill next time......... cheers for looking :thumb: