i like this alot mate its a right good wolf in sheeps clothing. make some chavs look stupid at the trafic lights!!!!
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i like this alot mate its a right good wolf in sheeps clothing. make some chavs look stupid at the trafic lights!!!!
Now i seem to have mislaid the pics from the rest of the build, so i've re-taken some today.
here's a liitle tip for you all too, if you're using a a cav or late dis xe, then there's a small lug on the lower half of the inlet manifold, that fouls on the clutch cable. I foolishly didn't fit the clutch cable before the engine, and so had to remove the inlet manifold when in the car. I also had to bin it and fit a mk2 astra item, and even then it only just clears, i'll post some pics of what i mean soon, have left manifold at work!
ok, tie bars fitted, along with some powerflex bushes, i decided against fitting an anti roll bar, after reading some of the pros and cons, so went for the thickest tie bars i could get. iirc they're 22mm of a diesel.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1676.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1678.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1692.jpg
new ball joints, and strengthened lower arms fitted, along with a pair of front bearings.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...100_1677-1.jpg
ok, so new gsi full length alloy rad fitted,
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1669.jpg
and in case you are wondering i made an ashtray g air con fan fit in front of the rad, so it blows through, I neglected to take a piccie though!lol
water hoses fitted to heater matrix, the one on the side of the head to matrix is an exact fit of a merc sprinter!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1672.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1687.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1688.jpg
You can see how close it sits to the bulkhead here, and why the o/s matrix pipe needs trimming.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...n/100_1335.jpg
air intake hose made to fit with an x25xe vectra bellow with the air intake temp semsor, a bit of piping from, ahem, b&q, and a dave marshall supplied k&n.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1686.jpg
you not welded it!??!
read the whole thread!
next suspension, i went for yellow bilstein b8's, and some custom made springs from coilsprings89. I can't recomend them enough, they are 40 at the front and 50 at the rear, arrived before my cheque had even cleared!!
front brakes are 256mm with grooved and drilled ebc discs, and green stuff pads, (will be binned soon though, i'm non too keen, were ok on the astra i removed them from though) all metal lines renewed, and braided hoses fitted all round.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1691.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1674.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1675.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1710.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1708.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1709.jpg
yep those are the original chassis legs, even i can't beleive how clean they are for a 23 yr old car!
ok, then next add the spi tank, with 2.0 vectra pump...
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...n/103_1031.jpg
..and i bit of wiring ( only two wires to connect, so not wiring really Lol)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...100_1670-1.jpg
and a hole drilled for the loom to pass through, note i had to drop the bung down the loom quite abit, and connect the o2 sensor.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...100_1671-1.jpg
ecu just located in the parcel shelf for ease, and so as not to chop any of the very impotant green trim about!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1681.jpg
awsome car this mate
just oil and water then, fire in (first time, with no noisy lifters may i add!!)
small problem of front crank seal lagging out the lunch time before pv! with that fixed it's all ok.
heres some current/finished bay pics.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...v/100_1673.jpg