My first real post on here instead of lurking! Thought i would show you what ive been up to this weekend gone!
Ive been driving a Rover 220 GSI NASP for almost a year now, and while its perfectly decent for day to day, the engine is curse word oil out at a stupid rate, I'm getting grief for it leaking everywhere, 20L in 6 months, but it wont die. Instead of changing all the gaskets i figured i could just swap the engine for a known good turbo charged one.....
SOOOOO....
About a month back, i bought a Rover 220 Coupe Turbo with my friend, with the intention of taking all the goods parts, and scrapping/breaking the shell and the rest.
My thread the other week showed where i had fitted a MK3 dashboard and the larger ZS 180 front brakes in preperation for this weekend gone.
I headed down to my mates Friday night picking up an engine crane on the way (you can see where this is going!)
Got up early Saturday morning and set to work.
By lunchtime the cars looked like this and the turbo engine was almost ready to come out....
Got both engines out on Saturday and set about maintaining the turbo engine, new cambelt, alternator belt, water pump were all needed.
Ran into our first snag when the bolts on the water pump sheared off, using the coupe one wasnt an option as it had aircon installed and the majority of the pipes and other parts for the cooling system are different.
Few phone calls later and a trip across Brum to meet someone gave us a new waterpump housing for a tenner. Not too bad service at 7pm at night!
Called it a day here as it was too dark to see and we had no decent lights, plus it spent all day curse word it down on and off. :mad:
Sunday started much the same, damp but not raining. Got the waterpump installed and then set about preparing the turbo engine for installation.
The immobiliser and other parts needed to come over to match up with the new ECU, and a larger radiator and radiator frame for two fans needed to be fitted.
Sunday was spent being very careful and getting the engine into the bay gently! Then connecting up all the needed pipes and cables to the engine block, with a stop for a trip to halfords for some PAS fluid as well as selling a bloke some lowering springs! No time for eating all day, or pictures!
The exhaust had to come off the coupe as the whole section is .25" larger than the NASP exhaust, plus its straight through decatted with a mint mongoose backbox worth a few quid! The sleave join proved to be a really pain between the backbox and centre, needed to take part of the rear suspension off here to slip it out. The nasp one came off OK with some persuasion.
The engine was in and getting plumbed in well and it seemed we were going to plan.
Had it all in by about 5pm so filled it with water to test for leaks, to find the radiator pee'd it all out near the bottom, must have knocked it when fitting, as although it has been used it didnt leak previously! :mad:
Spent a few hours trying to bodge a K series radiator to fit, but werent having any luck with the piping.
Have had to give up on it for this weekend, but as it stands we can finish it easily in a day going slowly and a morning working at a normal pace.
Alternator needs wiring up, exhaust bolts tightening and backbox fitting, fan wiring completing properly (will solder everything up instead of crimping and get the wiring tidy), battery to boot installing instead of having it in the engine bay, airbox on, ECU popping in and the new radiator installing.
For a team of 3 we did pretty damn well, if it wasnt for the radiator, we would have had the car driveable tonight easily. Took two engines out, two exhausts off, refitted and conditioned the engine in February in two days, it spent all Sunday lashing it down, working in the pouring rain is not fun i can tell you now!
Ive had a monster shower and i still have a ring around where my jeans came up to from all the muck around my middle from crawling on my back, and my hair feels like a wire brush despite washing it 4 times!
So the car needs to be finished, then the suspension needs to come off the Coupe, but that will break so wont be installed just yet until i can keep the car off the road for a good few weeks when its a pain to do. Expecting to have the car finished next time i can work on it, second weekend in March, shocks can go on at any time.
And the cost!
So far the coupe cost between us including fuel and stuff, £1600
Have seen back nearly £600 so around £500ish each we paid for the car.
Then ive had to buy the belts, pumps, oils etc so probably put about 80 back in so far, then i need a new radiator, have one sorted hopefully for £65 with some pipes which will be handy, then a boost gauge, looking at about £200
So ive paid £700 for the engine, rebuilt gearbox (which is a nasp one so different diff and shorter gear ratios... 50/50 on if its a good thing or not), almost new roversport clutch 1k miles on it £170 new, full exhaust mongoose backbox with roversport centre, magnecor leads, cone filter with airbox, battery to boot install, T25 turbo, FMIC, ZS180 brake setup, and a full set of Koni yellow shocks with springs which have yet to be removed.
Ive been driving a Rover 220 GSI NASP for almost a year now, and while its perfectly decent for day to day, the engine is curse word oil out at a stupid rate, I'm getting grief for it leaking everywhere, 20L in 6 months, but it wont die. Instead of changing all the gaskets i figured i could just swap the engine for a known good turbo charged one.....
SOOOOO....
About a month back, i bought a Rover 220 Coupe Turbo with my friend, with the intention of taking all the goods parts, and scrapping/breaking the shell and the rest.
My thread the other week showed where i had fitted a MK3 dashboard and the larger ZS 180 front brakes in preperation for this weekend gone.
I headed down to my mates Friday night picking up an engine crane on the way (you can see where this is going!)
Got up early Saturday morning and set to work.
By lunchtime the cars looked like this and the turbo engine was almost ready to come out....
Got both engines out on Saturday and set about maintaining the turbo engine, new cambelt, alternator belt, water pump were all needed.
Ran into our first snag when the bolts on the water pump sheared off, using the coupe one wasnt an option as it had aircon installed and the majority of the pipes and other parts for the cooling system are different.
Few phone calls later and a trip across Brum to meet someone gave us a new waterpump housing for a tenner. Not too bad service at 7pm at night!
Called it a day here as it was too dark to see and we had no decent lights, plus it spent all day curse word it down on and off. :mad:
Sunday started much the same, damp but not raining. Got the waterpump installed and then set about preparing the turbo engine for installation.
The immobiliser and other parts needed to come over to match up with the new ECU, and a larger radiator and radiator frame for two fans needed to be fitted.
Sunday was spent being very careful and getting the engine into the bay gently! Then connecting up all the needed pipes and cables to the engine block, with a stop for a trip to halfords for some PAS fluid as well as selling a bloke some lowering springs! No time for eating all day, or pictures!
The exhaust had to come off the coupe as the whole section is .25" larger than the NASP exhaust, plus its straight through decatted with a mint mongoose backbox worth a few quid! The sleave join proved to be a really pain between the backbox and centre, needed to take part of the rear suspension off here to slip it out. The nasp one came off OK with some persuasion.
The engine was in and getting plumbed in well and it seemed we were going to plan.
Had it all in by about 5pm so filled it with water to test for leaks, to find the radiator pee'd it all out near the bottom, must have knocked it when fitting, as although it has been used it didnt leak previously! :mad:
Spent a few hours trying to bodge a K series radiator to fit, but werent having any luck with the piping.
Have had to give up on it for this weekend, but as it stands we can finish it easily in a day going slowly and a morning working at a normal pace.
Alternator needs wiring up, exhaust bolts tightening and backbox fitting, fan wiring completing properly (will solder everything up instead of crimping and get the wiring tidy), battery to boot installing instead of having it in the engine bay, airbox on, ECU popping in and the new radiator installing.
For a team of 3 we did pretty damn well, if it wasnt for the radiator, we would have had the car driveable tonight easily. Took two engines out, two exhausts off, refitted and conditioned the engine in February in two days, it spent all Sunday lashing it down, working in the pouring rain is not fun i can tell you now!
Ive had a monster shower and i still have a ring around where my jeans came up to from all the muck around my middle from crawling on my back, and my hair feels like a wire brush despite washing it 4 times!
So the car needs to be finished, then the suspension needs to come off the Coupe, but that will break so wont be installed just yet until i can keep the car off the road for a good few weeks when its a pain to do. Expecting to have the car finished next time i can work on it, second weekend in March, shocks can go on at any time.
And the cost!
So far the coupe cost between us including fuel and stuff, £1600
Have seen back nearly £600 so around £500ish each we paid for the car.
Then ive had to buy the belts, pumps, oils etc so probably put about 80 back in so far, then i need a new radiator, have one sorted hopefully for £65 with some pipes which will be handy, then a boost gauge, looking at about £200
So ive paid £700 for the engine, rebuilt gearbox (which is a nasp one so different diff and shorter gear ratios... 50/50 on if its a good thing or not), almost new roversport clutch 1k miles on it £170 new, full exhaust mongoose backbox with roversport centre, magnecor leads, cone filter with airbox, battery to boot install, T25 turbo, FMIC, ZS180 brake setup, and a full set of Koni yellow shocks with springs which have yet to be removed.
