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Dec 19, 2021 15:41:32 GMT
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Got up early today filled with excitement as it was due to be a dry day with no wind, perfect for welding. Annoyingly although it wasnt actually raining there was a scotch mist and everything was damp  Oh well, at least it wasnt windy. Clamped the panel in and did some final fettling and adjustment. Then welded it in.  Tacked and a couple of sitches  Almost there  Dressed  Painted   |
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That is a good start. I made an adapter plate to fit a GT2256V turbo from a VW LT 2.8tdi. I don't know how to post pictures otherwise I will show you all of it. I'm kinda new with modifying diesels. If you fit a bigger turbo, how do you tune the pump to work with it? Ive read a bit about adjusting the fuelling up but presumable there is a bit more to it than that involved? Is that why you swapped your pump? Mine had a electronic pump. I changed to a Ford Scorpio pump but your stock pump is good enough. Just put in a fuel/boost pin. Or if you want 160+ hp you need a 11mm rotor head. Turbo wise it all depends what you want hp wise. A GTD1752VRK turbo from a 520d F11 lci will give instand spool and support 200hp. |
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You could do it as a job Jim you would show up the so called profesionals. LOL Very nice work as usual. I think people requiring an SD1 welded up in a carpark might be a bit of a niche market, tbh. Jim, you might have to branch out to different cars, and possibly other non-ideal locations. |
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Feb 11, 2022 10:44:54 GMT
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Can you run the newer variable geometry turbos (VK codes) on a car with a manual pump/metering unit? My understanding was that they needed either an electronic feed or an electronically actuated vacuum solenoid (like my Euro 3 M57). If you can run them on a standard wastegate then that's useful to know!
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Feb 17, 2022 13:59:29 GMT
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i don't necessarily wish that proboards were more socialmedia-if-ied, but there are some instances i would prefer there was a heart emoticon, rather than a binary "like", and these updates are an example of that!
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Feb 22, 2022 21:53:24 GMT
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i guess also i am one of the billion people to point out theres a 2.4td on ebay at the minute for 10k
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Jan 16, 2023 19:37:31 GMT
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Jan 16, 2023 21:31:25 GMT
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Jan 16, 2023 22:12:28 GMT
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Liked for the welding update :-) not the smashed collarbone :-(
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Brigsy
Part of things
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Jan 17, 2023 15:56:11 GMT
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Great to see updates. Broken collarbone sounds painful!
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Jan 17, 2023 19:38:21 GMT
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Jan 17, 2023 21:05:03 GMT
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Ouch!
Hope you've give up bike racing!
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Jan 17, 2023 22:52:03 GMT
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2 wheels bad, 4 wheels good!
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bstardchild
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Club RR Member Number: 71
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Well i have some explaining to do... basically why their havent been any updates on this for ages! Last year i took up motorcycle racing then crashed at Anglesey breaking my collarbone in four places, bruising various other bits. Well that was a bloody stupid thing to do - sure two wheels are fun and fast but they bloody hurt when you fall off - best wishes for a full recovery |
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,971
Club RR Member Number: 71
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PS I still ride bikes but even on the road it's getting iffy these days
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PS I still ride bikes but even on the road it's getting iffy these days I don't have a road license. Roads scare me. Too many s**t drivers. |
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When i first got this car, my intention was to just get it solid and save it. Consequently the slightly scabby and dented front wings didnt concern me and i was just going to leave them as they added a bit of character. But as the project has developed ive put more and more time and effort into it and decided it really deserved a pair of new front wings. I started with the offside. I am glad that i did as what looked like a reasonable front wing was hiding filler and quite a lot of rot on the inner wheel arch lip and where the inner wing meets the sill. So out with the grinder and i cut it all away. Wing with filler in it and a nice rusty dent on the top  Chopped off  Nastiness at the lower rear edge and sill  More surgery  I made up a repair piece for the lower part of the inner sill. I need this solid as i need to rebuild the drivers footwell and tie it back into the inner sill.  Welded  I was going to fabricate the wheel lip and lower part of the inner wing, but i am trying to push this project along so for the sake of £100 i bought a new inner wing to chop up. I carefully trimmed off the bit i needed and grafted it on.  This is the whole wheel lip and lower inner wing trimmed to fit. Then clamped up for a trial fit.  Took a while but all welded on.    All ground down and then painted in BondaPrimer    |
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With the inner arch sorted, it was time to replace the front end of the sill. Fortunately i managed to buy a complete original Rover sill off ebay for £10. I trimmed a bit more of the old one off, so i could expose and repair the lower lip of the inner sill. Then i treated the remainder with Hydrate 80 and started prepping the new panel.   I added little tabs to the new section, along where it borders the old sill. This was so i could weld with a high power into a 'trench' with less chance of blowing holes. It also stops hedgehogs appearing on the back side, and i can grind it flat and know ive got good decent strong metal, where as if i butt weld it can be difficult to tell if you have good penetration. Trimmed bit with tabs welded  Painted in Bonda Primer  Welded  |
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