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I don't think you'll have any probs with belt slippage, you've done the same as me and binned the A/C and the power steering, the water pump and alternator wont put up enough resistance to make the belt slip, especially as the alternator wont be running all them granny lectrics. On another note, as i only just noticed your sticking with the auto box, did you know its possible to convert them to 6 speed sequential shift with paddles?  |
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I´ll be driving in a Ford and hopefully not through one ;D
Once i´ve got the radiator in place i´ll be getting stuck into the whole cowling issue.
To be honest i´m not 100% happy with where the airfilter is at the moment but i don´t have that many options due to a serious lack of space, was hoping to pull a bit of cold air in from underneath.
My first idea was directly on top of the engine but it´ll be too warm up there.
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I don't think you'll have any probs with belt slippage, you've done the same as me and binned the A/C and the power steering, the water pump and alternator wont put up enough resistance to make the belt slip, especially as the alternator wont be running all them granny lectrics. On another note, as I only just noticed your sticking with the auto box, did you know its possible to convert them to 6 speed sequential shift with paddles? With it being so cramped in the engine compartment i quite like the idea of not having to muck around with slipping fanbelts. I´ll have another play at the weekend.... One of the reasons i went for the 24V was that it has an automatic box. I´ve got a 2.8 with 5 speed box lying around in the corner which would have been a lot easier to fit but after having an accident at work a few years ago i smashed both my arms up pretty bad which has left me partially disabled with limited useage of my arms so i´m more than happy to go with the automatic. Thanks for the input though, have you got your Cortina up and running? Cheers, Dave |
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Thanks Jürgen, still playing around with different ideas. Thanks for your offer mate, I might take you up on that!! ;D How´s your van getting on mate, finished? ok, i start collecting then... then van is almost finished, only the wheels are missing, hopefully they arrive this week... you have missed the update ;D |
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
- 1987 VW Passat hatchback
- 1988 VW T25
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Los of great work going on here Dave!
Might I suggest an alternative air filter solution? Fit a fake wood burning stove in the back of the van complete with shiny stainless chimney which acts as air intake with the filter popped up through a hole in the roof. No? ;D
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Los of great work going on here Dave! Might I suggest an alternative air filter solution? Fit a fake wood burning stove in the back of the van complete with shiny stainless chimney which acts as air intake with the filter popped up through a hole in the roof. No? ;D Nice one Seth;D ;D ;D And there´s me worrying about ground clearance...should have gone for the hillbilly look, raise it up, wooden roof off the shed and chimney ftw!!! ;D And no fake stove, i´ll bin the gas cooker and fit a real one, using the trailer as a wood tender!  |
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Feb 19, 2008 12:57:44 GMT
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Not finished yet, still got the tensioner for the belts to be made up and fitted, also Taps is gonna see how well the 1600(!!!!) rad will cool it with the grannies aircon fan mounted in front of it so even when its running i think there will be some jobs to redo, its a budget jobby so trying to avoid spending money unless its strictly neccesary which slows progress.  I think i'm gonna be on standard brakes as well for this summer although its not so much a problem for me as it is for you as the standard cortina brakes stop the car better than the suspension can cope with allready, they do fade out fast though, i just have to fit better ones under the 13" rims. |
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Feb 19, 2008 19:45:11 GMT
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Not finished yet, still got the tensioner for the belts to be made up and fitted, also Taps is gonna see how well the 1600(!!!!) rad will cool it with the grannies aircon fan mounted in front of it so even when its running I think there will be some jobs to redo, its a budget jobby so trying to avoid spending money unless its strictly neccesary which slows progress. I think i'm gonna be on standard brakes as well for this summer although its not so much a problem for me as it is for you as the standard cortina brakes stop the car better than the suspension can cope with allready, they do fade out fast though, I just have to fit better ones under the 13" rims. I´ve got the Cossy radiator and won´t be using it in the van. If you need it mate it´s yours. Might end up putting a Cortina front axle in the van too, the Scorpio one definately won´t fit but a MKIII-V Tina one should be easier to modify......a job for next winter! |
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Attacked the Scorpio with an angle grinder today. Cut all the passenger seatbelt mounts out so that i´d have something to weld into the van...  Want to use the Scorpio belts as they are in good condition and the van doesn´t have any at all....  This is what I started with, the left hand B Post...no threaded holes for belts unfortunately...  Soon change that though, welded up a couple of strengthening plates to beef up the original plating...   I needed to get the belt flush inside the B post as I don´t have enough room between the drivers seat and the B post.... Got it in there after a couple of hours of mucking around....  The other part will be attached to the engine cover frame and will have to wait until tomorrow... |
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Triple post Dave !!!  Good work though |
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Feb 19, 2008 21:54:54 GMT
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what dom said
thought i was going mad??
ps ralph nader would be sooo proud ;D;D;D
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Feb 19, 2008 23:49:17 GMT
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three in one... Maybe he's been making bit's for Grizz's too...  Awesome work.. and I was grumbling because I had to change the tire on the rx7 this evening in my work clothes.... makes me want to go and get one of those v8 things and see if I can shoe horn it in the front of the rx7... oh if only I had even an eighth of the skills half the people on this board seem to have.. |
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Triple post Dave !!! Good work though OOOOPs, How did that happen...? Cheers Dom, was just testing to see if anyone noticed ;D what dom said thought I was going mad?? ps ralph nader would be sooo proud ;D;D;D Was just trying to fill out the post and make me look busy.....or it took me three attempts to get it right (wouldn´t be the first time) three in one... Maybe he's been making bit's for Grizz's too... Awesome work.. and I was grumbling because I had to change the tire on the rx7 this evening in my work clothes.... makes me want to go and get one of those v8 things and see if I can shoe horn it in the front of the rx7... oh if only I had even an eighth of the skills half the people on this board seem to have.. Thanks mate, oh and V8 RX7.... go fot it!!!! Bolts straight in.... If you get a thread going the guys on here will motivate you to go out and do it!! |
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Feb 20, 2008 18:45:31 GMT
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God it´s like a daily soap this...! While measuring everything up for the drivers seatbelt yesterday i had this silly idea that wouldn´t it be nice to re-use the original engine cover & and radiator surround. It would keep everything reasonably standard looking in the cab (which might not be a bad idea when i get pulled in the future) and might even be a bit quicker than if i have to build everything from scratch. here you can see roughly what i mean...  It´ll need a bit of of adapting as they will be screwed in and not welded but it could work. The problem (once again) with using the engine cover is that it´s going to be a very tight fit as the Scorpio seats are wider than the old ones.  So made up this bracket to hold the seat, the engine cover and the drivers seatbelt...  You get a better idea of what i´m waffling on about when the seat´s out... The old engine cover is hinged at the front for access to the engine from above but as i don´t have room to swing it open it´ll have to be screwed in somehow.... i´ll work that out tomorrow! ;D |
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Feb 20, 2008 19:14:20 GMT
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great progress OB, and hats off to u for doing all this work to what was already a sweet van, takes some guts mate. the lines of the engine cover are prime for detailing just like the exterior too!! bonus
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Feb 20, 2008 19:33:08 GMT
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great progress OB, and hats off to u for doing all this work to what was already a sweet van, takes some guts mate. the lines of the engine cover are prime for detailing just like the exterior too!! bonus Thanks trg, was just going to slap some black paint on it and try and cover it with carpet like the rest...but now you´ve got me thinking ;D |
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Feb 20, 2008 20:58:02 GMT
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Bloody hell Dave, I go away for 36 hours and you change the world.
Great progress.
I have 2 days of supervision at work, and had a 2 day business strategy meeting, but at least the weekend should be mostly mine. So I should be able to post something on the progress of my bus.
You continue to impress with your relentless progress.
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Bloody hell Dave, I go away for 36 hours and you change the world. Great progress. I have 2 days of supervision at work, and had a 2 day business strategy meeting, but at least the weekend should be mostly mine. So I should be able to post something on the progress of my bus. You continue to impress with your relentless progress. Not sure about changing the world mate, just fitting the seats! ;D Whole weekend in the garage = 48 Hours therapy! Go for it mate, i´ve ordered some decent weather for you too! ;D |
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Feb 21, 2008 19:37:02 GMT
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Carried on with the drivers side tunnel. Originally it was all welded up but i´m going to have to modify that so that i can remove it if necessary to get at the radiator and engine. The edge of the floor needed strengthening so use a bit of old angle iron that i cut out of an old van before i scrapped it.  And then using a bit of Grizz´s old door (original 60´s Ford repair plate ) i started matching up old and new...   Doesn´t look like much but kept me busy for a couple of hours after work today...   As i´ve got the whole weekend free for playing in the garage i´d really like to get all this metalwork out of the way by end of play Sunday... |
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Feb 21, 2008 20:10:05 GMT
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Thought you might be interested to see how my tensioner has been sorted.  |
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