carmad
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Dec 30, 2009 22:46:10 GMT
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 no one wanna guess then ?? heres a pic any way  so i only went up for a while today got there and got the engine and box stuck together with no clutch or flywheel to try and keep things light as the mounts ect are going to have to made for this and getting her lined up can be a bit tricky  shows how big the vauxhall omega box really is when its strapped on to the engine  its only set in in that picture i have came across a few probs that require a bit off thought like the balancing shaft thats in the sump and the oil cooler that located on the back side off the water pump i knew this was going to be a challange from the start when you buy a car with no running gear / engine/ gear box it usually is nevermind what i am doing so i have a pretty major problem that might stop me from using the z20let if it was a red top c20xe/c20let turbo engines it would have been in and running i was hoping that if i mounted the engine a wee bit forward i would clear the big gap in the sump that is made for the front wheel drive exhaust but it doesnt clear it hits the steering so i took the sump off and found that the z20let comes with a balance shaft (similar to evos) only its in the sump (not in the block ) and it runs of the crank shaft via a large gear beside the crank shaft sensor gear and it weighs 8.6 kilos  the problem i have is that this is right in the way off my manta sub frame that i have just spent a fortune in time and money getting welded in to the car so after a full day going threw the z20let fourms ect it turns out that it can be removed and it was the only z20le* to be fitted with it 2.2 ect have it but in different forms a bit more homework and it turns out that its acctually a performance modification for higher bhp z20let engines   i think happy days ill order me one off those kits guess what ?? only out off bloody stock and because its the christmas holidays they wont be open till the 4th jan 2010 so i do a bit more home work turns out most off the kit is from vauxhall themselfs being z20leh parts (vxr astra) happy days quick skoot up to vauxhall deallers and melt the guys head for 20 mins they could order it tho they wouldnt give me the part numbers incase i order them somewhere else / put it on the internet so a popular tuning company loose there mark up on it so at the min i have to get this kit so its on hold untill i get them on the phone
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Steve
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Dec 30, 2009 22:53:05 GMT
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Thats a bit of a curse word dude, Never knew the z20let had a balancer shaft system but hey you learn new things everyday!
If you pull it off, you will be a legend! And the reign of the c20let will end
steve
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pbottomley
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Dec 30, 2009 22:54:57 GMT
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OHHH i can see your having such fun !!! ;D
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carmad
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Dec 30, 2009 22:55:02 GMT
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ohh mate as soon as said popular tuning compainy opens on the 4th jan guess who there first phone call is gonna be from  |
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carmad
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Dec 31, 2009 19:37:00 GMT
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i went to the shed today early and started buy pulling the engine back out off the hole i then started stripping off the bits that would need to be modified / altered in some way first off was the oil cooler pipe that i have mentioned in my last up date  i also have a few ports on the back off the head to re route/ find out what they are doing (thats for another day)  to get at the oil cooler the whole inlet manifold and wiring loom had to come off the engine the inlet manifold gasket was ripped when i took off the inlet maifold (thank god i saw it now rather than wondering why its not boosting right ect at a later date then i got the eco tec engine mount from a 2.0 eco tec omega kindly donated by gordie mounted to the block after tapping all the threads in the block(because the engine was fwd the threads have never been used )  next off is the turbo because the mounts came off a non turbo omega i have to make a new one (but thats for another day ) so with the turbo removed i started mocking up where the mount needs to be  i had went to gsf on boucher road to get e36 mounts because they are popular for this type off comversion but they were to tall so i had to get a mount that was 2" high with no offset in the bolts  i came back with a e30 6 cylinder rubber mount for £5 woo hoo only i forgot to bring it with me today so i had to improvise till i got the gear box mount done  i got the gear box mount done tho i have no pics as it was getting very dark and started to snow outside |
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lotdave
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what clutch are you using?
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carmad
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2.0 8v Carlton friction plate same splines as manta / omega
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being a bit like leigh here Feck you! ;D Your getting loads done man, its one wee niggly thing after another isn't it though |
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carmad
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yes mate it is but i have a popular tuning companies phone number on speed dial for first thing in the morning lol
i just sent my ecu away to get remapped
arent modern engines fun i have started the tuning and i havent even the engine in the car properly yet
woo hoo
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carmad
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new yucspeed sump here any one good at jigsaws?? i have no idea how this goes together it came with no instuctions off lay out  or what bits go where ffs |
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carmad
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heres a pic  |
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Last Edit: Jan 6, 2010 19:56:33 GMT by carmad
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Ha! That's brilliant!! Maybe it was in one piece and got damaged in transit!!!! Best of luck with that man, nice to have a board game at christmas though isn't it................... |
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craig
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So you have to weld it yourself? That's good of them.
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carmad
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yes you have to weld it yourself which suits me as i am not entirely sure what depths i need as no one as far as i know has ever put a vx220 engine in a viva
and i have a sneaky suspision that theres a bit missing
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and I have a sneaky suspision that theres a bit missing Yeah , the instructions. |
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Steve
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And there I was thinking that for all that money it would be already built up, ready to bolt on!
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I can't believe i've missed this thread so far! You're certainly not scared to get stuck in! Very interesting work fella  |
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mmmm, I want a turbo |
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carmad
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cheers guys
sorn renewal came today so thats over a year its been off the road
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carmad
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I do polybushes , pm me ....  |
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no one wanna guess then ??
or what bits go where ffs
