carmad
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Sept 26, 2010 17:21:27 GMT
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very excited ;D ;D ;D today i started work on the ha van engine its an old c20xe i had lying about thats been pretty weathered   so after a few hours work it looked like this  i flipped it over and did the same with the sump gasket face and then retapped all the bolt holes  |
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pbottomley
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Sept 26, 2010 17:52:42 GMT
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looking good that man, shame you cannot save the paint work on the outer panels. why not just push more filler in  |
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lotdave
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Sept 27, 2010 1:51:15 GMT
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Hi mate the van is looking good i have been tempted to do one and use it for work but they are a bit to small for what i need,shame. whats going in the hb and what are you going to do for a speedo drive in the van ? ive used the omega box in my hb and I'm fitting a triger wheel to the prop and running electronic speedo but would rather use cable drive so if you know a way around it let me know
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carmad
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Sept 27, 2010 19:00:54 GMT
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Can you not use a Carlton speed drive ? Externally they are the same gear box In fact I'll check for you at the weekend I have both Carlton and omega gearboxes What are you going to use for a hydrolic clutch master cylinder ? small up date tonight Because the engine was originally front wheel drive I had to tap the rear engine mount bolt holes  I also cleaned up the bottom pully before  After  |
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Last Edit: Sept 27, 2010 19:02:09 GMT by carmad
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Sept 27, 2010 22:29:34 GMT
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eee... this is one of the big things, and one of the most exciting. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
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lotdave
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Sept 28, 2010 22:42:31 GMT
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I know what you meen the tail end of the manta box looked the same apart from a small cap in place of of the speedo drive, i popped it out but there's no drive  . I'm not going to let that bother me its not a problem just another challenge ;D. Ive used a landrover master cylinder and fabricated a linkage    |
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carmad
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Sept 29, 2010 19:29:03 GMT
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i was toying with the idea of a e30 master cylinder which is fitted inside the car
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Sept 29, 2010 19:38:32 GMT
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I know what you meen the tail end of the manta box looked the same apart from a small cap in place of of the speedo drive, I popped it out but there's no drive . I'm not going to let that bother me its not a problem just another challenge ;D. Ive used a landrover master cylinder and fabricated a linkage sorry dave, maybe ive misjudged the pics but are you using that tiny thin folded bit of metal to transfer the pressure from your brake pedal to the master cylinder?  |
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rtlkyuubi
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Sept 29, 2010 22:29:36 GMT
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Thats the clutch pedal matey and I would think it would be fine, if not its not the end of the world lol
Great progress though mate, some awsome repair work!
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Sept 30, 2010 19:38:42 GMT
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no not the end of the world lol.. unless hes sitting on the bumper of a bus full of nuns on the edge of a cliff overlooking a field full of kittens of course (and hes got it in gear  ) |
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pbottomley
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Sept 30, 2010 19:57:11 GMT
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no not the end of the world lol.. unless hes sitting on the bumper of a bus full of nuns on the edge of a cliff overlooking a field full of kittens of course (and hes got it in gear ) You need to get out more !!!! |
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what lol... i thought it was a very tongue in cheek response in the spirit of retrorides..
wheres Rory anyways... thought he would have it running by now.. after all he had it in an mounted in the space of hours lol...
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carmad
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I am still here today's project is this  not as rubbish as you think it has something exciting at it's heart |
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carmad
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sorry for the short reply but i was on my i phone it was an older project that went a bit tits up because off these  balancer shafts :wtf: they are right in the way off any rwd conversion any way the eco tec has something exciting inside  VXR pistons from a 2008 astra vxr basically making the standard ecowreck a low compression vxr engine so out they come  and i spent about 3 hours scrubbing them ffs  so i put new shell bearings on them and stuck them in the block i spent most off last weekend cleaning turning my c20xe in to basically a red top vxr engine  i think i have just invented a new engine code c20leh  next up a multi layer steel vxr headgasket  now these are not surposed to fit a red top;) and you surposed to pay 90 quid for a cosmetic one unless you drill the wee brass rivets off that hold them together and bingo cheep multilayer head gasket for a red top or red top turbo  when i bought this xe it came in bits and lucky enough it came with a freshly skimmed head  so a dose of new head bolts and some silver spray paint later  more soon |
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pbottomley
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All very interesting, good to see unique engine work, i loe engines cobbled together from odds and sods...
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Just a quick one,the ecowreck pistons have only 2 cutouts for the valves,xe ones have 4.If your using the xe head have you checked you wont have any problems with valve clearance?
Even if you have it wont take long to machine some in anyways.
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Look at all the plastic people who live without a care.Try to sit with me around my table,but never bring a chair.
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carmad
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It's fine I have done this before with my old manta I ran an ecotec bottom end and red top head was a good strong engine
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pbottomley
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I hope your going to clean up those valves.... they look dirty, cannot have dirt in your shiny new engine fella!!!
OHH and speaking of engines, another one of my old cobbled together jobbies came to life yesterday !!!
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carmad
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paul the valves ect were cleaned i just didnt take a pic ok so today was mostly scrubbing bits and sanding till my arms were sore so I started with the dip stick and breather tube after a night soaking it so petrol and thinner mix  so a short while later and some halfords rattle cans this happened  next up the oil pump it was working fine but needed a clean up  so I cleaned it and stuck it on with a new gasket #  then a new oil cooler sandwich plate  and a nice new oil filter   sanded and sprayed up the timing gear back plate forgot to take a before pic  then I stuck the cams in and hydrolic lifters  nice clean back plate on  sanded and sprayed the rocker cover tho not very happy with the finish  and how it sits now  |
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Last Edit: Oct 3, 2010 19:42:32 GMT by carmad
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. I'm not going to let that bother me its not a problem just another challenge ;D.
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