New turbo van - Now gone - last ever pic
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Edited by iain on 27th Jul, 2004.

looks great!! and real street sleeper

Whats it go like... is it laggy there seems to be tons of HUGE tubeing?

Alex

AlexF

Lag doesnt seem to be too bad, running about 10psi i think. Its coming off the road for a good under bonnet and general tidy but nothing major for the minute. Lags only bad in first gear as once its spun up its fine. Especially with it being low geared on 10's means it revving all through each gear.

Its not going to change much, it will be a lot lower though!

That looks 1 nice lil van. A real sleeper!!!!!!!

What spec is it running??

What intercooler has it got plumbed in there??

I'll have to pop up and see it when it's back on the road.

Hopefully in the returbo'd yellow beast

Keith

Not too sure on spec to be honest. Think its pretty much standard with an intercooler and dump valve. Not sure what the intercooler is, we're trying to figure that one out aswell!

If you want to come over to see how anything fits your more than welcome. Its still on the road just going to be having odd bits on and off to tidy it all up and optimise the intercooler position

New DV fitted at the weekend, sounds so much better and vacuum and boost has increased no end! think i had a major leak!

Gone from boosting 5psi to 9psi!

Its a different car now. Fitted a new filter and breather system aswell so the mods are slowly coming! Ill try grab a pic or two at dinner!

Edited by iain on 4th Feb, 2004.

A general engine shot. Bit untidy in some ways but everythings got to go in there somehow!

where did you get your DV from iain? looks very nice, im looking at getting a new one, take it that its a diaphram one?

A-series power! 1972|1310|T3 turbo|Omega pistons|Cantre main strap|Orange clutch diaphragm|AP race plate|Comp pressure plate|Lightened steel flywheel|13-row oil cooler|Vernier duplex timing gear|Phase 2 Piper cam|Green air filter|Hi boost carb needle/spring|2"Stainless exhaust|3"Play mini stainless rear box|Jack Knight s/c 4spd gearbox|Jack Knight s/c drop gears|Silicon coolant hoses|Lumenition HT leads|GAZ lowered height shocks all round|Steel flip-front|Rear safety devices cage|Group 5 arches|6x12 deep dish Minilites|Surf blue/Old english white|

Its a LeMans group A one. I think its a piston one. Works a treat and seals much better than a diapraghm one.

Dont mind changing the piston seals every now and then. Sure it will be fine anyway.

Sounds really nice. Not too loud but loud enough at 10psi. Prefer the sound of it to a diapraghm one at low boost.

cheers, think i'll replace mine with a piston type, see how i get on with it

A-series power! 1972|1310|T3 turbo|Omega pistons|Cantre main strap|Orange clutch diaphragm|AP race plate|Comp pressure plate|Lightened steel flywheel|13-row oil cooler|Vernier duplex timing gear|Phase 2 Piper cam|Green air filter|Hi boost carb needle/spring|2"Stainless exhaust|3"Play mini stainless rear box|Jack Knight s/c 4spd gearbox|Jack Knight s/c drop gears|Silicon coolant hoses|Lumenition HT leads|GAZ lowered height shocks all round|Steel flip-front|Rear safety devices cage|Group 5 arches|6x12 deep dish Minilites|Surf blue/Old english white|

Now turboless infact engineless!

Dropping in a mg metro engine in till the summer before it comes off the road for a comprehensive rebuild. New engine, paint, the lot!! Hopefully in time for 2005

Edited by iain on 24th Feb, 2004.

Rebuilt mg metro head all ready for the RR day, just the gearbox to change and the block to prep, best get a move on!

Also note i was allowed to do all this on the dining room table at home, it was cold down in the workshop!

I did my last engine rebuild in my kitchen! Sadly I don't have my own place anymore and I can't see my mum letting me do that again LOL!

What spec is the head?

Alex

AlexF

Unfortunately its only an mg metro head, havent got the time to have a play with it! See if i can beat any turbos with it! They'd have to be very poorly for me to!

Thats my mum's dining room table!!!!! Even got her adding a coat of paint while i was at work!! :)

Latest engine pic.

Not a perfect paint job but its only a temp engine for the summer.

I don't know about that. Looks pritty good to me.
I'm going to be doing my first engine painting soon, What paint did you use or recomend?
thanks

http://photobucket.com/albums/y139/Skinns46/

Just used some smooth hammerite. Lets hope it stays on! Takes some cleaning up! Prefer to do individual bits but havent had time to strip completely, hope it will be back on the road saturday.

Engine Enamal (halfords sell it) works better than Hammerite... hammerite goes soft at 80 degrees C.

Or if you want to do it cheap go for BBQ paint!

Alex

AlexF

Yeah but then it wont stone chip

Ill see how it goes this weekend.

cheers,
I'll be making a trip to 'Halfords' Shortly.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y139/Skinns46/

I saw the engine enamel but prefered the hammerite colour, my mate painted his with it and it looked a bit pink.

here you are!

here it is, running nicely, just needs a tune up this week.

Paint seems fine but havent got it that hot just yet as im short of a throttle cable.

Glad to see its all in mate, what was you saying about the engine paint looking pink??

See you tomorrow!

Didn't know if you fancy nipping over to mike barretts at lunch and see if he has much in the way in needles?