ohms 1.5 swap [Archive] - TWOBRUTAL MR2

Paul Woods

20-12-2005, 17:58

hi chaps,bryns turbo engine arrived at the garage today so i thought id use this thread to detail the swap....this time around im going into mega detail on the wiring so that its 100% foolproof,the rest of the info is pretty much sorted.....anyway heres what the postie brought today....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/5BJD0040.jpg

I wont be starting until the new year but expect this thread to go ballistic when it does! I'll start a more specific wiring thread in the tech section when the time comes,im gonna make the wiring so damn easy to understand even owen can do it :ha: joke mate.Seriously though,it'll be wiring by numbers,im also going to make a TB engine jig this time,which can be passed around if needed....that should encourage a few more builds as i know some panic at the thought of getting the lump in the right place,the more experienced of us line it up ourselves.....anyway agree or disagree on the jig theory im building it for the TB cause.

Watch this space..... :cool:

superchargedsam

20-12-2005, 18:03

Good idea with the jig I rekon Paul, when will it be ready as might have use of it in late January and could share shipping costs with welly as I guess he might have use of it by then as well ! Cant wait to follow this thread in deatil and do some more printing as printed out all the brake stuff the tubby stuff the V6 stuff ! good job I work for the number 1 printer manufacturer really !

welly_59

20-12-2005, 18:12

yeah paul get a jig made mate!! hoping to start my swap in a few weeks, engine is being picked up on january 9th so hopefully by end of jan!

Paul Woods

20-12-2005, 18:12

the jig should be ready by mid jan all being well,as soon as ive mounted the engine it'll get dropped to the floor while the bay is painted,its then that i will make the jig.....and im irish,so thats an irish jig then! :D they dont get any better than that im afraid.

Postage should be £10 to toss it around the country to whoever needs it next.

Marksman

20-12-2005, 18:13

this time around im going into mega detail on the wiring so that its 100% foolproof,the rest of the info is pretty much sorted.....
Superb Mr. Woods. you-d-man. (Just trying to make our US cousins feel included.)

im also going to make a TB engine jig this time,which can be passed around if needed....anyway agree or disagree on the jig theory im building it for the TB cause.
Good man indeed. I volunteer to beta test it for you... :wink:

im gonna make the wiring so damn easy to understand even owen can do it :ha: joke mate
Hmm was watching "Food Heroes" the other day. (Bear with me I?ll get to the point?) It dawned on me that there are an awful lot of Nuclear ICBM's in the world, most of them pointing to just a few targets; this reduandancy is a complete waste so I thought that with a little hacking and a few new GPS coordinates it should be possible to select the location of certain fields and rid the world of sprouts in one fell swoop. However, Paul, after that crack maybe one field may survive, to be replaced with Durham as it's new destination...

Cheers all, and look forward to this thread with mucho enthusiasm.

Owen.

superchargedsam

20-12-2005, 18:13

Sounds good Paul although not convinced on that last joke ! lol !

Marksman

20-12-2005, 18:16

Instead of making new car from scratch and then making the jig, how about borrowing an existing 1.5 make the jig from that then use it to fit Ohms car's mounts, then you can iron out any bugs before sending it to Wales... :wink:

O.S.

welly_59

20-12-2005, 18:17

would be a bit of a pain in the ass having to remove the engine though owen!

Paul Woods

20-12-2005, 18:45

im not sure megatron would approve of me taking his engine out to make the jig :ha: be assured the jig wont take long to build and will be perfect,thats if i dont get wiped out by an ICBM beforehand.

welly_59

20-12-2005, 19:05

if a jig was made would it be possible to update the engine mount pdf with holes in correct places? would mean shouldnt be an error in up/down/left/right positioning at all then!

Paul Woods

20-12-2005, 19:07

no,the pdfs are nothing more than rough cuts anyway,they just give you a good starting point to work from,i suppose i could do updated mount templates with mounting holes in the correct place but these would only work 100% in conjunction with the jig,good idea...i'll have a go.

welly_59

20-12-2005, 19:10

:)

if you can manage to pull it off paul i think you'll make me and sam very happy indeed!

Paul Woods

21-12-2005, 06:53

a well made jig plus perfect shaped templates to fit that jig should make mounting the engine a total doddle,im on the case.

Of course you do realise that a specific jig means that the rear wall will need cutting in all swaps that this jig is used with,its my preferred method of installation to give good clearance at the front,it also means the height will be fixed too unless you drilled holes up or down on the mounts.

welly_59

21-12-2005, 12:10

sounds ok to me paul. I was going to cut the firewall anyway, imo it looks neater if the wall isnt cut but there's more to this swap than looks!

djdna2000

21-12-2005, 13:01

Better get my engine installed before Paul's 'cheat' comes out, don't want anyone casting aspersions on my engineering abilities :D

"1.5? Dead easy mate, there's even a template to get it right!"

Paul Woods

06-01-2006, 17:55

right mr ohms came to county durham today and dropped off his mk1 ready for the conversion,its a nice gunmetal grey mk1,pics to follow,bryns a nice bloke too...chatted v6 and mk1 turbo for a while,took him to see megatrons 1.5,the usual northern hemisphere tour.

So although ive still got a few parts to source the swap will be starting v soon,so expect lots of pics and updates....and of course the idiots guide to wiring plus an engine jig. :D

welly_59

06-01-2006, 17:58

happy days!!!

what a good price for a mech speedo sensor paul? i've contacted a few places down here and they're gonna get bak to me

robwsurf

06-01-2006, 18:05

i payed £15 from a guy who tunes a mates mr2 turbo

welly_59

06-01-2006, 18:07

anymore available?

Paul Woods

06-01-2006, 18:14

id pay up to £30 for one,all depends how desperate i get!!

welly_59

06-01-2006, 18:17

if i can get hold of one before u then i'll send it up to ya. i'm not gonna be starting my swap till i have the jig etc neway so no point you being held up if you need a part i've got

Paul Woods

06-01-2006, 18:35

thats very kind of you mate,much appreciated...i will of course pay whatever it costs and help you find another if it comes to that,ta muchly!

Paul Woods

12-01-2006, 18:02

right i made a start on ohms swap today,at 1pm i pulled his mk1 into the garage....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60BC0059.jpg
and at exactly 2:50pm the engine was on the floor breaking my previous record by ten minutes!...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60BE0060.jpg

Then by 4pm the mounts,battery tray and rear firewall were all cut out...
sorry about pic quality just had me phone today....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60BF0063.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60BF0066.jpg

Also had time to cut the N1 connector...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60BF0065.jpg

So there you are,you can have a mk1 bay prepped ready for a 3s-gte install in 3 hours....loads more to come.

welly_59

12-01-2006, 18:06

now thats what we call quick!

Paul Woods

12-01-2006, 18:10

yep the spanners were flying today thats for sure.

welly_59

12-01-2006, 18:15

what year mk1 is it and is it a rev1/2/3 clip going in? hopefully all same as my combo so that i can follow ur wiring!

Paul Woods

12-01-2006, 18:31

dont worry welly the wiring write up im going to do on this sucker should be understood by all ....this is a rev2 unit.I cant remember what year the mk1 is... :lolyawn:

welly_59

12-01-2006, 18:34

cool i got rev2 going into mine as well. hopefully ohms car is an 87, should be virtually identical to mine then!

Paul Woods

12-01-2006, 18:43

the N1 connector on the mk1 is the same on all late specs so it will be identical wiring to yours mate,i do know this is a late spec.

superchargedsam

12-01-2006, 18:50

Paul any chance of a pic of the whole car to drool over as those gunmetals are stunners tis for sure !

Paul Woods

12-01-2006, 18:53

yeah sure sam i'll get a good shot of it tomorrow,its a nice example except for the rear arches...actually its odd,the whole car is pretty mint except the arches,id expect door posts and sills to be rotten too.This one has black leather in as well...that gunmetal grey is gorgeous too.

superchargedsam

12-01-2006, 19:02

yeah i rekon thats the best colour ever apart from a very rare one that paffs mate use to have which i believe is a 2 tone gunmetal but not normal way 2 tone is done !

adamh

12-01-2006, 21:23

:praise: 1 hour 50 minutes, 10 minutes left to wet yourself in too, no bad :D good work ... guessing you have all the bits and bobs.. i'll fetch the popcorn ..

ohms

12-01-2006, 23:03

Fair play Paul,

1hr 50 mins is bloody going some!:eek: :smile:

The car as Paul says is effectively pretty mint except for the rear arches, the best I've found except for the arches, but it's all there and original so easily sorted.

Can't wait for phase 2:bounce:

ohms

12-01-2006, 23:05

Also, it's an E plate '88 car with a rev 2 conversion

welly_59

12-01-2006, 23:22

nice one ohms, exactly the same as mine will be!

Paul Woods

13-01-2006, 17:09

here you go sam,some gunmetal porno for you...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/brynscarfront.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/brynscarside.jpg

Back to the swap!

Day two saw the fuel tank dropped and turbo pump fitted....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/tankout.jpg
Also i cut out the mounts from 4mm steel...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/mountscut.jpg
Cleaned up all the chassis rails and fitted an aluminium heatshield over the petrol vent pipes etc....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/heatshield.jpg

I had other work to do today but things are certainly cracking on at a pace.Monday will see the engine going into the bay,and the rear wall extension fabricated (good ole angle iron).

Welly it should be a matter of a week or so and i'll have that jig made with the new revised mount template masters to suit and sent off to the arse of wales. :D

Goldy

13-01-2006, 17:13

Paul you should deffo get a webcam setup at the garage... I think it would be well entertaning.... I really wanna see how you get an engine out in under 2 hours!! :praise:

Paul Woods

13-01-2006, 17:18

thats a seriously bad idea mate! id just pull moonies all day:moon:

To add 1hr 50 mins was taking it out properly,nothing chopped or cut even though it wasnt being re-used.I think if cutting was involved i could have one on the floor within 30 minutes...its not hard when you've done it 100000000 times.

superchargedsam

13-01-2006, 17:26

mmm likeing those pics, nows where my DA and that can of gunmetal paint !

superchargedsam

13-01-2006, 17:27

looks very high without the engine compressing the suspension thats for sure

ohms

13-01-2006, 18:42

Coming along beautifully m8=D>

Those bloody arches are the bain of my life:shock:

superchargedsam

13-01-2006, 18:46

yeah but will look amazing when theyre sorted fella !

ohms

13-01-2006, 23:06

Should do matey:bounce:

The rest of it is solid, amazes me how badly they've gone:tumble:

Paul Woods

14-01-2006, 08:24

yes its like the rear arches are from another car! the rest of it is pretty mint.

Paul Woods

16-01-2006, 18:56

[ geordie accent on ] day three in the big brother house

got lots more done today,the new timing belt is fitted....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60FF0062.jpg

and i removed the old turbo to fit ohms new snail,a hybrid ct26....big ole compressor on this one....brum brum!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/60FF0063.jpg

The clutch is also off and a GT4 one should be here tomorrow....then i need to find some ball bearings for the driveshafts and the engines ready to go in!

Marksman

16-01-2006, 19:12

Balls? Remember this topic from elsewhere but can't remember the details. If the balls from the inboard joints of the SC shafts would suit then I could send you some, but on the basis that at some time in the nest 6 months you source replacements as I'll beed them eventually. (Ironic after taking the trouble to fit anti ballache straps to stop the damn things falling out in the first place!!)

Cheers,

O.S.

MegatronUK

16-01-2006, 19:49

Paul should have the balls from my new LSD shaft by tomorrow; my old man is takin them over along with his Carlton bumper.

Paul Woods

17-01-2006, 06:38

owen thats very kind bud,i would of course snap your hand off if i didnt already know what a barsteward job it is to put the balls back in and i wouldnt want to put you through that! i may have a local lad who has found me some so fingers crossed.

Thats great john,i'll have one spare shaft here then if you need it,im pretty sure the camry balls are the same y'know....and yes i chucked out two perfectly good camry shafts as well.....](*,)

Paul Woods

18-01-2006, 18:06

right more swapage....today the engine was ready to go in,here it is all cleaned up and freshly clutched....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/engineonhoist.jpg

SO! jacked the car up and shoved the whole lot underneath....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/engineunder2.jpg

And then started to lift it up into the bay.....note in true TB style i sacrificed a virgin to the swap gods on the rocker cover before fitment :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/enginebay2.jpg

Built up the driveshafts using the parts in a box CV's....suffered 30 minutes ballache as well!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/shaftsbuilt.jpg

Then with the engine right up in the bay i spent 2 full hours nudging it up down left right,rotating it etc to get it in the mm perfect position....after all when the jigs built this is going to be everyones new engine position that uses it so i needed to get this perfect.Here you can see ive left loads of turbo to firewall clearance,the whole point of cutting the rear wall.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/turboclearance.jpg

I even got as far as welding in the passenger engine mount,ive revised the old engine mount templates now,the new set are pretty much mm perfect onto the chassis rails,no trimming to do at all...im scanning them in as we speak.These will be transfered to light steel and posted with the jigeroony.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/nsmountwelded.jpg

Tomorrow will see the drivers mount welded,then the engine gets dropped back out and its time to get jiggy with it.

Marksman

18-01-2006, 18:13

:praise: :praise: :praise: True Swap God work Mr Woods. :praise: :praise: :praise:

You make it look too damn easy though. I'd better pull my finger out and whip off those mounts if this jiggerry is iminent. I trust it will be painted green? Oh and just realised we need an angle grinding smilie too!

Cheers,

Owen.

BTW where did you find the virgin?

Paul Woods

18-01-2006, 18:25

BTW where did you find the virgin? the ferret found her for me,hes that good.

Jig will be painted black,with Twobrutal welded onto it :D

Marksman

18-01-2006, 18:30

the ferret found her for me,hes that good.

Jig will be painted black,with Twobrutal welded onto it :D

Fine work Paul / Mr. Ferret. Methinks each recipient will have to sign it with date for posterity.

Waiting with baited Migwelder,

Owen.

Marksman

18-01-2006, 18:39

Hmm, well close...

http://vacustoms.com/forums/images/smilies/welder.gif

O.S.

ohms

18-01-2006, 18:54

Bloody amazing work mate, I'm absolutely gob smacked at the rate you're getting through this.:praise: :praise: :praise: :fro: :drink:

Paul Woods

18-01-2006, 19:02

the more of them you do the easier it gets,this is my 4th time remember!

We are going to need that exhaust fairly soon mate!

adamh

18-01-2006, 23:53

good work, progressed very quick, turbo change, belt and clutch aswell... nice one *pop... munch ...:D

Paul Woods

19-01-2006, 06:43

glad you enjoying the show mate! :D be careful though,im pretty sure its possible to overdose on pringles.

Paul Woods

20-01-2006, 17:55

mounts are now finished,engine is hung...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/jig2003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/jig2002.jpg
Its taken one week exactly to get this far,week two should see most stuff connected up.Ive bought the cable for the battery relocation too...all coming together nicely! not long until i cover the wiring up in extreme detail...a foolproof guide really.

adamh

20-01-2006, 21:28

superb show .. *pop.. i do like the mounts the mount struts that are following the body profile, good work .. Might I ask how much you got his battery cable for? , what have you and ohms decided for the intercooler set up?

ohms

20-01-2006, 22:10

Supercharger position set up, with a bit of WI in the furure.:smile:

welly_59

21-01-2006, 23:26

thats the same position i want to use for mine as i need to keep the boot. what is being done with regards to plumbing the intercooler in? need to work out what plumbing im going to be using. seen hoses to use but not sure how to get the bov fitted with them

superchargedsam

21-01-2006, 23:28

ohms am liking the WI idea and how you planning on running this ! ever looked into the cryogenic kits to blast CO2 (cheaper than NOS) over the intercooler to super cool it for when you need big power like on the strip for example !

Paul Woods

22-01-2006, 08:36

welly the AFM and its piping is going to be routed under the IC,the Mk2 turbo IC inlet pretty much lines up directly with the turbo outlet,just needs a rubber join there.

The plan is to use a 180* 65mmID steel pipe from IC outlet to throttle body,ive made flanges for the stock BOV before,this will be welded onto the side of the 180 in such a way that the BOV outlet faces the recirc hole on the AFM piping....ive dummy fitted it all,thats important,as soon as you get the engine in just throw everything you need into the bay and find a home for it.

Welly if i find a supplier for the 180 pipe i'll make you a bov flange while im on.

welly_59

22-01-2006, 09:55

that'd be grand mate!

Paul Woods

22-01-2006, 10:15

no probs ....i'll charge you a grand then... :D

Marksman

22-01-2006, 21:18

Paul Woods

23-01-2006, 06:37

how about i do another template of the bov flange and if gary doesnt mind we can have that CAD filed (wasnt he a monk or something?) too.

If i get time i'll make you one as well owen,not a prob.

welly_59

23-01-2006, 10:10

will it be the same fitting for a blitz bov? as thats what came with my engine, not the standard toyota one

jasper

23-01-2006, 12:42

Can't afford a grand but maybe we could come to soem arangement when the time comes?

Cheers Paul,

Owen.

Careful what you say Owen, you now know what sort of weird shit Paul's really into.... :lol:

Marksman

23-01-2006, 17:45

Careful what you say Owen, you now know what sort of weird shit Paul's really into.... :lol:

Oh crap, didn't think of that! At least I didn't let him chose his "reward", the deal is still to be struck!

Oh and Paul :righton: , you de-man, yet again.

Cheers,

Owen.

Paul Woods

23-01-2006, 17:52

welly it should be the same fitment if the blitz fits a stock turbo outlet pipe.

owen touch yer toes...lol

Paul Woods

23-01-2006, 18:18

right back to the swap!

today saw the rear torque mount made...ive done templates of the plates used to construct this too,havent scanned them in yet though.

First a flat 4mm plate is drilled to fit the rear face of the gearbox....and the triangle part that bolts to the side of the box is removed from the turbo engine mount,also a small triangle of steel is added at the bottom,you can see all three pieces welded together.This must be done with all sections bolted to the gearbox so it doesnt pull.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/reartorquemount001.jpg

Next the elbow shaoed bracket is removed the mount and turned upside down,this gets a hole drilled through it to line up with the bottom hole on the plate and a tube spacer welded behind the plate to space it from the gearbox....this elbow is welded and bolted,uber strong!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/reartorquemount002.jpg

heres the spacer on the bottom hole....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/reartorquemount003.jpg

Then the whole thing is dummy fitted and the mk1 top plate added to the mount so it can be bolted to the chassis...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/reartorquemount004.jpg

Its all painted black and bolted to the gearbox.....luvely jubbly!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/reartorquemount006.jpg

superchargedsam

23-01-2006, 18:25

nice mount work there fella !

Paul Woods

24-01-2006, 18:15

cheers samuel!

no pics of todays work,sorry chaps,didnt have time to fanny about with the camera as i just wanted to crack on....the front torque mount is now made and installed,both fuel feed and return lines plumbed,both rad pipes plumbed (the old mk1 pipes work really well when you modify them a bit)...also ive connected up the heater pipes,gear change cables connected and speedo cable connected.Ive modified the AFM to turbo pipework so that it sits under the SC positioned IC...also ive found places for and mounted coilpack/ignitor and injector resistor pack....all coming together now.

Ive taken the IC to my local fab shop to have the outlet elbows rewelded in the right place for the SC position.....also ive fabricated the rear wall supports where its been cut,i got so much done today its unreal.

So in the next few days i will be wiring this sucker up and turning the key...still waiting for an exhaust to arrive but that wont stop it firing up.

Pics tomorrow i promise.

ohms

24-01-2006, 22:13

Absolutely amazing pace Paul, the true mk1.5 master:praise: :praise: :praise: :mrgreen:

Exhaust should be on it's way Thursday so will be with you early next week mate:-)

ohms

24-01-2006, 22:14

FCD will be with you Friday as well mate:mrgreen:

Marksman

24-01-2006, 22:16

Stop it Paul, you're making it sound far too easy, this is killing me. Don't want any old Dick building one after all. :slap:

Fantastic work BTW :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Owen.

Paul Woods

25-01-2006, 18:35

cheers owen,its getting easier every time i do it...this time next year rodders,we'll be millionaires.

Right pics as promised...this shows the water plumbing done and also the new location for the AFM and filter,this took a bit of sorting to get the pipes right....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/plumbing005.jpg

i bought this 65mm to 50mm reducer to step the IC pipe down to the same diameter as the turbo IC....easier this way.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/plumbing006.jpg

bought a big 10m roll of 16mm ID heater pipe ,£20 from my local agricultural suppliers,they do this stuff for the farmers tractors....price this up at your motor factors,works out at double!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/plumbing004.jpg

Heres the drivers side rad pipe,all taken from the 4a-ge...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/plumbing003.jpg

Coil pack/amp and injector resistor mounted....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/plumbing002.jpg

Lastly i plumbed in that all important grainger valve for va va voom...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/plumbing001.jpg

Driftin_AW

25-01-2006, 21:31

nice work pauly :P
so is it running yet?

Paul Woods

26-01-2006, 06:36

not just yet mate,ive got a big bunch of wires and no home for them :D ,wont be long though.

Driftin_AW

26-01-2006, 08:13

mmm wires
thank god there's so little that needs to be connected up in the back of an aw11. I spent 2 days wiring an ST185RC engine swap in my mate's ST165! Bloody wires for lights, horn, various control relays, aircon, fans etc!

ohms

26-01-2006, 16:19

Lookin good chief!\\:D/

Paul Woods

26-01-2006, 17:33

i actually like spaghetti mal,its a job i quite enjoy...i think its the feeling you get from wiring something up from scratch that hasnt a hope in hell of running unless you get it right!

Hi bryn! yep its all coming together mate....oh i thought id ask,we dont seem to have an intercooler fan,the fan that came with the bits is a mk2 engine bay fan,we could use it but its a bit bulky! any thoughts?

Paul Woods

26-01-2006, 17:51

lodgeman

26-01-2006, 18:43

is that all you did today?#-o :lolyawn:

Paul Woods

26-01-2006, 18:50

lol actually i made lots of little brackets in the engine bay for stuff,modified the throttle cable mounting bracket,routed the main positive cable up the tunnel and onto the starter,fitted two mk1 timing belts and 1 water pump,replaced the handbrake cables and CV boots on a shitty corsa and all of this while finding the cure for cancer and a solution for world peace :D but i thought you lot would only be interested in the battery reloc.

lodgeman

26-01-2006, 18:57

and what did you do after lunch?:lmao: only winding:smile:

Marksman

26-01-2006, 19:55

Howdy.

Just thought I'd point out that this thread has had over a thousand veiws, so thanks to Paul for the work and Nik for the site. :righton:

Cheers,

Owen.

Driftin_AW

26-01-2006, 23:00

a bit more today....battery relocated.

New tray welded in and seam sealer on the welds,just needs paint....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/battery002.jpg

Battery installed and stay modified,ive shoved the battery into the symons position so that a spacesaver spare can still fit in...

No offence here Paul, but isn't the symons position up on the frame rail where the mass of wires currently run?

I think you may find that you're using the Graham position :wink:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/all4s/batterybracket3.jpg

lodgeman

27-01-2006, 01:32

you know we should'nt annoy the "great one" :praise: dont you?:-\" he wont let us watch when he plays with his toys any more:-$

Paul Woods

27-01-2006, 06:58

ah you're perfectly right my little antipodean friend...gary did indeed mount his higher up,what i meant was its orientation being north/south instead of hogging all of the bulkhead space with a west/east positioned battery...sorry i should have said i used mr symons orientation! :D

Yep over 1000 views owen,nothing better than a live build! the forums a credit to nik.If i knew how to set up a webcam in a garage with no phone line id do a live swap stream,but i dont think its possible.

lol @ ferret :D

superchargedsam

27-01-2006, 08:31

Paul we sell equipment that can do that for you as long as the 5-6 figure cost doesnt put you off ! oh and the quality would be accaptable for broadcast on TV ! :wink:

Marksman

27-01-2006, 14:11

If i knew how to set up a webcam in a garage with no phone line id do a live swap stream,but i dont think its possible.

How about a webcam that just takes a still every 15mins, then upload the days take as a short video clip?

O.S.

Paul Woods

27-01-2006, 17:21

that'd be pretty dull though wouldnt it? who'd want to watch me drinking tea all day :D if i had a proper phone line id get some shitty laptop and a webcam and do it that way....who knows it might be worth looking into if theres enough interest....i'll have to remember i cant "knock one out" though when its slack :lolyawn:

jasper

27-01-2006, 17:38

If your laptop is wireless enabled try doing a scan, you'd be surprised how many people don't secure their networks. I use other peoples broadband all the time when I need to link to the work's server to transfer docs whilst on site. Failing that I use an Orange datacard, but sometimes that is a little too slow.

Paul Woods

07-02-2006, 18:04

been a few days since the last update but here you go....

got the IC back from the TIG shop,heres what i did.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/turbooutletcut.jpg
I cut the bov flange off the stock turbo outlet,and also cut half my thumb off :D

heres the IC welded up....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/bovflangeweldedontoic.jpg
....and painted black

another angle of the flange,also the inlet pipe has been cut and repositioned to fit exactly onto the turbo outlet....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/bovflangeic2.jpg

and heres mr ohms engine bay completed....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/enginebaydone.jpg
IC looks the biz,alternator is mounted,all pipework sorted....so only one thing left to do.....

TURN THE KEY!!!

and.....SHES ALIVE! yep fired up very first turn of the key....ive no exhaust fitted yet thats the last job so when i get a zorst on there i'll do a proper start up vid for the media section.

adamh

07-02-2006, 18:34

:eusa_danc :beer:
excellent work, finished and running in a mere few weeks.. amazing stuff!. i like the bov placement there and the pipe work, 'lol' <-- lack of lag! ohms is going to be v pleased.

lodgeman

07-02-2006, 22:39

looks excellent sir:praise2: not can be said for the thumb though:icon_smil presumeably the thumb damage will be an extra on the bill:slap: ?

Driftin_AW

07-02-2006, 23:31

no wonder you cut yourself - angle grinders bite HARD into alloy! Don't be so lazy and use a hacksaw next time! :razz:

ohms

08-02-2006, 00:00

Bloody fantastic m8:eusa_danc

Looks superb...Get that zorst sorted and tell us how quick it is mate:)

Paul Woods

08-02-2006, 06:40

cheers lads....yep i'll make sure i bang a compo claim in against ohms for personal injury :D despite being down to the bone its healing ok. :rightonma

i only ran it for a few seconds,no exhaust is damn noisy! so i dont really know what the engines like etc,should be fine though.

Ohms i have an issue with IC fan,the one we have is too thick to sit underneath,we need a skinny one...i'll see what i can come up with,or you could stick a fan on top of it but that would mean chopping your lid and a vent adding,let me know you thoughts bud.

nik

08-02-2006, 07:34

looking great pauly..
glad the thumbs getting better though that bandage looks like a joke one, that you slip on and off..makes me wonder what you have to suck on at nightime now ..?!

Paul Woods

08-02-2006, 07:43

a wife? lol thats me best attempt at diy surgery! no stitches just wind a bandage around a half hangin off thumb and carry on modding :D

ohms

08-02-2006, 21:11

Hardcore:icon_cool

djdna2000

09-02-2006, 11:14

no wonder you cut yourself - angle grinders bite HARD into alloy! Don't be so lazy and use a hacksaw next time! :razz:

I've been grinding my 205 intercooler, it just smears it everywhere so you need a file to smooth it all off! Very annoying.

Driftin_AW

09-02-2006, 21:19

yeah it's no so bad on thin things, but on a chunky flange like Paul was grinding, all you have to do is tilt the grinder on a slight angle and it grips the alloy like slicks on a VHT prepped track!

nik

10-02-2006, 02:52

paul was grinding chunky flange..??:puke:

Paul Woods

10-02-2006, 07:12

you're a sick sick man farmer :D

Paul Woods

11-02-2006, 13:11

meet frankenzaust! the marriage of mk2T stock rear silencer and 2.5" home made centre section,welded in flexi and home made downpipe flange,just needs some HT paint and its ready for fitting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/frankenzaust.jpg

ohms

11-02-2006, 17:03

Work of art mate:eusa_clap

Roll on next saturday:driving:

Paul Woods

11-02-2006, 17:09

well not really but its the best i could do with that silencer....you can always upgrade in the future though when it gets a few miles under its belt....oh ive got a fan coming monday off a kawasaki ZZR! for your IC,see always a solution mate.I'll be in touch during the week re saturday.

adamh

12-02-2006, 17:16

good work there paul, i could do my exhaust like that.. look forward to hearing it running..

Paul Woods

13-02-2006, 18:51

cheers adam!

right all painted up with VHT paint.....im sure ive seen this guy in the wizard of oz...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/exhaustpainted.jpg

And fitted to the car....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/paddy1970/lily/exhaustfitted.jpg

Spent the rest of the day bleeding the cooling system, it puked its guts up about 4 times due to airlocking,but i think its settled down now......we dont have a bleed point in the engine bay anymore which is a total beaccthhh! it sounds good though,vid coming tomorrow.

adamh

13-02-2006, 21:20

:eusa_clap thats it then? wham bam thankyou mam!. that exhaust looks champion mate. is that officially finsihed then? woo-hoo... im excited for some reason! its not my car, its not my car :nuts:
another one rolls of the production line....
an excellent job, paul woods couldnt have done it better !

you say about the bleed point, do we loose it off the the top of the thermos on g/box, ex mk1 pos?

Paul Woods

14-02-2006, 06:37

yeah thats right mate,no bleeder above the gearbox....dunno how the hell mk2 owners bleed them properly,i jacked the front end up to let the air rise forward...no good,jacked the rear up with pressure cap off.....no good,just kept puking up,even thought the HG had a problem i was on with it that long,in the end i just kept pouring coolant down its neck and revving the engine to force it out the front....a total barsteward.

Yep ive got an alloy boot access panel to make today and a little paint to apply but yes its done...rest of the week will be roadtesting/bug ironing.This one took 4 weeks but that was fitting it in around other work (changed 2 mk1 engines,6 cambelts,several services,a clutch,removed a mk2T engine from its clip among other things) the next one should be around 3 weeks i reckon ,again fitting it in between jobs.

Know what you mean about being excited when its not yours! they feel like my children! i'll be sorry to see this one drive off....sniff.

nik

14-02-2006, 13:14

looks grand mate..another 'birth'..
:hyper: :dance: :hyper:

Rowdan

14-02-2006, 13:20

Paul Woods

14-02-2006, 17:56

now thats not three bad an idea row.... or how about installing our own bleeder in the rear? anyone got an idea for that?

ohms

14-02-2006, 21:38

Looks mint mate...I'm thinking leave the thing totally OE on the outside even down to the original teardrop alloys...Or atleast a supercharger rep, with rear lights and engine cover...the instead of the supercharger decal on the back get a 'Turbocharger' decal made up in the same style...Stealth power.:icon_bigg

djdna2000

14-02-2006, 22:05

no grip though! My stock wheels/tyres were rubbish with stock power, god knows what they'd be like with 300 bhp...

Paul Woods

15-02-2006, 07:14

a pair of specially widened teardrop alloys that will take 235's or something and a slight arch on the back so it still looks stockish would be so cool!

ohms

15-02-2006, 20:23

I dunno yoko A046's grip like shit on the pan...WIll see how it works out after a drive.

So how was it Paul...A tyre torching handful? Prey tell!:praise2:

Paul Woods

16-02-2006, 06:40

i took it out at 7psi for a shakedown run,no probs at all,no noises/rattles or vibrations....so back to the garage,turned up the grainger to 10psi and took it out again,that turbocharger is awesome,it pulls hard all the way and doesnt ever feel like giving up.

It was too wet to give it any big licks and im a girl so its still at 10psi...i suggest it stays that way for a week or so while things are still being tested,then crank it up!!!

Im a tad wary of driving it spirited on stock tyres,also scared of sticking someone elses car through a hedge! lol

I'll do more testing today,maybe crank it to 13psi and bring the fcd into play.