stupid astra

ok be down in an hour, then later guys talking about going to matlock. if you wanna come?

alright i was the lad talking to u at santa pod regarding your conversion. could u try and source where you got your head gasket from that would be a massive help as im getting sick of mine blowing up now. i will put a build thread on when i get chance and give yous all a look at my 2.0 8v turbo corsa. tbh i know that standalone management is obviously the way forward for these engines but atm i just cant afford it. also are you just running a narrowband lambda? cheers callum

Did someone say somthing about a rolling road ?

Bit of an update, after pods problems, ripped the head of and found n.o2 cylinder had popped gasket, so had the head reworked, knife edged, gas flowed with a pressure test and new stem seals, any way, rebuild with a new v6 radiator, in doing so had to cut of the bonnet catch to make it all fit, so now running bonnet pins, however, after testing and running to mfn, the head blew again, this time on n.o 3 cylinder, so at least I know its a generic fault and not just a damaged head or ought, so now for rebuild n.o 3, this time its gona get low boost to bed in and some Polly bushes, and bigger brakes and bigger wheels, and I've got to do all this for sat, ready for the Donney cruise (and I've had a little idea for the body work aswell)
I've finished rebuilding the head but I'm not convinced the water pump is up the scratch, I've allso given a spare hg to stigy (hes a wiz with cadcam) and he's gona make up a drawing for me so that o can get metal hg made up and (hopfully) run mega boost but that'll be for pod next year (targit power 310bhp) but that'll need a standalone ecu,
Oh well

Quik update, running low boost so nice and steady atm, rebuilt the water mattrix and heaters, allso lifted the drivers seat an inch or so, still traking down shocks, should have some by next week

Thought i get your build thread moving again lol

Just found this to fit your astra mate, not super cheap but it is mocal aviation grade and it does move the hoses out of harms way
Links here:
http://www.burtonpower.com/takeoff-plate-m18-2x1-2-bsp-side-ports-moctopo1d.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=gb_feed?WbRf=GBase
Let me know if its any good

Slight issue of turbo to radiator impact



New biggest possible radiator

Thought id help your build thread along pal

Ha ha, cheers mate, I realy should take more photos of doris when I'm building her, right ...... Over Xmas she's had new shocks all round, modified front springs and short travel rear shocks, she drives amazingly well, handels like a dream, however, allso fitted Polly bush engine mounts, which moved the engine forwards slightly, means that gearbox changes mint between gears, however, the engine moved forward and landed the turbo into the rad, cutting a 3inch slit ......... Bugger, any how, onto rad n.o. 5, this is from an astra mk4 gsi, there is about half an inch between the rad and the schassi legs, so this realy is the biggest that can possibly fit .......... Unless I start to space frame her, LOL

Shrek thats HUUUUUUGE !!!! Sorry I couldn't stay, Girlfriend wanted me in =[ ...

You doing any work on her today ?

Mexican wrote:

Shrek thats HUUUUUUGE !!!! Sorry I couldn't stay, Girlfriend wanted me in =[ ...

wish I had a girlfriend that wanted me in all the time.. if you know what I mean.. aaathankyow

K-Beezy wrote:

Mexican wrote:

Shrek thats HUUUUUUGE !!!! Sorry I couldn't stay, Girlfriend wanted me in =[ ...

wish I had a girlfriend that wanted me in all the time.. if you know what I mean.. aaathankyow

hahaha ! been wi lass 2 years so under thumb , but I love her ... Anyways this forums about cars not girlfriends ! lol

iv drawn this up for ya pal! (not dimensioned up yet)



But not 100% on the dimensions yet as the gasket you have given is not flat and a bit scewed etc!
Any chance on getting some measurements from the actual head one night?

Also, are you getting it made at somewhere that can use Autocad files?

As demensioning the beast is a bit messy and confusing (only half dimensioned so far!)

Some work we did on Astra beast



Shrek did some welding on his exhaust and I got to hold the light



Shit loads on ! just to make sure !



I took the standard speaker ( Tweeter ) ? off from front side



Shrek put on an aftermarket one , looks and sounds mint !



We then went to have a play to chesterfield and back ... and let me tell you , this car is FUCKING quick !!!

thanks mexican, photoslook mint, and chriss, im not sure yet, im gona start asking a few machine shops for prices once i have the programme in my hands, it might just be a dream, might want to much to do a job like this? dunno without asking though

shrek wrote:

thanks mexican, photoslook mint, and chriss, im not sure yet, im gona start asking a few machine shops for prices once i have the programme in my hands, it might just be a dream, might want to much to do a job like this? dunno without asking though

Cool man! ill leave it as it is for now then! cant imagine it would be stupid money, its just a case of finding someone with a cnc machine, i can get some contacts if you dont get very far!

rather eventful weekend, managed to pick up a few toys for doris, and i'm still bidding on some more on ebay, but ...... shes poorly again, having another over heating problem, found that the rad is cracked (bugger) and the exhaust down pipe ejected itself, quite funny realy, problem was that we were closer to london than sheffield when it happend but still,
managed to come up with a diy bodge, case of tie wraps, and old spanner and an exhaust clamp holding the down pipe together enough that the lamba sensor could get some sort of reading any way it worked and we got home, thanks to tank for being a rather good co-pilot/ counseler, as i was nearly gona rip the guys head of for one of the parts i bought, an how, should get her repaired this week and hopfully have a few toys fitted, i'll stick photos up when we start to build her again and see if you can geuss which are the new parts

just so ya know, i found this, been built in germany, and i frikin love it, propper insparation for doris, made me kick start work on body parts and majour schassi mods

Roll cage modifications


Shreks new in car neon lol more cage mods


More work needed

Ooo very cool.. I hope you don't put it to fully use. If you get where I'm going with this.

ha ha, cheers for photos tank, i didnt know you took them lol, and yeah, kall, its more to stiffen the schassi and lowwer the centre of gravity, oh, and weve took the sun roof out and plated it

It looks super cool though. When the snow has cleared ill pop round.

Cage !

Mint, cheers for them mexican

bit of an up date, new rear spoiler, new front bumper and splitter all fitted, went to go out for a play last week and the fuel pressure gauge basically explodded letting 70 plus psi fuel spray all over the engne....... bit dodgey, any way thanks to a few team diy bodge it ideas, managed to get her home to do a propper bodge using liquid metal to create a blanker for the fpr, any ways shes running rather well, but only at 7 psi boost, ive managed to get hold of a vernier pully, just need the spacer plate now and we should be into the 300bhp mark (once i get another fuel pressure gauge to check the fueling on the new setup) yay ....usc usc usc