Shame I don't have the pistons after regular single shots of my 150bhp jet,or I'd post up some pics.
Managed (after the 2nd re-build) to compress the crown of all FOUR pistons down, so much, the rings were stuck solid in the groove.

£55 quid a piston, didn't really matter.

Not quite so sure about being such a loon with the classic.

Andy,
I might be after some advise on the "softly softly engagement, technique.

You'll love the way it comes in Rob, I was such a hooligan with it on the pug, It lit the tyres up in third by just planting it,

Andy

 

p20spd used to have a nitrous kit..

I am not fitting it yet, as so far during running in my car is showing its potential.. ask Pavlo.

anyway..

Im feeling better now, and feeling motivated.. so Im off to the garage.

Also Big thanks to Jason.. Fooking massive idle control valves

David

 

Crack out the banners

Cool mate, glad you're back into it. Shout if you want a clueless ******* to invade your garage (me, not Andy)...

 

Nice one Dave

Everytime someone mentions nitrous, all i think about is my little 106gti running 170bhp plus 150nitrous jets


Had to go for a scoob when the engine went pop for the 3rd time in 18 months of ownership, wonder why

Ahhh memories

 

just a quick interuption to say my car is back on the road after it destroyed big end #1,3 at TOTB2. Pat was passing and ended up staying 5 days to help me with the strip/rebuild, i think he is adicted to this stuff.

Thanks to everyone in the team at TOTB2 for making the day great despite lunching my engine and to steve, mark and trout who helped me get home after the AA, RAC wouldnt help.

So far 130 miles have been covered and all is well, it fired at 2pm on friday after a hard weeks work over at Prosport.

I see a trip Leeds way during the run-in coming soon.

OK, back to the thread.

 

I managed to sneak in some spy shots of Project Wallis Phase II...

Here we are carefully installing the main bearing shells...



Installing the crankshaft was a bit of a bitch, it was still damn heavy despite having it race specced with hollow journals!



Cheers,

Pat.

 

seen thos pics b4, but there still mad!

 

LOL..

I still think the starter is too small..

See you in leeds soon then John?

David

 

Yep, i'll be in touch and pop over one day. Run-in is going well, 370 miles and counting.

 

I know this is said in jest David, however the motor in the piture is not used for starting, it is only used to rotate the engine for maintenance purposes. Air valves in each cylinder head admit 6 bar of compressed air into the cylinders just past TDC, (depending on which way you want the engine to rotate) this kicks it into life very quickly. Something like this will idle at approx 20 rpm and rev to around 130 rpm max !!!

ps I 'served my time' on this type of thing

Andy

 

I did actually know that wasnt the starter..

If It the one I think it is, it was for sulzer?

David

 

BTTT
Someone is being quiet....

Any updates for us David? new turbo? twin engine?

Rob

 

David,
i hope you haven't given up on your car ? what are you doing to it now? or are you taking a very well deserved break from it at the moment, it would be nice to see some completed pics of it

Matt .

 

PULL YOUR FINGER OUT OF YOUR **** YOU LAZY NORTHEN MONKEY

 

ooo.. pauls found scoobynet again..

David

 

'YOU LAZY NORTHEN MONKEY'

That be fighting talk, round ere.

 

Ok, you can bin my post above ( assume that was what Mr. Wallis was on about ? ) since i now learnt what I needed to!

And this one too...!

[Edited by vulnax999 - 7/9/2003 12:22:13 AM]

 

did some work last night.. making progress again.

David

 

Go get 'em David !! :-)))
Good to see u'r at it again !


greets

Aram

 

Glad you are back in that Garage David.

Isn't it about time you openned your own Scooby Tuning company?!

Cheers

Simon

 

Sounds like a partnership could be made then...


Turbo's R Us and Fookin' Big Projects are us!


Name for the combine welcome! ( Harvester not included!! )

 

just read all 39 pages very impressed keep up the good work.do you have any power figures of what the engine was putting out?
stephen

 

Will do soon.. I guess around 350 - 400 at the moment

 

Calm thyselves, but...

It's running again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now it needs a bit of mapping, a bit more running and who knows?

Well done mate, I'm really chuffed for ya - this means I need to sort my install out now, doesn't it?

 

 

 

corner fix...

 

corner fix...

Hang on - this seemed to work without any hassle???

[Edited by chiark - 9/16/2003 8:10:05 AM]

 

Going to fit bushes tonight and fix exhaust.

David

 

Who's the fit bush that you're going to?

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