well,3 weeks after my big end let go.........
 

im back on the road,i picked the car up today from pr developments who fitted an sti8 long engine with avcs heads (not wired in yet) along with full timing kit,rcm water pump,advanced automotive 11mm modded oil pump,new thermostat,rear crank seal,new plugs,full rocker gasket kit and a full coolant change using comma g30.

the car is a bit more laggy now and at 1st i was slightly unhappy with it but im used to the instant spool of the td04.i suppose it will take some getting used to plus duncan needs to road test/tweek it next week as he didnt when it was mapped due to big end failure.im loving the kick from the turbo now tho plus im loving the sound from the rcm induction kit and full de-cat :D:D:D:D

next up is to strip my old lump down to determine cause of failure (my money is on the oil pump-even tho it was a cossie one) then get the block machined and start building the 2.1 stroker,then a 6 speed,then a bigger turbo,then bigger rear brakes,then a different interior,then some coilovers,then some rota's.............................you get the idea :thumb::thumb:

Glad your rolling again:thumb:SJ.

me too matey,missed it so much :D

did you not have an oil pressure gauge??
that would have indicated the pump failing

Is it Paul Randle who is the main man at PR developments. I've heard many good things about him.

father and son team matey,both are awesome matey,honest and trust worthy and really know their stuff.they are building a few projects at the min,550bhp hill climb car,600bhp hatch,forged 2.5 hatch plus my 2.1 :thumb:

Shreksta , I came across your burning oil smell thread the other day
How was your crank seal & oil separator plate condition ?
Did your failure spin the mains ?

no matey i only have oil temp and boost at the min BUT i shall now be having one fitted

not sure yet matey as we havent stripped the engine down yet.the car never used oil,it was changed on a regular basis and i was never red-lined or driven really hard so its a bit of a mystery...........................onward and upward as they say :thumb:

Let us know your findings on strip down
& glad your up & running again :)

yeah i will do matey and cheers

As above glad you are running again and enjoy car:thumb:


Jura

cheers :thumb:

thats why it gone
You should buy metro instead scoob:lol1:

Ummm I went to Arnold & Carlton College with a Paul Randle, wonder if it's the same guy.:wonder:

Shrek, glad your back on the road, and your mental, I always said these cars are worse than crack.:lol1:

not sure which college he went mate

get him to fit an oil pressure gauge too.......

I shall do

Glad you got it sorted mate.
What you need is one of these:
http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/r...saiBoss/T0.jpg
More info than you can shake a stick at.
http://www.jti.uk.com/products/shop-toucan/

enjoy your scoob mate will be over soon

I'm not sure Rich, I don't know the bloke personally but am aware of his work. They did a complete newage twin scroll/six speed gearbox with DCCD to classic conversion including dash and complete interior ages ago. The amount of work and the attention to detail was first class. It was one of the first to be done in this country and was a fabulous job and made a great road car.:)

You should be on stage.
http://i41.tinypic.com/2s7yr85.gif

Is is Borat's brother Bilo I wonder?

they are top blokes matey,they put the skyline engine in the impreza that was on wheeler dealers


http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk/projectcar2.asp

im lucky to have them on my doorstep really

well just had duncan out to finish tweeking my car and all is good.....................yoink :thumb: