my new mk3 astra gsi...... turbo ;)

[Kev_cav]

just getting left for a while!

knew you couldnt resist

[Shand]

Cool motor, and bound to be fast!!!

[rc]

Cool motor, and bound to be fast!!!

yea for about 10 miles at a time!

[rc]

well had a bash at re sealing the block,

this is how theyd left it, and there is actually a crack above where the quick steel stops



so chisled off all the chemical metal and all the quick steel to start again, but the 2 cracks joined and turned into a chunk,



extra bit



then degreased and thoughrally cleaned and degrased and applied the quicksteel, needed it into all the cracks and resesses and all round the edges




left it over night to make sure, then started it up and waited patiently

noting for about a minuite, i thought yes ive sorted it

but then the seeping started



aw well worth a try

[2.2DTIdarryl]

god dam. ronnie it was worth the try. i take it its jst the block thats stopping it being finished. aww man wish it was sorted. love this car and the thread mate. as always hats off to you

[bowman]

just a mig welder to it now mate, you've got bugger all to loose now!

[leesturbo]

£100 it is then

[Steve!]

just a mig welder to it now mate, you've got bugger all to loose now!

yep, get the iron rods out...

[Kev_cav]

really feel you shoudl cut your loss's with this block and go again witha new one,
like steve says it isnt a great deal to get a rebore etc

i have one you can have for £50 if you need it its a gen let block in need of a rebore,

hope you get this soprted soon but if it was me id have given up and bought an evo long ago!lol

Good luck

[Adam]

hey rc how did thsi crack come about now? fs man!

well i will be posting up sumthing that might make u giggle..i hope so anyways cause bout time sumone else had sum bad luck

[Lee H]

When you were running it to see if it was still leaking where were you getting the oil feed to the turbo from?

[leesturbo]

When you were running it to see if it was still leaking where were you getting the oil feed to the turbo from?

wasn't connected . not needed for a test tickover

[OHC]

I aint really a fan of body kits to that extent i prefer subtle one's but then again it'll be a while before i can afford to even think of an engine transplant let alone body kits, either way bet it's fun to drive, which also brings me to a question, aint it hard to keep that kinda power down in a front wheel drive car?

[mk3 turbo]

I aint really a fan of body kits to that extent i prefer subtle one's but then again it'll be a while before i can afford to even think of an engine transplant let alone body kits, either way bet it's fun to drive, which also brings me to a question, aint it hard to keep that kinda power down in a front wheel drive car?

i cant see a body kit any where apart from the splitter

[rc]

I aint really a fan of body kits to that extent i prefer subtle one's but then again it'll be a while before i can afford to even think of an engine transplant let alone body kits, either way bet it's fun to drive, which also brings me to a question, aint it hard to keep that kinda power down in a front wheel drive car?

bit confused about what point your tryin to make mate? its just a standard astra gsi with a front splitter and debadged?? and yea it is alot of power goin thru the front wheels, but can be done if driven correctly! not only motorway acceleration which is where its at its best, but also sets some good quater mile times for a heavy car! its about how u drive it! not ideal, but certainly do-able!

[Mitch2.0]

I aint really a fan of body kits to that extent i prefer subtle one's but then again it'll be a while before i can afford to even think of an engine transplant let alone body kits, either way bet it's fun to drive, which also brings me to a question, aint it hard to keep that kinda power down in a front wheel drive car?

Depends how you drive it matey, remember this is an astra, it'll be a lot more stable than a Corsa or nova let, torque steer won't be as apparent.

Also it may produce 360ish BHP, but only at a peak, so if you hold a steady at partal throttle through a corner you're producing a constant... 180bhp lets say, which will be easy to hold through a fast corner, then you can wind on the power on the exit.

Also, this GSI doesn't look too far from standard to be honest mate. It doesn't have a bodykit??

[Gaz86]

yep, get the iron rods out...

you mean stainless

try www.frost.co.uk they do loads of engine sealers etc also POR 15 rust paint sets like fookin granite so might be worth a try.

[Steve!]

stainless steel block?

[Gaz86]

stainless steel block?

when welding cast iron you use stainless wire

[Steve!]

Really... I thought you use iron rods hence the cost of welding cast

[Gaz86]

nope, it costs so much due to how hard it is to successfully do, you have to heat the piece before welding and cool it slowly after, even then itll probably crack.

[Steve!]

So Ron can't weld his block?

[Gaz86]

well yeah but itll crack, ill put £20 on it

Lumiweld might work, cant remember if it only does alloy though

[Adam]

it be silly to weld...just get another block im afraid is what im thinking....the heat to get this block for welding would have to be mega

[bowman]

why it would be silly to have a go if the blocks gonna be junk?