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16-08-2007, 14:19
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South London Drives: Vectra B C20LET
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| PROJECT: rear wheel drive vectra
Now i've got my charger for the laptop i can finally start my project thread. After owning my last c20let vectra for nearly 4 years (starting as a 1.8) i fancied a change. I thought about selling all my stuff and starting again but i didn't want to go jap and i'm not rich enough for an escort cosworth just yet  . The only other option was to rear wheel drive my vectra but the car had rear damage from when i bought it though and wasn't really an option. I had a X plate 2001 laying about so that's what i'm using. The shell is mint although the interior was filthy. I'm looking for 400hp in the end but will happily get it running on std power.
my old turbo 
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Some pic's of the car when stripping it down
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The first thing i done was lose all the bracket's in the engine bay so i can smooth it all down. i then got a friend to weld all the holes up and grinded back down and filled
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Started on the rear. First thing was to take the rear axle off
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Then the fuel tank
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I had to go over to near santapod to pick up a calibra rear axle off jamied on. Got to see his rear wheel drive astra mk2 and was a top man 
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started to fit the rear axle
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I took out the spare wheel well so the rear can be strengthened
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This is where i'm up to at the moment. I'm finding it harder to get parts then i thought it would. Once i've got the gearbox and rear diff i can start on mounting the engine. | 
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16-08-2007, 14:30
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| looks to be a good project and should be fun when its finished. | |
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16-08-2007, 14:37
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| Damn! I was thinking of a similar project. Ohwell, hope it turns out good, sounds interesting.  | |
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16-08-2007, 14:42
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| Nice one Lee! | |
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16-08-2007, 15:04
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| Interesting project - looking forward to seeing how this one comes out!
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16-08-2007, 15:17
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| Nice one mate should be a cool project!
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16-08-2007, 15:52
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| hopefully should be fine. My biggest headache will be the steering but hopefully omega/carlton stuff will be persuaded to fit. we'll see | |
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16-08-2007, 17:37
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| christ,
good work dude! | |
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16-08-2007, 20:29
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| Nice project do the calibra, rear beams bolt straight in ?
Will be keeping a good eye on this one... | |
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16-08-2007, 20:36
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| Why are you changing the steering? | |
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16-08-2007, 20:52
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Originally Posted by Nemesis  Why are you changing the steering? | so he steers left and the car gos right?
like when you invert your mouse...
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16-08-2007, 21:59
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No really, why? The steering is separate from the engine/drivetrain is it not? | |
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16-08-2007, 22:21
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| If he mounts the engine the right way round it will foul the steering rack.... id imagine even to do the transmission tunnel the rack will be in the way.
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16-08-2007, 22:26
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| Ah I see. I wonder if a Calibra Turbo would have been a better starting car (ie there is already a trans tunnel) | |
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16-08-2007, 23:01
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Originally Posted by Nemesis Ah I see. I wonder if a Calibra Turbo would have been a better starting car (ie there is already a trans tunnel) | I can't say I remember seeing a transmission tunnel last time I was under a cally turbo. They have a slightly bigger space for a prop, but nothing like what would be required for a RWD box.
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17-08-2007, 12:47
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#16 | | MIGWeb User
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| As said above the vectra steering goes across where the gearbox want's to go down. the omega steering sit's underneath the gearbox so will need to change over to that. | |
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17-08-2007, 16:52
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| As all ready asked are the rear drive trains easy to fit??
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17-08-2007, 17:47
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| the exhaust tunnel serves as as prop tunnel on the cav/cally turbo does it not? Should be the same on the vectra.
Nice project mate..... Good luck with it. I recall the vectra steering rack is mounted on the bottom of the subframe, unlike the cavalier which is mount on the bulkhead. So the standard might sit below the engine/gearbox? 
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17-08-2007, 17:54
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Originally Posted by lee866 hopefully should be fine. My biggest headache will be the steering but hopefully omega/carlton stuff will be persuaded to fit. we'll see | imo thats not your biggest headache thats not to much of an issue there are lots of ways to sort that out
the biggest problem is getting the rear geometery correct because if it is not 100% in the correct place the car will never drive right
it might not even drive straight | |
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17-08-2007, 17:59
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Originally Posted by stuartp As all ready asked are the rear drive trains easy to fit??
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yes and no. it could of been alot harder. the fact that the vectra share's the same platform is helping. Quote:
Originally Posted by bowman the exhaust tunnel serves as as prop tunnel on the cav/cally turbo does it not? Should be the same on the vectra.
Nice project mate..... Good luck with it. I recall the vectra steering rack is mounted on the bottom of the subframe, unlike the cavalier which is mount on the bulkhead. So the standard might sit below the engine/gearbox? |
i'll be using the exhaust tunnel as the prop tunnel (after the gearbox section is cut away) and worry aboiut the exhaust later on. the vectra steering rack sit's straight across the tunnel so not possible to go underneath. i looked at calibra stuff but it doesn't sit high enough. i want to mount the engine and box as far back as possible. Quote:
Originally Posted by sbd16vastra imo thats not your biggest headache thats not to much of an issue there are lots of ways to sort that out
the biggest problem is getting the rear geometery correct because if it is not 100% in the correct place the car will never drive right
it might not even drive straight |
only 2 mounting point's don't have a mount so getting it stright won't be an issue imo. the suspension lines up as well as the the support bar that bolts to the subframe. | |
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17-08-2007, 19:57
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| so in some way the cally irs will bolt to the car ? | |
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17-08-2007, 23:11
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| Does the omega rack bolt up to the vectra rack mounts? If not then how do you plan on mounting it? | |
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18-08-2007, 17:38
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Originally Posted by spue2001 so in some way the cally irs will bolt to the car ? |
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Originally Posted by Nemesis Does the omega rack bolt up to the vectra rack mounts? If not then how do you plan on mounting it? | until i have the parts thast i need i'm not sure. it's all about trial and error | |
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18-08-2007, 18:40
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| seriously cool project mate, look forward to seeing it about 
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18-08-2007, 19:09
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| Good project mate hope everything goes ok with it all.
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