Ronnie's new runaround - Project VAN!

[Aditi]

i just now finish to read the past 9 columns,
and it's amazing how you doing your project's (also your big project on the red astra)

and i also have one reques,
if you can, take a pic of the oil cooler - filter,
in order to see how in your oil system the fiter and the cooler pipes fitting.

thanks,
adi

[rc]

Lol. One Van i would own.

cheers mate

Ive got pop up seats in my van and id be concerned about having amps under there with the heat they produce,fans would be a good idea

they dont get very hot, and there is alot of room around them!

i just now finish to read the past 9 columns,
and it's amazing how you doing your project's (also your big project on the red astra)

and i also have one reques,
if you can, take a pic of the oil cooler - filter,
in order to see how in your oil system the fiter and the cooler pipes fitting.

thanks,
adi

happy to help, but not sure what you want mate?

[bucky]

duno if u already knew, but standard front door speakers fit in the tailgate

[rc]

duno if u already knew, but standard front door speakers fit in the tailgate

its already got factory speakers in the tailgate, i was just trying to fit some manly ones in there lmao

[fix]

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they dont get very hot, and there is alot of room around them!



Fair enough i thought it might be abit tight ie the seat right ontop of the amps

[Spinbitch]

Nice work Ron, thats a great seetup you've got there. Can't believe you had those subs all this time lol.

[rc]

Nice work Ron, thats a great seetup you've got there. Can't believe you had those subs all this time lol.

yea just been all sitting in my room all this time, not really been into bad-ass bass or anything in my cars, did put the subs in the gsi for the mag photoshoot if anyone noticed, just to look the part, wernt connected to anything lol lmao

[Spinbitch]

lol there's me thinking they were another set! lmao
Always loved my stereo's, been years since i had a good one. Good quality subs them, none of this neon draped tat i see in halfrads and saxo's.

[rc]

well not updated for a while as havnt done much, just been using it as a work horse, but last night it gave up had been startin to run hot for the last couple of weeks, but yesterday it started missing, then getting smokey, opened the bonnet and it had a jacuzi going on in the header tank!

headgasket

so got the astra out of the carport finally, so my mum and dad were happy of a clear driveway, well for one day, the vans in there now lol



started stripping it down



head ready to come off



and off





stripped the head down





its a wierd configureation compared to normal, and the water system is wierd!! and a twat to get off, all external!



and it had a high performance triple layer metal head gasket lol



gonna get it pressure tested tomorrow jus to make sure it is the head gasket and not a cracked head!

need to know the head bolt torque settings and cambelt locking proceidure if anyone has them to hand, my haynes manuals only for petrols!

[Mitch2.0]

...has anoyone else just nipped into halfords for a quick peak in a haynes manual and not bought it? Not a hint or anything Ronnie...




Ok.... so it looks like you don't need to now.

[Jack]

need to know the head bolt torque settings and cambelt locking proceidure if anyone has them to hand, my haynes manuals only for petrols!

25nm/18ftlb
90 degrees
90 degrees
45 degrees

Then warm up engine

30 degrees
15 degrees

[rc]

pressure tested -> failed lol

and 13 visable cracks lol









new head/new engine time!

[Mitch2.0]

and 13 visable cracks lol

Quick it's not too late, give them a call -

[SteveM]

jesus chroist

[Jack]

lmao

Stick an Isuzu in there and stop messing about.

[rc]

l

Stick an Isuzu in there and stop messing about.

when are you bringing it round?

[Jack]

lmao

Mine! *hugs engine*

[Spinbitch]

Jeez it never rains but it pours Ronnie. Hope you sort out a new engine for it soon mate.

[Jonny Martin]

i think its valver time

[rc]

still cant find a head......

[astragsi]

was that one on ebay i linked in you wanted ad no good??

[rc]

na one was an izuzu head and the other isnt replying!

[LongLiveTheNova]

Yep, thats fooked lmao

Have you checked local scrappies Ronnie?
Theres always gm derv's in my local scrappy

[adzie_2005]

just been reading this thread. my cuz just sold a diesel head for 20quid , it was brand new! dint think anyone would want it
if you want i can give you the number for the guy he sold it to

[fix]

Just stop messing around with rubbish gm engines and put an Isuzu in it!