Drizz Developments

[Grim Reaper]

that ramp is the sex i hate you now

[Drizz]

Lol thanks Grim!

Today was a little mince on the Fiesta. I firstly had to collect Claire so she could take her car home, then i tightened all the ramp bolts, proper tight now!
Then Fiesta time. Got the boot off:








Started threading the loom out:






Then started on the dash:











Then my wheels turned up all done:









And the loom all removed:







Felt good working on the old girl again!

[Drizz]

I nearly forgot, this was outside when i turned up:









Porno as fook!

[callymat]

that is sweet .

are you after some panels for the fiesta mate as im sure i got some in the lock up from when i had my super sport

[Drizz]

Yes mate i was going to order a load next week...

[callymat]

il have a look for you and let you kno what i got .

[Drizz]

cheers!

[Kev 180iE]

That yank tank look nice - take it it's with Emo for welding? or something more creative?

[Grim Reaper]

is that the whole loom in the fez??? i have more wires in my computer

and that slammed thing looks friggin mint...im assuming its on hydrolics or air ride

[Drizz]

Kev it was the guy that gave me our ramp popped over to show it off, just got it off the boat. Its on airbags.
Yes thats the whole fiesta loom lol! Front lights, rear lights, 8 fuse fuse box lol the lot

[Davey]

Lol looks like our setup!

[Drizz]

First job of the day was to lift the estate up a bit as it was too low, then i started on my headlight conversion. I wanted tinted lights with HIDs and as they dont work properly in standard lights, i sacrificed the insides of a set of calibarge lights, heres work in progress:









Need a lot of work yet. The i fixed the ramp! Yippee, sussed out our cable issue, all fits and taught now. Just a motor needed now!

[callymat]

you have a pm

[Drizz]

Id used up all my internet allowance so got a couple of days updates in one.
Firstly i dragged the fiesta out to move the unit around now the ramps in:









Steve came round to change his gradient windows for standard jobbies:










Got a new appliance fitted:







Picked up my Cometic gasket thanks to PEC:






Elmo welded a socket onto the ramps motor in the hope of using the air line:









It didnt work, so i cracked on without it:





Got the estate out and started destruction:



















I cut the fan part of the front panel out:







So i could fit the intercooler:





And my new bench for working on engines LOL:







I rested it on there so i could remove the alternator/starter loom.
Perry came over to build my engine but unfortunately he advised me to get the head skimmed.
So I cant get that done until tuesday so in the mean time ill replace the Rod bearings so everything will be new!

[RobJenko]

liking the headlight conversion for the mk3 fella, i will be interested in seeing how that turns out.

[l337 calibra]

Originally Posted by Drizz

Sorry for the silly question but the name Dantum cars seems so familiar.

Did you sell an Astra Decat pipe, tinted windows and a pipercross induction kit top some lad with a black sri mk3?

Thats me sorry if im wrong but I do recognise the name.

[Drizz]

Yes mate that was the company i used to own!

Anyway.....

Well head back all skimmed:







Cams all back in:







I put some new shells in and heres the old ones:









So putting it all back together with the help of Perry:













Then i start building it back up:





























Then it heads for its new home:

























Then getting the shafts in and ARB links changed:







Wheels on:







And back down:









Then Perry came back to torque up the head and check the belt:







More to come today!

[Drizz]

Well while waiting for Emo's ramp to become clear i had a blast in this:















Then got it on the ramp and got the old exhaust off. Then the Turbo on, and the old favourite side exit exhaust again :











Then went shopping for Fiesta bits. Im so excited about this car:







Got the battery and footwell electrics sorted:









Then i came home. So work on the Astra was minimal today. Its turned over today so tomorrow itll run

[Steve!]

Is it tomorrow yet

[Drizz]

Nope, wont run for a while yet. Was about to turn the key and found an issue. Not happy at all.

[A2!]

Wats wrong with it?

[Drizz]

Was supplied the wrong head bolts. They were too long. So although theyre torqued down theyre not holding the head. Filled the header tank with water its poured out between the head and block. Took plugs out, pistons are wet, so might have to come all apart again. And thats not even the original problem. So could do all this and start it and still be another issue. Awaiting suppliers to call back with regards to replacement parts.
Perry has said if we replace the headbolts for the correct ones and torque it down, then turn it over without plugs, water should disperse. As it hasnt actually started yet we might be ok. And with any luck most has escaped externally. Get the water displaced, then run it, drop oil and start again.

[Drizz]

Well heres the day in pics.
Started on the boost pipes. Measured all up:







So while i was waiting for it to be made i get the rad and oil cooler on:









Then fitted the pipe:







Got all the filter side connected up and all the vacuums on:







The filled it up with oil, all good no leaks, then disaster struck. Poured the water in and out it came from between the head and block. Thats when we realised the wrong headbolts were supplied. So dropped the oil out with some water too:







Took the plugs out and dipped in a piece of paper and no dampness on the pistons so hopefully its just mixed in the oil ways.
Tomorrow then we will fit the new head bolts and torque them up, turn it over without plugs in to see if any water appears then plugs in and start and see what happens...
Big bugger to say the least. Cost me a fair bit as the suppliers wont help me out as I should have known which bolts i should have had and theyre mistake is my problem bizarrely. So with any luck, and theres not been much of that, i might run tomorrow morning.

[Fow16v]

have you turned the engine over with oil in it? if you have th head will probably need to come off as the oil between the gasket will stop it sealing, ive also had water stop the gasket sealing before to, if you can empty the fluids back out and get an e
airline in there try to get it dry as posible.
also just looking at your lifter and you said you need a new motor, whats wrong with the old motor can it be rewound? or is it a 3 phase?

[A2!]

Its 3 phase and there is no 3 phase supply. It could be rewound for single phase but its cheaper just to buy second hand or even new