my vectra 8v turbo build

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 10:41

here is the car i picked up for £50 didnt get the wheels lo

this is the engine i took out of it

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astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 10:47

heres how she sat about 3 weeks ago

here is the engine thats going it its a 1.8 8vturbo

DH.2.2DTi · 30-09-2008, 10:51

Nice project matey!

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 10:56

and this is what it come out of my old nova

this is what the engine was like when i first built it up

had trouble with gear box my clutch wouldnt fit the f17 that was in the car so i changed my f16 over to hydrolic but had some trouble the slave cylinder wouldnt fit over the imput shaft so got a mate to grind it down for me hears some pics

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 10:59

workd a traed yet to see if it realy works yet lo lol
got the engine fitted in place on monday

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 11:02

thourt all was good got all the problems that i had out the way i was wrong when my mate made my maniflod it was going in to a cav so the mount was a lot smaller than the 16v vecky one so had some major grinding to do even took the grinder to the turbo

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 11:03

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 11:05

thats as far as i am at the moment just the wireing and fuel lines to go at last one good thing that im happy about is the intercooler carnt be seen so nice and stelf lol
will post up some more pics when get some more done to the car

The big man · 30-09-2008, 13:32

looking good matey wens it gonna be on the road? rickyb

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 14:43

if all goes well it will be running by end of week im not realy rushing it but then got to find funds to insure it

seanr28 · 30-09-2008, 20:17

That turbo is gonna be useless, looks like you got metal fillings in there!

EY · 30-09-2008, 20:24

Not ideal by a long shot, you'll have to rethink that one IMO. Bargain Veccy though!

MattJ · 30-09-2008, 20:27

i hope thats an old turbo just for mockup purposes!?!

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 20:52

no thats the turbo thats going on it lol going to be getting a new one in a few months but useing it for a while

seanr28 · 30-09-2008, 21:02

I'd be very carefull then, as the swarf will be entering your engine!

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 21:17

yer im a bit worred about that ive got to build something around it so that i can stick a filter to it

EY · 30-09-2008, 21:22

How can you possibley fit a filter on it now you've cut it off at the housing?

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 22:29

turbo is off now will be cleaning it tomorrow as for filter going to build a box around it and make that so that a filter can fit on to that so stop things getting in there

Gaz86 · 30-09-2008, 22:36

wheres the AFM going??
do the shafts even fit the F16 as it was small block before?
did you machine the back of the slave cylinder? they pop the cover off the back if they havent located properly and piss brake fluid everywhere.

astra mk3 8vt · 30-09-2008, 22:55

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Originally Posted by GBE86

wheres the AFM going??
do the shafts even fit the F16 as it was small block before?
did you machine the back of the slave cylinder? they pop the cover off the back if they havent located properly and piss brake fluid everywhere.

im useing vecky v6 shaft on it still got them to fit

dont need a AFM as running stand alone managment

yes the back of the cylinder has been flushed hopefully it works i hope so

Foy Bacer · 01-10-2008, 18:12

Is it me or is there less than a few mm holdin that mount to the block?????

Is that a Nortech manifold?

One of the biggest bodges of all time?

What power is that baby pushin out?

astra mk3 8vt · 01-10-2008, 18:55

no it has 4 bolts holding it on 2 at top two at bottom lol the manifold is one that my mate made up for me up for your right it is one of the biggest bodges ive done and trust me ive done loads lol power wize not a clue going to get it rooling roaded soon

bowman · 01-10-2008, 18:59

get some steel plate and make a new mount! that one will likely snap under the torque! Somthing similar to nova xe conversion mount should do it, or even mod one of them....... good stuff tho, i love home brewed nonsense like this!

astra mk3 8vt · 01-10-2008, 19:29

lol thats what im going to do when every thing is all done and sorted as defo got to sort it just in case it does snap just bodging things at the moment to get it all in and running then going to go over every thing and sort it all out

LETSTICK · 01-10-2008, 19:52

nice work , something different for a change

, not sure if that mount will withstand full boost much now its ground back

, re-making it in steel , to clear the manifold could be an idea , get the henry hover on that inlet in a rush !!!!!!

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