Change that engine / gearbox mount for a 420 turbo one if you can

Hi ya m8,

Is it a more sturdy item?

There is a more sturdy one I'm sure it's a 420 t or 420 nasp version to be honest.

That's the mount that snapped on me. It rocks a heck of a lot

K, will do some digging unless anyone else can confirm.

Cheers

It looks like the v6 mount bolted to the chassis rail, and something fabricated to attach it to the gearbox.

Some pics of the 420 mount
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...6/100_1171.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...6/100_1170.jpg

Well Its been a while so thought i would post a little update!
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...psa8bc8b84.jpg
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Engine Out and parked ready for strip down. I have just picked up a new large port AGU head, this will be matched to the large port inlet manifold then the whole lot ported for flow.
Motor will be stripped / checked / balanced and rebuilt will AGU pistons and rings to increase the compression ratio, hoping this little lot with the new Manifold / 550cc injectors will see around 325-330hp but with lower boost and lower egt's:clap2:

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...0EEE5F536D.jpg
Clutch looked worn but a quick chat with manufacturer and its only got 20-25% wear phew!

The chassis is now being fully stripped, stitch welded then repainted. After scouring the tinternet and finding a number of recommendations from restore guys i will be using POR15 materials for the underside which should be a dam sight better than the rather dubious MG/Rover finish! It seems the seam sealer is either a foot thick or missing completely, a number of joining panels have missed the welding machine completely and some of the floor plan covering is so thin the water has got behind it and it flaked off with very little effort!
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...psa0625f43.jpg
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I was a little surprised to find nothing along the front scuttle joining the 2 front sections of the roll cage, This will be installed along with gusseting which will fix the cage to the roof / A pillars / B pillars. I am also getting a local company to make me up some bracing for the rear strut housings, i did try and work a solution for the front struts but it was going to be far to much work so will prob just run a top brace.

Parts are still arriving! picked these up will only a couple of thou on them :clap:
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...76C8DD584E.jpg
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...76CF0868B2.jpg

Since the rebuild has ended up going much further than a thought, i am waiting for the right bits to come along at the right price although some will be bought new for my own piece of mind others from part builds or bought in error seem to come up more often than you think across the various civic forums.

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Had no choice but to buy these the last set of spares from spc direct for the front upper arms. It would of been cheaper to buy new skunk or buddyclub units but i like the SPC's arms, in fact the best i have seen with integrated castor adjustment.

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with all the hassles i had over suspected copies of the skunk 2 LCA i bought some 100% genuine items however apart from the serial numbers and 5 grooved bushes they are identical to the ones i already have, machining marks are the same and they both weigh in a just under 5lbs so i now have two sets :blink:

if anyone wants the other set then they will be up for grabs soon.

Will update again once all the welding has finished.

Paul

the hardrace are a good choise, still not really set mine up but it does handle pretty well with a new set of tyres and some toe adjustments!

Drew

I have to agree they are about the best priced / quality items out there. I wanted the spc ones but they refused to supply me from the us, only thru eibach over here but I ain't paying there prices!!
Although they do some nice hollow arb kits I have been looking at :-)

I want some mods done to the tornado cage fitted in the reyland, across the bulkhead, better pickups on front and rear struts and some gusseting from cage to the chassis. I just don't have the time to measure up and make moulds of what I want to send to tornado do searched the net and fouń this guy about 20 mins from home http://tube-bender.co.uk/

He is coming round Tuesday night after work to take a look and measure up so will let the forum know how it turns out, already impressed with the response of no probs I will come after work and we can sort out what you want :-)))

If only all were so helpful !

Paul

Always an interesting read, and well done, the bender guy.

90% way above my head, but changing pads for me is a challenge!!!!!!

Keep the reports coming in, will be a monster when its finished.

:wave::wave::wave:

Hope so Pete.

Almost blew the budget when a 600hp+ freshly built motor came along lol!
But that will have to wait till I can get it running the rear wheel.

P.

600 plus would need AWD to make full use of it surely? 400 through the front is probably the limit I would think otherwise you'd be wrestling with it and be needing arms like Popeye!

we just built an Astra with a 2ltr turbo red top thats pushing 320Bhp. I would say 300 is about the limit for FWD as the wheels just light up all the time and the torque steer and total understeer makes it almost undriveable.

depends on a few things tbh, fwd can handle over 300 but you preferably want a large turbo that can run low boost instead of a small turbo running high boost, that will help keep torque down, then you need a progressive map for a linear delivery, good tyres, lsd etc.

Done some tuning in Jan for low boost just ramped up the boost and didn't add any timing at all, from 10.6 psi AFR's from 6k rpm to 9k rpm where 10.5 pig rich but it was to see % of power for boost.
On the road at 13.7psi is was easy to drive, I would drive it n track and would not expect problem with torque or understeer.
It's how you dial in the rest of the car that counts, so it can be done if you know how to set up the car.


PSI FlyHP WHP Torque
8.5 338bhp 276whp 214ft/lbs
9.6 349bhp 289whp 230ft/lbs
10.6 354bhp 293whp 244ft/lbs
11.9 365bhp 304whp 258ft/lbs
12.7 383bhp 316whp 264ft/lbs
13.7 396bhp 325whp 273ft/lbs

what you really have to consider is the number of wet days we have!

That's a good reason to then run boost by gear or RPM, deliver the power you want in each gear to avoid having to run say 300hp from 1st to 5th, ramp up the boost in each gear, race logic traction control it's also helps a lot.
When it's wet I don't drive anything quick on the road, pointless for many reason other than traction.

Little Update
 

Arfternoon,
Not updated this for a while! done loads but will give a better update later.

Just had this arrive and very happy, worth the wait :-)

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...DBE8807CDF.jpg
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Massive weight save.

Planning to get it flocked to match the steering wheel once everything is positioned and i am happy with the layout!

:bounce:

Nice litle update but dash is a bit dark to make out in pic, will look awsome when flocked
also loving the General Lee there "Yeee-Haa!"

your mental Paul. Truly mental

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

Lmao.
Your not the first to say that!

P.

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

Will get some better pics up soon.

No garage is complete without the general

T!ts are on the other side :-))

Looking good, will look the part once done!

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

Just picked up these from Simon, damm shame he is having to break the britcar but at least they have gone to a good cause :-)
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Very interested to see how this pans out :)

If it helps at all Bill at Badger 5 www.badger5.co.uk has been working on Boost by Gear maps on the OEM ME7 ECU for the 1.8T, so no aftermarket AVCR or MBC needed...

Ive just done a 20vt on Dta s60 wiring job for a local guy, Bill did the mapping and Lee spoke very highly of him.

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

I have seen bills site and follow him thru FB, he really knows his stuff!!
Only prob is the motor is running standalone MBE ecu with no bbg options.
I will eventually go big turbo and will prob drop the ecu for something like dta or pectel with the intention of running bbg / launch / traction but that's a little way off yet :-))

Cheers
P.

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

Ummm that's interesting to know whose brains I can pick if I go dta route lol :-)

Epic car
I remember when Dave first appeared on xpower forums with it (jesus that was some time ago!!)

Watching this with interest

Cheers Rob

Ive done all sorts of wiring jobs for local guys.

vag 16v on Itb's with omex 600

Pug Gti6 on Itb's with omex 600

Ford Zetec Dta e48

20vt in a Caddy with Dta s60

And loads of ford Oem ecu rewires.

I just need to learn to map them.

Ive got an St170 engine that I am thinking of putting in a zs or a TF

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

I have not put much thought or ressarch into the ecu yet, but looks like you have wired up most of them :-)

Paul

Reyland Zs Rebuild / Update
 

Oh the st swap sound interesting!

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Would be fun having the 170 engine in a tf. But it seems abit pointless putting one in a ZS as The zs180 is a quicker car.

Ive just finished the St170 engine. I think it would be great in a zs and just as quick as a 180 but more reliable. And it has a 6 speed box.

Ive made this one rwd http://youtu.be/Mvo3lazzSVo

A st170 engine in a zs....???!!!
It's not even got a turbo.
Why bother? Even in a TF.
The v6 is much better and totally reliable. Plus a great 5 speed box
I would rather a 1.8 vvc than a st170 engine.

Haha I love my zetec's just not the cars there in. And yes the kv6 is a great engine unless you want to play with it.

Surely turbo focus engine would be the way to go. Easily get 250+ out of it with minimal modification. Just fitting the ****** would be interesting though :S

Won't sound distinctive like that lovely kv6 note though. That alone does it for me sorry.

Personally I still fancy the ZS260......