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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2011/10/01 20:09:58 (permalink)
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I only use the purple thing to move it becaue I've managed to trash the C6 in the truck, but the old girl didn't struggle at all!
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2011/10/03 13:42:43 (permalink)
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So yesterday, myself and a couple of mates decided it'd be a great idea to paint the horrendously yellow workbanch, clean the surface rust off the top (it was sitting in an open-sided shed in a sand and gravel yard), and rearrange the man cave.
Suprisingly enough, it all panned out as planned:
 

 

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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2011/10/06 15:00:41 (permalink)
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Not-so-minor update:

With the motor and 'box up on the newly-refurbished workbench, I threw the head back on and dry-fitted the factory turbo and exhaust manifold off a Mazda MX6.
This motor's merely a stroked-out version of the 2L in the MX6s and Telstars.



The only clearance issue was that the exhaust snail fouled on the dipstick, which was remedied quickly and easily with a pair of multigrips.


After these grin-inflicting shenanigans, I broke the 'box off of the motor.



The only problem that I had with the pulldown was the crank sprocket for the timing belt.
No amount of leverage would get it off, so while it soaked in WD-40, I knocked up this little pulliemajig utilising the factory pulled bolts.
Worked a treat.



Motor's all apart ready to be cleaned and regasketed.
:D


Viciously considering a water/methanol injection setup.
Thoughts?
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2011/10/22 18:33:52 (permalink)
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Crank, rods and pistons in.
Excuse the terrible pic, that's what pictures look like with grease/oil over the lens.

 
Lower timing sprocket, water pump, oil pump and windage tray on.

 
Sump on and flipped back right way up.

 
Head and cam gear on.

 
Timing belt, timing belt cover, harmonic balancer and pulleys on.

 
Threw the cam cover on and dipstick in and finally it's ready to bolt up to the gearbox and shoehorn into Esther.

 
Gave the 'box a quick tidy up.
For a 'before' picture, it's the big ,greasy, oily black thing in the background of the photo of the motor disassembled on the bench.

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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2011/11/15 02:13:37 (permalink)
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Progress!
Finally done with my housemate's Chevy, so I rolled the wee beastie in and got crackin':
I'm getting my money's worth out of the courier.
Pinched the bonnet support out of it and bolted it onto Esther.
Works a treat.


Bonnet off.


Little cars are good in their own twisted ways.
Pulled the bonnet off by myself


Radiator, overflow and battery out.


Engine crane on and nipped up.


Halfway out...


...and it's out.


Engineless engine bay.


This is how she'll sit for a while yet.


Can't wait to hook in and dummy fit the new motor and 'box!
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2011/11/24 21:05:12 (permalink)
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Hey Trentie! We can't wait for you to hook in and get it on the road! Sounds like a ripper of a conversion, especially with the MX6 Turbo added. ;)

Nothing makes you fall in love with your first car, than having to push it off the road when it dies...

Classic Ford-less... Daily is an '02 CV8 Monaro.
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/02/14 19:37:40 (permalink)
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Hey guys,
Sorry about the lack of updates, but I haven't been anywhere near Esther until yesterday, so yesterday I decided to hook in and get some stuff done.
Starting off with getting rid of the courier.

Gettin' my minitrucker on.


Loading the courier onto the truck to be taken away.


Cya, Courier! Glad to have the space back.


I decided to get stuck into the brakes:
Caliper off.


Rotor off.


Backing plate off.


So now I'm left with the enviable task of finding suitable bearings, machining stuff and whatnot, which I couldn't get done at 6pm, so I opted for some fun motor stuff.

Radiator support's gotta go.


Tadaa!


Dummy fitted the motor and radiator.


Almost looks like it's meant to be there.


The motor's coming down and forward with a World Cup crossmember with lowered rack mounts. It's just sitting there for mockup.


Enough clearance to run the factory mechanical fan.


Threw the exhaust and intake on to see how they go.


Again, almost looks factory.


Put the stock courier air cleaner on to see how it'd go.


Again, looks factory.


But it didn't fit under the bonnet, so I'll probably just go for a foam filter.

If anyone has any constructive input, I'm more than glad to hear it. :D
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/02/15 13:37:34 (permalink)
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The motor still sits too high, so I've just ordered this world cup crossmember with lowered rack mounts from Burton Power over in the UK.

I thought it was a steal for around $220 delivered to my door.

Anyone used these before? I've only ever heard good things about Burton Power, but better safe than sorry, eh?
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/06/05 19:02:43 (permalink)
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At long last, some progress:
Had to cut half of this channel out to fit the 'box in properly. It's the neatest job I could do while lying underneath the car and it'll be boxed in later:


The 'box is snug up in the trans tunnel:


Where the 'box mount sits compared to the crossmember mounts:


It's a poofteenth off using the factory crossmemeber:


I need to move the hole in the floor back:


This is pretty much where the motor will sit:

I then dropped the radiator in to check some clearances:


Dummy fitted the factory escort radiator fan. It just needs a little bit of love and it'll fit perfectly. The courier fan stuck out too much and fouled on the radiator:


How the shed looked around midnight last night when I headed to bed:


I'm curious to know as to what the general concensus is on using the factory gearbox crossmember. Is it strong enough?
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/06/05 20:29:40 (permalink)
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Remember with World Cup cross members and in particular with lowered rack mounts it doesn't put the suspension back to the same geometry as standard as they were designed more for rally cars with +1" travel etc. And allowed for the change in steering geometry of these cars.
 
If your planning on having the car lowered or near standard you really need cranked steering arms to get the geometry back to something decent otherwise you could encounter some serious problems like bump steer etc. (not good!)
eg: http://www.motorsport-too...ear-side-p-268441.html
 
Also, as your using a lowered rack i can't recall if you need to use a group4 type extended steering coupling or not..? (someone might want to confirm this)
eg: http://www.motorsport-too...eel-long-p-267977.html
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/06/06 09:43:07 (permalink)
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Nice work on the conversion.
Before you finish the engine & gearbox mounts be sure to check your prop shaft to gearbox angle (pinion angle) . Less angle the better. Too much angle will result in prop shaft vibration, premeture wear and possible failure - so pretty important to get this right.
Keep the photos coming - looking good.
http://www.justanswer.com/gm/4s1xy-gmc-sierra-2500-hd-check-pinion-aangle.html 

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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/06/06 22:11:46 (permalink)
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evobda2

Remember with World Cup cross members and in particular with lowered rack mounts it doesn't put the suspension back to the same geometry as standard as they were designed more for rally cars with +1" travel etc. And allowed for the change in steering geometry of these cars.

If your planning on having the car lowered or near standard you really need cranked steering arms to get the geometry back to something decent otherwise you could encounter some serious problems like bump steer etc. (not good!)
eg: http://www.motorsport-too...ear-side-p-268441.html

Also, as your using a lowered rack i can't recall if you need to use a group4 type extended steering coupling or not..? (someone might want to confirm this)
eg: http://www.motorsport-too...eel-long-p-267977.html


Brett

Nice work on the conversion.
Before you finish the engine & gearbox mounts be sure to check your prop shaft to gearbox angle (pinion angle) . Less angle the better. Too much angle will result in prop shaft vibration, premeture wear and possible failure - so pretty important to get this right.
Keep the photos coming - looking good.
http://www.justanswer.com/gm/4s1xy-gmc-sierra-2500-hd-check-pinion-aangle.html



Thanks for the input, guys.

Evobda2, I've heard of bump steer problems with the lowered rack mounts, but I didn't even know that those steering arms existed. Thank you very much for that.

And Brett, I already knew about the yoke angles having to match, but thanks anyway. Once the motor and 'box is fully set up, I'll set the car on the ground and get the angles with a magnetic 'devil's level', and match the angles on the modified courier diff mounts to that.
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Re:Mild Introduction and My Mk1 Bomb. 2012/06/08 00:49:33 (permalink)
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There's some good reading on suspension geo and bump steer etc on this page..
http://oldschool.co.nz/ph...rt&start=280 
 
post edited by evobda2 - 2012/06/08 00:57:39
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