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15th May, 2011 at 09:54:30pm

Make em like this


apbellamy

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16th May, 2011 at 07:59:58am

I like thouse Dave, I think I might copy them *smiley*

Will - The new exhaust can't be worse than the old one - crap bends and lots of them. The u bolts will have to do for now, budget won't stretch that far...

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

apbellamy

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17th May, 2011 at 09:02:02pm

Some ham fisted sod has snapped the bit of the waste gate arm that holds the actuator arm on (before we got the turbo).



So I've wobbled up a new one.





Turned out OK.

Then we pulled the engine out of my mini, dropped it in the van and shoved a few things on.





Should all fit and work. Actuator will be a bit of a pain though.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

Brett

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17th May, 2011 at 09:15:05pm

spot on, love the little actuator thing ( what ever its called)

you having the actuator mount tig'd back on in the new spot?

Yes i moved to the darkside *happy*

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17th May, 2011 at 09:21:47pm

looking good mate.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!


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17th May, 2011 at 09:30:28pm

Thanks.

The actuator will probably end bolted on to a bracket.

The oil drain is going to be fun with the snail that way up. What are peoples thoughts on dropping the oil straight down onto the top of the crown wheel? Would it impeded the oil flow at all?

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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17th May, 2011 at 09:41:47pm

I managed to get the oil drain to the fuel pump hole and my block is lower and my turbo too so there must be enough room.

Do a search on robert's GT17 installation for a genius actuator bracket.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


apbellamy

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17th May, 2011 at 09:48:21pm

I've sean Roberts actuator bracket *wink*

If we had the snail the right way up, the oil drain would be a piece of cake - just like the metro one, but it's pointing down at the moment so the i/c hose will be smack in the way.

Thinking something like this out the back of the box:

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

madmk1

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17th May, 2011 at 10:02:10pm

I got it to work with a lot of pissing about but it works.

simon.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

On 1st Nov, 2007 Ben H said:
There is no such thing as 'insignificant weight saving', it all adds up.


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17th May, 2011 at 10:09:45pm

do you have a link to that union?

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!


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17th May, 2011 at 10:18:42pm

Is the intercooler out of a td5 defender?
(Sorry if I have missed it from a earlier post)

Jack Jones


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18th May, 2011 at 08:06:17am

Simon - good pic. I can make that and it should work fine for us. Thanks

On 17th May, 2011 gr4h4m said:
do you have a link to that union?

Yes, thy're from the US and they're not cheap with postage....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

On 17th May, 2011 just_jack said:
Is the intercooler out of a td5 defender?
(Sorry if I have missed it from a earlier post)

Yes it is.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

madmk1

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18th May, 2011 at 06:19:02pm

Mate its just a bit hard to get the bolts in i put a cap head (allen type) and then welded it up if that makes any sense.

simon.

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Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

On 1st Nov, 2007 Ben H said:
There is no such thing as 'insignificant weight saving', it all adds up.


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18th May, 2011 at 06:30:45pm

I think ours sits a bit further over and up as we're using the metro manifolds, but I've got the idea now. Thanks

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

apbellamy

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28th May, 2011 at 04:42:43pm

Got the oil drain sorted. Not pretty, but it should do the job.



Got the down pipe sorted. All lines up nicely, just needs welding up.




Got the short engine built.




Finished the gearbox



And stuck them together



Benross has also finished the head refurb/upgrade. New guides and 30/36 stainless valves. In comparison to it's original 'Stage 3' porting, the chambers are massive and the ports look great, should be a big improvement. *smiley*




Getting there *smiley*

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

John

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28th May, 2011 at 05:03:07pm

Also spent a bit of time getting the crank, primary gear and idler endfloats as good as possible. *smiley*

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

apbellamy

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28th May, 2011 at 05:05:58pm

Crank thrusts where a right bitch. Too tight with standard thrusts, lots of relieving to be done. Mixture of early block and late turbo crank...

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

madmk1

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28th May, 2011 at 05:17:44pm

That oil drain looks good mate.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

On 1st Nov, 2007 Ben H said:
There is no such thing as 'insignificant weight saving', it all adds up.


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28th May, 2011 at 05:31:48pm

well your nearl there gents, this engine should make great power figures, more than enough to upset the chavs!....... lets ee what it makes on the rollers ....... you will be well suprized!

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28th May, 2011 at 06:00:46pm

On 28th May, 2011 madmk1 said:
That oil drain looks good mate.

I wouldn't go that far, but it should do the job.

On 28th May, 2011 BENROSS said:
well your nearly there gents, this engine should make great power figures, more than enough to upset the chavs!....... lets see what it makes on the rollers ....... you will be well surprised!

*Yes*

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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28th May, 2011 at 08:45:57pm

looks great

Done now needs redoing lol

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28th May, 2011 at 08:48:31pm

Any chance of making another turbo exhaust downpipe?

It's exactly what I need for my metro.. :)

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28th May, 2011 at 08:52:12pm

love the van, bet it will go when that engines together and in there.

one day boost will be mine!

On 10th Mar, 2012 Joe C said:
TBH peple stick it everywhere... and theres merits to each...

apbellamy

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29th May, 2011 at 08:54:30am

Thanks for the comments.

On 28th May, 2011 Asad said:
Any chance of making another turbo exhaust downpipe?

It's exactly what I need for my metro.. :)

The down pipe is easy, just buy one of these and a 45 degree 2" steel bend. Cut the down pipe just behind the flexi section (just before the hanger), just after the funny square bit bit on the turbo end and just above the block/box join. Cut the bend just after the bend at one end and about 4" down at the other end, then just stick them together. I suppose I could make you one if you get stuck, but my welding is pretty crap.

http://www.allcarsallparts.co.uk/product_d...roductID=175680

Does this mean that somebody else is putting a GT17 into a metro? The race is on...

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

John

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29th May, 2011 at 12:19:25pm

I must say I'm a little concerned how close the DP gets to the clutch slave cylinder. We could do with a heatshield I reckon.

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