106 xsi Turbo- diagnosed problem

[blackie_2k5]

be starting on this in next day or so. pulled the covers off it earlier and got a few pics..been sat there a while now lol

[Manwhore]

What work is needing done ?

[blackie_2k5]

paint inside and out, general tidy up, new fuel lines, turbo conversion, new seat rails and some welding to where the old ones were... it needs the dash out and some wiring/replacing parts to get it back to being road legal/useable, new mirrors as only as one..etc etc etc lol

new roof skin as not keen on the plated over roof. just getting it to an MOT'able state is gonna be a task as its been a track car for a good few years now and lots of stuff has been removed including the wiring

[blackie_2k5]

managed to get the unit tidied up and stripped the saxo, evicted the berlingo and got the 106 in there.





then i went to york dragstrip with mieran in his nova..



made me realise how much i missed having a car..so the following day i text the lad that bought all the 8v stuff and bought it back... it was all still in my unit so was no biggy..save me alot of time and money making a new kit from scratch!



got straight on doing what i could. its not gonna be easy converting the 8v set up to the 16v in an s1 bay. but in a few weeks it should be all go..all going well. but theres fuck loads to do!


got to work stripping and mocking up the kit to see what needs to be done, atm ive made a boo boo with the mani but the new flange is welded on. need to do alot of porting to get the shape of the 16v ex ports..but itll get there with a few hours work. heres some pics of the mocking...had to chop the front panel out..gonna have to do alot of other chopping and welding to get it all to fit lol... the cooler will be going higher and as far into the bumper as poss. Was well chuffed the saxo exhaust fitted straight in no modding.. may need to chop the bumper a touch to get it right but its looking good ATM.

once i get the mani sorted it sould progress REALLY quickly but im limited to what i can do atm until the main bits are bolted in...then ill have to whip the engine out -__-

[deano_123]

your not going to leave the IC on the outside of the bumper are you?!?!

[blackie_2k5]

not as it is now..its gonna be chopped to sit in as far as it can but its gonna be hanging out tbh.. theres gonna be next to no room once the rad is in

gonna lift it up..and try get it so it sits level in the middle of the fog recesses so the boost pipes can fit in the recesses...will tidy it up a touch

i wanted it hidden but not alot i can do really. its so much smaller then a saxo in there haha

EDIT...think when i get it in and tidied if i spray it and the boost pipes black you may not immediately be able to tell. but we'll just have to see

[blackie_2k5]

total mind fuck this was..but its getting there..still sit loads to do but most of te trivial shit is done so i can get on wit actual work now.


bought an inlet and got a rebuilt j4/jp4 to go in once ive built it up




much fuck on got the cooler and pipe work 90%.

[blackie_2k5]

few more parts, bit more progress....FCS looming and still obscene amounts to do :/

[iSlayeR]

Engine bay looks sweet! looks very similar to mine haha

[ThrushMotorsport]

Dat hole in the arch tho for intercooler pipe.

No fucks were given that day lol, I like reading your threads blackie - this is much cooler than your VTR.

[blackie_2k5]

cheers lads

lol! i had an absolute nightmare with that hole man! haha.. there was a bit rust on arch when ash had it so he welded that big plate in, all he had at the time.. but its like 6mm steel plate or something, it totally blunted a new steel cutting hole saw, so had to use a grinder to cut it out and a carbide cutting burr to shape it as best i could but was ripping teeth off the cutting burr lol. look fine once the safety edge is on

im starting to like it mind, proof is in the pudding..fuck loads to do before its "mine" but ill get there in the end

[blackie_2k5]

got a bit more done, still loads of head fuck bits that take ages to do, but ill get there..not sure its gonna make FCS though

[iSlayeR]

Looks bloody awesome that mate!

[blackie_2k5]

cheers matey.. i got excited and did a quick mock up

[W343NNA]

Great job so far!, always a interesting read, Are you still using the T25 ? what figures you aiming for with the valver ?

[blackie_2k5]

cheers mate..still using the 25 yeah, not really chasing mate, itll make what it makes & im cool with that..the saxo was more then enough fun and this has an easy 100kgs over the saxo. id like it to make 250bhp which i dont see it have a problem doing at all

spent most of the day on it today.. got the new eader tank sourced and made a bracket for it and sorted out the piping which ill fit tomorrow. Then moved onto the satchshifter which was an absolute fucking joke to fit... good as they are ill never fit another.

[blackie_2k5]

satch now in.. what a fucking piss take that was!

loom in, new header in, pipes all mocked out ready to fit, manifold gaskets all in ready to bolt up. new rad just been delivered, sourced some megane injectors.

looking a bit messy but itll get tidied as its fitted properly.

[blackie_2k5]

got most stuff bottoned up now. just waiting on injectors and i need a lambda and a few otrher bits and bobs.. Rest of car is being painted after FCS as not gonna have the time to do it before. might not even make it there yet..see how it goes. not too far from starting it up now..i hope

[Gareth_R]

so boost, much wow

[blackie_2k5]

injectors and lambda turned up so go the inlet back on and got it fired up, over fueling like a bitch as expected, gonna try get the front end on this weekend and see if it can get an MOT on it ASAP.

my new fans and bonnet pins turned up, and i acquired some conduit for covering the fuel lines in the car