shit. i hadnt heard that. has anything blown up cos of a "bad batch" of fuel?
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shit. i hadnt heard that. has anything blown up cos of a "bad batch" of fuel?
nothing blew up yet but robbies car was down 300 brake a while back due to bad fuel and dean reillys time attack car was running like a bag of spanners from it:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by colm
I said it to a lad the last day i was thinking about E85 for next year and he said the exact same thing. He said the fuel can be inconsistant. He runs 101octane so i might just do the same...
Quote:
Originally Posted by podge
thats not good. if thats the case youd really want a wideband o2 and knock sensor stuck on there the whole time to keep an eye on things.
if it was a lower octane mix its a wonder it didnt melt anything cos most on e85 are running mega advance
road cars drift cars the less stuff in them to go wrong the better tats y i binned a load a shit in the 13 and run it on petrolQuote:
Originally Posted by colm
yeah agree with ya there alright, but id look at e85 as good thing to have ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by podge
I brought the car into the garage last night to get started her. Ive been finishing of the wiring in the garage during the week. ( I built it last year and ive been putting it on long finger till now:rolleyes:)
All i can say is god bless good lights
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...9082009332.jpg
Its brighter than working outside.
Anyway after a few hours work the car is looking like this now
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its a good few bits taken off when there all piled together
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The engine mounts are seized to fuck. Its taken me about an hour and a half to the pass side undone and ive broken 2 spanners trying to get the other side off and it still isnt budging.
Anyone got any suggestions?
I drained my gearbox and was happy to see sweet feck all swarf on the sump plug.
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Its gonna be up for sale pretty soon so nice to see its still healthy
Once i get that mount open the engine will be out and ready to be stripped tomorrow night :D
With a good dose of heat i finally got the mount off this morning and after bout 20mins the car was looking like this
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then when i split the box i found something a little supprising. As far as i had been told there was a standard fly wheel and an exedy single plate in the car.
this doesnt look to standard to me
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and this kinda speaks for itself
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what sort of torque are these clutchs good for?
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...1082009348.jpg
I dont know what the standard width of the clutch plate usually is but its 8mm thick now and the grooves are about 5./.6mm deep from the surface.
anyone know if this is good or bad? :confused:
Theres a nice white build up on the turbo thanks to the e85, its not really clear from the pic but if you rub your finger along no mankly black carbon build up.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...1082009350.jpg
and heres how she stand now, car put away for a few weeks and the block ready to be stripped after i meself a cuppa tea :D
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Ive got the engine fully stripped and ready for skim and bore.
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Theres a good bit of build up on the pistons, the car was running stupidly rich when it came over first though so maybe this has something to do with it
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there doesnt seem to be much wear on the main bearings, this is the worst.
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The crank is just as good, il get some pics of those later.
some signs of e85
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and all the bits to try remember to put back in
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taking off the turbo from the manifold was a right pain in the arse!! How the hell are you ment to get at this nut?
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its under the main body of the turbo and the only way i could get it was the cut a 12mm spanner down to about 30mm long and use a screw driver to hit it out. There must be an easier way to get to it surely? The only other way i could see was to split the turbo but that seems a bit feckin much to get it.
i pulled off the front of the turbo to have a little looksee, looks like there is a slight oil issue alright.
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more updates
All the shinny forged bits, new pumps and gaskets and my rebuild turbo are all on there way back to me now and due here this week. So things can start moving now again soon i hope. I dont want to leave it too long before i go back at the block so ive some chance of remembering where everything goes.
While im waiting on the bits im going to go at lapping my valves. A valve spring compressor was something ive never bought cos i never really wanted to mess about with heads. But this is the second time ive had to borrow one in a few weeks lol
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0082009466.jpg
The seats arent too bad, but the inlet sides are much cleaner than the exhaust. Which makes sense i suppose.
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same with the valves, but theres a good bit of sh1t built up on the intake valves too
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ive bagged and labeled all the springs, collets and retainers to try keep everything together and back where it belongs.
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I put my head gasket on the block too just to be sure its right. But theres an extra opening it that my neither my block or old mhg have.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...1082009480.jpg
It was ment to be a redtop mhg but im guessing that its for the blacktop? I know there ment to be one in the same but will the bit over hanging off the block be an issue?
Another thing ive been looking at is my steering rack. Theres always seemed to be a build up of oil and greece on the drivers side of the steering rack. Is there a seal prone to going on the rack or is this just normal build up from random bits of oil dripping from the block from filter changes etc?
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...1082009478.jpg
My steering rack looks similar to this colm, think its just oil from a filter change:)
Looks like you're having fun with that lol, loving the DIY parts :)
Have to laugh at Robbie@TDP LOSING 300bhp due to bad E85, id like to have 300bhp to lose in the first place lol :D
yeah id heard something about that alright...that thing of his has crazy powerQuote:
Originally Posted by richy
This arrived on my doorstep the week before last
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Fully rebuilt and looking brand new. Ive never seen a recon'd turbo before but it looks like its never been near an engine. Some new studs and gaskets along with it too. Id say its not going to be fun getting it back on the manifold with all the hassle i had taking it off
I spent all last week waiting on parts that never turned up so I did some donkey work to keep myself busy. Lapping valves, god what a boring job. But it does make a nice difference
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and then 4hours later
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Some of my parts finally found there way here after spending about a week in customs. I had hoped they might have got in without the taxman noticing but no such luck. I ended up paying a big total €55.02 vat on all of these :D
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I got my replacement injector from RC eng. too
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...7092009508.jpg
but still no bloody sign of my seal and gaskest kit and pumps :( Im really hoping they get here before the weekend so i can drop the block off for machining, but lets see how that goes.
The head gasket is being sent back too, tis the wrong one :rolleyes: im in no big rush at the min so its that important yet
Its been a bit since i updated any of this on here,
some new track rimmage i got for cheaps
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and a big box of nissan goddies
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like a muppet i went and ordered an s14 oil pick up with out checking my own, there already was the oil pick from a 14 in the car. Ive got another block i can use it on so not a total waste.
Ive had the head and block skimmed and over bored. Both were pretty straight and very little was all was taken off.
I brought the majority of parts into work and put them in one of the washers we have so everything is spotless and oil free now.
The plan was to use a 1mm cometic mgh, but ive got a cometic mhg on a different car and its started to leak so i was second guessing using it. So now ive got a 1.1mm cosworth gasket on its way to me.
Im still missing a a couple of bits to do the rb gearbox conversion so im gonna stick the sr box back in for the break in miles and have the rb good to go afterwards
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this is where things turned bad.
When i was torquing down my end caps there was a very loud crack and when everything was taken back out i found this looking back at me.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../CIMG1717A.jpg
so that blocks fucked now :mad: I picked up another block last night so gotta get that off for a skim and bore then i can start back into it again
:mad: fookin' ell I saw that block in your van when you picked the gearbox. Money down the drain, feckin cars. Deffo I would be pissed off:mad:
Bad luck lad, stick at it!
What size pistons did you buy colm? Much oversize?
Also what the advantage of the s14 pick up pipe is it larger in diameter or something?
im using 86.5mm pistons so just .5mm over.
The opening on the s14 pickup is a different shape, in a different place on the pick up and a bigger than the one from the 180 block i think.
Ive got some pics of them being compaired somewhere that il dig out and stick up 2m.
Great work man, some nice few bits ya have there to keep yourself busy for
a while! keep us posted:cool:
cheers lads. I keep forgetting to take a pic of the s14 pickup. If ya have a look on driftworks superclarkey does a real good explination of there differences. Il take some pics of mine when im back in the shed and manage to remember.
The new block is back with a skim and bore and now im back to where i was about 3weeks ago.
While ive had nothing to do I got the valves back into the head and got thinking about dirt.
After the head and deck skim there were a good few burrs left on surfaces of them both. They didnt seem loose or weak but I dont like burrs so brought the lot into work for an extra clean up. Then poped everything that touches the inside of the inside of the engine into a washer, new and old.
I might have went a bit over kill on the cleaning, it took me about 3hours after work on friday deburring the head and block and to wash everything.
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i oiled and wrapped the lot individually so i wont have to take them from the clean bags until there going back into the engine.
I got some calico coated main bearing while waiting on the block
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I got stuck into it today and got the crank and cradle back in trouble free this time. I was being very careful as i as did it lol Im still not exactly sure what happened with the last time so I was taking no risks this time round.
I went at gapping my rings then.
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While i had it in work i decided to measure the new bores myself
they are, 86.50. 86.505. 86.51 and 86.515. I did the calcs for each of the bore dimensions and it didnt mean a measurable difference for the gaps so all was good
Again with my new found fear of fcuking things up i took it slow enough, fecking rings were hard as hell. Lots of filing to get the 1st ring to size, the others werent so bad.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0/CIMG1723.jpg
all ready to go in :D
added a few rods
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then some acl race bearings and in they popped
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That was all i managed to get done today, tomorrow night im hoping to get the sump done and the head on if i have enough time.
Looks good colm strange to see the block crack the way it did nice
to see its been turned around now though:)
True, but i guess its the weakest point, it went through the oil hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by kouki_kid
Bit more done tonight but not as much as I wanted, mainly cos Im a gobshite :annoyed:
New rear oil seal in, it was much easier get in out than i was expecting giving the size and type of seal it is.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0/CIMG1741.jpg
The last time il be seeing my crank kangaroo for a long time i hope
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I got the oil pump, timing chain guides and timing chain back in aswell along witht the sump.
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This is where i had a bit of a hold up. I couldnt find 2 bolts, the ones that go between the sump and oil pump. I thought i put them in the wrong bag when i was labeling stuff as i took it off. 45mins of pulling the place apart i found them screwed back into the old pump :mad:
Im sure a few will notice i did things a bit arse about face too :rolleyes: i put the sump on before the oil pick up. It only took a few mins to get it it right but still another bit of a cock up
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Should be good to get the head on tomorrow night, thats the plan anyway
some pics of the s14 oil pick upQuote:
Originally Posted by Frankae86
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0/CIMG1742.jpg
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and the redtops
http://www.frsport.com/images/detail...Strainer_2.jpg
the shape of the opening and the position of the bracket is what makes the s14s design better
Do ya have a spare one did you say Colm?
I had Frank but its found another home since,
http://www.thenismoshop.com/ikorb.ph...oduct_id=11759
best place to get one ;) it uses a proper gasket too instead of the O ring so youll prob need to order one of them aswell if your changing
Sound as a bell :)
some more updates.
Head is on and done
using a 1.1mm mgh
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0/CIMG1751.jpg
and mazworx/arp head studs
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I made a slight bit of a balls up when sticking back in the cams :annoyed: I stuck back in the RAS with them while i was torqing them down. But for some reason I never coped on that i couldnt get a spanner on the cams with them in :annoyed: So had to take them back out and do it again.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0/CIMG1766.jpg
cams..
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Im going to start at the rest of the pieces that need to be bolted on tomorrow night and try get the block mated to the gear box on saturday and in before sunday night :D
Im not sure if its because everything is so shinny or what but the pistons looked pretty close to the head when you look down into the block. But there were no bangs or creaks when i turned the crank so i know everything is clearing thank christ
more bits bolted back on
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nissan thermostat on the left, nismo on the right.
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I was looking at a few other turbos over the weekend and kind of me thinking mine isnt too small
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All was going grand until a fecking exhaust manifold stud snapped :mad:
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it broke at the huge force of 30nm Its broke inside the surface of the head and I havent got anything here to try get it out today so gonna have to go at it tomorrow.
Looks unreal so far:D.
Roll on the 1000 miles :p
looking good lad what c/r u running
@the broken stud - drill the stud and hammer in a torx bit. IMO works the best.
should be up around 9.5:1Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie180sx
cheers Arnie, just about to head out that try that ive got a few drills and taps to try if that doesnt do the trickQuote:
Originally Posted by Arnie
good work, should be crunchy
where did you send the turbo for the rebuild and how much in total
turbo dynamics in england did it, was about £230 for the refurb i think.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonosilvia
the engine is ready to go back into the car now. The plan was to get it in over the weekend but i burned my hand in work on friday and only realised saturday morning when it was raw and cover in blisters how bad it really was so that really screwed me over doing things 1.5handly.
When sticking the tubro back on the block I noticed that the water feed/return lines were blocked off on my engine. I never coped it when i was taking the turbo off for some reason but that prob had some hand in my turbo seals shiting themselves.
I got some hydraulic lines made up to use for the water lines, i can see now why they might have decided not to use them when the tubby was stuck on in japland. pain in the hole running the return line.
anyway, engine is all back together.clutch and gearbox are bolted on and crane is out and ready to pop it back in after work tomorrow.
Ive got pics but cant find the cable so il stick em up when i get it
i had the same prob wit a mani stud before ended up have to bring it to a machine shop to get the bolt milled out was perfect after tho...its still a rite ball ache wen it happens tho
it was a right pain in the hole alright. I ended up drilling most of it out in the end and using a torx bit to unscrew it and then retapped it afterwards just be get the threads back healthy again.
Im lacking pics again but the engine is in! :D finally back where it belongs
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Ive been playing the "shr while its out" game now for a while. the "where the fcuk does this go" game started tonight
once i get all the wiring bits n pieces sorted out i should be flying. Im aiming for first start tomorrow night after i grab some oil
Fair play man, sum project:cool:
Thats some project and some mental work put into it,
fair play to ya mate, keep up the good work. Hope it goes 100per cent for ya :)
Cheers lads :)
It lives!!................ kinda....
had all sorts of shit trying to get this started. I thought it was battery related but ended up being the starter. It was on it way out from months of bad e85 cold starts and the new compression seems to be too much for it.
With the plugs it in the starter was stalling. Without the plugs in its still not strong enough to turn the engine over enough to do a proper comression test. You need 300rpm to do the check. and I can only manage 100rpm and am making between 145-150psi at that.
A fixed starter in and it started on about he 15th attempt. The new setup isnt liking the current map much so is having lots of trouble starting and then keeping going. It was a gamble to see if it would even start with the old map, but it did :D:D for bout 15secs till i spotted an oil leak lol.
I need to do some more tightening up on some oil lines and on the belts and shes good to go then get a new map on her and start racking up the miles :cool:
Just read it all there, savage work man. Awesome craftsmanship!