Project Truck Turbo MkII, gathering dust

[bashbarnard]

Just read this whole project it's awesome get on this!!!

[ozonehostile]

I might clear all the crap off the top and dust it off soon, see if I feel any sudden urges to finish it :-P

[Matt-Rallye]

Every time i come round we spend hours just generally talking and pratting about

I reckon you need to be locked inside the workshop untill you crack on with it just out of boredom.

[ozonehostile]

Haha, I'll get the rallye moved to my mates for welding and the '6 on the road, Dturbo can move forward in the que then lol

[ozonehostile]

So, pretty much everyone asks me what's happening with the old dturbo so here's what's going down...

I came so close to breaking it the recently, just got no diesel love at the moment but I thought I'd clear all the shit off the top and fire it up, see if I felt anything for it. Started first piston up as always so I am starting to make a list of what it would need to go through an mot.

The project stopped while I was saving to get a load of bits sprayed but I got distracted by the rallye and 16v petrol in general, but since it's never going to be the prettiest car anyway I think I'll just radge it together with what I've got, so black shell, Miami blue bumper, yellow bonnet, cossack grill, diablo hockey sticks and possibly a diablo wing harlequin style


To get it running properly and ready for the road I need to get a load more boost pipes, fix some seats in and sort the earthing issue out. Seems small but it's that ultra difficult last 10% stage lol


Keep an eye out

[mr_fish]

Cant remember the spec but this needs a 'rude' bosch and a dyno run!

Glad to hear your thinking along the right lines.

[ozonehostile]

Cant remember the spec but this needs a 'rude' bosch and a dyno run!

Glad to hear your thinking along the right lines.

It's got one of the rudest bosch pumps going

Made 173bhp on a T25 so the potential is strong with mOar turbo

[Jenkosowls]

173 on a clogged filter and leaking wastegate!

[ozonehostile]

Haha yes jenks! Such a win pump

[Poodle]

About f**king time!!

[Danny2009]

What he said ^^^

Glad to see you not given up

[BenDTurbo]

Glad to see your not breaking this! looks like an epic project dude cant wait to see it finished!

[Piggy]

Finish this you tart!

[ozonehostile]

Finish this you tart!

Not yet

[ozonehostile]

Things are happening tonight

[Piggy]

Ooooooooo

[ozonehostile]

Ooooooooo

Inspired by you getting your gtb running

[Piggy]

Happy to help

[mr_fish]

Pictures or video tomorrow to prove

[mikey b]

Any news on this

[Piggy]

Its sad news.

Will let ozone fill us all in.

[ozonehostile]

Yes indeed.

I rolled it out of hibernation last night and put it on the ramp to access what was actually left to do, looking around with a torch I found the front box sections were crusty under the underseal, bit more poking and they've properly gone.

The entire box are just wet grit basically and it's gone through into the floor and up the front around the subframe mounting bolts

It could be repaired but the welding will be an engine out job, not effort and money I'm willing to spend on a car I was undecided about anyway..
It's a shame as the rest of it wasn't that far off, but it would need a good day or two of welding plus removing everything just for the mot so not worth it for me.

I'll be breaking it to fund my rallye restoration so not all in vain, plus I'm keeping the truck turbo setup for another ninja project

Breaking thread will be posted shortly

[bashbarnard]

that reminds me i need to weld the box section on mine before winter

[ozonehostile]

that reminds me i need to weld the box section on mine before winter

yeah lol, get on that shit before it ruins your car!

[bashbarnard]

Might do next weekend. Its a shame about this motor though im sure that will make good money breaking though

[ozonehostile]

It's definitely a shame yeah, it's probably being in storage for so long that's killed it tbh, although the more eagle eyed reader of the breaking thread may have noticed some crucial parts aren't for sale

[bashbarnard]

I did have a peak in there but piggy's thread has got me wanting to build a 2,1 for next year. like a true car enthusiast there is always something in the pipeline

[Dum-Dum]

Such a shame mate but good your keeping the lump.

[Dturboleeds]

Long shot but what size was cooler and where from