The Old XUD DervBus Thread!

[darrenjlobb]

Right then guys, as most know i do now have an engine (thanks to ricky on here)..d8a block, so hopefully should be ok...

Quick pic of engine as it turned up..



Now ive been debating for weeks about dropping 2.1 crank in and having custom rods...but just cant get anywere to repsond with more info..so i guess ive given up, leaving me no choice but to stick with standard internals...ive decied to go ahead with arp bottom end bolts and arp head studs, (when they come back to me...) and replace all the main bearing and big end shells.

Have decided to run with 5-40 fully synth oil, probs some sikeline stuff unless anyone else has a better recomendation....(will be getting from opie)

As im still waiting on arp bolts etc people to get back to me...theres not a huge ammount i can do to the engine, its currently on my bench striped bare...

So i decided on this lovely raining sunday, to get the new dials and stuff mounted inside the car. This is something ive been debating over for ages as ive been struggling to find a way to mount 4 gauges with it looking as OEM as possible, and as DE CHAV as possible... now i guess it does look a bit chav..but its the best way ive found, have moved the radio, and put them there, and in a top vent, left vent is still fully usable... not entirly happy with the hks gauge in the vent as i wanted to keep vent there to, but cudnt get it to sit at the right angle. But anyways, all gauges are now mounted and wired into the engine bay ready for senders to connect to, and they all light up proper when i turn the lights on.

Some pics....








I have decided to wait till im up and running before getting and fitting oil cooler as no point unless my oil temps are getting silly..altho i suspect they may be...

Before stripping the new engine (is now bare on the bench ready for shells etc..i thought id just see how far out pugs TDC mark is, as i was never certain i cud dial my cam perfectly before as i was relying on pugs TDC mark, as it turned out on this engine before rebuild, pugs mark was accurate to .5 of a degree, so that wasnt bad at all!
(yes i painted it bright red...dont flame lol)





Also for those intrested, here is where i drilled and tapped my EGT probe, pre turbo as this is where temps are at the hottest:



But yeh, project is go agen, have been having some negative weeks, almost giving up with it at points cos im having so many problems with people just not getting back to me / not co-operating.. still very nervous about the internals...but just cant see what else i can do..if it goes bang again...maybe its just time to say its over and the old XUD simply wont take what im chucking at it Really hope it dosnt come to this tho...)

Anyways, will continue to update in this thread as things happen, had decidedd to stop posting updates on my car on this site, as it seems to cause more problems than its worth..but will carry on for a bit and see how it goes.

Cheers