My Corsa Project - Track and fun
Discussion
DAL33S said:
emicen said:
TBH, I'm not sure, looks like 600 x 400 or 450. The ducting kind of obscures where the top really is.
Funny you should say that as mine is only 550mm x 300mm with 70mm core..... Makes your last few posts interesting! Edited by DAL33S on Tuesday 7th August 23:40
Thought I would put small update... Nothing great, I dont get alot of free time anymore 
but got some done tonight, will finish taking engine out this week sometime to get work done on block ready for the rebuild...
Opened the bonnet.... yep its still there
Bought some new wheels Wanted these for years....
Brake clearance is better then the MO's
Where I finished today, Need to bring engine craine home to get anymore done...
Kinda forgot I enjoyed working on him, was good. time to get motivated for 2013 now
but got some done tonight, will finish taking engine out this week sometime to get work done on block ready for the rebuild...Opened the bonnet.... yep its still there
Bought some new wheels
Wanted these for years.... Brake clearance is better then the MO's
Where I finished today, Need to bring engine craine home to get anymore done...
Kinda forgot I enjoyed working on him, was good. time to get motivated for 2013 now
ALfooy said:
Love this man, such a great project. What does 2013 hold for Monty?
Cheers... The main plans are:New engine with new spec, over bore etc and alot head work
Custom engine mounts
Rear discs conversion
Track days etc...
Enjoy him..
oh and 2.0bar of boost.....
OdramaSwimLaden said:
WOW......excellent work!
Cheers dean350z said:
What a cracking car.
Cheers Got more done on Monty, First off get the bottom end out..
Stripped down...
Early crank which I forgot I fitted...
Shame to say good bye but onwards and upwards
To comfirm the changes to the bottom end are:
Over bore to 87mm
Omega Pistons
Arrow Rods
Decked block
Balanced Front pulley, crank, flywheel and clutch cover
Work carried out on head is:
Piper Cams blanks (can't remember what ones )
Solid lifters with shims deep locating
Double springs steel retainers
Stem seal to suit double springach
Spring platform
Calisbro valve guides
Nimonic 80 exhaust valves
Stainless waisted stem inlet
Port bore inlet and exhaust ports
Fettle cylinder head blend ports open out throat area
Skim head
"Should" be safer at current power...
Stripped down...
Early crank which I forgot I fitted...
Shame to say good bye but onwards and upwards
To comfirm the changes to the bottom end are:
Over bore to 87mm
Omega Pistons
Arrow Rods
Decked block
Balanced Front pulley, crank, flywheel and clutch cover
Work carried out on head is:
Piper Cams blanks (can't remember what ones
)Solid lifters with shims deep locating
Double springs steel retainers
Stem seal to suit double springach
Spring platform
Calisbro valve guides
Nimonic 80 exhaust valves
Stainless waisted stem inlet
Port bore inlet and exhaust ports
Fettle cylinder head blend ports open out throat area
Skim head
"Should" be safer at current power...
During the head removal I noticed the cometic had been blowing slightly between cylinders It never had any running issues, on the first build the block was decked and head skimmed... I wont be using another cometic tho.... I'm not the first to suffer from this but i guess it was due to lack off the block being decked but apprently not!
On Sunday I dropped block off to have its bore enlargered to 87mm, decked, Head worked like above etc...
Who said you can't put engines in corsa's...
It never had any running issues, on the first build the block was decked and head skimmed... I wont be using another cometic tho.... I'm not the first to suffer from this but i guess it was due to lack off the block being decked but apprently not!On Sunday I dropped block off to have its bore enlargered to 87mm, decked, Head worked like above etc...
Who said you can't put engines in corsa's...
2013 rebuild has started
Been to pick up my engine bits from SteveBoySlim today...
Work thats been done:
Block decked
Over bored to 87mm
Front pulley, crank, flywheel and clutch cover balanced
New omega pistons
Arrow rods
bearings etc...
Head is to follow shortly spec will be listed then...
Few shots of the block
TTV front pulley
New bearing and seals
Omega pistons
Some lubes for building
Had Nortech make me some inserts as i'm on type 1 engines mounts and there isn't any solid mounts on the market
Empty bay..
More to follow soon
Been to pick up my engine bits from SteveBoySlim today...
Work thats been done:
Block decked
Over bored to 87mm
Front pulley, crank, flywheel and clutch cover balanced
New omega pistons
Arrow rods
bearings etc...
Head is to follow shortly spec will be listed then...
Few shots of the block
TTV front pulley
New bearing and seals
Omega pistons
Some lubes for building
Had Nortech make me some inserts as i'm on type 1 engines mounts and there isn't any solid mounts on the market
Empty bay..
More to follow soon
theshrew said:
Great read mate, far better than the s
t they put on tv on a sat night lol
Must give you a big grin when you stamp the loud peddle
Cheer, glad you enjoyed the read.. There is some bad TV on at present!t they put on tv on a sat night lol Must give you a big grin when you stamp the loud peddle
Its been awhile so I can't even rememeber... From what I rememeber I turn into a giggling school kid
Little update
First job was to check the piston ring end gaps
Built up the arrow rods and omega pistons
then fitted
All built up and fitted in place
I have changed to multi ribbed belt setup this year, bought this cheap...
Change of tyres to Toyo R888, may only use these up and go for AD08's
All built up as far as I can go until head here, shafts in etc
The engine mounts seem alot better
Got alot done recently..
First of was to rivnut the mounts for oil pressure sensor and fuel pressure sensors
Got my head back from Steveboyslim
Spec is:
Piper Cams (blanks)
Solid lifters with shims deep locating
Double springs steel retainers
Stem seal to suit double springs
Spring platform
Calisbro valve guides
Nimonic 80 +1 exhaust valves
Stainless waisted stem +1 inlets valves
Neil Roper Port bore inlet and exhaust ports, fettle cylinder head blend ports open out throat area
Skim head
Exhaust Ports
Inlet Ports
Getting ready for bolt down, HKS head gasket fitted...
Doing timing
Carried on rebuilding
Fitted R888's properly wont last long
Got him running, yer for easy drive covered 40 miles dropped the oil, checked for leaks etc all ok
Took few snaps
Thats all for now
First of was to rivnut the mounts for oil pressure sensor and fuel pressure sensors
Got my head back from Steveboyslim
Spec is:
Piper Cams (blanks)
Solid lifters with shims deep locating
Double springs steel retainers
Stem seal to suit double springs
Spring platform
Calisbro valve guides
Nimonic 80 +1 exhaust valves
Stainless waisted stem +1 inlets valves
Neil Roper Port bore inlet and exhaust ports, fettle cylinder head blend ports open out throat area
Skim head
Exhaust Ports
Inlet Ports
Getting ready for bolt down, HKS head gasket fitted...
Doing timing
Carried on rebuilding
Fitted R888's properly wont last long
Got him running, yer for easy drive covered 40 miles dropped the oil, checked for leaks etc all ok
Took few snaps
Thats all for now
Well a few people know Ive been having problems with the HKS headgasket Monty has, Ben also has had issues with his!! Cars been running fine but i noticed the coolant level dropping everytime i drove him, pressure tested no external leaks. Checked catch tank full of coolant.... Thats never good! Dropped the oil out as I was still on mineral oil covered about 400 miles, coolant came out but not a massive amount. Also noticed oil leaking from headgasket under the cam sensor, no oil coming from any higher which was annoying.. Head off time
With head off it was confirmed he wasn't burning oil, not cracks. The head was skimmed and block decked before building.. Only place it could leak from was here and water passing to the block breathing.
Both mine and Bens have now got 2 holes in the water ways, Bens was drilled by supplying company and mine was drilled by SBS in slightly different place but both have failed never the less, mine less than Bens though
Bens gasket
New gasket ontop old gasket
Bens Old gasket which never failed compared to new gasket holes marked on
Both mine and Bens new gaskets were part of a new batch of head gaskets. We are waiting to hear back from supplying company as they advised the 2 holes.... With Bens 1 hole he never had any issues
Time to rebuild using a cometic as there is clearly an issue with the HKS gasket there wasn't before. Not happy about it but needs must as its being mapped on Friday. Drained all coolant from block
Had abit of nightmare snapped bolt in manifold marked the manifold GRR which isn't as white anymore.. But fair play to SBS I met him Monday morning at 8am to collect headgasket and inlet manifold gasket, drill my manifold so i could crack on building him back up. We Measure head all ok...
Have done 25 miles of cheap semi synth oil as I'm not putting millers in until im happy, dropped the oil no coolant so thats a plus, also gives it a flush
All back together
Crap weather at present so spent time cleaning catch tank out, fingers crossed will do some miles tomorrow as mapping is on Friday
With head off it was confirmed he wasn't burning oil, not cracks. The head was skimmed and block decked before building.. Only place it could leak from was here and water passing to the block breathing.
Both mine and Bens have now got 2 holes in the water ways, Bens was drilled by supplying company and mine was drilled by SBS in slightly different place but both have failed never the less, mine less than Bens though
Bens gasket
New gasket ontop old gasket
Bens Old gasket which never failed compared to new gasket holes marked on
Both mine and Bens new gaskets were part of a new batch of head gaskets. We are waiting to hear back from supplying company as they advised the 2 holes.... With Bens 1 hole he never had any issues
Time to rebuild using a cometic as there is clearly an issue with the HKS gasket there wasn't before. Not happy about it but needs must as its being mapped on Friday. Drained all coolant from block
Had abit of nightmare snapped bolt in manifold
marked the manifold GRR which isn't as white anymore.. But fair play to SBS I met him Monday morning at 8am to collect headgasket and inlet manifold gasket, drill my manifold so i could crack on building him back up. We Measure head all ok... Have done 25 miles of cheap semi synth oil as I'm not putting millers in until im happy, dropped the oil no coolant so thats a plus, also gives it a flush
All back together
Crap weather at present so spent time cleaning catch tank out, fingers crossed will do some miles tomorrow as mapping is on Friday
Just doing a mini update on this one for Dale, who I'm sure will be along to provide more detail.
Car was mapped on the 31st and is now chucking out 552bhp at the fly (about 500 at the wheels. It then promptly lunched the gearbox on the 1st
So new gearbox has gone in and all is working well.
We were at PVS at Santa Pod yesterday. The video below shows how he got on. Just bear in mind the times are done on treaded tyres and the car actually weighs more than standard due the upgrades and not being stripped out. It's also running over twice the power compared to the last time Dale had it on a 1/4 so took a bit of getting used to. Just need to lower the 60ft time.
Onwards and upwards from here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgixlNqmYsQ
Car was mapped on the 31st and is now chucking out 552bhp at the fly (about 500 at the wheels. It then promptly lunched the gearbox on the 1st
So new gearbox has gone in and all is working well.
We were at PVS at Santa Pod yesterday. The video below shows how he got on. Just bear in mind the times are done on treaded tyres and the car actually weighs more than standard due the upgrades and not being stripped out. It's also running over twice the power compared to the last time Dale had it on a 1/4 so took a bit of getting used to. Just need to lower the 60ft time.
Onwards and upwards from here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgixlNqmYsQ
Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff