scooby powered bay.

yeah man. no leaks now

top work matey

bit more progress, and quite a bit of head scratching.







also had it turning off the starter, to make sure everything was engadged propally.
also started stripping the loem.
next to do, fit fuel pump, buy hose etc and induction kit. reverse throttle body. and trial fit the lump to allow me to weld engine mount.

top wwork bud

This is coming on really fast top work dude this is gonna be awesome

Looking forward to seeing this Buddy.

geeeesuz how fast is this coming on!!

not fast enough if you ask me. i had one of those 1 step forward, 3 step backwards today. it messed up my scedual big time. i was hoping to fit the engine tomorrow. but thats not gunna happen till next week now, as im back to work on thur! but hey. im sorta hoping and planning ill be turning the key a week fri.

slammervan wrote:

not fast enough if you ask me. i had one of those 1 step forward, 3 step backwards today. it messed up my scedual big time. i was hoping to fit the engine tomorrow. but thats not gunna happen till next week now, as im back to work on thur! but hey. im sorta hoping and planning ill be turning the key a week fri.

If you need an extra pair of hands next week and cause i'm a nosey fooker just let me know and i will take a day off work and come and give you a hand dude.

sound. thanks for the offer dude, ill let you know. how much notice will you need??

I won't need much notice as long as I have no meetings at work I can please myself what days off I take dude if possible it would be ideal if you could let me know sooner rather than later though

bit of bodywork to allow fuel pump to locate below tank.

pump fitted

engine bay sprayed

throttle body reverser

now reversed

new pluming, all pipes now changed or blocked if not needed.

idle speed contol loem, extended to fit throttle body new position.
Also new throttle cable was fitted.

things left to do:
fit engine in place to allow me to weld engine mount in place.
fit engine
attach ecu somewhere inside the van
buy and fit induction kit
once engine is in place fit new rad hose
re-fit cv joints to gearbox
wire engine
buy and fit header tank
make exhaust and fit lambo sensor.

looking good dude

Get on there my son, coming on nicely dude...


Just a thought what are you doing for the fuel return on the tank??? I've got a bay tank with fuel returns welded in sat in the unit chap..

For crying out loud Rich. What haven't you got in that bloody unit of yours!!

A running dub..

nice one rich........very honest LOL

i was going to return it back to the fuel line before the pump. if that didnt work i was going to return it to the fuel inlet near the filler neck. ive been doing a bit of research and no factory fitted car use's that way of pluming the fuel back into the system but there is nothing saying i shouldn't. other than its going to be re-using the same fuel. whats your view dude?

slammervan wrote:

i was going to return it back to the fuel line before the pump. if that didnt work i was going to return it to the fuel inlet near the filler neck. ive been doing a bit of research and no factory fitted car use's that way of pluming the fuel back into the system but there is nothing saying i shouldn't. other than its going to be re-using the same fuel. whats your view dude?

I don't think returning it back to the fuel line will work at all but don't quote me on that.. Returning it to the fuel filler neck could work buddy but make sure the return pipe is big enough or you'll keep on flooding the engine..
We built a nova turbo many moons ago and tried to use the standard SR return pipe but the car wouldn't run for more then 15mins took ages to sort out that the problem was the return pipe was to small....

cool. all the fuel lines from pump to the car are 8mm and the inlet to the pump is 12mm! what problem would arise from dropping back before the fuel pump though? it will be unsed fuel?

the only problem would be the fuel coming from tank down that pipe?
how much smaller was your nova fuel return compared to the fuel line?

it would need a non return valuve plumed in.

Dude I admire your enthusiasm, you have just gone for it, I would have spent this long umming and ahhing about wether to do it!!!! Good work

cheers dude. ive always said i would do this conversion, but on the 2.5 twin turbo. but when i blow my engine proper style, i thought do the 2.2 to make sure everything works and i can do it (plus its the only only one i could afford the insurance on) then in a couple of years upgrade to the 2.5 and also alot of the hard work has already been done.

rich ive got a non re turn valuve with a cracking pressure of 4 psi, what do you reckon?