Belmont Turbo 3rd time lucky(pic heavy)

[Belmont turbo]

Well been coming on here for a while now and fort it was about time i started one of these.(sorry for any bad spelling:duh: )

right my first belmont was a 1.3 club which soon became a 2.0 16v which i drove for about a year and was getting abit worst for wear so decided to reshell it.
(ill see if i can find some pics of the first one.)

my second belmont was a 1.4 lx in mint condition(46K) i found to replace the first one so i put the xe in plus all the GTE bits bumpers,seats,breaks ect.

finished this one bar a few little bits and 3 days later this happend.
(6 points and revoked licence)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00265.jpg
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So third time lucky i started again.This one one was a 1.6 gl auto which i drove for about 2 months then i bought a cally turbo for the engine.
took the engine out and swaped the rolling shell for a set of connoly leather(champ seats and cards)

decided to rebuild the the c20let so its strong so i put an xe in it for now and converted it to a manul(couldn't stand the auto any longer)

this was it last summer
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00418.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/car.jpg
the nova is not mine lol

well this winter has taken its toll and is now in need of some body work.
this is how it is at the moment
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC01163.jpg
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the let rebuild is going very slow but hopfully going to be done before the end of the summer

so far:
ordered a set of steel rods and arp bolts.
got as set of 13 cally turbo silacone hoses in white.(pic)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image023.jpg
coscast head head has stripped/cleaned/pressure tested and skimmed more work to come.
F28 in bits waiting for a lsd


will update as things happen

enjoy

[GazJevs84]

sorry to hear about your first two bud and i hope no one was injured in the accident

3rd one looking and sounding good tho dude good luck

[Addz]

Aye bad luck on the first 2.

Keep the pics coming on this one mate. Modded belmonts look cool, especially with LETs in them ;)

[alistair j]

i the first one looked sore very sore but the last one looks good. keep it up i like the belmonts nice and different too.

[a4r8n]

Nice mate

[Orange Peel]

Nice car mate. I really like Belmonts.

Did you have any problems getting the LET into the Belmont shell? I'm assuming its the same as the 8v Astra which I'll be attempting to shoehorn on into sometime soon (hopefully)

[DarrenH]

nicely does it. how did you get champ cards to fit a 5 door ?

[mking]

the crash looked nasty mate. 6 points and a revoked licence? were you still in that 2 year period? what did you get done for in the end?

the last pics look ace, love long saloon cars, and with a let going in it :bananajump: can't wait to see more pics and progress, good luck!

[Belmont turbo]

thanks for the comments peeps :veryhappy: a few new pics added


Did you have any problems getting the LET into the Belmont shell? I'm assuming its the same as the 8v Astra which I'll be attempting to shoehorn on into sometime soon (hopefully)

yes it is the same as the 8v shell but the LET hasn't been in yet but the XE went in without any probs and looks the same.


nicely does it. how did you get champ cards to fit a 5 door ?

havn't tried the door card yet as they have been modded to fit a mk1 astra so my mate will be having them when he finds a mk2 set to swap for lol then i will just keep them because i really really want a white GTE 16v:confused:

im going to take them somewhere to get my 4 door cards copied


the crash looked nasty mate. 6 points and a revoked licence? were you still in that 2 year period? what did you get done for in the end?


i had been driving about a year and a half.:duh: so i had to retake my test:mad:

i got done for careless and inconsideret driving.
i locked up on a bend slid head on in to an escort rs 2000:duh: but i dont remember beaking i think the gear box may of seized or somthing but there weren't much left of it after to prove anythink.

well i learnt my lesson anyway

[red top lee]

that reminds me so much of my belmont sri i used to have 6-7 years ago.
i loved that car.:love: proper nice mate.:Banane56:

[Belmont turbo]

anyone know if this can be replaced because is gonna break off soon :hissyfit:
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[Belmont turbo]

got my inlet manafold out of the shed today to clean it up abit
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[DarrenH]

that coolant stub on the head is just an interference fit (i.e fecking tight), and does come out. part number 90410704

[Orange Peel]

yes it is the same as the 8v shell but the LET hasn't been in yet but the XE went in without any probs and looks the same.


I've got an XE in my other CDi so hopefully as you say it should be the same kind of fit.

THe progress you've made looks good mate :)

[Belmont turbo]

that coolant stub on the head is just an interference fit (i.e fecking tight), and does come out. part number 90410704

thanks alot mate ill have ago at getting it out how do you put the new one in just hit it with a big hamma or will i have to get is pressed in

thanks

[Belmont turbo]

I've got an XE in my other CDi so hopefully as you say it should be the same kind of fit.

THe progress you've made looks good mate :)


thanks mate

i have fitted a let to a mk1 astra and it just bolts strat in bar the gear box mount(F28) where i had to drill 2 holes though the chassie leg and put long bolts though it but i dont think you have to do that on the mk2's

[Belmont turbo]

gess where these bits have been all day lol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC01247.jpg
yup the dish washer don't tell my mom lol

[Ross_Mk2]

gess where these bits have been all day lol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC01247.jpg
yup the dish washer don't tell my mom lol

Hehe good goin mate, to be honest i never thought of that brb.................................hehe :Banane42:

[GazJevs84]

good idea that never thought of that but mainly as we have not got a dishwasher :(

[Belmont turbo]

added a little splitter i got from the scrappy just to bring the front down a little. had to make a towing eye cover from a spear bit of trim i had.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC01249.jpg
got a steering wheel that ive been after for a while now bit worn but i can't complain for free will try and get my old one off tomorrow. (should be fun) swaped the 4X4 badge for a GTE 16v one
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC01250.jpg
inlet manifold all dry/clean and back in together
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[Harvey]

Which dish washer tablets did you use to give your parts that sparkle? I used ours to clean my washer bottle and it came up really well.

Good work, can't wait to see it complete.

[Belmont turbo]

Which dish washer tablets did you use to give your parts that sparkle? I used ours to clean my washer bottle and it came up really well.

Good work, can't wait to see it complete.


i sprayed them with wynn's engine degreaser then put them in with finish power ball 3in1 tablets lol :veryhappy:

[bigdrifter]

Was the Belmont at PV last year? Sure it followed us out at the end of the show- we were in a grey Renault 21 Turbo

[Belmont turbo]

Was the Belmont at PV last year? Sure it followed us out at the end of the show- we were in a grey Renault 21 Turbo


yes it was mate 3rd and 4th pic down on the 1st page was taken that day when i got home just hope the wather will be as good this year :veryhappy:

[bigdrifter]

Will be there again myself- this time in a Vaux. The F20 did a good impression of a bomb going off on the way down last year so we had to go in the French Coffin!

[Sipo]

very nice matey! I always like to see the progress of someone who actually grafts, as im too damn lazy a lot of the time! Really looking forward to keeping an eye on your progress :)

[GazJevs84]

keep up the good work bud looking good

[Belmont turbo]

just bought new wish bones,ball joints,trackrod ends,antiroll bar links. just need top monts and a set of deflux bushes bar the front wishbone bushes because i hear there no good and it should feel like a new car lol:bananajump:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC01263.jpg
and this lot cost less than £60 posted:veryhappy:

[Belmont turbo]

got the new cooling stub and fitted it and oddball was right it was very tight but my trusty hammer soon got it in
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should of used a wooden hammer really but couldn't be arssed to go out side and get it:o

[Harvey]

Good progress there, keep it up. Hoping to spend a few days on my GTE this coming weekend, also off to the scrappers for a nosey around.

[Belmont turbo]

got my steel rods today off a group buy on migweb for £273 posted just need some forge pistons now
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[Belmont turbo]

got my new front bumper from mel(untouchable) and its f**king mint:Banane42:
heres a few before and after pics
before
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Imagecar.jpg
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after
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not sure what to do about the number plate yet cus im not a big fan of square plate but ill see how small i can get away with

i think im gonna put the fogs back in because i have just changed the head light loom for a GTE one with the fog light plugs and double horn:duh: and i might put the washer jets back on cus for some reason i like them lol

well wat you think :wave:

[untouchable]

That bumper looks awesome, even if I do say so myself :D

[Addz]

Looking good mate! :D

[rhydgte]

Looks good matey, nice to see something different being built!

An old mate of mine had a white SRi Belmont few years ago - scrapped it though :(

[Mart]

Thats a nice Belmont there mate:cool:.

I like the Belmonts myself and used to have one, thought it was a great car.

Currently restoring a Opel Monza GSi, which has turned into more of a ordeal than I first thought but at least its getting there now.

Mart

[GazJevs84]

looking good mate

[Belmont turbo]

well found out my mate was selling his LET which got me thinking that i want it lol well just the turbo and intercooler but i knew he wouldn't split it.
so poped up the bank and they gave me the money

but i think its worth it.
cally turbo engine and 6 speed box.
K26 hybrid turbo (he paid for this how much i bought the lot off him for)
astra front mounted intercooler from regal
phase 2 chips and swith from regal
fpr from regal
the turbo,chips,intercooler and fpr are all about a year old
£1500

now ive got two LETs
but this one is going in the belmont very soon

[Belmont turbo]

got the engine out the cally to day and am gonna take the XE out my car tomorrow
need to convert it to two wheel drive and swap the alternater and pully aswell
well heres some pics of the cally
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and its out
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hoping to get it in my car for pvs. i wasn't plannig on going but if i can get it by sunday then i will go.

need to get the XE out, let in, exhaust modded and mot for sunday

[Belmont turbo]

XE out
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LET ready to go in
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LET in
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[braders]

lookin good there mate

[Belmont turbo]

wel the let is in and running just got to go and get my 2wheel drive conversion plate from my local machean shop and the i can put it back on wheels

bit ****ed off its not gonna be done for sunday well it is but i can't get the exhaust done till wednesday and the mot run out yesterday

i will get some pics later when it back on the floor

[rodg98133]

How long does it take you to swap to a let??? How much for your XE?

[Belmont turbo]

How long does it take you to swap to a let??? How much for your XE?

started taking the xe out thursday and it was in and running yesterday just little bits to do now and im waiting for some where to mod the exhaust

want about £200 for the XE

[GazJevs84]

excellent work mate shame about it not being ready for pvs but there is always next year mate lol.

[Belmont turbo]

stayed up till 5am last night none stop and got it finished in time for pv didn't get to run it up the strip tho cus it wouldn't hold boost but got there and back with no probs

[Belmont turbo]

well its all been running sweet since sunday its holding boost but i need to turn it up a bit cus its only holding 10psi.

got my exhaust fixed they removed the center box so it now strait though to the back box:D its gives i nice quiet burble on tick over and when the boost comes in it roars :smilieseesaw: and thats just how i wanted it :applause:

the only problem im having is i cant get 6th gear :hissyfit:i no it works cus it was fine in the cailbra im just getting tired of seting up my gears now. ill give it another go tomorrow and if i still cant get it ill put all the 16v gear selecter and linkage in which is the plan anyway just not yet:duh:

[Sipo]

Very nice matey! Some propper progress made. My Champ has never ran at more than 10psi and it was still plenty quick! You must be loving it :)

[Belmont turbo]

since i put the LET in ive been looking for some bigger brakes as the 16v drilled and grooved were just not up to the job :duh:

after serching ebay,here,mig and other vauxhall sites these badboy came up on mig 300mm disks with calipers and brackets :bananajump:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/d9e3e5d1.jpg
next to 256mm 16v disks
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and will just fit under my 16s i hope!!!:rolleyes:
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[Orange Peel]

Looking good mate. Love the brakes, I'm after some of those for when I LET mine.

You still using the 8v gear linkage then on the F28? Something I'll be doing as I've not got a 16V shell either.

Hope it all comes together soon mate :)

[Valver]

the only problem im having is i cant get 6th gear :hissyfit:i no it works cus it was fine in the cailbra im just getting tired of seting up my gears now. ill give it another go tomorrow and if i still cant get it ill put all the 16v gear selecter and linkage in which is the plan anyway just not yet:duh:

I'm using the gear selector from the cav turbo i gutted which is slightly different to the 16v I took out of my GTE and now and again i have problems selecting first and reverse, the rest of the gears are spot on, will need to realign again me thinks

[Belmont turbo]

I'm using the gear selector from the cav turbo i gutted which is slightly different to the 16v I took out of my GTE and now and again i have problems selecting first and reverse, the rest of the gears are spot on, will need to realign again me thinks

ive been thinking about putting all the gear selecter stuff out of the 16v to see if thats any better than the 8v cus i had stiff gears when i had the XE in but ive got all the gears now. just reverse you have to no how to put it in if you no what i mean:confused:

and i just sold the linkage off my cally turbo :duh: :duh:

[Valver]

just reverse you have to no how to put it in if you no what i mean:confused:

Aren't all Vauxhall's like that anyhow?? :confused:

[Belmont turbo]

never really liked cone filters so i had a go at fitting my pipecross viper off my XE and the cold air feed its a tight fit
but it fits and its was well worth doin its alot smoother now no more hot air :)
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also got my cam cover and cambelt cover sprayed white will fit these later or tomorrow ill be glad to see the back of the red one:yuck:
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[James C]

:applause: Thats gonna be one quick belmont - a good project me thinks!

[Belmont turbo]

today i test fitted my new brakes and am not happy with the calipers that came with them they are just stanard 16v calipers and miss most of the disks so it just seems pointless in fitting them this way so im on the look out for some veccy gsi calipers. i put cally turbo calipers up against them there a few mm to small the pics below explane better
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[Belmont turbo]

on my way home last night gave it a bit of shit down the bypass and it was fine then got off the bypass and it started missfireing and lots of smoke coming out the exhauast got up early checked and changed the plugs checked the dizzy and rotor all fine. still missin and smokeing
not happy at all the day before retro aswell!!!!

im thinking it must be the head gasket just dont know what to do whip the head off and check and come to retro in my mates car or try and fix it bear in mind ive never done a head gasket before

[Belmont turbo]

started striping it now to change the head gasket just hope its that
heres a vid i took this morning it was running on 3 and lots of white smoke but you cant see it in the vid

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=886530147&n=2

[Belmont turbo]

so far the head is just about ready to come off fingers crossed its the head gasket now ive got this far

its way too hot to be doing this
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image330.jpg
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[Belmont turbo]

well looks like my car wont be at retro again this year the head gaskets not got but one of the pistons has melted :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: and looks like the cars gonna be off the road for a while :( :(
heres some pics
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image334.jpg
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gutted :(

[Belmont turbo]

took the piston out and the bore dont look to swift so gonna have to get that sorted
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image337.jpg
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[Belmont turbo]

got hold of the 308 calipers that ive been after
freshly painted to match the rears
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image019-1.jpg
now fitted
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image024.jpg
and nicely behind the 16s
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image025.jpg
just need bleeding and car/engine putting back together so i can test them

[Belmont turbo]

finished the engine rebuild last sunday and its all runing fine nearly finished running it now. it got me to london and back on saterday so thats a good sing because i was paranoide(sp) it was gonna blow up again.

anyway some pics i took of the rebuild
new set of rodbolts went for GM as they were cheap and i figured that they have been in there for about 12 years,running phase 2 for the last 2 years so can't be that bad
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image008-1.jpg
new bigend bearing fitted
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pistons all cleaned up with new rings fitted
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ready to start putting it back together
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image000-2.jpg
and the rebuild lube lol good old tescos
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image001-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image002-1.jpg
did take more pics but can't find them.

[GazJevs84]

sound one mate glad it is back up an running

[Belmont turbo]

its been awhile since ive updated this so heres a quick update of whats been happening

after the rebuild all was good for a while then i got a water leak on my rad at the time i didn't have any money to get a new rad so i just kept filling it up with water for a few weeks.

then i got a new rad and replaced it the afew days later one of the core plug in the block blow a little hole and water was spaying on to the turbo.

so i took the turbo ect off and replaced thats then took it for a drive and it happened again ant the back of the block so i striped it all down areplaced them all

afew pics
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image039.jpg
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and i must say what a bitch of a job doing it with the engine in the car

then all was good for a few more days untill my fan decided to stop working when i was in traffic and the temp started going up so i was reving it trying to cool it down but it wouldn't have it and it hit the red :grumpy: so i turned it off. started it back up and the temp had droped to one bar above the half way point so when home as quick as could.

after that it was ok :thumbsup:

untill the EM light started coming on and running like a bag of shit :grumpy:

so i flashed the codes and it told me the oxygen sensor so i changed that and it was running sweet again :thumbsup:

untill i got on the bypass where i was just cruseing in a line of traffic in 6th gear when i put my foot down just abit to catch up with the traffic it poped and started running on two :grumpy: pulled over checked every thing couldnt see anythink wrong :hissyfit: so i limped home checked erevy thing again and still no sign of anything wrong.
left it on the drive afew days went out and started it up stilll the same checked everthing again to find traces of oil in the header tank :hissyfit:

so in the next few days it will be getting striped down again :grumpy:

[Belmont turbo]

and some pics of what ive been buying
head light protecters
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image059.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image060.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image061.jpg
poly bushes for my new wish bones that ive been waiting to fit for when i got my new suspesion
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image063.jpg
and my new suspenion
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image064.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image065.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image066.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image067.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image068.jpg
and one of my car feeling sorry for itself with a porly head gasket
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image062.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

today ive been stripping all the suspension/wish bones ect off the car
hopefully it wont be to much lower with the new suspesion
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image0339.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image0349.jpg

old P.I spings and gmax shoxs next to my new ledas
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image889.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image888.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image069.jpg

all old and new parts
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image070.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image071.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image072.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image073.jpg

stripped wheel arch
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image074.jpg

the only bit of rust i could find
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image075.jpg

gonna get the old wire brush and strip it al out and give it a nice thick coat of under seal

well time to get back to work

[Dale]

Keep it up, looking good. the car needs a good clean from the looks of it! love it tho.

[Tom]

Those front struts look alot lower to me !

Did you get the new arm from autovaux ?

[GazJevs84]

looking good mate and hope you have better luck with the new rebuild

[Belmont turbo]

Those front struts look alot lower to me !

Did you get the new arm from autovaux ?


no i got them from ebay afew months back just been waiting to fit them

[Belmont turbo]

test fitted the strut and the wheel and im glad i didn't 17s now its quite close
(bad pic it was getting dark so i used a combo of my phone and my lighter)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image076.jpg

[red top lee]

what size are them wheels?

[Belmont turbo]

16s mate

[Belmont turbo]

both the wheel arches are now ready for a few coats of underseal but i can't find it any where so ill have to wait till tomorrow now and fix the puncher on my push bike:yuck: and go and buy some more :(

what i would of done for a drill attachment wire brush it would of my day alot easer:(

but no sign of rust in both arches so thats good :)

[Belmont turbo]

today i put two thick layers of under seal in both the arches
crap pics but i havn't got a digi cam anymore have to use my phone

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image080.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image081.jpg

also fitted both the new wish bones with the power flex rear mount and standerd front mount passenger side was a nightmare i cross threaded one of the bolts on the rear mount but got it done in the end didn't get any pics cus it was dark when i finished but will take some tomorrow

[BrightSpark]

pure dedication there mate . well done !

I would be sick of pulling the engine apart by the second time ...

how's your back after all the bending ?

[Belmont turbo]

lol im very sick of pulling it apart mate and my back is killing me hert it at work last week and working on the car is not helping at all but it needs to be done

im gonna start fixing the engine again in the next few days when ive finished all the suspension

[BrightSpark]

I hope you get what u deserve at the end of the day as you deserve to own

a very cool and fast car for all the blood sweat and tears you have given it .

PS take it easy

[Dale]

works going good mate keep it up

[Belmont turbo]

today i planed on finishing off the supesion when i was tightining the passenger side wish bone mount and i over tightened it and ripped the thread out the nut :duh: :duh: so i got a mate to take me to vaux and ordered a new nut and bolt should be here in the next few days hopfully :( so went home and finished the driver side off.

some piccy's:thumbsup:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image082.jpg
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finished that early in the after noon so thought i may as well start taking the head off again :hissyfit: so i cracked on.

when i took the cam cover off i find this hideing the the breather :yuck:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image086.jpg

so off came the head to find this :yuck: :yuck: :yuck:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image087.jpg
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last time i didn't use a GM gasket could this be the cause of why it went pop cus im a little concerned that it went on the same cyclender as when it melted :dizzy: now i would really like it if it didn't go again so if anyone has any ideas what could of caused it to go dont be shy :thumbsup:

[Squig]

thats just unlucky fella...Ferriday Engineering (http://www.ferriday.co.uk/copper/copper.shtml) do a range of copper head gaskets, one of them may hold up better but other than possibly a warped head I don't know mate..

place a straight edge across the head while it's off and check for warpage cost me £25 to have 0.0007 of an inch of mine, worth checking while it's off.

[CraigGreen]

Need to check the block face checked too.

Another problem could be your fuel injectors arent spraying a neat enough pattern. Have them cleaned by a decent place that can analyse the flow rates & spray pattern.
If theyre to blame, the fuel isnt burning properly & you will get hot spots where the fuel isnt reaching & potentially bore washing in the places it floods.

Just a suggestion.

[Belmont turbo]

Need to check the block face checked too.

Another problem could be your fuel injectors arent spraying a neat enough pattern. Have them cleaned by a decent place that can analyse the flow rates & spray pattern.
If theyre to blame, the fuel isnt burning properly & you will get hot spots where the fuel isnt reaching & potentially bore washing in the places it floods.

Just a suggestion.


cheers for that mate im gonna get the injectors done when i get paid :thumbsup:

how can i check the block face it looks to be fine but i can't really tell by eye will i need a flat edge and some feeler gaiges??

[Belmont turbo]

haven't toched the car since i took the head off due to lack of funds so on friday i took the head to get it skimmed. went and picked it up today and they skimmed 17 thou off and told me to get the thickest gasket i could get:confused: so not really sure if they know what there talking about or not so any advice would be cool :thumbsup:

[Harry Belamonte]

You may need to talk to Cometic or similar for your head gasket.
It might be worth giving Courtenay's a bell too.

Taking 17thou off of it is a lot of meat, and will raise your compression ratio - something you don't want with a turbo that appears to like lunching itself.

Perhaps you have too much compression for the amount of boost you're running.

Rob.

[Belmont turbo]

had a day off today so needed to do something that didn't cost any money cus i havn't got any so i thought i would strip down the rear end and give it the same sort of rebuild as the front so started stripping it down

things i did
removed:
wheels
exhaust
rear beam
shox and springs
and got at it with the wire brush

things todo
prep and paint beam
buy a rear pollybush kit
fit pollybushes
finish preping rear arches and put a few thick coats of under seal
remove fule pump and tank
prep and under seal the floor
fit new leda shox and possbly new spings
bleed the breaks

any way heres some pics
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image013-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image014.jpg
old GMAX shox next to new LEDAs
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image015.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image016-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image017.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image018.jpg
this sides not so bad but will get it done anyway soon
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image019-2.jpg
my rusty arch will get this sorted soon hopfully
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image021.jpg

[Sipo]

Sweet mother of God. How the hell you fins the motivation to do all this work AND on your driveway, I have no idea. Seriously, I really have to take my hat off to you, some great work you are doing. I sincerely hope you dont get any problems once this is sorted :thumbsup:

[Dale]

cool i would love to have a belmont turbo nice example, well work on one, keep it up mate

[Belmont turbo]

today i removed the back beam bushes and what a head ake :banghead: that was but with the help of a little blow tourch:smilieseesaw: and a hammer ect got them out.

then i started striping the beam. once it was all striped i went at it with the wire bruch for a few hours :thumbsdown: but managed to get it ready for paint and put the first coat on before it got dark. :)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image022.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image023-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image020-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image025-1.jpg

[PaulGTEturbo]

really lookin like its all goin on!!

really admiring the time and effort on this one, its gonna be a minter,

with advice to the head gasket, if they are taking a good chunk off that head, my advice is to get a 1.9mm cometic head gasket (PM steveboyslim, he has loads!!)

need to keep that compression as low as possible

[vauxmad]

that beams looking good mate!!

[Danny]

Good on ya mate for getting stuck in.
Always admire people who do as much they can themselves. :thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

finished painting the beam
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image010-3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image011-3.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

the past few days ive been on my back under the car with the wire brush again (sigh) but managed to get the rear half of the floor under sealed :)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image028-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image027-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image026-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image025-3.jpg

ive also bought a few more things :)
braded brake lines
and a new full lock set (screwdriver got wedged in my drivers door lock about 6 months ago)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image013-4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image022-2.jpg

fitted the front brake lines
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image020-3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image023-3.jpg

and im in the middle of preping and painting my petrol tank(pics to follow)
and still waiting for my deflex bushes :grumpy:

[Belmont turbo]

fule tank preped and ready for paint
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image029-2.jpg
fuel tank painted.its fitted now tho
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image042-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image043-1.jpg

had some K1 racing leads for about a year and a half now and most had to be replaced after about 6 months because when you to remove then they just brake so as they have a lift time garentee i took them back and said i wanted a new set!! they weren't happy about that so i demanded my money back and they were even less happy about that so i ended up getting a set of these magnecore KV85 as an exchange result me thinks :D :cool: considering the magnecores cost about 40 quid more :Banane44:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image045-1.jpg



P.S don't buy K1 raceing leads they are rubbish :thumbsup:

[Harvey]

Your still beavering away then, nice little update. Keep them coming.

[Dale]

good update. good see you still working away on it! when you getting the archs sorted then?

[Belmont turbo]

good update. good see you still working away on it! when you getting the archs sorted then?

when i can afford it, hopefully soon.. before they start falling off :rotfl:

actually.. not that funny..

:fsfsfsfsf150:

[Belmont turbo]

finerley got round to sorting my head so i bought a digital caliper and mesured it to find out they had skimmed too much off!!! so i paid 30 quid for them to scrap my head!! tossers.no wonder they wouldn't mesure it for me!!
so i got my coscast head back out and measured that and all is good with the coscast so ive been putting all the valves back in because im going to use that head now.

ive also bought a 1.9 mm cometic head gasket and a set of head studs from steveslimboy off here cheers steve

when to vaux yesterday and ordered afew bits

inlet gasket
exhaust gasket
fuel pump mounts
fuel pump bracket nuts (the one that goes in the chassie)
fuel filter

i also gave my fuel pump bracket a bit of TLC

PICCYS :)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image046-2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00015.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00018.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00014.jpg

bagain £12.50 from wolworths
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00019.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/Image047-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00020.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

just picked up my my bits from vaux should be able to crack on now. still waiting for my deflex bushes been on the phone to them about 7 times now!!!!!!!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0014.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

been getting the head ready to go back on so heres some pics

head finished
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00072.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00071.jpg
Block all cleaned up and studs fitted
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00069.jpg
1.9 cometic gasket fitted
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00070.jpg
and its on and torqued down
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00075.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00073.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00074.jpg

[Dale]

looking good, i hope the rocker cover is just placed on, cause you haven't got cam pully's on! lol great work again mate

[bencooperis21]

looking good mate need it up and have a happy new year

[Belmont turbo]

been a while since an update so ill let you all know whats been happening.

got sick of waiting for my deflex bushes so gave them one last phone call and canceled the order and to be told they have lost the molds for the mk2 bushes so they can't make any!!! so i ordered some powerflex bushes, came within two days!! :applause:

so, put it all back together, started first time! reversed off the drive, tried to go forward but the car wouldn't move, the tracking was was so far out so i had to set it myself as best i could.

tried to start it again but it just clicked! ****ing starter motor! so, got a new one.. £60, was still having the same problem so got an ignition switch too £13ish seemed okay after that though :bananajump:

anyway, about the tracking..
next day tried EVERY SINGLE garage in warwickshire trying to get the tracking done but got the same answer everywhere.. 'no. too low' :hissyfit:

got told to try a small garage in skanky part of town, and they did it! £25! :)
just reversing out of the garage and car wouldn't start, clicking again :hissyfit:

they pushed me and off i went.


anyway heres the pics:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00112.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00111.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00106.jpg

[mutznutz]

belmont, your a ****ing hero, the amount of times you;ve had that lump out.
fair play, mate
good luck, with it.

[Dale]

looking good mate, any luck on not turning over ( clicking )???

[GazJevs84]

Looks good fella :grinning-smiley-043

[GTE.ED]

Looking fab mate.....:grinning-smiley-043 :grinning-smiley-043

Dont know if its the same but I had same problem with a 16v which turned out to be a combination of dodgy alternator and battery. But could well be worth double checking the earths mate (especially the chassis to box/engine).

[Dale]

with this bad weather you tend to get issue with batterys if they are old and shite!

[Belmont turbo]

had it on the road about a week now and its broke again!!!

not to bad this time tho its just melted the wires that go to the alternator

but why is what im wondering. if i replace the wire is it just gonna do it again?
what could cause it to melt? my rev counter stopped working when i could smell burning wire don't know if that would have anything to do with it tho

managed to give a few scoobs a good pasting :thumbsup: at the little cruse we went to and got most the way home with no alternator

but ended up getting taken home by the AA :hissyfit:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/DSC00168.jpg
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I replaced the wire the other day. the thick red one and the blue/white skinny one that go to the alt. the red one was the one that melted but the blue/white one didn't look to swift so i replaced that as well.

the red wire had been bodged with a skinnier wire to extend it so maybe that was the problem??

got plenty of good earths and the ignition switch about a week old.

and the alt is working fine now.

well if it is my battery playing up then this beast should sort it cause ive just bought one of these bad boy's

http://www.motor-world.co.uk/kroozin/show_prod.php?prod_id=8781

got it cheap to! 100 quid cause its got a little crack in the the plastic by one of the terminals

but it hasn't clicked since i replaced the alt wire so probs not needed but if i leave my stereo on for about ten mins with the engine off it wont start so hopefully with this new battery it should still start

also bought a new cam belt kit for it also got that cheap 50 pound from Defiance (member on here) cheers mate just need to buy a new water pump then ill fit it

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0001-1.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

not a lots been happening really its been in the body shop and its out with new arches

went to take some pics but was abit late all the work had been done and only managed to get some pics of it in primer. gonna try and give it a good wash tomorrow if the weather is good and take a few pics

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0002.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0018.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

not up dated this for a while now but ive not really done anything to it just giving it a wash and wax.

but just before PVS i had some problems with the rear mount tho ive bodged that for now until i can be bothered to take the box off or afford a diff for my other box.
ive been on holiday for 2 weeks and came back this morning to the rain and my MOT run out last week and ive got 2 split CV boots so when it stopped raining and dried up abit i set out to remove and strip the shafts down.(pics to follow)
ive got new CV boots on order for tomorrow so if the whether is good after work tomorrow ill fit the new boots. im replacing them all cause 2 are split and the other 2 don't look like they will last much longer so may aswell.

[Belmont turbo]

been a long time since ive updated this but not alot has happened really.

but today i ordered a new clutch as mine slips as soon as it boosts up
the clutch should be there ready for me to pick up tomorrow so to day i decided to strip it down ready for the new clutch.
pics to follow..

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0017-3.jpg

seen better days
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0018-2.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

something very wrong with my intercooler!! :yuck:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0019-2.jpg

[Dale]

ekkk i would get a new one asap!

[the_midlander]

something very wrong with my intercooler!! :yuck:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0019-2.jpg

wastegate stuck on the turbo maybe?
might explain why the headgasket failed and yu cooked a piston

fantastic effort though mate

[Belmont turbo]

wastegate stuck on the turbo maybe?
might explain why the headgasket failed and yu cooked a piston

fantastic effort though mate


this has only happened after i rebuilt it after it melted! and the wastegate is jammed closed because ive got a chav valve but i like it lol

[Belmont turbo]

the new clutch. its all back together now and back on the road apart from my insurance run out on the 17th! so tomorrow ill be ringing round trying to get a cheaper quote.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0001-4.jpg


also a little before and after pic of the tophat i had a play with. with a dremal

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0002-3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0003-4.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

ive bought a new wish bone because i hit a curb a couple of months ago and it hasn't drove the same since so will get this fitted in the next few days get the tracking checked and hopefully itl be all good again.
only problem is it came with bushes fitted the back one i don't need because ive got polybushes on the car and the front one just looks crap quality and is bent by the looks of it!!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0016-5.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0017-4.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

also my girlfriend bought me the best birthday present!! but ive been sorting out fitting ect so only ordered it about a week ago and it came on friday

A QUAIFE ATB DIFF:D :D :D :D

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0015-4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0014-4.jpg

[braders]

Looks good, bet you cant wait to use it now. Also you need to change the man at the bootom of your post to "ive got a quaiffe" now lol

[mick g]

Thats a top bit of kit is that.You will be able to light up both front tyres at the same time now:thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

finally got round to getting my tracking done after it killed my toyos :duh: so got some new boots fitted to couldn't afford toyos again so the garage recommended federals(sp) he uses them on his evo so thought i would give them ago... but to my surprise there really good!!

oh and this is what it takes to get my tracking done!!!! :biting::banghead: :irked: :furious3:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0005-4.jpg

[Alex mac]

Where do I get a Girlfriend like that, a diff for your birthday (shock) lucky bugger lol

Looking Good by the way :grinning-smiley-043

[richie00boy]

Why did you have to take the wings off to do the tracking?

And I think you must have the best girlfriend ever to spend that much!

[Belmont turbo]

yea i was like(shock) when i got the diff :love-smiley-028:

i have to take the wings off because its so low they can't get the gauges on the wheels!! which is a pain in the ass but that was the only garage willing to do it if i took the wings off all the other garages just said its to low or they can't get on the ramp! in other word we can't be bothered

ive heard there are some gauges that clamp to the wheel which would be good for me but i couldn't find any where that had them :(

[GazJevs84]

Nice one bud

[g3dd35]

you lucky bugger............:grinning-smiley-043 to your girlfriend:thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

rite been awhile again as after it got smashed up (SEE HERE) (http://www.astra-mk2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17012) i lost all interest in and didn't touch it for about 3 months

but the other week i got a bit of motivation and went out and gave it a quick wash! it was filth been parked under a tree for 3 months :o i also started it and took it down the road woow: now im hooked again!! after driving a ****ie mk3 GM turbo diesel which is now running on about 2 1/2 to 3 cylinders :yuck: soo which must be pushing all of about 23bhp!! yup 2nd gear to go up hills :yuck:
It felt like a bit of an animal drive::love-smiley-069:

anyway ive been sorting some bits out that needed doing.
the car just needs a good polish so it matches the new painted panels :thumbsup: i did the passenger door and its a really good match

new wings side repeater/areal holes removed and painted
A piller repaired and painted
new boot lid painted
side skirts painted
scuttle panel painted
rear bumper painted (still in bodyshop)
front bumper trim repainted (still in body shop)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0011-3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0012-6.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0013-7.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0015-6.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0016-7.jpg

[untouchable]

Ooooo thats going to look spanking when its done, well done for sticking with her...keep that front bumper alive!!

[Dann]

looks greta,just needs finishing,will it be at billing ?

[Belmont turbo]

yea the bumpers still mint don't even need painting just the trim started to flake where i knocked it lol also got a little surprise coming for it to that ive been after for ages

and yes it will be at billing for the weekend this year

[Belmont turbo]

my freshly painted rear with rear GTE bumper!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/ABCD0002-5.jpg

[vauxmad]

looks splendid matey

[johnl]

looking good.

[Tom]

No rear fogs... nice ;)

[Belmont turbo]

cheers for the comments

still undecided on the vinyl across the boot tho :confused:

[InnesKongSX]

I think the vynil would really finish the back end off matey:)

[5 door sx 2.0l xe]

were di u get the back lights from looks smart with the bak bumper rare to see s belmount with a gte bumper looking good mate whats that lowerd ??

[Belmont turbo]

the back lights are from German ebay.de if you have a hatchback theres always some on there.

the back bumper was from a car that had been imported from south Africa and wasn't available in the uk

its been lowered about 80 ish mm on the from and 60 ish on the back

[5 door sx 2.0l xe]

kl kl thats great mate yea its a hatch ive got cheers

[Belmont turbo]

time for an update!!

ok today i actually did something to my car! i finished work early and was board so i decided that the drivers side rear door iv been meaning to replace with a non rusty one had been sat in my room wayyyy to long!

so i got it out.. stripped it of its manual window to replace with my leccy motors, stripped all the other bits off and gave it a good clean. then decided that the black vynel was looking old so i stripped all that off and replaced with some new stuff

put it all back together and fitted it yay no more rusty door. pics to follow

also iv been looking for a new set of MO's as one of mine is buckled and i can't find any where to straighten it! but think i might of got some just waiting to hear back from him

hopefully will do some more to it tomorrow and get some pics up

[Belmont turbo]

i got myself another set of MO's and fitted my side skirts properly just before pvs and it was looking pretty good.. but then as usual 1 step forward 5 steps back it decided to set itself on fire!

see this thread about the fire
http://www.astra-mk2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20224
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/17062008181.jpg

so the engine bay is stripped down again and is a bit of a mess but not that much is damaged really. the loom has a few melted wires and pugs but can be selvaged the magnecors seem to be a bit singed but look to be ok. but the whole engine bay needs a good clean as most of its black/brown/yellowish colour

pics to follow later.

[Danny]

Belmont Turbo I have nothing but :grinning-smiley-043 for you.

You have been through a lot with this car yet still keep going.

I saw the Belmont at PVS and it looked stunning.

Nice one. :thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

been out pulling all the melted stater/alt loom out and replacing it with some nice new stuff. just about finished with that bit now.

the cam cover is no longer white its sort of yellow now lol but that will have to stay like that for a while cus im skint

the rest of the bay and the underside of the bonnet need a good clean ive given the a quick wipe and most of seems to come off but i think i will have to polish it to get it back to how it was! but im not to bothered because after the show season im planning on dropping the engine out and getting the bey stitch welded and a new coat of paint

also had to replace the plastic pipe that goes from the brake servo to the inlet manifold but i had a spare in my shed.

its still a mess but its alot better than it was!
from this
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/17062008179.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/17062008180.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/17062008181.jpg
to this
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/20062008182.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/20062008183.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/20062008184.jpg

[Alex mac]

:grinning-smiley-043 buddy nearly there again

Is the car running ok ??

[Paulwoo]

That's terrible m8. Really gutted for ya. Hope you get it sorted soon. Just gonna reloom the engine?

[Belmont turbo]

:grinning-smiley-043 buddy nearly there again

Is the car running ok ??

before i took it all apart i fixed the fuel leak and tried to start it and it started after the fuel got back round


That's terrible m8. Really gutted for ya. Hope you get it sorted soon. Just gonna reloom the engine?

yea ive made a new loom for the starter/alt/oil pressure ect. and the engine loom ive started to repair with new plugs and wire

[Belmont turbo]

also forgot to say yesterday after reading darrenh's thread i took off the little banjo oil breather thing on the inlet manifold as i was in that area and guess what blocked solid! so out came the drill and its now clear!

[DarrenH]

hopefully you also saw the bit about not drilling it too big, or idle will increase!!

i think as standard it must reduce drastically inside, around the nut section. most likely why it mucks up.

engine bay is coming along really well, it looks like the sort of crap that will come off with de-greaser and a scrub

[Belmont turbo]

hopefully you also saw the bit about not drilling it too big, or idle will increase!!

i think as standard it must reduce drastically inside, around the nut section. most likely why it mucks up.

engine bay is coming along really well, it looks like the sort of crap that will come off with de-greaser and a scrub


haha nope! but ive got a spare in the shed so will put that one on :thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

managed to get the vinyl fitted to the boot to! i think it looks loads better now!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/14062008164.jpg

[DarrenH]

i like that !! full on belmont gte style.

[Belmont turbo]

got it all back together yesterday(sunday) but had a misfire when i was a WOT which was a bit annoying so i was checking all the usual things plugs leads dizzy rotor arm ect all seemed fine but i still had a misfire

so i had a brand new bosch dissy and rotor arm that i got from the autovaux stand at PVS for a bargain price of £30 all in(i was saving this for my other engine ill get another from autovaux at another show)

so i fort ill whack it on just in case :Light: and took it for a drive yay no more misfire just pulls like a train all the way to the redline:D

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/23062008188.jpg

[Astranomical Lee]

Glad the cars back on the road chap.

[Belmont turbo]

Glad the cars back on the road chap.

cheers mate me too!


had its MOT this morning failed on 4 things
horn does not function (fire melted wire sorted now)
no rear fog light (added a temporary one to bottom of bumper)
rear number plate light not working (bulb was gone)
both rear wheel bearings have some play (tightened)

flew though the emissions test CO was 0.184 HC was 62 ppm

now got 12 months MOT :bananajump: gotta tax it on Monday tho :hissyfit:

[DarrenH]

bargain !! those bosch caps are 50 quid from vauxhall, and thats trade price !!

[GRAK]

Glad to hear that its back on the road again m8.

[Harvey]

Fantastic news dude, glad it's all sorted.

[Belmont turbo]

wow its been a long time since i updated this!

right so whats been happening is my bodged engine was deteriorating fast lol started smoking felt a bit flat them water started mixing with the oil so i took it apart again lol and its just been sat on my drive for about 3/4 months feeling sorry for its self and gettiing rained on alot :(

but things should start moving again soon i hope! im going to drop the rest of the engine out strip it down to a bare block and get my forge pistons steel rods and under piston oil squirters fitted and the crank checked ect.
then after thats been done get some head work done.
also while this is being done the engine bay is going to get a freshen up to im going to to stitch weld it strengthen the bulk head and lower cross member then give it a fresh layer of white paint because after the fire its not really white under there any more lol

so thats my plans for the car this year theirs probs loads more thing that ive forgotten but thats the main things and this should start getting updated regularly again

[BazW]

How many engines is that? I've had 5 in mine so far including the original XE

[Belmont turbo]

this is the 3rd engine but its been rebuilt once so that kind of makes 4 it been apart more times than i care to remember and it getting rebuilt again properly this time tho so will be 5 then lol

[BazW]

Nice to know I'm not the only one daft enough to keep going then :thumbsup:

[laney]

the pair of you are not on your own lol. i was on my 3rd engine in my mk3 cav sri(c20let) before my mate wanted to buy it so desperatly. still miss that car, its now in vx heaven, rip L702 MVO :hissyfit:

[johnl]

hopefully that will be the end of the issues with it.

[Belmont turbo]

right then today i decided to take the rest of the engine out!
this is how its been sat for about 2 weeks since i last touched it
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009525.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009526.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009527.jpg

first i whiped the wheels off ect and removed the drive shafts then put put it back together so i can still move it about if i need to.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009528.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009530.jpg

then the exhaust came off and the intercooler gear linkage water pipes ect
then was time to drop it out
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009531.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009532.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01022009533.jpg


so its now out so next weekend i will of hopefully thought of somewhere to put the engine while i sort/start the engine bay

[Belmont turbo]

this weekend i got my other gear box out with the diff fitted and started cleaning it. so after a few hours with a big tub of degreaser and a wire brush it was ready for paint
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/14022009574.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/14022009573.jpg

its now had a few coats of primer but i didn't take any pics so will get some at the weekend when i paint it silver

hopefully should start stripping the engine next week to

[Belmont turbo]

not going to get a chance to work on it today(sunday) but yesterday i painted my gear box and got my engine out old gear box off and got the engine on the stand

the gear box came out a bit blinger than the lid of the can lead me to believe tho lol
in primer

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21022009583.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21022009584.jpg

then the top coat this was alot duller on the lid of the can but im going to leave it as it is
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21022009585.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21022009586.jpg

engine on the stand this was a mission on my own with no engine crane lol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21022009587.jpg

now gotta do something with this mess but the plan is strip it all out stitch weld strengthen the steering mount and some fresh paint
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21022009588.jpg

[Harvey]

My good god that is a bit bling, you going to do the block in a matching gold?

[Belmont turbo]

My good god that is a bit bling, you going to do the block in a matching gold?

lol nah the blocks going black when i get round to it loads todo before that tho

[Belmont turbo]

today i started on the engine bay
stripped all the wiring,master cylinder,servo,pedal box,steering rack and everything else in there.
then gave the whole engine bay a good greasing and clean.
then started poking at any rust i could find but luckily nothing major.
anyway loads of pics
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009594.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009595.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009596.jpg

steering rack mount not to bad at all
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009597.jpg

missions getting the pedal box out
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009598.jpg

now some close ups of the rust i found while i was poking
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009599.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009600.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009601.jpg
strut tops
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009602.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009604.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009605.jpg
behind the head lights
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009606.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/28022009607.jpg

[5 door sx 2.0l xe]

thats not alot of rust at all looks fairly solid keep up the good work

[The Griffin]

That looks good, seen a lot worse. Have you fitted a 16v gear linkage? Was it difficult to do and is it more positive than the 8v set up?

[Belmont turbo]

That looks good, seen a lot worse. Have you fitted a 16v gear linkage? Was it difficult to do and is it more positive than the 8v set up?

no i haven't yet but i plan on doing it soon but might try and fit the full cally turbo set up as im using the F28 but if that don't fit ill be fitting the 16v linkage

[G.TERI.E]

youv'e got a good one there mate, still looks very solid for a 20 year old mk2 belmont.

keep up the good work:thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

ive been busy doing bits and bobs around the rain and when ive had time so heres a little update of whats been happening

my block has gone to steveboyslim for the under piston oil jets to be fitted get decked rebored steel rods and new forge pistons fitted :thumbsup:

now ive been busy sanding grinding and welding :yuck:

but heres some pics of what ive been doing
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01032009609.jpg
looked abit rusty under the battery tray
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01032009610.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01032009611.jpg

removing seam sealer!:(
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009631.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009632.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009633.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009634.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009635.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009635.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/15032009637.jpg

gave my gearbox a coat of oil resistant lacquer not so bling now
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13042009687.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13042009688.jpg

found some rust in the wheel arch!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13042009689.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13042009690.jpg
no any more
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13042009691.jpg

got rid of the battery tray glad i did now!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21042009693.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/21042009695.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009699.jpg

lots of welding :thumbsup:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009700.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009701.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009702.jpg

lets see that ****er come of there!!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009702.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009704.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/26042009705.jpg

bought a few bits from SBD need to send them to steve to put in my oil pump steel inner gear new outer gear and metal gasket.. £150 :hissyfit: just for those lol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/01052009714.jpg

loads more welding to do tomoz gonna put strengthening plates every where lol then book it in to get painted

[himselfunknown]

This is one awesome thread! The work you're putting into this car is amazing - respect!
I hope it all comes together and you're driving it again soon! PVS????!?!

[Belmont turbo]

yea deff want back on the road for PVS if not before that!

[mick g]

Thats one clean shell mate, hardly any rust... Happy days:thumbsup:

[laney]

looking good mate, i like the idea of moving the batt, i wish i did that on mine. i also wanted to move the air filter and hide it under the wing, but bould want to move batt too, not gonna happen! fingers crossed for pvs then, are you gonna joing the 1/4 mile action with us?

[Belmont turbo]

haha its about time you gave your a freshen up enit?? just kidding it gorgeous

i was gonna refit the battery tray but it looks nice with out it so its going in the boot now

yea ill be there running it till i brake it! haha

[laney]

er i had considered giving it a freshen up, i want to sort out some rusty bolts underneath the car. but it can wait till my garage is built, batt in the boot a good idea mate, if i was doing it i would also hide the air flow meter and filter under the drivers side wing, just for the minimal look. pcs is on then, looks like mk2's will be flying the flag

[Belmont turbo]

well not looking to promising for pvs but ill try and get it done just run out of money and time at the min

but i got my engine back from sbs and its looking good!!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009789.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009790.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009784.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009787.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009788.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009791.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009792.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009793.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009799.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009800.jpg


then i decided to paint it lol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009796.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/my%20engine/19052009797.jpg

[Belmont turbo]

time for an update

afew more bits back on the engine
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/31052009813.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/31052009812.jpg

decided to cut the crappy standard cross member out
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/30052009810.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/30052009808.jpg

more strengthening and welding
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/30052009809.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/03052009720.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/03052009719.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/03052009718.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/03052009716.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/03052009717.jpg

new cross member with some strengthening plates
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009824.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009825.jpg

new intercooler
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009826.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009827.jpg

need to trim the head lights abit more
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009830.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009829.jpg
it does fit behind the bumper just!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/13062009828.jpg

some paint..
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/24062009832.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/24062009833.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009836.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009837.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009838.jpg

some bits going back on
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009839.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009840.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009841.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009842.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009843.jpg

inside nearly all back together
carpet, steering, pedles and most the dash back in
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/justinwilloughby/25062009844.jpg

removed all the valves from the head so it can go get skimmed and pressure test pan was to get some head work done but ive run out of money so will take it back off in a few months and get it done then..
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took the engine off the stand fitted the flywheel. wanted to get the clutch and box on and get it in the car but it started raining :(
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old flywheel next to new lightened and balanced one
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this how far ive got so more to come as and when things get done

[laney]

you have been a busy boy, looking good there mate, will it be making an appearence at biling?

[Belmont turbo]

i hope so mate. running really low on funds now tho so im bodging everything as best as i can lol

needs tax and mot too! :(

[5 door sx 2.0l xe]

sum nice work there mate , i no how you feel about the low funds had to book a holiday to shut the misses up and now i cant get ma exhaust and fuell tank till next month lol

[Belmont turbo]

today i got the clutch fitted and then the gearbox
looks pretty mint tbf well pleased with it! not that it will stay like it long haha
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ive also did afew other things..
fitted a new wheel bearing to one of my front hubs
modified my suspension struts cus they rub on new tyres
cleaned the underside of the bonnet need another once over tho
sprayed some stone chip stuff in the front arches

then bolted in the engine and box :)
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typically as soon as i finished struggling on my own fitting the engine with no engine crane 4 of my mates turn up to help!!!:banghead:

[G.TERI.E]

top update loving the clean clean engine bay and the fresh rebuilt engine.

keep up the good work & hope you make it to Billing:thumbsup:.

[Spankee]

Excellent progress mate ....fresh and clean .....whats sort of power you aiming for ..

Steve

[Belmont turbo]

cheers mate. im aiming as close to 400bhp as possible eventually with the right turbo manifold and management but just want it on the road now so with the k26 what ever it will take lol

[Belmont turbo]

had a bad day today...
snapped the bleed nipple on a rear caliper the rounded off the nut that holds the brake pipe on so just cut the brake pipe off lol then ****ed the caliper trying to remove to snapped nipple... bad times! sorted a replacement caliper hopefully tho

also took the cylinder head to get skimmed and got a mate to pick it up when he dropped it off the head was still filthily! and had metal filings every where so gonna take it back tomorrow and kick off!

did get some bits done tho got all the seats and dash back in
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also gave the suspension a once over as it was getting abit tired looking and i had modded them abit so had some primer over the new welds ect
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thats better need some new sticker now tho
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then started putting it back together
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[Belmont turbo]

ive still been doing this just not updated this in a while so a quick update

its getting very close to being finished now!! :D

been spending again :P
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got my head back and put it all back together
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the job i hate more than anything else on a car so boring!! lapping the valves back in :cry:
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cleaned up the inlet
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ARP head studs in
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comitic head gasket on
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head on
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inlet on
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boost pipes :mrgreen:
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more to come tomorrow turbos on, wiring looms in... also took it to billing for the vboa national rally (vaux,bedford,opel show) at the weekend. trailered it down what a mission lol but weren't missing that show!

[jiipee]

Looks sooo good! awesome job(bow)

[Belmont turbo]

right it seems to rain whenever i have a bit of spear time to work on the car :cry: so not much has got done recently and with global and usc that was two weekends in a row that i didn't get to work on it either!!
but ive done a few little bits to it after work and when i had a chance so a little update...
fitted my head lights after i spent a few hours with a dremmle cutting them down so they fit round the intercooler but glad that's done was a job iv been putting off for ages! its not easy cutting though glass lol
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new strut brace fitted aswell as header tank more pipes fitted. sorted most of the wiring
need to get my cam cover powder coated white still
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turbo and actuator fitted
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cambelt fitted and timed up want some verniers but will get some when funds allow... got a XE cam to fit but need verniers for it to run right
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new antiroll bar links. bushes were pretty crap quality so got new bushes and washer from vauxhall the other bits are discontinued apparently so had to buy aftermarket links..
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GM left partco crap right
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top with new GM parts fitted bottom partco part
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thats about it at the min will update as and when but plan to get it running at the weekend!

[laney]

nice one mate, bet you cant wait to fire it up :grinning-smiley-043

[Danny]

Really good update.

Looking very nice.

[Belmont turbo]

ino im soooo excited!! but scared aswell of something going wrong and it braking lol

[richie00boy]

Them Partco bushes and washers look like a joke!

Glad to see its coming together. How much are those Kicker battery terminals? Could do with something like that for the mk3 as it needs the connectins redoing.

[Belmont turbo]

they were £3 each!! off ebay just tried to get you a link but the seller is now no longer a registered user it says

[richie00boy]

Thanks for trying, if you see any more let me know as that kind of price is ideal. I've been seeing more £10 each for similar ones which I'm not paying.

[Harvey]

Just been catching up with the progress and it's nearly there, good work fella.

[G.TERI.E]

nice work great update.

[Belmont turbo]

time for an update! its now on the road!!! passed its MOT after it failed on a few things..
seized rear caliper
rear springs weak?
rust in the rear wheel arch!
afew insecure pipes
and head light aim high

so fixed all that ended up fabricating most of the rear corner and inner back arch did have pictures but my phone got nicked.. but cut out all the rust so its nice and solid again now

ive done about 300 miles in it now with no major problems popped afew boost pipes off tho need some decent clamps really

got my rocker cover and cambelt cover powder coated finally just need to clean all the crap out the rocker before i fit it. also im getting a clifford avant guard 5.5 fitted next week :) ive been meaning to get an alarm fitted for years as its never had one!! and ive spent to much on it to let it get nicked! http://www.gapsecurity.co.uk/productdetails.asp?ProductID=4&b=2

will get some pictures soon

[laney]

nice update matey, glad to hear its back on the road

would steer clear of shitford alarms, i hate them with a passion, nothing but a pain in the rs, get yourself a cobra or toad cat 1

[1800turbogte]

nice update matey, glad to hear its back on the road

would steer clear of shitford alarms, i hate them with a passion, nothing but a pain in the rs, get yourself a cobra or toad cat 1

Great news its on the road. Fantastic work. do you have any pics of the finished beast. And 2ndly whats it go like?
Laney whats the prob with the clifford alarm as we was thinking of fitting one on the corsa?

Chris

[Staffychance]

Not mad about belmonts but im luving this one

[laney]

Great news its on the road. Fantastic work. do you have any pics of the finished beast. And 2ndly whats it go like?
Laney whats the prob with the clifford alarm as we was thinking of fitting one on the corsa?

Chris

lets just say they are rubbish, at work every time we have a customer complaining about an alarm problem its a shitford, ask any one i work with chris, they will all tell you the same, i have had cobra cat alarms on all of my cars. never had any problems with any of them, and i can hand on heart say we have never had any problems with the cobra stuff at work either,

sorry for gate crashing thread mr belmont, (still love your car very much)

[Montytronix]

good effort! could you help me get my cams back on? i need a valve spring compressor!
if i come down sometime? much appreciated as i live in evesham!
iam seriously missing the ride in my GTE..its been a long while

i bought gold plated battery connectors for just a few quid a while back for mine

[greggte]

Love this thread, the effort put into this car is amazing! Especially as all the work seems to be done on your drive with axle stands. I thought I was the only poor bugger not to have access to a garage with a pit or ramps. Truly inspiring.

Can I ask you what pistons you have there? They look exactly like mine - mine are standard forged mahle ones but I think someone has machined the tops of them at some point to lower the cr (no swirl pot). Trouble is one of them has got mangled and rather than buy a complete set I want to just replace the one. Have you had this done or are they aftermarket ones?

[gte malin]

Ive just sat and read the whole thing what a credit to you pal i and dare i say many others would of gave up and bought some thing else a long time ago after all the problems youve had but fair play for sticking with it and youve got a cracking car at the end of it well done

mark.

[Montytronix]

BT is a credit to the club... rare members like this! i have lost count of ppl giving up with the first sign of trouble or lack of money or both -

faint heart never won fair lady -
you never get a good ride without any passion
who dares wins
fortune favours the brave

:thumbsup:

[Belmont turbo]

been a while since ive up dated this been on the road nearly a year now and ive done 1200 miles shame on me lol

but i have had a few turbo problems.. well my "K26" turbo i was sold with the engine is not a k26 its just a standard k16 thats probs why its now ****ed lol didn't like a few years at 20 psi..

but i stripped it down and rebuilt it with a ebay kit and it still smoked so took it back off and stripped it down again along with another turbo to make one good one out of two when i pu this on it smoked like nothing i have ever seen before it just covered the hole road in thick smoke so took it of in a bad mood chucked it in the shed and borrowed a turbo off a mate. the other day i got it back out the shed and stripped it down again and i had only for got to put an oil seal back on the shaft lmao :banghead:

so got another turbo stripped both down and made another and guess what it don't smoke!!! so the cars back on the road cus i had to give my mate his turbo back a couple of weeks ago so will get to pvs

also im going the evo manifold and turbo rout soon iv bought myself a evo 6 turbo with race roller bearing just gotta buy a manifold probs be next month now cus it was the misses birthday a couple of days ago
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and this is it next to a k16
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[cal let]

nice build, jw thought why dont you sell the td05h youve got of an evo and use the td0516g impreza's use, i used one on a starlet i had.Or use the turbo im going to use on my belmont, a gt35?

[Belmont turbo]

the main reason im using the evo stuff is you can buy a tubular manifold for 100 quid! and all the exhaust ports near enough match straight up to a LET flange and its a td05 16g so same turbo scoobys use i think. so just a very cheap way to get rid of the crappy K16s and evos get good reliable power from them

ive got the manifold now i just need to pull my finger out and get it all fitted but it comes off the road for the winter at the end of the month so will do it over winter now
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[cal let]

what you gonna do about turbo facing other way? wont it be a bit awkward to make the downpipe and afm pipe?

[Belmont turbo]

down pipe shouldn't be a problem as it will just go strait down under the sump. air flow needs to be extended to the other side but thats no trouble as the batteries already in the boot. water and oil feeds/returns easy oil feed goes strait on.

[cal let]

sounds good dude, you got any spares at all?

[cal let]

BTTT ive got another belmont c20let peoject and neeeeed updates lol!

[cal let]

btw how did you fit the 4 electric windows? even cdi's didnt have 4 electric windows

[Belmont turbo]

BTTT ive got another belmont c20let peoject and neeeeed updates lol!

Where do you keep finding them lol get a build thread started! not much to update really it just sits in the garage now and just gets taken out for a blast every now and then..
passed its MOT first time at the beginning of April with just a few advisories which was good lol. I do need to pull my finger out and get that turbo fitted tho.


btw how did you fit the 4 electric windows? even cdi's didnt have 4 electric windows

I got them out of the south African belmont/monza i got the back bumper off but i did go and look at a SRI years ago that had them fitted didn't buy it because it was rotten!

[Harvey]

I had rear elec windows in my old 4 door Astra mk2 hatch, they came out of a Cav mk2 as did the 4-way switch and they fitted straight in without any mods.