Elford Turbo Conversion...

[syebba]

VHT i guess?
& that was a waisted day!

[Ian65]

I used the highest rated VHT spray I could buy off the shelf. I don\'t suppose it\'ll last long on something that gets hot enough to glow at night, but, what the hell, it looks great now!
I read somewhere that the Elford Turbo can glow cherry red when the cars had a good thrash.... so nothing will stand up to that kind of heat.

[syebba]

Hmmm,i once spayed a crapri manifold with green vht,lasted approx 2 months,surprising with a mighty 74bhp.

[syebba]

I used the highest rated VHT spray I could buy off the shelf. I don\'t suppose it\'ll last long on something that gets hot enough to glow at night, but, what the hell, it looks great now!
I read somewhere that the Elford Turbo can glow cherry red when the cars had a good thrash.... so nothing will stand up to that kind of heat.

But will it glow cherry red,i saw a post of yours you like to take things at a sedate pace!:rolleyes:
At what rpm does the elford turbo kick in?

[Ian65]

I\'ve used VHT on n/a manifolds for years and never had a problem.... depends i suppose on the temp rating of the paint, not that it would make much difference on a turbo.

[Ian65]

But will it glow cherry red,i saw a post of yours you like to take things at a sedate pace!:rolleyes:
At what rpm does the elford turbo kick in?

I dunno, I\'ll not be going over 2000 revs in case the turbo kicks in and burns my paint off it!

[captainbizzaro]

Ha, well looks great now anyhow.

[syebba]

Long time ago now,but i remember thinking my car was gonna catch fire on 1st start up with vht paint,the smoke coming off it,it said on the aerosol that was normal & part of the curing/hardening process.

[CHC (RIP)]

A lot of the high temperature coatings require heat treatment for the applied coating to cure so it would be reasonable for fumes and sometimes smoke of some degree to be found.  High temperature aluminium paint requires 200 deg C for it to cure, if it doesn\'t reach this temperarure the paint remains tacky to touch - long term.

[Ian65]

Finally managed to get the engine and gearbox back into the car....

bolted the gearbox back to the engine and got it ready to lift...



It went in surprisingly easily....



Next.... bolted the manifold and turbo on....



then put on the wastegate, pressure switches and carb mount...






then put on the carb and started putting in the oil lines....



put in my bargain £5  series 2 radiator off ebay....







top of the engine looks a lot cleaner without all the solenoids and wiring



next up... the propshaft, exhaust, oil cooler, fans, fuel oil and vac lines and then the wiring puzzle.


.

[myatt1972]

That looks bloody great, its spuring me on to do mine.
Keith...

[Ian65]

That looks bloody great, its spuring me on to do mine.
Keith...

get it done!..... you know it makes sense!!

[CHC (RIP)]

Great job there Ian, it\'s coming along really well.
What did `you use for cleaning your engine, gearbox etc?
I used \'gunk\' on mine over the weekend.  Did you finish off with a clear sealant or other protective HR coating?

[Ian65]

Great job there Ian, it\'s coming along really well.
What did `you use for cleaning your engine, gearbox etc?
I used \'gunk\' on mine over the weekend.  Did you finish off with a clear sealant or other protective HR coating?

Cliff,
I just used unleaded and a soft paintbrush to clean all the old oil etc off the engine and box and inside the bell housing and brake cleaner on the really stubborn stuff. I then buffed up the alloy parts with a cheapo wire attachment in my drill. I didn\'t want it to look too bling but I wanted it clean so that I don\'t get that hot oily smell you tend to get with old cars when they are covered in oil underneath and get hot.

Your\'s is looking nice and clean too.... it\'s hard to clean it with the carb and emission stuff still on it.

Is your car running a series 3 engine? how come you\'ve got a S3 beehive oil cooler on it?

[JBerg]

WOW Ian!!!
 
Looks fantastic!!!
 
Home stretch now!