Markb's 94 Cav Turbo (Originally A4 RAP)

[C4V V6]

New brakes fitted.

Hopefully it will stop a bit better with these on Also they look a damn sight better too





Also got smoked head lights, indicators, turbo rear panel and face lift grill with badge to fit :dance: and I will be de tango'ing the rear lights at the same time

What size are your disc's?

[Deeksin]

Nice looking cav mate

[Markb]

I can see a busy weekend of fitting hoses to the Cavalier coming up :S Just need to get some custom boost hoses made up now

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[Markb]

Started fitting the hoses and trial fitted the strut brace along with removing the Turbo ready to be sent off for a rebuild

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Don't think it will be moving for a few weeks


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Also a picture to show the enlarged top hat and some of the hoses

[Ads]

exellent work Mark, starting to put your own stamp on it now mate, well done, Ads

[Markb]

Been having fun and games with the Turbo as Turbo Technics can longer service them or gets parts for them... So I sent it off to Turbo Dynamics and they said that it was not worth fixing.

It is now at an independent Turbo specialist who has had it apart and said that that are cracks around the manifold where Turbo Technics have machined it out and installed an insert at the waste gate end. The bearing housing is excessively worn and cannot be machine out any further to except bigger bearings as has got the largest bearing that could be installed and finally the compressor housing is also excessively worn and beyond repair.

In the meantime I have purchased a used / reconditioned K16 to get me through to the end of the show season with a stack of parts to sell on and hopefully mean that the Turbo becomes FOC.

[Markb]

Finally got my hands on a couple of spare Speedline's just in case I need them.

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Got to love the orange. Might try the slick on the Cav

[Markb]

Here are the bits that I bought with the Turbo (I will probably keep some for spares too):

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K16 turbo & flange. Has double seals fitted, some play in shaft but the bearing is dry at the moment.

Tx autosport uprated actuator

Inlet manifold with throttle body and throttle position sensor and top hat

2x ignition coils

Rear 3 way water pipe 4x injector rails,1x pressure reg,4x yellow injectors

Distributor and cap

Alternator adjuster bracket for v-belt type alternator (rare)

Bosch crank sensor

Turbo oil feed pipe

Starter motor

Side and rear corsa b F28 gear box mounts (brand new chris astley)

Corsa F20 gear linkage

These have been stored for around two years but were all working when removed.

[Markb]

OK after buying the full Roose kit and realising that the custom radiator had bigger end caps and different hoses on it I have had to have some custom ones made up by Roose and while I was at it I have had some pipe work made up for the intercooler / Turbo to replace the old ones

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Hopefully I should get these and the recon Turbo fitted tomorrow and be able to drive it again after a month

Also the engine bay should look a bit better too

[Ads]

some good parts there Mark, now get it all back together again, and do what you told me to do, drive the bloody thing,

[Markb]

OK she is all back together and there is no more smoke and it is boosting well and the waste gate flutter sounds nuts on this Turbo Just need to sort the intercooler pipe to the top hat, as we didn't have any metal tube for inside the pipe. Then once the shows are over it will be big Turbo time

I think it looks good though and I have also got a carbon fibre plug cover to fit too

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Will be driving it for a few weeks now before it goes to the body shop

[TurboDan]

That looks great

[btcctroy]

Looks very tidy

[Markb]

Thanks guys just wish I could have done the Intercooler pipe, but that will be sorted soon. Will have to mess about again when it gets it's bigger Turbo, but it is good for now

[Markb]

Before

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and after

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Hopefully you will agree that it is better

Just need to finish the intercooler pipe and fit the carbon plug cover now.

[Markb]

Went out for a drive last night and it decided to empty all of it's coolant... and leave a cloud of steam / water on the cars behind it

Luckily I was only about 500 meters from home so I crawled back and tried filling it up, but it came out as soon as it was poured in and it was too dark to look last night. So I looked tonight and found that it had blown a core plug out of the head. No wonder water was coming back out as soon as it went in.

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Also found the old core plug on top of the transfer box

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So it looks like the inlet manifold will be coming off again to sort the core plug out lol.

It's all part of the fun though

[humbucker]

It never rains, but it pours... literally!

[Markb]

Core plug sorted and running well again

So new side repeaters were fitted. Think they suit it well

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[Markb]

Something else done ready for when it goes in the body shop

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Hopefully that should cool the Turbo / aid the air flow

[Markb]

Stripped the interior out to find the cause of a leak and found that the drain plug in the passengers footwell had been popped out and the floor was soaked and the sponge falling to bits

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Spoke to the previous owner and found out it was the seal between the heater box and body that had gone, which has since been re-sealed and sorted.

Also took the shim out of the Re-Circ and the pigeon (waste gate) noise has stopped was a pig to get at the cover with the Turbo on the car lol

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Also removed the colour coded base plates on the mirrors

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Looks a lot better

[Markb]

Almost ready for the Bodyshop

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Because race car lol

[humbucker]

What are you having done at the bodyshop? I take it that the vents in the bonnet are for aesthetic purposes rather than heat relief (looking at the position of the vents?). Good work, glad you got your coolant loss sorted too! Not so sure about the stains on that seat though...

[Cavalier342]

I must admit... When I sprayed my mirrors and the mountings together to color-code them, people said they didn't look right, all blended together... Seeing yours as it is now, I agree, so I may revert to black mountings and color-coded mirror cases....


Good progress, it is amazing how much cargo space there is inside these Cavaliers, especially once they are stripped out!

[Markb]

What are you having done at the bodyshop? I take it that the vents in the bonnet are for aesthetic purposes rather than heat relief (looking at the position of the vents?). Good work, glad you got your coolant loss sorted too! Not so sure about the stains on that seat though...

Full re-spay including door shuts, bonnet bay and glass out. Along with some custom bits like the bonnet, spoiler and other bits

The bonnet is really just for looks, but it might aid some flow over the Turbo.

The seat is not mine so I cannot comment on the stains. I just didn't want to mess my leather / alcantara up.

[Markb]

I must admit... When I sprayed my mirrors and the mountings together to color-code them, people said they didn't look right, all blended together... Seeing yours as it is now, I agree, so I may revert to black mountings and color-coded mirror cases....


Good progress, it is amazing how much cargo space there is inside these Cavaliers, especially once they are stripped out!

Yeah I have hated the colour coded base plates since I bought the car. So I am glad I have swapped them as they look loads better