Heart Transplant - adding 172ci

[NES304]

Got to be a load off your mind now that you have the approval!!. Does this mean you will be producing the rails as a side business?? Sell em' for$700 ea and beat the ones on eBay.
Jim

Whoa Whoa Whoa Jim, That took me six months and 200 rods in materials. There is no way I'd make a living off that!! :'(

Turns out the fuel tank will sit too low. So to alleviate this I'll have to cut a hole in the new boot floor for the tank to sit in rather than mounting it up underneath the car.

[NES304]

Marked out the cuts for the tank to drop into


Thought I'd show better photos with the bolts in

[FireKraka]

Hey NES why do you think the tank will sit to low I am running a VN VP tank and I spaced to get it below the boot floor and it is not lower than the bottom of my diff?
Regards
Neil H

[NES304]

-No part of any fuel tank or fuel system component must lie below a plane created as a
component of that vehicle’s Departure Angle1;
• Any fuel tank or fuel system component must be at least 100mm inboard of the OEM
permanent body work (excluding the filler neck and assembly);
• Any fuel tank or fuel system component with a ground clearance of 200mm or less
must be adequately protected by shields or adjacent vehicle components;
• In the event of any tyre being deflated, no parts of the fuel tank or fuel system must
contact the road surface;

Engineer looking at the first point....

[FireKraka]

Hi mate just shows the difference between engineers and the interpretation of the rules.
When you look from the back of mine to the front the diff hat is clearly visible my engineer was more concerned with how low the ends of my spring shackles went, he said that they could not be lower than the bottom edge of the rim.
Sorry you are going to have to cut that nice new boot floor mate.
Regards
Neil H

[NES304]

Well Neil,
Just about to cut and did some more measurements, phoned the engineer and gave me the all clear NOT to cut the boot floor!, Except for the hole for the fuel filler neck... ;D

[GM]

That's good news, who's your engineer?

[FireKraka]

That's great NES exactly how I did it only penetration is the filler glad the engineer was reasonable and saw the light mate.
Regards
Neil H

[NES304]

Yeah now have to figure out all these extra breather lines etc etc

[fe350chev]

Oh well, it's all progress mate and looks  8).

[NES304]

Not much progress on the tank side of things so I dropped the engine back in and started working on Alternator and Air con compressor brackets.
BLAME SCOOP- he told me to post progress prematurely...
To make it look neater I swapped them over but rattled my brain as to what I could use. An Astra compressor would have suited the application perfectly but I stumbled on an old VT V6 compress and wouldn't you know it, bolted up fairly well.
In two minds as to whether to run a pulley tensioner or create an elongated hole to swing it in an out old school style for belt on/off etc. Going for no tensioner at this stage as some how I have managed to line them (air con and alternator) up with exactly the right length 4PK belt...

[NES304]

I did have it mounted higher originally but if I dropped it down and out there was no need for tensioner. Thats 10mm plate and a bitch to cut/drill but she ain't moving! :o

Oops those lines off the top of the compressor are wrong way me thinks...
At least they go straight back and not all the way around the engine.

No, this compressor is buggered and only used to trial fit. Yes I know one line goes to front for condenser ::)

[JB]

The fun is making the bracket for the rear of the compressor so that the housing won't crack over time.
It about time you did something too!! No posts here for nearly 2 months lol... I have an excuse at least!!

[NES304]

The fun is making the bracket for the rear of the compressor so that the housing won't crack over time.

Nah. These compressors are a dim a dozen!

[JB]

lol then I hope you have a vac pump and some gas to replace it when it goes.

[SC00P]

Looking great. Yeh I'm a real pest ;D ;D ;)

[NES304]

Modifying the fuel filler at the moment. Both VS necks but oddly enough there are three small vapour pipes running off one and not the other. So I'm unsure if I can get away without running it yet.

[FireKraka]

Hi NES;
Mate I dont run the commodore filler neck on my tank I adapted the original to the moved filler point on the tank and joined with a rubber hose (pertol tolerant of course) my engineer did not say anything and VSB 14 states that you do not have to use a restricted filler neck as leaded petrol is no longer available.

Regards
Neil H

[hsv-001]

We would just put a return line into the filler neck pipe on the original fuel tanks when doing conversions .Haydn

[NES304]

Hi NES;
Mate I dont run the commodore filler neck on my tank I adapted the original to the moved filler point on the tank and joined with a rubber hose (petrol tolerant of course) my engineer did not say anything and VSB 14 states that you do not have to use a restricted filler neck as leaded petrol is no longer available.

Regards
Neil H

Hey Neil, I know I don't need to run the unleaded restricter, I am running it so it has the 5/8 line running off the side of it. I intend on running the tip of the original neck filler so it will have the original petrol cap on it. Can't have a dirty black plastic thing hanging out!