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Post by FredTransit on Aug 9, 2015 13:02:31 GMT 1
She's coming together well! Did ya really like that side view? Makes the van look lonely
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Post by irishtransit on Aug 9, 2015 15:16:52 GMT 1
that's some tidy work going on there.wish I had ya workshop.
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Post by pio507 on Aug 16, 2015 22:12:40 GMT 1
Maiden test drive today to a local show, must say that it has transformed the van... Huge difference in power, the hill to my house was a 2nd/3rd gear hill with the old engine, was able to give it 5th today and she pulled away.... I have two axles, one with a 4.63 ratio and the other with 5.14. I played it safe and fitted the 5.14 Axle, but I will swop this out for the 4.63 axle in the winter. With its current set up, It's crying out for more gears.... Steering is spot on while driving on the road, if I had to be very picky, there is a very slight tight/heavy spot feeling in it, might pull the rack forward 25mm to take some pressure off the UJ's... Finally, must play with the fuelling and boost a bit. Turned up the max fuel screw 2.75 turns, (Mid-range screw 2.5 turns) but feel she is too smokey under load. Myself and buddy carried out some 'testing' while driving it last night, with the van in 5th gear at 35MPH, I floored it until it got to 70MPH (Sat Nav) and my buddy in the car behind said he barely see my rear number plate with the smoke... As soon as I lifted off but kept around 65MPH, the smoke cleared.... Wondering should I back off the max fuel screw by half a turn or see can I bring the boost to 0.9 bar to see can I burn off that excess fuel.... This is not a daily driver, so I'm happy to stretch the turbo's legs every so often...
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Post by sidewaysjas on Oct 13, 2016 17:47:30 GMT 1
Amazing job you've done there. Love it !
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Post by transitmalta on Jan 15, 2017 21:10:44 GMT 1
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Post by mk1van on May 22, 2017 21:35:54 GMT 1
you would not recognise this van.....alot of time, effort and money gone into it....looks amazing....
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