tonys smiley swb 80 cosworth v6

[Guy88]

fitted my banner today

That is the last banner available in cobalt blue

[OxtonyxO]

not had alot of time to work on the old girl lately, however

i now have factory fitted leccy windows
i have boarded out the rear behind the bulkhead with stud wall insulation behind
and all so have this to fit




and now the gaydon dates are out, i have a deadline to get the front crossmember,wings, arches and rear arches done
roll on the good weather

and i still need to find a suitable rear axle to get my ratio and lsd

[Luke]

and i still need to find a suitable rear axle to get my ratio and lsd

i'm still undecided over the ratio i want - ive got the 4.11 in now and i can still set off in 2nd

[OxtonyxO]

well its all official now

Date of Liability 01 05 2008
Date of First Registration 27 05 1998
Year of Manufacture 1998
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2933CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null


and i received my driver wheel arch from beevers, super fast great service as normal!
so any tips on how to replace it would be very welcome

[OxtonyxO]

looks like i'm in for a busy weekend fitting my new bob cams and time blade
just waiting for my vectra injectors then the plenum can go on

[Luke]

one day i will get all these goodies fitted on mine

[reaper]

anymore updates on this ? and what sort of money would this cost to do ? why vectra injectors and what that plenum off

[OxtonyxO]

im still waiting for the injectors and im fitting them as they flow a little more fuel

mine has cost about :-

£250 for the car
£100 for the adapter, flywheel, exhaust manifolds
£100 for lift pump and swirl pot
£100 bits and pieces (hose and clips)
? ambulance radiator (cant remember)

[Gavin]

must admit, its damn tempting at that cost. get a complete car for 400 quid, spend maybe the same again (maybe twice again) getting it in and running. even if it costs you 1200 quid start to finish you cant argue with that for 200bhp. you're not going to get that kind of power and torque cheaper anywhere.

as ive got th pinto efi in my van im already part way there, with the adapter plate on the gearbox and the petrol pump in the tank. if only i didnt have to use the van every day.

only problem i can see is theres not many early cossies about now in the ads, most of the cheap ones are the later ultimas with the PATS.

i know people say its a problem, but if you've got the complete car cant you just transfer the PATS stuff over to the van as well, ignition transponder ring etc?

[OxtonyxO]

you would need to have the pinto plate redrilled and have the flywheel done too

[reaper]

mines an ex BT van and so slow would love to have ago at this but wouldnt no where to start or to get the bits from.the bolting in of bits would be no problem its the wiring engine mounts and any fab work.

[mantav8]

you would need to have the pinto plate redrilled and have the flywheel done too

Tony,Are the adapter plates available?-also the spacer you had machined (i guess it's for the flywheel) where was that from?
Mines a 2.5 Di with MT75 box,so I basically need the same bits as you!
Cheers for any info!

[Guy88]

you would need to have the pinto plate redrilled and have the flywheel done too

Tony,Are the adapter plates available?-also the spacer you had machined (i guess it's for the flywheel) where was that from?
Mines a 2.5 Di with MT75 box,so I basically need the same bits as you!
Cheers for any info!

the spacer fits behind the torque converter on the granada and needs machining to take a spigiot bearing

[mantav8]

you would need to have the pinto plate redrilled and have the flywheel done too

Tony,Are the adapter plates available?-also the spacer you had machined (i guess it's for the flywheel) where was that from?
Mines a 2.5 Di with MT75 box,so I basically need the same bits as you!
Cheers for any info!

the spacer fits behind the torque converter on the granada and needs machining to take a spigiot bearing

Ah! right,cheers for that,so will come with the car then!
I take it you use the Di flywheel,clutch etc........

[Guy88]

nope

For the flywheel the best would be out of an SVO v6 transit

tony's has the car flywheel and his adaptor plate is modded to suit it

On mine i had a pinto one redrilled and balanced to fit it