Mk5 turbo work bus :)

[Panda]

Having recently setup my own fabrication shop I needed a van. And on a small budget of 1k.
Having had mk6s in the past I knew even with Chucking another 500 in I was buying into trouble. A pump dieing on me would kill me business wise.
Having had an ex-rac before I knew what I fancied.
I'm not scared of a bit of work so picked up this for not much more than scrap its stock shed load of receipts and only bit done to it is the pump replaced with one off a different engine that's allegedly better not sure what it is but it goes better than my old one.
She's mint floor wise just the arches are mega grotty



Plan is to weld up the arches and paint the swage line down.

I've started g3'ing the top half looks like she'll look tidy again with the bottom half sorted



Trying to find out what pcd they are so I can sort some rims

[fidget]

good old trust worthy mk5. nice. am sure you will make it look good.

[knighty1981]

swb and 6 stud... rare and nice

[MinorMatt]

PCD is 6 x 180mm - and its unique to transits (and possibly '70's JCBs)

[Panda]

PCD is 6 x 180mm - and its unique to transits (and possibly '70's JCBs)

God damn it! I worked at mj lee for a bit so I'll give matt a shout see about banding some stockers.

Cheers guys

[IgorVigor]

I'm presuming the injection pump has been changed to a Bosch mechanical pump, rather than the standard turbo engines Lucas EPIC

Bosch pump is easy to tune for a bit more poke, and you can happily run veg oil




Looks a nice van though

[stevo]

That colour should come up nice mate.

[Panda]

Had a look yeah it's a Bosch jobby what's the drill? Turn it up til it smokes then wins it back quarter of a turn?

Cheers guys the compoundings getting there when I've got some jobs done and money in I can get the panels and start welding

[IgorVigor]

Had a look yeah it's a Bosch jobby what's the drill? Turn it up til it smokes then wins it back quarter of a turn?

Cheers guys the compoundings getting there when I've got some jobs done and money in I can get the panels and start welding

Turn the max fuel screw up until it produces a light smoke haze on boost.
adjust the torque top screw to control smoke off boost....

if you want, and you fit a boost gauge, you can tweak the boost up a little on the turbo....


oh, and since you have a bosch pump, you could fit an intercooler if you want (unless it already has one).....

[Panda]

Nah no cooler anyone used eBay Chinese jobbys on a transit? I've got one in the shed. And a boost guage. Mmmm playtime? What's safe boost on one?

[MinorMatt]

more than the stock turbo can make...

[Panda]

Oh behave lol my mrs would kill me coming from a long line of performance cars I'm in the middle of
Selling off my toys it's a work van

[IgorVigor]

A cheap ebay intercooler will be fine

Perhaps a bit oversized for tge standard turbo but nothing major

As for max boost, around 1 bar (just under 15psi)...
You can go more than that but the turbo will be outside its efficiency range....


If you have 85ps injectors, then a set if 100ps injectors will give you a bit more poke....

According to most, if you increase the boost to 1 bar, fit 100ps injectors, fit an intercooler and tune the fuelling you should be up near 130bhp


Obviously......you could go further

[Panda]

Welding and not out the way (it's got a month left) and I may well have a play although I've just been offered a group a nova at a steal that's been sat in a barn

[Panda]

Had a few hours on the van today. First got rid of the battered back lights.



Replaced both



Scuttle was minging



So gave it a clean



And ran the cables for my system both head unit and amps need power



Had a look at the pump I'll have a play wi that tomorrow



And got to suss wtf this lots all about



Also cleaned out the cab but didn't take any pics took the covers off to find they're immaculate including the captains chair.