Chris_90's citroen zx volcane The END

[ash23]

personally i dont think you will have any issues. just remember to blame every forum member for something going wrong and im sure it'll be ok

[Chris_90]

personally i dont think you will have any issues. just remember to blame every forum member for something going wrong and im sure it'll be ok

I'm sure I can come up with enough excuses :p

Any way hot said is a/r is 46 I'm no expert in this so what's that sound like? Carnt be much bigger than the normal derv gt20?

[ash23]

be fine you worry to much ill look for a pik of the one i have in the estate

[Chris_90]

Stripped and clocked the turbo this morning






And the obligatory picture of it next to a standard t2



So shopping list so far

Manifold
Actuator
Oil return pipe/ feed
Hp oil line
Alloy or steel plate (to block off the holes)
V band clamp? (maybe not sure on that yet)
And exhaust elbow not sure what size to go for yet

Comments welcome

Oh and just bought some Gaz gold rear shocks

[ash23]

well the good news is i can help with at least three things on that list maybe four

you'll love the gaz golds epic things new or second hand?

[Chris_90]

well the good news is i can help with at least three things on that list maybe four

you'll love the gaz golds epic things new or second hand?

Awsome you'll probably end up building it any way and second had couldn't afford new just wanna stiffen rear end up slightly not over the top tho so hopefully they will do what I want from them.

[Midnightclub]

Are you sure they're golds? The ones that most get off eBay are GHA's, the golds are substantially more expensive. GHA's are around £100

[ash23]

haha i suppose that your way of asking ?
they will be perfect as long as the adjusters are free!?!?!?!

[Chris_90]

Are you sure they're golds? The ones that most get off eBay are GHA's, the golds are substantially more expensive. GHA's are around £100

Not sure now you've said that will see when they come now.

haha i suppose that your way of asking ?
they will be perfect as long as the adjusters are free!?!?!?!

I wanna do as much as I can but help always comes in handy and yer the guy said they are free and fully working so if there not I'll be sending them back.

[Midnightclub]

GHA's are still 'gold' in there physical colour and still decent, have had ours for about 4 years now.

[Chris_90]

GHA's are still 'gold' in there physical colour and still decent, have had ours for about 4 years now.

Thanks for heads up will see when they come.

[Chris_90]

Blocked the holes off on the compressor housing today.






So cost so far

Turbo £40
Biscuit tin lid (gasket) FREE
Chemical metal loads in shed so FREE

So far I'm no were near £800 for fitting costs but I'm sure there's time yet

[Piggy]

Yeah but you had to buy the biscuits in the first place :p

[ash23]

told you a tin lid would be fine haah but in you post i cant see the part were you bit my head off for giving you advice ?

[Chris_90]

Yeah but you had to buy the biscuits in the first place :p

Missus bought them so doesn't count I just nicked the lid

told you a tin lid would be fine haah but in you post i cant see the part were you bit my head off for giving you advice ?

Oh sorry I shall try harder next time

[306Dan]

So really you've saved money by getting her indoors to buy the biscuits that you'd of eaten so you could take the lid?? My god I think I've just confused myself a little there

[ash23]

but really when you think about things

petrol to get the biscuit tin then the tin its self so lets say between £3-8 to get that.
then theres the chemical metal you would have had to buy that at some point? lets say £5 for that inc postage.

how did you cut the biscuit tin? grinder ?well again that cost you money at some point ? cutting disc? ect.
what about the rag you stuffed down the inlet thats more money then the shed you worked in the bench the list goes on and on that turbo isnt looking so cheap is it now..............

[Chris_90]

but really when you think about things

petrol to get the biscuit tin then the tin its self so lets say between £3-8 to get that.
then theres the chemical metal you would have had to buy that at some point? lets say £5 for that inc postage.

how did you cut the biscuit tin? grinder ?well again that cost you money at some point ? cutting disc? ect.
what about the rag you stuffed down the inlet thats more money then the shed you worked in the bench the list goes on and on that turbo isnt looking so cheap is it now..............

[Chris_90]

Not much happening with this at the moment to busy playing fifa 15 and waiting for our baby to come

These came today



Still no idea if there gold or not, bit of surface rust on them but they work ok and adjusters work fine so have to get them on now

[powerandtorque]

Look like normal GHA's to me

[Midnightclub]

Yeah they're the GHA's

[Chris_90]

Small update fitted tow bar and seen as back box had to come off fitted a center silencer as the back box.




Needs some adjustments lining up and lifting up near the joint as it's hanging down abit but will do for now.

Comments welcome

[mr_fish]

from the above picture, we can see she's been coaling for the last few miles.

exhaust should help it breathe better

[Piggy]

same GAZ shockers I got. Seem pretty dang good to me.

Comon dood...pull ya finger out and get that turbo on!

[Chris_90]

from the above picture, we can see she's been coaling for the last few miles.

exhaust should help it breathe better

Yer she does coal well, depends how I drive it but since it's been on 100% veg hardly smokes with "normal" driving it has been over 2,000miles since she was last washed to. I'm supprised with the noise level consideing it has 2 silencers in its louder than I expected.

same GAZ shockers I got. Seem pretty dang good to me.

Comon dood...pull ya finger out and get that turbo on!

Won't be on for a while the costs are mounting up fast looking at £150 minum for all the exhaust bits before I start with oil lines, manifold, actuator etc

It'll get there one day just depends on money

[Chris_90]

Gave the car a clean today as my poorboys black hole and nattys paste wax turned up.







Pictures don't it justice tbh, really has come up great I mean it's no minter but it has come up great!

Really pleased with it took me long enough tho.

Comments welcome

[powerandtorque]

Looks like that's scrubbed up pretty damned well!

[Piggy]

Looks real tidy

Whats the plans for rims?!

[Chris_90]

Looks like that's scrubbed up pretty damned well!

Thanks

Looks real tidy

Whats the plans for rims?!

No plans as of yet I'd like to keep them tbh sleeper affect

[Piggy]

Cool. They do suit the ZX

Cant fit much decent brakes behind them though