Oliver's building mess.

#201 by Heathen , Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:37 am

Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #190
Manifold is all done now.

Took me a while to reply cos I'm so blown away by what you're doing here Oliver! This manifold is so freaking awesome mate - it looks like something our butcher would churn out of his black sausage machine - good enough to eat!

#202 by Tek76 , Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:21 am

@Heathen give it a try, your dentist will love you!

#203 by Peter H , Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:54 pm

Great job! A mate of mine has put an OM606 in a Suzuki Vitara! It's a beast!

#204 by Mallinman , Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:16 pm

Quote: Peter H wrote in post #203
Great job! A mate of mine has put an OM606 in a Suzuki Vitara! It's a beast!

It will be. Those vitaras weigh bugger all 2.

#205 by Mallinman , Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:13 pm

Well she’s all back on the road taxed and MOT’d. Just running the new clutch plates in but all working well so far. Had a slight tapping till I realised a glow plug was loose and a fuel leak from a loose banjo but not bad as far as teething problems go. And had to put a bigger boost gauge in as the old one didn’t go high enough. It’s a bit loud for my liking tho so I think I might put another silencer in.

#206 by 123hotchef , Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:03 am

glad its all up and running with a ticket! whats it boosting to then?

#207 by Mallinman , Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:42 am

2.5 bar at the mo. Old gauge only went up to 2. Il run it at 2.5 for a bit then swap the external waste gate springs and run 3.5 bar. See how much difference it makes. It’s fast enough now tho tbh

#208 by 123hotchef , Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:12 am

ha ha u dont have to use the full 3.5 good to have though!

#209 by Mallinman , Mon May 27, 2019 6:28 pm

Finally got round to starting the new rad this week. Need doing before summer temps come round if I want to tow heavy stuff up massive hills at speed again.
This is the new core compared to the old one. It’s 50mm 3row as apposed to the old 30mm single row core. It’s slightly bigger but not by much. [[File3E9CA6E-EE56-41FA-B9E0-DB3B65635EB0.jpeg|none|auto]]

#210 by Mallinman , Mon May 27, 2019 6:30 pm

And got the top tank finished off Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

#211 by Mallinman , Mon May 27, 2019 6:38 pm

Bottom tank behind is almost done. Just a drain plug and outlet pipe to go in. Then weld em on. Then pressure test it and get mad cos I’ve found a pin hole. Lol Bild entfernt (keine Rechte).

#212 by 123hotchef , Mon May 27, 2019 6:55 pm

looking good man

#213 by Fielder , Tue May 28, 2019 2:52 pm

Good call on the bigger Radiator mate. We had a nightmare keeping mine cool for the first couple of months but now have it all down and running well. Also your manifolds look great.

#214 by Fielder , Wed May 29, 2019 11:05 am

Forgot to ask, Are you running the original Belt driven fan off the new motor or going electric?

#215 by Mallinman , Wed May 29, 2019 7:22 pm

I’ve been running 2x revotec 12” fans from day 1. Drops temps in seconds when they come in.

#216 by Mallinman , Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:01 pm

That’s it. All done. Rads finished. Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)
Ignore the brown on the core. That’s where the caboard used for the fin protection caught fire. Lol it’s washed off now.

#217 by Mallinman , Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:02 pm

New pipe to route the coolant round the alternator to make the bigger rad fit.

#218 by Mallinman , Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:03 pm

Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

#219 by Mallinman , Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:06 pm

Goanna take the rad to work this week and polish it all up. Then get it fitted and thrash the crap out the truck and see if we can break it and see how hot we can get it . Got the trailer loaded with 3 tonne of straw for some proper tow tests.

#220 by 123hotchef , Sun Jun 16, 2019 10:17 pm

looking good! I need to sort my cooling out it dont like hills on the MW at 70!

#221 by Mallinman , Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:30 pm

Yea standard cooling on these trucks sucks if your towing heavy

#222 by George , Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:21 am

Very nice job looking good

#223 by Tek76 , Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:44 pm

You sir, have a bloody steady hand!

#224 by Mallinman , Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:34 pm

Quote: Tek76 wrote in post #223
You sir, have a bloody steady hand!

Still not brill but slowly getting there thanx. I find having a beer before I start steady’s the hands up even more. Not sure if that means I have a problem or not??

#225 by 123hotchef , Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:38 pm

Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #221
Yea standard cooling on these trucks sucks if your towing heavy

thats the thing I aint towing and it still goes up!

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