General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!
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General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 08/02/06*
Eeek shh
Recognise these? start getting them prepped to go on this weekend i think, then find somewhere to machine my 3mm spacer down to use to make them fit, then they'll go on :yum: :slayer:
Can already see the potential here :worship: Keep up the work :worship:
p.s. i know bad pic
Dunc Uno Turbo said:heres a quick photo at the end of the day, well about 2:45pm cos i had to go to derby to meet alex's mum (ghostwkd) to give her my UT discs and calipers which ghost has bought off me
Eeek shh
Recognise these? start getting them prepped to go on this weekend i think, then find somewhere to machine my 3mm spacer down to use to make them fit, then they'll go on :yum: :slayer: Can already see the potential here :worship: Keep up the work :worship:
p.s. i know bad pic
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Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
battery holders trick dunc, where did it come from?
charlie
battery holders trick dunc, where did it come from?
charlie
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
hehe cool alex, should help u stop better! glad u like em!
charlie, got the battery tray made up by some guy off ebay, but u can pik em up from places like Rally Design etc. glad u like it tho matey hehe
Dunc
hehe cool alex, should help u stop better! glad u like em!
charlie, got the battery tray made up by some guy off ebay, but u can pik em up from places like Rally Design etc. glad u like it tho matey hehe
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Well done - it's beginning to look like the stripped-out racer you wanted all along!
I always thought the Uno Turbo was fast enough and noisy enough as standard. I'm trying to imagine it without any of the soundproofing or trim, and with an extra 100-odd horsepower. It's going to be wild!
You should give up on the idea of the 'Saff Cossie' - why would you need it?!
We haven't seen any engine parts or dissection yet... how's that going?
-Alex
Well done - it's beginning to look like the stripped-out racer you wanted all along!
I always thought the Uno Turbo was fast enough and noisy enough as standard. I'm trying to imagine it without any of the soundproofing or trim, and with an extra 100-odd horsepower. It's going to be wild!
You should give up on the idea of the 'Saff Cossie' - why would you need it?!
We haven't seen any engine parts or dissection yet... how's that going?
-Alex
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Saff cossies are more bling then anything else, I always wanted a uber factory looking mountune cossie, but they go for stupid money and within a week of having my 2.3l volvo on carbs I am already feeling the pinch on big cars with thirsty engines. Hence why I want to do something tiny with a big engine or highly tuned small NA, or unoT engine etc.
Saff cossies are more bling then anything else, I always wanted a uber factory looking mountune cossie, but they go for stupid money and within a week of having my 2.3l volvo on carbs I am already feeling the pinch on big cars with thirsty engines. Hence why I want to do something tiny with a big engine or highly tuned small NA, or unoT engine etc.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
You have the right idea mate, thats what i said to him ages ago! Dont get a ford cossie, they just dont compare in style, build and they manage to rust even worse than the old Uno's They are ford, pure poo!!!!!!!
alexGS said:Well done - it's beginning to look like the stripped-out racer you wanted all along!
I always thought the Uno Turbo was fast enough and noisy enough as standard. I'm trying to imagine it without any of the soundproofing or trim, and with an extra 100-odd horsepower. It's going to be wild!
You should give up on the idea of the 'Saff Cossie' - why would you need it?!
We haven't seen any engine parts or dissection yet... how's that going?
-Alex
You have the right idea mate, thats what i said to him ages ago! Dont get a ford cossie, they just dont compare in style, build and they manage to rust even worse than the old Uno's
They are ford, pure poo!!!!!!!Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
right, only just updating this as ive been busy, but this is what i did on sunday
took the cover off, front bumper and grill and fitted my headlights as to strat working out how my intercooler is going to fit/mount etc.
after a few mins thought, i realised i needed to hack off part of the out lets on the intercooler, these will have to be re welded on at an angle pointing down.
i then went back to the uno, and chcked up the intercooler using paint tins and my angle grinder box lmao
pretty big huh! it was now i realised how big it is lol
here u can see why i have to get the outlets welded back on angled down
also, ive worked out how to use the original rs500 cossie mounting points, just need to make some home made brackets
afterwards, i tried mounting the bumper and started hacking some more of it away to get it to fit. i could only get so far then realised i needed to mount the intercooler properly before i could carry on with the bumper. so brackets will be made this week. i took a photo to give u an idea of what it'll look like un fortunatly, i dont think the grill will fit lol, never mind!
started packing away, so put the bumper back on, grill and thought id take another pic being as it looks like a UT again lol!
well, hopefully more updates soon on the intercooler brackets and getting it mounted!
Dunc
right, only just updating this as ive been busy, but this is what i did on sunday
took the cover off, front bumper and grill and fitted my headlights as to strat working out how my intercooler is going to fit/mount etc.
after a few mins thought, i realised i needed to hack off part of the out lets on the intercooler, these will have to be re welded on at an angle pointing down.
i then went back to the uno, and chcked up the intercooler using paint tins and my angle grinder box lmao
pretty big huh! it was now i realised how big it is lol
here u can see why i have to get the outlets welded back on angled down
also, ive worked out how to use the original rs500 cossie mounting points, just need to make some home made brackets
afterwards, i tried mounting the bumper and started hacking some more of it away to get it to fit. i could only get so far then realised i needed to mount the intercooler properly before i could carry on with the bumper. so brackets will be made this week. i took a photo to give u an idea of what it'll look like
un fortunatly, i dont think the grill will fit lol, never mind!
started packing away, so put the bumper back on, grill and thought id take another pic being as it looks like a UT again lol!
well, hopefully more updates soon on the intercooler brackets and getting it mounted!
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
how big is that intercooler serious lag?
how big is that intercooler
serious lag? 
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
OMG Dunc.
That's a monster.
OMG Dunc
.That's a monster
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Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
lovely jubly that
charlie
lovely jubly that
charlie
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
ghost, there will be some lag issues, but theres always ways around this. keep it in high revs (with i find easy to do ) or just sit back and wait, as it boosts up and takes ur head off in one blow
louie, i hope ur still on about the intercooler there lol
charlie, u know it
last nite i went down to the car and started making my brackets for my intercooler, prooving a little trickier than i first thought but nothing i cant sort
will get pics up later
Dunc
ghost, there will be some lag issues, but theres always ways around this. keep it in high revs (with i find easy to do
) or just sit back and wait, as it boosts up and takes ur head off in one blow louie, i hope ur still on about the intercooler there
lolcharlie, u know it
last nite i went down to the car and started making my brackets for my intercooler, prooving a little trickier than i first thought but nothing i cant sort
will get pics up later
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Just out of interest, how does an intercooler create lag?
Dunc Uno Turbo said:
Just out of interest, how does an intercooler create lag?
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
the turbo has a larger volume of air to build up pressure in IIUC
the turbo has a larger volume of air to build up pressure in IIUC
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Chris, the intercooler itself wont create lag, it will be the turbo that does that.
i think Ghosts comment was based around the size of Dunc's F**KIN mahoosive intercooler, meaning it should be pushing a fair few ponies and needing a lot of cooling power. think of it in comparison to te size of the turbo for basic idea, the bugger the tubby, the more cooling it needs :devil:
should be Fun Dunc, the cooler looks nuts just proped behind the bumper, will give people something to think about when they see it for the whole .73 seconds in their rearview mirror! :yum:
Chris, the intercooler itself wont create lag, it will be the turbo that does that.
i think Ghosts comment was based around the size of Dunc's F**KIN mahoosive intercooler, meaning it should be pushing a fair few ponies and needing a lot of cooling power. think of it in comparison to te size of the turbo for basic idea, the bugger the tubby, the more cooling it needs :devil:
should be Fun Dunc, the cooler looks nuts just proped behind the bumper, will give people something to think about when they see it for the whole .73 seconds in their rearview mirror! :yum:
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Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Lol.
Might need:
put a warning sticker on the dash.
"Arse + Seat + 300 flbs of torque = Head will become heavy during foot-to-floor-action!!"
Good progress mate, i thort the same thing when my 1st turbo went to the scrappers!!
But as you say, makes way for somthing better.
Lol.
Might need:
put a warning sticker on the dash.
"Arse + Seat + 300 flbs of torque = Head will become heavy during foot-to-floor-action!!"
Good progress mate, i thort the same thing when my 1st turbo went to the scrappers!!
But as you say, makes way for somthing better.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Wrong, a bigger intercooler makes more lag, as Custard rightly said its to do with the volume of air the turbo has to shift before it can spin up.
I read some very interesting reports from a guy in South Africa with an integrale who fabricates intercoolers and while using his mates rolling road and temp sensors everywhere to measure intake temps etc to make the best intercooler, but with out loosing drivability.
He was running about 375bhp and with an ambient temp of 30'c he achieved an intake temp of 20'c with a cooler half the size Dunc has used, he found that doubling in size only lowered the temp by 1'c but the the turbo took 300rpm higher to spin up, therefore any extra power achieved by lower intake was lost in the lag.
I know the standard intercooler on my 'grale is about a third the size of Duncs but mine is a homologation model and has water spray so the intercooler gets cold water sprayed on it as soon as you hit 0.8bar of boost.
Aaron.
Andy_sx said:
Wrong, a bigger intercooler makes more lag, as Custard rightly said its to do with the volume of air the turbo has to shift before it can spin up.
I read some very interesting reports from a guy in South Africa with an integrale who fabricates intercoolers and while using his mates rolling road and temp sensors everywhere to measure intake temps etc to make the best intercooler, but with out loosing drivability.
He was running about 375bhp and with an ambient temp of 30'c he achieved an intake temp of 20'c with a cooler half the size Dunc has used, he found that doubling in size only lowered the temp by 1'c but the the turbo took 300rpm higher to spin up, therefore any extra power achieved by lower intake was lost in the lag.
I know the standard intercooler on my 'grale is about a third the size of Duncs but mine is a homologation model and has water spray so the intercooler gets cold water sprayed on it as soon as you hit 0.8bar of boost.
Aaron.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
dunc ... radom thought but nowhere to get the number plate unless you have a square on one one side...
....this mean you gonna get a sticker one on the bonnet? or tey fit that motorbike like one you had on in the OE place?
charlie
dunc ... radom thought but nowhere to get the number plate unless you have a square on one one side...
....this mean you gonna get a sticker one on the bonnet? or tey fit that motorbike like one you had on in the OE place?
charlie
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
thanks for all the replys peeps appretiate it
custard boy answered the lag issue, as did aaron with his usual quality detail
i gotta admit, the intercooler is a "little" OTT but, what the hell, it looks the ****** lmao
cheers andy, yeah it should be fun, cant wait to get out in it and see what its like again! LOL @ .73 sec comment
biz, u know it, its gonna be awesome when it comes on boost, and the neck brace may come in handy lol
aaron, i always enjoy reading your comments, u always make very good points and good info too keep it up man!
charlie, if u look at the pic of the bumper infront of the intercooler, theres a little black bracket, thats where the plate was last time and hopefully i will be able to use this again, but the number plate issue is the least of my worries lol! but it is DEFFINATLY NOT going to be a square one stuck either on the left or the right of the bumper as they look totally $hit and should be left to evos! one of my pet hates is when peeps do that! ahhhhh! lol
cheers for all ur comments peeps, will be working on it all weekend so hopefully more progress will be made
Dunc
thanks for all the replys peeps
appretiate itcustard boy answered the lag issue, as did aaron with his usual quality detail
i gotta admit, the intercooler is a "little" OTT but, what the hell, it looks the ****** lmao
cheers andy, yeah it should be fun, cant wait to get out in it and see what its like again! LOL @ .73 sec comment
biz, u know it, its gonna be awesome when it comes on boost, and the neck brace may come in handy lol
aaron, i always enjoy reading your comments, u always make very good points and good info too
keep it up man!charlie, if u look at the pic of the bumper infront of the intercooler, theres a little black bracket, thats where the plate was last time and hopefully i will be able to use this again, but the number plate issue is the least of my worries lol! but it is DEFFINATLY NOT going to be a square one stuck either on the left or the right of the bumper as they look totally $hit and should be left to evos! one of my pet hates is when peeps do that! ahhhhh! lol
cheers for all ur comments peeps, will be working on it all weekend so hopefully more progress will be made
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 10/02/06*
Hey no worries Dunc always willing to give input from what i have found, and yes it does look fecking ace!
As for eth number plate issue, i kow of many a 'grale owner running wit no fornt number plates and never getting any problesm with them, or the stick on kind as well on front of bonnet. There is an issue of the bonnet not showing the plate at correct angle, but i know of not one 'grale owner ever having problems MOT time or from the local constabulary!
PS rememebr those rear UT callipers, brackets and hubs for me
Hey no worries Dunc always willing to give input from what i have found, and yes it does look fecking ace!
As for eth number plate issue, i kow of many a 'grale owner running wit no fornt number plates and never getting any problesm with them, or the stick on kind as well on front of bonnet. There is an issue of the bonnet not showing the plate at correct angle, but i know of not one 'grale owner ever having problems MOT time or from the local constabulary!
PS rememebr those rear UT callipers, brackets and hubs for me
