Yeah, yeah, I know

Been a bit busy with you know what

We're talking nearly 720 , miles covered between 8pm Friday and 6pm Sunday!!!!, During which I taught myself trailer reversing, even managing to get the trailer reversed up my drive to the garage, and as anyone whose seem my drive will know reversing without a trailer is a mission in and of itself

Ive not updated the other stuff yet because I've not been able to upload the pics

Let me do the washing up and I'll give it a go

Okay , so, I've still not managed to upload the pics I really need to update you all so you'll just have use your imagination for now

In my previous post I mentioned a 720 mile round trip

Well, that trip was to collect my latest purchase...... which anyone who attended JAE this year will already know about

I am now the lucky owner of Matt's GTX engine, custom loom, ex - Shaggy's front mount intercooler, heavy duty stainless steel piping and full de cat stainless steel exhaust system

So, after 13 years of ownership, my beloved Meanie is going to get a long awaited heart transplant

Not before time too, the Z5 is now smoking very badly indeed, no way she'll pass muster at next years MOT, hardly surprising though when you consider the current engine has well over 180,000 miles on it and the car over 284,000

I've no idea how many miles are on the GTX engine, I'll ask Matt

I know most folk when presented with a GTX/GTR to slot into a BA would be thinking max horsepower, but, as usual, I'm going to be different and make things more complicated

I have a complete Type-R climate control system coming soon from Matt as well and being as I've always wanted it, that has to go on too, plus my Czech sourced headlamp washer jet kit

So space up front will be a bit of an issue, especially since I also plan on retaining the post Ford fogs and my wonderful Hella FF200 spots, I don't want to spoil Meanie's looks

I also have to consider that Meanie is a daily driver, so reliability is key, I plan to go for pretty much standard power using as much of the stock GTX pipe work as possible and be clever about mounting an intercooler, probably where the resonator box would normally be (if I hadn't tossed it in the back of the shed in 2002). I'd like to use a pukka GTX cooler but I have consider the aircon condenser bottle is located there too so it might not fit, I have other options though, Mazda 6 diesel and MR2 turbo MK2 intercoolers look quite diddy

Before I can get started on the engine swap though I need space to work, the garage is still full of all the gardening shite so this weekend I start work on a shed base so I can get an engine stand in there (if anyone has one I could borrow, I'd be mighty grateful )

Watch this space folks, I plan to get this done by Japfest 2015, which I know will have some of you rolling about laughing and rightly so, it usually takes me years to plan and execute my ideas

very cool indeed andy , thats going to be a hell of a swap, and well done tracking down the headlight washer kit, something ive been trawling about looking for myself

Good luck Andy, sounds like a tremendous project, can't wait to see the result!

Cheers guys

smurf, I'll ask my source if there are any still about, had mine for a couple of years (no surprise), had two origionally and the second went to Mattwho has since sold it on to another member, I'll see what I can do

that would be great if you could andy cheers,
ive taken apart an audi headlamp and trying to figure a way of retro fitting the self leveling mech for my HID's, so with the washer too mr policeman will be disapointed pulling me over

Loving the "Club323F Technology Centre"

Nice!

Good luck with it mate!

Some nice HP figures on a daily driver is nice, I drive my KLZE as a daily commute and love it. I also added lots of extra's which most people remove when installing KLZE lol.

Arne

Good luck.

Really looking forward to this! Especially regarding engine management
But didnt you already have a complete BP drivetrain?

Sure did Chris, with only 27,000 miles on it too :O I shall be saving that for emergencies or maybe the wifes Eunos Roadster

Arne, which extras dude

Building in a/c (the plain EU one), ABS, still trying to find headlight sprayers. Also, a taller gearbox (most people want shorter gears for track use). Also adding extra sounddeadening.

Basically trying to get all the luxury stuff in instead of out lol.

Arne

You and me both chap

Tried to join gtx.co.uk today for info and hopefully support, had to send an email to their admin because they've been having spam issues too, hopefully they'll let me in

Currently trying to source a simple but effective brake upgrade for the swap, had a good lead but its not quite what I thought it was, does anyone know if GTR and V6 calipers are the same? ?? Sadly my EPC doesn't cover the GTR

Have a look at pad and disc sizes, I'll check piston diameters Monday
Might tell you all that info on breaksint actually

Checked just now, thanks for the reminder mate

V6 discs are 274x22, sadly, they don't list the GTX or GTR

GTR discs are the same, only slightly thicker:

Solid/Vented : Vented
Diameter (mm) : 274
Number of Studs : 5
Height (mm) : 48
Max/Min Thickness (mm) : 24/22

They would fit into the standard calipers if you remove the anti squeal shims on the back of the pads and you might have to grind away a teeny bit of the caliper carrier, if you're using V6 calipers

GTX calipers are the same as BA 1.8 calipers, but I can't find much info on the GTR ones...

just sell your body on the streets for a few weeks madgwick and get a big brake kit ill give you £5 to start lol

GT-R brake calipers have 57.2 diameter pistons
Master cylinder on a GT-R is 25.4mm without ABS

Ok, so, for the moment, I'll be leaving the front brakes alone, the GTX came with the same front setup as the 1.8 BA but I will be fitting discs for the back.

Couple of weeks back now I bought a rear subframe and hubs from Baz (BRV-6), I'll need lateral link bolts and lateral links (might make my own adjustable set) and calipers and cables, so I'll be doing something similar to the recon job RHRH did recently

Sadly though, all work is now on hold due to this....



and this....



Strictly research only for me for a month and a half

How on earth did you do that, what were you doing with the cone

Right then, time for a wee update.....

Now I'm mobile and walking again it's time for Meanie to get a new heart

I'm not fitting the GTX yet due to the amount of work, research and parts I will need to do the swap!

So, in the meantime and so she'll pass her MOT this year, I'll be fitting my GT BP 1.8 with the kind assistance of Lee and Nathan (and anyone else who cares to chip in )

This weekend I'll be heading down to the Isle of Wight to collect all the bits I need from Matt of his scrapped car, really glad some of the parts of that car will live on in Meanie, namely gearbox, shafts, ECU, looms etc., being as Mark T previously owned the car as well as Matt its pretty fitting I think

Just got to get it all done before the end of April :O with my track record, I might be needing a miracle

Watch this space though because I'll be documenting the process for posterity

Cool! Looking forward to the progress and your impression of the finished product...

Cheers Chris

When you did yours, was it pretty much plug and play?

Yup, really was a nobrainer. But then, i went with the BA ECU.

So am I chap, just hoping the 1.8 centre section exhaust will bolt up to my stainless back box

Ah i see - then it's easy. Except for the back box, not a straigt fit since the pipe diameter is bigger with the BP and so is the flange. Better get a new flange or use VW style pipe connectors.
If you dont mix 94-96 wiring with 97-98, you'll be fine

The wiring will be sorted this weekend, pre ford non immobiliser looms and ecu, plus G series box and shafts

Did you use your existing fuse box loom or did you replace?

Not really sure any more. I only replaced the engine loom - i would have said that it contains the fuse box as well but might be wrong...

Technically the loom with the fuse box is the engine loom but, the loom that actually connects to the engine, dizzy, fuel rail, ECU etc is called the emissions loom

gutted to see you are fitting a turbo before me, but i will probably eventually follow in your footsteps

hows the leg? and did you get a good deal off Graham?
and i think i may have to head to the 323f tech shed myself and beg for hughie to help me for some welding