My second T4, operation de-chav

[rjhoy02]

Must see pictures or it never happened [emoji6]

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[Fruitbat]

Reg , do you want to sell your old bumper iron ?

[regcheeseman]

Reg , do you want to sell your old bumper iron ?

I do - it's mint.

[regcheeseman]

One bumper off - new westfalia version fitted.



Don't worry fruitbat that manky bit is just some stray expanding foam! It's 100% straight and solid and rust free.

Fitted the bumper skin up - nearly.



However, from this angle it looks shit.

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Looks a bit 'stuck on' - I'm hoping that some clever use of paint will help it gel into the bumper so it looks more like it is meant to be there or maybe just a bit less obvious.



If all fails it'll just pull off leaving the bumper intact beneath.

[Activ8]

Trumpet fanfare - all hail Reg Cheeseman , with the tail pipes that will look fabulous are you going to highlight the diffuser or paint all the bumper black....
Looks a really good fit - probably hours of manipulation, cutting and shaping - but it works really well.
Have you got a full picture taking in the back of the van?

[regcheeseman]

Have you got a full picture taking in the back of the van?

I have....



But the lack of light was too much (or little) for my potato phone - which is why I had to take the closer shot

The diffuser and the infill sections around the tailpipes will stay black - the rest of the bumper and that horrible silver/grey section will be going body colour*




*yes I know I've previously hated colour coding but in my defence that was the myopic painting of everything the same colour - the black sections should serve to break up the expanse of colour effectively

[Activ8]

Works for me. Itll be different again with the tailgate fitted...

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[regcheeseman]

Quick release towbar fitted

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Which means I can mark up the bumper for clearance



Cock shaped slot clears the towball and the round bit is for the electrics socket - for which I hammered the bracket back up under the van to hide it.



Chopped out. And into high build primer

[Fruitbat]

Looking good now it’s in primer

[Activ8]

Looking fantastic and it's a great mod Reg. I don't ever recall seeing a diffuser being fitted before. Seen replacement bumpers and even 2 T4 rears bonded together but this is genius. I'm going to have a go too!!

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[arfur fox-acre]

does look really smart...even in primer.

[regcheeseman]

does look really smart...even in primer.

Most of the primer fell off in chips when I tried to flat it - think it may have gone on too hot. Had to flat half of it all back off again.

Anyway

GT30 turbo...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GT30-GT35...4AAOxy7vJTcZcb

.48AR turbine but 0.7AR compressor - way too big?

What would be a good option to design a manifold around? GT2052V too small?


T3 with 0.5 turbine / 0.57 compressor - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TURBO-T04...sAAOSwPAxaOg59

[Activ8]

Most of the primer fell off in chips when I tried to flat it - think it may have gone on too hot. Had to flat half of it all back off again.

Anyway

GT30 turbo...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GT30-GT35...4AAOxy7vJTcZcb

.48AR turbine but 0.7AR compressor - way too big?

What would be a good option to design a manifold around? GT2052V too small?


T3 with 0.5 turbine / 0.57 compressor - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TURBO-T04...sAAOSwPAxaOg59

Both way too big. Assuming peak boost at 3k your not even on the Garret equivalent compressor map.... you need to be revving to 6-7k to put you on the map! Cheap enough to try but these ebay units are basic compared to the original ceramic based maps I have.

Manifold design - the GT2 range are T25 housings, GT3 are T3 (too big in my opinion). My GT2559's I have (largest in the pile) fouls the OEM AXG/AHY manifold and needs the turbine housing cutting back - a lot. The compressor housing also fouls the manifold and cannot be clocked on the manifold therefore limiting pipework positions.

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[tommo1366]

Good skills!!


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[regcheeseman]

Manifold design - the GT2 range are T25 housings, GT3 are T3 (too big in my opinion). My GT2559's I have (largest in the pile) fouls the OEM AXG/AHY manifold and needs the turbine housing cutting back - a lot. The compressor housing also fouls the manifold and cannot be clocked on the manifold therefore limiting pipework positions.

I'll be making a manifold to suit so maybe it can be sited for clearance. Would the 2052 be any good or too limited by size for big power?