8.6.2006. Thursday. 12h. Engine is out. The new engine is relocated in the garage neer the car. Now new engine is being worked on final things like paint job, and last details...
9.6.2006. Friday. Morning, 8am. I was getting a new clutch bearing. Connecting gearbox and engine. Everything is bolt on!!!! Clutch set is from c20xe, but it's lanos gearbox D16.
9.6.2006. Friday, noon. I was getting electrical-hydraulic power steering pump from Astra-G, ready for installing in lanos. We were making mounts to mount it below left headlight. This is great spot for it...
9.6.2006. Friday, 4pm. Getting the c20xe engine inside. Everything BOLT ON!!!! This is great! Engine mount is for Opel Kadett-E gsi/astra mk2 for 2l engine. It fittes perfect on lanos.
10.6.2006. Saturday, 8am. It's a fuck up. A/C comp mounts don't fit on engine halles. We had to make some mount reworkings. But it's done...
10.6.2006. Saturday, noon. Mehanical part is done!
There were some minor issues with coolant bowels. exhaust pipe fitting, etc... No biggy.
10.5.2006. Saturday, noon. I was getting ready to wire it up. I had to rewire, every wire by wire. From Opel c20xe wire to Lanos instrument or other wire. Wire by wire. I have used ECU from c20xe, only. ECU from lanos is removed. c20xe ECU doesn't controll coolant fans and A/C. This could be tricky...
10.5.2006. Saturday, 10pm. Still wiring some wires. I have wired electrical power steering pump. It works! Sounds like an airplane, but it works...
11.5.2006. Sunday, 8am. Still wiring some wires...
11.5.2006. Sunday, 4pm. Basic wires (engine managment) connected. I will try to fire it up. ECU doesn't fire up gasoline pump... Damn. Output is dead. I will rewire fuel pump just for test. Firing up engine. It works!!!! Like a truck. But it works!
11.5.2006. Sunday, 10pm. Changing ECU. Firing up engine. It works on 4k rpm i neutral. Something is wrong. After some time of fucking with it, I have found an issue around throtle.
11.5.2006. Sunday, 11pm. It's done. First test drive!
Damn. This is unreal. Gear shift isn't tuned well, clutch isn't tuned, but it loads every gear fast, and furious. The smile went on my face, and all the fuckups were gone from my mind...It gets to 120mph in notime. I had flame out of exhaust at the end of 4-th gear... Damn. This is great!
12.5.2006. Monday, 8am. Still doing some wireing. Coolant fans and A/C isn't connected yet. Acu is getting on my nervs. Alternator is to damn weak to power up acu, power steering and everything. I musn't power down the engine, because then I have to ask other drivers to wire acus to power it up... Damn, this is annoying!
13.5.2006. Thusday, 4pm. I have bought LPG agilator for inlet for c20xe. I have mout it up. Firnig engine up on LPG. It works. Not stady, but it works.
14.5.2006. Wednesday. Did some more shopping. Tuned up clutch.
15.5.2006. Thursday, 8am. Wokring on TPS. It doesn't work right. Also, changing wires on alternator, starter, and acu. I have put new strong wires.
Did the work late at night. Voltage has rised from 12.6 to 13.6V. Test drive... Engine doesn't work well!
16.5.2006. Friday, 4pm. Went to local exhaust master to tune up exhaust pipes. He did the great job. Lower strut bar is on again...
And the sound is great! Hondaiiiiiiiiiiii16.5.2006. Friday, 6pm. Both spark cables, and distributor. Changed it. Engine works great again. No more stalling!
17.5.2006. Saturday, 11am. Wireing my new piggyback for A/C, fans, shift light, VSS, TPS, RPM, etc... Done around 8pm. Tested...
17.5.2006. Saturday, 10pm. Tuned up algoritam (software) for piggyback.
18.5.2006. Sunday, 11am. More tunning on piggyback. Now A/C works. Still have some tunnings to do, but it works. No more damn heat on this sunny, hot days... Shift light lower it self to 3k rpm when engine is cold!
Great! 18.5.2006. Sunday, 4pm. Engine want start. Damn acu and alternator. It seems that alternator isn't strong enough, even I have put stronger wires. 70A is to low. I need 100A one. Damn. Engine sttoped working on LPG!!! Damn!
19.5.2006. Monday, 10am. Went to LPG master. We have fucked up for a few hours, and found out that ECU for LPG, or step motor for LPG isn't working correctly. Reroute LPG directly without step motor, so I can drive on LPG, while I figure it out... Engine have less torque on LPG then on gasoline.
19.5.2006. Monday, 1pm. Went to junk yard to buy stronger alternator (100A). On a fucking pile, I couldn't find right one! Damn.
To be continued... Project in progress...
you mind as well wait til you can find a c20xe to ship over