Jamie1st Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) Heyy all, been on here for a few months now and thought I'd make my own build thread after seeing some awesome ones on here!After owning several different cars over the past 18 months (Dirty diesel Pug, Classic Mini 1275, Land Rover Defender 90 to name a few) I had a go in my mates GT Turbo (BAZ2CRAZY)! Wow booost, I loved it, so the hunt began for a GT Turbo, which ended up being a hunt for a GlanzaV!The Landy and my old Mini After having a look around at a few, I came across one that was local to me so thought I'd give it a shot.So off I went one morning to have a look, got there to find he had added a few extras to what was in the advert! This included blue rad hoses, FMIC and a rear strut brace, Blue magnecore HT leads. Off we went for a drive and all was well! Went off for a chat with my mate and ended up going back to buy her (Bigggg smiles), not only that I thought I'd dropped on well with the added parts and still knocking him down a few notes!I only have the one picture from when I first got it and here she is.. Any one know the car??Spec when I got it:Japspeed Cat Back systemCarbon Fibre Bonnet15" Wheels (Not sure of the make?)HKS ActuatorFMICRear Strut BraceBlue Hose SetMagnecore HT LeadsRelocated FilterBoost GaugeWhitleline Panhard RodMy mate has got his own Dyno, so I popped down to see him to see what it was running (just out of curiosity); came out with 200n/m Torque and 161.8bhp First thing I did was get rid of the stickers, get the rear quarter sprayed because of laquer (sp) peal from the original 'Glanza V' stickers and to get rid of the gash rising sun paint work on the fuel cap. I also changed the amber corners to some clear ones and gave the wheels a lick of paint. I think it gave it a much cleaner look!On the strip! Pulled a 15sec dead, fairly happy with that taking into the mods and on cheap tyres!Next up on the list was some better rubber up front, decided to go for the Parada Spec 2's. Whilst letting my mate fit them, I got him to do the tracking for me too! Also a small update, de-wipered!The Parada's made such a difference to the car.However, the discs and pads let it down, especially on the track at Japfest (Warped and shit pads); so next on the list was some 3G grooved and dimpled discs with EBC Red Stuff pads.Small update again, but I got hold of some wind deflectors at a good price so bought them and fitted em!All was going well, untill.. 'Knock Knock Knock'..Yep, bottom end was knocking, and bad at that! Got my mate to tow me home to call it a night. 03/06/2011Got back from work the following day and set about getting the engine out, got as far as we could with out the engine crane. Took the sump off to find it had spun a shell on no.2Think its time to go forged!04/06/2011So this is where we stand, engine out and not 100% sure where to go from here! We also found that my head has cracked, leaving the stud and a lump of the head to drop off when we took the mani off. More news I didn't want to hear!!Any recommendations on where to go from here? Would be appreciated. Forging it is high up on the list, but I think I might need a new crank too as it looks like it's gone too far to have ground? I'll post pics of the head tomorrow.Cheeers, Jamie Edited October 9, 2013 by Jamie1st Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan5793 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 nice write up bud, looks much better. hope ya get the engine sorted asap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yaristurbo Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Get the crank to a machine shop for a check worth it just in case, get some acl race bearings if you can, Starbo looks good tho. Hope u get it sorted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 nice write up bud, looks much better. hope ya get the engine sorted asap Cheers mate, Yeah me too! Dont think I'll be making the track at Japfest 2 now though :/JamieGet the crank to a machine shop for a check worth it just in case, get some acl race bearings if you can, Starbo looks good tho. Hope u get it sortedYeah, we're going to strip her and see what they say, Cheers. Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daz gt turbz Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 that sucks mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 that sucks mate! Tell me about it, I couldn't wait for the track time at Donnington either, its only a mile down the road! Ah well, the joys of cars ay!Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tez Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 looks good dude, shitter on the engine though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
N80Jamie Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Bad news on the engine dude. hope you get it sorted asap Car is looking good! Crazy that your mate has a rolling road, save you some money haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Bad news on the engine dude. hope you get it sorted asap Car is looking good! Crazy that your mate has a rolling road, save you some money hahaCheers man.. Yeahh it's good, but he only does power runs. So cant have it set up on there Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greasemonkeyspb Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 shit luck with engine mate car looks fresh though matey hope all gets sorted ste Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Glanza looks awesome buddy! No doubt ill see it about sometime as your only from Leicester Bad times on the engine though dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Glanza looks awesome buddy! No doubt ill see it about sometime as your only from Leicester Bad times on the engine though dude.Yeah man! I'll drop you a PM when I'm back on the road.Little update; Bought some Wiseco Pistons and Pauter Rods. So have no choice now but to go forged!!Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Glad you decided to rebuild and go forged mate Nice project looking forward to seeing some updates, shame you wont be on track with us or will it be ready for then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Glad you decided to rebuild and go forged mate Nice project looking forward to seeing some updates, shame you wont be on track with us or will it be ready for then?Ill have to see how it goes, don't really want to take any short cuts with the build just for the sake of a day on the track!Maybe though Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Good lad! I think if mine ever goes bang. It'll be getting forged Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Quick update; we've just finished stripping the engine. As we already knew, it had spun a shell on No.2, sending the crank in tomorrow and hopefully it can be ground! Luckily it hasnt caused any damage else where.Q) What is the most you guys would have the crank re-ground to?Q) Where to get ACL bearings from?Also, upon stripping the engine we found that there was alot of sludge in the head. Would this be down to a breathing fault? Something I want to cure before I run a newly forged engine!Cheers, Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Right, been to the engineers today. My crank has gone too far, so it's a new crank needed!!Also, had a nice parcel come through the post today:Thanks 00joeindastarb0 arrived sooner than expected!Sending the block in tomorrow to be rebored and honed!Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Don't know how I've not commented on this thread yet lol Shit one about the engine mate but glad your sticking with it and forging it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ali_legend Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 This car is amazing.!! In real life much better. was rapid be4.! Now its gunna be even faster.! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Right, haven't updated on here for a while..Well, over the past few weeks I have been gathering parts and spending all my money. So I'm skint. As I said my crank was fuxked, so I bought a new one of a member on here (Can't remember the username lol), so off we set for a long drive to Kent!Re-Ground crank to .25 mm with ACL Bearings and Thrust washers to suit.In the mean time I had sent my block in for the following;-Re-Bored to suit Wiseco 74.5mm Pistons-Honed-Skimmed-Chemical WashWhen we had it back, we painted it up and now with the new crank, set about stating the build.First in was the crank.Followed by the Balanced Pauter Rods and Wiseco 74.5mm pistons.This is as far as we could as we were waiting for parts.Then a delivery arrived for me when I got home from work ;)When taking the engine out, we found the head had cracked around one of the manifold studs. Sooo, yep the stud fell on the floor when we took the manifold off :/On the positive side, I've bought a Ported and Polished head off of Steve GT!! Just got it back from the engineers today after having it skimmed, will post pictures when its all cleaned up and painted!Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Build is looking good mate If you want any awsome parts you know who to come see Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nastyrash 2003 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 the head u got is 1 of my stage 2 heads mate. The difference is bigger inlet ports match to the best flow for the valve size and valve guilds removed wer thy com out into the inlet ports the valve seats are also opened out by about .7mm to thr sealing edge. tryed to pm u back but it will not let me for som reason. chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Build is looking good mate ;)If you want any awsome parts you know who to come see ;)Cheers man,I'll be buying some goodies no doubt! the head u got is 1 of my stage 2 heads mate. The difference is bigger inlet ports match to the best flow for the valve size and valve guilds removed wer thy com out into the inlet ports the valve seats are also opened out by about .7mm to thr sealing edge. tryed to pm u back but it will not let me for som reason. chrisSweeeeeeet! Looking forwad to trying it out!Jamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie1st Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Right, well I was hoping to have built the engine by now, but after finding a few seals etc I didnt have, I had to wait for them to come!Here's how she stand;Athena HG and Stage 2 Head fitted (Using ARP Head Bolts)Rocker Cover sprayed (Needs a respray in a different colour! - Sprayed it 'Red' came out orange)Sump nice and fresh!Just waiting now for a few valve shims to turn up as a few were slightly out. Then going to time it up on Saturday!Red or Black for rocker cover?!Just ordered an ACT 6 Paddle Clutch, with thanks to my mum and girlfriend for my birthday! (At least its something that will get used Hahaa)JamieJamie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nastyrash 2003 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 mate, match your new inlet gasket with the inlet ports make sure u do not get any over lap at any point this will create a problem with air flow, and this is looking awsome u will lovethe head thy do av a nice kick.chris u can remove the cam follower and just file or tip the valve head to increase cam follower clearence, as the followers are not hyd saves pennys on shims. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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