Back on the road after a 4 1/2 year restomod

[Discopotatoes]

Just thought I’d share as I’ve got it running just in time for the good weather.
I still have some tidying to do, probably going to get the manifolds ceramic coated and have an oil cooler and oil accumulator to fit but for now I just want to drive it

[catfishdb]

Love it!

Tight for space I imagine. Turbos have the flexibility of almost being placed and plumbed anywhere. There must be some interesting heat management hurdles to overcome.

My perfect power plant would have a whining supercharger but they always look harder to package.

Well done and enjoy!

Arthur

[Discopotatoes]

The heat is managed by this bad boy, its a 3" core with twin 13" spal fans, and two otter switches,
It's actually running slightly too cold with a 74 deg stat but I'm going to wait till the weather warms up a bit before doing any changes

Edited by Discopotatoes on Monday 11th March 05:38

Edited by Discopotatoes on Monday 11th March 05:55

[Classic Chim]

That’s gonna add some weight, joking. It’ll add a few kg at best. Might even help turn in at higher speeds. It all looks great.
What extra capacity actually is it.
Is this a first?
Seems like an obvious solution considering the state of tune.
What sort of hp does it have and well done.
Top man

[Discopotatoes]

Classic Chim said:

That’s gonna add some weight, joking. It’ll add a few kg at best. Might even help turn in at higher speeds. It all looks great.
What extra capacity actually is it.
Is this a first?
Seems like an obvious solution considering the state of tune.
What sort of hp does it have and well done.
Top man

The core is 76mm, the end tanks are 80mm x 34mm I’ve got a pre serp swirl pot,so no expansion tank. at a guess I have less coolant in the whole system but the radiator is more than double the efficiency of the original tvr rad.
HP wise I’m aiming for 550 but I haven’t put it on the dyno yet as I’m just running it in.

[Classic Chim]

Discopotatoes said:

The core is 76mm, the end tanks are 80mm x 34mm I’ve got a pre serp swirl pot,so no expansion tank. at a guess I have less coolant in the whole system but the radiator is more than double the efficiency of the original tvr rad.
HP wise I’m aiming for 550 but I haven’t put it on the dyno yet as I’m just running it in.

If this extra efficiency and oil cooler can keep the oil temps in check you’ll have cracked it I reckon.
550 is a good number.
Have fun. Inspiring for those on a long road of transformation or restoration.
Chassis coating looks very nice.