Really nice writeup, didn't realise you were taking so many photos!

Still, anyone who wants to know how to make a flange adapter that will be pretty useful as most turbos fitted to beemers and some others use that flange so its not that uncommon.

 

looks good mate

 

thats amazing! im gonna keep watching this!

 

Good work Dan

 

FTW Matey! Dont know if you heard but as I drove past ur rover collection on sunday morning 11ish I tooted a few noted at ya hehehe Good work!

 

Sorry I must have been asleep. Feel free to pop in next time you are around this way.

Might even get me doing some more stuff on my van!

 

Well done mate, looks like a nice pad you have too with endless countryside... good work!

 

Most of the photos are from Kris's old unit. Its embarassing how long ago all those photos were taken!!

Still it might get me to get my bum in gear to get some more updates done. I managed to get the van into the car port to work on at the weekend so I've got no excuse now.

I guess I should add an update on the interior now.

 

Mega-update tonight with a lot of miscellaneous stuff I'd not yet detailed.

http://www.roverdiesel.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=206&p=628#p627

There has been so much work I tend to forget what I've had to do to get this far!

Feedback always gratefully recieved either on my site or on here.

 

It has taken me an age to update it with some of the miscellaneous stuff tonight. Do people actually want to read it as it is a little off of the wall for most people in this section.

 

iam rteally interested in what your doing! i love to see old tatty cars and vans come back to life! expecially turning a van into a camper (have a secret soft spot for campers) and what you are doing to this one is amazing! thread subscribed to, will be watching it like a hawk lol keep up the excellent work!

 

Hey that tatty old van is the newest car I own!

 

Yes, I very much want to read about it. Thank you for sharing.

 

Well if anyone has comments, queries or questions about it then just ask. Its a bit unusual, but related to most peoples cars in here as it has the L series and will be a tweaked one at that. Most of the parts are also MG-Rover ones from other vehicles as I'm trying to keep it in the family. The only big non mg-r parts are the turbo and intercooler and the brake upgrade. But there was nothing simple to use instead of these.

 

Well if anyone has comments, queries or questions about it then just ask.

Top job fair play. I'm particularly interested in the BMW turbo fitted. I know most are looking at vnt units but I'd be happy with a bigger wastegate jobbie for the time being.
Is there much difference in the BMW and the turbo off our Zeds?

Regards
Frog

 

this is very unusual, and when finished will be one of a kind! keep it up and i guarantee it will turn heads!

 

Well I used to have a maestro campervan so it won't look much different to that externally. However there aren't many L series maestros about.

 

Minor update on this weekends work repairing the dash and spraying some of the interior black

http://www.roverdiesel.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=206&start=10#p680

 

looking good! keep up the good work, i really look forward to seeing your updates

 

Looking good mate, like the turbo flange conversion

 

My philosophy (aside from electrics), is to keep it simple, so it'll work. So far so good!

 

It appears to be coming along very well. Too technical for me to ever attempt but makes for very interesting reading.

 

Very slow (aka no) progress on this in an age, however I spent the weekend welding up some dodgy build quality issues and beefing up the front turrents.

Also got some exhaust ideas and started tidying up some of the wiring too.


Front turret (drivers side)
Before

During

After (just needs paint)

Passenger Side
Before

During (sorry missed the shots of the repair pieces under the big cover plate below)

After

 

Just read the entire write up on the ROVER DIESEL forum mate, loved it, epic project, how is it running with the BMW Turbo, worthy upgrae ?

 

I can't say as it hasn't been on the road yet let alone rechipped. Well it has a chipped ECU just a standard chip in it at the moment! Infact I'm installing the remapping software on my (other) PC as I type.

There is a fair list of things to do to it before it gets MOT'd though so it won't be on the road anytime soon either.

 

Sounds like my MGF(ail). :facepalm:

 

Yup a fair difference. Good for the power figures I had in mind for my van anyhow.

 

Worthy upgrade with minor mods ?