My GN Wagon (GRANDPA)

[www.18u]

Well i put the starion seats in today. Sorry for the dark pics, the flash wasn't great on my phone.

[77galantv6]

nice work mate.
are they a direct bolt in job?
or did you have to modify rails etc?

[www.18u]

Bolts straight in

[camB]

They look awesome. Now you just need the engine to make those wrap-around seats necessary.

[www.18u]

I got caught out with the seats I got in it this morning and went to put the seatbelt on, and realised that the belt clips are different sizes. All fixed now, just needed to take the Sigma belt clip from the seat and swap them over.

I also notice that you sit lower in the car with these seats.

[www.18u]

I can not believe how much sportier it feels now in the corners. I will have to get those konis in asap now.

[www.18u]

Just rang the transport company, and my rims arrive tomorrow Stay tuned for pics real soon.

[www.18u]

Well the rims didn't arrive so i got up the transport company today. They are meant to be here between 4:40 and 5. In the meantime i started stripping the starion in preparation for the transplant.
Power steering, a/c and cooler pipes removed

I can't believe someone who worked at Haltech owned this car!!! It was like a birds nest.

A second boost controller

Problem solved

Tomorrow it is motor and box time.

[TUFSIG]

nice work man
keep it up

[www.18u]

Got the rims on today. I need lowering and some guard pumping with negative camber. Still stoked but.

[77galantv6]

get that thing on the deck and she will look awesome!
nice work.

be good to see this thing all done with turbo etc
keep it up..

[75wagon]

Yep, sweet as

[www.18u]

Thanks guys, Maybe i can keep up with some of you at the next cruise

[Skidmark]

Nice dude !

[75wagon]

Wont be any probs keeping up with me, more like the other way around.

Thanks guys, Maybe i can keep up with some of you at the next cruise

Are you coming on the cruise?
Dave

[www.18u]

At this stage i am a maybe. It depends how much i get done with this starion. I need Grandpa converted by christmas as i am going away in him on a road trip up to QLD. So if he is still in one piece then i will be alone for sure

[Sigmaproject]

Love the look of that car, err Wagon.

Love the rims, make my pepperpots look kinda dated

I may be off the QLD myself at Xmas. Got a granddaughter that I have never seen. Well she is only 2

Weather permitting ,I will take the Sigma. Anything over 30 degrees and the Sigma wont be going anywhere. (no aircon)

[TUFSIG]

you should get some aircon in there
i wana try and put mine back in during my efi conversion

[gallantpan]

Thanks for the hook up guys...

had some clearance issues & there's no opening for the aux parklight bulb but they look great.




I got it on ebay from nos1. Now if I could just get a pair of finishers for the hatch that would be great. anybody??

[webby]

errrrr, what?
The wagon looks good Shannon, needs more low though

[Sigmaproject]

if you are talking about the ugly plastic panels that fit at the side of the number plate. I dont think that model tailgate had any.

Looks better without them anyway. Notice you dont have any side mouldings. I'd leave it as is

[DanTurboLancer]

Hey Shannon, The Wagon looks even better in person than in the photos!

And it was great to meet you too!

Cheers Dan

[www.18u]

A little update. The car has been sitting at the mechanics for about 2 months now while i decide it's future. I kinda spent way to much money on my holiday to New Zealand, so my grand plans have had to be downsized.

We took the head off as it was using a small amount of water, and i figured it deserved a new headgasket if i was going to strap a turbo to it. At first glance everything looked good with no corrosion, and no sign of a headgasket failure. Once i rolled it over the problem became more obvious. Take a look for yourself.

Also this engine is a Astron 2 but look at the water port on the side?

Good news is that it has flat tops and the bore is still like new

So this is what i am thinking now. To keep costs down i am going to steal the head, injection and turbo setup off my widebody and put it in Grandpa. I know it will not make huge power being only tbi and with a tdo512a, but it means the auto will stay together, and should still offer a significant power increase over the stock carby setup. This way my car is back on the road and should be fairly reliable. Also with this way i can go mpi on the widey at my own pace as more funds become available.

[Skidmark]

sorry dude Im not real smart,can you tell me excactly what Im looking at ?

[DMz]

looks like a dirty big crack there in the cam journal there mate lol...that water port looks just like an astron 80 4g52 head?

Keep up the good work, I wish I could take the gsr off your hands But I got my hands full at the moment...

[Skidmark]

Ahh ,Im not a comlete idiot then,I did notice the crack, but thought no, thats too big to be a crack, theres no way it would run I thought, but there you go!Thanks

[www.18u]

Yep that's a crack alright. The car ran perfect, no oil in the water or anything.

[www.18u]

I was looking for some inspiration to start working on the old girl, and came across a pic i didn't remember taking. I think this is my favourite pic of my car. I just wish i had the turbo bonnet vents now!

[www.18u]

So change of plans again. I have taken the car from the mechanics, and am going to put the starion motor in after all. I have a bunch of mates coming over to help me pull the engine out and fit the new one over the long weekend. I figure f#ck it! It's to nice a car to just do half a job. So now the plan is to do it once do it right, and enjoy the 170rwkw the motor was making in the starion

I will take some pics as we go.

[Sigmaproject]

Organizing the fuel and exhaust system will take longer than the motor swap over.