• Diesel

Posted: **01 Jun 2007 12:25 am**

I was at the scrappy today with a 400TD, but the bonnet cable was broke and I didn't have time to try lifting the lid, but would the 400TD engine not bolt in? Iirc its the same block, and actually has some power, just manifolds to sort out.

Posted: **01 Jun 2007 02:12 am**

hi Chris

I've got a 440 TD. would you like some under bonnet shots to ponder over?

I can add them to this post for you

Shimon

Posted: **01 Jun 2007 09:08 am**

That would be cool, cheers mate!

Posted: **01 Jun 2007 12:48 pm**

Posted: **02 Jun 2007 02:47 am**

Andy is pretty much right, as I understand it, the Turbo Diesel Nissan engine went in, was run for a couple of years at least, then someone decided to have a play and never put it all back together completely. I've then never had the time to mess about with it, the project ideas have changed dramatically. It wouldn't start the last time we had a quick tinker, possibly no diesel getting through, or water in the tank.

A 400 TD engine is a good lump, which has been talked about in the past on here. It'd be just as quick, if not quicker with a lot more torque than a 360 GLT. It's have a lot of low down grunt.

Pete

Posted: **02 Jun 2007 12:45 pm**

Yeah, I was gonna put a 2.0 laguna engine in Fake for rallying, but seeing the price of fuel on the up again, and the fact I'm a cheap skate, I've been tempted by the TD lately, although that puts her out of a lot of the rally's entry requirements

Posted: **02 Jun 2007 02:15 pm**

Chris_C wrote:Yeah, I was gonna put a 2.0 laguna engine in Fake for rallying

This sounds like 'I'm gonna make some gauge panels'

Posted: **02 Jun 2007 04:50 pm**

Or "I'm gonna put a turbo in a ...." Hmm, ok, can't call you on that one

Shush norvener

Posted: **02 Jun 2007 07:52 pm**

Chris_C wrote:Or "I'm gonna make an info centre"

Fixed

Posted: **03 Jun 2007 11:39 am**

Made one that worked! Just one for a certain other person I need to get sorted... if only I could fit more hours into the day

Posted: **04 Jun 2007 05:30 pm**

hello

sorry moving house on sunday took aaaaaggggeeesss! nice to be moving so many volvo parts though - planning a volvo parts dept for the loft

I havent fogotten the pics for you Chris and will get them asap - most likely one night this week or sunday

see you at the national??

Posted: **04 Jun 2007 07:09 pm**

Chris_C wrote: Just one for a certain other person I need to get sorted

Indeed....

Posted: **05 Jun 2007 09:53 am**

shimon340 wrote:see you at the national??

Hopefully, it's a nadgers norf... But I'm thinking probably.

Grandad, I'm nearly onto it! Way too many things going on of late!

Posted: **06 Jun 2007 01:53 am**

400 series TD unit (also in various Renaults, I'm sure) has gotta be the way forward. Just start stockpiling prop shafts, in case...

cheers

James

Posted: **06 Jun 2007 02:33 pm**

hey Chris

sorry, you lost me... whats "Hopefully, it's a nadgers norf"

erm.. its in yorkshire maybe?

I agree with James. the 1.9 is similar to the 1.7 so swap should be doable.

I was tempted to do this myself but then couldnt decide which 340 to donate to the cause. As 340s body parts are so easy to get (well less easy) and due to living in manchester I decided to get a younger and less vulnerable 440 TD.

I wish I lived in the country!!!