6 speed conversion

[vocky]

ordered the astra gearbox bracket today, only £20 so not too bad.

also orderd a braided hose for the clutch pipe, the original is rubber + a metal pipe which is completely the wrong shape + size :roll:

the new one will match my braided brake hoses 8)

 

[Sjdickso]

Great work as always.

 

[vocky]

spent today sorting out odds and ends, not really anything to do with the M32 conversion :roll:

moved the ecu to the bulkhead
moved the oil catch tank to the bulkhead
repositioned the air intake pipework - for better cold air feed
extended the reversing light loom to the new M32 switch position
fitted the exhaust back on - including sorting out the flange connection

 

[Daz]

How much wiring is involved in moving the ecu neil??....been thinking bout doin it on my vec..

 

[vocky]

How much wiring is involved in moving the ecu neil??....been thinking bout doin it on my vec..

I never touched the wiring today, it just moved easily from the temporary place I fitted it to.

to move a standard ecu is a little bit harder, the injectors and fuel vent valve wires need extending, that's about it dunno..

 

[Daz]

Nothing to difficult then....

 

[vocky]

a few pics, nothing much to look at

 

[luna_s]

still too tidy,

anyway my breather tank is bigger than yours

 

[Daz]

Do i see blue and green together there neil.....u know wot they say...

 

[vocky]

don't worry that was the 5 speed standard cv colour, the 6 speed cv's are silver

 

[A11VXL]

Not taken long at all that neil....are there anymore vx's with a 6speed ?? or is ures the only one..

the only vx220's with a 6 speed that I've heard about are all in europe, one has the saab z2.0net turbo engine + 6 speed F40 box and there's one or two vx220 Turbo's notsure.gif

as far as I know mine is the first 2.2 with a M32 6 speed gearbox 8)

Mine too, well nearly !!!! really want the 2.2 version of the M32 box or I will have to moditfy the VXR one I have for the starter cut out :razz:

Any one know of a 2.2 M32 any where ...all info gratfully recieved, could be some very cheap bits /re-map in it as a reward for the finder

 

[vocky]

my M32 was the first vauxhall 6 speed I found for the z22se and I've been looking for two years

a saab z20net 6 speed should be easier to find, I never really tried that hard to find a saab box

but the F40 requires the subframe to be cut :roll:

 

[A11VXL]

Yes had an F40 but just sold it,(needed a clear out! Also it was a bit bulky and I like the idea of the M32 being kind of more OE in the VX .

 

[vocky]

the astra M32 gearbox bracket arrived today

it fits perfect

also bought 3 bottles of gearbox oil as the M32 takes 2.4 litres

thanx Jon cheers..

 

[vocky]

finished off the gear lever end today, only had to do a minor adjustment to one cable - the end was not square to the ball joint, so simply loosened the locking nut, aligned the cable end and re-tightened the lock nut, job done

next job was to fit a 'reverse gate' spring, I used a piece of spring steel to create a 'gate' for the reverse gear

so apart from replacing the clutch pipe with a braided hose it's all done.

 

[Sjdickso]

Well done Vocky cheers..

 

[vocky]

IT MOVES

am I the first person to drive a vx220 na in sixth notsure.gif

 

[JohnnyN]

I hereby award you on behalf off all the members of www.z22se.co.uk the position of Tuning Man of the Year 2007.

Well done Neil, you're an insperation to us all!!

cheers..

 

[vocky]

thank you Johnny

I don't think the six speed conversion will be very popular as it cost me almost £2k

 

[blue se2]

2K you have to much money you only started this on 8 Nov!!!

nice work though vocky bet you can't wait to try it round a track??