GRUNT HUNT 202

[BlackBedford]

G'day
As a fan of the 202 here is a good article from Street Machine about getting more out of them:

http://www.carpoint.com.au/Tig/Minisite/Minisite.aspx?alias=carpointau&id=7229

[ben]

very helpfu lthanks blackbeddy!!

ben

[Warren]

Interesting stuff

Thanks Chris

Warren

[BlackBedford]

G'day
To give you how much faith I have in the 202, I have the following CF conversions at hand:
Chev 327 and powerglide
Holden 308 and T400
Holden 253 and Trimatic
VR V6 3800 and T700
P76 V8 and BW35
plus others.

My new CFL van will be setup a blue 202 with Yella Terra Head and roller rockers and a few other goodies.

[obsession]

thats true faith chris id be backing the the leyland.
 

[BlackBedford]

G'day
I want to go manual, so I want plenty of pedal room. I seriously contemplated the P76 but I see the oil pump is the issue. It sits right where the steering rack goes. I have played with fitting a Commodore oil pump as I have been told that blokes in NZ got it working OK. I have a P76 motor with a 3.9 EFI manifold and a motor with a Willpower manifold and GasResearch throttle body. I also have a Celica steel case conversion and a Supra conversion, so I have given the P76 serious thought.
But then I realised that a mildy modded 202 gives plenty of grunt.
 

[obsession]

can i ask why you opted for the 202 rather than the later v6?

[BlackBedford]

G'day
I bought a VS sedan for $500 as a good runner. I then started buying the conversion bits to fit the motor in a CF. The budget started blowing out. I started reading the V6 forums about people putting V6s in other vehicles and some of the problems and costs involved. I put the project on hold.

I was in Sydney last year and bought a CFL truck with an engineered V6 conversion that had cost over $20,000 and was driveable but not quite finished.
Sounds a lot but the money included:
Engineers report
fully reconditioned Higgenbottom V6
fully reconditioned VR electronic T700
rewiring to suit
over $1000 on dual fuel pumps, header tank and plumbing.
Chevy 12 bolt dual wheel diff
Transit power steering
Disc brakes, B&M shifter, and other little bits.

I had high expectations, but I was disappointed.
To drive, it was alright, but not really that much better than the hot 202.
For all the complexity and cost of the V6, I don't think it was worth it.
The power steering was magic though.

As a foot note the front end had been done up and the balljoints welded in very heavily. They failed and I suffered front end collapse.

[Jock]

Chris,

As far as economy is concerned would the 3.8 litre V6 be far more economical to run or only slightly more economical to run than the 202?
Economy is key and as I am tossing up which way to go with my engine conversion you have got me thinking...
Should I just stick with the 202 and work it - no engineering required...

Jock

[ben]

why did they weld them in for black beddy? thats sounds a bit silly to me.. more sillyer to have the front end collapse because of it..

ben